Happy new year,

And here we are again :) Last day of a year in this year. On some hours we can have good food, nice company with friends and family and then, it will be time to say goodbye for 2009 and welcome 2010. Year what might bring a lot more changes in life and also good times.
Year 2009 has been quite well, if I don't think end of November, but other months has been nice. Biggest change for this year has been probably moving to Sweden together with my beloved boyfriend. Many things are new and has taken time to get used with it, but now I feel that I can say that I have started to feel myself here as home. it took bit time, but now I am happy and together with my sweetheart whom I love. It has been nice and wonderful year else. Have seen nice places, been with friends and family on holidays. Christmas was white only thing I miss is my Granny who passed away in end of November, but I hope and believe that she has good time together with my granddad, my mother and other people.
Hopefully 2010 will comes nice to everyone. May all wishes come true!
Happy new year everyone!!!

December,

Again here it is nicest month of a year, December. Time when people start to think what to give presents for Christmas, same time some places is still war and people will dream about peace. Last Sunday was 4th advent and now just Christmas is very close.
When to look out of window, when can easy get Christmas feeling. It is nice and white outside. All what can be dream about December month.
Also they say that elves are walking around and looking for a good children and making a list to who should get presents this year and who has not deserved it. But what is most important for me, it is, that I can spend this holiday with loved ones, and that in outside it is nice and all is covered with snow. It is all I have just wanted from this year. Just a white Christmas.

Päkapikud müügis / Tomtes on Sale!

Since it is Christmas time when a Tomte would be nice present :) Them can be send anywhere :) Just if you wish any of them, just contact us :)



Päkapikud müügis! / Tomtes on Sale! Nice for as Christmas present!



Päkapikud müügis! / Tomtes on Sale! Nice for as Christmas present!



Jõulumotiiviga linikud, kardinad müügis / Christmas motive table-cloths and curtains on sale!



Jõulumotiiviga linikud, kardinad müügis / Christmas motive table-cloths and curtains on sale!



Jõulumotiiviga linikud, kardinad müügis / Christmas motive table-cloths and curtains on sale!

All Souls' Day

Couple of days ago, on the 2nd of November, we celebrated All Souls' Day. Day where all people, who had passed away was remembered just with a lighting a candles.
Bit about history of that day:
In Western Christianity, All Souls' Day commemorates the faithful departed. This day is principally observed in the Catholic Church, although some churches of the Anglican Communion and the Old Catholic Churches also celebrate it. The Eastern Orthodox churches observe several All Souls' Days during the year. The Roman Catholic celebration is based on the doctrine that the souls of the faithful which at death have not been cleansed from the temporal punishment due to venial sins, or have not fully been purged from attachment to mortal sins, cannot attain the beatific vision in heaven yet, and that they may be helped to do so by prayer and by the sacrifice of the Mass. In other words, when they died, they had not yet attained full sanctification and moral perfection, a requirement for entrance into Heaven. This sanctification is carried out posthumously in Purgatory. The Western celebration of All Souls' Day is on 2 November.
In Estonia, we used to celebrate it every year on the 2nd of November. So did I also here in my new home. Since I could not visit the graveyard and tend a light there, when I was instead tend a light at home. Thad subsidiary can be used as well and it is to be honest, quite common to use, since often the graveyards are further away and not close to visit and then instead it will be visit in weekend. I think, that it is quite nice memory, to light a candle and remember those, who are passed away.

Happy Birthday to me ;)

So, finally my waited day arrived. I had waited it quite long now:) Almost a year, and to right when 364 days, but who counts the days ;)
Last year, I spent my birthday away from my sweetie and my secret birthday wish was, to celebrate this year that day with him. They say, that if you blow the candle from cake and you need to make a secret wish, it comes true and mine did :) This year, I celebrate my birthday with the one I love. I must admit, I feel spoiled :) I have got the coffee and cake to bed in the morning and now I have to wait more, since it is still before lunch :) Who knows what might happen during that and after that, but I will also keep you posted :)
All morning I have got a lot nice wishes. It makes heart to feel warm and makes to feel, that there are people around me, who cares for me, because why else they start to bather to waist their time for someone. That small gesture is worth a lot on my eyes. Thank you everyone who has just take small minute and send the nice greetings for me on my birthday :)



