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maanantai 3. syyskuuta 2012
OM NOM NOM.
When ever I'm in London and need some special groceries that I use everyday, like cooking oil or spices, I shop at Planet Organic near Goodge Street tube station. My favorite treats are raw kale chips, raw dried rhubarb and Green & Black's Organic white chocolate, I munch on them almost every day! Usually I eat oatmeal for breakfast, but some mornings I'm not that hungry so I make a shake of hemp protein powder and coconut milk and grab a small box of blueberries to snack on before lunch. I'm absolutely crazy about coconut, I drink Vitacoco almost everyday and use coconut oil for everything from cooking to skin and hair care. I guess I've gone quite nuts about everything organic and all natural, yesterday I bought all natural cigarettes :D I don't really smoke anymore but we had a big night so I allowed myself to get a pack for the party. I really believe it makes a difference if you use organic products, especially us women get so much extra toxins in our bodies from make-up and hair products, and think about what a strain hormonal birth control is to our livers. I'm not that fuzzy about everything being organic when I eat out, but I hope next week I will have time to check out a new organic vegan restaurant in Soho, I've heard their lunch is amazing. If you know any good restaurants for organic food in London leave me a comment! :)
perjantai 24. elokuuta 2012
FEELING FREE.
So I've spent most of the summer in London, and it's been so amazing and so much fun. I got to go to Finland for two weeks at the beginning of the month and also was lucky enough to get booked for work trips to Nice and Venice earlier in the summer. I've been trying to focus on myself here and find out what I really like and want to do. That might sound weird, but I had sort of a crisis in the spring. I realized I have had a very low self esteem as long as I can remember, and I've always been afraid of what other people think of me. Also I've been trying to please other people to the point that for example I didn't know if I liked a genre of music because of myself or because a boyfriend or an old friend was really into it and I wanted to seem cool to them. Deep down I do know that it doesn't matter what other people think as long as I'm happy and feel free and can live with my decisions and deeds. So I've come to the conclusion that I am awesome. And anybody who thinks differently is wrong. As long as I have good intensions and positive energy towards others, I am allowed to be of the opinion that I am awesome.
I've found out some of my true passions here too. I really, really love bikram yoga. I'm dreaming of doing the bikram yoga teacher training, if I happen to have free time and extra money before I go to uni. I first started with bikram in 2006 but only recently I've begun to really enjoy it and not just do it because "I need to work out". And maybe the lack of proper Finnish saunas in the UK has been driving me to the heated studios too! Another thing I love is dancing. My favorite style is waacking, it sounds and even looks a bit funny but I just love it so much. My arms and shoulders hurt from practicing and I'm really no good at it, but the music makes me feel sooooo good. Sometimes I go to hip hop classes too, but the fun in that really depends on the personal style and taste of music of the teacher. Some hip hop dance teachers can play Chris Brown and others 90's rap, take a guess which one I prefer...
On top of the yoga and dancing I'm obsessed with nutrition. It all started last year in New York, I spent the summer there and realized how horrible and unnatural the basic food ingredients and groceries are there. One day I accidentally bought a bottle of organic milk and it said something along the lines of "no antibiotics, no steroids, no added sugar or sweetener". That really made me wonder what it was about and I started looking into the matter. I found out that basically the standard beef and dairy comes from cows raised by feeding them antibiotics and steroids and who knows what horrific substances to make them grow fast and bigger. And all that crap ends up in us humans when we consume beef and dairy products. And the same applied to basically everything sold at the big supermarkets. Eggs, vegetables, fruit, everything. I got so freaked out by it, it got to the point that when I was in New York for three months earlier this year I spent propably a few thousand dollars in groceries alone because I just couldn't eat anything that wasn't organic or all natural. I mainly shopped at Whole Foods at Union Square and dragged my groceries all the way to Greenpoint, Brooklyn from there. Now I eat fish or chicken maybe twice a week, red meat even less and keep opting for plant based organic food. I've learned a lot more about good nutrition from friends and books, and my only motivation to eat healthy is not anymore the fear or the toxicity of American food products. London is quite easy for my kind of diet, there's Pret and Pod and such for the take-away lunches, a good variety of organic products in most super markets, a few Whole Foods- stores and even some all organic grocery stores like Planet Organic.
