Layover life

annimarian Layover life

annimarian Layover life

annimarian Layover life

annimarian Layover life

annimarian Layover life

Layover life – Iltaa! Eilen iltapĂ€ivĂ€llĂ€ palasin Bangkokista takas kotiin. Paluulento oli kivan rauhallinen, kone oli aika vajaa ja saatiin pitkĂ€t leparit. Jee! Bangkokissa oli vĂ€hĂ€n sateinen ilma, joten en edes miettinyt poolille menoa. En varmaan olis kyllĂ€ muutenkaan vaivautunut meneen aurinkoon, kun en oo taas aikoihin ollut auringossa. Ei olis kuitenkaan voinut olla paahteessa kovin kauan, niin en mennyt sitten ollenkaan 😀 KĂ€vin unien jĂ€lkeen jalkahieronnassa siinĂ€ hotellin lĂ€hellĂ€, samassa paikassa kuin viimeksi. Aina jalkahieronnan loppuun ne tekee yleensĂ€ myös pikaisen parin minuutin hartiahieronnan. Mun hartiat oli enemmĂ€n jumissa kuin varmaan koskaan ja jokaisesta lihaksesta kuului vaan hirveÀÀ rutinaa. Pyysin sitten vielĂ€ lisĂ€ksi erillisen hartiahieronnan ja jestas, ettĂ€ teki hyvÀÀ! Teki myös kipeÀÀ, mutta hyvĂ€llĂ€ tavalla. ParikymmentĂ€ minuuttia (aika kovaotteista) hierontaa ja johan alkoi veri kiertÀÀn! Nyt on kyllĂ€ sitten hartiat hellĂ€nĂ€…

Oon sanonut ennenkin, ettĂ€ kĂ€yn yleensĂ€ samoissa, hyviksi todetuissa paikoissa syömĂ€ssĂ€ layovereilla niin vĂ€lttyy ikĂ€viltĂ€ yllĂ€tyksiltĂ€. EikĂ€ tarvi kĂ€yttÀÀ kallista aikaa uusien ravintoloiden etsimiseen. Kaduilla nĂ€kee paljon kaikenlaisia ruokakojuja ja jotkut nĂ€yttÀÀ kieltĂ€mĂ€ttĂ€ aika houkuttelevilta. En oo kuitenkaan vielĂ€ uskaltautunu noista mitÀÀn ostamaan. EnkĂ€ varmaan työreissulla ostakaan, aika noloa olis saada joku ruokamyrkytys ja sitten myöntÀÀ syöneensĂ€ katuruokaa. Menin siis lautalla joen yli mun vakkariravintolaan. Jostain syystĂ€ ravintolassa ei ollut ketÀÀn muita kuin minĂ€, vaikka se on yleensĂ€ aika suosittu paikka. SiellĂ€ sitten ylhĂ€isessĂ€ yksinĂ€isyydessĂ€ söin illallistani, kunnes loppupuolella joku perhe tuli mun viereiseen pöytÀÀn istuun. Ne loi muhun vĂ€hĂ€n katseita, varmaan ihmetellen, ettĂ€ miksi lĂ€nsimaalainen nainen tÀÀllĂ€ yksinÀÀn istuu. Satuin vielĂ€ just sillon syömÀÀn tuota salaattia, mikĂ€ oli tosi tulinen. Vesi valui silmistĂ€ ja niiskutin, joten ehkĂ€ ne tuijotti siksi, kun ne luuli ettĂ€ yksinĂ€ni siellĂ€ itken ja syön 😀

Nyt alan laittaan ruokaa ja punaviini ja ihana juusto odottaa sitten illallisen jĂ€lkeen. Huomenna lĂ€htÀÀn Tallinnaan Awsin kans. Kivaa viikonloppua! 🙂

P.s. Kattokaa mitkĂ€ kengĂ€t tuossa toisen katukeittiökuvan vasemmassa reunassa nĂ€kyy. Wtf?! 😀

