Remington Hair Straighteners

Since my old hair straightener broke down I had to get a new one. I chose Remington because a friend of mine recommended it. Here you can see how it worked. I've mainly used it to straighten my hair but this time I tried to make loose curls and it worked out just fine. This hair straightener is easy to use with only few buttons (on/off, +/-). The only bad thing comparing to my old one is that Remington don't remember my favorite temperature (180°C) and always starts to heat itself up to 200°C. The signal voice on the other hand is perfect to me who always just turn the machine on without thinking how long will it take to heat up. The straightener will tell me with voice that it's ready to work, so it won't spend energy for nothing.

Vanha hiustensuoristaja päätti ottaa loparit, joten kipaisin kaupasta uuden yksilön. Merkkinä ystävän suosituksesta Remington. Tässä vähän vihiä, miten kapistus toimii kun suoristuksen sijasta kiharretaan. Suurin ero vanhaan taitaa olla tuo lämpötilan säätö. Vanha suoristaja muisti lemppari lämpötilan, mutta tämä lähtee päättäväisesti aina kohti kahtasataa astetta. Mutta hyvin toimii tästä huolimatta - suoristaja täytti vanhan raudan saappaat mallikkaasti (vaikka eivätpä nuo tainneet niin suuret ollakaan)!

The Coolest Guy

He is one of the bravest guy I've ever heard of. What an inspiring man, Pekka Hyysalo. This Finnish guy was almost professional skier when he had an injury where his body collapsed totally. He had to learn to eat, walk and talk again and now he is planning to run a marathon. Setting up a business is a piece of cake comparing to this accomplishment. Getting better needs loads of willpower and hard work. Here is a link to his site where you can read Pekka's story and show your support to him.

Today I'm Snacking...

...chicken blue-cheese pizza with rucola with white wine and good friends.

Brisbane, Australia - Day 2

The second day in Australia was a city day. It started with a bush walk to a vantage point where we were able to see whole Brisbane. After that we actually went to the city and did some shopping and eating. We stopped by to this lovely cafe where we had the best cappuccinos and cakes. We also walked trough city gardens and took our time to just wonder and look around. I love the purple trees with no leafs, only the trunk and the purple flowers. I heard they started to flower just before I arrived. The last thing we did was a ferry tour at the river in the middle of Brisbane. The lights of the city in the dark were beautiful.

Gym Time

That's what I've been doing lately; weightlifting. I didn't remember that a woman can be so sore. I haven't been at a gym for a year but last Tuesday I joined a sports center. I've had three hard workout days since then. No pain, no gain - let me tell you, I feel the pain! :D

Brisbane, Australia - Day 1

So... about the trip to Australia. First day was the-jet-lag-day. I arrived to Brisbane at 5am feeling fine. Flights from Helsinki to Singapore and from Singapore to Brisbane went as planned. I took a train from the airport to the city and there was my dear friend welcoming me. We took a bus to her flat and I met a bunch of different people and got to know the place my friend lived/lives.

The schedule after arriving to my friends apartment was loose but planned. We went to Koala Sanctuary to see Australian animals. After hour or so I started to feel the flights and slept also when standing (I didn't either believe it was possible). I was tired as hell. After the zoo I took half an hour nap and then we headed to a grill party hosted by my friends student buddy. It was nice but we left early to get some sleep. After the first day the jet lag was defeated, hooray! I heard that many times it takes several days to get over the time zone differences.

The kangaroo couldn't care less. :-)

Australia - done!

WHAT. A. JOURNEY. Today I came back from Brisbane, Australia and I cannot believe it was all real. I was at Queensland only 9 whole days but I managed to see and do so much! The journey included inter alia snorkeling, surfing, sailing, grilling, partying and relaxing. I'll be posting more about the trip soon, but now I have to unpack my stuff and have a good night sleep. Coming back to everyday life was quick after 31 hours flight 'cause sure I had to go to work today at 10 am since I was in Finland already at 6.35 am. ;-)