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06.02.2007 - 17:59
Lyhyesti: minulla ei ole enää matkapuhelinliittymää.
Pitemmin: Nyt tulee kerrankin vuodatus. Olishan tätä voinut editoida, tai vielä parempaa, jättää julkaisematta. Enpä vaan viitsinyt estää itseäni. Olen ajautunut ongelmiin maailmassa toimimisen kanssa. Yritykseni saada veronpalautuksia Irlannista ajautui klassiseen lukion psykologiankirjan sanastossa annettuun esimerkkiin: basaaligangliot: katso tyvitumakkeet kansan kielellähän kyse on noidankehästä. Yksi luukku kieltäytyy palvelemasta ja osoittaa toista, toinen osoittaa tietokonetta ja tietokoneen kautta viesti välittyy ensimmäiselle luukulle josta vastauksena kehoitetaan käyttämään tietokonetta, koska se on niin paljon kätevämpää. Siis kuin suoraan kolmannen maailman virastoista, joissa ei oikeastaan auta muu kuin alkaa kaivaa kuvetta ja maksaa palvelusta, jonka pitäisi olla ilmainen. Tämä oli esimerrki julkisesta palvelusta, joka on hoidettu esimerkillisen huonosti. Siirrytään tämänkertaisen case-studymme puolelle eli yksityisen suomalaisen kännykkäoperaattorin kohdalle, jossa luulisi asiakaspalvelun olevan kohdallaan. Kolmanneksi syytän operaattoria siitä, että asiakaskontakti on tehty mahdollisimman mekaaniseksi ja palvelut on karsittu minimiin. Minulla ei ole mahdollisuutta kommunikoida osaavan asiakaspalvelijan kanssa, vaan voin vain jutustella myyntimiehen kanssa, joka voi tilata minulle puheluerittelyn hintaan 7,80. Juurikin puheluerittelyjä kaipaavat ne tukalassa rahatilanteessa olevat, jotka haluavat pitää tarkkaa kirjaa menoistaan. 7,80 on kohtuuton summa tästä palvelusta. Samaan aikaan Elisan tulos on huomattavan hyvä. Kilpailun ansiosta me maksamme yhä vähemmän ja vähemmän hyödykkeistä ja palveluista, mutta samalla näiden laatu tuntuu kärsivän. Koska suomalaisen hymyilevä naama tiskin takana on niin kohtuuttoman kallis verrattuna 'järkeistettyyn' tietokone+kuulokkeet -settiin, on asiakaspalveluissa siirrytty teknisiin jonotusjärjestelmiin. Kehnosti palkattujen puhelintyöläisten vaihtuvuus on kuitenkin sillä tasolla, että ammattitaidosta ei voi olla takuussa. Olen itse ollut vastaavassa puhelintyössä, ja työnantajan kehotuksesta laverrellut puuta heinää jos en ole tarkkaan tiennyt - sillä viimeinen asia mitä asiakkaalle voi puhelimessa sanoa on: "en tiedä". Nyt saa riittää. Taskussani polttelee 6,95€ ja tiedän että niitä en ainakaan sijoita uuteen kännykkäliittymään.
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Avautuminen
17.01.2007 - 16:12
![]() Niamh shows her style on mixed overhang, instructor Andreas approves. Ice is the new cool! The reason for the seeminly nonsensory title of this entry is the weekend of 5th to 7th of January which I and Niamh spent in Rjukan in Norway, learning the basics of ice climbing and about the numerous more or less deadly dangers involved. As the village of Rjukan failed to provide me with new batteries for my old camera, we had to resort to a 800 ASA disposable camera. And the results are horrendous. Let's have a look anyway: ![]() Niamh belaying Daniel from Sweden. The conditions were bad. Usually the season starts around October or November, but this year the ice falls were only forming in the beginning of january. The icicles you can see here should grow all the way down before they can be climbed - which they would have been if the weather was normal. ![]() Top roping an M7ish climb on the 3rd day. Niamh climbing, Daniel belaying and our instructor Andreas looking. In a way we were kind of lucky - not only did we learn about ice climbing but also about mixed climbing, which seems to be the harder but safer alternative. Here is a list of nasty ways to die when ice climbing:
Entäs otsikon kaukoniemis/burana666-pastissi sitten? Norjalaisia on monenlaisia, pikkukylän linja-autossa väki pakkautuu eteen ja vain kaupungeista tuleva nuoriso menee taakse istumaan. Ja viikinkiveri ei tunnu olevan vaatimus norjalaisuudelle - voikohan öljyrahoilla ostaa myös suvaitsevaisuutta maaseudun pikkukylien väestölle? Toimisiko Irakissa sama mikä voisi toimia Intiassa? Jos väestöt riitelevät keskenään, miksi ei maita voida pilkkoa? (Onko syy se, että Intia/Pakistan-jako oli niin kehno että puolisen miljoonaa ihmistä kuoli sen välittömiin seurauksiin?) Aika heilahdella-pyörähdellä uusiin haasteisiin. Tulispa vielä Etelä-Suomeenkin joskus jääkelit.