I've also managed to make some goals and aims for myself. I want to study and go to university, so that will be the next thing I do after modeling. I can't wait to have a more settled down, regular life and be able to make plans and have a home. I really, really enjoy what I do now but I don't see myself doing it full-time at the age of 40, so I see no harm in planning ahead ;) I'm dreaming of studying at Christ Church College of the University of Oxford, now all I need to do is win the lottery to afford to study there (tuition £9 000 per year plus board and lodging etc... we are looking at about 30 000 euros a year)! Maybe a more realistic option would be a university in Helsinki or Stockholm, at least it would be fairly affordable to study there. I haven't really even decided the course or major I want to take but I'm investigating all possible options. If all else fails I can always return to the university in my home town of Jyväskylä and finish my chemistry degree, or just keep on working on my online courses for communications at the Open University of Helsinki.
Well, that's a lot of babble for a Friday evening. I'm not really in the mood for going out, so I will just read and sleep early. I haven't been sleeping enough the past week, I can't wait to crawl under my blankets and NOT have to turn on the alarm clock :)
I've found out some of my true passions here too. I really, really love bikram yoga. I'm dreaming of doing the bikram yoga teacher training, if I happen to have free time and extra money before I go to uni. I first started with bikram in 2006 but only recently I've begun to really enjoy it and not just do it because "I need to work out". And maybe the lack of proper Finnish saunas in the UK has been driving me to the heated studios too! Another thing I love is dancing. My favorite style is waacking, it sounds and even looks a bit funny but I just love it so much. My arms and shoulders hurt from practicing and I'm really no good at it, but the music makes me feel sooooo good. Sometimes I go to hip hop classes too, but the fun in that really depends on the personal style and taste of music of the teacher. Some hip hop dance teachers can play Chris Brown and others 90's rap, take a guess which one I prefer...
On top of the yoga and dancing I'm obsessed with nutrition. It all started last year in New York, I spent the summer there and realized how horrible and unnatural the basic food ingredients and groceries are there. One day I accidentally bought a bottle of organic milk and it said something along the lines of "no antibiotics, no steroids, no added sugar or sweetener". That really made me wonder what it was about and I started looking into the matter. I found out that basically the standard beef and dairy comes from cows raised by feeding them antibiotics and steroids and who knows what horrific substances to make them grow fast and bigger. And all that crap ends up in us humans when we consume beef and dairy products. And the same applied to basically everything sold at the big supermarkets. Eggs, vegetables, fruit, everything. I got so freaked out by it, it got to the point that when I was in New York for three months earlier this year I spent propably a few thousand dollars in groceries alone because I just couldn't eat anything that wasn't organic or all natural. I mainly shopped at Whole Foods at Union Square and dragged my groceries all the way to Greenpoint, Brooklyn from there. Now I eat fish or chicken maybe twice a week, red meat even less and keep opting for plant based organic food. I've learned a lot more about good nutrition from friends and books, and my only motivation to eat healthy is not anymore the fear or the toxicity of American food products. London is quite easy for my kind of diet, there's Pret and Pod and such for the take-away lunches, a good variety of organic products in most super markets, a few Whole Foods- stores and even some all organic grocery stores like Planet Organic.
I've also managed to make some goals and aims for myself. I want to study and go to university, so that will be the next thing I do after modeling. I can't wait to have a more settled down, regular life and be able to make plans and have a home. I really, really enjoy what I do now but I don't see myself doing it full-time at the age of 40, so I see no harm in planning ahead ;) I'm dreaming of studying at Christ Church College of the University of Oxford, now all I need to do is win the lottery to afford to study there (tuition £9 000 per year plus board and lodging etc... we are looking at about 30 000 euros a year)! Maybe a more realistic option would be a university in Helsinki or Stockholm, at least it would be fairly affordable to study there. I haven't really even decided the course or major I want to take but I'm investigating all possible options. If all else fails I can always return to the university in my home town of Jyväskylä and finish my chemistry degree, or just keep on working on my online courses for communications at the Open University of Helsinki.
Well, that's a lot of babble for a Friday evening. I'm not really in the mood for going out, so I will just read and sleep early. I haven't been sleeping enough the past week, I can't wait to crawl under my blankets and NOT have to turn on the alarm clock :)
keskiviikko 18. huhtikuuta 2012
MADRID.
