Posted Aug 18, 2010, 8:08 pm
Trying to take my picture... I just turn away, that'll teach them!
Posted Aug 18, 2010, 8:10 pm
Posted Aug 18, 2010, 8:12 pm
Hi, this is Grouchy's 'mom'. Is there anyone who wants to take care of Grouchy for a while? Maybe he'll get a bit less grouchy...
Let us know!
sirkku-susanna@suomi24.fi
Posted Aug 31, 2010, 7:05 pm
Now here I am (here, where you sent me) in Finland town called Lahti with my host, what's her name......Susanna. I got out of envelope and my host showed me around here. I went to balcony and saw what...................No snow, no polar bears, no Santa Claus and reindeers. Nothing!
Susanna told me that it's too early for snow, it's fall here, and polar bears live much further north. And yes Santa and reindeers really live in Finland, but norther place called Lapland. O.K this is it, can I travel forward now.
But this woman assured me there is lot to see here at Lahti too. I wandered around and found nice place just perfect for me. Then.....what is that furry beast??? Take it away from me. It's Susanna cat, and this is his place or it was until now.
Susanna wanted to introduce me to someone. Here he is; his name is Droopy the Dog. He is silent and melancholy dog. He just say Hi and Welcome. He doesn't talk too much and I like that. We even might get to be friends. So here we are melancholy dog and grouchy smurf and this woman still say we will have lots of fun.............we see about that.
Susanna wanted to make something special for me, so we bake some muffins. Here I am with paste and then we put muffins in the owen. I said to Susanna I really don't like muffins. But I tasted a little and then we (me and Droopy) eat some more and more.
Well I'm here now and I think I stay for a while, after all this woman bakes quite tastefull muffins.
Grouchy
sirkku-susanna@suomi24.fi
Posted Sep 8, 2010, 5:33 pm
It’s me Grouchy. Last few days have been very booooooooring here. We haven’t been able to go out, weather has been rainy, even stormy. And my host has studied for her Marketing exam. We tried to read her book too, but we just fell asleep.
Today Susanna decided, it’s time to get some fresh air. So we take a little walk to small lake nearby. We went by this forest road, and then we saw the lake. We saw some ducks too. There was no-one else at the beach just us and ducks. But Susanna told me, that in summer time there are plenty of people.
Then she told me, that in winter time when lake is frozen, people cut big hole in ice and swim in that icy water. Can you believe it? These Finnish people sure are crazy.
I said to Susanna, that I get blue from cold just to think of that ice. Susanna remind me, that I’m blue already, haha. This woman tries to be funny.
Friday we will travel to town called Seinäjoki (Wall River
). My host will go to study there and she wants me to go with her. Well if she insists….
sirkku-susanna@suomi24.fi
Posted Sep 16, 2010, 6:32 pm
Last weekend I was in Seinäjoki with my host. She attended some classes and took her Marketing exam. I mostly stayed in her bag. I tried to listen some lectures, but they were sooooooooo boring; mostly about how to find information from internet. In first picture you can see Susanna’s school, well at least one part of it. Next picture there is that river Seinäjoki. There were different art works all over parks in town, and here is one of them.
We have really nice hotel room. Double room for two of us, so I had my own bed, good. From window of our room we could saw this big building. Susanna told me, that it’s a church called Lakeuden risti (Cross of Lakeus). We didn’t have time go there this time.
Since Monday my host has had bad flu, so we haven’t done anything. Don’t tell her, but I feel little bit sorry for her (she feels so bad). But don’t worry, I’m O.K. I’m much stronger. Hope my host will be better next week and we can do something, maybe find a mushroom for me.
Grouchy
sirkku-susanna@suomi24.fi
Posted Sep 22, 2010, 6:13 pm
Yesterday weather was quite nice and my host is feeling better, so we went to walk in forest near Susanna’s home. First we walk by small roads, we go uphill and downhill and uphill and downhill. There are lots of hills here in Lahti, I must say. We came across this small pond near the road. Then my host told me scary story about this pond. When she was a child (long time ago), her big brother told her this story; “there has been car accident on that road. Man drove his car in the pond. And then came the scary part, because that pond is very very deep, they didn’t get him from there, so man is still in the bottom in his car. Nighttime, when weather is foggy, that man comes out and tries to find person, who caused his accident.” Booooooo, I wasn’t scared at all. (Glad that the sun was shining though).
