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Van Helsing [HD DVD] (2004)
2007-12-31 07:18:00 Universal Van Helsing - HD-DVDLegendary monster hunter "Van Helsing" (Hugh Jackman) is summoned to mysterious Transylvania on a mission that will thrust himinto a sweeping battle against the forces of darkness! With non-stop action and electrifying special effects, "Van Helsing" is an adrenaline-powered motion picture event Roger Ebert calls "Spectacular!"
Rally: Loeb wins 4th consecutive World Championship; Grönholm ... - Helsing
2007-12-03 12:51:00 Auto Racing DailyRally: Loeb wins 4th consecutive World Championship; Grönholm ...Helsingin Sanomat, Finland - 3 hours agoThe World Rally season ended with mixed emotions. The concluding Wales Rally GB finished with two rejoicing figures on the podium accompanied by one whose ...World Champions Ford End Season With A 1-2 Yahoo! EurosportFinal World Rally Championship standings. crash.netall 19 news articles
Van Helsing (2004) (DVDrip)
2007-11-09 07:03:00 IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt033-8526/Genre: Action / Adventure / Horror / Fantasy / ThrillerQuality: DVDripIMDB User Rating: 5.4/10 (40,851 votes) Language: EnglishDownload Links:http://rapidshare.com/fil-es/51550784/Van_Hellsing.part01-.rarhttp://rapidshare.com/files-/51553612/Van_Hellsing.part02.r-arhttp://rapidshare.com/files/5-1556362/Van_Hellsing.part03.rar-http://rapidshare.com/files/515-59676/Van_Hellsing.part04.rarht-tp://rapidshare.com/files/51562-939/Van_Hellsing.part05.rarhttp-://rapidshare.com/files/5156696-3/Van_Hellsing.part06.rarhttp:/-/rapidshare.com/files/51582888/-Van_Hellsing.part07.rarhttp://r-apidshare.com/files/51587161/Va-n_Hellsing.part08.rarhttp://rap-idshare.com/files/51591820/Van_-Hellsing.part09.rarhttp://rapid-share.com/files/51606089/Van_He-llsing.part10.rarhttp://rapidsh-are.com/files/51610638/Van_Hell-sing.part11.rarhttp://rapidshar-e.com/files/51622028/Van_Hellsi-ng.part12.rarhttp://rapidshare.-com/files/51627441/Van_Hellsing-.part13.rarhttp://rapidshare.co-m/files/51631...
Opfølgning på Helsingørmesterskabet.
2007-11-07 11:13:00 Så er der kommet officielle resultater fra Helsingørmesterskabet. Og det er gået mere eller mindre som forventet. Min sluttid står til 40:55 og den tid er jeg stadig tilfreds med. Placeringsmæssigt placerer det mig som nummer 12 i aldersklassen og nummer 16 alt i alt. Grumble, grumble !!! Det ville jo ha’ været lækkert at ha’ været mellem de ...
By: Soderblom
¿Quién Gana...? ¿Buffy, Van Helsing o Blade?
2007-10-19 17:13:00 Hoy estamos de enhorabuena en ¿Quién Gana?. Hoy celebramos la presentación del combate número 50. Y para conmemorar tan memorable evento, os traemos un combate a tres bandas entre los tres cazavampiros más importante de la historia.Vamos a meternos un poco en la historia de tan peculiar enfrentamiento: En algún lugar inhóspito de la estepa castellana el mal acecha en cualquier esquina. Una oscura noche con mucha niebla de esa que no ves un carajo. Se oye un grito, luego un aullido, luego un chillido de alguna especie de animal, luego otro aullido, luego se oye un pedo y por último un fuerte erupto. Se ve que esta noche alguien o algo lo está pasando bien.Nuestros guerreros se adentran a través de la bruma y llegan a la zona de donde provienen todos esos extraños ruidos. Al entrar, la luna, con una luz tenue ilumina el lugar mostrando un horror solo comparable a despertarte por las mañanas junto a Marujita Díaz.En el sagrado lugar hay un horrible monstruo alimentándose de la sangre d...
By: Quien Gana
Saturday, October 6th, 2007: Movin' on up (?) in Helsingborg
2007-10-06 23:01:00 What I think:One of the many excuses I have for not not having been so very present in the blogosphere these days is that I was busy moving. You may remember that I mentioned some time ago that there's a definite north-south divide here in Helsingborg; many people living in the northern part of the city can be rather snobby, and think that the people living in the southern part are all criminally insane foreign people. That's only partly true.But I've now moved to the north, so that should even things out a bit.There's a bit of a twist to this though, so bear with me.When I first started seeing my girlfriend, nearly a year ago, she had recently rented a flat (US/CAN: apartment) in Stattena (pronounced Sta-tay-na), an area in the northern part of Helsingborg.She's very much a southern Helsingborg girl, except for the fact that she's not foreign. And that her criminal insanity is barely perceptible.But she'd found this nice little place, it was exactly what she was looking for ...
