tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46303782330546341992024-03-05T01:57:11.767-08:00The fabulous life of the OceanladyOceanladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379311527057711231noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630378233054634199.post-20480744329277537082011-10-27T00:48:00.000-07:002011-10-27T01:41:41.200-07:00A nice link ;)Hello everyone :)<br /><br />I just wanted to share a link with you, it's about networking. I read the article and have to say, it should be obvious to behave polite etc but people don't ;) so I think this is a very good article to remind people of the etiquette ;)<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.fins.com/Finance/Articles/SBB0001424052970204644504576651181338419022/The-Top-Eight-Rules-of-Networking">Click here</a><br /><br /><br />Lots of Love,<br />OceanladyOceanladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379311527057711231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630378233054634199.post-5186981552175360442011-10-19T02:37:00.000-07:002011-10-19T05:46:43.771-07:00InspiredDear Readers,<br /><br />My job in the Literary Agency is really a nice experience. I am able to develop my skills and learn a lot more about how the book industry works. I have to say that I find a few similarities to the music industry. I mean just by taking a very broad approach both industries are dealing with artists and their products. <br /><br />Just a few moments ago we had a glass of champagne with one of our authors, since we wer able to just a big deal in Spain. Well, for me the nicest thing of this small get together wasn’t the champagne as many of you might think now, but the details of getting the deal that were shared together with the glass of champagne. Those details weren’t anything like how to negotiate such a deal but more about how nicely and easy thing can go sometimes (of course with a lot of effort invested beforehand).<br /><br />But actually what I wanted to tell you is: <br />Down in the lobby there is a sentence which makes me think a bit each day when I pass by it. “Those who don’t read, just live one time”. I so agree with that sentence, because isn’t it that what makes a good book, that you can get lost in it, that you read page over page and at some point you notice that the clock shows almost midnight and you maybe should get some sleep.<br /><br />tell me, what makes out a good book ;)<br /><br />With Love,<br />OceanladyOceanladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379311527057711231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630378233054634199.post-762714441877691522011-10-16T12:57:00.001-07:002011-10-16T13:07:26.418-07:00Already October??!!??Hello,<br /><br />wow, is it just me feeling weird, or is the time running like hell (once again). I just realized that soon it's my brother's birthday and then more or less two more months and the year is over.<br /><br />Somehow in the end of a year there are so many things happening that the time is always short. Of course I don't just wanna complain ;) it is nice to have so much action in life, but I guess some of us really forget to take a deep breath and to focus on the most important things in life. I know that I forget those important things sometimes as well, or I don't forget them, but somehow they get lost in all the things that I have to do and that I wanna do. So I really don't wanna sound like some old wise granny, telling how one should live their life ;). It's more like me trying to remind myself of the important things. <br /><br />Ok, I guess this post doesn't have so much content this time ;) I hope you can forgive me ;)<br /><br />With Love,<br />Oceanlady.<br /><br /><br />PS: The video for Twincity's latest EP "Unbreakable" will be soon ready :) Then you'll hear the whole story from the shoot, see photos and a lot more ;)Oceanladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379311527057711231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630378233054634199.post-53569120533085002802011-10-05T23:38:00.000-07:002011-10-05T23:55:03.452-07:00The October Update ;)Hello my dear readers :)<br /><br />here comes the October Update. I was (again) pretty busy lately and somehow I didn't find the time to write my blog ;).<br /><br />But I have good news! Being busy really paid off, since I found a new job. Well, it basically just another internship, so a limited contract until next April. But even though it's just another internship I am happy about it :) because it's a job in the book industry and even though this week is my first week at the Elina Ahlbäck Literary Agency, I can say that there are certain similarities to the music industry. So I truly believe that I will gain some important knowledge and experiences at that agency. Right now I am waiting that the printer finally does what I want him to do, so that I can finish the presentation folders for the Frankfurt Book fair where my team will go to next week. <br /><br />Btw. Talking about books, I am just in the middle of a very interesting book. "Change of Heart" is really about an interesting subject. It's about religion, how different people perceive religion and why there are still so many questions that no one really can answer. The book shows several conflicts between people and religion. I think it's a book that makes you think about the whole subject again.