So, so far my birthday has went well,except the postman is not my friend today. No mail for me :) My boyfriend got all mail and I just had to accept it :) But I have decided not to let that small thing to destroy my happy mood, since there will be also other times and I will get some mail :) So, no problem on that :) There will be come also the day, when I get all mail and he, he will not get nothing ;) Ehee :D I seems to be as usually, Little devil in Angels skin ;) Jeap, that is me :D



It has been really nice birthday :) Since both videos from youtube I have been put here, I have been received from my friends. It has been really nice from them :)
It has been really wonderful day and thank you all, who has been made it very nicely and very warm to me.
My biggest thank you for today will go to someone very special in my heart. He has been made that day, that I don't want to forget it. Thank you for the morning surprise and thank you for a nice evening here close to our home in Casagrande. That food tasted good and dessert was yummy :) I am really happy, that you gave me the day, what I will not forget so fast. It has been very nice so far.

Halloween quizz ;)

Last night I made small Halloween quizz what had questions about Halloween, India and Indian food. I will add also all the questions here, so that others have also possibility to see what our guests had to answer ;)

1. What country Halloween started?
2. When Halloween came to Sweden?
3. 5 of November will be celebrate also one other day what is bit like Halloween. What day is what is celebrated on the 5th of November?
4. 1920-s celebrating of Halloween was taken over by who?
5. The word Halloween is a contraction of...? And when does starting to use the word?
6. Halloween should not be confused with All Saints Day which is the only remaining pure ... last weekend in Sweden.
7. Land area, what the place is India?
8. India is often called ...?
9. When India became a dominion in the British Commonwealth?
10. How many different languages recognized as in themselves existing in India?
11. What is the country's richest city in India?
12. The Indian cuisine can be divided into how many geographic subdivisions?
13. The most common spices in Indian cuisine are ...?
14. How much of India's population is vegetarian?

Since I know the answers, when them I will post here one other time. Not today, but later, when perhaps people who is reading this blog has also opportunity to answer them :) Since we had fun last night with it :)
Good luck:P

Halloween,

Happy Halloween to everyone!
So, today is the Halloween day in many places. I got to know, that here in Sweden, that is not celebrate it as it is done most other countries in the World. Here, in Sweden, people will visit graveyard and will light a candle in their family members graves, who has been passed other side. That was something new for me at least, since I really thought that here is celebrating people also Halloween with pumpkins as many other countries are doing and with vampires. Here in the evening children will run to get candies and if they do not get anything, when they will be make some tricks. So, now can see, does anyone comes also to here to run and trick the candy :=) It would be my first experience here :)
Our first Halloween together with my boyfriend will be celebrated as Indian evening. Just to have something different. We will have Indian food and music and also Indian whisky and beer. It will be fun and also it will be interesting. Since I do love food from different continentals. It is nice to learn different kitchens and how they taste :)

Just another friday,

Here I am. Soon have lived at my new home 3 weeks. This time has passed quite fast so far, but I also have done a lot of things here. I have done personal security number, I have done new Swedish Id-card, opened bank account and so on and on...
Compared how things are here in Sweden and they are in Estonia, when there is quite big difference. In Estonia we are used more to use E-government. Here seems like they don't even know what it is. All here seems to go by filling papers. It feels like bureaucracy is still going here on, but so far I have survived.
Also have found small things to do, but at least it is something and that makes me feel like I am a human, and still can do some things. It feels nice and good.
Tomorrow is Halloween evening. In Estonia it has been started lately to celebrate, here seems traditions be bit longer. We will celebrate it as well at our home. Only thing is, that we will celebrate it bit untraditionally. Instead pumpkins, candies, blood, vampires and so on, we will have Indian evening with Bollywood music and Indian food. We will celebrate it together with friends and just enjoy nice and cosy evening together. It will be nice, since always is good to see friends and spend time with them.
So, now I will also close my pc down for tonight. Will go sleep, since tomorrow comes quite long day, and I have to prepare the dessert for us :P Hopefully it will taste well :P It should be, if it comes out as I want it to come out:P

Bamse at pub

Pole

Friday,

So, it is first weekend at my new home. Today comes my boyfriends cousins and his friend to visit us, so, I decided to be a active and bake something nice and good. It looked out good at least, now I just have to also hope that they taste also good, else all my hard work will end in garbage can and that is something I don't like that much. Here you can see also bit what I did:D :

