Mucho appreciated.
That is very nice to hear. Thank You bmxmom!
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Yeah - you are right Bmxmom - very funny and brilliant pictures. Awesome stuff Timo. Shame about the gloves - in Australia we have the same sort of crazy issue with shipping sometimes!!
Timo, this photo is awesome. Nice pics bro.
okay (lol) i just finished reading this thread again and if i understand correctly that english is not your native language, i give you some major props for the humor you pull off. i speak japanese and can not imagine being that funny in japanese. god loves you timo.
Kurt, great to hear we're not the only country with crazy shipping issues If you ask me (and i've said this before) i'd be ready to ship the moon from the sky as long as the buyer pays for the shipping. lol! I don't care what country or continent it's going.
For heaven's sake, that's WHY the global postal system exists in the first place!! To deliver packages all over the globe! I really don't understand what's the issue with some people.
I know this comes out sounding slightly bitter/dramatic, but maybe i should put out something at the bay just for the fun of it, and state: "Will ship anywhere in the world, foreign bidders welcome! ..but if i feel your country is too far from mine then local pick ONLY" LOL! Or: "Hello uncle Jeff, unfortuntely i can't send you a christmas card this year, cause i don't ship overseas"
Enough of the rant. Don't mean to sound rude, i just don't get it with some people at times and needed to let off some steam.
Raul, thank you once again my friend. The photographer Mikko Suni definitely has some skills (and pro equipment too) for shooting photos. I'm not saying the "shootee" in that pic is perfect, lol, but the shot turned out looking great in my opinion aswell.
"Okay" bmxmom, you're right, english isn't my native language. I speak finnish as my native, english fairly good in my opinion but only know few words and phrases in swedish. I'd like to learn to speak swedish a bit better, afterall, it IS the second native language here in Finland as strange as it might sound.
When i went to third grade in school (in 1983) we had the option to choose whether we'd take either swedish or english classes as the first foreign language. I chose english and always liked it very much cause learning it was relatively easy for me and we had a great teacher too who kept us motivated. However i'm still learning new words, phrases and expressions etc. as we speak. Thank You Dani.
-Timo
[ January 16, 2007, 06:15 AM: Message edited by: 2FRESH ]
For heaven's sake, that's WHY the global postal system exists in the first place!! To deliver packages all over the globe! I really don't understand what's the issue with some people.
I know this comes out sounding slightly bitter/dramatic, but maybe i should put out something at the bay just for the fun of it, and state: "Will ship anywhere in the world, foreign bidders welcome! ..but if i feel your country is too far from mine then local pick ONLY" LOL! Or: "Hello uncle Jeff, unfortuntely i can't send you a christmas card this year, cause i don't ship overseas"
Enough of the rant. Don't mean to sound rude, i just don't get it with some people at times and needed to let off some steam.
Raul, thank you once again my friend. The photographer Mikko Suni definitely has some skills (and pro equipment too) for shooting photos. I'm not saying the "shootee" in that pic is perfect, lol, but the shot turned out looking great in my opinion aswell.
"Okay" bmxmom, you're right, english isn't my native language. I speak finnish as my native, english fairly good in my opinion but only know few words and phrases in swedish. I'd like to learn to speak swedish a bit better, afterall, it IS the second native language here in Finland as strange as it might sound.
When i went to third grade in school (in 1983) we had the option to choose whether we'd take either swedish or english classes as the first foreign language. I chose english and always liked it very much cause learning it was relatively easy for me and we had a great teacher too who kept us motivated. However i'm still learning new words, phrases and expressions etc. as we speak. Thank You Dani.
-Timo
[ January 16, 2007, 06:15 AM: Message edited by: 2FRESH ]
hey timo - your english is way better than fairly good. actually if you hadn't mentioned using a dictionary, i would have just assumed you were a native english speaker. as someone who has tutored folks studying english and having tackled a couple languages myself, i greatly admire anyone who masters english as a second language. hell there are tons who can't master it as a FIRST!
Hey timo, pimp this thread some more, cause your leavin us all hangin on edge!!!
i was wondering where he has been too. maybe off on another adventure...
Hey Timo, nice master. I had an 91 Air Master but I cracked it in three weeks. What is your surname and have you ever been to Australia. I am from Glasgow, Scotland but have lived in Australia for twelve years. The weather is so much better for riding. John
Did you ever ride flatland at the king of concrete in Southsea, England early 90's?
Hey Timmo, where are ya mate? Lovin' the pics. The stories are great. I agree, best thread on Vintage. Rock on mate.