Tuesday, September 18th, 2007: Away from Helsingborg to see a weird gig in
2007-09-18 18:55:00 What I think:Probably well over a year ago, I was visiting London for work, and my mate dragged me out to Camden see a Japanese synth-punk band called Polysics.There I was, having escaped from Sweden to a really cool little music venue above a pub in the UK waiting for a bizarrre Japanese band to come on, when all of a sudden, the supporting band come onto the stage and the singer/guitarist proclaims, "We're Quit Your Dayjob and we're from Malmö, Sweden!"Shit.But it turned out that they were pretty good, in some odd way.However, I couldn't resist confronting "Jonass", as he calls himself, at the merchandise stand later. The conversation went a bit like this:Mark Base: You bastard.Jonass: What?Mark Base: I'm living in Helsingborg now, and I come back here for a break from all things Swedish, and here's this bloody band from Malmö. Bastards.Jonass: Oh, you're living in Helsingborg? Do you know Landskrona?Mark Base: Yeah?Jonass: Well that's where we're actually from. We just sa...
Wednesday, September 12th, 2007: The Super Bag Lady of Helsingborg
2007-09-12 17:49:00 What I think:There's this amazing bag lady in Helsingborg. But I don't mean "amazing" in a "Wow, what a babe" kind of way, as one usually does with most bag ladies.No. Although this one is truly a looker - a veritable hunk o' burnin' love - she's much more than just your average ancient hotty that all normal blokes (US/CAN: guys) like to talk about, and drool over, down the pub, when their girlfriends aren't listening (right, guys?).This one carries all of her stuff without the use of a shopping trolley (US/CAN: cart). And she's got a lot.Although quite shy (though I suspect that that's just an act to ward off us admiring young whipper-snappers. In our forties), she did agree to pose for me while she was in action: But wait, there's more. Tongues back in your mouths, guys.I hear you asking, "But how on earthenware Victorian pottery products does she carry all those bags by herself, poor dear." (I wish that voice would go away.)This is how, in ten magificent steps, this incr...
Van Helsing: Movie & DVD Review (2004)
2007-09-03 05:27:00 In a blood-thirsty, dead-three-centuries sort of way,it's perfectly charming(Originally published 2004)The spectacle "Van Helsing" is loosely based on Bram Stoker’s famed, stake-wielding character from his 1897 novel, "Dracula." It’s not for the faint of heart, though it is perfectly suited for the hard of hearing.The decibel level on this CGI powerhouse from Stephen Sommers ("The Mummy," "The Mummy Returns") is jacked so high, there’s the sense that the filmmakers wanted everyone to join in the fun—those in the theater next to you, those in the next state, and perhaps even Stoker himself, who has been dead for nearly 100 years, but who has no doubt heard every word of this movie from his London grave.The film, which Sommers based on his own script, follows last year’s "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" in that it gathers together several well-known monsters and villains from the past, and allows them to go at each other’s undead throats for the better half of two ...
Sunday, August 26th, 2007: Helsingborg to Bjuv: CSI: Helsingborg's first gi
2007-08-26 15:20:00 What I think:I had my first gig as a singer in a band yesterday. CSI: Helsingborg finally played at Bjuvsfestivalen, and I'd say it was pretty successful.I started off by approaching the microphone while putting on a pair of latex gloves, and said, "Good evening Bjuv (pronouncing it "be-jewve"). We're with the crime lab."It was kind of a weird venue really; the stage was set up under a marquee in a carpark (US/CAN: parking lot) just off the main festival road. I've got a few photos of the event to share with you.Here's one taken when we were playing our first song. As you can see, the crowd's going wild. But the angle of that photo is a bit deceiving, as is the apparent enthusiasm of the crowd. It was actually taken from quite far back, inside the beer tent. People were not really sitting very close to the stage.This is actually a truer picture:Here's one of me realising that the beer can I'm picking up is actually empty. Luckily, bassist CSI Per had stocked up, and there was...
