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Euro 2008: Great football, now over

2008-06-30T09:35:38Z

So, last night Spain were crowned (fairly) as champions of Europe. This tournament, in my opinion, was much, much better than 2004 in the sense that attacking football was rewarded, not only for the Spanish, but also for the Turkish, Russian, Dut...

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Finnish holiday season

2008-06-30T09:15:50Z

Café Bastvik on summer holiday Originally uploaded by Chiva Congelado Especially for people not used to it, the Finnish holiday season is quite an experience, if for nothing else, for its length. Here in Finland, people take 4 weeks dur...

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Midsummer in Finland

2008-06-24T12:24:51Z

Shortest night of the year Originally uploaded by Chiva Congelado So far north the seasonal changes are very, very obvious indeed, especially in relation to the amount of light you get depending on the time of the year. During the summer ...

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Office jargon

2008-06-17T12:55:31Z

The BBC has a hilarious list of office jargon used at workplaces around the world. Any of the regular readers of now-jailed Martin Lukes will definitely appreciate it.

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Nortec Collective at the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival

2008-06-17T12:44:17Z

One of my favourite bands ever, the Nortec Collective, will be at the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival next Tuesday, July 15th in the night. The ironic part of it is that I will be in Mexico then, so will miss a gig I so want to see. Who's going?

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Foo Fighters at Provinssirock

2008-06-17T12:30:38Z

We went to see the Foo Fighters concert at Provinssirock in Seinäjoki last weekend. One of the best gigs of my life, and one I've been waiting for 13 years since I found their CD at a supermarket so long ago.

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Following the rules when the locals don't

2008-06-10T15:22:42Z

I witnessed a very interesting event on the public transport a couple of days ago. I was taking the bus on Sunday back to my place in Espoo when the bus driver started an argument with a man of dark complexion since he was having a beer in the bu...

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Belgian Beer Review: Gulden Draak

2008-06-10T15:08:23Z

Belgian Beer Review: Gulden Draak Originally uploaded by Chiva Congelado This is a post in the Belgian beer review series. A slightly fruity dark ale with a strong flavour and a beautiful chocolate colour. However, I don't like beers whe...

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Wii users answer: Are you doing anything to counter global warming?

2008-06-10T14:59:44Z

Wii users answer: Are you doing anything to counter global warming? Originally uploaded by Chiva Congelado I found this in the Everybody Votes Channel of my Wii. What worried me was that over 40% of the respondents aren't doing something ...

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Cooking on TV

2008-06-10T14:47:43Z

Cooking on TV Originally uploaded by Chiva Congelado I guess after all the stereotype is changing, as I saw this guy on MTV3's morning show and he was speaking flawless Finnish. From his name only I'm assuming he grew up here and has at l...

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