Hey everyone, sorry it's been a while, i've been out for some serious family related issues. Anyway, on the positive note i got some new photos for your enjoyment.
teamharo, sorry i didn't ride in KOC in early 90's and i haven't been to Australia yet as much i would like to one day. I'm sure the weather's perfect for riding down there unlike what we have have now.
Totally ignored the new year's eve which went down as usual, we watched the rockets & all the people buzzing down town and we went back home once we'd seen enough of it.
The real winter arrived, a photo from our backyard after the snowfall. That big white ball is the other cat.
Two weeks ago we did another trip to the shack. Here's Kati all happy and smiling while packing up some foods and bottleing tap water for the hot chocolate:
Industrial sunshine:
Once we got there i had that sudden impulse thinking "the rocks really need to be cleaned from all the excess snow" and instantly grabbed the broom:
Slowly i began to warm up thinking "yeah, now we're talking! Watch out you.. you.. stupid.. "snow".
After a while i fully got into it forgetting all about my surroundings and really let the broom and the snow have its share of my ever growing R-A-G-E!
I use to think the spring will arrive quicker if you move the snow around, you know, push it to the side ..or it might not. Call me superstitious.
I wish it was summer already and instead of brooming stupid snow we'd be throwing buckets of water on the rocks bathing on the sunshine...
-Timo
[ February 07, 2007, 07:42 PM: Message edited by: 2FRESH ]
teamharo, sorry i didn't ride in KOC in early 90's and i haven't been to Australia yet as much i would like to one day. I'm sure the weather's perfect for riding down there unlike what we have have now.
Totally ignored the new year's eve which went down as usual, we watched the rockets & all the people buzzing down town and we went back home once we'd seen enough of it.
The real winter arrived, a photo from our backyard after the snowfall. That big white ball is the other cat.
Two weeks ago we did another trip to the shack. Here's Kati all happy and smiling while packing up some foods and bottleing tap water for the hot chocolate:
Industrial sunshine:
Once we got there i had that sudden impulse thinking "the rocks really need to be cleaned from all the excess snow" and instantly grabbed the broom:
Slowly i began to warm up thinking "yeah, now we're talking! Watch out you.. you.. stupid.. "snow".
After a while i fully got into it forgetting all about my surroundings and really let the broom and the snow have its share of my ever growing R-A-G-E!
I use to think the spring will arrive quicker if you move the snow around, you know, push it to the side ..or it might not. Call me superstitious.
I wish it was summer already and instead of brooming stupid snow we'd be throwing buckets of water on the rocks bathing on the sunshine...
-Timo
[ February 07, 2007, 07:42 PM: Message edited by: 2FRESH ]
Great stuff Timo. I hope you both make it down here one day too.
Now that last pic, is it me or do I see a face in the rock?
Great pics by the way. It looks beautiful. I was it was cooler here right now.
Now that last pic, is it me or do I see a face in the rock?
Great pics by the way. It looks beautiful. I was it was cooler here right now.
Love the 2nd shot Timo. I can't comprehend how people can live in places that are that cold. Just plain scary.
Yes Coasty, good spotting. Looks like one of those tribal masks. He doesn't look happy about being uncovered either.
Yes Coasty, good spotting. Looks like one of those tribal masks. He doesn't look happy about being uncovered either.
Another ebay quote and yet another one of my useless rants:
"IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BE SURE TO ASK AND MAKE SURE TO CHECK OUT MY OTHER AUCTIONS.
ABSOLUTELY NO OVER SEAS SHIPPING DONT ASK BECAUSE I WONT RESPOND."
Ok, take it easy you'll live longer they say.
Let's imagine the status quo would be the other way around. Let's imagine everything cool rare old vintage and desireable piece of these materialstic goodies from the time gone by were all in the old continent, in europe and people from all over the globe were the potential buyers. Would i not ship overseas? umm... let me think.. umm.. "no?"
Been discussed before many times, end of story, no reply necessary for this subject but these kind of "instructions" keep amazing/amusing/aggravating me over and over again for some reason. Its sounds like the seller has decided to throw away all potential incoming cash yet, isn't it just what a seller is usually after?
Maybe i should put all my bikes up for auction and state someting like..
"ABSOLUTELY NO SHIPPING TO ANYWHERE. NO LOCAL PICK UP EITHER (IM NOT HOME) IF YOU ARE THE HIGH BIDDER FORGET IT CAUSE I DONT WANT TO HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH HIGH BIDDERS. DONT ASK WHY CAUSE I WILL NOT RESPOND. IMMEDIATE PAYMENT REQUIRED. GOOD LUCK AND HAPPY BIDDING!"
