Wednesday, April 30, 2014

It's Vappu - Wappu - Walborg so Cheers(!) - Hölökynkölökyn - Kippis - Skål - Terviseks!

Today is Wappu, the evening of 1st of May - Hauskaa Wappua!!!

In Finland it is THE carneval evening, night & day of the year when people get together. At Midsummer most run away to their summer cabins, the Independence Day in December is somewhat holy day which I wonder a bit, Christmas is Christmas, and at New Year it is damn too cold to celebrate outside, and Easter is also during winter/spring season without festive history - vice versa...

And of course have a great Queen's Day ...woops, have a great King's Day my Dutch friends!!!

I don't want to repeat myself so check out my previous Vappu - or Wappu posts from here;
http://withlovefromtheworld.blogspot.fi/search/label/Vappu

...and since there is quite high increase of alcohol consumption during Wappu, let's give it a serious thought...

If you have ever wondered why you feel smart after a few beers, read the scientific explanation below.

Some of you have already seen this on Facebook by AsapSCIENCE and/or some other site...

CHEERS!

HAUSKAA WAPPUA!!!

Sunday, April 27, 2014

Alennusta Alkossa?

Jokainen meistä Alkossa asioineista on varmasti haaveillut siellä asioidessaan ruokakaupoista tutuista alennusmyynneistä - tietäen, että se on vain kaukainen haave.

Vaan eipä ole!!!

Kyllä, Alko on tyrkyttänyt poistuvia tuotteita edullisemmalla hinnalla jo pidemmän aikaa. Seuraava vaihe tässä kehityksessä on onnistua tinkimään Alkossa...!

Minulla on kieltämättä ikävä Belgian aikoja, jolloin ruokakauppakäynnillä saattoi tarjouksen pohjalta tehdä heräteostoksena esimerkiksi "Osta 6, maksa 4" -viinitarjouksia. Lauantaisin oli aika mielekästä ja houkuttelevaa käydä kaupassa, sillä juusto-, makkara-, ym. maistiaisten lisäksi pääsi usein maistamaan oluita, viinejä tai liköörejä. 

This is something which is unusual in Finland: Sale at the state governed alcohol store Alko. Yep, in Brussels it was normal to have sale in supermarkets also for alcohol, just as the tastings, but in Finland such things are no-no-no-no! You can surely buy the mild max 4,7% strong beer at the supermarkets, but all beyond that are sold in Alko. That mild beer can also be on sale, but due to heavy alcohol tax I wrote about, there is not that much room for pricing...

Hölökynkölökyn - Santé - Cheers - Skål - Kippis - Salut!

Sima - Wappu Tradition, och samma på Finska eli perinne!

Sima - perinteinen herkku, jota päätin valmistaa omin käsin ekan kerran! Tuoksu
ennen pullotusta oli kohdallaan, saa nähdä mikä on lopputulos Wappuna...!
I Made the traditional Wappu drink "sima" for the first time myself, let's see how
it turns out. It should be ready by Tuesday or so.

I YOU have done nothing to get yours, you might still make it...! Eli nukkumatit NYT hommiin!
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Sima


Friday, April 18, 2014

Finland is ranking #1 in something: Beer tax share in EU :o(

Yippekaieeeee, Finland is #1...!
Or is it sh"#¤%&/+t...?

We are number one in beer tax level in European Union, as you can see from the pic below. It is from an article linked below.

http://www.mynewsdesk.com/fi/panimoliitto/images/oluen-verotus-eu-maissa-2014-268705

Still, I believe the consumption will be quite high this Easter.

Hyvää Pääsiäistä - Happy Easter!!!
Cheers - Kippis - Skål - Salut - Sante - Hölökynkölökyn...!

Saturday, April 12, 2014

Hallelujah Baby, THESE are the priests we need!!!

My little boy is in a process to prepare for his confirmation this year. Like most teenagers, he is not thrilled about it and asks now and then questions that contain "why" element. Yep, for a reason :o)

May I present a priest that has got the X-factor that might change the view of some teens - as well as some adults. If this guy would perform a bit like this on Sundays at my home hoods, I would honestly consider dragging my not-so-large-ass-anymore once in a while to the show premises just to check this guy's message out!

Set the speakers properly, make sure you can take the 5 minutes for this, sit back and enjoy!!!


PS There is no trick in this so just listen and enjoy!

Friday, April 11, 2014

A picture tells more than 1000 words!

FANTASTIC!!!

That is the first English word that comes to mind when thinking of the pictures on the site linked below. The second word would perhaps be AMAZING or OVERWHELMING... Some of you might need a tissue, just make sure you read the titles when ever they are available. For some I'd really wish to get them, particularly to get to know what is the story behind - or at least the cover of the story.

Take in minimum 5 minutes to check the pictures, have a thorough look at them, read the headlines and let your mind fly!
http://news.distractify.com/people/complex-humans/?v=1

These two were my favorites;


LIFE IS...!!! 

Have a great weekend you all!