<br />Not that I really believe in that what is said in the bible or other holy writings ;) but I love to think about it, because nevertheless I think those writings (just like historical documentations) can provide us with some answers why humans act like they do ;)<br /><br />but now let's see whether the printer works now ;)<br /><br />lots of love,<br />OceanladyOceanladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379311527057711231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630378233054634199.post-4243872314717427692011-09-14T12:00:00.000-07:002011-09-14T12:13:10.056-07:00A band in the need of supportHi my folks,<br /><br />I am very sorry that I didn't write for some time. But well I guess I promised already too often to change my writing habits and then again it didn't happen ;)<br /><br />This time I would love to present a band to you. This band, which is called: Twincity, is a pretty young one but they already made a huge progress, they had already several gigs and just released their second EP. I really can say that these dudes have a lot of energy and will to fulfill their dream(s) ;). So give it a shoot and click the link below to get an impression of their music.<br /><br /><a href="http://soundcloud.com/twincityband/01-unbreakable">Soundcloud - Twincity</a><br /><br /><br /><br />Lots of Love,<br />OceanladyOceanladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379311527057711231noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630378233054634199.post-25882652694730404412011-06-14T12:12:00.000-07:002011-06-14T12:54:12.375-07:00The summer updateHi folks,<br /><br />summer arrived to Finland, and well with it a lot of changes :) I am working (once again) the whole summer, so yeah some things don't change ;)<br /><br />But otherwise my life really changed a lot towards the sunny side :) I am just extremely happy right now. Kinda that happy that it's hard to put it into words ;) but still I give it a try ;)<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Once upon a time,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">there was a little soul,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">lost in the darkness,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">afraid of the light.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Scared to death,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">by any warmth,</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The little soul,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">built a fortress of ice,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">in which it felt save,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">in which it felt strong,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">in which it escapes into dreams.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">But the winter passed by,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">and the spring sun melted down the fortress.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The little soul felt the warmth of the sun,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">and instead of being scared the little soul felt joy.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">A feeling it never felt before,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">a feeling so unknown, so new and precious.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Just one sorrow left, the fear of loosing it all,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">and being banned again to the icy fortress.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">But knowing clouds will hide the sun,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">and darken the sky.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The little soul is living the dream,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> enjoying the warmth of the sun,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">and giving it all,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">to make the summer stay forever.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Ok,<br />any feedback is welcome, I guess it's not the best lyrics I've ever made, but it is kinda again the way I feel right now ;)<br /><br />Lots of love,<br />OceanladyOceanladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379311527057711231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630378233054634199.post-82472946298378338112011-04-17T09:53:00.000-07:002011-04-17T10:10:40.983-07:00The photo post<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Here some pics from st. Petersburg :) I finally got them onto my computer<div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOvF2g1imKTLEbfwpBKxJSonnb8vFiltVSfWCPhTzUFoPDis_e6b8wdxvBkQffgiW-xvdVvSw0SdaY0L8vfYsWCMiaJyFPSwKkGgbQdyLtpgiihtTwKEi_n12VKmlSbZQBK8mzjI9s7XJR/s320/SAM_0957.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596600735825870226" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">the limousine ride</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9calFvlSnQx4z5hy7aeDjpzME0UeyghqekBOPtgCH2muOtGxm7KlYvjmbD4PRjf0UvBgcAtkkfI8cHO6udhbgZXv-RRYvNbFhucpcI1oOjP99diWZYlwFxZE8burkhMPSkVR2PTQcLZ3l/s1600/SAM_0846.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9calFvlSnQx4z5hy7aeDjpzME0UeyghqekBOPtgCH2muOtGxm7KlYvjmbD4PRjf0UvBgcAtkkfI8cHO6udhbgZXv-RRYvNbFhucpcI1oOjP99diWZYlwFxZE8burkhMPSkVR2PTQcLZ3l/s320/SAM_0846.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596599785303398898" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">the cathedral on the spilled blood.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9z-M4XUwWuH5AYk1gjK_ZgKQRLdKhWaD7_UwGcrxO3wkRPBa_gA3xTm0oKcA02oxgGsffTzdyrp-MaVSRqIB0O4Nep0r4NN27huo9hWHjuTEkucwwuh7k5H-Lejsrd06gGze8FZ2RjzjL/s1600/SAM_0828.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9z-M4XUwWuH5AYk1gjK_ZgKQRLdKhWaD7_UwGcrxO3wkRPBa_gA3xTm0oKcA02oxgGsffTzdyrp-MaVSRqIB0O4Nep0r4NN27huo9hWHjuTEkucwwuh7k5H-Lejsrd06gGze8FZ2RjzjL/s320/SAM_0828.