Kategoria:
Norway
18.12.2006 - 12:02
Vielä on pyhiä asioita. Allekirjoittanut lentää Suomeen jouluaattona, suoraan joulupöydän
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Avautuminen
16.12.2006 - 14:39
Finally I present some photographic evidence of my visit in India.
![]() A view of Delhi rooftops from the well-protected balcony of our flat. ![]() Varanasi a.k.a. Benares. Holy river Ganga was flooding after monsoon. Smoke comes from burning bodies. ![]() Actually, the river flooded so much that some temples on the river banks were totally flooded... ![]() ...but that did not stop people from worshipping them from dry land. ![]() Supposedly the lizards feed on insects. When given a choice between sharing a room with reptiles or mosquitos, I'll choose this fellow anytime. ![]() The papaya lassi had a vomit-like aftertaste and rest of the food was highly below average, but the scenery from the rooftop terasse of the restaurant in Manali was certainly nice. ![]() Do you have problems choosing which tarpaulin to get? Look no further! ![]() The most naked things in India are the statues in the National Gallery. This is one of the more decent ones. A lot better than Maxim. ![]() President's residence. Considering that chistians consist a 3-4% minority in India, the Brits had to disguise the cross as a... well, whatever that is. ![]() Diwali is the festival of the year. Supposedly a combination of christmas, new year and every religious holiday, it is a time when gifts are given and firecrackers are used in generous amounts. Obviously, some people in Mumbai would prefer that there would be a little less noise. ![]() The lyrics of the song lie... Indian moon is not hotter than the sun - how else would the giant ants survive there? ![]() Sunset in Goa. ![]() The Krishnas seem to know something that I do not. ![]() Electrians wanted. Apply to Malviya Nagar, G-Block, New Delhi. ![]() Ioana tries the job of a basket salesperson. ![]() 2/3 of the Malviya Nagar trainee flat residents in Lodhi Gardens. From left: me, Bozo, Ioana and Dana.
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India
06.12.2006 - 14:03
[piru tätä kategorisointia - tämän pitäisi kuulua sekä Intia-, että Irlanti-kategorioihin, mutta eihän nyt mitenkään onnistu. Olkoon nyt Intia kun siitä o puhe vaikka vihreällä saarella tämä on kirjoitettu.]
Paluu läntiseen maailmaan sujui ongelmitta. Wienin modernin taiteen museon Erwin Wurm -näyttely ja Tower Recordsista vitosella irronnut Ninja Tunen 2006 sampleri johdattivat takaisin länsimaisen rappiotaiteen pariin ja toimivat raikkaan ilman ja Dublinin kuppiloiden ohella mainiona terapiana väsyneelle matkaajalle. Nyt on elämä helppoa ja laiskaa. Ei tarvitse kuin kiipeillä, käydä teatterissa ja juoda Guinnessia. Voisi yrittää miettiä mitä jäi Intian reissusta kouraan ja teenkin oitis mahdottoman naiivin listan aiheesta:
Kaikki kiipeilevät kotipojat ja -tytöt voi vähän fiilistellä Fontainebleun meisinkejä youtubesta: "You can get rid of your temper, but not by losing it". Kuka lähtee ensi kesänä kiertämään Alppeja Volkkarin minibussilla?
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India
28.11.2006 - 10:59
![]() A half page full color ad from the Indian Express on November 20th 2006. The actual text will follow...
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India
20.11.2006 - 09:16
After the saturday hash run (means 8-9km of jogging on a weird route, not cannabis smuggling) we had a slight urge to continue the drinking binge. And how convenient, the Sikkimese population of Delhi were having a party. But as so many times before when we have tried to go out in Delhi, the savonian superhero struck again.
As we approached the venue of the party, I noticed a young man with blood all over his face leaving the scene in the shadows of the houses. A polica car was parked in front of the club, and a massive amount of young people with northeastern Indian features were pouring out. Another police car was also approaching. Our local friend did some inquiries and found out that supposedly a cop was beaten in the party earlier and the polica were taking names of people. Being on the guest list, our friend suggested that we move away ASAP. I saw a few police officers taking down a young man and started kicking him while he was on the ground. Bystanders were visibly agitated and some were about to intervene, but the police had to only lift his bamboo stick into striking pose to make the crowd go back. We left and I could not help but to think about the recent case in Finland when a bypasser recorded with his mobile phone how security guards used unnecessary violence and after the video was released in the net the police started an investigation. Then again, YouTubing a clip about Indian police brutality would hardly lead to any legal action here, in the world's largest democracy. Really, the next post will be about taxes...