Layover life – Good evening! Yesterday afternoon I got back home from Bangkok. The return flight was nice and easy. We had quite few passengers and the flight time was long, so we got quite long rests. Wohoo! In Bangkok the weather was a little rainy so I didn’t even think of going to the pool area. I think I would have skipped it even without the rain, though. I haven’t been in the sun for a long time now, so I couldn’t have tanned for long anyway. So I didn’t go at all 😀 After my nap I went to have a foot massage in a place near the hotel, the same place I visited the last time. In the end of a foot massage they always do a quick, few minutes shoulder and neck massage as well. My shoulders were probably more jammed than ever and I could hear and feel this crackle on each muscle she touched. That’s why I asked for an extra shoulder massage and oh boy, that felt gooood. Well, painful, but good. Twenty minutes of (quite rough) massaging and I could feel the blood circulating! Now my shoulders are a little sore though…

I have mentioned it before that on my layovers I usually go to the same restaurants over and over again, so I can avoid unpleasant surprises. And I don’t need to waste precious time on searching for a new restaurant. There are a lot of street food stalls around and some of them look quite tempting. I haven’t ever bought food from them and I don’t think I ever will on my work trips. It would be quite embarrassing to get a food poisoning and then having to admit eating street food. So again I took the ferry over the river to go to my favorite restaurant. For some reason, I was the only customer although it is normally fairly popular place. There I was eating my dinner, alone in the whole place, until in the end a family came to sit at the table next to me. They were eying me, maybe thinking why a western woman sat there all alone. At that moment, I was eating my spicy salad, which happened to be very spicy. Water was pouring from my eyes and I was sniffling, so maybe they were staring because they thought I was crying and eating alone 😀

Now I will start making dinned and red wine and a delicious cheese are waiting as a dessert. Tomorrow we will go to Tallinn with Aws. Have a great weekend! 🙂

P.s. Did you see the shoes on the left side of the second street food picture. Wtf?! 😀

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Rainy Bangkok

annimarian Rainy Bangkok

Rainy Bangkok – Pikaterkut Bangkokista! Tulin just takaisin hotellille kierrokseltani. Nyt tÀÀllĂ€ on jo ilta ja en malta oottaa, ettĂ€ pÀÀsen nukkuun! Huomenna on aikainen herĂ€tys ja lĂ€hdetÀÀn hotellilta 6:30 paikallista aikaa. Palataan asiaan taas Suomessa 🙂

Rainy Bangkok – Quick hi from Bangkok! I just came back to my room from my little tour. It is already evening here and I can’t wait to go to sleep! Tomorrow we have an early morning and we leave from the hotel 6:30 am the local time. Talk to you again in Finland 🙂

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October roster

annimarian October rosterOctober roster – Heippa! Uusi lista on taas tÀÀllĂ€ ja oon aika innoissani. Ens kuussa aletaan taas lentÀÀn Dubaihin ja olin toivonut Dubaita, koska se on mun mielestĂ€ kiva kohde. Sain pitkĂ€n Dubain (2,5 pĂ€ivÀÀ perillĂ€) ja Aws pÀÀsee todennĂ€köisesti mun mukaan. ErinĂ€isistĂ€ syistĂ€ johtuen Aws ei oo aikaisemmin pÀÀssyt mukaan mun reissuille ja nyt pÀÀstÀÀn ehkĂ€ ekaa kertaa yhdessĂ€ matkustaan. Niin siistiĂ€! Kuun alussa kĂ€yn Bangkokissa, sitĂ€ olin kans toivonut. Lennot on toki rankkoja, mutta perillĂ€ on vaivatonta ja siitĂ€ saa aina neljĂ€ vapaata. Rankat lennot menee, kun tietÀÀ, ettĂ€ vapaat on tulossa. Ens kuussa mulla on myös pt-pĂ€ivĂ€t eli ne kerran vuodessa pidettĂ€vĂ€t kertauspĂ€ivĂ€t, jolloin kĂ€ydÀÀn lĂ€pi turvajuttuja, ensiapua sun muuta. TĂ€ltĂ€ lista siis nĂ€yttÀÀ:

  • Standby
  • BKK (Bangkok)
  • PRG (Prague)
  • Standby
  • Recurrent training
  • AMS (Amsterdam)
  • MUC (MĂŒnchen)
  • FRA (Frankfurt)
  • DXB (Dubai)

