Today I woke up early strange enough. I was out kinda late since it was a weekday. I only had what.. 5 h of sleep?! After a protein shake I went to the gym, I wasn't able to run as much as I wanted but I blame me donating blood yesterday. But I did okay I guess..last time for a couple of weeks! On my way home I passed a big super market and bought some last minute presents or what to call it ^^ I bought crisps, candy,cookies... ^^ I forgot the cinamonrolls but I forgot! I might pass a store later today otherwise I'll take that next time, I already bought alot of things ^^
Norway Not many new news reports these days...
Just people who said they have met Anders B. Breivik.
His lawyer saying that he has a hard time being isolated in prison. (well it shouldn't be a good time?!)
Some "criminal groups" has expressed anger and threats against Anders B. Breivik however so far no threaths has been expressed from inside the prison.
People still wonder why he wanted Geir Lippestad as his lawyer, since he has not been practise criminal cases for a very long time, also he is a member of the party AP which he attacked. SOme people believed he wanted to kill Geir Lippestad. However that's just speculations so far.
Also Geir Lippestad said that at first he wanted to say no however someone had to take on this case since it's important for both the society and democracy.
Anders B. Breivik still won't tell if he worked together with somebody or if he did it all by himself.
There has been more funerals this week.
Europe
the currency EURO and all the involved countries are at the edge..
Will they have to split up and create new currencies?
Today I woke up early and went for a job interview! I was surprised that there were so many people there and I was among the youngest. It went fine however the chance I get it is small since I won't be able to go to a second interview next week since I will be in Asia! Anyway I can hope that they will call me once I come back home!
Afterwards I walked around and did some window shopping before I met up with my mum and had lunch, we bought fresh pasta sallad with chicked, garbanzo pesto and feta cheese. It was very nice and yummy! of course from Melanders at Östermalmshallen, a very known covered market.
After lunch I headed down to the blood central in order to donate blood. It was my very first time! The reason why I did t was because I wanted to find out my bloodtype ^^ but then again to donate blood is a very good cause! You can help people in many different ways! it took around an hour, I also got to rest alot and drink alot of sweet drinks (juice).
Around 3.30pm I met up with Hanna for some shopping and talking.. she also gave me a package she wanted me to deliver to a friend of hers in Taiwan. I'm going there next Thursday so ^^
At 7pm I met up with Fredrick and Hearan, first we had some rosewine at Mosebacke, when the sun went down it became quite cold and we tried to find an open restaurant. At last we ended up at Vapiano. Tried as I don't know what I'm finally home after a very very long day. BUT nice day!! 2morrow I'm off to my first destination... SINGAPORE!! (^0^)
Today's song: Super Junior (KRY) - My love, My kiss, My heart
Today I heard something huge drop down my mailbox, of course I ran out to check what it could be ^^ I know curious George ^^ To my surprise it was a package from Yoko-san, she's like one of my aunts in Japan. I didn't rip it but well opened fast and it was filled with stuff.. I wanted to laugh but well I got a huge smile on my lips, she had bought me pictures, fan, keychain and other stuff with a Korean guy I like.. I'd never buy those stuff myself but well when it's a present I'm just happy!! So kind of her, she said she had gone to Korea town in Tokyo and bought them!!!
She also wrote a small letter saying, next time you're in Tokyo let's go there ^^ Yoko-san always buy me stuff, I kinda feel bad about it since she always buy me many things!! She's very kind!
Today I finally had time to check the Arashi dvd I bought, last week I had other things to do.. anyway I enjoyed it alot!! Arashi are the best ^^ I loved the live version of Time Capsule!
I have also been looking for books I need when this coming semster starts!! it's not easy however the books are not as expensive as I thought so if I have to buy them I won't be ruined!!
I have decided to go to Momo by Wonder rocket + Liz Lisa when I go to Japan!! Or well I have too they are my fave brands in Japan ^^ I looked at the homepage of both, the clothes looks awsome, i really want to go on a shopping spree ^^ Yesterday I found out I have more money than I thought I had... so I'm very very HAPPY
Today I woke up pretty early, I'm not a morning person, and it's a Sunday! After breakfast I went downtown to collect my shoes, the salesperson gave me a strange look and said: is this the bag!? I'm so happy I got them back!! (^0^)
While walking downtown I could clearly notice that people are still enjoying their summer vacation. There were not many people out today, then again when it's SUNSHINE outside who wants to go in stores shopping!? ^^;; Today is a very fine summer day in Stockholm.. and there is NOTHING like Swedish summer! I can go abroad to Greece, Spain, Turkey, Asia etc. Still Swedish summer is something special!
