Paska Cafe!

Last week when I was in Helsinki, I met a friend at one of our favorite cafes. We called it “Paska”, which means “Shit”. We started to call it “Paska” when we saw that the café sold some coffee named “Paska”. Under that coffee was a note “Paska in Sale”. So we started to call the place "Paska café". Actually I cannot even remember the real name… Such a shame.

The café is cosy and it has small rooms, with different chairs and tables; we usually go to that one room with a red walls, comfortable sofas and small wooden tables. In this one corner you can look over the other sitting area. Café’s specialties are amazing hot chocolate (not too sweet, just perfect!) and my all time favorite mozzarella baguette.

We sat there couple of hours, talked through all the Torkkeli gossips, Uni things and life in London and Helsinki. It was amazing day after those hours we went to see some other friends and ate some Chinese food near to Kamppi. The place was cheap, waitresses couldn’t speak fluent Finnish and the decoration was more than horrible, but the food was good I have to admit. (Okay I love Chinese food so it’s good almost in every place)

We went to see some nightlife as well, but more about those bars next time.

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xx Lipstick

Mayday! Mayday! I'm coming back!

Through all the rain and drunken people I found myself at Helsinki Uni's political science student party. Small and packed basement was sweaty and full of these red smurfs.

We went to see how Havis Amanda got her graduation hat. I haven't seen this tradition before and I have to admit that it was quite interesting to take part. We put our hats on 6pm and screamed with all the others.

And I realised that its time to go home. London. Today. I have had enough of drunken finnish people.

xx Lipstick
says Bye Bye to Helsinki

My first love...



Helsinki Railway station



Havis Amanda



Helsinki.

It was love at a first sight. Hungry, desperately love, like teenage lust usually is. Too many feelings to share and Helsinki did that to me and it still does. It’s home and lover in the same time. It’s fullmoon in the dark sky, when i walk to the railway station at middle of the night. It’s autumn rains, inside of the bus I can see how the lights are reflecting on puddles.

I love many places in Helsinki, many bars, many coffees, but i didn’t have enough time to go them all this week so you’re going to get - visiting tour guide - only for few.

She had amber eyes..

I had fun with my old pictures yesterday. Photoshop is nice toy. In this picture, I mixed two pics, one from my final work at my art school and other one just some leaves. Today going to Helsinki to meet my other family and to eat the second Easter dinner.

I miss taking photos and actually doing some art stuff, nowadays I just breath art and watch how my other half draws potraits of me. I need see more art galleries, need to explore every place with new artist and enjoy. Enjoy. It's the main thing.

Tomorrow going to see my beloved city; Helsinki. Going to my favorites bars and cafes. Seeing the city and feeling something really strong. Helsinki is mine.

xx Lipstick

Glimpses of London

Morning's first tube. Sky is still dark and the moon is like New Yorks cheese cake; full and creamy. Outside, sun is starting to shoot it's first shines to this amazing city. This mornings is London's morning, it's not like in Finland. It's warm, but the birds aren't singing 4am. nor the lights are bright enough.

These are glimpes from London.

Writing place: Piccadilly line
Time: 4.35am.
Mood: Excited

xx Lipstick