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596599776438346642" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">again the cathedral on the spilled blood</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ai5CbNZsvMt-oC4Nby1JEsL-76zKbiXJQSScE36mPHM66DOD-JobBG7b22G-C1EvXrDe9jtDV4i-PL-9HcNqvAdBPKsSwSyHSoogLNEravixmDMctHqURXapXkFm8FGvLXXbZHxX0Qq7/s1600/SAM_0818.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ai5CbNZsvMt-oC4Nby1JEsL-76zKbiXJQSScE36mPHM66DOD-JobBG7b22G-C1EvXrDe9jtDV4i-PL-9HcNqvAdBPKsSwSyHSoogLNEravixmDMctHqURXapXkFm8FGvLXXbZHxX0Qq7/s320/SAM_0818.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596599773392149346" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">the winter palace</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGqA038Qq_Vgg8VwO3IT37UipTbHdVN4f-RKUBWpTn-f9m8BAv2SLQFmM0Ve1kdgXQ6KPkv-brpgpfFhOvdNdbXswPutjs86lPa4chRoHgb7D4Hh92FfwyRhu7hFyeKcU9l9U8P9BtpSgS/s1600/SAM_0805.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGqA038Qq_Vgg8VwO3IT37UipTbHdVN4f-RKUBWpTn-f9m8BAv2SLQFmM0Ve1kdgXQ6KPkv-brpgpfFhOvdNdbXswPutjs86lPa4chRoHgb7D4Hh92FfwyRhu7hFyeKcU9l9U8P9BtpSgS/s320/SAM_0805.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596599770920802738" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">st. isaac cathedral</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>lots of love,</div></div></div><div>oceanlady</div>Oceanladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379311527057711231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630378233054634199.post-80612338093359302062011-04-12T04:28:00.000-07:002011-04-12T05:31:38.528-07:00The St. Petersburg updateHello folks :)<div><br /></div><div>here I am again. I wasn't kidnapped in Russia so I am now able to tell you about my last weekend which was pretty amazing. </div><div><br /></div><div>Last Thursday I left Helsinki with a bunch of other students. We took the M/S Princess Maria to St. Petersburg. On the boat most of the people checked immediately the duty-free-shop. There we already got the first hints how the Russian mentality is like. Normal ciders or beers where kinda over priced, but Vodka was available for 2,50€ the bottle O.o</div><div><br /></div><div>Friday morning we then arrived to St. Petersburg. But already when coming down the Neva river towards the harbor we experienced the Russian braveness. There were people standing on the ice floes about 50m away from the waterway, and they were ice fishing there while our big ferry passes by. So I was sitting at the breakfast and watching with disbelief at those people. yeah, I know "Welcome to Russia".</div><div>After the passport control we had a city tour in order to become a bit familiar with the city. We were shown the most important sights (most of them we were able to visit during the following days of our trip). During that city tour we also made a stop at a souvenir shop. But buying souvenirs wasn't the main reason why we went there. The main reasons were free Vodka and a free toilet ;). "Welcome to Russia II". </div><div>After the city tour some of us went to see the cathedral on the spilled blood. The only cathedral in St. Petersburg which has the typical Russian fairytale style in its architecture. It was really pretty impressive. </div><div>The first day in St. Petersburg ended with a Russian dinner party. That was a really nice experience. We were able to try different traditional dishes and with that we enjoyed of course some Russian Vodka and some Russian folk music. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Saturday started pretty early since we left at 9:30am to Pushkin where we visited the Catherine's palace. Pushkin is about 30km away from St. Petersburg and at the Catherine's palace the tsars/tsarinas usually spent their summers. The palace itself was pretty huge and impressive, though maybe a bit too much gold has been used in the interior design for my taste. Luckily I am not living in the baroque era ;). Just two rooms that we visited weren't gold, because there has been a fire in 1820, those two rooms' interior was designed according to the taste of the classic era.</div><div>Around 13:30 we drove back to St. Petersburg where some of us visited the St. Isaac's cathedral. I decided to skip this activity, so that I have some spare time for shopping and such things, before going to the ballet in the evening. </div><div>The ballet was great. The performance was named "The night of Russian Ballet" and it were shown different parts from the different ballets. I really enjoyed it and it was nice to finally see the dying swan live on stage. </div><div>After the ballet we went back to the hotel to have a ride in a limousine. That was party pure, kinda nice experience ;) and the champaign also tasted pretty good :)</div><div><br /></div><div>On Sunday it was pretty hard to get up^^ even though I skipped the night club on the Saturday (and Friday) I really felt tired as hell that morning. But no time to rest, after our check-out at the hotel we went to visit the hermitage museum. It is located in the winter palace and some other buildings, so it was huge but I didn't get lost and found the right exit again ;). The guided tour through the hermitage museum was ok, at some point it just got a bit boring, but well life isn't always like a pony ranch ;)</div><div>Later that day we checked onto the ferry back to Helsinki and well it was kinda sad to say good bye after having such an awesome time in St. Petersburg. But I knew some people were looking forward to see me again and so was I ;) so