43 posts tagged “qotd”

How many times did you move growing up? How did moving (or staying put) impact your childhood?

I moved three times. First we lived in a small appartment next to Siwa. All I can remember from that appartment is that it had a blue toilet and that my doll Eeva's eye dropped down from the balkony. We tried to find it, but we couldn't, so my mom made her a paper eye. But I was so small I can't remember anything else.
We moved from that appartment to a bigger, semi-detached house. I remember lots of stuff from there, and I liked that house. We had a lot of space inside the house, and the yard was also big. So was the rent, though. Living there I had my first friend (I didn't have any friends before that?!), and because I have always been a tomboy, we didn't have any difficulties making up something fun to do. At that time my dad also moved out, which was really hard for me, 'cause I didn't really understand it.
Then, when I was 8 years old, we moved to my great grandma's old house. It was 16 kilometers away from school and there was another school closer to the house, but I didn't want to attend that school, 'cause I had all my friends in the other one. So, my mom took me to school every single morning.
Living there I experienced probably the happiest day of my life: getting an own dog. She was everything I ever wanted, and still is.
I think I liked living there, 'cause the house was big and there were so many interesting things outside.
Then we moved to the house we live in now. I don't know how did moving impact me, but I know that this house feels more like home than any of the others.

What's your New Year's resolution for 2009? How did you do with 2008's?

I don't really have a specific resolution for 2009, I just decided, or actually knew, that I would try to live my life a bit more again. I got a taste of it in 2008 already. If I'm patient, I will live the life of my dreams someday.

What are you proud for accomplishing in 2008? Anything you wanted to accomplish that didn't quite happen?

I made my relationship with music personal, and because of that I kind of grew up. It really meant a lot to me.

Something I really wanted to accomplish but didn't, is definitely Operation Muksu (Kid). I was supposed to make my move in Kotka on July 25th, but an important person wasn't there. But after all... I think I would have been a bit too young. The Kid will wait me.

 What part of your personality do you wish not to pass on to your child?

Envy and jealousy! There are only a few people I can be happy for a couple of things and I hate it. I don't know why I am so envious about so many things.

What's your favorite scent?

I didn't need to think about this long after I checked out what "scent" means in Finnish! Tuoksu.
My favorite scent is definitely wet asphalt. It's awesome to go out to smell the asphalt, when it's summer, warm and raining. And maybe a bit dark, too. If I ever lost my sense of smell, I would definitely miss that scent the most.

It also smells nice at the florist's.

What is or was your favorite subject in school?

I have always liked English and I still do, after six years and four teachers. At the end of the 5th grade I noticed that I'm good at English and at the age of 11 I "decided" that it will be my favorite subject at school.
My first English teacher was Ville and he tought me on the 3rd grade. I remember him asking me did I speak a lot of English at home, because I pronounced it so well. I was quite honored, because back then I didn't speak English enywhere else but at school. I also wasn't too interested in what I'm good or bad at.
Then there was Tiina on 4th, 5th and 6th grade. I've got the funniest memories of her. When we were supposed to write our names in the book, I wrote Kahvipensaskaali (Coffee Bush Cabbage) instead of Olivia. She got really mad about it and asked me, do I want to get two hours of detention or will I change the name. I changed the name though I didn't really want to, but as always, I didn't want to make anymore trouble, it had been funny enough already. Then she talked about how students don't respect education, because they write that kind of names everywhere.

I think that's enough of Tiina. After all that I went to junior high school. Irene tought me there on 7th and 8th grades. I liked her at first, but then, at the beginning of the 8th grade, I got this paranoid though that she doesn't want anything good to happen to me, though there was no reason for me to think so. I still think so sometimes. Anyway, she was the most professional English teacher I've ever had and I liked her as a teacher, but not as a personality.
Now on the 9th grade we've got a young woman, Terhi, as our English teacher. I'm probably the only one of my class who likes her, maybe because I'm really good at English and she likes me, too, heh.

Beside English I also like German very much, but I'm studying it only for the second year. I don't think I'm ever going to get tired of it, like I did with Swedish during the second year of studying. Anyway, I like my German teacher, Katja, quite a lot.

What's the best pick up line you've ever heard?

"I'm studying sexology."

What has been your favorite mistake?

Calling one girl a slut. I know it was pretty childish, but after all I was a child when that happened and I did regret it at the time, but not for long. It still counts as a mistake and I don't even know did it teach me anything. Anyway, I have done it. I don't think about it too often anymore, though. I have learned not to think about the past, it's waste of energy.

What's your favorite season and why?

I like something about all seasons, but when someone asks for my favorite, I usually answer fall, because the weather is nicely cool and the colors are beautiful. I love rain (when I don't need to stand in it!), because it gives me inspiration and the sound of rain relaxes in a natural way.
It's also a new start at school - especially now I need it more than ever.

What is the scariest experience you've had with Mother Nature?

I respect the force of nature, because I just know it's something much stronger and bigger than I am and I would never ever win it, so there's no reason for me to try how lucky I am. So yes, I'm afraid of Mother Nature. Maybe that's why I haven't experienced anything too scary.
When I was a bit younger, I used to be really afraid of thunderstorms, but not anymore. I enjoy them, they are so beautiful.