New home,

So, now I am in Sweden and packing open all my things what has been travelled together with me from Estonia. Not all my things fitted in to a car, but almost all, just some things what is left now my aunt's place, but that means, that also there will be something to take with us, when we visit them.
Many has been asked, how does it feel to be here in Sweden in my new home. All this is so new, so I don't know yet. Just it feels strange, that one of the closer days, my boyfriend, does not take me to a train station or airport, so I would go to home. It also feels good. Last night, before we felled to sleep, we discussed, that today morning, we don't have to wake up alone. In the evening, when my dear comes home, also I am here to wait him. It just feels very good so far.
My biggest problem is unpacking all those things:) I must say, almost all is done, just only one thing what is not done is pack open my shoes, one of my box, where is inside all sort of stuff and my big bag with clothes :D I have filled one closet, what my dear did made for me and 2 draws, but I have still one big bag what needs to be also unpack. I hope and believe that I will manage it. After that, we can start to make home more nice, kitchen and bathroom is done, other places will also be done shortly :)
Just need some time and after that I believe all will fall to it's place :)

Last night in Tallinn and in Estonia,

So, now is time for me, to write last time from Tallinn to my web diary. Tomorrow evening I will sail over The Baltic Sea to Sweden. Tomorrow I will leave my homeland and will go and take new challenges in my life.
Many of my friends and relatives have been asked, how do I feel and how I have planned spend my last night at Tallinn or in Estonia. Should I spend it quietly or should I spend it with big party, alcohol and who knows, perhaps with a hangover tomorrow morning :D Answer is simple, I try to take all what I can from my last day.
In the morning I was try to sleep bit longer, but I think that all excitement and emotions, I did not succeed on that very well. In the midday, I had agreement with one of my long time friend, that we will have lunch together. We did, but I don't know, how I will wait Christmas, since we ate Rudolf :D But it had aftertaste for skin :D Still I must admit, it tasted interesting, so this Christmas Rudolf does not drive with Santa Claus :D
After I met with my other friend and we went to see the new shopping mall, what was opened for people today morning. It was mistake :D Felt like all Tallinn was there since it was totally crowded, but still I manage to spend a little money there and buy 2 expansions for one table game and one game what can play when you travel. It is good sometimes to play table games. Helps also hold mind fresh. When we felt that this was enough, too many people around there and too loud entertainment, when we went to other shopping mall, where I met also with my previous colleagues. We had good time with chatting and talking. Talked about men, work, life and other different things. We had good time until my phone started to sing and when I answered, I got reminder, that I had missed one appointment :D Lucky for me, I was not very far from the place, perhaps 100 meters only, so I just run and had my meeting with one shop assistant. In the end when this meeting end, I had bought 2 shirts. One of them suppose to have this autumns trend color - purple :) I must say, it looked really nice and I felled love on it right a way when I tried it on me. It looked nice and definitely something what I am not used to wear. One reason why I choose it was that I remembered, how once my friend told me, that I should learn to wear the colors, since in her opinion, I hide myself behind dark colors and other reason was, that since I am moving, I wanted something for me to remember my last day in Estonia. I know, I will come here again, to visit, but it is different from time you live and work here. When you come on your vacation to visit the places and people.
When all this shopping was done, I went to Cinema. I thought it would be nice and to do something what feels good. I looked there: "The Ugly Truth" More about film can be read here: The Ugly Truth
This is one film, what was interesting to see :D At least it was fun and not only me, but also other people laughed. Something interesting, since there was not hided the language and seemed like actors said out things as they are :)
Now I am back at home. Have packed some more things. Now almost all is done, just some few small things needs more to pack and when just clean the apartment and give the keys to my landlord. After that I will meet one of my friend for lunch and when will be time to go to boat.
It feels strange to be here right now, when almost all things are packed and I am almost ready to leave. As my boyfriend said, last night for both of us to sleep alone and same time last night as bachelors. From tomorrow starts our time together as real couple, with all it's challenges. The time we both have waited and wanted. Should I afraid or should I be brave, that is a good question. I believe both, since it will be new. I know, I have lived also before abroad, but all beginnings are hard and different. I just know that my boyfriend, my family and friends, his family and friends are hopefully supporting us. I know that so far as much as I have felt, all his friends and family has been taken me well. They have been nice and helpful and that makes the fear to move somewhere in new country bit less, but still that does not mean, that I don't afraid anymore. I do afraid and I must say, I afraid a lot. All will be new and strange for me. Starting with language and when all other things. Need to figure out what would have to be first thing to do, where to go, what institutions to visit. So far I know some things what I need to do and where I need to go, but still in the end, I need to find those places and visit them, talk with people and fill up papers, but I think and so far also feel that all that bureaucracy will be in good cause. So, tomorrow morning, when I wake up, I will be in Estonia and in the evening I will leave my home country to try to make both of us happy. As every relationship needs a lot work, understanding, supporting and so on and on, then also ours, but I believe, if both persons, wants the same thing, when they also work on that directions.
I have been happy to be in Estonia and I know I will be also happy to be my new home. I will be always proud Estonian and that is a feeling, that no one can't ever take away from me. I always will be a Estonian even thought I don't live physically here.

