Pyry's sailing trip part one

I am currently sailing with my parents and I am really bored. All I can do here is to listen to my mp3 and read books. I left my minis in the attic. I think it is good for me to take a short painting break.

Yesterday we were at our club's island Pentala and now we are going to a place called Elisaari. That is quite a big place. I have been there many times before. At least there is a small shop in the island where I can buy ice cream.

I wrote this whole thing because my dad has quite new cellphone and it has proper a keyboard and net connection and I had to try it out. I have already played ogame with that XD

Trip to Kantola

Yesterday we went to a cottage called Kantola, where my grandma was born, with our grandparents. The trip to the area was about 15 - 25 minutes and it was surrounded by farmyards.

First we stopped at a farmyard and walked through a path made by a tractor that led to a forrest owned by our mother. I got out of the car and I found myself knee deep in... grass. I made my way to the boot where my grandfather handed me a pair of oversized wellington boots, which were rather uncomfortable to walk in. As we got to one of the edges of the forrest, we jumped over a ditch to get in to the actual forrest. There were lots of other ditches, but we made our way into the opposite end. My grandfather kept cutting down the small branches to make a path for us. We inspected some trees and got back into the car. I was happy to get rid of the boots!

The next and last stop was Kantola itself. No one ever really goes there, and last summer it was completely unused. This meant that the road there, was also never used last summer, and it was flooded with grass. It felt nice driving through all of it. At Kantola, I looked in the atic and it was quite delapitated. Planks all over the floor, old rusty tools that were propably used in the 1950s, lots of bee hives and last but not least, dust! The last place I want to be in. I went downstairs and checked the living room, the furniture was still in good condition. I saw my grandfather and Sakari making a fire in a brick surrounded area (so the fire wouldn't get out of hand) and I decided to join them. I walked through lots of wild grass to get to the fireplace and I sat down on the chair next to it. We all ate sausages, and have you noticed that every camper eats sausages at a fire? After eating, I got to put out the fire. Splash. Water. The fire then started steaming for a while. Then we got into the car, and drove back to our grandparent's house.

The story so far...

One of the main stories of this blog is to write about the time I spend in Japan. That however, is a long time away, but there is plenty to say about the preparation process. So, the story so far.

Since I started my Japanese lessons a bit under a year ago, I fantasized about a year as an exchange student in Japan. The more I thought about it, the more interested I became, and the better an idea it felt like. I think I mentioned the idea during one of our lessons. A fellow student there was a member of Youth For Understanding, a respectable, non-profit exhange organisation. I checked out the website and ordered an info packet. I read the info packet and dismissed the application forms as it was too early to apply for this year.

Continue reading: The story so far...

Summer Holiday Blues

After two fun filled weeks at Tapiola following the end of school, I suddenly find myself at our grandparents, in Ylivieska. A six hour train journey from Helsinki. The hectic times just before the end of school, and the two weeks I spent busily enjoying my Summer holiday, have left me feeling somewhat agitated now that I am (by my standards) in the middle of nowhere, completely idle. Luckily the library computers offer some consolation.

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Introducing... The Almost Daily!

The Almost Daily is a personal blog of mine, the main purpose of which is to practice creative writing. Hopefully you will also find it interesting. The content of the blog will be quite varied, and I intend to post all of the posts here aswell. My first post concerns old people...



We all know that everyone, no matter what your age, loves the Wii. This retirement home in Australia has adopted Wii bowling as a regular social activity. The young fellow graced by the name of Junglist, takes on Marion, the local senior champion of Wii bowling. The ultimate showdown of youthful vigor versus people who look like dried prunes awaits, who will win in this epic struggle?

Backyard CS Episode 3

This is my parody on the popular online game called Counter Strike, and it is filmed in real life and me and my friend have acted it. It includes the sounds from the original game and a minor heads up display too, that is included in the game. The main inspiration of starting this series was because there are many other real-life CS videos on the internet at websites such as Youtube and Google Video. We made this movie just for fun with no serious purpose whatsoever. This movie is the 3rd in the series and I hope that you enjoy it!

Backyard CS

To see more videos from the series, please visit our site.

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