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IN SIDER 11.03.16 | Vol. 18 | Issue 19

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ASIAN CULTURE IN FINLAND IN THIS ISSUE Transferring Knowledge, Mi Nguyen, Photo Apps, Book Recs, GoExpo Tiramisu, Stretching, The Life of Pablo, The Big Short

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WELCOME BACK! Hope you had a good winter break. Or skiing break (“hiihtoloma”), as we call it in Finnish. That’s because all of us Finns just skied (ski’d?) for whole week straight. I personally could use another week Roope Sorvo off to recover from that experience. Alas, life can’t be all vacation, otherwise nobody would get anything done and the civilization would collapse. And that would be terrible.

So you wouldn’t completely crush under the emotional weight of returning to the ordinary day-to-day rhythm, we have provided you with Lan’s adventures in Helsinki. You can also check out the reviews of the Oscar winner The Big Short, as well as the new Kanye West album “The Life of Pablo”. And if the thought of either makes you hungry, you can check our recipe for Tiramisu.

Maybe then you’ll be ready to face the extensive school days, the heavy snowfall and the guilt caused by all the deadlines you missed because you were busy watching the fourth season of House of Cards.

Enjoy your March.

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GUEST ARTICLE

TRANSFERRING KNOWLEDGE Cooperation between Companies and Students?

By: Jari Varis

I started in KYAMK as a new principal lecturer couple of weeks ago. I have my backgrounds in business and South-Carelian universities, and later on in regional and business development. Last few year I was working with startup companies – companies that everybody is waiting for creating economical upspring for developed economies, including Finland.

Now when starting to work with students again, question arises, how could we better transfer the knowledge between educational institutions and companies? In my eyes there is an unused potential which could be used to benefit both sides.

But how?

practical touch to the studies.

Unfortunately, sometimes this integration is difficult in practice, but I think this is worthwhile to try and develop. In this way both the students and the companies get something. As an example, SMEs (small and medium sized companies) are generally less digital or social marketing oriented. Younger business students may have a lot to give if they work with this kind of a practical cases. I know there has been development projects going on in this field in Kyamk (i.e. the development of LCCE-concept), but as a newcomer I do not yet know how well the concept has been working in practice.

Firstly, as we all know, companies may be integrated to the execution of courses. They can give practical problems for students to be examined. This could include planning, data gathering, idea generations etc. With this, students get a

Especially fruitful this kind of cooperation could be when international students can be involved in practical tasks from the companies. Again, smaller companies do not necessarily have resources to do market studies by themselves or to buy

them from commercial suppliers. In this case, international students could be used as a link to their “home markets” to gather information or contacts, and to plan companies’ activities in the market. This requires enthusiasm and spirit from the students as well, and this should be taken into account when building study programs.

In my case, this is still theoretical thinking. But I hope I will see some practical applications in our curriculum in coming years.

By the way, the photos here are related to Startup companies, which hopefully will be offering a great deal of the future job possibilities. The photos are taken in Slush, which is interesting case itself. I was there with my client startup companies, meeting people and listening to the new product pitches.

But we may come back to that later on.

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PROFILE

MI NGUYEN 2nd year IB Student By: Frank van de Voorde Why did you decide to come to study in Finland?

To be honest many people have asked me the same question. I have to say the main reason is because the education in Europe and especially in Finland is more practical and modern than in Vietnam. I really wanted to experience that education and I also already had some information about studying in Finland from my friend who had been studying here before me. It was easier for me to look for information and apply to study in Finland.

Also the education here is free so it is more affordable.

What kind of value does this degree have in Vietnam?

I hope I can find a foreign company which operates in my country. The degree I get from Finland may proof that I can work in a foreign country and in a global environment. It also proves I have language and communication skills. Also, as I said before, we value the education in Europe to be more practical so companies might have more consideration for me in the future.

How difficult was it for you when you first arrived in Finland?

The first problem was language and although people here speak English, more than in some other countries, they still speak Finnish to you. Also in train stations and in supermarkets everything is in Finnish and at first I did not understand anything so it was really difficult for me to buy something. The second problem is that I live here without my family’s help. When I am at home my mother and father can help me but now I have to do everything on my own.

How do you keep in contact with your friends and family?

We use Skype and Facebook.

I send a message or call them but due to the time distance, Vietnam is five hours ahead of Finland, it can be difficult.