Then we turned to small path into the forest. Susanna told me, that she wants to find a mushroom for me. WHAT! Yes, we smurfs live in mushrooms, but I don’t want to move in this wet, dark forest all by myself. We found a mushroom, small mushroom. And only then Susanna told me, that he wants to find me a mushroom to sit on. One of my life missions, hah hah. We went on and on and on. Finally I was sure we were lost, this woman don’t have a clue, where we are. But she smiled at me, and said she have lived in this area for almost all of her life and knows exactly we are. So she did. Still I hope she takes me to town next time we go out.
sirkku-susanna@suomi24.fi
Posted Oct 1, 2010, 6:30 pm
It’s been very quiet here, because my host studies and studies all the time. Today I told her, I’m bored.
So she said, she has surprise for me. She told me to close my eyes and she put something on my ears. Headphones! And when music started, I was so surprised. Music sounded same time familiar and odd.
Mom I didn’t know Smurfs have recorded music…..And I surely didn’t know Smurfs can speak Finnish, I can’t. Susanna told me that there are several Smurf records. Smurf sing hit music with their own, funny Finnish lyrics. Music was O.K, although I didn’t understand a word. Next week we are going to see some art, hmmm.
Grouchy
sirkku-susanna@suomi24.fi
Posted Oct 1, 2010, 7:12 pm
I forgot to told you something. Yesterday my host came home and she has small package with her. There was this little bear Bernie. Now there are three of us here, if you count Droopy in. I think little bit too crowded, but Susanna said more TV's means , more fun. Well O.K
Grouchy
sirkku-susanna@suomi24.fi
Posted Oct 8, 2010, 8:48 am
Yesterday my host told me, that we are going to see some art. O.K, I’m not much into art, but I thought maybe we will get some appetizers to eat and even something bubbling to drink.
So we went town, after a while we arrived to this small lake. You can see big hill behind it and Susanna told me, there’s where we will go. Strange place for art gallery??? Up and up we went.
Then Susanna took me out of her bag. And I couldn’t believe my eyes: Another forest. These Finnish people sure are crazy, they put even their art work in forest.
My host explained to me that we were at theme park of artist Olavi Lanu and his sculptures are very big. So they were. Sculptures also have strange names; First picture “Hellä kivi” (Tender Stone), then “Kaksi kiveä” (Two Stones), then “Keko” (Stack), then “Kanto” (Stump of Tree) and in last picture “Iso kivi” (Big Stone). This last sculpture is the biggest, 37 tons heavy.
On our way back, we saw this fountain. My host told me, that it’s not only a fountain. It’s really water organs. Winter time they play shows with music and lights. So these people put their art in forest and music instrument in lake……
At weekend we are going to see something different. Until then!
Grouchy
sirkku-susanna@suomi24.fi
Posted Oct 11, 2010, 8:59 pm
Yesterday we went to see Lahti City harbor. Weather was little bit cold and windy, but sunny. First we saw this small lake called Pikku Vesijärvi (Tiny Waterlake). Not much of a lake, if you ask me. Then we saw “real” lake Vesijärvi (Waterlake). View was quite nice. Everyone in Finland wants to live by lakes, and behind the lake you might see those white buildings. They are the news apartment buildings in Lahti and apartments there are very expensive.
We also saw famous music house The Sibelius Hall, and these restaurant boats, but they were all closed. So we went to this old wooden house and have coffee and cake. Cake was really good.
Now weather is getting really cold and we might have first snow by end of this week, not permanent snow, but still.
Grouchy
sirkku-susanna@suomi24.fi
Posted Oct 16, 2010, 5:12 pm
We haven’t been out much lately and in the first picture you can see why. Yes it has been snowing here. It is very early for snow, says my host and it won’t be permanent, but weather has been really cold for few days now.
There was enough snow at Susanna’s balcony for us to make snowballs. I wanted to throw it at somebody, but Susanna said, it wouldn’t be very nice. So we throw balls down from balcony (we check there was nobody below).
This little bear Bernie wanted to go out, although Susanna said there is cold and wet. So we went out at yard for a short while. Snow was chilly and wet indeed.
Next week we will help Susanna to decorate her balcony for winter. I wonder what that means.
Grouchy
sirkku-susanna@suomi24.fi
Posted Oct 21, 2010, 12:53 pm
Weather is warmer and all the snow is gone. Now it’s only windy, rainy and dark. Today my host wanted some help decorating her balcony, just little something she said. Not a job for a smurf, I thought. I will give advices nothing else.
She put some heathers in this big “tub”. At least we both think those flowers are heathers. Susanna said this kind of flowers will survive through winter time. Then she hanged up this small lantern and put candle in it. It looks very neat at dark, I must admit. Picture isn’t very good, sorry.