This is also one of my favorites:
"No International Transactions, No Combined Orders, No Discounts"
..Should've said in the end "No nothing". ha!
Sorry, got slightly excited with this but i think you all got my point. These auctions are sometimes just as ridiculous as me complaining about them for not being the way i would like. Tough luck, better next time.
Who remembers the Biz Markie song "It's spring again" from the album "Diabolical Biz Markie"? That track is such an uplifting one. Well today we had the first subtle promise of the approaching spring time, not far away. Snow starting to melt, streets getting dry and the air slowly warms up. Awesome!!
It'll still take a while before the outdoor season really gets under way though, about a month and by mid april we should be all set. Every winter the city spreads hundreds of tons of coarse gravel on to the streets to prevent people slipping on icy sidewalks. And it's around mid to late may once they've cleaned it all up.
Every spring there's an ongoing discussion in news & media how the Helsinki's air is polluted from microscopic particles floating in the air we breathe from the gravel the pour in to the streets. And yet the city does it every winter, has done as long as i can remember and just keeps on pouring the gravel/sand which by the way, gets buriend under layers of ice and piles up over winter. In the spring the ugly truth reveals when they start cleaning up the streets & sidewalks hidden under it. It's a mess and the people with asthma can't go outside during the worst season.
It amazing how fast time goes when you look at it now, feels as if the darkest days of fall were here only a few weeks ago. But then again it's the same sensation every year.
I don't know about you guys who live in the areas/continents where there's decent weather all year around, but i'm sure if you'd spend about 5-6 months out of a year in the polar nights of "darkness" during the fall/winter time you'd probably go mental. The finnish/scandinavian summer is so short, therefore i guess we try to live up every single day of it like it was the last. The lack of daylight effects the mentality, there's no doubt about it, i've said this before but i say it again, we Finns have a tendency for depression and hopelessness because of this. Sounds bizarre, i know, but despite that i think everyone should experience the polar darkness once to see what it does to you.
Anyway, on a positive note, it's the time to grease chains, lube cables and pump up tires. It's also time to check bearings for smooth roll and trucks for proper tension and tighten up screws on those rails & tailbones. There's nothing like the first riding sessions/skateboard cruises on the first warmer days in spring.
THIS is what i'm talking about, last year, april 23rd first time warm enough for a t-shirt:
I am so ready for the outdoor season. More fresh air, more riding, less time on the frickin computer (and ebay).
Thanks for spending yet another splendid moment in time reading my thinkless thoughts -y'all-!
-Timo
[ March 04, 2007, 07:20 PM: Message edited by: 2FRESH ]
"IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BE SURE TO ASK AND MAKE SURE TO CHECK OUT MY OTHER AUCTIONS.
ABSOLUTELY NO OVER SEAS SHIPPING DONT ASK BECAUSE I WONT RESPOND."
Ok, take it easy you'll live longer they say.
Let's imagine the status quo would be the other way around. Let's imagine everything cool rare old vintage and desireable piece of these materialstic goodies from the time gone by were all in the old continent, in europe and people from all over the globe were the potential buyers. Would i not ship overseas? umm... let me think.. umm.. "no?"
Been discussed before many times, end of story, no reply necessary for this subject but these kind of "instructions" keep amazing/amusing/aggravating me over and over again for some reason. Its sounds like the seller has decided to throw away all potential incoming cash yet, isn't it just what a seller is usually after?
Maybe i should put all my bikes up for auction and state someting like..
"ABSOLUTELY NO SHIPPING TO ANYWHERE. NO LOCAL PICK UP EITHER (IM NOT HOME) IF YOU ARE THE HIGH BIDDER FORGET IT CAUSE I DONT WANT TO HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH HIGH BIDDERS. DONT ASK WHY CAUSE I WILL NOT RESPOND. IMMEDIATE PAYMENT REQUIRED. GOOD LUCK AND HAPPY BIDDING!"
This is also one of my favorites:
"No International Transactions, No Combined Orders, No Discounts"
..Should've said in the end "No nothing". ha!
Sorry, got slightly excited with this but i think you all got my point. These auctions are sometimes just as ridiculous as me complaining about them for not being the way i would like. Tough luck, better next time.
Who remembers the Biz Markie song "It's spring again" from the album "Diabolical Biz Markie"? That track is such an uplifting one. Well today we had the first subtle promise of the approaching spring time, not far away. Snow starting to melt, streets getting dry and the air slowly warms up. Awesome!!
It'll still take a while before the outdoor season really gets under way though, about a month and by mid april we should be all set. Every winter the city spreads hundreds of tons of coarse gravel on to the streets to prevent people slipping on icy sidewalks. And it's around mid to late may once they've cleaned it all up.