Lisa Batiashvili på Helsingforsfestivalen
2007-08-26 12:54:00 Den georgiska violinvirtuosen Lisa Batiashvili och den åttioårsjubilerande Finska Radions Symfoniorkester får äran att framföra två verk av Finlands mest kände tonsättare, Magnus Lindberg, under Helsingforsfestivalen som pågår just nu. Ett av verken har specialkomponerats för Lisa och hade urpremiär förra året i New York och har sedan dess framförts ett antal gånger runt om i världen. Dirigent är som vanligt Sakari Oramo. Innan konserten arrangeras en tonsättarträff där publiken får möjlighet att träffa Magnus Lindberg.Konserten äger rum på torsdag den 30 augusti kl. 19.30 i Finlandiahuset, Helsingfors.Helsingforsfestival-enLisa BatiashviliFinska Radions SymfoniorkesterMagnus LindbergSakari OramoHelsingforsfestivalen
By: Allt om Georgien
Saturday, August 18th, 2007: CSI: Helsingborg - The Press Release
2007-08-18 00:28:00 What I think:There's one week to go before my band's debut performance at the grand Bjuv Festival. It's sure to be a cracking event (US/CAN: awesome gig).In preparation, the following press release is about to be translated into Swedish, and sent to all of the relevant Swedish media.This means to Helsingborgs Dagblad newspaper:CSI: Helsingborg investigate Bjuvsfestivalen 2007On Saturday August 25th, CSI: Helsingborg will make their stage debut at Bjuvsfestivalen.But who are CSI: Helsingborg? And how serious are they about what they?re doing? Let?s put them under the microscope.The band was formed by guitarist and trainspotter Nils Hornfalk just over a year ago. Nils, whose other hobbies include stamp collecting and dentistry, decided that a really rocking blues/rock cover band with a difference was necessary to make people wake up and examine the meaning behind their lives.So he teamed up with bassist and zoologist Per Cedergren and drummer and Yoga instructor Bengt Svensson. All...
Wednesday, August 8th, 2007: CSI: Helsingborg to appear at Bjuv's 2007 Fest
2007-08-08 23:04:00 What I think:I don't think I've mentioned this before, but I'm a singer in a cover band here in Helsingborg. I'd been in bands before, but never as just a singer; it's always been as a rhythm guitarist, back-up vocalist, with the occasional lead vocals for a few songs (while playing guitar).When my guitarist friend asked me to join his band, my biggest worry, besides my actual singing voice, was what I was going to do with my hands.It turns out that I play a mean tambourine, and I get to whack a cowbell for a couple of songs as well. The rest of the time, my various gestures make me look a bit like a cross between Morrissey and an angry Italian.Because I was asked to join the band, I had very little say as to what songs we'd play. I was told that it's mainly a blues band.One can sort of tell by looking at me that I'm not really a bluesy kind of guy. But I thought, what the hell; if I could sing a version of "Kung Fu Fighting" with Rude Guru in the 80's, I'm sure I can pull...
Wednesday, August 1st, 2007: Helsingborg's Festival and a Yank's crayfish p
2007-08-01 21:17:00 What I think:Every year, I think it's during the last Thursday-to-Friday of July, this fine little city hosts a festival, with loads of different music, interesting food stalls (your chance to try a moose kebab), and stalls selling loads of crappy stuff no one needs but just might be drunk enough to buy (your chance to purchase a t-shirt saying "HELSINGBORG FÖR FAN" - translated (roughly) to "HELSINGBORG, DAMMIT"). Wonderful.Some kidding aside, there's actually a very good atmosphere in the city during these three days (days known as "summer" here). People come from miles around to check it out. I think there were even some from as far away as Ramlösa in the south, and Tågaborg in the north.The variety of music is pretty impressive, although many of the tents dotted around the city have cover bands: Sixties stuff, general "right on" (yawn) stuff, and some old Swedish faves, including the dreaded "Dansband" genre (this actually deserves a separate blog entry all its own. Remind me....
A slightly better world - Helsingin Sanomat
2007-08-01 16:41:00 A slightly better worldHelsingin Sanomat, Finland - 1 hour agoHowever, all in all, the world has become a better place to live in, in the view of its residents. Satisfaction largely goes hand in hand with economic ...
A slightly better world - Helsingin Sanomat
2007-08-01 16:41:00 A slightly better worldHelsingin Sanomat, Finland - 1 hour agoHowever, all in all, the world has become a better place to live in, in the view of its residents. Satisfaction largely goes hand in hand with economic ...
New study suggests most people recover well from anorexia - Helsingin Sanom
2007-08-01 14:08:00 New study suggests most people recover well from anorexiaHelsingin Sanomat, Finland -32- minutes agoThe rate of recovery from anorexia nervosa is better than what has been previously assumed. Up to 70 per cent of the sufferers recover from the disorder by … More: continued here
Tuesday, July 24th, 2007: Helsingborg to Montreal. And back. And tagged.