October roster – Hello! A new roster is here and I am quite exited! Next month we will start flying to Dubai again and I had asked for Dubai flights, because I like to fly there. I got the long Dubai (2,5 days there) and Aws will probably fly with me. Because of certain reasons Aws has not been able to fly with me at all this far so this will be our first trip together! So cool! In the beginning of the month I will fly to Bangkok, I had wished that as well. Of course the flights there are rough, but it is easy and nice there and we get four days off after Bangkok. I can take the rough flights when I know I’ll have the time off after. Next month I also have the recurrent training days, those that we have once a year to go through the safety and first aid stuff. So that’s how my October roster looks like!

 

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Home from Korea

annimarian Home from Korea

annimarian Home from KoreaHome from Korea – Heippa! Koreasta on kotiuduttu! Oli kivan rauhallinen reissu ja lennot oli aika leppoisia. Ja korealaiset kollegat oli supermukavia! Kyselin niiltĂ€ kovasti vinkkejĂ€ hyvistĂ€ kosmetiikkamerkeistĂ€ ja tuotteista, koska korealaiset taitaa olla -jos ei maailman parhaita, niin ainakin kĂ€rkikastia, mitĂ€ kosmetiikkaan tulee. Paluulennolla sain kollegalta oikein listan parhaista merkeistĂ€. Ens reissulla pitÀÀ sitten perehtyĂ€ paremmin!

Ostin meikin alla kĂ€ytettĂ€vĂ€n vihreĂ€n sĂ€vyisen primerin, jonka pitĂ€is neutraloida punaista vĂ€riĂ€ iholta. Merkki on Nature Republic. Samalla sain vaikka kuinka monta erilaista nĂ€ytettĂ€ eri tuotteista. Kokeilin heti hotellilla kasvonaamiota, jossa on jotain etana-uutetta. En ehkĂ€ halua tarkemmin tietÀÀ, miten se liittyy etanoihin, mutta iho tuntui ihanan kimmoisalta naamion jĂ€lkeen! Oon menossa parin viikon pÀÀstĂ€ uudellen Koreaan, niin pitÀÀ ihan ostaa noita naamioita. EtukĂ€teen tiesin, ettĂ€ Koreassa myydÀÀn suorastaan legendaarista etanavoidetta. Kysyin voiteesta korealaiselta kollegalta, joka totesi vain, ettĂ€ “Honey, you’re too young for that”, joten jĂ€tin sen vielĂ€ ostamatta 🙂

Oli muuten suorastaan huvittavaa, kun puhuttiin korealaisten kanssa Pohjois-Korean tilanteessa. Suomessakin uutisoidaan jatkuvasti, mitĂ€ siellĂ€ Korean niemimaalla oikein tapahtuu ja kyllĂ€ sitĂ€ aina vĂ€hĂ€n tulee miettineeksi, varsinkin kun juuri sinne pitÀÀ lentÀÀ. Itsekin mietin ennen lentoa, ettĂ€ voishan sitĂ€ tietenkin jonnekin muuallekin pĂ€in maailmaa mieluummin lentÀÀ… Sitten kollegat kertoi, ettĂ€ ne  on niin tottuneita kaikkeen tuohon uutisointiin, ettĂ€ ne ei edes vĂ€litĂ€ enÀÀ koko jutusta. Niitten juttuja kuunneltua tuli itsellekin vĂ€hĂ€n rauhallisempi mieli 😀

Nyt mulla on sitten muutama vapaa. Toivotaan, ettĂ€ on lĂ€mmintĂ€! Postauksen kuvat on otettu ennen reissua, kun oli lĂ€mmintĂ€ ja aurinkoista. Jospa sama sÀÀ nyt jatkuis! Kivaa viikkon alkua 🙂

Home from Korea – Hello! I’m back home from Korea now. It was nice and cool trip and the flights were pretty easy. And the Korean colleagues were super nice! I asked them a lot for tips about some beauty products and brands, because the Koreans are – if not the best then among the best, when it comes to cosmetics. On the flight back home I even got a list of good brands from a Korean colleague. Next time there I have to do some research!