Now it's ONLY 5 days before take-off!! I'm so excited, Clara texted me today and said they have planned that we should have hotpot with friends when I arrive and that we should go to ktv on the 8th. I really look forward seeing her and Shao...and SG (^0^) Still this coming week I have lots to do...
Norway
They had a memorial concert in Norway and the audience held up papers with redhearts to show their support.
Norwegians want July 22 to be an official memorial day for the victims.
A Norwegian ex-neo nazi said that he can recognize himself in some of the thoughts Anders B. Breivik has. He commented and said first when he heard about the bomb he thought it was Al-Qiada and Mullah Krekar, then he heard about the shootings at Utøya Island and the first that crossed his mind was a rightist(even before it hit the news). He also said that when the official news came out he felt ashame and everything he left behind so many years ago came back (He left the neo-nazi's in the 90's). He also believes that rightist in Norway and other countries see this action as something good, not the shootings at Utøya Island but the bomb.
Anders B. Breivik told his attorney Geir Lippestad that in 60 years time people will Thank him for his actions.
The Norwegain paper VG wrote and article saying that people with another ethnic background (mostly muslims) than Norwegian suffered from persecution and suspicion right after the bomb went off. People who suffered from this understood that people were scared and surprised, however to immidiately accuse people with another raise and religion before having facts made them feel very sad. They continue and said that Norway already have problems with various raises. If it would have turned out that the person behind the attacks would have had been "from a muslim background", it'd have had been very difficult for the muslim people living in Norway.
Today I met up with Hanna, whom I havent seen for a long time.
First we went around the mall in Kista and I bought a pair of shoes.
Later we went in to Stockholm city, however I somehow forgot my own shoebag in the last store we visited!
Tomorrow I need to go back and find it! What can I said, not eating anything all day makes you tired and not think straight!
We ended up at an Asian buffe restaurant and my friend knew people who worked there so we got special treatment... and before leaving they told us we didn't need to pay a penny!!
Norway It has now been a week since the terrible terrorist actions in Norway. Both in Sweden and Norway people gathered to honour the memory of the victims. There is also said that Breivik was planning more attacks on the 22nd of July, however the police got him. During the hearing Breivik is continuing to put up with various demands:
1. He does not want any food prepared by a muslim and it should not be halal. The court said: Yes
2. He wants a computer so that he can continue to write. The court said: NO
3. He wants paper and pen so that he can write a speech The court said: Yes
4. Before prison he wants to wear a uniform The court said: NO
5. He wants to be able to wear red clothes, a kind of uniform according to him.. Note: He is wearing a red Lacoste right now during hearing..
6. He wants to be able to access webpages such as Wikileaks. The court said: NO
7. He does not want his photo taken or leave fingerprint
It's said that Swedish police is hunting down some people they believe have connections with Anders B. Breivik.
In total 77 names of deceased have been released. People are still leaving flowers in central Oslo. The Norwegian people do not want to be afraid, they want to take their country back!!
Sweden Today I had my final day at my "part-time summer job". I have been working 1,5 week straight. And it felt good, it has been many early mornings and long working hours. This coming week I will be relaxing buy stuff I need for my travel etc. It's only one week left before take off.. actually less ^^
Tonight I watched the Danish movie called After the wedding. I bought it in Denmark a couple of weeks ago, I found it on sale and thought it was a good buy. Also I didn't remember that I have seen it before, however as I started to watch it I realised I have had seen it some years ago, however I could not remember the story so I watched it. It was really good, a VERY touching movie. While watching I opened a bottle of Rose wine..!! great final of this very busy week!