Every spring there's an ongoing discussion in news & media how the Helsinki's air is polluted from microscopic particles floating in the air we breathe from the gravel the pour in to the streets. And yet the city does it every winter, has done as long as i can remember and just keeps on pouring the gravel/sand which by the way, gets buriend under layers of ice and piles up over winter. In the spring the ugly truth reveals when they start cleaning up the streets & sidewalks hidden under it. It's a mess and the people with asthma can't go outside during the worst season.
It amazing how fast time goes when you look at it now, feels as if the darkest days of fall were here only a few weeks ago. But then again it's the same sensation every year.
I don't know about you guys who live in the areas/continents where there's decent weather all year around, but i'm sure if you'd spend about 5-6 months out of a year in the polar nights of "darkness" during the fall/winter time you'd probably go mental. The finnish/scandinavian summer is so short, therefore i guess we try to live up every single day of it like it was the last. The lack of daylight effects the mentality, there's no doubt about it, i've said this before but i say it again, we Finns have a tendency for depression and hopelessness because of this. Sounds bizarre, i know, but despite that i think everyone should experience the polar darkness once to see what it does to you.
Anyway, on a positive note, it's the time to grease chains, lube cables and pump up tires. It's also time to check bearings for smooth roll and trucks for proper tension and tighten up screws on those rails & tailbones. There's nothing like the first riding sessions/skateboard cruises on the first warmer days in spring.
THIS is what i'm talking about, last year, april 23rd first time warm enough for a t-shirt:
I am so ready for the outdoor season. More fresh air, more riding, less time on the frickin computer (and ebay).
Thanks for spending yet another splendid moment in time reading my thinkless thoughts -y'all-!
-Timo
[ March 04, 2007, 07:20 PM: Message edited by: 2FRESH ]
Timo, How are ya mate? I don't know how you guys live with your short summers. I've often wondered what it would be like to wake up to darkness everyday. I get depressed and the kids get cabin fever after 3 days of rain! I would go mad I'm sure. I would love to visit sometime. Who knows/ I might show up one day and we can go for a ride! Light permitting...
oh i think they are very thinky thoughts timo and i look forward to reading them
Coasty, Becuase of the short summer we try to make the best of each day. You should visit norhtern finland in the middle to late november to experience the darkness. Daylight available only for couple hours each day. Here in southern finland it's not as bad as up north, but they're pretty depressing times here too. Unless you're the children of the night, just like the acid-house record. If you do show up one day i promose we will go for a ride for sure!
Dani, thanks lol
Let's take this thread into a whole new direction with a segment i like to call..
-Timo's Urban Survival Cook Book for BMX Freestylers-
"Who wants to learn to make Finnish food?"
I'm no expert but i know what to do when my stomach's growling. Yes, food recipes! I bet you never saw this coming, ha! Besides, every collector, builder/rider has to eat right?
Part #1
"Classic finnish sausage soup"
The finnish sausage soup is a timeless classic finnish dish that is great if you don't want to spend hours in front of the stove. It's a simple soup with chunks of potato, sausage and vegetables in a spicy broth. Sounds boring? Maybe but it's delicious with rye bread and milk.
The soup is based around a classic cooked food sausage called "HK Sininen Lenkki" finnish for "HK blue". The HK blue recipe has stayed the same for 35 year and it is a concept these days, truly a part of finnish identity. There's a saying that "the HK Blue sausage is the vegetable of a finnish male" which is a common joke of a stereotypical image about an average finnish man eating non-healthy food. Read all about the sausage HERE.
A good basic advise for making this soup is there should be somewhat equal amount of the three main ingredients, the potatos, sausages and vegetables. Balance, just like making a successful bike build.
Ingredients:
-1 Liter of water (in a 2 liter pot)
-5 to 7 potatos
-One to one and a half of food sausage
-One bag of frozen vegetables with carrot, rutabaga & peas (basicly just about anything suitable for vegetable soup will do)
-One additional carrot
-Bunch of whole peppers (rose and black)
-Dried parsley
-Fresh parsley
-Two vegetable broth cubes or one generous table spoon of vegetable broth powder (alternatively meat broth cubes)
-Some salt, usually less than a tea spoonful
Preparing:
Add 1 liter of water or halfway into fairly large pot depending how much you're making and turn the heat on. For two persons a 2 liter pot is well enough.
Add generous table spoonful of vegetable (or meat) broth powder or 1 to 1½ cubes, the whole rose/black peppers, some salt and about a tablespoonful of dried parsley into the boiling water and mix. If you want you can also add about half tablespoons of oil.
