Going to Orimattila

Today I will be going to Orimattila :) Will be spending almost a week with my niece and nephew. I have a big surprise for them. I hope they like it.

I will be telling you about it too later. If it were up to me I would tell now. But I have promised not to talk about it in public. I will be telling this to all my friends and family when I see them, but not any sooner :)

Back to the topic. We will be driving to Orimattila (not sure yet at what time) but soonish I think. Tomorrow my nephew has his vaccanation so I will be spending some girl time with my niece :). I will be posting the pics in Kuvaboxi, when I have the time.

Nephew's B-day

Today is my nephews Birthday :) Congratulations on your first b-day celebrations.

Train to Pieksämäki

I have spend some time with my sisters family in Tornio. Now it is time to continue my travel. I will be travelling by train to Pieksämäki where my Granny lives. Well actually the train is about to leave :) I will be spending the next six and half hours in this train.

Don't worry I have planty to eat and read with me. I have travelled this way many, many, many, many times, so I know what I am doing. I actually bought the ticket online (and got 10% off the price [it was a trial offer]) while I was in Grenada :) So now I can say that planning pays off.

Arriving to Kemi

I have just landed to Kemi. My sister should be waiting for me so I will try to get my bag fast. Luckily this is going to be the fastest airport visit in the whole trip. :)

I will be staying with my sister in Tornio till next Wednesday. Then I will be travelling to see my granny :)

Arriving to Finland

I have just landed to Helsinki. First things to do are to go through immigration and customs. This time I should be out pretty fast. First thing I am going to do when out, is to take all my stuff from the suitecase and put them into my other bag.

I should meet my aunt in couple of hours. Then I will leave the suitecase to her (as it is full of her clothes) and find a place to eat. I would guess I have time to go to the city, but I think I am too tired to do that. My next flight will be leaving in three hours.

Instead of going to Tornio by train, I will be flying. It is the same price, but much faster :)

Leaving England

I will be flying with Easyjet to Finland. I will have to say that the there is only one bad thing about it... The flight leaves sooooooo early. X)

I have just jumped into a train that will take me to Gatwick. Then there I have couple of hours before the flight is due to leave. I hope I don't have any extra weight. I don't think I have, but we will see.

I am feeling sooo tired at the moment....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

My friends Graduation

They are about to begin, will post pics to Kuvaboxi later (when I have the chance).

Arriving to England

I have now landed to Gatwick airport North (London, England [Great Britain, you know in Europe...]) and am waiting to go through the immigration/Passport check and customs. Then I will be waiting for my friend to pick me up :)

Well that will be in couple of hours, as I do need to pick up my suitecase and do the above mentioned stuff. You probably know what the lines are like... So I do not assume that I will be out very quickly.

My friend and I will be going to Luton instead of Brighton as my friend has her graduation tomorrow. :) So we will be going to her graduation and I will be able to take lots of pictures of the event. I have never been to British graduation before so it is a new experience for me. (I have been to American one ;) ).

Leaving Grenada

Today I will be going to the airport and start my summer vacation :)

I will need to be at the airport around four pm as the flight leaves at six pm. Usually the plaine is a bit late (in leaving, not arriving). There is not much to do at the airport as it is fairly small so I hope the time goes by pretty fast.

I will be spending the night travelling, so I think I will be quite tired tomorrow :) Well at least I will be spending time with my friend, so I am not worried. It would be annoying to spend time in the airport when really, really tired... Trust me, I know.

Oh yes and the small bag that I have is full of my stuff and souveniers, the big bag is full of my aunts stuff. Yes I brought her clothes and stuff here and now I am carrying them back.

Movies I have seen Part 4

27 dresses by Anne Fletcher - Comedy film made in 2008.

Atlantis by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise - Animation film made in 2001.

Batman (-, returns, forever and begins) by Tim Burton, Tim Burton, Joel Schumacher and Christopher Nolan - Superhero film made in 1989, 1992, 1995 and 2005.

Corpse Bride by Mike Johnson and Tim Burton - Animation film made in 2005.

Coyote Ugly by David McNally - Comedy film made in 2000.

Dances with Wolves by Kevin Costner - Epic film made in 1990.

Deep Blue Sea by Renny Harlin - Thriller film made in 1999.

Die Hard 1,2,3 and 4 by John McTiernan, Renny Harlin, John McTiernan and Len Wiseman - Action film made in 1988, 1990, 1995 and 2007.

El Orfanato by Juan Antonio Bayona - Horror film made in Spain in 2007. Love it, recommend it and you must see it!

El Leberinto del Fauno by Guillermo del Toro - Fantasy film made in Spain in 2006. Same as above: Love it, recommend it and you must see it!

End of Days by Peter Hyams - Action/horror film made in 1999.