Tomorrow I'm going to meet Hanna, whom I haven't seen for a month or more since she has been travelling, it's going to be fun to hear about her trip! Also today my good friend Sandra told me she has bought an apartment!!! soooo looking forward seeing her next week and hear more about it, it's not mine still excited to hear about it ^^
Africa Besides from the tragedy in Norway there is problems in Africa. Every day on the news about the drought in the Horn of Africa, we see news report and it's really awful to see. They are suffering so bad, not only humans, animals too. Anyway as most people are trying to help with aid, one news report made me really angry. A Swedish News report showed an interview with a woman who has arrived at one of the camps runned by the Red Cross. Anyway the woman was complaining that she didn't get enough aid, she only "got a few things" and said that the help she was getting was almost like NOTHING! I do understand they need more help, but her words made me feel angry and sad! At the moment there are many people who needs help and to help everybody is impossibe, 100% aid is hard to give. And most people are happy that they at least get something to eat or drink at least once a day. However this woman wanted perfection, a house even. We spoke about this at work and one co-worker who has lived in Africa for many years said that people there thinks that we are so rich so if we can afford little we can afford everything, since we have we should give it all. "We give them a hand and they want the whole arm" I feel sad that they think it's like that and the news channel who aired that interview, I think many people just like me felt angry and sad.
South Korea South Korea has had heavy rain, normally during rain season they get around 527mmin total, however in two days they have been getting around 528mm!!! It seems it's getting better now, however people have been perish by this crazy weather. There has been many photos and videos of the horrible weather around the internet! I hope it will be long gone before I arrive in Seoul. I don't want to carry my rainboots around!!
Norway Today the Norwegian police announce more people who was killed in last Friday's massacre in Oslo and Utøya. Hearing will continue tomorrow but it seems the progress is slow. Also tomorrow in Oslo they will have a memorial service. So far 24 names of dead or missing people have had been announced in public.
Tomorrow will 18 year old Bano be buried, the first of all victims. The Norwegian Singer who won Eurovision Song Contest a few years back, Alexander Rybak, will sing at the funeral.
Singer Morrissey commented during a concert in Poland that The massacre in Norway is nothing compare to how McDonald's and KFC kill all animals, and he also performed a song called "Scandinavia", with the lyrics: «I despise each syllable in Scandinavia. Let the people burn, let their children cry and die in blind asylum». He has accoring to Norwegian paper VG received lots of critisism for this!! No wonder he seems to be HEARTLESS
Today after work I met up with Fredrick, we had a glass of Rosé wine in central Stockholm and taked for about 2 hours about various topics, such as the daily news, friends, technology, daily life and future. Not sure yet but this might have been the last time for a long time. Anway happy for the good times. Also he made me jealous, now I want to buy the newest phone from Samsung, the GALAXY S2! I can afford it but should I buy it!? Thanks for a very nice evening!! (^0^)
There is a quite a new and different girlband out these days. They are called 피기돌스(Piggy Dolls), there are 3 members and what makes them special is that they are not as skinny as most Koreans. This is to show Korea that there also are beautiful slightly overweight girls too! They did their comeback a week ago and to my surprise they have lost a lot of weight since last time! I wonder how long they can be called "piggy" if they continue. The girls are born in 1991 and 1994, same age as many other members of various Korean girl bands. At the moment I'm stuck on their new song: 하쿠나 마타타 (Hakuna Matata)
2NE1 finally released their final song from their new mini album. Title is Ugly, and the song has a great up-tempo beat, music video is fun and full of colour and attitude!! I think it will be on the top of various K-pop charts.
Super Junior are posting new photos on Facebook and today I finally got to see CHOI SI-WON, my fave member, he has been my fave ever since I saw him as a trainee ^^ Anyway SM has revealed the name of the titletrack on their upcoming album. "Mr Simple" will be released on various digital sites on Aug 2 and album will hit the stores on Aug 3! I can't wait!! ;) However I think I will wait to buy it until the C version is out.. I usually ONLY buy the C version since it comes with bonus songs ^^
I just heard about the weather news in Seoul, South Korea! Some 70 mm of rain per hour pounded the Seoul metropolitan area on Tuesday afternoon, leaving four missing and traffic severely congested. Lightning caused an explosion that led to one death. Over 400 cases of flooding were reported in Seoul alone. Pocheon in Gyeonggi Province had the heaviest precipitation of 198.5 mm, followed by Namyangju and Uijeongbu in the province with 191 mm and 190.5 mm. Next were Dongdaemun district with 180 mm and Nowon district with 173.5 mm, both in Seoul.
I used to live in Nowon and I wonder what it looks like right now!? I have never seen this much rain in Seoul before. I hope all friends are safe!!
II have noticed that people are interested in South Korea and Korean languge. Many also seems interested in learing it. Here's some info (^_-)
As for myself I have tried many different ways to learn Korean language!
Korean language school (once a week) - Sweden
Korean online language school (whenever i had time)
Korean studies - language, history, literature, social science - University in Sweden
Korean language studies - in Korea at different universities in Seoul.