Well tomorrow I will leave Susanna and Bernie bear and Droopy. They all said goodbye and wish me Bon Voyage. I will miss them (but don’t tell it to them). I have long way ahead of me, I will travel to Hong Kong. I’m sure everything will go smooth and at least I get some peace and quiet in my envelope.
I write you from Hong Kong
Grouchy
Posted Dec 28, 2010, 11:35 am
But why taking me onto the Star Ferry? Don't this host know that I hate the sea?!?!
And don't know that I just hate green?!
She should pay for this, I dare to sit aside and do nothing!
Maybe she can sense that how I dislike the ferry,
so she start taking me around and take some photos with me.
Actually she should do that at the very beginning, anyway,
I will forgive her and enjoy my time on the ferry and the view of Victoria Harbour.
Posted Dec 28, 2010, 11:46 am
told me that there's a underground railway system called MTR,
Mass Transit Railway, it's crowded every day.
She showed me those stupid add value machines and
ticket selling machines.
Can't she show me something more interesting?
If she keep on showing me such bored things, I will leave!
Yes, leave here and go somewhere else!!
Posted Dec 28, 2010, 11:56 am
In order to make her feel guilty, I am not going to eat the vegetables!
Breakfast? Who cares! I am not going to eat anyway!
(But that fried flour seems so tasty...)
Then during tea time, this woman gave me an egg tart,
it is a common local snacks, however,
I am not going to touch it because of its yellow colour!
I asked her for a blue colour tart for tea, she said that she cannot find one.
Finally it's dinner time, and there's mixed sashimi with rice.
What...?! I want to eat something hot, you know,
I have been eating nothing today!
Ok, alright, I will try a little of it, just a little.
Posted Dec 28, 2010, 12:01 pm
Me and my friends here King Tut and KalliHH found a giant apple.
I bet they couln't find it without my help!
Posted Dec 28, 2010, 12:06 pm
fishroom with mushroom, this stupid woman thought that I need a fork,
but she don't know that I learned how to use chopstciks, secretly! Hee!
And the tofu soup, but it's too hot that I can't have it yet!
Posted Dec 28, 2010, 12:10 pm
I dislike that chocolate cake! And the ice cream too!
And why taking such a dark photo for me?
Or this stupid woman just want to capture the neon light signs?!?!
Posted Dec 28, 2010, 12:16 pm
I know I know, it's "jade", and sounds in "yog",
but it doesn;t mean that I should take photo with it?
Who cares about these colourful gems?
I just want to sit down and take some rest.
Posted Dec 28, 2010, 12:22 pm
I will drink it anyway, I am getting thirsty.
Um, the baked rice seems good and the chicken leg is having a good colour!
Why the two buns are so similar? How can I know what's inside?
Though Vi (yeah, I can remember her name finally)
told that the small one has egg yolk inside,
while the big one has some vegetables and chicken inside,
I don't care! Why they don't give me a chocolate donut?!
Posted Dec 28, 2010, 12:27 pm
but I am not gonna tell anyone about this.
People always thinking that I dislike everything,
yes that's true, I dislike letting people know that I like animals!
Posted Dec 28, 2010, 12:33 pm
First is the Tai Po Market, where the Train Museum locates,
well, know nothing about it.
Next one is Wong Tai Sin, strange name! Haven't heard about it!
How can people remember such a strange name!
Vi told me that it's a Tao Temple where people will go there to worship their god. Oh... well...
And the red one is the Buddha Tower, I hate red! That's it!
Posted Dec 28, 2010, 12:39 pm
Dislike the treasure!
Dislike the soldier!
Dislike people kissing in front of me!
(Even they are kissing behind me!)
(Don't they know that I am lonely?!
)
Posted Feb 6, 2011, 9:57 am
They just look alike my mushroom house!
Small and tiny but have every neccessary stuffs inside! Cool!
Posted Feb 6, 2011, 10:00 am
What a silly stupid photo!!
Posted Feb 6, 2011, 10:03 am
so I don't think he will send me xmas present,
I won't tell him how much I want to have one! Never!
Posted Feb 6, 2011, 10:06 am
Anyway, glad that those decorations are attractive.
Posted Feb 6, 2011, 10:25 am
Posted Feb 6, 2011, 10:30 am
Posted Feb 6, 2011, 10:35 am
I better hide myself to avoid being hurt by that dog.
(It's very big and I am quite afraid, but I won't tell anyone!)
Posted Feb 6, 2011, 10:40 am
having a nice dinner is a must!
