MoRe pictuRes

Hmm, quite a while since last update. I'm sometimes sooo active, sometimes it takes ages and ages to produce something. Well, basically I'm writing to entertain myself, so no big probelms because of that :D

I have updated two new photo galleries and share them with you now.

Bicycles of Amsterdam (as promised previously):
http://picasaweb.google.com/m.t.kulmala/BicyclesOfAmsterdamAugSep2009?feat=directlink#

And something, completely else, Broken Bicycle Lamps of Amsterdam (!):
http://picasaweb.google.com/m.t.kulmala/BrokenBicycleLampsOfAmsterdamAugSep2009?feat=directlink#

Enjoy! (?)

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I'm back and I've got cookies! Err, photos I mean...

Oh noes, it's been a while from my last entry. I've got all the good and bad excuses, but as you all know – they're just excuses. So enough with them already.

But I'm back.

Very sorry for that :-P

I've been shooting around in Amsterdam, because I want to share it's funny and interesting (and maybe not so interesting) sides to everybody else, too! Today's special is Boats of Amsterdam. Go and see the pictures in Picasa.

Coming up (among other plans):
• Bikes of Amsterdam (quite obvious I suppose)
• Buildings of Amsterdam (very interesting, actually)
• Elephants of Amsterdam (this you didn't expect, did you?)
• Something else, what? Gimme suggestions! And no. Forget the RDL :P

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Sunny day trip to Amstelveen

@home again! I just made an unnecessary trip to Amstelveen with a huge bag on my shoulder in very very warm weather. Took almost three hours including the walkings, rest of that is explained by the rush hour. Tourists you know, they're everywhere xD

But why it was unnecessary... I forgot my friend's keys at home!!! Darn. Nice to notice at the door... If my head wasn't attached on my shoulders I most propably would lose that, too :P

But honestly spoken that trip doesn't bother me too much, though. That's just life. Sometimes these things just happen, can't help it. What becomes out of them is just a matter of our own way of thinking. Let's worry only until there's something really serious to be worried about.

Now time for a bit chilling out...

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I can do Internets, me!

I've got me my Internet connection, finally! Oh joy! Happy happy joy joy!

But now I must run back to work. See yous!

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Animal Planet Morning

Animal Planet under my window! I wasn't woken up by my phone alarm today but by bunch of feathery bullies fighting over a treasure!

I've lived years and years on a shore and I'm more than used to the voice of seagulls. But this morning they were making also some very funny voices. I first thought there was somebody shouting to someone else, propably tried to wake up or sumfink. But no. Seagulls.

There were few seagulls, adults and nubiles. Then some pigeons, jackdaws (at least I think they were jackdaws...) and one crow. And the treasure, forgotten by the city workers day before.

A garbage bag.

Apparently there were food inside as birds were having a "discussion" who's allowed to open the chest (ie. rip open the bag for goodies). Nothing serious, just bullying and shouting without the need to get physical. Funny though, I didn't mind the birds waking me up.

I watched them for awhile from my window until somebody went by bicycle just nearby. Then I realised I should get dressed, too! x-D

And today... A smallish house warming party. Or should I say pre-heating? Dunno. Few colleagues coming over. I asked my neighbours (all two of them), too.

And tomorrow on Saturday, the Canal Carneval. Jei!

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Capa fake?!

I really got surprised now. Robert Capa's propably the most famous photo of death of a loyalist soldier is now under suspicion.

I have always like photography, both watching and shooting. And this photo I knew for a long time already – even before I knew who had taken it. So powerful and impressing. The last time I saw it on a big scale was last year in Stockholm where they had Robert Capa's exhibition. And it was stunning.

And now even more stunning when researchers claim that it's staged. :-O

BUT. It doesn't change the fact Robert Capa was a great photographer. It doesn't diminish the work he did to fight against cruelties of war. Even this suspiced staging of the photo could be seen as a pro-peace act.

I wanted to link the Associated Press news here, but I couldn't find it. So I'm linking the YLE news instead.

So nothing about NL today, see yous!!

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Straight but otherwise ok

Gay pride!!! Well, actually I wrote that there just to attract readers :P

Gay pride in Amsterdam started yesterday on Sunday 26th July and will continue until next Sunday 2nd August. The canal parade will take place very near to my home. It's following Prinsengracht which is adjacent to my home street (or should I say my home canal?-) Keizersgracht. Too bad I can't follow it from my home window, but hey – we all need to do some sacrificions! x-D

It's going to be interesting as I've never seen one; not a gay parade nor a gay canal parade. With my earlier experiences with gay bars (and gay people in overall) I'd expect it to be loads of fun – even for us straight people, too!

The subject "Straigth but otherwise ok" is actually a double sided joke. Not only for confessing that there's something really wrong with me (ie. not being a gay, not even a bisexual) but also laughing at prejudicies some people have towards gays.

...actually I could even wear a T-shirt with that slogan at the gay pride. On the other hand, how many people would actually get the joke there and think that I was a homophobic? Propably other straight people, I'd guess.

Any case, back to work (no more lunch hour...)

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PS: See you by the canal next weekend!

EDIT: Changed the link to the official one.