What can I say... The best alternative is of course to go to Korea and study. But it's not for free!
I began my studies in Sweden and well I learnt some, however I didn't get to practise and use my Korean as much as I wanted and wasn't able to progress my ability as much as I thought I would. I first tried out Korean school, every saturday however I didn't really have much homework and didn't give too much effort since I had my normal high school studies to focus on. And it was hard to learn since the books did not come with any translations. However one semester I got a new teacher, it was when I had Jun-Gyu oppa as teacher I began to take my studies more seriously! At first we were 6 students, 2 weeks later we were only 2 left! However he made me study and learn! He was a great teacher and he knew English very well and could explain EVERYTHING! After he went back to Korea I sort of stopped my studies and put all my focus on normal High School studies.
At University in Sweden. Well.. the teachers I had were not good. Looking back I can't believe I spent 1,5 years there. And I actually put more effort in our history, literature and social science classes rather than my Korean language classes!! And the teachers were kinda off many times when they judged us students and when they tried to explain. Some teachers also said very rude comments to students.
Then in 2008 I was able to go to Korea and study at one of their many universities in Seoul. I learned 100% more while living in South Korea compare to my slow progress in Sweden. In Korea I have had been able to study both Ewha Woman's university (2008) and Sogang University (2009-2010), both in central Seoul.
As for Ewha or Edae as they say in Korean, it's a very good school, good teachers (at least mine). As most universities - Yonsei, Seoul National etc. Edae focus a lot on grammer and writing. They have changed books since I studied. You had 2 teachers, you have one 3 days and the other 2 days. All day long you have the same teacher. You change class when you pass the next level! some classmates will be in same class, so you won't be all alone when changing class. I started in level 2 and my teachers spoke maybe 3 words in English. So for newbies, you really need to try your best! The school has fun activities and make great memories. Each day we had a written test on our homework and presentation!! We also had 2 written homeworks every day. There were no grammer books, we had to learn everything IN class, we had a small dictionary with some words for every chapter but not all of them. Therefore I needed to focus and study many hours after class too! Many of my classmates did not speak a word of English, therefore I had to study extra hard otherwise we had nothing we could talk about. The majority of my classmates were girls, I had 1 guy in my class however he kinda skipped alot. Then again the university is called Ewha WOMANS unversity, however they allow guys to study korean language there since it's different from the "normal" uni studies. At Edae I found a really good friend, maybe one of my best mates from my years in Korea. We keep in touch very often. Even if we now live on differnet sides of the world we always find time to see each other and do funny things!!
Sogang - if you want to be able to speak alot, this is the school for you! Instead of 1 hour speaking class you have 2 hours, this makes Sogang different from other universities in Korea. You have 3 teachers, you change teacher for each class (2+3 = same teacher). Sometimes you also have to change classroom and some classmates (between class 1-2 from level 4 but can occur at other levels too) I liked that we changed teacher for each subject. You always find a better teacher than another. As for me, I loved my level 3 writing and speaking class teachers, my level 4 reading and level 5 videoclass teacher. (note: all different teachers.. I never had the same teacher twice) I took 3 semesters at Sogang. (Level 3-5)
Typical schedule level 1-3 1st - Writing class 2+3rd - Speaking class 4th Listening or reading class
Typical schedule level 4 1st - Writing class 2+3 - speaking + listening class 4th - reading class
Typical schedule level 5 1st - Writing 2nd+3rd - Speaking + reading 4th - Video class (Listening class)
In writing class we had written homework everyday and we could also write during class time. We also got homework in speaking listening/reading in level 3 and 4. Besides that we also had our "work book" we had to finish. Many times I asked my native Korean friends to help me, even them said it was really hard! So guess how hard it was for me! In level 5 we had to do our "work book" every day, it was much more difficult and took longer time rather than level 3 and 4, in those levels we could do the WB once a week or whenever we had time without any pressure. However in level 5 it never ended, I wanted to die and burn the book a few times, we also have a test in speaking and reading everyday since we progressed really fast! We had a video homework each day and the video was extreeeeeeeemly difficult since the audio was bad! The first thing our teacher said was: This semester we are going to have trouble! Even I do not understand what they say in this video, I have to listen at least 2-3 times before I get it! Anyway we had a great teacher who helped us. What was bad was that normally they have a grammer book, in English, Japanese or Chinese. However for level 5 it was ONLY in Korean!! It made it even more difficult to understand, sometimes when they explained it in Korean they used grammer and words we didn't know! But they were in progress to make one, in English.. And my teacher gave me, AND only me, a copy. Reason!? She wanted me to check it and see if it was understandable XD and if the grammer was correct! it was 100 pages! I got a book of single papers! At Sogang the age of my classmates was very different from 18-65 years old. However all of us had fun together no matter age or gender. Most of my classmates were Japanese, then I also had Taiwanese, Chinese, English, Canadian, Iraq, German, Italian, Mongolian, Vietnamese, Singaporian, French class/schoolmates... Some spoke English some didn't understand a single word therefore most of the time we spoke Korean however during breaks we tried to teach some English other Japanese etc.
