| The Year 2001 December 31. New Year's Eve was in a party at Eija's place. December 25. Christmas Day: at home, recovering from yesterday. December 24. Christmas Eve was at Svend and Minna's home in Hietalahti. December 14. Met former colleagues Anne, Chrisse, Eija, Henna, Lea, Maarit, Milla, Olli, Tiina M., and Tiina P. for Christmas dinner at Ravintola Lasipalatsi. December 5. Kudos Christmas party. The Bomb Shelter Boys Featuring the Wireless Angels peform for the last time in 2001. Venue was Elfvik. November 30. Leaving party for Pauliina, William, Erna. Starts with dinner at Ravintola Kartano. November 28. I successfully pass my 5th kyu belt test at the Meido-kan Karate club. November 23. The Bomb Shelter Boys Featuring the Wireless Angels perform at a Nokia Christmas party. October 31. The Bomb Shelter Boys Featuring the Wireless Angels perform at the Winds of Change concert in Ravintola Kaisaniemi. October 20. Stuart and Marjukka get married in the famous Temppeliaukio, or Rock Church. September 17. The Bomb Shelter Boys Featuring the Wireless Angels perform in Iguana. September 13. Kudos Helsinki moves into their new building - the SysOpenTower. September 11. World Trade Center disaster in the United States. August 30. Night of the Arts / Taideyö - a Helsinki cultural festival. August 22. Michael, my old university study pal, comes to visit for 5 days. August 17. Fireworks competition in Helsinki harbour. August 11. David and Eve get married on Suomenlinna, a World Heritage-listed island in Helsinki harbour. July 28. David's bachelor party! Off to Tallin, the capital of Estonia, for some mild debauchery. July 16. I start work at Kudos in Helsinki. July 7. Kimmo moves house yet again. June 26. The Bomb Shelter Boys and the Wireless Angels have their own little summer party. June 22-24. Midsummer weekend. June 20. Annual Nokia Summer Party at the Kilo site, Espoo. June 15. I quit work at Nokia. June 14. Kudos summer party. June 11. Bike riding in Nuuksio (it was for work, honest!) May 22. I announce that I am leaving Nokia. May 1. More Finnish tradition with the annual Vappu lunch in the rain in Kaivopuisto park. April 30. Vappu began in the traditional way on Esplanadi, in front of the Havis Amanda statue. April 12. The Varpajaiset, or "Toe-counting Party" for Mark's new daughter, Cara. April 6-8. Off to Joensuu in Eastern Finland to visit some friends. March 31. Marco (bassist from the band) and Sari, his girlfriend, have a party. March 29. The Varpajaiset, or "Toe-counting Party" for Stuart's new son, Scott. February 24-March 3. Trip to Italy. February 17. Kimmo moves house. Early on a Saturday morning, no less! January 20. With friends, I drank some beers, sang karaoke, and danced in a not-so-local disco in Sokos Hotelli Vantaa. January 1. New Year's Eve was a quiet affair at home. Up to the roof at midnight to watch the fireworks. |
| The Year 2001 |