Hyvää Uutta Vuotta 2024!

Aika muistella hieman kulunutta vuotta. Tänä vuonnakin teen sen standardimalliin kyselyn kautta englanniksi.

Mennäänpä kysymysten kautta vuoden kulkuun...

Aikaisemmat vuodet blogissa:

• 2022

• 2021
• 2020
  
• 2019
  
• 2018
• 2017
• 2016
• 2015
• 2014
• 2013
• 2012
• 2011 - Past this blog in Livejournal! (Had to actually try to remember my account... But it's still there!)
• 2010
• 2009
• 2008
• 2007

So that's how far back it goes!

Muistelutapani on vuonna 2007 kehittelemäni standardimeemi 40 kysymystä viime vuodesta. Tänäkin vuonna vastaan niihin englanniksi.

Mutta sitten asiaan: Uuden vuoden viettomme on vakiintunut, ollaan jälleen ystäviemme luokse menossa rakettien ammuntaan ja lautapelailemaan...<3 Toivon kaikille mahtavaa uutta vuotta 2023!

/Summing up my year of 2023, once again in English. I do this every year, just like Charlie Brooker, except you know - not funny...

1. What did you do in 2023 that you’d never done before?

Well, I had my first PhD student graduate this year. One I supervised, I mean. Not the first supervisor, but still... Important milestone. Well done Saana!

There was some other firsts like I had never before been to Hong Kong. 

Nor had I searched my son with the help of police. Twice!

2. Did you keep you New Year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

I have kept quite many of them, but some not at all. 

 

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

Babies... My neighbors got their third daughter... Oh and yes a friend of mine had an early birth of a very very small girl.

 

  4. Did anyone close to you die?
Yes also this old lady who was like family to us, two of them actually. But I am so happy we visited her in the Autumn <3. Rest in peace H!

 

5. What countries did you visit?

Germany, China, Hong Kong, Azerbajzan, Italy, Estonia (kind of).

6. What would you like to have in 2022 that you lacked in 2023?
More routines! More airbnbs! So more money and more healthy life style. These are the two main factors.

7. What date from 2023 will remain attached upon your memory, and why? 

I am not sure any date will. Certainly the worst day was my child's first disappearance, but I dont want to remember it in the future.

 8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

Finishing the two appartment renovations was amazing - altough technically Juha was the one who did them. But I think it has been quite a packed year all together with a lot of travels and logistics... My biggest achievement could also be that this year I am finally out of the realestate closet.

9. What was your biggest failure?

I dont think I screwed up hugely. Yes some things could have been better, but overall the year has been on plus.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

Not personally!

 11. What was the best thing you bought?

By far the most profitable purchase was my 5th investment apartment.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?

I really love my brother's girlfriend. She is such a fresh air in the family.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?

No good candidate this year for this either.

14. Where did most of your money go?
Renovation, apartments, travels

 
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about 

Travelling again

16. What song will always remind you of 2023?
Tulipalo by Kuumaa


17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
I. happier or sadder? I am pretty happy
II. thinner or fatter?  Fatter!
III. richer or poorer? Richer indeed

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
I am going to say sports and meal prep

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Yelled at any family member

 20. How did you spend Christmas?

We had two Christmasses, one at my mother-in-law's and one at my mother's

22. Did you fall in love in 2023?
No

24. What was your favorite tv programme?

I have been rewatching Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel with S and BtVS is still excellent. I also enjoyed The Last of Us and watched it twice.

    
25. Do you hate anyone now that you did not hate this time last year?
Nope

26. What was the best book you read?
I read (listened) 7 books this year! 

 

10XRule, Hidur, Miten sijoittaa pörssiosakkeisiin, Selvin päin erään bilettäjän tarina, Menesty kuin Mies, Unihiekkaa etsimässä, Atomic Habbits. Out of these, I enjoyed my friend Moona Laakso's Menesty kuin mies the most...

 

 

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?

Well I guess we all loved Käärijä

28. What did you want and get?
I wanted to finnish the apartment no4 and that did happen by deadline:)

30. What was your favorite film of this year?
It was 'The Fall', which I watched at HBO Films in our China apartment.

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I was 42. I spend it at home with my honey. He cooked me dinner and I took a nap. Heavenly birthday. Might just do that next week again. I did have a party later on with the theme of '42/Meaning of life'.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?

Well same answer as last year, I want the war to end so that Finnair could fly over Russia again.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2022?
More human than the previous year. Jeans and T-shirt mostly.
 
34. What kept you sane?
Taking some 'me' time on occasion.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?

Really difficult question, I am going to say Brandon Turner.

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Well the change of the Finnish government meant that next year we will have some more money to spend. Whether that is a good or bad thing, well...

37. Who did you miss?
I miss both my aunt and my uncle who have had struggles this year.

38. Who was the best new person you met?
Well, I don't know if I met Orsi this year or the last, so I am going to say my PhD student Sam who is awesome.

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2023:
Buying under the market price and forcing appreciation on retail is the most effective way to upgrade net wealth.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:

 

Rankka viikko ja paljon pitkii päiviä takan Mielenkiintona piña colada ja rata Ilta on vielä nuori ja aikaa kumota Tää jäinen ulkokuori on aika tuhota

Pidän kaksin käsin kiinni juomista niinku (Cha cha-cha-cha cha-cha-cha) Ei En mieti huomista ku tartun tuopista niinku (Cha cha-cha-cha cha-cha-cha) Ei Haluun olla sekasin ja vapaa huolista niinku (Cha cha-cha-cha cha-cha-cha) Ei Ja mä jatkan kunnes en enää pysy tuolissa niinku

Muutama piña colada on jo takana Silti mul on vielä naamataulu vakava, je, je, je-je-je Ilta on vielä nuori ja aikaa kumota Tää jäinen ulkokuori on aika tuhota Parketti kutsuu mua ku en oo enää lukossa Niinku cha-cha-cha, mä oon tulossa

Pidän kaksin käsin kiinni juomista niinku (Cha cha-cha-cha cha-cha-cha) Ei En mieti huomista ku tartun tuopista niinku (Cha cha-cha-cha cha-cha-cha) Ei Haluun olla sekasin ja vapaa huolista niinku (Cha cha-cha-cha cha-cha-cha) Ei Ja mä jatkan kunnes en enää pysy tuolissa niinku, vou

Nyt lähden tanssimaan Niinku cha-cha-cha Enkä pelkääkään tätä maailmaa, aa-haa Niinku cha-cha-cha Kun mä kaadan päälleni samppanjaa, aa-haa

Cha-cha-cha, toinen silmä jo karsastaa Ja puhe sammaltaa, ku tää toinen puoli must vallan saa, aa-haa Cha-cha-cha, en oo arkena tää mies laisinkaan, en oo Mut tänään oon se mies, tänään oon se mies

Nyt lähden tanssimaan Niinku cha-cha-cha Enkä pelkääkään tätä maailmaa, aa-haa Niinku cha-cha-cha Kun mä kaadan päälleni samppanjaa, aa-haa

Niinku cha-cha-cha (Cha cha-cha-cha cha-cha-cha) Aa-haa Niinku cha-cha-cha (Cha cha-cha-cha cha-cha-cha) Cha cha-cha-cha cha-cha-cha