As I really got inspired by the comments which I received from my previous mail,I thought i'll pen down some more incidents which happened in this week.Well I am grateful to God for this week because it teached me many things. yes u got it ..
I NEED TO START LEARNING HOW TO COOK
We have our breakfast from the Eurohostel I stay.I started investigating the new things which we get in there.I was not bad in finding the good food.There was hot dog,apple and orange juice,crisped biscuits and some more items whose name I dont know.They have a delicious breakfast for 6.50 euros. Saying of euros, almost all Indians think in the same way, before spending money they would just think 6.5 euros means 6.5 * 64 = around 400 Rs ..( i dont know the exact amount,if i knew prob I wouldnt be working in helsinki rite now,I would have been in one of those IIM 's ) damn.. 400 Rs for breakfast !! Then comes the next inner revelation .. Do I have to eat it or look out for 1 euro bread available from market ?? No offense, but thats how humans atleast Indians are born to be.As it was free for us (payed by company we decided to have them.. this would definetely store fat in our body ,which can be used by the body later when we have to buy breakfast for ourself.. something like a Polar Bear :)
There is only one Indian shop here where u wud see indian chapathi's and so many indian stuffs.so its kind of hang out place for all Indians, and I was happy to meet a couple of Indians there.. finally :) .We strted cookin some stuffed parathaas.well understanding the mechanism was quite tough.they have supply which can be used to heat up the round coils .You should just use them to cook food , which would mean less smoke.I heard that once someone tried to cook it our way which created lot of smoke triggering the fire alarm calling the police .
Cooking was not that bad... the only prob was it took me 15 mts to heat the coil and for the second paratha I had to wait for 20 mts.. ?? Further investigation led to the conclusion that the supply was timer activated,timer would stop the supply.. figuring out things in helsinki is the biggest pain!! and if u think u cud ask someone .. believe me its not that easy.. coz u wudnt find anyone.. the other day I was in search of food market nearby.. it took me 5 mts to figure out an old woman ! to make things worse she didnt understand english!! or did she mean that she cudnt understand my English !!! anyways, I had to walk 3 more mts to get the next person.People here say its nice that u meet a guy on the road, coz as winter starts it mite feel that u r the only person in this whole world.Everyone would be in a hurry to get inside the house.Whenever I meet an Indian I would stop by to see if he is a malayalee.. still I think am the first one to land his foot here.
Last Friday, I was amazed to see the road full of people ( heard there was a rock show going on ) ,It felt so good coz I had always felt that this country has just enuf people in it,that if u put them separate and ask them to walk it would take atleast 3-5 mts for a person to meet the other.well asking for routes,we would always make it a point to ask it to girls :P .( Based on statistics,we came to the conclusion that finnish people have a glazing in their face,as if they are always fresh.We just had a prob with that conclusion.. all girls are finnish :) ) we decided to roam around.. excited to see crowded streets.. hair color and piercing were the major attractions .. there were red,blue,green and even a mix of colors apart from the normal,shaved,half shaved(like brahmins , I was told that thats the latest fashion here) shaved on some parts,curly, and so different.. there were people who pierced the whole face,only near eyes,tongue(my team mate has one on his tongue).. tattoes in whatever place u can think of.. well i met a person who has some tatoo on her inner lip !!To understand the sex of the person is very difficult here... long hair doesnt mean the person is a girl, body shape doesnt mean the person is a girl... and to make things worse they have piercing nd hair colors ... talking seem to be the only alternative ...nd the other day I met a girl who asked me if I could give her a penny so that she could go home ( People here are very honest,they wouldnt go in a train if they dont have tickets ) She was so cute and sexy and of course glazing that I gave money to her.Well later I found out that my balance is only 1 euro and I just gave her the precious money I had.
Using Machines are difficult.... Cleaning clothes was the biggest task.. The instructions in the machine were written in finnish,and we had to struggle hard to find out how to wash the clothes + u'll have to pay 2€ for it..so once the clothes gets washed u have to use dryer( lang prob again )most of the system is computerised,you pay the money and get the service. you cant blame them,well if people is less u will have to use machines :P . Opening dorrs were also quite difficult.You see a door and u wudnt know if it opens inward or outward just by lookin at them.they are so heavy (you have to use lot of energy to open it up) and always u wud pull on both sides to make sure that door is not locked.its quite energy wastage :) But the public transportation is really good.you can use busses,trams,underground metros,railway trains to llink between places.
Speaking of work,I havent strted any as I was busy looking for a flat.We have temp accommodation only till Sept 1st.So get a flat or lay ur bed in road.The system is quite different here.Use internet to find a place. http://www.oikotie.fi/
Accidently today I got my flat.I was in search of another flat which had a showing at 1300.Gaining experience I reached there at 1230,and suddenly a lady came over me and said " if u have come here for the flat please follow me".I obeyed.Well later I came to know that she was looking for another indian who was supposed to be there by 12:30.Being an Indian he was late.. poor chap he was new to the town. Luckily I got the apartment and hope to get in there by next thursday. A Pure coincidence which was good, as if God wanted me to take that !
Speaking of Religion ,here are the words of my peer " The main religion here is Lutherinism, in real language which means ,No religion.People think abt christianity during Xmas.Generally they dont give a fuck...History goes like this... " (yeah finally i got the " from the keyboard ) and he went on and on .Well he knows a lot abt history.History abt why people here hate Sweedish,why religion is not so imp,the culture different causes.. But I would say that God exist and thats the reason why I met a finish lady and she gave me her apartment for lease. as u say in bollywood shtyle
