Wasting time June 26, 2007

How do you make a day fly by at work when it’s incredibly boring and when there’s nothing to do? I’ve come up with a few past times to make my day more enjoyable.

-Check your email at least every 10 minutes

-Check the firm’s email when you’re not checking your own email

-Eat whenever you can; or even better, take a lunch break every hour

-Update your facebook profile a couple of times a day

-Surf the internet for the weirdest things

-Play with your mobile

-Read interesting books, such as “Smile -and the world smiles back at you”

-Go to the coffee machine once an hour

-Go to the bathroom just to take a look at yourself in the mirror

-Take long coffee breaks and chit and chat with everyone you meet on the corridors

-Look out the window and dream of being at home

-Call your friends and family -really anyone that comes to your mind

-Read every magazine you can find from cover to cover

-Listen to other people’s interesting phone calls

-List how many times you hear a song on the radio during the day

-Count how many seconds there are in 7,5 hours.

-Take your time writing your blog

It’s 2.40 p.m. And I’ve done all of the above quite a few times today. Still an hour and a half to go. Oh yes! I remebered one more:

-Leave home early.

Not My Kind of Job June 25, 2007

I’m back to work at the office for 5 weeks. After extremely hectic hours at the cafe, I feel totally useless. The work I used to like ok, does not feel good anymore. There is nothing really to do at the office, I just sit around for hours, contemplating my own things, surfing on the internet, reading magazines, wasting time, really. Last year and the year before I didn’t really mind the job; I thought it was easy and fun. But now, I feel bored. I keep checking the time and wish that I was back at the cafe sweating my brains off.

I know I’ll have an ok time at the office after all, and I truly wish that the 5 weeks I’m supposed to work there will fly by fast. But I do look forward to the weekends and the nights I’m working at the cafe: the work there just keeps me going on.

It’s a good thing to learn this now and not 20 years from now. I guess I’m definitely not an office person – instead I need to work with people. And I guess a little fire under my butt keeps me interested in a job. Although the job at the cafe is far more stressfull and busy, I feel more tired and weary after just one day at the office.

Not my cup of tea.

And although I really would rather not go back there tomorrow, I now I’ll get through the five weeks and will eventually end up finding myself liking it at times. I just need to keep a positive attitude and an open mind in order to survive. And thank goodness I have my friends and the job at the cafe – they will spice up my life for sure and keep me happy inspite of the boring office work…

Enjoying life June 20, 2007

A couple of months (or even a couple of weeks) ago I couldn’t have dreamed of going out with my bosses. The boss I had in my previous job was someone I can’t imagine I would even had a drink with. My new bosses, however, are way different. One night after work my co-worker and I went to a wine bar to meet up with the bosses and some other people from work. It was cool hanging out with them, and there was no trace of an attitude that “oh, she just works for us” or “they’re my bosses, I can’t talk to them”. It was relaxed and fun just chatting with the cute couple and taking a peek into their world. They’re so down-to-earth and I love having them as my bosses.

When my friends joined us later my bosses invited us to go out to sing some karaoke and after that we went to shake our booties together in a nearby night-club. It’s the first time I’ve danced in a club that was sooo crowded, but nevertheless it was so much fun. And I don’t mind dancing and partying with two hot and hip gay guys either…it’s not that often that I get to shake my bon-bon with guys as cute and adorable and good-looking as them!

Another great night it was. And life is enjoyable. Can’t wait to see what next week has in store for me… (and I apologize if these posts are getting annoying -it’s just that I’m having a blast and I can’t seem to be able to write about anything more significant at the moment…)

Another mile stone June 12, 2007

Today I received my diploma for the Bachelor of Arts degree. Another mile stone, another achievement, nothing special, I thought. I had no expectations, really. It just felt a bit weird celebrating a degree when I’m still in the middle of my university career and still have a couple of years left of studies. My parents suggested I’d throw a little party, but I felt a bit hesitant about that as well. Why would I have the right to celebrate something when I’m obviously still continuing on the same path as far as my studies are concerned?

At the rather formal and festive event at the University today, I did feel special, though. At least I have some black on white to prove that I’ve completed something, that I have done something in these last three years. It is strange how in Finland things like these aren’t really celebrated or given much value to. I remember impatiently waiting to celebrate my matriculation. I felt like I had done something very big and I was so proud of myself. In all sense, a Bachelor of Arts is much bigger than a matriculate. With this degree I could actually get a job and start working if I wanted to. It just doesn’t feel that big.

I don’t know if it’s me or this society, but life is as always. It’s great, that’s what it is, but being a Bachelor of Arts doesn’t really change anything. My only motive at the moment is to get a little better salary with this degree than before. Oh, and I do get to start calling myself Candidate Taivainen instead of Matriculate Taivainen.

Pretty damn cool, right?…

Boundless June 5, 2007

I went to an amazing concert today. An a capella one, where the most famous finnish singing group, Rajaton (engl. Boundless), sang in total unison with another incredible singing group, The Idea of North (all the way from down-under!!) There are no words to explain the beauty of it all. Like I’ve said before, it is incredible how much music can give to a person. It is heart-warming to listen to a group of talented and musical people sing, and to feel their enjoyment all the way from the audience. I’m in awe after the concert. It is so crazy that a cappella singing can give you tears, laughter, joy, and much more. The concert was pure heaven.

Just like the singing band, I feel boundless today. Everything is good; I feel free and weightless. Life is running smoothly. Besides the soothing musical experience, I was happy to spend some one-on-one time with my mommy. A day dedicated to just the two of us for a change. It was great just hanging out with her, talking to her heart-to-heart, listening to her talk, and just laughing our brains out. And what’s better than shopping with your mom, when she pays for everything…

And about the shopping, the first place my mom took me to, was a lingerie store. She insisted I’d get myself beautiful lingerie and after I’d made my pick she said “I hope you’ll enjoy them”…

Now, what’s up with that?