2007-07-21 13:36:00 What I think:Blog! Oh yeah, I knew there was something I was supposed to do when I got back.Oh dear, It's now been over a month since my last entry. My apologies.I've also been tagged to do yet another one these "things about myself" things. I was tagged by Aaron Cook. I've known Aaron, in the modern never-met-but-paths-seemed-to-h-ave-crossed-over-the-Internet-a--few-times kind of way, for about four years or so.Do check his list of "8 Random Facts". Here's a guy whose tongue detects things in foods that the average tongue cannot. Blessing or curse? You decide.Since I've got a lot of other stuff to catch up on, I thought I'd kill two blogs with one stone just throw in my tag duties at random throughout this entry. For those of you who just want to read those bits, I'll point them out and mark them in bold. OK?First things first; here are "The Rules" of the tag:1. Post these rules before you give you the facts.2. List eight (8) random facts about yourself.3. At the end of your ...
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007: Away from Helsingborg for two weeks...
2007-06-20 15:57:00 What I think:Tomorrow morning, my girlfriend and I will be off on holiday for two weeks. We'll be staying with mates in London, then jetting off to Montreal, my home town, on Friday.Coincidentally, a mate of mine from the UK will be coming to Helsingborg tomorrow. Good result; he gets a free place to stay, and I get someone to look after my flat (US/CAN: apartment, or perhaps condo, since it's bought) and feed my cat while we're away.Here's what he looks like: I feel totally confident.Actually, that photo was taken during a rather long and tedious night out for him, so we can excuse his demeanour on that evening. He's usually slightly livelier than that.We'll be away until July 6th, and I can't guarantee any blogging during this period of absence. In the meantime, feel free to educate yourself with the A-to-Z of Helsingborg. Or have you seen the latest Top Toilet Tips yet?And whatever it is that you decide to do, don't do anything the Swedish government might do something ab...
Tuesday, June 19th, 2007. Top Toilet Tips: Pubs in Helsingborg - Part Four:
2007-06-16 14:49:00 What I think:I went to one of Helsingborg's smallest, but coolest (in my opinion), bars the other night - PL13. It's located right across the street from The House of Pain (where I had my tattoos done), Tim's Haircut (where I had my most expensive haircut ever - same post), and the Telegrafen pub (which I visited here and here).I've actually mentioned PL13 a couple of times before (once here, and again here); the music and the atmosphere are good, and the beer is above-average, with slightly below-average prices. It's worth going there if you're into music like The Cure, Depeche Mode, The Ramones, The Smiths, Kraftwerk, Placebo, and music of that genre and/or era. Most other pubs seem to play the worst of the past few decades' crap. And asking them if they can put on something else is not unlike asking them why their mothers didn't consider abortion to be the wisest option.I just remembered, the time before I went to PL13 the other night, I was with a friend from England - a...
Sunday, June 3rd, 2007: Top Toilet Tips: Pubs in Helsingborg - Part Three:
2007-06-03 15:28:00 What I think:For the third part of this series, I took a walk to The Bishops Arms last Friday evening. I was with a friend who was visiting from England. We'd just been to the Charles Dickens for a couple of beers there, when I decided that it was time to go elsewhere to take a closer look at another pub's facilities. The Bishops Arms (or simply "Bishops", as it's more commonly known) is located very centrally. It's a pretty nice place to go for a few beers, although it's fairly pricey; a decent pint costs around 55 Kronor (US$7.90/£4.00/?5.90).Having said that, the selection of draft lagersthey have is the best in town: And For the homesick Brit,or the locals or tourists who have yet to visit the UK,they also have a few decent ales in the pipes as well.And if whisky's your thing,you won't be disappointed here.All this liquid make me want to go to the toilet.Don't be shy, come along with me.How to get to the toilets:When you enter the pub, you're soon met with a staircase o...