yeah after all it is nice to be back. </div><div><br /></div><div>I will put some photos online as soon as I have them on my computer, but now I have to go, I have my last Swedish lesson today ;)</div><div><br /></div><div>Vi ses ;)</div><div>Oceanlady</div><div><br /></div>Oceanladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379311527057711231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630378233054634199.post-15549743463478714202011-04-04T01:53:00.000-07:002011-04-04T04:40:44.716-07:00Time of ExcitementHi my dear reader :)<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Tomorrow I finally will take the maturity exam about my final thesis. Setting the date was once again a huge argy-bargy with my lovely supervisor. But well, now the date is set, and I am looking forward to finally leave my "University time" behind me, at least for some years. I probably will do a master at some point as a specialization in my profession. And if doing a master I would love to do it while working, but let's see about that in 3 or 4 years.</div><div><br /></div><div>Since Saturday it is raining from time to time. Gosh, how I love the sound of rain against the window. Because here in Finland it also means, that the snow will melt a bit faster. So finally spring is on its way :)</div><div><br /></div><div>Sorry for the short entry ;) but I need to go now :)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I wish you all a nice week,</div><div>Oceanlady</div>Oceanladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379311527057711231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630378233054634199.post-58951386050582528372011-03-21T11:54:00.000-07:002011-03-21T12:01:34.074-07:00The dress<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Dear reader,<div><br /></div><div>I suppose you all still remember the shoes that I bought this month. Yes right, my new love ;-). Well, today I finally found the time and the help of a friend to make some photos of the whole outfit that I plan to wear at my brother's confirmation.</div><div>So here is the photo:</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9L3HBmLdg1J1p63YAWOOmvUfwlYfrT89654e25WZc-bYgkQ3AWCYwKK5VbO7eAkiAo1fFeUuzFTm1ou3OyNf5ixZrbRJqIeUBRA2qMNduSkPcm7AVa9SRLMzoR2f_wuHwE_NgzQyaC6ob/s320/SAM_0768.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586609403419405554" /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Today was also the second (and last) ice-show of my skating club. And well the after-performance-blues came already. Luckily I can look forward for next year so the next ice-show will come, and I will definitely be part of it again ;).</div><div>Soon the season will be over again, so yeah time to find some kind of dance course for the summer time :)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Lots of love,</div><div>Oceanlady</div>Oceanladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379311527057711231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630378233054634199.post-50853628554451752242011-03-20T14:03:00.001-07:002011-10-20T02:57:44.226-07:00Peppi Pitkätossun seikailut<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Hi Everyone,<div><br /></div><div>today was our first of two ice-shows. The shows' name is "Peppi Pitkätossun seikailut" (Pippi Longstocking's adventures). </div><div>Today morning we had the dress rehearsal, which also went rather bad, but well it's said that if the dress rehearsal goes bad, the actual performance will go well. And so it did, at least more or less. One of my jumps wasn't even worth being called a jump, but well the rest went pretty smoothly. Of course the feeling of excitement ri</div><div>ght before you get onto the ice (or onto the stage) was again there, and gosh how I do love that feeling.</div><div><br /></div><div>But well, now it's time for me to make my journey towards the dream-land. But for you one photo from today:</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBZU1BpwYTPfqgVTUEbhG55PQqrz4WA7paz1HER4uFNUAmSQmddM0hVCDcV4qaZxscmHLIpQdrDM-mIcOuK5EReJzMTxrG5CSGGcEIo04Ambnw2MQNIuqiEyLBhOvFVy-5xNkc0WTwGxqI/s320/20032011081.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586272573984983026" /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Hyvää yötä (Good Night)</div><div>Oceanlady</div>Oceanladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379311527057711231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630378233054634199.post-24739288994590190832011-03-16T02:09:00.001-07:002011-03-16T02:29:19.825-07:00Awesome NewsHi,<div><br /></div><div>I really do have awesome news this time. </div><div>I got a practical work placement, it's paid and lasts for 6 months, starting in April. So yeah some relief right now, and until April I really can enjoy my spare time right now. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>and here a song for today :)</div><div><br /></div><div><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5Z6s2Ln58Xw" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>lots of love from Finland,</div><div>Oceanlady</div>Oceanladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379311527057711231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630378233054634199.post-11183430014703042062011-03-10T07:44:00.000-08:002011-03-10T07:50:39.459-08:00Successful Shopping<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jd3wKKOUK1RclwWaR8AK5Fmeb6WLKtvPcTX3jf9yKR2cFonyJm_KBCZ5V9YG3UMsHlbV8_Dm7llqef4sW9YI2gmkXLNUApXPzezQIfEnNR2IX264oGIC7c_0dqp9mqvgBdt2L8Ytglzk/s1600/schuhe.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jd3wKKOUK1RclwWaR8AK5Fmeb6WLKtvPcTX3jf9yKR2cFonyJm_KBCZ5V9YG3UMsHlbV8_Dm7llqef4sW9YI2gmkXLNUApXPzezQIfEnNR2IX264oGIC7c_0dqp9mqvgBdt2L8Ytglzk/s320/schuhe.