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India
14.11.2006 - 08:14
Thanks to Maria's example, I set a statcounter for this page. Now it seems I have received visitors through Google keywords "indian sex" and "sex travel in mogolia". In order to try to maintain some kind of sense of decency regarding Google ranking, I guess I should not write about India Today's young men's sex survey results. (Only thing to mention: of unmarried men between he age of 16-25, 49% have had sexual encounters with prostitutes or call girls.)
As I still haven't finished my thorough economical analysis and the text titled "tax free for tourists (and businessmen registered ans political parties)" is not yet ready, the competition in the post below is still open. Update: recent keyword activity reported by statcounter: `delhi fuck me now` and `tissigalleria`. I love the internet. BTW, Vuodatus.net is doing some kind of maintanance and it seems that commenting does not work very well at the moment.
Kategoria:
India
07.11.2006 - 07:32
As the city government of Delhi is enforcing the supreme court's order to shut down 41 000 to 44 000 (varies according to the source) shops that are operating in illegal buildings or areas that are planned for residential use, and as paramilitary forces are deployed in market areas to stop protests turning violent, it is time to escape reality into the wonderful world of women's and men's magazines!
Marie Claire, Indian edition This came as a surprise. I expected some international harmless stuff, and found a magazine that actually deals with women's issues. And not only women's, the last one had an article about transgender people, hijras (of which Maria recently wrote in her blog in Finnish). The 'on your mind' page has a few interesting things from readers, quite different from the western ones. Let's have a look on a few problems that an Indian woman might encounter in her relationship: ![]() and another one: ![]() For the first one, there is the usual advice of trying to work on the relationship to make it work blah blah and then in the end something I did not quite expect: ![]() e.g. 'get a lover or get a divorce'. In a country where brides are burned and domestic violence is almost a norm, I do hope this advice does not lead to too much bloodshed. Cosmopolitan, again the Indian edition Now this seems to be normal international bullshit with a few changed images. What makes it interesting, in addition to the lingerie ads, is the contrast to the apparent values of Indian society. In a society where openly talking about premarital sex seems to be a taboo, the following advice what to do to your boyfriend (not husband!) is almost scandalous. Or maybe the readers more attuned with the Indian culture can correct me. Anyway, as this is a blog for the whole family, I have censored the words penis and frenulum (although I have no idea if frenulum should be considered a dirty word or not). ![]() Maxim, yes, you guessed right: the Indian edition While the women are wondering what to do with their relationships, the men are pondering age-old questions about babes in bikinis and the realness of explosions. This brings us to our competition: ![]() Write your guess for the right sequence in the comments! The first one with the right guess will win a real indian edition of his/her favourite magazine of the ones listed above, delivered when I eventually get home! Competition is open until my next post, which will be a little more intellectual and probably titled "tax free for tourists (and everyone else)". If no right answer is provided by then, the closest one gets the price. Cheating will be punished by the karmic cycle. Disclaimer: I have not bought any of the above magazines and do not endorse in any way buying any of these. They belong to my ex-flatmates Karo and Olga, who got them for free at some festival market.
Kategoria:
India
30.10.2006 - 10:44
Olen nyt palannut Delhiin.
Olen myöskin lukenut Supernaiivin. Se on ihan mukava kirja, mutta ei se mielestäni ihan maailmoja kaatanut. Olen kyllä aivan samaa mieltä päähenkilön kanssa elämän prioriteeteista. Teen nyt listan mielenkiintoisista ihmisistä, joihin olen Goan reissun aikana törmännyt:
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India
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Tämä on ensisijaisesti matkapäiväkirja. Aloittelin tätä kun olin Dublinissa mutta ennen Delhiin lähtöä ei niin kovasti ollut kirjoitettavaa. Kirjoittelen tänne lähinnä ulkomaankokemuksista vaihtelevilla kielillä. Joukkoon tosin mahtuu parin ihan perusavautumista. Kategorialinkit tuolla alapuolella voivat valaista asioita. I started this blog in Dublin but did not get so much writing done before I got to Delhi, and now I'm slowly continuing to extend this, mostly with experiences from abroad, mostly in Finnish and sometimes in English. Category links below might be useful. ... (And the above picture is not stock footage but taken by yours truly in Parc Nacional de Aigüestortes in the Catalan Pyrennees in 2005.) Kategoriat
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