#sesonal

[bevanne46]

How one city is helping residents beat winter blues

“Säg Hej”: Swedish City Urges Residents to Say “Hello” to Each Other This Winter

Luleå, a small city in northern Sweden, sees only about three hours of sunlight in the winter, which can lead to high levels of loneliness and social isolation. That’s something officials are hoping to combat with a simple but effective campaign: “Säg hej.”

Meaning “say hello,” the initiative launched last month as a way to ease winter blues and encourage residents to connect with each other more. “Loneliness and isolation are huge problems any time of the year almost anywhere in the world right now,” Micael Dahlen, a professor of well-being, welfare, and happiness at the Stockholm School of Economics, told The Guardian. “It comes with the time we live in, the lifestyles we have, where we don’t necessarily come across each other to the same extent as we used to. This accelerates in wintertime when we’re outdoors less, social less.”

To stave off that seasonal increase in loneliness, Luleå is relying on the research that’s shown how saying hello to neighbors positively affects our health and makes us more willing to help each other. “One hej can change a day for somebody,” said Seyed Mohsen Hashemi, a 25-year-old student living in a nearby village.

We hope this prompts you to greet a few more people than usual today — and in case you find yourself traveling abroad, click below to learn how to say “hello” in 100 different languages.

[lagycart]

tokyo tohoku trip - day 14.

this is my last day in japan for this trip, and another rather chill and relaxing day just to finish visiting places i want to go and mainly to finish packing my luggage before night time.

i started my day together with my friend at a very nice breakfast place -  築地本願寺カフェ Tsumugi which is located in tsukiji honganji 築地本願寺. this cafe like place also has a store that sells merchandise and prayer items from the temple. the specialty of this place is their 18 dishes breakfast which included porridge and miso soup and 16 seasonal dishes. we made reservation in advance to secure a table as this menu is limited everyday. they do have some slots for walk-in customers but it’s very limited so reservation is highly recommended.

the 16 dishes are all in small sizes so you can definitely finish everything as a hearty breakfast. the dishes consists of various tofu, vegetables, duck meat, pickles, fruits, etc, it’s truly a variety and each dish name is actually printed on the paper under each bowl, so you can see what you are eating by lifting it. each ingredients are cooked with simple ways to keep the original taste, it’s feel very balanced and healthy. the breakfast also comes with green tea which is refreshing and light, which is perfect.

after breakfast, i split up with my friend as i head to asakusa while my friend went to work for a bit. while asakusa is one of the most touristy area in tokyo, it’s not a place that i would want to visit for no reason because it’s crowded. i visited a 100 yen store - seria セリア which is on the fifth floor of ekimise building. the variety here is different from the more popular daiso, i love the container collection and cooking utensils options they have, and also the stickers here are very cute and pretty. i bought a few items from here which i thought it would be great as souvenirs for myself and my friends, and it’s so economical too.

after shopping, i head to the kaminarimon gate 雷門 area to find some food for lunch, i decided to walk at the side streets instead of the main streets to avoid crowds and i found a gashapon store which i played and got more souvenirs for my friends. i also found a rather new store -  asakusa koromo brothers 蛸たこ that sells takosen which is takoyaki in rice cracker (senbei) and ring croquette. i got one of each with ice green tea and there are plenty of seats at the store for customers to enjoy the food and chill. the takosen is an interesting combination, takoyaki was alright but nothing too special, the rice cracker is crispy and light so the combination is not too bad. ring croquette was also enjoyable but nothing stands out though. but i did enjoy my light lunch overall because the menu is quite different.

i did some more walking around the area to pick up more souvenirs after lunch, while the area is crowded, it is still quite okay to move around so it was not too bad. later in the afternoon, i met my friend at suzukien 壽々喜園 which is a very popular green tea place that sells the strongest matcha ice cream. there’s 7 levels of matcha ice cream, so i got the level 3 and 7 for comparison. both levels are enjoyable, but i do like the level 7 very much for the strong green tea taste. also bought some green tea packets as souvenirs as they do have a good range of various tea leaves and products.

before leaving asakusa, we stopped by mister donut ミスタードーナツ to get the pokemon donuts for me to bring home to KL. we arrived at a good timing as they replenish the donuts just a few mins after we ordered our coffee and sat down, so i managed to get the whole set. my friend tried one of them - the jigglypuff one, which is strawberry flavor and it’s actually quite okay and enjoyable.