I am very hungry that I am not going to share with them!
Well, I am the one who have the biggest body size, I should eat more, right?
Posted Apr 26, 2011, 6:11 am
decorations everywhere~ And also on the buildings~
Posted Apr 26, 2011, 6:13 am
Posted Apr 26, 2011, 6:25 am
My host! woke me up sooooo early and said we are going to Ocean Park!
I hate Park! Though I am blue in colour, it doesn't mean that I like ocean!
I hate those colourful and pretty marine sculptures at the entrance!
I hate being put into the shark's mouth!
I hate the lovely fountain and newly built aquarium!
I hate balloon! (Wish I can have a ride!)
I hate alligator!
I hate all the games! (That's fun!)
I hate animals! (I am so excited to see them!)
I hate the Ocean Tower! (The view is wonderful! Seaview!)
I hate cable cars! (I like the experience~)
I hate going to the Park!
Posted Apr 26, 2011, 6:27 am
Posted Apr 26, 2011, 6:31 am
I asked the panda if they would like to change into blue colour,
just like me, he turn around!
huh!
Posted Apr 26, 2011, 6:35 am
Just, the giant spider crab seems want to give me a fight.
I know why, because I am blue and it's red!
Posted Apr 26, 2011, 6:41 am
most of his inventions were bloody one, a bit scared of his thinking...
Glad that those weapons were not used to catch us smurfs...
We even saw the painting of "Mona Lisa"!
Posted Apr 26, 2011, 6:43 am
red paper with chinese calligraphy were posted on the wall,
and a box of candy too.
Posted Apr 26, 2011, 6:46 am
it's pineapple cake from Taiwan.
Posted Apr 26, 2011, 6:52 am
But I am busy helping the preparation of food and snacks.
Posted Apr 26, 2011, 6:54 am
Posted Apr 26, 2011, 6:57 am
It's white, creamy, and sweet!
Finally I found something that I really love!
I started to like gathering...
Posted Apr 26, 2011, 7:03 am
there's a Tin Hau Temple next to the beach.
"Tin Hau" is the goddess who control the sea and weather,
and all fisherman will come to worship Tin Hau before set off their sail.
Annual celebrations are held during Tin Hau's birthday.
Posted Apr 26, 2011, 7:06 am
Posted Apr 26, 2011, 7:10 am
(Glad that there's no smurf's skeleton in the museum...)
Posted Apr 26, 2011, 7:16 am
we know some past history of Hong Kong here.
Posted Apr 26, 2011, 7:20 am
the costumes, accessories, musical instruments and props and so on.
Posted Apr 29, 2011, 5:08 pm
We are all so excited for the live broadcast,
since we are in Hong Kong, it's 7 hours faster than United Kingdom,
we spend our time on guessing the wedding dress and the crown,
can't wait for that!
Finally it's 6pm (11am in UK), the guests are all ready for that! So do we!
Wish them happily ever after!
Posted Jun 25, 2011, 10:31 am
My favourite dessert ever~
Posted Jun 25, 2011, 10:33 am
a small village by the sea,
people say it's "Venice at the East".
Posted Jun 25, 2011, 10:35 am
Hope he will be free soon.
Posted Oct 15, 2011, 3:20 pm
We really need to talk. Soon. Where did you send me? Is this a nice place here? I don’t think so. I thought maybe I am alone now and can enjoy my life finally, but then I came out of the envelope and there were other toys. I am not alone. NOT ALONE!
And what did you do to me? My host is called BlackCat. Mum…BLACK CAT! Here is not even a cat. At least I didn’t see one and they have no cat toilet, so I think there is no cat. So, why did you send me here?
Now I have to stay here…thanks a lot…*mumble*
And BlackCat didn’t even know my name in German. Can you believe that? She had to look it up…
I hope I can leave soon...
Posted Oct 22, 2011, 9:33 am
can you believe that? We went to a farm with thousands of pumpkins outside and instead of buying them all, we had to go over it with BlackCat and had to wait until she chose ONE pumpkin out of thousands????
Hello???? How crazy is that?
I wasn't really happy about that.
I want to leave soon...crazy folks here...
Posted Oct 22, 2011, 11:03 am
He was talking from his travels and I was sooooo bored.
Will I have to stay here any longer????
Posted Oct 22, 2011, 11:12 am
Okay, she was right, it was hailing...but after that I could have go out, or?
Angry me...
Posted Nov 1, 2011, 1:09 pm
today we went into the city. I wasn't really in the mood, but who cares? No one here asks me if I want to join them or not...so I went with them and had to pose for some photos which I will show you now...
