I got the call to the entrance exam today. I have to say the questions, albeilt far from unexpected, are interesting. In the first section (the title “henkilötiedot” breathtaking in its unoriginality) there is a question, however, that would require correcting because it lacks one option.
"Aviosuhde:
__naimaton
__avoliitossa
__avioliitossa
__eronnut
__leski."
What is missing? Yeah. This questionnaire is for the interview carried out by a psychologist; I guess I'll have to come up with some not-so-offending tone to point out this... well, discrimination. After all, "avioliitto" and "rekisteröity parisuhde" are not to be compared with the current lack of rights and responsibilities in registered relationships.
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Today, as I was at the Red Cross donating blood, I had this (praying mantis) epiphany; all of a sudden I just realised how much I actually enjoy living in a community with both of the official languages co-existing so visibly. It never ceases to amaze me how lucky Finland’s Swedes are for being raised bilingual. Really, if I ever have that child I would want to raise her/him here. Vaasa is my home.
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My parents are coming here tomorrow. I have to clean up my apartment and take out (read: hide) everything that may cause controversy (in other words, movies ‘Secretary’ and ‘Tipping the Velvet’ and my entire Restricted section in my bookcase. It is rather ridiculous I even have to do such a thing, really. I mean, with those posters it should be pretty obvious what my sexual orientation is. And no, I haven’t told them. Not because I would be afraid of their reaction (which probably is n e g a t i v e) but because I want to break this clan tradition of not talking about anything. I’ll tell them once they are able to directly ask me.
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The Meme of the Day:
The Five Love Languages at http://edified.org/myspace/lovelanguage. It is such a nice day (in spite of my parents..).
Your Detailed Results:
Physical Touch: 10
Quality Time: 8
Words of Affirmation: 7
Acts of Service: 4
Receiving Gifts: 1
I suppose that’s true; the point when I find touching comfortable *is* high, but once I’m beyond that point it is very important to me, as this quiz affirmed. But hey, I’m quite a cheap girlfriend since I don’t see gifts as signs of affection.