Saturday, May 19th, 2007: Restaurant (tag) in Helsingborg
2007-05-16 23:11:00 What I think:Uh-Oh. I got tagged by Tug. This particular Meme is kind of interesting though. On the one hand, it's cool because it's one that will spread quite widely, if everyone plays how they're supposed to. It's actually gone around the world already.On the other hand, it's a bit of a nightmare for me; you'll soon discover why.Here's what you're supposed to do:1. Add a direct link to your post below the name of the person who tagged you. Include the city/state and country you’re in.Nicole (Sydney, Australia)velverse (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)LB (San Giovanni in Marignano, Italy)Selba (Jakarta, Indonesia)Olivia (London, England)ML (Utah, United States)Lotus (Toronto, Canada)tanabata (Saitama, Japan)Andi (Dallas [ish], Texas, United States)Lulu (Chicago, Illinois, United States)Chris (Boyne City, Michigan, United States)AB (Cave Creek, Arizona, United States)Johnny Yen (Chicago, Illinois, United States)Bubs (Mt Prospect, Illinois, United States)Mob (Midland, Texas United S...
Sunday, May 13th, 2007: Magpies in Helsingborg - One for sorrow, two for jo
2007-05-13 12:03:00 What I think:One for sorrow Two for joy...But what does it mean? What does it mean to see one magpie? Or two? Is it all a personal thing, based upon superstitions we've heard since we were very young, like 27 years old (or younger, if you're going on 26, for example)?But I covered this rhyme, along with its implications for me personally, on March 5th last year. Read about it here ->In a nutshell, I wrote about how here in Helsingborg I always ever see just a single magpie. As the superstition goes, to protect yourself from imminent sorrow, you're supposed to say something like "Say hello to your brother", implying that the particular magpie you see is not an only child (or not an "only chick"?), and that he/she usually hangs out with his/her brother (he/she never has a sister), but the brother in question has a touch of the old bird flu. Or something.Well, strangely, I've noticed something a bit different over the past recent months. I still only ever see a single magpie when I...
Eurovisionsschlagerfestivalens semifinal avgörs i Helsingfors
2007-05-10 18:46:00 Ikväll avgörs semifinalen i melodifestivalen i Helsingfors och Georgien deltar i musiktävlingen för första gången någonsin. Georgiens bidrag med titeln Visionary Dream framförs av Sopho Khalvashi och är nummer sex i startfältet av totalt 28 bidrag, varav tio går vidare till finalen den 12 maj 2007. Semifinalen startar kl. 21.00 svensk tid och sänds direkt i SVT1.I Sverige kan man rösta på bidraget genom att ringa 099-417 06 eller SMS:a till samma nummer om man har Telia eller Halebop som operatör. Man kan rösta 20 gånger från samma telefonnummer. Varje samtal eller SMS kostar 5:70.Visionary DreamEurovisionsschlagerfestiva-lenBidragenYLESopho Khalvashi
By: Allt om Georgien
Thursday, May 10th, 2007: Top Toilet Tips: Pubs in Helsingborg - Part Two:
2007-05-09 23:00:00 What I think:Since it was a nice day last Saturday, I decided to continue my tour of this fine city's pubs' public convenience facilities with a very outdoorsy place, Hamnkrogen.Hamnkrogen, meaning "Harbour Bar", previously known as Hamnpaviljonen (or "Harbour Pavillion"), is known by a few of us expats as "Circle Bar". Here's why: It's pretty small during the wintertime, as you can only sit inside, but for the 17 days of summer we get here, they have a fair-sized terrace outside, where you can while away your afternoon drinking beer, enjoying the nice views, and watching the world go by.I'm just kidding, by the way; the summer usually lasts for more than 17 days, their terrace is slightly-better-than-fair-sized-, you don't want to while away a whole afternoon drinking beer there - at 47 Kronor each (US$6.88 / £3.47 / €5.10), you sip. And while the views are indeed quite nice, you're not quite watching the world go by, just those people in the world who happen to be passin...
Sunday, April 22nd, 2007: Top Toilet Tips: Pubs in Helsingborg - Part One:
2007-04-18 22:54:00 What I think:Welcome to the first in this new series of Top Toilet Tips, your indispensable guide to the toilets (US/CAN: bathrooms, washrooms, restrooms) in pubs in Helsingborg. Before you visit this fine city in the south of Sweden, you simply must read this guide.I'll start with the Charles Dickens pub, located on Södergatan, in the vibrant and bustling southern part of the city.How to get to the toilets:Once in the pub, walk straight past the bar on your right towards the back. Pass by the gambling machines on your right, and the pool table on your left. You'll see the grand entrance to the magnificent toilet hall just to the left of the dart machine (don't worry if people are playing; they use plastic-pointed darts). By the way, some pubs will only allow you to use their toilets if you're a paying customer. At Charles Dickens, they're pretty laid back, and will usually let you use their facilities without buying anything (unless you're one of those yellow-jacketed so-ca...