Fast & Furious 1 and 2 by Rob Cohen and John Singleton - Street racing film made in 2001 and 2003. I have shortend the name to F & F as there are four films made and fifth in the making ;)

George of the Jungle 1 and 2 by Sam Weisman and David Grossman - Action/family film made in 1997 and 2003. It is not always a good idea to watch the sequal... Especially when we are talking about family films.

Ghost Rider by Mark Steven Johnson - Superhero film made in 2007. Starring Nicholas Cage.

I Pronounce you Chuck and Larry by Dennis Dugan - Comedy film made in 2007.

I, Robot by Alex Proyas - Scifi film made in 2004. Starring Will Smith ;)

James Bond 1-20 by Terence Young, Guy Hamilton, Lewis Gilbert Peter R. Hunt, John Glen, Martin Campbell, Roger Spottiswoode, Michael Apted and Lee Tamahori - Agent film made in 1962 - 2002. (Okey, I admit. I got a bit lazy with this one. But can you blame me... I would have had to list twenty directors and years..). My favourite Bond is Sean Connory.

Johnny English by Peter Howitt - Comedy film made in 2003.

Ladder 49 by Jay Russell - Drama film made in 2004.

Look Who's Talking 1, 2 and 3 by Amy Heckerling, Amy Heckerling and Tom Ropelewski - Comedy film made in 1989, 1990 and 1993.

Lord of the Rings 1, 2 and 3 by Peter Jackson - Fantasy film made in 2001, 2002 and 2003. I recommend to read the book as well. The movies are not too bad, a tad too long for my taste.

Major League 1, 2 and 3 by David S. Ward, David S. Ward and John Warren - Satire /comedy film made in 1989, 1994 and 1998.

Matrix 1, 2 and 3 by Wachowski Brothers - Scifi film made in 1999, 2003 and 2003. Starring Keanu Reeves.

Miss Congeniality 1 and 2 by Donald Petrie and John Pasquin - Comedy film made in 2000 and 2005. I like Sandra Bullock, but I think these two films were not her best ones...

Mission Impossible 1, 2 and 3 by Brian De Palma, John Woo and J. J. Abrams - Thriller film made in 1996, 2000 and 2006.

Mortal Kombat 1 and 2 by Paul W. S. Anderson and John R. Leonetti - Action film made in 1995 and 1997.

My Girl 1 and 2 by Howard Zieff - Comedy film made in 1991 and 1994.

Next by Lee Tamahori - Scifi film made in 2007. Starring Nicholas Cage.

Nightmare Before Christmas by Henry Selick (story by Tim Burton) - Stop motion film made in 1993. I like this film as much as I liked it when I saw it the first time :)

Resident Evil 1, 2 and 3 by Paul W. S. Anderson, Alexander Witt and Russell Mulcahy - Action/zombie film made in 2002, 2004 and 2007. Flesh eating zombies and Milla Jovovich... Need I say more.

Rush Hour 1 and 2 by Brett Ratner - Action film made in 1998 and 2001. I think I won't be seeing the third one... unless I am in good company ;)

Saw 1, 2, 3 and 4 by James Wan, Darren Lynn Bousman, Darren Lynn Bousman and Darren Lynn Bousman - Horror film made in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007.

Spiderman 1, 2 and 3 by Sam Raimi - Superhero film made in 2002, 2004 and 2007.

Stargate by Roland Emmerich - Scifi film made in 1994.

Summer of Sam by Spike Lee - Crime film made in 1999.

The Mummy 1 and 2 by Stephen Sommers - Adventure film made in 1999 and 2001.

The Number 23 by Joel Schumacher - Suspense (thriller) film made in 2007. Starring Jim Carry. I would have to say that this is one of the best films he has ever made.

The Postman by Kevin Costner - Drama film made in 1997.

The Scorpion King by Chuck Russell - Adventure film made in 2002.

The Skeleton Key by Iain Softley - Horror film made in 2005. First I didn't like this movie, but after having dreams about it for a week (after watching it), I decided to like it :)

The Skulls 1, 2 and 3 by Rob Cohen, Joe Chappelle and J. Miles Dale - Thriller film made in 2000, 2002 and 2003.

Thin red line by Terrence Malick - War film made in 1998. One reason why I watched this was that there is George Clooney in this. What a dissapointment it was to see that he was just in the last few minutes of the film.

Titanic by James Cameron - Drama film made in 1997.

What women want by Nancy Meyers - Comedy film made in 2000.

xXx by Rob Cohen - Action film made in 2002. Starring Vin Diesel :)

Not much comments in these. But it has been a quite long time since I have seen them. And I am only making a list so no need for me to comment about the films :)

Movies I have seen Part 3

Ace Ventura 1 and 2 by Tom Shadyac and Steve Oedekerk - Comedy film made in 1994 and 1995. In my opinion the first one was the best one out of these two. Not interested watching the third one. Yes there is more then two out there. I think Jim Carry is only in the first two. Good movies if you have been out and about drinking your brains out.