We had a crazy photo shoot in a beautiful hotel in Madrid. The styling was mostly lingerie and I had some pictures together with a guy model. At first the mood was kind of awkward, but luckily the photographer was the funniest and smartest guy I met in a long time, he got us some red wine and after a couple glasses and his hilarious jokes the whole crew relaxed and we ended up having such a good time and great pictures. Madrid is a nice city but I have to say I prefer Barcelona as place to work, I think Barca is much more international. But Madrid got me in the right mood for my next destination, Paris. More about that later...
maanantai 5. maaliskuuta 2012
LEAVING THE CITY AGAIN.
Flatiron Building, NYC.
Bel Air, LA.
Hermosa Beach, LA.
Universal Studios, LA.
Tracy Reese showroom, NYC.
Williamsburgh Bridge, NYC.
Carnegie Hall, NYC.
Julia & Essi @ Madison Square Garden, NYC.
How wonderful it's been to spend the last few months in New York and LA! For the first time in my life I got to share an apartment with a good friend, which was a billion times nicer than just having to live with random girls i've never met before in a crowded models' apartment. Thank you Essi for being the best room mate! This time I was also lucky enough to get to hang out with people who do different things than I normally do in NY. For example I got to see a Knicks game at Madison Square Garden and attend the wonderful Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra performing Sibelius' symphonies concert in Carnegie Hall. I'm returning to Finland for a couple of weeks to celebrate my dad's 50th birthday, and after that next stop will propably be London. I'm flying out tomorrow, can't wait to get home and meet all my family at my father's birthday party :)
lauantai 3. maaliskuuta 2012
HOLLYWOOD BLD.
Losissa tuntui, että näin rantakauden ulkopuolella täytyi oikein keksimällä keksiä vapaapäiviksi näkemistä ja tekemistä. Koska minulla ei ollut käytössäni autoa, olin lähinnä metroliikenteen ulottuvuuden varassa enkä siis päässyt esimerkiksi kivoimpiin ostoskeskuksiin The Groveen ja Beverly Centeriin kuin kerran. Onneksi juna kulki kuitenkin Hollywood Boulevardille, jolta löytyy Walk Of Famen lisäksi esimerkiksi Kodak Theater, jossa Orcar -gaala järjestettiin.
Osuin paikalle sopivasti juuri kun juhlallisuuksia oli alettu järjestellä, ja kuuluisa Academy Awardsien punainen mattokin oli aseteltu osittain paikoilleen. Olisi ollut hauskaa olla kaupungissa gaalan aikaan, mutta sain kuitenkin luvan lentää takaisin Nyciin jo viime viikon torstaina, joten en voinut vastustaa kiusausta palata takaisin Isoon Omenaan. Kuulin, että yksi Losin kämppiksistäni pääsi saattamaan Boratia gaalassa, aikamoinen mallikeikka :D
What is a girl to do in city like LA without a car when it's not even beach season? I had to take the subway everywhere i could, which means I couldn't really see that many places since the public transport in LA sucks. Luckily Hollywood Boulevard and the Walk Of Fame and Kodak theater were reachable by train and on the day I went there I caught a glimpse of the preparations for the Oscars. They'd even put some of THE red carpet in place already. I got permission to fly back to NY last week thursday so unfortunately I missed the academy Awards buzz in LA, but I just couldn't resist the urge to return to the Big Apple. Hee hee I heard one of my room mates got booked for Borat's escort for the gala, what an awesome modeling gig :D
keskiviikko 15. helmikuuta 2012
California Valentine.
Hyvää ystävänpäivää Kaliforniasta! Majailen tällä hetkellä Los Angelesissa, ja palaan Nyciin ensi viikolla. Ei haittaa yhtään, että saa kahden viikon ajan nauttia lämmöstä ja auringonpaisteesta. Ei täällä oikeastaan mitkään rantakelit vallitse, perus Keski-Suomalainen juhannussää ennemminkin: +15 lämmintä ja välillä sataa vettä. Vaikka olosuhteet ovat Nyciin ja Suomeen verrattuna vallan mainiot, koti-ikävä on iskenyt minuun ensimmäistä kertaa sitten vuoden 2009. Home is where the heart is at, ja minun sydämeni on nyt jossain aivan muualla kuin Los Felizissa.
maanantai 31. tammikuuta 2011
FIRST FREE DAY IN SEOUL.
Näkymä kaupungin yli.
Seoulin keskustan metrokartta netissä. Kohtalaisen hämmentävää kun itse metrossa pysäkkien nimet ovat koreaksi.
Kämppikseni Bianca ja Jason.