This time I bought a make up primer, that has a green tint to neutralize a red skin tone. The brand is Nature Republic. I also got a bunch of free samples of different products. At the hotel I tested this face mask with some snail extract. I don’t want to know the details of that snail extract, but my skin felt so firm and nice after the mask! I will go to Korea again in a couple of weeks, so I will buy those masks. Beforehand I knew that Korea is famous for some snail cream that is like legendary thing. I asked my Korean colleague about it and she just said “Honey, you are too young for that” so I didn’t buy it 🙂

It was almost funny when we spoke about the situation of the North-Korea with the Korean colleagues. In Finland it is in the news all the time what is happening there and I do think about it sometimes, especially if I have to fly there. I mean, there are other parts of the planet where I might rather fly than close to North-Korea. Then the colleagues told us that they are sooo used to all of that, that they don’t even think about it. That calmed my mind a lot 😀

Now I will have a few days off. Let’s hope the weather will be nice! The pictures of this post were taken before the trip. Let’s hope the weather stays good! Have a good beginning of the week! 🙂

 

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European mornings

annimarian European mornings

annimarian European morningsEuropean mornings – Hei! Ihanaa viikonloppua! MÀÀ tÀÀllĂ€ Koreassa kirjottelen. Suomessa taitaa olla aika ihana sÀÀ just nyt, en viitsi eden kattoa sÀÀennustetta ettei tuu enÀÀ pahempi mieli. Mulle kyllĂ€ aina sattuu töitĂ€ just sillon kun olis lĂ€mmintĂ€… Mutta en valita! Olin toivonutkin Korean lentoja ja sellaisia sain kaksi tĂ€lle kuulle. PitÀÀkin muuten postata elokuun lista! EihĂ€n vielĂ€ olla edes puolivĂ€lissĂ€ kuuta 😀

Ennen tÀtÀ reissua mulla oli aamuputki Eurooppaa. Aloin kolmannen pÀivÀn jÀlkeen miettiÀ, ettÀ miten tuntuukin ettei ehdi tehdÀ yhtÀÀn mitÀÀn noina pÀivinÀ. Sitten katoin listaa vÀhÀn tarkemmin ja hoksasin, ettÀ mulla oli joka töitÀ kymmenen tunnin molemmin puolin. Ei ihmekÀÀn! Olin aikamoisen vÀsynyt tuon putken jÀlkeen. Aikaiset aamut ja pitkÀt pÀivÀt vie mehut!

Lensin myös pitkÀstÀ aikaa Espanjaan, Mallorcalle tÀllÀ kertaa. Niin harmi, ettei me yövytÀ missÀÀn Espanjan kohteissa. Ehdin kuitenkin kÀydÀ ÀkkiÀ lentokentÀllÀ ostaan lehtiÀ. En malttanu olla ostamatta useampaa, kun ne oli niin halpoja. Suomesta saisi ehkÀ yhden espanjankielisen lehden samaan hintaan kuin nuo neljÀ yhteensÀ!

Ootteko muuten huomanneet, ettĂ€ blogin sivupalkissa on kohta, mistĂ€ voi tilata tĂ€mĂ€n blogin. Laittamalla sĂ€hköpostin tuohon kenttÀÀn saat aina ilmoituksen uudesta postauksesta. SiitĂ€ vaan tilailemaan mikĂ€li mun jutut kiinnostaa 🙂

European mornings – Hello! Here I am in Korea writing this post. I suppose it is a lovely weather in Finland now. I don’t even want to check, I’ll just get annoyed. It always happens that when I’m away, the weather gets beautiful. I’m not complaining though! I had asked for Korean flights and I got two for this month. I should post the august roster by the way. It’s not even half way through the month 😀

Before this trip I had four European mornings in a row. On the third day I started wondering why do I feel like I don’t have time for anything else. Then I looked to my list again and noticed that all my days were around ten hours. No wonder I felt busy! I was so tired after those four days. Long days and early mornings are a killing combo.

I also flew to Spain after a while, to Mallorca this time. It is such a shame we don’t stay overnight in any of our Spanish destinations. At least I had time to run and buy some magazines from the airport. I couldn’t control myself and I bought four, because they are so cheap there. One Spanish magazine in Finland would cost more than those four together!

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