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582479235233310466" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><br />Hi folks :)<div><br /></div><div>Today I just had to fulfill one cliché about women :D. I went shopping and what did I buy? ;) yeah right a pair of shoes :) I saw them in the store and well I just fell in love with them :) they will fit perfectly with the dress that I will wear at my brother's confirmation. So there was no other way than buying them :)</div><div><br /></div><div>xxx</div><div>Oceanlady</div><div><br /></div>Oceanladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379311527057711231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630378233054634199.post-54501620200669875442011-03-08T11:47:00.000-08:002011-03-08T11:50:38.723-08:00Happy International Women's DayDear all women out there,<div><br /></div><div>just a short post. I hope you all had/have a great women's day. </div><div><br /></div><div>My day wasn't any different to other days, I sent out some job application and well let's hope that I'll find a job soon ;). But at least everyone keeps telling me, that I'll find something :) so let's see what the near future holds for me.</div><div><br /></div><div>Best wishes,</div><div>Oceanlady</div>Oceanladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379311527057711231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630378233054634199.post-66257306398248398902011-03-02T23:13:00.000-08:002011-03-04T07:38:42.604-08:00Historical MomentSTRIKE!!!!<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>It's done :D I am just so extremely happy :) Another Chapter is closed, my Bachelor's thesis is ready to submit. What a wonderful feeling :) Well ok, it's almost ready to submit, I still need to convert it into a pdf-file :) but the rest is done :).</div><div>Thanks at this point to all the people who supported me throughout the whole process. I think without your help I wouldn't have make it so far. Those few people didn't just support me by giving me advices, but also listening to me, when again I was complaining about several different problems which I faced at some points ;).</div><div><br /></div><div>Last Wednesday I finally met someone in person with whom I was writing already for some months via skype (the contact to her came via another friend). Well, I really did have some nice talk with her, and I am still thinking about some things that we've talked about. For example we were talking about friendships in general as well as a little bit in detail. But I won't mention any details here ;) but well let me just tell you a bit. Lately I am thinking more and more about one person. Sometimes I ask myself whether I just expect too much or whether that person really has changed so much. That person and I used to share a lot with each other, we basically knew everything about the other one. Now I wonder whether that was maybe a bit too much. The communication between us becomes more and more a one-way communication and honestly slowly I don't know whether any action from my side is still worth it. But the again I don't wanna loose that person so easily. Last year I took one step in the hope that also that person wakes up and will become more active again. For a short period it even helped, but now it seems like everything got back to routine again, and so the communication died away again. </div><div>I think I am just extremely disappointed and that's why I try to somehow keep that friendship, but maybe I just have to let go. Friendships come and go, I got to know that already. But I never thought I'd loose this one....</div><div><br /></div><div>well anyway I wish you all a nice and joyful weekend.</div><div><br /></div><div>xxx</div><div>Oceanlady</div><div><br /></div><div><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="560" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/KkOP7iWht94" frameborder="0"></iframe></div>Oceanladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379311527057711231noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630378233054634199.post-51970177306212019902011-02-03T03:02:00.000-08:002011-02-03T03:57:03.381-08:00First creativity post 2011<div><b>Little boy</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Oh little boy,</div><div>you chain yourself to your secret,</div><div>by putting on a mask,</div>so no one will ever know.<div><br /></div><div>Oh little boy,<div>you're hiding away your secret,</div><div>making your heart so heavy.</div><div><br /></div><div>Oh little boy,</div><div>you used to play that game,</div><div>not knowing it will chain you forever.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now you try to break free,</div><div>not knowing it's in vain. </div><div>Now you try to fly,</div><div>ending up again on the ground.</div><div><br /></div><div>Before you fly,</div><div>you have to be free.</div><div>Before you spread your wings,</div><div>the chains need to be broken.