a choice for freedom. i am not going to advice anyone. i am not going to try to convince anyone. i am not going to tell anyone what to do. in my heart the United States have always symbolized freedom. freedom of speech, freedom of opinion and freedom of life. under george bush the United…
Read moreclutching at memories. I didn’t even watch the movie that followed it, all I saw was that one image of the Golden Gate Bridge followed by that sweeping camera shot of the city behind it, but it was all it took to make me wish I was back there. Even though I know it can…
Read morea pocketful of rainbows. spent the austrian national holiday down at the lake. riitta went with me to see what it was like down there. people enjoying the last sunrays, the clear sky the blue water. took some pictures. i believe.
Read morei got a letter today. it’s for our apartment, the place sanna and me chose to live in. the walls that were supposed to be our new home, hiding-place and fortress to the world outside. tomorrow i have to call them. tell them sanna is not here anymore. tell them it’s only me now. i…
Read morethe reason I’m not a perfect person There’s many things I wish I didn’t do But I continue learning I never meant to do those things to you And so I have to say before I go That I just want you to know I’ve found a reason for me To change who I used…
Read moredie perfekte welle. Deine Hände sind schon taub, hast Salz in deinen Augen, zwischen Tränen und Staub, fällt es schwer oft dran zu glauben, hast dein Leben lang gewartet, hast die Wellen nie gezählt, das ist alles nicht gewollt, hast viel zu schnell gelebt. Jetzt kommt sie langsam auf dich zu, das Wasser schlägt dir…
Read morei’m so happy i can’t stop crying. i watched “the miracle of bern” yesterday and even if i am by no means a big soccer fan – it touched me. it reminded me so much of my grandad. what it meant to him to spend 4 years as a prisoner of war in russia. what…
Read moreup north. got an sms from mia. she’s back in finland again – i really envy her, wish i could be up there again. now that i have my so called life here, i miss that country so much. got a message from sanna “i am feeling lonely wherever i am”. why aren’t you here…
Read morea day in fall. if i had a wish now, i would ask god to let fall quickly slip away. let it rain and snow, let green turn to grey. let the morning’s be misty. as the memories of the beautiful day in fall that just passed will carry me beyond the cold winter nights,…
Read morei still dare to move. though it’s hidden beyond my everyday life, i still have my dreams. i got the best job in the world – it gets me out to the people and they, for whatever reason, talk to me. tell me their problems, wishes and dreams. being a journalist teaches you one big…
Read moreone year or two. It is exactly one year since I first posted something on mindwork. How time flies and oh, how much has changed in the last year. It is also exactly two years since the Bali bombing. As the time passes, may we not forget that all those touched by this dreadful event…
Read moreone step up and two steps back. thinking of the last couple of months, aimlessly floating around between the top of the world and rock bottom. kerstin said i was emotionally insane – gave me a good laugh and hours to think. i believe. Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen, daß sie dich behüten auf…
Read morea misty fall’s morning. Hemingway wrote: “I loved her once and then she gypped me. And I don’t blame her. But I set out to cauterize out her memory and I burnt it out with a course of booze and other women and now it’s gone.” But not gone entirely… Reminds me of something. I…
Read morea selfish country. Yesterday Australia had the 4th federal election since I reached eligible voting age, and as the politicians’ so often reminded us during the campaign, the people decided. Unfortunately they decided to return the Coalition government for the 4th time nnot only with an increased majority but also with the possibility to gain…
Read morepoetry, she wrote. elfriede jelinek, 57-year old austrian writer is the winner of nobel price for literature in 2004. congratulations, you make us all proud. i believe.
Read morewherever you may be. On a quiet street where old ghosts meet, I see her walking now away from me, So hurriedly. my reason must allow, For I have wooed, not as I should A creature made of clay. When the angel woos the clay, he?ll lose His wings at the dawn of the day….
Read moreit’s only us. cherin from jyväskylä send me a movie the international students in JKL did this semester. watching all the places i had been to a hundred times, knowing every corner, every move, just everything suddenly brought all those memories back. i met some of the best people in skövde, sweden and jyväskyläy, finland….
Read moredo you know who you are? everyonce in a while i feel really down, and the reason for it is, funny enough, myself. though i am constantly moving i have a hard time finishing things, my degree, even small simple things. i don’t know why – i might just be easily distracted by some things…
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