Wednesday, April 4th, 2007: A spammed blog about Helsingborg
2007-04-04 08:45:00 What I think:I received a comment recently that was "written" in "response" to my blog entry Five Things You Don't Know About Me, which I wrote on February 3rd. This is it:"If you would like to really understand the Kennedy assassination, compare what Dorothy Kilgallen said about the assasination on November 29, 1963:http://surftofind.com/doro-thyCompare what Dorothy said with what J. Edgar Hoover said on November 29, 1963:http://surftofind.com/docu-mentAnd you must also understand what fake researchers like John McAdams are saying because they target the truth:http://surftofind.com/tar-getThe simple fact of the matter is that many so called Kennedy assassination researchers are trying to control free speach through domination rather than through the sharing of information. Researchers like Dorothy Kilgallen for example, seek to expose the truth. Writers like Gerald Posner seek to discredit those who expose the truth."Hhmmm...I managed to find a contact e-mail address for this drivel,...
Sunday, March 18th, 2007: Punk gig, pubs & snacks in Helsingborg
2007-03-18 16:05:00 What I think:For one of my birthday presents this year, my girlfriend decided to take me to a Punk gig in Helsingborg last week. The band was called Asta Kask, and they'd had some success in the Eighties. That was all I knew.As I've written before, there aren't too many places here in Helsingborg where they (occasionally) have good live music. So the gig took place at the Tivoli - the place. That's really the only place in town where you'll find anyone who may have heard of performing - and that's only if you heard of them a very long time ago, or if you have very eclectically obscure tastes in music.I was a little bit wary when the opening band started. Although their songs were in English, the lyrics had boringly predictable and bad rhymes (e.g. "Nothing's gonna change/Everything's the same", etc.), and there was absoutely nothing original about their music.I tried to keep an open mind, and hoped that Asta Kask would be better. I was not disappointed.Although I barely unde...
Friday, March 9th, 2007: 42nd in Helsingborg
2007-03-09 00:09:00 What I think: It was my birthday yesterday; well today actually, as I haven't gone to sleep yet.Birthday: March 8thNow: March 9thHere's me, a bit too bloody content: At first, I didn't want the photo above to be published, but then I thought: "What the Hell(singborg); I can pretend it's someone else who looks a bit like me."Ish.Here's a so-called Meme you can do when it's your birthday (enter your date in Wlikpedia (some may not be from Wiki)); and here's mine:- Three events in history that happened on my birthday:* 1844 - King Oscar I ascends to the throne of Sweden-Norway. * 1884 - Susan B. Anthony testifies before the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives arguing for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution granting women the right to vote.* 2007 - Anna-Nicole Smith's sex video "stolen". Err...Umm....Four other people born on March 8th:* 1896 - Charlotte Whitton, Canadian politician, Mayor of Ottawa (d. 1975)* 1945 - Micky Dolenz, American musician (The Monkees...
Tuesday, March 6th, 2007: Honoured for snow in Helsingborg
2007-03-06 17:38:00 What I think:Hhmm...It appears that I've been nominated for some kind of a Swedish Blog Oscar on a blog called Kulturbloggen.The nomination was triggered by my previous post, and is in the category of Snow.I swear it's true.It says, "I kategorin Snö nominerar jag inlägget Snowy Chaos in Helsingborg hos Mark Base.Eftersom det har flera bilder som hör till inlägget kan jag inte citera något ur det inlägget heller. Ni får se det på plats i bloggen helt enkelt."This means, "In the Snow category, I nominate Snowy Chaos in Helsingborg at Mark Base. Because there are several pictures listened to in the egg, I can't cite something out of it in the egg either. You've simply got to see this at the bus stop."I guess my Swedish needs some improving.Go to that particular blog entry and see for yourself.While you're there, be good pals and nominate me in the comments, will ya? In fact, nominate me a couple of times - do what I did: In the name field, when you leave your second commen...
Thursday, February 22nd, 2007 (Lunchtime*) : Snowy chaos in Helsingborg
2007-02-22 12:56:00 What I think:*Note to any bosses at work who might read this: It's lunchtime, OK?I'm not blogging during working hours. So there.The weather in Helsingborg has been weird this winter. It's been so mild, with hardly any snow, and the little that we did have melted in no time.Then yesterday, it started snowing. Lots.And this morning, The Local (Sweden's news in English) reported that there's a "stay at home" warning to people living in Skåne.(Skåne is the county on the southwestern tip of Sweden. Both Malmö and Helsingborg are in Skåne. End of Geography lesson.)I took a few photos on the way to work this morning:This is a view of Tranemansgatan - my road: Here's a hill that I walk down every day(although today I skied down on my Doc Martens): This is a bus stop on Södergatan:This is a view ofthe outside of Sam's Bar on Carl Krooksgatan:The building where I work is called Tretorn - this is Swedish for "The Three Towers". It used to be the site of one of Sweden's largest ru...
