For the benefit of my friends who have yet to embrace the beautiful Finnish language, here is a translation of Finland’s Eurovision Song Contest 2008 song, “Missä miehet ratsastaa” by Teräsbetoni.
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1. Develop pollen allergy
2. Sneeze 5.14 billion times a day
3. Develop huge abdominal muscles in the process

I’m well into steps 1 and 2 now. ‘Tis the time of the year, indeed. At least the Cetirizine HCl generics are cheap.

“Weeks of coding can save you days of planning”. It’s funny, because it’s true - and not only that, it surely applies to other fields as well! A true gem.

Currently I am in Sweden, working in Ronneby which is some 30 km distance from Karlskrona, where I’m staying. I can honestly say the Blekingska/Skånska dialects (listen) demand quite some getting used to before one can properly make out words and/or have a meaningful conversation, especially if one happens to be a product of the Finnish education system where the emphasis on learning Swedish is on (retrospectively thinking ridiculously clearly articulated) Finlandssvenska.

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I’m adding some of my old blog entries, as I go along, with the original publication date - all for the benefit of my immensely large readership (meaning innocent surfers who get sucked in here when mindlessly clicking on some links).