When the weather is nice in Helsinki, I need to mention and make a big number out of it. Because it is just simply so beautiful. I used to live in front of the sea in Helsinki. It is a beautiful area, but it wasn’t so convenient to move around by public transportation. Taking a…
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My luxury
I was born just outside of Tokyo, 12km away. Moved to the center of Tokyo when I was 19 years old. In the late 80s, Japan’s economy was strong, and people had luxury goods and eating out to expensive dinners regularly. I thought that luxury meant owning expensive brand bags and jewelry. When I moved…
With my best friend at Himos
I was at Himos skiing and working at the same time. How wonderful! I was with Tua Backman, who owns the event maker brand “AFTER WORK.” I joined her company as a co-worker. I got to know Tua a long time ago at some events. We were both famous as the wife of a famous…
How to make a perfect meal in a few minutes
I have a busy cheerleader living with me. My daughter who trains in cheerleading Team Finland Junior All Girl is training nearly every day. They are going to the World Championship competition in Orlando USA in April. This is her second time for her and they brought the gold medal in 2019! She is also…
Ordinary Day
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,…
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…
Noriko Salo 