Anyway, Sogang was really the school for me. and when I go back I want to study there again! Other friends have gone to Yonsei, Ewha, Korea Uni, Hanguk uni of foreign studies, Seoul Natl. uni, Kyunghee uni. I think that Hanguk uni of foreigin might be the best of all. it's an all language school. I've heard that Level 2 in Hanguk is like level 4-5 at Edae! Also a very close friend of mine finished level 2 at Korea Uni. and when she came to Sogang she started in Level 5! (Note: She was Japanese and her Korean skills were great from the beginning!!)
So if you are curious which school is the right one for you.. Read on each school's homepage... and if you have any Korean friends or friends who have studied in Korea ask them what they think!
IF you have any questions,drop a comment below and I will get back to you! (^__-)
Today's song: Shinhwa - Perfect man One of the first Kpop songs I really really liked ^^
As you might have noticed already.. I have been writing alot about the terror attacks in Norway lately. It really struck my heart. Norway is our neighbour and "brother". It felt unreal and like a dream when I first heard it. Also I was there exactly a week before it happened in the same area!! Therefore it felt even more.
Also it was not a group it was a single man. A very lonely man filled with hatred!
I will keepon updating about this since many people who does not speak Norwegian can get news as fast...
As said before in Sweden we have more security around the country these days and especially in our capital, Stockholm. Also Swedish television networks are still broadcasting news together with Norwegian television networks.
Yesterday most of us held a silent minute for Norway. Also the hearing started yesterday. Anders B Breivik commented that he thought it had went fine, ...then again he has been waiting for this day in 9 years!!!!!
His dad was interviewed by Norwegian tv, and said he was sad and felt sad for all involved. He'd never have contact with his son again and that he thought he should have taken his own life after his action or even before the action!! Strong words from a father but he said it's a huge shame and he is so sad for everybody else. I thinks he takes the blame since it's his son and all.
The hearing will continue for at least 6 days.
Other short-news.
On the homepage of the Norwegian newspaper VG they have posten names and pictures of the people who lost their lives or are still missing. There are also many various articles updated each hour..
There are 13 other men with the name Anders Breivik - One said it felt like waking up and be named Adolf Hitler. He also said the phone has been ringing non-stop since Friday and that he does not be dragged down by this! Many of them are now trying to have their name to be taken off public search engines, such as phonebooks and Eniro
The numbers of dead from the bomb and massacre last Friday are dropped from 92 to 68 people. The police overestimated the number. 8 from by the bomb in Oslo and 60 from the Island.
Crownprincess Mette-Maarit of Norway, her stepbrother was one of the victims at Utøya island. He was a policemen and went to the island as a volunteer and before he was shot to death he tried to stop Anders B. Breivik but was hit by several shots.
It seems Ander B. Breivik puts up many demands, special treatment, food etc in order to talk and tell. It's really awful, but since he has planned this and is so far the only behind it and we don't know if he has any connections the judge doesn't really have much choice.
One of Anders B. Breivik's childhood friends describe him as a loner, he chose to be by himself, he was cold, never had a girlfriend or fancy anyone. And she also said that her father had said at one occasion that he was worried what Anders would turn out as in the future.
Anders B. Breivik's attorney, Geir Lippestad, said that Anders has a total different view of the world and he does not understand how the judicial process works.
Norway does not have "life imprisonment" as a sentence. However it's speculated that he will get 30 years imprisonment. So make a new sentence, what he has done is total inhuman!!! What he has done is not a common crime!
VG also posted an article about Tove, 56years old, who died by the bomb in Oslo, She was working at a company nearby. Usually she rides her bike to work, however there was somethig wrong with it and that day she had to take the subway. She left her work 5 min before the bomb went off and reached the area when it went off and became an innocent victim. It's really terrible to hear, everybody who lost their lives because of one very sick man!! People who lived happily and never thought anything like this could occur! But in one moment everything changed.
