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NaBloPoMo15: Mum’s birthday

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Today’s (Nov 18) my mother would have turned 70 years old. It’s 2 years soon since she passed away. I miss her everyday. Especially when I’m alone. I wish she was here so I could ask her advice about things my father doesn’t know about. Like about job search. She had experience of that kind of things. Now I have to search for the information somewhere else.

You don’t know what you got until it’s gone

You should not take things for granted. Especially when it comes to parents. I think it’s a shame some kids doesn’t get along with theirs. For me they’ve always been important. I was especially close to mum. That’s the reason why her death hit me so hard. Sometimes “why she was the one who got cancer” enters my mind. But those are things you can’t control. You can’t turn back the clock. You just have to move on. Music and entertainment in general lifts my spirit. Without those I could not go on.

So here is to you, mother. Happy Birthday to you. Wherever you are ♥

NaBloPoMo15: I’m not very good at this

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When trying to think what I’m good at, I can’t think of anything else besides that I’m a good listener. The question arises when it comes to work and job applications. I’m not really good at anything, is the only thing that comes to mind. I can do things a little of this and that. But I can’t do anything really good.

These days when you search for jobs, you need to “sell” your skills to the employers when you write your CV and cover letters. You need to explain what makes you better than the other applicants. That’s something I can’t do. I just don’t find any words to explain what my strengths are. I can’t pretend I can do something I can’t. That’s like lying and I don’t want to do that.

I’m thinking of doing a job search campaign. I just don’t know what to write about me. Writing about things I can do is the most difficult. I don’t have that confidence to brag about myself. That’s also a Finnish thing. We’re not used to brag about our skills. We’re modest that way. There are those who can but most Finns doesn’t.
If someone says to me that I’m good at something, I believe them and feel flattered. But I don’t feel I’m that good. Especially when it comes to work. When it comes to interests, that’s much easier to explain.

I’m not very good at explaining things on the blog. Especially in English but I can’t do it in other languages either. That’s why writing is only a hobby. I couldn’t write to save my life. Nor can I sing, dance or play an instrument for a living. Finding negative things about yourself is easy but that doesn’t give you a job. Unless someone makes up an occupation where negative thinking is required. But I rather think about positive things about myself.

 

 

NaBloPoMo15: In memory of those who lost their lives in Paris

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Kirjastosilta in Turku, Finland (trans. Library bridge) in French flag colors

Everybody knows what happened in Paris, France on Friday 13, so no need to repeat it. If affected us all and things like these shouldn’t happen. But there are those who do anything to destroy other people’s lives. Even though I’ve never been to France and I don’t know anyone from there personally, I feel for all the people living there.

There’s just isn’t enough love out there in the world. We should not let hate control the world. Hate is the reason those terrorist exist. They probably have never loved or been loved in the first place. We should teach the kids that love is stronger than hate. Fear shouldn’t control our lives. In time like these, we should respect each other and show that we care. If we pull together, we can beat the hate. Life is too short disrespect other people.

Everywhere in the world buildings and monuments have been lighten up with colors of the flag of France. Finland was no exception. This evening I went to photograph one of the bridges. It was a nice gesture from the city. We should not forget what happened in France. But we shouldn’t forget either that it can happen again somewhere else. Let’s not let that get us down. We will not give into terrorism. Peace in the world is the thing we need.