</div></div>Oceanladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379311527057711231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630378233054634199.post-35975740584939059892011-01-18T13:35:00.001-08:002011-01-18T13:48:06.420-08:00Happy New Year and all that stuff ;)OMG and again it's a new year, though it's almost old already :D it's the middle of January already O.o What wishes do you have for the year 2011? I have only one wish :) I want to find some work :) Just two or three months, then I will graduate :) <div><br /></div><div>Basically here happened a lot of things ;) I moved at the end of last year inside Helsinki :) and well then I was extremely busy with studying for my last exam, which I passed and so my very last course is done as well :) Tamk time is definitely coming to an end. When I think of 2008 when I started to study, gosh it feels like an eternity ago though it's just 2 1/2 years ago. I had so many nice moments during those 2 1/2 years, I got to know such nice people, and I guess some will stay friends for a lifetime :) and of course there were also moments that everyone tries to forget :D and I guess in my case I really was able to move them into the corner of my brain which is not so often used so that I just forget all those moments :D or the other possibility is, that most of the time there were just nice moments :D</div><div><br /></div><div>Ok, folks it's 11:47pm, so I guess it's time to start the journey to the dreamland ;)</div><div><br /></div><div>I wish you all a nice (rest-)week and of course a nice weekend ;)</div><div><br /></div><div>xxx</div><div>Oceanlady</div>Oceanladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379311527057711231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630378233054634199.post-58001477762383125882010-11-21T07:18:00.000-08:002010-11-21T07:46:04.332-08:00wishes once again and still in vainhello and here comes another cloud of thoughts,<div><br /></div><div>Last week I had a talk with a friend. It made me realize (once again) that there are several levels of communication. You know you talk to someone, and still even though the person is listening to you they are not listening as well. They hear the words, but they don't understand them. Some might say this happens a lot when one is not talking in their mother-tongue, but I say even in when talking your mother-tongue this kind of misunderstanding somehow became so common and usual in nowadays' world.But why? </div><div>Why can't people just rest some minutes per day and try to listen first of all to themselves? I believe that far too many of us are so restless that they just can't stop any minute to just listen to themselves and their feelings, wishes or dreams; But I think that those dreams, hopes, wishes (or whatever there is) is important to gather the energy for the life itself and for friends who need our help. I mean friends, those people who are pretty close to one, they can give you so much, but from time to time they also need your support. And since you are called as a friend by them isn't normal to help then. Well for me it is obvious to help, but I learned last week that this doesn't go for everyone. </div><div>What am I actually talking about?!?! I suppose it's the normal life, that people change as soon as their life situation changes. Before I started to write this entry I was looking through some old photos (back in the days so to say :D), nice memories came up while looking at those photos. Maybe I am at the moment just thinking to much of the past, but I am just not so good with loosing people and it kinda always throws me back down... </div><div><br /></div><div>well I hope all those thoughts, that I kinda tried to write down here, aren't too foggy and unclear ;).</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>xxx</div><div>Oceanlady</div>Oceanladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379311527057711231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630378233054634199.post-43924938751663925062010-11-08T02:19:00.000-08:002010-11-08T02:24:49.012-08:00Ways of life<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">Hello lovely world out there :)</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">I am back. A lot of things have happened in my life lately. Another chapter in my life has been finished. My internship is over. It was an amazing time, and I really enjoyed it. Right now I kinda have too much spare time, though I know I should enjoy since my bachelor's thesis is just around the corner ;). So another busy time is about to come ;) but the internship time was somehow special and it was nice to get to know such nice people and OF COURSE to get foot into the business ;). </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">Apart from my internship I kinda started to think a bit about things that happened lately. With things I mean more or less the relationship between two individuals. I am talking about any kind of relationship, no matter whether it's a friendship or a serious relationship between man and woman, woman and woman or man and man. I don't know, but lately I started to notice that people change/d. That they keep on going their way of life and so do I and eventual both paths will go on apart from each other. I mean it's not that I didn't knew that already. It's just that there are people in my life who I kinda value more than others (I guess/hope everybody has such people in their life), and somehow I feel right now that with some of those people the communication is becoming more and more one-way-communication. Or at least the first action is just coming from one side. I just ask myself why? I mean it's OK, to start a new chapter in your life but is that reason enough to leave friends behind who you used to call your bestie? Maybe but I am not so sure about that ! Since I moved abroad certain people showed me that even 1200km between us can't change anything ;). And I am so happy to know those few people :) :*. </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">Maybe it's just time to let go, but I just don't want to loose this one person....</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">This entry has been a bit more personal than the others, but I somehow needed to get my thoughts out of my head, I am pretty sure you all know this kind of feeling ;).