Myeong-dong illansuussa.
lauantai 29. tammikuuta 2011
MY FIRST AND HOPEFULLY NOT LAST JOB IN KOREA.
Ensimmäinen työkeikkani Koreassa oli keskiviikkona esite LAP- putiikille. Lisäkseni mallina oli kämppikseni Milen Tallinasta. Meillä oli oikein hauska päivä, koko kuvaus oli yhtä hyväntuulista höpsöttelyä ja meiltähän se sujui oikein hyvin. Päivän ainoa miinuspuoli oli, että kaksi kuvaa otettiin ulkona 10 asteen pakkasessa ja kuten näette vaatetus oli hyvin kesäistä! Onneksi kuvausryhmä toimi hyvin ripeästi ja Seoulin aurinko auttoi hieman hillitsemään hytinää. Tänään on lepopäivä, jet lag tuntuu painavan vieläkin vaikka eilisiltaisen klubbailun jälkeen tuli nukuttua 12 tuntia putkeen. Huomenna toivon kämppisteni vievän minut ostoksille, en malta odottaa että pääsen ihmettelemään kaupungin keskustan vilinää!
tiistai 25. tammikuuta 2011
ARRIVED IN SEOUL.
Iltapalaksi "roasted squid of delicate flavour", eli kumimaisen sitkeää, kuivattua ja vietävän tulisesti maustettua mustekalaa.
Jippijaijee, olen perillä Seoulissa. 10 tunnin lennon jälkeen ensimmäinen työpäivä lähti vikkelästi käyntiin castingeilla, väsymys painoi koko päivän rankasti mutta olen sentään selvinnyt hotellille. 7 tunnin aikaero Suomeen on aiheuttanut sellaisen jetlagin, että vaikka pilkin ja haukottelin koko päivän, nyt kello 23 maissa ei väsytä tipan tippaa. Kävin lähikioskilla iltpalaostoksilla ja päätin heti aloittaa paikallisiin perinneruokiin tutustumisen. Järsin täällä siis kuivattua mustekalaa ja katkarapu-pähkinäsekoitusta. Aamulla pitäisi olla skarppina valmiina kuvauksiin, joudun varmaankin turvautumaan vielä unettavaan lämpöiseen suihkuun ja nukahtamista helpottaviin rohdoksiin. Tosin tällä hetkellä tuntuu että Ruususen unikaan ei voi enää häivyttää näitä mustia silmänalusia!
sunnuntai 10. lokakuuta 2010
SAWADEE KRAB!
Kuvia taannoiselta Thaimaan matkaltani. Kuvasimme 3 päivää Bangkokissa ja 3 päivää vuoristoisella Kao Yain alueella Muti Maya-resortissa. Bangkok oli todella mielenkiintoinen kaupunki kaikessa kaukoitäläisessä kaoottisuudessaan, ja Kao Yain eristyneisyys ja rauha juuri sopiva vastakohta kaupungin hektisyydelle. Hintataso Thaimaassa oli varsin edullinen euroturistin kukkarolle, ja ruoka aivan ihanaa. Reissulla kuvattu muotijuttu on ilmeisesti julkaistu, lähdenkin pian China Towniin etsimään kyseistä lehteä.
maanantai 30. elokuuta 2010
MUST BE HEAVEN.
Chatuchak- viikonloppumarkkinat Bangkokissa. Ei ollut tylsää eikä kallista! Markkinapaikka on jumalattoman iso alue, jonka koluamiseen ei varmasti riittäisi yksi päivä. Chatuchakista kuulemma löytää aivan mitä tahansa lemmikeistä rohdoksiin ja auton varaosiin. Minulla oli nelisen tuntia aikaa, yllättäen en päässyt vintagevaate- ja muotiosastoja pidemmälle. Olisin voinut tuhlata joka ikisen pennini tuolla, onneksi järki tuli käteen ennen henkilökohtaista konkurssia. Vaikka kenkävalikoimat olivat kattavat en onnistunut poistamaan yhtäkään paria, mutta kaikkea muuta tulikin sitten ostettua.
Chatuchak weekend market in Bangkok. I definitely did not get bored and everything was so cheap! The market place is huge, one whole day would not be enough to visit all sections. I hear that one can find anything at Chatuchak, from pets to medicine to car parts. I had only four hours to spend there so off course I didn't get further than the vintage and fashion sections. I could have spent my all my money there but luckily I came to my senses before personal bankruptcy. Although the shoe selections were excellent, I did not manage to buy one pair.
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