Chat rooms,

How comes that chat rooms, can be something what makes you feel that you are addicted to net and for chat room? It has been long time, since I was self last time on a chat room and talked with people. Today, by looking time now, must say already yesterday, since time has been enemy in that subject.
I feel like I am addicted when I open chat room. When you open it, it makes to remind how it was last time, you start to talk, soon you see people, whom you recognized, that you talked last time with them and when it starts to just go. I had it exactly :D
I tried today to avoid it, since I remembered from last time how it went, but something was stronger than my will to say no :D Perhaps it was also curiosity that reminded last time, how interesting it was and reminded talk with people. It makes also feel, that you can be just yourself and not hide your feelings and emotions behind mask. You can just tell out your anonymous opinion and know, that no one don't know who are you, since usually you make a alien name to use, not your own real name. There will be always that risk, that you might be recognized by someone, but that person can't be 100% sure either, if he/she has not been with you by time you talked at chat room. That feeling makes people to feel free. Sometimes it is very good and people can tell out their own opinion and not fear that someone might dislike self the person.
So, now I need to try to close my chat, finish here the text and go to sleep :D Tomorrow will be again a new day :) Hopefully better than today :P

Summer 2009

It has been for a while, I wrote last time here. With that time, has been happen so many different things. I have enjoyed nice summer in Estonia. Have been cooked bit time at beach, so that after I looked out like a red lobster :) It was just very very painful after that couple of days ;) :P
It also has been good summer, what I have spend and enjoyed with my friends and family. It has made feeling well and relaxed. Most thing what I have enjoyed in August, was 3 weeks together with my boyfriend. It felt so good. By now, almost all my family members have met him and so far they also like him. I tried to scare my boyfriend away with my aunt, but that did not succeed :D It ended on the other hand, that my aunt likes him :D At least now I know how easy is to buy people away with nice and friendly smile and of course I can't forget part what helped my boyfriend as well and of course it was Smokehead at the car on the way home from Latvia.
This summer has been also bit travelling. First we travelled bit around in South-Estonia with my boyfriend, spend good times in the evening with my family by barbecue, real Estonian sauna, small bonfire. We visited also with him and my aunt Turaida and Sigulda in Latvia and week after had 5 active days with my partner and his friends around here in Estonia. So, now I also can say that I have been in Narva, what is as close to Russia as it can be. Just only bridge between Narva and Ivanvgorod. We also visited highest waterfall in Estonia and it was really beautiful. Also visited Haapsalu and of course Tallinn. Also have been spend a week of my holiday in Sweden. It was first time I took that trip almost all way with car, why almost, is simple reason. There has to cross first the Baltic sea with a ferry and in some strange reason it is monopoly by Tallink who travels that way directly and that is sad. I hope that one day there is more different companies who sails between Stockholm and Tallinn and not only Tallink. Perhaps also Viking Line, in my opinion they are nice and friendly company :)
By the end, it has been nice summer what I have enjoyed a lot. Also this summer has been quite nice with sun and nice warm weather. So this year can't say that it has been same as Autumn, as we usually say ;)