back my friend’s house, i spent a few hours packing while my friend cook another awesome meal for our dinner. packing was slightly difficult as i have so many thick clothes with me for this long trip, at the end i borrowed an extra cabin size luggage from my friend to fit everything.

dinner was amazing with grilled wagyu, broccoli, grilled fish, lotus root, miso soup, pickles and pumpkin. everything is my favorite and my friend absolutely spoiled me with such yummy food, and i am truly grateful for that. after a satisfying and heart warming dinner, we head to haneda airport 羽田空港 by bus which departs from tokyo city air terminal (tcat)  東京シティエアターミナル that is just few minutes walk away from my friend’s house.

the airport was very crowded though, it took around an hour to just check in, and more time to pass through custom checks and stuff. by the time i am inside, all the duty free stores are closed as the operation hours are shorten due to lack of staff. so i just went to my gate and chill there while waiting for my boarding. the flight departed on time and i had an okay sleep on the flight and arrived at KLIA2 in the morning on saturday. once i reached home, i slept for almost the whole day for recovery because the trip was tiring for my body which has never been so active in three years, or more.

the trip was awesome though, i got to visit a lot of new places and i truly love the small towns and countryside and nature, and cities have changed and evolved so much too it’s fun to explore and find out what’s new. i do hope to be able to visit again in 2023 to have as much fun again, as japan is a big country and there’s just so many places i have yet to visit.

[diadraws]

more marichat sleep over. now including miraculous power of Cute Outfit Change That I Just Made Up

[sosbliss]

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[ananke-xiii]

Mary's "angels are watching over you" is a great line that makes full use of dramatic irony. We, the audience, know that having angels "watching over" you is NOT a good thing. So from our perspective "watching over" takes the meaning of "keeping under survellaince" and it's not pretty: it reminds us that angels are soldiers, they have a plan and a war to win. However, Mary doesn't know that when she says it, for her "watching over" means "protecting, taking care" and it's associated with the image of angels as guardians and protectors. What's even better is the fact tha later in the series, the show will strongly associate the "watching over" part with Castiel. And honestly? It works SO well 'cause the dramatic irony still works. Cas still doesn't incarnate the preconcevied notion of "guardian angel" and, at the same time, he stil sees himself as a solider. He shapes his own way of caring and protecting in a military fashion rather than a family-oriented one. It's not a "I'm here for you", more like "I'll go to battle so you won't have to". And this basically sums up the BIG issue he has in his relationship with Dean but that's for another story. Anyway, I'm just so fascinated with some lines in this show, I'll take the good ones when I can, lol!

[bleakbluejay]

nobody hates star wars like people who love star wars, i swear on it

like... you can see all the passion and potential that all of it has, and have to look with horror as all that potential is set on fire time after time

it could really be a perfect universe with perfect series... but that's not what we get. and it hurts and it's infuriating.

[elliespuns]

This is Jackson Joel Change my mind

[the-world-of-twelve]

wakfu season 4 last words of qilby..

[useragarfield]

top ten tv shows (as voted by my followers): #6. Parks and Recreation | 2009 - 2015

⤷ When you love something, you don't threaten it. You don't punish it. You fight for it. You take care of it. You put it first.

[lucylichtenweg]

Merlin fandom: *making Merlin BBC trend random*

Others: it is 10 years since the series ended.... why are you doing it?

Merlin fandom: we still waiting for Arthur's return.

[redchikittymeow]

Antony Starr from the press tour for season 4 of The Boys from his ig

i just wanted to share them with everyone

Few wee shots from today’s press in Mexico City….season four soon punks. | Instagram

[rxvonna]

"Is this the free will you were looking for?"

LOKI Season 2 Episode 3, "1893".

[aflawedfashion]

Bess & Ben | Snowpiercer 4x05

[thestarwarslesbian]

What If?

For seson 8, Oliver get's to have his tattoos is becuase Buck is rebelling against Gerrard who is against tattoos. The bonus for Buck is that Tommy likes his tattoos.

[scarycrowsblog]

[calvins-creations]

I watched all of dungeon meshi in three days. Uh.