Mustikan yleinen hinta

Välillä on pakko selvitellä, kuka tätä blogia oikein lukee ja minkä vuoksi:)
Hakukoneosumista Mustikka löytyy mm. hakusanalla:
“Mustikan yleinen hinta”.

Lukijoille kerrottakoon, että blogin kirjoittaja Mustikka ei ole myytävänä, vaan järkyttyi hienona naishenkilönä moisesta kysymyksestä. Mietittyään hetkisen Mustikka keksi toisen mahdollisen lukijan ajatusreitin: Mikäli lukijan tarkoitus oli udella mustikka-marjojen hintaa, parasta hänen lienee olisi kääntyä lähimmän torikauppiaan puoleen. Tämän blogin kirjoittaja ei valitettavasti ole marjalajikkeiden hintojen asiantuntija.

 

Pictures speak a thousand words

They really do!

Found this little test from Ikisinkku’s blog (in Finnish). Translated the test in English. Probably similar to the tests already out there:) Googling-What a wonderful way to waste time.

Instructions:
1) Answer the questions using Google Pictures Search.
2) Choose a picture from 1st results-page

1)How old will you be on your next birthday?

Quite obvious result:) Never watched a whole episode though..
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2) Where would you like to travel?

Maybe you can quess where this pic is from:)
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3) Your favourite place?

Would be this, if only I got one
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4) Your favourite item?

Connecting people and disconnecting families. You know.
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5)Your favourite food?

That depends.
Oh yeh, the branded coffee in the pic with the newspaper has its occasions.
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6) Your favourite animal?

Aren’t pugs the loveliest creatures?!!
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7) Your favourite colour?

And many others.
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Your recent mood?

Need no explanation.Captures it perfectly.
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9) Your way of transportation?

My dream car. Definately.
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10) What did you do last saturday?

I’m caught.
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11) What did you do last sunday?

Caught again…
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12)Who Do You Look Like

I look like no-one else.
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Chinese New Year in Helsinki

Chinese New Year Eve was celebrated in Helsinki on Wednesday. Unfortunately couldn’t be there myself. Happy Year of the Rat everyone!
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China in media..

I don’t know why. but this subject crossed my mind again..When I was in Beijing reading a local english language newspaper I was amazed: Everything is going perfectly well in China, the government is taking care of the underpriviledged single moms etc. I told my friend how it seems China is much better than what we are “taught” by the media to believe. She had only just one comment, hey mustikka, you are reading a CHINESE newspaper”. There seemed to be none negative piece of news on that newspaper. Then I started to wonder,that probably mostly foreigners (tourists) read the english language newspapers in China. Conclusion: knowing the image of China in western press (at least in my home country Finland, assuming it’s same in other countries), wouldn’t it be great that at least some tourists can obtain a (maybe partly biased) positive image on China…No matter if it’s not true, but…I think both the negative and positive news should be balanced..

China in Finnish media lately (remember these, not the only ones, but):
-Mattel withdraws from market dangerous toys made in China
-Pollution in Beijing (times: many!)- preparation for olympics
-political satire: human rights in China: chinese politician in optician(sight test): HUMAN RIGHTS written on the board: ” I cannot really see what’s written in there”.

Some time ago..
-Spitting..spitting..Beijing olympics 2008…

I googled “china in western media” result no 1, published 2005 (Pacific News Service by George Koo): Bush visited China, held a speech. According to the commentary of the writer the western media only mentioned that China should follow Taiwan’s example. About that time Pew Research center released a survey, which revealed, that 72% of the urban Chinese believed, that their lives are gonna improve in next five years. For USA 48% and for Russia 45% of people believed so. The author wonders, why the survey didn’t get much press coverage,wondering: “Could it be because people allegedly deprived of freedom have no right to be so optimistic?” Good question to think about.
To the article.

 

Typhoon Sepat and Hurricane Dean

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Typhoon Seput swept over Southern China starting from Taiwan couple of days ago. On the other part of the world hurricane Dean has hit Jamaica and the country has declared a state of emergency late Sunday evening.

Taifuuni Seput on riehunut eteläkiinan rannikolla jo muutaman päivän ajan. Ensiksi taifuuni teki tuhojaan Taiwanissa, josta se eteni pohjoisia Fujian ja Zhejiangin ja Jiangxin maakuntia kohden. MTV3 Uutiset. Amerikoissa taas hurrikaani Dean on iskenyt Jamaikan rannikolla ja maa on julistautunut sunnuntai-iltana poikkeustilaan 30 päivän ajaksi. Voice.fi.