A Tale of Two sisters by Kim Ji-woon - South Korean horror film made in 2003. I liked this very much. If you like horror movies, then this something you must see! The end was surprising and the story telling was smooth (enough). If I have a chance to rent this again, I will do it :)

Bridget Jones 1 and 2 by Sharon Maguire and Beeban Kidron - Comedy film made in 2001 and 2004. If you want to see a romantic comedy, then here are something to think about. I have seen these twice I think. If you I count watching the movies from start to finish, then only once. No need to think about anything.

Get Smart by Peter Segal - Comedy film made in 2008. I just love this film. Well I love the Get Smart series as well, so I think it goes without saying. I think you can like this movie without knowing anything about the series. Some films that are based on series need some introduction, but this doesn't. IMHO. Oh, and add to your "Must See" list!

Knowing by Alex Proyas - Scifi film made in 2009. I liked the idea in this movie. I liked Nicholas Cage too :)) I think I won't be watching this again, just because it's the type of a film that you only watch once.

National Treasure 1 and 2 by Jon Turteltaub - Adventure film made in 2004 and 2007. Like in so many other cases, I like the first one better. Somehow I think there was something missing from the second film. It had its moments, but that was it. Having said that, you won't be waisting your life when watching these.

The Andromeda Strain by Robert Wise - Scifi film made in 1971. Yes you are correct. This is based on the same book as the miniseries mentioned earlier. There were some differences (naturally) with the plot (I think I will need to read the book now). I liked this movie because the actors weren't all supermodels like they nowadays usually are. ;)

The Bank job by Roger Donaldson - Crime film made in 2008. One reason why I watched this is Jason Statham. The movie itself has a good plot (based on real events) (wouldn't say that it is all real as there are some arguments about that) and it moves on quite well. This is definately on both "Must see" and "Must see actor" list.

The Chronicles of Riddick 1, 1½ and 2 by David Twohy, Peter Chung and David Twohy - Scifi, thriller film made in 2000, 2004 and 2004. I loved the first one and I love even more the second one :) The 1½ is an animation film kind of a prequal to the 2nd one. I would say that we would have coped without it, but it is not too bad either. I can't wait for the third one to come out!

The Day earth Stood still by Scott Derrickson - Scifi film made in 2008. Keanu Reeves is brilliant in this. (Well I would say that he is brilliant in any movie, unless he really, really, really sucks.) Idea is great even though I figuered it out much sooner than the lead character. But I guess that is kind of the point in movies... I would add this to "Must see" list if you have one.

The Man from Earth by Richard Schenkman - Scifi film made in 2007. There is so little in this movie, but still so much. With this I mean that this is by far one of the best movies I have ever seen. There is nothing extra in this movie. Actors are really acting (yes they are). If you haven't sene this one yet, add it to your "Must see" list. If you have seen it, then what are you waiting for? Go see it again!

The Toxic avenger by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz - Horror film made in 1984. This is a cult classic film. Is that enough said?? If you like cult classics then this is supposedly just the one for you.

The Uninvited by The Guard Brothers - Horror film made in 2009. I like horror films :D That's why I don't mind watching the remakes. This is a remake of A tale of Two sisters.

The Wrestler by Darren Aronofsky - Drama film made in 2008. Even though I don't like show wrestling very much this film was watchable. Mostly because it told more about the person then about the matches.

Thick as Thieves by Mimi Leder - Crime film made in 2008. Good film... I think there's something missing though. I prefer the Bank Job over this. I would say one time is enough, but maybe I would change my mind if I watched it again. :/

Wanted by Timur Bekmambetov - Action film made in 2008. Idea is good, the ending is good and the special effects are good. Still I was a bit dissapointed with this film. Can't pin point it, but there is just something. Nevertheless I would recommend this movie to all who wants to see it.

Will continue later ;)

Movies I have seen Part 2

Passengers by Rodrigo Garcia - Mystery/thriller film made in 2008. Well... Kind of waste of my time. The idea was not new, the story telling was slow and big ending was the end credit. Having said that, if you have other people to talk to this is a good movie to watch.

Population 436 by Michelle MacLaren - Mystery/horror film made in 2006. Do you know the movie The Village? Did you like it? ... If you did, then you might like this as well. If you weren't a big fan of that movie, you might still like this one. If you hated The Village, then do not watch this movie!

Race to Witch mountain by Andy Fickman - Scifi film made in 2009. I think I will need to read the book to get a better picture of the film. It was not bad movie... If you like scifi movies I mean. So I would say that this is a good party movie, as then you can talk at the same time ;)

Re-Animator by Stuart Gordon - Horror film made in 1985. Old horror movies... There is some kind of an appeal to them. One can always laugh while watching them. At least the acting is much better then in newer horror movies. I would not recommend unless if you are really interested in horror movies. This is not one of the worst ones out there.