Wednesday, February 21st, 2007: Bowling in Helsingborg
2007-02-21 21:36:00 What I think:Last Saturday, I was supposed to meet my mate the Yank for a few beers. He was out with a Brit in the afternoon for a few drinks, and told me to give him a call if I wanted to join them later.It turned out that I did indeed fancy some over-priced crappy beer that evening, so I gave him a call.When he answered, he said he was at the bowling alley. I remembered that I had been invited to this a couple of weeks back (a mutual friend had booked a couple of lanes), but had kindly declined. Not really my scene, plus I was a bit skint (US/CAN: broke).But that night, since I hadn't had a beer with the Yank for a while, I thought I'd go along anyway, and just drink beer and have a bit of a laugh.When I got there, I had a look around, but couldn't see the gang who was supposed to be there. People did seem to be enjoying themselves though: Then, while continuing my search for Yank & Co., something caught my eye. What was that between the screens that show the scores?Was that.....
Tuesday, February 20th, 2007: Fat Tuesday in Helsingborg
2007-02-20 14:41:00 What I think:Today was "Fat Tuesday" in Sweden (aka Shrove Tuesday in some other countries). There's a pastry called a Semla that it's tradition to eat on this day; the idea is to fatten you up before giving everything up for lent.It's basically a bun with the top chopped off, the bottom part then has some kind of sweet almond paste and topped with whipped cream, then the bun's top is placed back on and sprinkled with icing sugar.We were served these at work today during our afternoon break.Here's a photo:I don't really see the big deal, personally. The bun is a bit too bread-like; kind of dry. I think it should be sort of cakey, and it's time that the Swedish government did something about it. That's what I think.
Thursday, February 15th, 2007: More links from Helsingborg!
2007-02-15 18:59:00 Quick note:I've just added loads more links from the entry I made on February 13th, 2007. Many are to fellow bloggers, and many are to other sites on the Internet. Some are relevant and some not, some are educational, and many are ridiculous.That is all.
Saturday, February 3rd, 2007: Pantspotting in Helsingborg
2007-02-03 19:51:00 What I think:You know that "fashion" of wearing trousers (US/CAN: pants) that are too big for you, so that the top of them actually comes down to about halfway to your knees? It seems that a lot of people in Helsingborg are really into this "look". I find it both entertaining and educational; you really get a good insight about the current trends in pants (US/CAN: underwear). Like I care.Whenever we're out on the town, GF and I always point out the different kinds of underpants we see. It's become a sort of in-joke for us.We were at a trendy little bar called PL13 a few weeks ago, and we noticed that this really was the Mecca of underpant exposure.By the way, despite being quite small, PL13 is actually quite cool, especially if you're into Depeche Mode, The Cure, The Smiths, some Punk & Goth, and stuff like that. I much prefer the choice of music there to anywhere else. I've only got two issues with the place: it's only got one toilet, and it's usually full of guys whose mums ...
Wednesday, January 17th, 2007: Helsingborg: North vs South
2007-01-17 21:52:00 What I think:There's quite a difference between people who live in the northern part of Helsingborg and those in the south. Many people who live in the north are extremely snobby, and often brag about not living in the south.It may seem like a sweeping generalisation, but it's been proven to me time and time again.Example One:A couple of weeks ago, I arranged to meet a visitor from New York at Utposten, a pub in town (neutral territory). He was staying with some girl who lives in an area in the north called Viken, who tagged along with him. Cool, I like meeting new people. I'd spoken to her over the phone beforehand, and she seemed OK (although she sounded absolutely mortified when I said that I didn't know where Viken was).So I turned up at Utposten with my girlfriend, and we waited for them to arrive. A while later, they showed up, and this girl immediately went into a monologue about some minor bureaucratic issue she was having with her credit rating.OK, many of us have had s...
Tuesday, January 9th, 2007: Speaking English in Helsingborg
2007-01-09 20:42:00 What I think:When I first came to Sweden, I was keen to start learning Swedish as soon as possible; I had moved in with a girlfriend who had two children under ten, and they didn't know any English at the time. Animals and body partsI started studying these little picture books to try to help me build a vocabulary of nouns describing all kinds of things: from stuff you find in every room of the house or out on the street, to animals and body parts, to different modes of transport and sexually transmitted diseases - you get the idea.I remember really enjoying the sound of many words, words like fågelholk (birdhouse - roughly pronounced "fogle-holk") and stuprör (drainpipe - it's really not worth the effort to try to explain how this one's pronounced).Pissed offWhen I started working, my employers paid for some Swedish lessons for me, and actually sent me to Stockholm for this intensive two-week Berlitz language course as well. I slowly started learning a bit here and there. Livi...