</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">Lots of Love,</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">Oceanlady</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/a1RNnnuBL20?fs=1&hl=de_DE"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/a1RNnnuBL20?fs=1&hl=de_DE" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></p>Oceanladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379311527057711231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630378233054634199.post-82108302854169465432010-09-30T09:32:00.000-07:002010-09-30T09:40:22.168-07:00still between dream and realityHi,<div><br /></div><div>sorry that I was a bit more quiet lately. There were just some things that I kinda needed to sort out for myself before writing anything down here. </div><div><br /></div><div>I am just listening to some music that reminds me of the hardest days in my life, and still listening to those songs makes me feel weird and brings thoughts back that I thought I buried a long time ago. Ok there are also some nice thoughts coming up again. Memories of some special moments which I spent with a very good friend of mine. Guess we are still friends because we share the same kind of weirdness :D Though I haven't seen her in person for a long time I enjoy knowing that she is still there, when I need her... Thanks at this point to her *waves towards the neighbor-country*. </div><div><br /></div><div>but just to quote one song that I just listened, which I think fitted about 7 years ago quite as well as it does nowadays: "....she lives in the clouds, talks to the birds,... hopeless little one". </div><div><br /></div><div>best wishes,</div><div>Oceanlady </div>Oceanladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379311527057711231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630378233054634199.post-47606295990708425822010-09-19T07:34:00.000-07:002010-09-19T07:38:21.573-07:00Deep in a dreamThis happens on a Sunday when there is too much time to think about different things. I just somehow needed to get some of my thoughts out of my head, so I was again a bit creative.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >Deep in a Dream</span></b></div><div><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Deep in a dream,<br />following the beauty,<br />finding the heaven.<br />True love's first kiss.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Dreaming of wonderland,<br />a place without time.<br />Love dwells,<br />as thorns grow.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Wishing upon a star,<br />beneath Elysian fields,<br />still not one with Hades.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Sight for eternity,<br />grasp the broken lines.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Standing by the shore,<br />deep in a dream</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">copyright by Oceanlady</p></div>Oceanladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379311527057711231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630378233054634199.post-19693429209502416872010-09-15T23:57:00.000-07:002010-09-16T06:39:00.172-07:00Oh Mr. Medicine<div style="text-align: left;">As Eliza Doolittle sings:<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">"Oh Mr. Medicine, </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">I will take anything.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">What do you recommend?</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Oh Mr. Medicine,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">I need my vitamins.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Will I feel better then?"</span><br /><br />Though I heavily doubt right now that vitamins would help right now ;). I think I'd prefer a big bowl of chocolate ice-cream, some good movie and my bestie here with me. But well, as we all noticed already, life ain't an everlasting lollypop.<br />This week was just way out of track. I am just not a friend of hidden messages somewhere between two lines. Why can't people talk directly to each other, and say what they mean (or at least they could try)?!? I am just slowly tired of figuring things out.<br />OK, then again I had to learn (once again) that whatever a person tells there'll be always people who won't take that person serious or whatever, I have no idea... But I for my taste, believe a person when they tell me the sun ain't shining, that the sun really isn't shining. I won't go and look through the window just to see by myself that the sun really isn't out there shining (anyhow just seeing a grey sky is not that nice ;)). But I guess you folks got the point that I just tried to make clear.<br /><br />Lots of love from Finland,<br />Oceanlady<br /></div>Oceanladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379311527057711231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630378233054634199.post-32078842575029369182010-09-09T03:19:00.001-07:002010-09-13T21:52:49.358-07:00Dreams?!?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2206/1562327840_3a5eece912.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 372px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2206/1562327840_3a5eece912.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Dreams, where do they come from? Do we really decide by ourselves what our dreams and wishes in life are, or is it all influenced by the surrounding in which we grow up etc.? Why do some of us give up their dreams and why have others the energy to fight for their dreams?