jotain nähnyt, jostain kuullut.

seen and heard. online and off.

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Walking with reindeers, ice fishing, drinking reindeer stew, snowmobiling, and more above the Arctic circle in -15°C weather.

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Last month's trip to Red Hat HQ in Raleigh for some team meetings and workshops. My previous visit was more than 5 years ago!

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Beaches along Gulf Coast Keys...

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Oct 10, 2023

Parasailing at John's Pass - so much fun!

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Vilnius sights

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100 Things We Love About The 80s

The era of the eighties is a favourite for many, including me. Life seemed to be a little slower, a little less stressful and perhaps also a

Wow so much nostalgia, from games to snacks to tech to TV shows / music / books... and even campaigns and landmarks. Here are what we grew up with in 80s Singapore. Crazy trip down memory lane.

100 Things We Love About The 80s (Part 2)

Due to overwhelming responses, I have compiled another 100 stuff (thanks to the generous feedback and contributions from nostalgia-lovers in

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Einstein tilings – the amazing “Hat” shape that never repeats!

Einstein tilings – the amazing “Hat” shape that never repeats!

Imagine tiling a whole football field using a single shape… yet not being able to produce a repeating pattern, even if you wanted to.

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The Bean and its omphalos (October 2022)

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Elemental (2023)

****/**** screenplay by Peter Sohn & Kat Likkel and Brenda Hsueh directed by Peter Sohn by Walter Chaw I tell this tale over and over again

Well said: "empathy isn't walking a mile in another's shoes but recognizing the journey for others has been as fraught as yours, and offering companionship the rest of the way."

"We miss out on a lot when we expect to be completely understood; all we should ever want is to be completely loved."

There are reviews that say it's predictable and cliche, but I enjoyed it. Maybe having migrated 3x in my life has something to do with it, I can relate more to the little fireball Ember (Virva in Finnish) than I do most other female protagonists. Watching it in Finnish added to the feeling of constantly trying to fit in (there were no English subtitles).

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Let's see how these split panoramas look on Tumblr...

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Listening to this new release of Mahler Symphony No. 3 by the @nyphil

Several of Mahler's symphonies require 6-8 timpani (on top of generally demanding instrumentation) which makes it difficult for an amateur orchestra to perform them

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It was sunny and warm in the New England states when I was there in May so... great excuse for ice-cream! Selection from Sunny's Scoops & Dunne's Ice-cream in Maine, and Ben & Jerry's in Vermont.

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Historical steam tram - annual tram June parade in Brno

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It's been years since I've played this (maybe decades), amazing how muscle and tonal memories work (I didn't have sheet music). Definitely not presentation quality (I'm shameless), but really helped me relax after a stressful week. I should do this more often...

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Second RubberDuck in Örebro by sculptor VilluJaanisoo made from used car tyres

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Received the Northern route diploma from Finnair - flew ICN-HEL over the North pole back in January.

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Hope I'm at the right bus stop! This has been a long #winter... Even though it hasn't been that cold, we've had much more #snow than usual. Vernal equinox has passed... I'm ready for spring! #thisisfinland https://www.instagram.com/p/CqObFSLN3y4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=