An A-to-Z of life in Helsingborg (so far)
2007-01-01 17:43:00 A handy and educational reference post!For your convenience, I've listed my previous observations about life in Sweden by key words, and in alphabetical order.I will add topics to this post as I go along, so be sure to come back to check out this page from time to time.I wanted to make this a complete A-to-Z, but it appears that I don't cover all of the letters of the alphabet with my posts so far. So I've filled in the remaining letters with key words linking to other sites.See? This really is an educational blog! Now, let's get started.ANope, I have no A's. Sorry. Here are some links to other Sweden-related sites:Abba - The official site of the 70's super-group. Yawn.Allsång på Skansen - A crap show with boring celebrities singing boring songs at some park in Stockholm. Swedes love it.BBeaches & shy people - July 21st, 2006Beer, buying - December 31st, 2005Beer, buying rounds - January 16th, 2006Beer, how to get cheap - February 8th, 2006Beer, Swedish - January 27th, 2006B...
Monday, December 11th, 2006: Tagged in Helsingborg - This may sound weird,
2006-12-11 18:50:00 What I think:As my regular readers may have realised, I usually write about idiosyncrasies about Sweden I've found as an expat living here. But I got tagged a couple of days ago, by a Canadian blogger called Lost In Life, to list six weird things about myself. I've then got to tag six other people.At first, I thought this would be quite a difficult thing to do, as there is very little that's weird about me - as far as I'm concerned anyway. So I decided to try to think whether there's anything that other people might consider weird about me.Here's what I came up with:1. I always wear black. I started doing this in the mid-90's. There's no really good reason for this; I'm not a goth, and I'm not into making any big fashion statements or anything. But I have to say that it does make doing the laundry just that much simpler - no sorting of colours, etc. So perhaps I wear black because I'm lazy. I don't know.2. I was married for fourteen years but only lived with my wife for ...
Thursday, December 7th, 2006: A short-legged cat in Helsingborg
2006-12-07 17:18:00 What I think: Firstly, totally off-topic, I've been watching Sky News on telly because there's been a tornado in residential Kensal Rise, Northwest London. Weird. No one was killed - it happened at about 11:00 a.m. GMT, so most people were at work - but six were injured, one of them seriously. Hundreds of people have to find somewhere to sleep tonight because their homes have had their roofs ripped off, or have been severely damaged. My mate Roland lives within walking distance of Kenton tube station on the Bakerloo line just seven stops up from Kensal Green, so try him if you're really stuck. But beware his rabid sock monkey.What was I going to write about? Oh yeah, OK...On October 25th, I got a lift to go pick up a cat in Svedala, which is a little town outside of Malmö. I wanted a cat because I missed having another living creature walking around my flat. And I like cats. And I guess I was a bit lonely.As luck would have it, I met a girl a few days earlier, on the 21st, so I ...
Saturday, December 2nd, 2006:Tattooed in Helsingborg
2006-12-02 18:27:00 What I think:Gosh readers, we've got a lot to catch up on, eller hur? (London-Brit. English, roughly: "innit?")November is not very well-liked in these parts of Sweden; it's just started to get dark, but it's not quite cold enough to be called "winter" yet. It's generally just a really blahhh month all round.I, however, happened to quite enjoy this particular November. I met a girl and I got a cat at the end of October, and I've had some great experiences. But more on these another time. Firstly, I'm happy to announce that I finally had that tattoo done; you know, the one I wrote about earlier...I made the appointment at the House of Pain tattoo place, and trotted merrily off on November 16th to have it done. It was a Thursday (work day), and I must say that I was more than happy to leave it the meeting I was attending. The tattoo would definitely be less painful.House of Pain is a friendly place, staffed with a few talented people who are happy to stab you with ink-filled nee...
Wednesday, November 29th, 2006: A big update from Helsingborg!
2006-11-29 22:51:00 What I think:November was really good.I'll tell you about it in December.That's what I think.
Mark Base, Helsingblog
0000-00-00 00:00:00 A British-Canadian expat's observations and opinions about life in Helsingborg, a small city in the south of Sweden. Want to know what it's REALLY like? Why yes I do...So I am going to check it out. Ok i'm back what a nice blog, great photos and more stop in ...
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