Today's song: Shirley Clamp - Jag fick låna en ängel (English: I had borrow an Angel)
Today me and my cousin Eva went to the movies after work, or after I finished work since she is on vacation!
Anyway we have had been talking about what movie we should watch either KungFu Panda 2 or Bridesmaids. Bridesmaids just came out still KungFu Panda 1 was great, however to our fear they only shows it with Swedish dubbing these days. Therefore we went for Bridesmaids.
What can I say, a very fun comedy, however it also had a good story and that's why I liked it, maybe a bit too happy for some people but it was filled with laughs!!
Both women and men will like it even though it looks more like a chick flick...
I have been missing out on it but I'm back on track! I'm talking about following Korean "girlband" 2NE1! Their 2NE1 tv season 3 just started a few weeks ago, and I have started to follow it! And just as like the past seasons I love it
The first or episode 0 was most fun to watch, at least so far... they went back to their debute days! It's only 2 years ago still they have grown so much when you look at them today and back then!
Anyway.. I love 2NE1!! great music, great girls... they are are not just like any other "girlband" in Korea, and I think that's why I like them.
On Swedish tv the still broadcast live through Norwegian tv, at the moment they show the sermon from the catherdral in central Oslo.
The Norwegian newspaper writes that the man behind it all, Anders B. Breivik has said he acted alone and his target the party AP and it's recruits, the young people who was out at Utøya, as much as possible. Reason: He wanted to change the politics in Norway. He had known the schedule at Utøya island all week and knew that politician Gro Harlem Brundtland was going to hold a speech out at the island, Gro has among many things been Prime minister and general secretary of the WHO. It's possible that she was his maintarget.
The mother of Anders B. Breivik has said to the Norwegian newspaper VG that she knew nothing about this plans, She also said that he used to be a nice and happy boy and she was proud of her son. And could not understand why he did this action. These days even though they lived separately he comes home every Sunday to have dinner.
The father, who currently residents in France, found it out through web-papers. He was in total chock when he saw the name and photo. He also said he has not been in contact with his son since the son was around 15-16 years old.
There are still bodies lying around the shore at Utøya.. and there are still people missing. The police have been "shipping" the bodies from the island to mainland today, Also it was confirmed that one man died from his injuries after being saved from the island on Friday. There are also still people who are missing, the police suspect that they are lying in the sea between the island and mainland, and they are still searching.
The trial against Anders B. Breivik starts tomorrow, it's said that they hope it will be a "closed-door" trial, since people don't want him to be able to "show off". It has been said that bomb and massacre was a step in a bigger process.
A witness from the island, he said that one bullet went through his left arm and was badly injured. However he is alive and he said that people ran around like crazy, and once turned around and saw the man follow him and others. Then they came to the camp area and the witness said that Anders B. Breivik started to open tents and shot the people inside who tried to hide inside. The witness said he fell and the man came and he begged and said: please do not kill me and the man let him live. The witness still do not why he let him live but he is happy that he is alive. He also describe the man as "character that could be in a nazi-movie". He said that even though he today is sad that he has lost many of his friends, he will still continue fighting for AP and politics.
Media says that Anders acknowledge what he has done and is not sorry for what he has done. It was a very cruel thing but needed. And he is most likely to get 21 years in prison. (Seriously 21 years!?! It's NOT enough according to me!! it should be lifetime, and he shouldn't be able to interact with anyone!!)
Tomorrow when the trial starts we'll know more about his motives!!
Yesterday while I was sitting in a bus towards my family's countryhouse the most unbelievable thing happened, a huge bomb went off in central Oslo, it totally stuck their whole parliament etc. I didn't find out until I arrived and I couldn't believe what I just heard, and soon afterwards I heard about the massacre out on the island of Utøya. We called my brother who's living in Norway and checked if he was fine. He said that he just finished his final day at work - after a year in Kristiansand, Southern Norway (around 5h drive from Oslo), and also he knew nothing, he asked us if we joked! then he turned the radio on in his car and said he'd call back later. Later in the evening he gave a call when he had crossed the boarder home to Sweden... still chocked and just wanted to go home.
