Final Test, Final Days

BOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOO...we're coming into our final days of the course with our Finnish language teacher. On Wednesday there will be a computer teacher. I'm gonna miss my Finnish teacher!!!

Tomorrow we'll have a final test, so I'd better reread everything we've gone through. However, good news is that Monday is a free day for us, so I'll be able to blog-hop and catch up on you then. Plus on Tuesday we'll have a trip to Luosto and we'll grill sausages in a park there. YIIIHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAA!!! Better get my digital camera ready he he he...gotta take as many pics as possible! ;-D

Today after lunch we went to visit KELA. KELA is the social insurance institution in Finland that deals with unemployment benefit, mother's benefit, etc. I wanted to make sure about some things, so I asked them a few things.

a. First of all, I want to make sure that if a pregnant woman needs a C-section, she doesn't have to pay for the operation. They confirmed about this, so I'm relieved. Why? Because in Indonesia, the cost of even a normal birth is already so expensive. Here in Finland I only need to pay for the room cost in normal birth or C-section.

I don't wish to have a C-section if I don't have to, though, because my doctor friend says that natural birth is always better if possible.

b. I also want to know if a child needs vaccination, do I have to pay it every time? Turns out that I don't have to pay for any vaccination as long as it's in the program. However, if for example we're leaving to Indonesia and the child needs special types of vaccination that's not included in the list, then I have to pay it myself.

Well, that sounds good enough for me he he he...So, baby, come to me in October, okay? HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA...

Btw, it was very good listening practice for us to go to KELA as they talked in Finnish all the time. ;-D




I also read somewhere that making love too often reduces the quality of the sperm, so gotta check the calendar and make sure that we do it when I'm VERY fertile (which would be 14 days prior to the first day of my period). Plus turns out that it's better to make love in the mornings as the sperm levels are often the highest. BUT BUT BUT we have to avoid heating the balls (sauna, tight underpants, hot baths etc. are not that good). Very interesting info!!!

Yeah, yeah, I know this is all so scientific talk and it's all up to God he he he...but I want to do my part as best as I can he he he...OK, better stop here and STUDY!!!

If I have time after my study to blog-hop, I'll do it, but if not, forgive me, OK? I'll blog-hop tomorrow or during the weekend. I promise! ;-D Take care, everybody, and THANKS for everyone who's joined my Photo Caption Contest!

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HIP HIP HURRAYYYY!!!!

I just got news from my oldest closest friend that her baby boy has been born through C-section this morning. His name is Darren Emmanuel Setiadi he he he he...Nice name, isn't it? ;-D

Yesterday evening her hubby sent me a message through YM that she had undergone contractions, but the contractions didn't seem to be going well. They're both doctors, so I don't know what it actually means. He said that if the contractions didn't go well still until this morning, they would do C-section on her. They work in a missionary hospital in Serukam, Kalimantan, and her mother's specially flown there for the purpose of helping them out.

She had Braxton Hicks contractions on the second semester of her pregnancy that made her had to stop working for a while. She was worried about giving birth prematurely and we were, too. Her gynecologist even gave her injections to quicken the fetus' lungs to mature in case the baby was born prematurely. So we're all SO glad that they're both healthy and she could carry him full-term. Ahhhhhhh...

I still haven't got a picture of him yet, but I bet her hubby's taking PLENTY of pics of him HE HE HE HE HE HE HE...

MANY MANY CONGRATULATIONS to my friends!!!! HIP HIP HURRRAAAYYY!!!!!

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And here are some more pics I took the other week that I couldn't upload since Blogger was having problems he he he he...

First pic: the pic of a church building here in Sodankylä. As far as I know, there are only two churches here.



Second pic: a pic of the frozen river.



Third pic: a picture of the fiery sky again he he he he...



And here's another video clip of downtown Sodankylä. As you can see, there are no tall buildings here he he he...



The last video clip of downtown Sodankylä, taken from the other side of the street.



ENJOY your Sunday, everybody! Christmas is coming VERY VERY SOON!!! AND THANK YOU for all your concerns about my mother-in-law!

P.S. ADDITIONAL INFO on Finland:

Even though the sun rises at 11 am and sets at 3 pm now, usually at around 9 pm the sky's already a bit bright (normally covered by whitish/baby bluish clouds). And even though the dark period is LONG in winter, remember that in summer Lapland has Midnight Sun (the sun doesn't set at all)...so it's kinda balancing the long dark period in winter.

Funny thing is that before I came here, I used to gather info from Finland Forum about expats' lives in Finland and many complained about the long dark months here...but I must say that I don't feel depressed because of it (the first month it got dark pretty soon, I just felt sleepy so easily). After all, I get to see fiery sky and gorgeous sunrise and sunset every now and then (when the sky's not covered up by clouds). Plus in summer it's VERY bright here he he he he...