Enter the Autumn. It's getting already dark around six o'clock, the few rays of sunshine reveal all the beautyful colors of the fall. Not too often thou; mostly it's raining.

Mother is right now sitting in a hospital in Finland and waiting for an eye operation; I feel a bit guilty for not being there, but my dear sister is on her way from Stockholm and she should be there before the operation is over to take her home.

This week has been quite tight on working, late evenings in the office, on monday some sports, one night taking some colleagues out. And I have been sleeping extremely well; which is always great for an old insomniac. I have left the laptop at work some evenings to avoid too much working.

Today some friends are coming from Finland, I hope I can skip some of the meetings booked for this evening and go meet them somewhere. Anyway, weekend should be quite relaxing.

Very uneventful, but I'm feeling very content with the state of things in the universe. Which is nice.

I am stuck in the customs in Viipuri, on the border between Finland and Russia. I went to Finland due to some meetings, and Friday there was also a baby shower?? or is it actually some other word when boys are celebrating their babies. Valtteri, my so called "petsiveli" from years back got a beautyful baby girl and he and his friends had organized a really nice party in one club. Loads of booze, cigars and some catching up with the few people I knew.

I went to continue in Lux with an old friend as we had a company party there with some other friends. It was a very typical Finnish evening, loads of fun, too much to drink. When leaving the club my colleague got punched to the face just by giving some drunk instructions how to use the elevator. And on the street outside there was a russia lady playing balalaika for money, and one Finnish super idiot was smearing 20 euros note to her face and trying to get her to leave with him. So I had the next wrestling match, and I had to stay probably half an hour till the guy understood that he's behavior ain't bringing any results.

Saturday was shopping and hangin around day. There were the famous "Crazy Days" in the biggest high class department store so Helsinki was full of yellow bags. I got a few new shirts, socks and other business accessories. We also went with Jouni to buy me a specific table cloth from Marimekko and discussed a long to how it matches the color of the curtains. It was funny, the female clerk started to talk about Your home as if we were a couple. Indeed, how they could make such a mistake.

Also must have extra controller for Nintendo Wii was aquired. If I had any friends I could have swell time. I had to also go to do a little inventory in the storage with my stuff from the Netherlands. I found most of the missing winter clothes, some beloved books and tennis rackets to bring with me. So I'm loaded like a camel again; when I dragged everyhting to the train before seven o'clock this morning I was thinking if I had really properly considered if if there's something wrong with some of my choices. That lasted 3 seconds as usual. Of course also seeing all the babies and families and friends also could raise some thoughs why in earth I'm living like a gypsy so far from all the things I know. Well, that's just it. I would die of boredom if I knew what's gonna happen tomorrow.

Last evening I still went to see Finland - Belgium football match with some friends, not that I even know the rules, but it feels good so sit down with some old friends. No matter how briefly and seldom it happen.

Then early train and towards Russia and new adventures, let there be many.