Some history for you:
This house is the so called „Stammhaus“ from Alfried Krupp and his family. It was totally destroyed in the Second World War, but 1960/61 an original rebuilt was built only 100meters away from the original place. It is a symbol for the beginnings of the Krupp factory, which made Essen to the city it is now.
This is a picture which shows some work of the steelwork.
This is the new building of Thyssen Krupp.
We even walked closer *yawn*. It was so boring...
Just a view over the area...you can see the tv tower in the second picture.
The black house in the background is the town hall...the one in the front is a car seller. Will show you some pictures of cars we saw there later.
There you can see what is right next to the car seller. A furniture shop, Ikea and McDonalds (not sure if you can really see all three things on this picture, but they are there, I promise!).
What a bad walk mum...it was sooooo boring. But I guess you like the photos, or? At least I hope so as I don't know why I am forcing myself to be on this pictures if you don't like them...
Now, back to bed...
Posted Nov 1, 2011, 1:14 pm
BlackCat decided to show us some German cars when we were at the car seller. So she asked her boyfriend which of them are typical German cars and made photos of us with the cars...
Now I can show you the pictures, but please don't ask what kind of car it is...BlackCat doesn't know it at all. Maybe she can tell if VW or Audi, but I guess that is not so difficult as it is written on the car...she will ask her boyfriend later to tell her which car is which and we will maybe reupdate then. Now to the photos (girls and cars...*rolls his eyes*).
This is a VW!
And another VW!
And again, a VW!
An Audi.
AND guess what...another VW...
Need to buy a car lexicon for BlackCat...really...
Posted Nov 16, 2011, 2:07 am
(She says I should add that this is one of a lot pictures of the light weeks. She wasn't able to visit every picture with us, but maybe later. We'll see! The light weeks are always in Essen from the end of October to the end of the christmas holidays, which is usually in the first week of January!)
Posted Nov 16, 2011, 2:22 am
I hoped she was joking, but she wasn't. We went to a museum called "Coal mine Nachtigall"...oh my...but okay, I will show you the photos we made...I guess you can see that I wasn't really happy there.
A coal train
On this kind of boat the coal was transported over the river Ruhr!
A visitors coal mine.
BlackCat went inside, but we weren't able to go with her, so here are some photos without me! Hope you still like them!
Coal
(the black shining part of the wall is coal).
Posted Nov 16, 2011, 2:46 am
Posted Nov 16, 2011, 2:58 am
I was so bored, I can tell you.
But we had a walk (in the rain...it was RAINING while we had the walk) and saw some things we made photos with...
The tv tower...
The school for journalists.
There is the garage...
And the tv tower again.
Posted Nov 16, 2011, 3:16 am
Posted Nov 16, 2011, 3:29 am
The museum from the outside.
After visiting the museum we went over the street in front of it to see inland water transportation live on the Rhine.
Posted Nov 16, 2011, 4:01 am
First we said Goodbye to Sanji, SamSam and Ceryni.
And then to Merembe!
Posted Nov 16, 2011, 4:21 am
Posted Nov 16, 2011, 4:31 am
We found a little chapel on our walk and made some photos with it as well.
Posted Nov 16, 2011, 4:51 am
Posted Nov 16, 2011, 4:55 am
Posted Nov 21, 2011, 3:15 pm
today is BlackCats birthday and we had to help her bake muffins. I guess she is just too stupid to do it on her own, so we had to help...
Later that day we were forced to sit near the presents and help her look inside...oh how I hated that...
Posted Dec 9, 2011, 10:53 pm
I am still angry...
Posted Dec 16, 2011, 1:53 am
today a new toy arrived...again...Ele...
I really hope I can leave here soon. So much toys...
Grouchy
Posted Jan 9, 2012, 12:10 am
! I hate snow. Really. Good that it melted away really fast.
Posted Jan 9, 2012, 12:44 am
I am the one with the black scarf
!
What a nice day
!
Posted Jan 9, 2012, 12:57 am
So I wished for bad weather and a quiet time...
Posted Jan 9, 2012, 1:13 am
BlackCat said I should write that...I had to look at the ugly decorated Christmas tree...
And then I had to share a plate of cookies with the other toys...why do I have to share it???? I want it for me alone
!
Then Wauzi came around in his Christmas costume. Doesn't he look silly?
Posted Jan 9, 2012, 1:29 am
It is just another year with boring photos of me...2012...just the number changed. But okay:
Happy New Year!
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Posted Dec 15, 2015, 9:07 am
I'm so happy that I have a new home!