Now throw the peeled potato cubes (about the size of half of yout thumb) into the hot water and let them boil for a while.
Add the freezing, sorry, frozen vegetables and the additional sliced/chopped carrots and let them all boil until the potatos/carrots are soft-ish (don't overboil them though).
Now add the sliced sausages and some more of that dryed parsley if you like. Let it all boil on low heat for a short while, say 2-4 minutes or until all the ingredient are hot and done. You don't want to over cook the potatos or the sausages though, or they will turn into a mess.
Now is the time to add some of that fresh parsley for some nice color accent. You may add even more when the soup is in the bowl.
Serve with:
-Cold milk
-Sour rye bread (toasted) with dairy cheese and butter or just melt/spread cheese on top.
The meal should look like this (see, i even made an effort with the presentation)
Yum yum!
[ March 09, 2007, 02:32 PM: Message edited by: 2FRESH ]
Dani, thanks lol
Let's take this thread into a whole new direction with a segment i like to call..
-Timo's Urban Survival Cook Book for BMX Freestylers-
"Who wants to learn to make Finnish food?"
I'm no expert but i know what to do when my stomach's growling. Yes, food recipes! I bet you never saw this coming, ha! Besides, every collector, builder/rider has to eat right?
Part #1
"Classic finnish sausage soup"
The finnish sausage soup is a timeless classic finnish dish that is great if you don't want to spend hours in front of the stove. It's a simple soup with chunks of potato, sausage and vegetables in a spicy broth. Sounds boring? Maybe but it's delicious with rye bread and milk.
The soup is based around a classic cooked food sausage called "HK Sininen Lenkki" finnish for "HK blue". The HK blue recipe has stayed the same for 35 year and it is a concept these days, truly a part of finnish identity. There's a saying that "the HK Blue sausage is the vegetable of a finnish male" which is a common joke of a stereotypical image about an average finnish man eating non-healthy food. Read all about the sausage HERE.
A good basic advise for making this soup is there should be somewhat equal amount of the three main ingredients, the potatos, sausages and vegetables. Balance, just like making a successful bike build.
Ingredients:
-1 Liter of water (in a 2 liter pot)
-5 to 7 potatos
-One to one and a half of food sausage
-One bag of frozen vegetables with carrot, rutabaga & peas (basicly just about anything suitable for vegetable soup will do)
-One additional carrot
-Bunch of whole peppers (rose and black)
-Dried parsley
-Fresh parsley
-Two vegetable broth cubes or one generous table spoon of vegetable broth powder (alternatively meat broth cubes)
-Some salt, usually less than a tea spoonful
Preparing:
Add 1 liter of water or halfway into fairly large pot depending how much you're making and turn the heat on. For two persons a 2 liter pot is well enough.
Add generous table spoonful of vegetable (or meat) broth powder or 1 to 1½ cubes, the whole rose/black peppers, some salt and about a tablespoonful of dried parsley into the boiling water and mix. If you want you can also add about half tablespoons of oil.
Now throw the peeled potato cubes (about the size of half of yout thumb) into the hot water and let them boil for a while.
Add the freezing, sorry, frozen vegetables and the additional sliced/chopped carrots and let them all boil until the potatos/carrots are soft-ish (don't overboil them though).
Now add the sliced sausages and some more of that dryed parsley if you like. Let it all boil on low heat for a short while, say 2-4 minutes or until all the ingredient are hot and done. You don't want to over cook the potatos or the sausages though, or they will turn into a mess.
Now is the time to add some of that fresh parsley for some nice color accent. You may add even more when the soup is in the bowl.
Serve with:
-Cold milk
-Sour rye bread (toasted) with dairy cheese and butter or just melt/spread cheese on top.
The meal should look like this (see, i even made an effort with the presentation)
Yum yum!
[ March 09, 2007, 02:32 PM: Message edited by: 2FRESH ]
that certainly is a different direction timo. it looks nummy but i have to say i am a little concerned about this...
quote:
food sausage
I love the winter pics,it looks alot like minneasota.
Thats why there so many fins here.
Thats why there so many fins here.
A while ago there was a documentary on TV about finnish descendants and their offspring who moved ther about 100 year ago and live at place called Toivola at Minnesota/Upper Peninsula. Toivola is finnish for "city of hope" ..roughly translated.
One old man was particularly interesting, he spoke flawless eastern-finnish type of dialect yet he told he's never been to finland but had learned the special dialect from his mom who was one off the original immigrants in the 20s & 30s. I though that was very cool. The place was almost more finnish than finland itself, lol!