When I get home and start making dinner people in Vietnam are already starting to go to bed.

Who is Mi Nguyen?

Mi Nguyen is a second year International Business student from Vietnam and because it is the first time she studies far away from home she has had a lot of memorable experiences.

What about the food in Finland?

Actually I am quite easy regarding food. The food here is okay for me but still sometimes I miss the Vietnamese food which has more spices and more flavour. I try to make some similar dishes but it is not as good as in Vietnam.

What are your hobbies?

Normally I read books or watch movies. When I am in Vietnam I have my motorbike and it is easier for me to drive to different places to do some sightseeing and go for a coffee.

Here in Finland I mainly walk and I go to shops that are near or walk around the city centre and take photos.

What do you like the most about Finland?

The people. They are very quiet but very helpful. Every time I ask something they try to help me as much as possible and even if they don’t speak English very well, they try to find some other people to help me. I remember last when I walked to school some woman wanted to give me some apples she had collected from her garden. They are really nice and kind. I love Finnish people.

Olli Simanainen wanted to ask you what do you think about the weather in Finland?

When I first came here, last year in August, everything was still bright and warm. The daylight lasted till about nine in the evening. So I really liked the weather as it gave me more sun and made me feel really comfortable and it gave me more time to do things. Then when winter came, I have to say, it was really terrible for me.

Vietnam is a really hot country and I am not really used to the cold and here the temperatures are below zero degrees and everything became so dark it gave me a little bit of a depression.

What would you like to ask from the next person?

What are your future plans?

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COVER STORY

VISIT TO ASIAN CULTURE In Finland By: Mai Lan Le

Welcome back, I hope that you all have an interesting and relaxing holiday with your family and friends. As for me, I and my friend had quite a journey last holiday. If you are into Asian food or Asian culture then I hope this story will give you some suggestion to catch a glimpse of Asia right in here in Finland.

The Lunar New Year as known as the New Year of Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean and Japanese changes its date every year due to the different movement of the Moon. This year, the lunar year started on the 8th of February. During the first month of the lunar year, it is traditional to visit pagodas (in some way, you can understand it as a church of Buddhism) and pray

for luck and health for the New Year. Since our winter holiday last week was during this first month, my friend and I decided to visit a Vietnamese pagoda in Vantaa city.

The pagoda is recently built thanks to all the contribution of Vietnamese people who lives and works in Finland. It lies inside a small village in Vantaa city. With just an address (Länsisalmentie 12 01200 Vantaa) and Google Map, we start our “journey” to find the pagoda and it was quite an adventure.

We took the train from Kouvola to Tikkurila. Usually, they have English guidance and notification of the train but that time we caught a train with no English at all. And that was exactly where our trip run off the plan.

We got off at the wrong train stop and had to rush back to the train station to catch another train. And after we get the Tikkurila, maybe it was because we were confused due to unexpected late schedule so we continued to get on the wrong bus, miss the bus stops and get lost. Our trip straight to the pagoda turned out to be a half-day “sight-seeing” trip around Vantaa city. However, we did not want to give up and we enjoyed our time and make ourselves feel pleasant even though we got lost.

We wandering around, learn the right bus to take and remember the stops so that we will not get lost next time. We finally found the right bus stop and start walking. To get to the place from the main road, we

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had to cross a snow field. That day was so sunny and warm and the snow field appear to be quite breath-taking. The snow field was surrounded by a forest and there were also some small “hills”. If we had had time, we would climb to the top of those hills and slide down (lol). We did not expect to see such a beautiful nature scene and I believe that was the reason why it become so fascinating in our eyes. Actually, we felt kind of sad when we passed through the snow field and get to the pagoda.

On the outside, the pagoda looks exactly like a normal Finnish house and we were a little bit confused and wonder whether or not to knock the door. But when we get inside,

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everything became so familiar.

There are many Vietnamese people inside and the pagoda was decorated in the traditional way. However, the pagoda was still under construction and I believe that when the construction is finished, the pagoda will be so beautiful with large Buddhism statues, painting and decorating pattern.

After the long trip to get there, we took our time to wander around and pray for our fortunate in the New Year.