<br /><br />I by myself can't complain that my dreams just stay dreams. I managed to make my biggest dream reality!<br />Then again I meet people and they tell me, what they would like to do; but within the same second they also tell me all the negative things that may happen, and in the end they somehoe stopped believing in their dreams. But why? At least from my own experience I learned, that when you think positive it is much easier to achieve your goal(s) or dreams. I know it's sometimes hard to think positive and sometimes it even might be good to just let the tears run, but there is always the moment when one should think of tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, because the sun will always return one day. As it is already said in one of my all-time favourite movies: "<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">It can't rain all the time.</span>"<br />I know that I am probably anyhow just a damn optimist ;) but I haven't been always like that, I learned to think positive, and so I believe that others can as well.<br /><br />And honestly the world would be also so much nicer and better if not every second person is whining all the time ;).Oceanladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379311527057711231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630378233054634199.post-50875934133555777012010-09-08T09:11:00.000-07:002010-09-08T09:22:31.129-07:00Music PostHi folks,<div><br /></div><div>here comes again a post. But a slightly different this time!!! I am just listening to the album "Happiness" by Hurts. And gosh I have to say this a really good one! It's this typical kind of synthi-pop influenced music with the right amount of melancholy mixed into it. I bet most of you have heard the first two singles from the album (at least those of you who switch on the radio from time to time ;)) </div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Kuwdw7KmGwA?fs=1&hl=de_DE"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Kuwdw7KmGwA?fs=1&hl=de_DE" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xXyePKr3t28?fs=1&hl=de_DE"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xXyePKr3t28?fs=1&hl=de_DE" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>For me this is definitely one of the best albums of the year. And the lyrics of the song "The water" are just so touching. </div><div>If you haven't heard of "Hurts" yet, then check them out. I think it's really worth it!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>With love from Finland,</div><div>Oceanlady</div>Oceanladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379311527057711231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630378233054634199.post-43510540190062039212010-09-05T08:23:00.000-07:002010-09-09T04:42:10.117-07:00Time will not heal a dead boy's scarDear Folks out there :)<div><br /></div><div>here I am again :) back from the City Ranch in Lepsämä :) I was there for a friend's housewarming party, so yeah it was a nice weekend :) Though I had some conversation last night, that made me recall several things.</div><div><br /></div><div>Sometimes life goes such weird ways, and due to such strange ways (which we often don't understand immediately) people have to go through some really shitty things in their life. I experienced that if you still keep your eyes open while going through some shit, then you will notice that there is always someone trying to help, if you let that person help you. Of course sometimes the person can't help to ease the pain or make the tears stop falling. But that person will at least try to catch your tears before they start to build up a lake in which you will drown. </div><div>I by myself experienced that it's sometimes hard to keep the eyes open and to take one step after another out of the mess, but moments like this weekend (being with really good friends) shows me once again, that it's always worth to keep on fighting.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Paradise Seeker</span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Your heart captured,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">locked in a golden box.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Hidden somewhere,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">far away so no one will ever find it.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">You use to loose yourself,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">into the fairytale of golden days.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">You use to hide your tears,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">between the lines of your lullaby.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Your dreams,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">broken and buried.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Lost back in time,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">when the sun still used to shine.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">My dear, I know,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">you've been hurt,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">you're craving for peace.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">But let me ease your pain,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">show you the way to your garden of Eden,</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">and bring back the smile I loved so well.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><br /></span></div><div>Lots of Love from Finland,</div><div>Oceanlady</div>Oceanladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379311527057711231noreply@blogger.com0