Seven pounds by Gabriele Muccino - Drama film made in 2008. The idea in this movie is good. I do recommend this to everyone. As the film reminds us, don't text and drive! *Adding this to Must see list*

Taxi Driver by Martin Scorsese - Thriller film made in 1976. I would say that it is okey film. Maybe I would have liked it more, if I would have seen it around it release. Now that new movies are what they are, this one looked a bit bleek. Nevertheless I am happy to have seen this.

The Andromeda Strain by Mikael Salomon - Scifi miniseries made in 2008. I think this would have been better as a movie (meaning shorter). It was not too bad as it was and the idea is great (though have not read the book so can't comment if it is similar to the book).


Will continue later with more movies I have seen ;)

Movies I have seen part 1

Bad taste by Peter Jackson - Scifi/Alien horror movie made in 1987. Not bad for a low budget movie. If you want more information, google it ;)

Be Kind Rewind by Michel Gondry - (2002) Reason why I watched is was that it had Jack Black (and they made short versions of movies). It it is raining and you don't have anything better to do, you can watch this movie ;)

Cidade de Deus by Fernando Meirelles - Brazilian drama made in 2002. This I do recommend everyone to see. I would say that is in "Must see" list ;) The movie is not as much entertaining as it is a true story of a life style.

Crank 1 & 2 by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor - Action movie made in 2006 and 2009. Really high intense and funny sometimes. Seen first one twice already and still like it. One reason is the lead actor Jason Statham (seen more then one of his films ;) ), he is in my "Must see actors" list. So if I find a movie him in it, I will watch it (unless it is rated really, really, really bad and I can't find it anywhere).

District 9 by Neill Blomkamp - Scifi movie made in 2009 (South African movie). Start is a bit slow, but trust me the rest is good. I like the way the movie is made, as it is very realistic (well there are aliens, so not too realistic, but you know what I mean when you watch the movie) and has the "what could really happen" quality.

Funny Games by Michael Haneke - Horror film made in 1997 (in Austria). When I watched the first time I didn't like it very much. But this is the type of the movie that makes you think. As this is very possible to happen in reality, one can't just dissmiss it. Well it had some features that are not happening in reality, but the idea... If you like horror movies, this is in "Must see" list!

Ice Age 1, 2 & 3 by Carlos Saldanha, Chris Wedge (Ice Age) and Mike Thurmeier (Dawn of the Dinosaurs) - Made in 2002, 2006, and 2009. I think you all know the movies. Also I think it is enough said when I say I have seen these all...

Into the Wild by Sean Penn - True story made in 2007. To my taste the movie was a bit long, but at least the storytelling was good enough. I would say that it was as much document as it could be without actually being one. Want to know more? Google it...

Lock, Stock and Two smoking barrels by Guy Ritchie - Crime film made in 1998 . What can I say, I love this movie! I think this might have been the first movie where I saw Jason Statham. This is definately on my "Must see" list. Want to know more? Well watch the movie!!

Monsters vs Aliens by Conrad Vernon and Rob Letterman - 3D animation movie made in 2009. Unfortunately I didn't see the 3D effects (not possible in this island), but the movie was entertaining never the less. Watching this film once is plenty enough :)

No Country For Old Men by Joel and Ethan Coen - Thriller film made in 2007. There were some similarities to Funny Games in my opinion. Like the first feelings... "Have I wasted my time??" It was a bit too long for my taste, but at least I can say that I have watched it...

The Pledge by Sean Penn - Mystery film made in 2001. You could think that it is based on a true story as (well at least I have) read of events that are similar to it. It is a slow start, but if you are into mysteries then you will like this one as well. I am not sorry that I saw this :)

Watchmen by Zack Snyder - Superhero movie made in 2009. Mix of "reality" and comic book with a hint of "how it would actually be like". Not for the youngest ones in the family, nor even to those who like Spiderman and Batman. I am glad to have seen it, but not going to watch it again. (Probably wouldn't watch this if hadn't done it now.)

Will continue later ;) It is my purpose not to tell what the movies are about (mostly) just telling you what I have seen.

Visiting Finland

I will be going to Finland in two weeks. :) Yay!

I will be leaveing here on the 15th (tuesday) and arriving to Finland following friday. This is because I will be staying with my friend for few days in Luton.

So when I am travelling I won't be posting any comments here ;) As I won't be able to access internet everyday. I will be telling you all about my trip, when I get back here.

I have one month time to spend with my family and friends. I have already planned the whole trip (well so that I know where I will be, but not what I will be doing). So now I just have to wait for the days to go by. :)