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Travel

Inside museums

One of the exhibition rooms inside the Turku Castle Museum We’ve been visiting some museums recently, the latest being the Helsinki City Museum where we had a really nice time as we stepped back into the past. There were paintings of royalties, important artifacts from the ancient times, and so many interesting objects which left […]

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Simulating a dark room for that perfect sleeping environment

I can’t believe it I slept for more than 8 hours and woke up at almost 10 am this morning. I guess I just lack a lot of sleep with our busy schedule before my parents and cutie sis left for Prague last Tuesday. Among other health concerns, sleep is very much important to me. […]

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Lasagna for dinner

So I just finished baking lasagna this evening, and had one slice for dinner matched with ice cream and hot chocolate to top it all. With the many recipes for this yummy Italian dish, I used the Golden Grain lasagna recipe at the back of its package. I already used this recipe at home in […]

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Shopping

I gotta wear shades!

With the hot summer sun up these days, one has to reach for some shades to protect the eyes from the sun’s glare. And those sunglasses don’t only provide comfort and help shield the eyes from the sun’s harmful UV rays but they also make a fashion statement, yeah? I found lots of stylish eyewear […]

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Family Life

Just some updates

Yesterday we sent off dad, mom, cutie sis and her baby at the bus station. They had to catch the evening flight to Prague at the Helsinki airport and they had to ride the bus from Pori to Helsinki which takes about 4 hours of travel. Their last moments here in Finland were spent posing […]

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Family Home and Living Shopping

Home sweet home

Being on vacation can be fun, though sometimes you have to admit that there’s really no place like home. I bet even my dad misses our home too especially tinkering around with his tools and carpentry works. Well, my parents will be going home ahead of me next week so I know he is looking […]

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Sleep is the sweetest thing on earth

Are you familiar with that story about a king giving three riddles and one of them was about the sweetest thing in this world? Nope, the answer wasn’t honey or sugary syrup or candies but a nice deep sleep, and I couldn’t agree more. For some, sleep is a welcome respite after a tiresome day’s […]