Makeover day,

So today finally I took and killed Blond person inside me. I thought that if my life changes and has planned to changes, that when I as well need to make some changes. Changes can be good and bad, but I do hope and as well think and believe, that the change I made today was very good for me. It is of course my own opinion, but usually it is Me and my opinion what counts in the end of the day. I admit I listen also people around me, who are very important for me and dear to me, but I also know that they are in the end wishing me all to be good. They don't want bad things to happen to me. I know, it is their way to protect me.
So, for a while ago, I decided that before my vacation, I will want to have changes in my life and that this first longer vacation together with my partner would be nice and good for both of us.
Here is pictures of my changes, what was made today with me. I will add a picture before and after of me:

Here is pictures of me Before today:





And here is pictures of me After today:

The Botanical Garden in Tartu,

Last weekend I visited my best friend in Tartu. I had been several times during this year there and we had planned to visit one place, but every time we wanted to go to The Botanical Garden, when weather was against us s well time. Finally last weekend we had opportunity to visit the place and I must say, it was very beautiful. I really liked it. I could not remember much, since last time I visited that place I was small and was still going on primary school. I was happy to visit that place again, since it was very beautiful, at least that is my opinion. I will also add pictures about the place. That visit made me to wish to have self a garden and see how beautiful flowers there can be put to grow.

Here I will also add some information about The Botanical Garden:
The Botanical Garden of the University of Tartu was founded in 1803, near what is now the Vanemuine Old Theatre House. In 1806 the garden was relocated to more suitable site, on the ruins of the ancient city wall and fortifications near the river and ponds. The first director of the garden was Prof. Gottfried Albrecht Germann and the first chief gardener in duty was Johann Anton Weinmann. The first master plan of the Garden was made by Weinmann and it serves till nowadays. In 1811 Prof. Carl Friedrich Ledebour was nominated the director. Under his active leadership, the collections of the Garden were enriched by many new species, collected from Siberia and other unexplored regions of the Russian Empire, and firstly described by Ledebour. Most of them reached Western Europe via our Garden. Many other famous botanists as Trautvetter, Maximovicz, Bunge, Russow, Kuznetsov, Lippmaa have contributed to the development of this marvelous Garden. The Garden contains several monuments gratefully reviving the memory of our forerunners contribution.
More information and also other things can be read self at:

Happiness,

I am using quite much Orkut and there is tradition that every day you get a new fortune sentence. So I did got it also today, and that made me to think about it. The sentence I got is:

Today's fortune: Get happiness out of your work or you may never know what happiness is.

This sentence made me to think, what is happiness at all? Is it something we can see or feel or hear? Does it has colors or looks? One question just raises other one and so on and on. What would people see or think about happiness?
I believe as many people lives in world, as much different opinions,feelings they think about, when you ask from them, what is happiness in their opinion.
So that means, I can say only my own opinion about it and see, how others think about it, if they happens to read my thoughts and opinion.
For me, I can see that happiness is something what makes me smile, makes me to think back for good times I have had and think about future for times to come. I believe, that even on a hard rough day, you can find some strength inside what makes you smile and happy. I believe that it is something what makes me feel good. So in my opinion I can say that it is the way I feel and my mind is. You can be happy over small things and over big things, sometimes I think that a small thing can overweight bigger things and just a small thing can be beginning for something bigger and it gives end result, that you are happy and joyful and feeling well.

I also looked up at Wikipedia what they say about happiness and there was quite many things. So I decided to add link here, that you all can see and read about it self :)

Beer festival,

Every year in summer in Estonia we have tradition to have Beer festival. It starts on Wednesday and ends Sunday evening. It takes place in July only dates are moving. This year it took place from 8Th of July until 12Th of July. Place is always same, same ground as we hold just week before our big song festival.
This year it was hold already 16Th times. So small anniversary was hold last year, but by every summer seems, that people are waiting that festival, since during this 5 days people can enjoy good music, good beer and wine and of course a lot of good food. Several different food you can taste, since different kitchens introducing their food - can eat Indian food, Chinese food, Estonian food etc. Different areas with different games,dance, shows. There is a lot activity for children, young people as well elderly people. Always have been think ed well, so people can have really good time. Only this year the weather was party friendly, but weather cant be same, since all years are different as well as days, even thought it luckily did not rain constantly everyday.
This years main performances was Moby and Mumiy Troll, as well Sunday was our own international star Kerli. For me, after years, that was one summer when I did not went to the festival, and I must say i do not feel sad, since when I saw how many people there was, when I was glad.
Also has been mentioned that Cox news have chosen Õllesummer in top 5 beer festivals in Europe. Among Õllesummer was also mentioned of course biggest beer festival: Oktoberfest, but also was mentioned Cannstatti beer festival, Europe beer festival and Great British beer festival, so that should show how big our beer festival, here in Estonia is. Every time can hear different languages and see different nationalities and so on. It is nice time to spend couple of days in summer. Perhaps next year I will visit again :)

