Trip to Rovaniemi + My Personal Project

Went to Rovaniemi on a whim yesterday since we both had a day off. It wasn't really planned, though, so that means I'm becoming more and more spontaneous HA HA HA HA HA...Anyway, we didn't plan on buying anything EXCEPT I TRULY WANTED to buy Chinese food. *BIG GRIN* After all, the closest Chinese resto from here is one hour away from this village (Rovaniemi is about 1,5 hours away by car from here), but we've never tried eating there yet.

We went to a downtown mall and I found a Wii game that seemed nice (Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party), so I bought it. I looked around in the women's section, too, but didn't find anything too interesting or cheap ha ha...so we were just browsing around and relaxing. Then we moved to a different mall and browsed around some more, but didn't find anything. Soon we were hungry, so we went to a recommended Chinese resto called "Hai Long" in downtown Rovaniemi.

We ordered buffet lunch since it included everything. It was €8.90 per person (plus tax) and we could eat as much as we could and drink anything we wanted to (there were two types of rice, at least 8 types of dishes, CHILI SAUCE!!!, one type of soup, bread, milk, soft drinks, tea, water, and coffee). The resto were full all the time - people kept on coming and going. VERY good business!!! (side note: Well, the food is pretty good, though it's nothing compared to the food in a Chinese resto in Indo, but still it made me HAPPY!!!)

After that we went to a small hypermarket where R2 bought miniskis (because the old ones broke) and found a big lasagna dish. After that we went to a big hypermarket to buy our weekly needs (and R2 bought a cheap Wii game there). Then we got back home and played Wii for HOURS HA HA HA HA HA...We tried the new games right away and couldn't stop. FUN FUN FUN!!! :-D

So that was yesterday. Anyway, remember that I once wrote about my "project"? I decided to submit an article to a local newspaper just because I wanted to practise writing in Finnish and because I wanted to share my thoughts. At first I wanted to write about Indonesia, but the boss said that since it was only a local newspaper, I could only submit an article if it had something to do with my moving to Finland and how I "survive" here and things like that. So I did it and then their photographer came to the library to take my picture. On Thursday my MIL sent me an email, saying that she enjoyed reading my article he he he...I've only seen it today at her place since we don't subscribe to that newspaper he he he he...

Even though you probably don't understand what I'm writing, I'm sure you want to know what it's like, eh? So here goes...you can click on it to see a bigger version of it.



P.S. I don't know why I look SO white in the picture...uuhhhh he he he...And no, I'm not paid to write this, but the experience of writing it is PRICELESS, don't you think? There were SO many things I wanted to say, but I knew I couldn't write too long, so I had to edit it a few times until I felt pretty satisfied with it ha ha ha...

P.P.S. I'm curious what the ladies in the library would say about this article. I hope it's interesting enough to read my POV and my experience as an Asian moving to Sodankylä. :-D

A New Training Will Begin

OK, time to tell you the reason why I had to make my first Finnish phone call yesterday. Yesterday I got a letter from the unemployment office regarding an opening for a trainee in the local tourist office. Since it's a tourist office, the ability to speak English is absolutely necessary. So I called the woman in charge of it and asked if the opening was still there. She told me to come and meet her this morning.

I had prepared myself well last night with hubby's help. I went through all the usual questions that a future employer might ask. I was surprised that the woman in charge didn't ask too many questions and then we signed a training contract right away he he he...

Above all, the experience will be PRICELESS!!! Plus getting some extra money won't hurt, right? HA HA HA HA HA HA HA...

So I'll start the training on 21st July (after our car trip) and it ends at the end of August, since by then there would be less and less tourists coming. I guess in winter there will be many more tourists coming in. We'll see how it goes.

Tomorrow as usual we're going to my MIL's place and then on Sunday we must rest for the long journey ahead. Hubby has bought a GPS tracking device since we're going to visit new cities. After all, sometimes his job requires him to go to other places, so the device will be useful for him in the long run, not just for this upcoming car trip.

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I'll bring my bikinis with me since there's a swimming pool in the hotel in Oulu. I bought the bikinis on a discount last year after summer was almost over, so I have never had a chance to wear them yet HE HE HE HE HE HE HE...

It's gonna be SO MUCH FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNNNNNN!!!!! ;-D This is our first official holiday together after I moved to Finland (that is, after our honeymoon in November 2006!!!!), so I'll make sure to take PLENTY of pictures, okay?