Dani, don't worry. It's not real food, i don't remember the percentage but most of the stuff is flour, spices and other non-meat products, but is tastes great none the less.
One old man was particularly interesting, he spoke flawless eastern-finnish type of dialect yet he told he's never been to finland but had learned the special dialect from his mom who was one off the original immigrants in the 20s & 30s. I though that was very cool. The place was almost more finnish than finland itself, lol!
Dani, don't worry. It's not real food, i don't remember the percentage but most of the stuff is flour, spices and other non-meat products, but is tastes great none the less.
timo it was more that you felt the need to include the word "food" that i found a little frightening... but now i see what you meant
Found some info about the old MIchigan-Finn place names:
http://www.genealogia.fi/place/groupmie.htm
Did you know "Chicago" was spelled with a heavy finnish accent as "Sikakuu" back in those days? "Sika" = Pig, "Kuu" = Moon. Neither did i..
Or that Keweenaw Peninsula was referred to as "United States' Lapland" ..man, those crazy finns. They must've been pretty home sick at the time.
Looks like they've been making up their very own names of the existing ones too because of their terrible pronouncing skills. I mean nobody spells "Chicago" as "shikaaguu" but looks like they did. Great stuff! I'd love to visit Toivola one day to see what's it like up there and see all the finnish named places, i bet it would be more or less strange experience.
Quote:
"Michigan has always had more Finns than any other state. At present, over one-fifth (63,671) or 22.4 percent of the 284,290 Finns and people of Finnish parentage (one or both parents were born in Finland) in the United States live in Michigan. A somewhat smaller number, 54,252 or 19.0 percent, live in Minnesota. Various factors induced migration from Finland in the 19th century, among them, meagre earnings, uncertainty of subsistence, so-called "wanderlust" which has due largely to physical vitality and adventurous nature, and the compulsory military law 1878. In recent decades, the desire for civil liberty was a most influential factor, since from 1899 to 1917 the people in Finland were suppressed by the Russian Manifesto which took away many of the constitutional rights guaranteed under the Constitution of Finland."
"The Finn is generally characterized as a rugged individual, possessing great physical agility and endurance. Finland’s marathon runner, Kolehmainen, and her other world famous athletes, such as Nurmi, Stenross and Ritola at the International Olympics helped to bring some of the Finn’s personal characteristics to the attention of many peoples. His well known bathhouse no doubt contributed considerably to his personal cleanliness and physical prowess. Back of many a Finnish house is the Sauna or bathhouse where the bather gives himself a steam bath by throwing water on heated stones. One section of this bathhouse, in many instances, serves as a dressing room and on wash days as a laundry room."
[ March 09, 2007, 06:34 PM: Message edited by: 2FRESH ]
http://www.genealogia.fi/place/groupmie.htm
Did you know "Chicago" was spelled with a heavy finnish accent as "Sikakuu" back in those days? "Sika" = Pig, "Kuu" = Moon. Neither did i..
Or that Keweenaw Peninsula was referred to as "United States' Lapland" ..man, those crazy finns. They must've been pretty home sick at the time.
Looks like they've been making up their very own names of the existing ones too because of their terrible pronouncing skills. I mean nobody spells "Chicago" as "shikaaguu" but looks like they did. Great stuff! I'd love to visit Toivola one day to see what's it like up there and see all the finnish named places, i bet it would be more or less strange experience.
Quote:
"Michigan has always had more Finns than any other state. At present, over one-fifth (63,671) or 22.4 percent of the 284,290 Finns and people of Finnish parentage (one or both parents were born in Finland) in the United States live in Michigan. A somewhat smaller number, 54,252 or 19.0 percent, live in Minnesota. Various factors induced migration from Finland in the 19th century, among them, meagre earnings, uncertainty of subsistence, so-called "wanderlust" which has due largely to physical vitality and adventurous nature, and the compulsory military law 1878. In recent decades, the desire for civil liberty was a most influential factor, since from 1899 to 1917 the people in Finland were suppressed by the Russian Manifesto which took away many of the constitutional rights guaranteed under the Constitution of Finland."
"The Finn is generally characterized as a rugged individual, possessing great physical agility and endurance. Finland’s marathon runner, Kolehmainen, and her other world famous athletes, such as Nurmi, Stenross and Ritola at the International Olympics helped to bring some of the Finn’s personal characteristics to the attention of many peoples. His well known bathhouse no doubt contributed considerably to his personal cleanliness and physical prowess. Back of many a Finnish house is the Sauna or bathhouse where the bather gives himself a steam bath by throwing water on heated stones. One section of this bathhouse, in many instances, serves as a dressing room and on wash days as a laundry room."