Arabic and Roman numbers,

Since some people use also Roman numbers and there a many who does not use, when I thought that I will add some information about them to my blog. It helps also self me, since always I like to mix up self 50 and 500 :) Also I find Roman numbers facinating, something what would not be used much in everyday. Here is also bit information about Roman numbers:

Roman numerals are a numeral system of ancient Rome based on letters of the alphabet, which are combined to signify the sum of their values. The Roman numeral system is decimal but not directly positional and does not include a zero. It is a cousin of the Etruscan numerals, and the letters derive from earlier non-alphabetical symbols; over time the Romans came to identify the symbols with letters of their Latin alphabet. The system was modified slightly during the Middle Ages to produce the system used today.

Roman numerals are commonly used in numbered lists (such as the outline format of an article), clock faces, pages preceding the main body of a book, chord triads in music analysis, the numbering of movie publication dates, months of the year, successive political leaders or children with identical names, and the numbering of annual events.



Arabic Numbers: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Roman Numerals: I II III IV V VI VII VII IX X
Arabic Numbers: 15 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 500 1000
Roman Numerals: XV XX XXX XL L LX LXX LXXX XC C D M


The basic multiples of Roman numerals thus follow a pattern:

Multiplies: ×1 ×2 ×3 ×4 ×5 ×6 ×7 ×8 ×9
Ones: I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
Tens: X XX XXX XL L LX LXX LXXX XC
Hundreds: C CC CCC CD D DC DCC DCCC CM
Thousands: M MM MMM IV V VI VII VIII IX
Ten thousands: X XX XXX XL L LX LXX LXXX XC
Hundred thousands: C CC CCC CD D DC DCC DCCC CM

To Breathe as One,

It is not a coincidence that in the Estonian language the word's "soul" and "breathing" come from the same stem. One word developed from the other, because breathing and soul are connected. Even so closely connected that if you breathe in the same rhythm with someone, with a little luck it is possible to see his soul. The same magic works when tens and thousands breathe as one. They look for the right place in a hurry, gasping for breath. They hold their breath in anticipation. They rejoice from their heart and soul. This is when the souls of one nation meet. It is breathtakingly beautiful. By breathing as one, history can be changed. The vibrations of the soul create a resonance that has broken iron and brought down political regimes. But it is not the only aim of breathing as one. This celebration unites us with those who sang and danced before us, as well as with our contemporaries whose soul may go unnoticed in the everyday rat race. When people breathe as one, it does not matter whether you face the audience of the performers of whether you are somewhere else instead. When you breathe with others as one, your soul is there.

It is time for a nation to breathe as one again. More about history for our song festival and dance festival among with this years theme can be read here:)

In after every 5 year our nation has big song and dance festival. It is very popular among choirs and dancers, but as well it is very popular among Estonian nation. For a first time I self went there and listened and looked it, since usually I have been self there singing. This is one thing, what makes people to feel as 1. This year it was also special. It passed 140 year, since first song festival, what found place 1869. So it has his own small jubilee, so for 10 years, we can celebrate 150 years from first song festival. Only one difference is, that when first time was only men aloud to sing that festival, now are also women join to sing and dance. For me, it has given always good and positive feeling and makes happy to be there and to be proud to be estonian. This is good place to be and listen a lot of good music and as well to see people to dance. It gives very positive time for everyone after years hard work. All traditions with fire, with songs. Also time with people, spirit, feeling and so many things what makes it very good event, but most important people behind that and the visitors, singers what make it to be as good as it is.
By the small statistic what has been told out have been, that first day on song festival was around 75 000 people and second day over 100 000 people. That must also say how much our people hold together. For this time it is over, but already new song festival will come on 5 years.