Say goodbye to the pagoda, we travelled back to Helsinki for the most relaxing and awaited part of the trip: go shopping for Asian food. If you are into Asian food (in the way of not just enjoy eating Asian food but also love trying to make Asian dish-

es) then there are 3 places in Helsinki where you can buy the ingredient from and the price is quite reasonable. That time, because we had wasted a lot of time running around in Vantaa city so we only had time to visit one of those three food stores. The store name was Vii Voan and you can easily found the place on Google.

It was a Vietnamese store so for me it was like finding paradise. After so many months in Finland I missed Vietnamese food so badly that I just want to buy the whole store and bring everything home with me. In this store you can find seafood, vegetable, fruit and spices that are so exotic and cannot be found in any supermarket, such as: morning glory, parsley, rambutan and red ark shell.

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The book “Scarlet sails” written by Alexander Grin reminds us of goodness and romance.

As Assol grows up (like many of us), there won’t be many scarlet things to see, but instead greed, cruelty, conspiracy are ready to bring her down at any moment. However despite all of the bad things in life, she still has: kindness, bright souls, possitive thinking, bravery,... the characteristics that need to be seen at any generation living in any period of time.

I have to mention “The little prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Beyond encouraging chidren’s imagination, the book also brings up discussion about love, friendship, types of people live in the adult world.

The most lovable quote in my perspective from this book is “And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”

“Diary of a wimpy kid” is unlike any other type of children book, written by Jeff Kidney, the content of this book is modern, hilarious, relaxing.

Adolescence can find themselves strugling with teenaged problem that Greg has to dealt with: first love, zit, embarrassment, troubles with relatives,… almost everything. This book is promising and worth reading.

Last week in the Helsinki Faircentre the GoExpo and Kuva & Kamera. The GoExpo had many different areas to do with outdoors and activities.

There was a few great products that are coming out for the summer. One I thought was great was the bicycle helmet that has Bluetooth head set and light built in to it with a controller for the handle bars of your bike. So you can answer you phone while cycling or listen to music, but the best part about these new helmets is the light that you can control from the switch on the handle bars of your bike, so if you click left a green led will scroll and the flash on the right side of the helmet and the same go for the left. Which is a great thing for telling other road uses where you are going. In Kuva & Kamera all the new camera where mirrorless camera with interchangeable lens which are great for people who what to upgrade form a point and shoot but so not what to get a dlsr camera. So the big thing for this summer in camera is the mirrorless camera. So now it time to start looking at camera is you are thinking of getting one now.

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RECIPE

TIRAMISU

White Day’s sweet treat Text by: Khue Do | Photo by: Mi Nguyen Action: Ingredients: • • • • • • • • •

Gently mix the yolks with sugar. Put the milk and whipping cream in a pot and put it on the stove. Wait until the mixture is warm then pour it in the egg yolks with sugar. Let the mixture cool down for at least 3 hours in the refrigerator.

100ml unsweetened milk 100ml whipping cream 500g Mascarpone 80g sugar 4 egg yolks 30g flour 30ml Rum 20 pieces of Ladyfinger 200ml coffee

Ainekset: • 100ml makeuttamaton maitoa • 100ml kermavaahto • 500g mascarpone • 80g sokeria • 4 munankeltuainen • 30g jauhot • 30ml rommi • 20 kappaletta sokerikakkukeksia • 200ml kahvia

White Day (14 March) is celebrated in some Asian countries such as Japan, China and South Korea one month after the Valentine’s Day. Originally in these nations, it is the occasion for the men to express their feelings to their beloved ones by giving sweet gifts to the other whereas; Valentine’s Day is the turn for the ladies.

So to all my forever-alone friends, this article is exclusively for you to add some sweet flavors to your bitter daily life.

You are welcome, as always!

Mix the Mascarpone with the mixture in the previous step and don’t forget to add 3 tablespoons of coffee.

Quickly dip the ladyfingers in the mixture of coffee and Rum and put them in the bottom of the serving dish. The smooth and yummy Mascarpone layer should be put above. Put it back to the refrigerator for 7 hours more and Tiramisu is ready to serve!

Oops, almost forgot the cocoa powder on the top. It would definitely add flavor and make the Tiramisu more appealing.

STRETCHING

Stretching Right and Left Side Muscles Text by: Ekaterina Volkova | Photo by: Anastasia Donracheva Exercise: stretching right and left side muscles Are you tired in front of the computer?