[ March 09, 2007, 06:34 PM: Message edited by: 2FRESH ]
"food" ..Busted!
hehehe
I never thought the day would come when I'd read the crazy ramblings of a Finn cooking soup... and yet here I am!! J/K Timo, keep up the writing, you have made Helsinki seem so fascinating I might take the ferry over some day.
how could you not go just for the face on the beach alone?
Cause soup tastes better than stone?
Well Daniel, you know how we Finns are at times.. besides, somebody's gotta cook the soup for ya! Otherwise we would be starving by now.
Let me know if youre ever floating accross the pond on one those mad ferries that look like buildings filled with duty free stuff and we go pedaling from there!
Groovin' for the saturday, keeping spirits UP! Heeey hoooo!!
Even the bike's got moves.
but what if the face told you to go to helsinki?
It must be with the soup, knew i should've added more of that FOOD sausage, lol!
The rock should work..
The rock should work..
you can never have too much food sausage!
quote:My point exactly,that's why I'm going for the soup! Rocks on the other hand...
you can never have too much food sausage!
The big question is, which boat do I choose?
This one...
... or this one!
Timo, I'm not sure these Americans realise that this is the transportation of choice when Finns and Swedes go see each other. Wonder if they serve soup?
food sausage soup?
From what i've heard there should be a boatload of "soup" in both of those ferries, lol! But don't go falling overboard or you'll miss the rocks! I'd vote for Silja.
Well, I'll be honest with you Timo. I've gone on one of those ferries about ten years ago. But it was during the day-time and it was only to Ã…land and back (for some reason a friend of mine thought that this was the right way to impress 3 italian girls who were visiting Sweden for the first time.. but that's a completly different story...)
If these boats look kind of tacky during night-time at least you can't see how gross they look cause 1) your most likely drunk on "soup" and 2) it's dark. But during the day-time they looked really bad. We sat and sipped coffe in some nightclub/disco with 50 finnish retired people, when all of a sudden som guy comes in and screams "BINGOA" and all the retired folks go all crazy... that's the only exciting thing that happened that trip, haha!
[ March 10, 2007, 04:16 PM: Message edited by: Daniel W ]
If these boats look kind of tacky during night-time at least you can't see how gross they look cause 1) your most likely drunk on "soup" and 2) it's dark. But during the day-time they looked really bad. We sat and sipped coffe in some nightclub/disco with 50 finnish retired people, when all of a sudden som guy comes in and screams "BINGOA" and all the retired folks go all crazy... that's the only exciting thing that happened that trip, haha!
[ March 10, 2007, 04:16 PM: Message edited by: Daniel W ]
what no shuffleboard?
naaa, the icy decks makes the disk freeze to the deck and the players fall over...
well then it could be called "extreme" shuffleboard
This is the real extreme Shuffle sans de "board".
how about a pic of what's on the inside eh timo? looks like it might be some sort of toffee something or other... sounds good so is this dessert for after the food sausage soup?
Great Finnish stuff, continued:
Now THIS is a worrying Finnish foodstuff lol
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Dani, yea the Suffeli's for dessert, chocolate bar with toffee, wafer and some creamy stuff, lol.
Dingo, you're absolutely right with the 350g megapåse of fat and salt. Be careful!
Now this is a Finnish classic, a can of Rainbow Pea Soup, triple yummy!! Just add 1/3 of water in the pot and you got yourself a classic meal (with sour rye bread). droool.
In the series of Finnish oddities, have you seen this rye bread burger by Hesmurder, ehm.. i meant Hesburger? I guess it's healthier than white bread but it's not exactly the first thing that comes to mind from the word "hamburger".
Watch out for these, they're like eating pieces of cardboard.
Dingo, you're absolutely right with the 350g megapåse of fat and salt. Be careful!
Now this is a Finnish classic, a can of Rainbow Pea Soup, triple yummy!! Just add 1/3 of water in the pot and you got yourself a classic meal (with sour rye bread). droool.
In the series of Finnish oddities, have you seen this rye bread burger by Hesmurder, ehm.. i meant Hesburger? I guess it's healthier than white bread but it's not exactly the first thing that comes to mind from the word "hamburger".
Watch out for these, they're like eating pieces of cardboard.
I love that pea soup (Mirka hates it) we had it for the beginning of lent before our pancakes and I also love the Garlic sauce by Hesburger
Not sure about rye bread though???
You have so many wonderful foods there but also some VERY strange ones
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Not sure about rye bread though???
