People post pictures on Instagram and Facebook. I am also one of them. I often use Instagram stories. People think I am so active and always going somewhere and visiting fancy places. That is partly true, but I love my ordinary day which I usually don’t remember to take a photo of. One of my…
Ramen and Japanese
Ramen is a Japanese noodle dish. Noodles with broth in a big bowl. But when it comes to recipes, it is not that simple. Ramen is originally a Chinese dish. Born in China. Came to Japan sometime in 19 century. Grew up in Japan, then travel around the world. When we Japanese talk about Ramen,…
My Hairy Friends
Dog have always been my friends. I am also a dog in the Chinese zodiac. I had my first dog Chilo when I was 10 years old. He came a long way from Hokkaido, and we had so much fun together. Sadly, he ran away one morning and never came back. It was the first…
Cross-country ski
It was sunny and snowy beautiful weather Today. It was showing -10 °C in the morning. Many of my friends who don’t live in Finland ask me how I can handle the cold. Actually, coldness isn’t so difficult, darkness is the difficult part for me. Around Christmas is the darkest time, then getting longer daylight…
Food and Love
I love food. I always want to try new tastes. I was always an eater, never the chef untill I found joy in cooking. When I was a kid, I sometimes helped my mom in the kitchen. But I remember that it was really seldom. I guess because my mom was quite a perfectionist and…
Valentine’s Day
Happy Valentine’s Day! Valentine’s day in Japan is serious business. For girls and also for chocolate makers. This is the day the girls propose to the boys whom they are in love with. Also if you are working at the offices, you might buy hundreds of small obligatory chocolate for all men at the office…
My school age in Japan
I guess when people get older, we think back to memories more often. Or one reason can be that kids are bigger and we have much more time. Or my heart is at peace right now that I can think back of it. I often thought about when my kids were in school (one is…
Social Media and long-lost friend
Social media is so a powerful tool that it takes only a minute to tell the world whether it’s good or bad. As born in the 70s, I didn’t have such a thing in my childhood, and when I was young adult age, I was in the pager generation. I think I got my first…
Hello World!
Introduction of myself My name is Noriko Salo. I am Japanese and lives in Helsinki Finland. I lived in England, Switzerland, France, and Monaco. Also and of course in Japan. I grew up there till 24 y old. Why start to write a blog now? Ummm… Why not! My kids are adults already, I have…
Noriko Salo 