Let’s relax for couple of minutes! Stand up, and bend your hand to the right, to the left, up and down. Then bend consequently right, up, left, down; and to the other side: bend your head down, left, up, right.

Then put your hands up and bend right and left. That stretches the side muscles of the body. For better effect, you can take weights, and bend with them. It takes 3 minutes to deal with this exercise.

Next week: how to make a split

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MUSIC REVIEW

THE LIFE OF PABLO Kanye West By: Roope Sorvo release. None of this sounds exactly well thought out, but all of it does sound very Kanye West.

Genre Hip Hop Producer Kanye West Rick Rubin, Noah Goldstein Released February 14, 2016 Rating Despite over 30 million sold records and universal critical acclaim, Kanye West’s music seems to largely be overshadowed by his larger-than-life persona; the infamous rapper-producer has become a modern day equivalent of the archetypal mad artist; his work groundbreaking, but his touch with reality slipping at best.

His long-awaited seventh studio album spent a long time in a production limbo, going through series of of rewrites and twentysomething producers. All bets were off: none of the initial promotional singles made the final cut. Just two days before the album’s release West revised the tracklist, adding seven additional songs on the album.

The album was made available only on streaming service Tidal, which urged over half a million people to pirate it on its day of

The Life of Pablo starts out small with “Ultralight Beam” that slowly grows from minimal percussion to a mighty gospel choir. In its simplicity it’s one of the more coherent tracks on the album.

“Famous” is the complete opposite: The dissonant verses and fluffy choruses work well alone, but go together roughly as well as apple bobbing and a barrel of liquid nitrogen. This is a recurring theme on the album: it is full of interesting ideas that could’ve used some serious editing from someone with a hint of common sense. Now the listener is constantly thrown from one idea to another, being challenged to the point of confusion. “FML” deserves a special mention just for staying on focus for its almost four-minute runtime without suddenly turning into a beatboxed version of “Ride of the Valkyries”.

However, when the album shines, it shines brighter than the bloated ego of its creator.

“Real Friends” is haunting and honest look into how the fame has alienated West from his old friends and family. “No More Parties in LA” features delightfully concrete production from the jazz-rap producer Madlib and equally great delivery from Kendrick Lamar. In the end, all these are just small diamonds in a big, confused rough.

On his seventh album West has managed to create something that works more as a twisted collage of his psyche than a legitimate music album. The Life of Pablo is part a fantastic masterpiece, part a terrible mess; as a result, it is completely Kanye West. In both good and bad.

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MOVIE REVIEW

THE BIG SHORT This is a true story.

By: Sarah Rosenthal to sustain its current (pre 2007) rate of growth and therefore the past shall repeat itself and another financial crises is about to commence. What does a hedge fund manager with this kind of predictive prowess do?

Make sure that in the end he’ll make be the one coming out on top financially and bets against the market. Lucky for him his gamble pays off and he does indeed make a lot of money which in the end means a lot of people lose theirs. People who were swindled out of it by his kind in the first place.

Genre Biography, Comedy, Drama Based on the book by Michael Lewis Director Adam McKay Starring Christian Bale Steve Carell Ryan Gosling Brad Pit Rating

Four denizens in the world of high-finance predict the credit and housing bubble collapse of the mid-2000s, and decide to take on the big banks for their greed and lack of foresight.

So yes, this movie is pretty much the opposite of the Wolf of Wall Street, except it’s not.

Those four geniuses making making their money by speculating on Wall Street predict that the market won’t be able

From whatever side you look at it - the bank always wins. This movie is just trying to to make it look like the characters are anti-heroes “stickin’ it to the man”.

Yeah, they’re not. They’re just smarter than their competition.

While this movie is at least somewhat educational, at least in case you don’t have any prior knowledge of how the stock market works, it is also quite boring and just drones on and on. While it was trying to emulate the magic of “Wolf of Wall Street” - they even brought Margot Robbie in to explain stuff while taking a bubble bath - it was about as riveting as “Spotlight” - A good movie, with a strong and important message and surely worthy of all the Academy Awards it got but also incredibly boring and about something that I’d rather read about in the Feuilleton or Business part of some broad sheet rather than sit through.

The Nerds of Wall Street was overall an okay movie, interesting even just not one I’d watch again or would suggest to somebody who wants to have a fun movie night.

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