These paintings were kept in cupboard for years. Luckily, they find themselves nice frame and nice location on the walls too. (more…)

This is not a sponsored post entry but merely my experience perhaps could help you.

When you rent an apartment or a room, have you ever encountered that you are forbidden to do things as below?

• tenant is forbidden to paint any walls
• tenant is forbidden to screw or nail anything to the walls
• tenant is not allowed to fix or drill anything that penetrates the protective coating on the wall in the toilet and bathroom. [......]

These terms and regulations maybe quite common for rental house or apartment or room. We just moved from Turku county to Helsinki county. Yes, we have same terms and regulations for our newly rented apartment. In this apartment, we are restricted by these terms and regulations.

However, we are curious, previous tenants seem not care nor worry about these terms and regulations. They left behind many holes and hooks on the walls in living room, bedroom and worst in toilet. Of course, we can ignore these as long as we pay the damage repair later when moving out. But, will you do that? I really believe the invoice will be unbelievable expensive, well, don’t forget the 22% VAT here. (more…)

In Malaysia, weather is always remaining at average 30°C and no body really care about the plus and negative attribute. In here, when talk about weather, plus or minus how many degree is important. (more…)

Yesterday (31.01.2009) was the seventh day or Renri (人日, literally Human Day) of the Chinese new year. Back in home town, many people will eat Yúshēng (捞生) on this day with hope for a prosperous new year and a great fortunes ahead. (more…)

First day of the Ox year. Instead of stay in home town I’m in my office now which about 9000km far from home town. Yup, this is my first day of Ox year. (more…)

恭祝您身体安康，万事如意， 吉祥如意，恭喜发财！ (more…)

I replaced the poster at our living room with this decoration stickers, Slätthult by IKEA. I like it because you are the designer for the whole project. If you are not that good in design, don’t worry, it has 4 samples for your reference. (more…)

I was hunting for a table and I really prefer heavy table top. In order to do so, I might have to spend much unfortunately I have tight budget on this. Therefore, it was a bit painful to find the suitable one. (more…)

Having old masters demonstrating the skills and knowledge of traditional crafts in the museum, do you think that is a good move? I would say yes. The traditional skills is preserve and history doesn’t goes extinct. In fact, it contributes as a live record for the culture of society from the past until recent. For example, the Reikäleipä (hole rye bread). (more…)

On Turku day (21st September 2008) we paid the Luostarinmäki handicrafts museum a visit together with another Malaysian here. On that day, entrance fee for almost every museum in Turku was 50% off. I already have that thought to pay this museum a visit for months, finally I made it. (more…)