It felt so unreal seeing the pictures and videos from Oslo, I was walking there exactly a week ago!! When I was in Oslo it was just like any other city, warm weather, lots of people enjoying their Friday afternoon. But in one moment peaceful Oslo turned in to a war zone, and Utøya from a paradise to hell. Innocent lives were taken, many were hurt and chocked! and there were so many young people who lost their lives at a place they were suppost to be having their time of their life!
Also the man behind it all was wearing a police uniform and according to witnesses the man said he came out there to inform them about what had happened in Oslo. And since he was a policeman it was nothing they needed to worry about nothing. As the young people who attended the summercamp out their seemed to calm down the man took out his gun and started to shoot around. As for now 85 young lives were taken out at Utøya and 7 in Oslo, many has been injured and many are still missing!
Here in Sweden they are broadcasting together with Norwegian national tv so we get more information earlier. (Swedish and Norwegian language are similar so we understand each other when using our native language)
Norway will have days off in next week to honour the people who has lost their lives, been injured and for the families and relatives.
I never thoought terrorism would come to Northern Europe, at least not this soon. And the man behind it, a 32year old Norwegian man!! The norwegian news report that the man has written a 1500 pages long document, a manifest and published it online. In the document he describes what he is going to do, it is filled with names, dates, interview with himself. He also said that he knew that people would disagree with him! (YEAH, What he has done is NOT HUMAN!!!) They have also found videos he has posted on Youtube, his twitter and facebook account!
My thoughts goes out to Norway and it's population... It will take time before people can go back to their daily life but Norway will be able to come through this, We in Sweden are here to give our support!!
Okay.. enough about complaining!! at least for today!
Here is small FYI (^0^) I'm currently following the SBS tv show called 김연아의 키스 & 크라이 (for u who do not know Korean= Yuna Kim's Kiss & Cry) *Note: Kiss & Cry is the is the area in an ice rink where figure skaters wait for their marks to be announced after their performances during a figure skating competition.[1] The skaters and coaches often kiss to celebrate after a good performance, or cry after a poor one.
It airs on every Sunday at 6.50pm, and so far there has been 9 episodes, 10th will be shown this week. On Aug 15 during 올댓 스케이트 서머 (= All that skate) there will be a final and special show! The show portray the challenging process of ten entertainers as they learn how to figure skate from professional skaters, in couples. Each week they get a task/theme plus a certain figure skate "step" they should include in their performance. 1st just introduction of the 10 stars 2nd Couple (Spirals) 3rd Dance Dance (Lifts) 4th Friends (Spins)
My Fave couples are: U-know + Clara, Krystal + Dong-Hun and Ji-Hee Jin and Jun-hwan Cha! One day in the future Jun-Hwan will def. become a very fameous skater! He is already great and he will be even better with in a few years!!
If you haven't watch it.. DO IT!! It's a great show, however I don't know if anyone has subbed it for you who doesn't speak Korean. However to watch the people skate you don't need to know any language, you can just watch and ENJOY~!
My fave from ep 9 - Krystal and Dong-Hun Theme: Circus
내가 일주일마다 김연아의 키스&크라이 보고 있음!ㅋㅋ 스타와 전문 스케이터가 짝을 이뤄 피겨스케이팅에 도전하는 프로그램이다 이프로그램이 너~~무 잼있다! 아직 못 봤으면 빨리 보세요! (저녁 6시 50분 ~) ...올댓 스케이트 서머에서 마지막 날 특별공연을 하게될 예정이다. 내가 기대 많이 하고 있음ㅋㅋㅋ 8월15일 나 한국에 도착해서 못 볼거양ㅠㅠ 생방송봤으면 재밌을 것같다.ㅎㅎ
Last night I updated the software in my phone..but it didn't turn out as good as I thought! Instead I got stuck with a messed and non-usable phone! It sounds childish, but I have alot in my phone!! So I emailed Samsung and asked them to help me out! The answer:Re-boot your phone! I lost everything, of course I did a back-up on the important stuff, it have taken hours to download and re-install applications! Lucky enough I got off work early today as well ;)
Tomorrow I'm off to my parents, who are currently in our vacation house! We are having a dinner with relatives etc tomorrow evening at our house too. A BBQ party! SWEDISH style!
For lunch today I made home-made healthy styled pizza, it was fun and relaxing. I used fresh mushrooms, sweet pepper, Parma ham, Feta cheese, onion..and sundried tomatoes!
Today's songs: Both by Japanese singer YUI and her OST for the Japanese movie Paradise Kiss YUI - YOU
