PPO, Pohjois-Pohjalainen
Osakunta will have its 100th anniversary on the 5th February. Whole year will
be filled with celebrations and especially in the next two weeks many things
are going to happen.
We were with my mom to the opening of an exhibition last Tuesday. They have done excellent job telling the story of
generations after generations of young graduates from the northern Finland arriving into Helsinki. No picture of me ;( but my student
hat should be there soon (=as soon I remember where it is misplaced after last
1st of May). So if you walk by the Jugend-sali one of these days, feel free to
step in. It is worth of it.
The main event will be the evening ball on Saturday the 10th.
Phones are ringing and
skype lines are hot as the discussions are going on who is going to make/buy/
fix what, and in which colour etc. Two of my friends had new dresses made in Vietnam. Some
people are rumoured that they have bought new evening dress-matching
eyeglasses. So the economies are getting their share of it.
More than three weeks ago I tried on my evening dresses. It happened after I
had been to the shop looking for a grade new dress and deciding NOT to spend
800 euros for it. Luckily my mom, the super woman, was in town and made me to
look to the last corners of a deep garderope. I was finding bits and pieces one
by one, creating a party look to die for. (Or choke on it, because of the shame
of it.)
We ended up with a combination of old and older and some parts really old (the
hand bag). Few kilos should disappear before the big day and I'm succeeding on
it. Seems to me that I'll be able to enjoy the evening's four course dinner
with some oxygen on the side. Saldo is now -3,0 kg in three weeks so
the last -1,0 should be manageable in the oncoming two weeks. This drug is
called positive thinking. So it is working or maybe it is matter of placebo effects. Who knows?
Anyhow the pieces of the attire are gathering one by one to the sofa. Medals,
gloves, secret signs... I've never been this early but similarly as I visit
friends, their dresses are hanging out and we get into lively discussions
about jewelery and accessories as well as hairdos.
sunnuntai, 28. tammikuu 2007