You have so many wonderful foods there but also some VERY strange ones
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Timo, Mirka asks if you have ever tried hapanvelli? its a traditional food from virolahti
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Dingo, lol, no i haven't tried but i've heard of it though. I really like the eastern finland home made sour rye bread and the Karelian pies the mother in law makes whenever we visit them. Howbout "Mämmi"? The easter is coming and there's plenty of Mämmi available in the shops..
Oh my god, LOL! i cracked when hit the google for "Mämmi". Well, believe it or not this is food. Actually it is considered as a great treat by some for the easter time ahead.
Personally, i don't understand the existence of Mämmi. It is sort of sweet-sour rye based dessert that is served with either milk and sugar or (get this) cream (!) Last time i've tasted it was probably when i was a kid. Talking about Finnish oddities. I'm told Japanese and some foreigners find it delicious as one of the "exotic" foods fro Finland. Well it could be but as for the looks of it..
[ March 14, 2007, 06:18 AM: Message edited by: 2FRESH ]
Oh my god, LOL! i cracked when hit the google for "Mämmi". Well, believe it or not this is food. Actually it is considered as a great treat by some for the easter time ahead.
Personally, i don't understand the existence of Mämmi. It is sort of sweet-sour rye based dessert that is served with either milk and sugar or (get this) cream (!) Last time i've tasted it was probably when i was a kid. Talking about Finnish oddities. I'm told Japanese and some foreigners find it delicious as one of the "exotic" foods fro Finland. Well it could be but as for the looks of it..
[ March 14, 2007, 06:18 AM: Message edited by: 2FRESH ]
While on the subject of "strange rye bread based products eaten in the Nordic countries", what about "Ymerdrys", the Danish breakfast cereal of choice, ground rye bread and sugar. Pretty good actually, I have all the time with yoghurt when visiting my in-laws who live in Denmark.
Yum yum, haven't tasted that but looking delicious Daniel!
Well folks, the outdoor season is finally here!! IT IS HERE!!!!! (until it gets cold again over the weekend, unfortunately..)
Anyway, i went to see if the local hot spot had dried out and whether it's rideable and it was! Stayed there for good one hour set, felt a little strange after two month pause but pulled some tricks and got new photos for you! btw, this is the earliest start i've ever experienced. If the weather stays anywhere near bearable we're looking at one long outdoor riding season, atleast 7 months!! Here's from today:
Going to a Boomerankle
Hang fiveing in circles
Junk Yarding
"Stick yard" as i call it because the trick is a mix between a Stick B (bike in upright position) and kinda like Lard yard/Back yard-ish (scuffing while holding on to the bars). Who remembers Brett Foster's "Cringer" ..or that's what i think i remeber it was called.
I also found out that Oleg Konings did these already back in 1986 with the excpetion that he held the front peg with his left had. I only hold the bike up with right hand on the bars and can scuff as long as i want in this position.
Not sure myself what i'm doing in this pic but it's the first "trick" i ever learned moment before i spin the leg over the seat and pull the bike up. I guess i got the idea from Rad.
Wondering if the camera's timer is set.... or.. trying to look "cool" posing for the camera. You decide.
On the front wheel again.
As you can see, it's not quite summer yet but it won't take long..
[ March 15, 2007, 06:41 PM: Message edited by: 2FRESH ]
Well folks, the outdoor season is finally here!! IT IS HERE!!!!! (until it gets cold again over the weekend, unfortunately..)
Anyway, i went to see if the local hot spot had dried out and whether it's rideable and it was! Stayed there for good one hour set, felt a little strange after two month pause but pulled some tricks and got new photos for you! btw, this is the earliest start i've ever experienced. If the weather stays anywhere near bearable we're looking at one long outdoor riding season, atleast 7 months!! Here's from today:
Going to a Boomerankle
Hang fiveing in circles
Junk Yarding
"Stick yard" as i call it because the trick is a mix between a Stick B (bike in upright position) and kinda like Lard yard/Back yard-ish (scuffing while holding on to the bars). Who remembers Brett Foster's "Cringer" ..or that's what i think i remeber it was called.
I also found out that Oleg Konings did these already back in 1986 with the excpetion that he held the front peg with his left had. I only hold the bike up with right hand on the bars and can scuff as long as i want in this position.
Not sure myself what i'm doing in this pic but it's the first "trick" i ever learned moment before i spin the leg over the seat and pull the bike up. I guess i got the idea from Rad.
Wondering if the camera's timer is set.... or.. trying to look "cool" posing for the camera. You decide.
On the front wheel again.
As you can see, it's not quite summer yet but it won't take long..
[ March 15, 2007, 06:41 PM: Message edited by: 2FRESH ]
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