Respect, Kiwi, respect

1. August 2011

Take me back! now!

We'll miss you

It has been heartbreaking to see you all over the newspapers today, Bano. We got the news that we hoped we would never have to hear. I'll miss you a lot; we'll all miss you a lot. You will forever be remembered as a little bubble of sunshine that spread joy to all those around you. What happened to you was unfair and brutal and we will never forget. You are simply amazing.

Bano

I'll miss you so much my little sunshine <3 28.12.92 - 22.07.2011

Rose parade

Today I together with two hundred and fifty thousand others went downtown for the rose parade in the memory of those who lost their lives the 22.07.2011. The parade never happened because it was simply too many people, but the arrangement kept going. The Norwegian crown prince, the prime minister, the mayor and several others held speeches. I left before the artists got on stage so that I would actually be able to go home, public transport was packed. The plan was for the parade to go from the city hall to oslo domkirke where everybody would leave their roses, but since that didn’t happen we were told to take our roses with us when we left and put them somewhere in the city so that Oslo would be filled with roses all over. It was beautiful and sad at the same time

Because we all need a hug right now

In the memory of the victims in Oslo and at Utøya

Today mum, dad, my little brother and I went downtown. I'm one of the lucky ones; I could go down there with my family. On the way down we walked past a lot of broken windows. For the first time in my life I saw armed police and military in the streets of Oslo. I know that it's supposed to give a sense of protection and safety, but I've never felt more small and vulnerable. We lid a candle each. People were standing around us crying and I couldn’t hold my tears back either. A huge part of Oslo was sealed off because of the glass. We went to Oslo domkirke because that’s where everybody is meeting up to show their respect. Outside of the church there were hundreds of flowers, candles, letters and messages to those who have been hurt, are missing, lost their life or those who have lost a loved one. Inside of the church it there were loads of people sitting on the benches crying and praying. I’m not catholic, I’m not Christian either, but what religion you believe in or if you even believe in anything at all didn’t matter. People just needed a place to get together and to share their love and emotions and Oslo domkirke was that place. Bano’s sister is safe and at home with her family and we’re all hoping and praying for the same good news about Bano soon.

22.07.2011

I'm in shock. Oslo is in shock. Norway is in shock. My thoughts go out to those who lost their lives in the bombing in Oslo and in the shooting on Utøya and all their family and friends. It's unreal. The clips I see on TV does not look like Oslo, they do not look like my Norway. All my family is safe and I hope all my friends are as well. I'm still waiting on news from Bano that is still missing. We should remove the manifesto Anders B. Breivik has posted online because psychos like him could get some ideas. After I got a text asking if I was ok I turned on the TV. It was on every channel. Bomb in Oslo. My mom and I were in shock and it didn't take long before we got the news about the shooting at Utøya. I've been constantly refreshing the newspapers since the murders and what touched me the most was this clip and this blog post (in english). I’m touched by how strong Norway is and how we all stand together. I’m touched by all the international support we have gotten.

"In the middle of all the tragedy, I am proud to live in a country that has managed to stand up at a critical time" - Jens Stoltenberg

(There will not be any option to post comments on this blog post, because I do not want it to turn into a political discussion)

Good night, Oslo

like it's just random, r-r-random

On Monday I had another sleepover at Dharshika's house. Last time I was there I forgot my duvet at her place, so I used that as an excuse to go over there again. Aurora and Dharshika had already prepared dinner and after me crying on their shoulders for a while we were ready to eat. We ate a lot. Fist a whole garlic bread each; then wok and rice with tikka masala sauce; then later on we ate crisps, smoothies and shit loads of Tyrkisk pepper. I had a massive food baby. We watched the new episode of True Blood. The best part of the episode was when Eric screamed KROKODIIILEER. Good times. Aurora had to go and after following her to the bus Dharshika and I went back and watched Hot Fuzz and Trainspotting. It was a fun night and I found out that Dharshika can make music with her ass. It was truly beautiful to listen to.

I had a job interview, but I didn’t get the job because I might move to Scotland in September. She told me to call if there is a change of plans. My cousin came over on Tuesday and I took her shopping. I found myself a lovely new bra that was perfect. It came in loads of different colours but since I could only afford one I ended up with the blue one. My cousin Victoria bought some lovely new shoes. I envy her for her small feet. Then on Wednesday it was 20 years since my mom and dad married. So congratulations to them for sticking together, even though they have been through a lot together. I love both of you to bits!

Then good news about the greenhouse! It's finally done. All it needs now is a few shelves and some more plants.

Just because

The girls

On Friday I met up with Aurora and Sabine downtown. We sat down at nice restaurant and chatted away for hours. We joked around, but like always we popped by the serious topics as well. Both of them are excited and worried about going to uni. So naturally we talked a lot about that. I also sat there being depressed and threw my burden on Aurora and Sabine's shoulders. Yesterday I found out that I've been accepted on the Nursing course in Oslo University College. It's scary but I'm also happy that I have a backup plan in case my plan of going back to Scotland fails. 

Harry Potter

I probably shouldn’t show my love for harry potter like this, but I'm doing it anyways. It has been 10 good years with Harry Potter. The last movie was (I'll make it short): Good, but not the best one - good, but the book is better - sad, I cried like a baby - I loved it

Like always when a Harry Potter movie comes out, the whole family gets together to see it. It's been a good tradition and I'm sad it's over

post-Potter depression

The feeling that a chunk of your heart was just ripped out after having finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, knowing that you will never again feel the anticipation, the excitment, the pre-release hype that ever accompanies a Harry Potter book release. After gloating that she was right about Snape all along, post-Potter depression kicked in and the girl locked herself in her room for a week straight continuously sobbing and shouting riddiculous incantations at the door trying to make it turn into a portal to Hogwarts.

The greenhouse

My dad and my neighbour Ted is building a new greenhouse in the garden. The manual said that it would take half an hour to build. This is the second day that they are working on it.

Karianne Eriksen

Yesterday, Karianne went back home to Finnmark. Now it's emo time. I hate the fact that so many of my best friends lives so far away / in other countries. It has been simply amazing having her here

Karianne, karianne, karianne =D

On Friday I was sitting at home suffering because of the lack of a laptop. So I was forced to use the computer in the living room. I know it's shocking. Then all of a sudden Karianne wrote to me on Facebook

Karianne Eriksen
chillin at the gardemoen
har duuu lyst på overnattingsbesøk imårra?
hvis det passe altså tihi
Pernille
Serr? 
Pernille
klart det passer=D
Karianne Eriksen
jaa xD
hehehe

So she came over to rock Oslo with me. It was a great way to top up on happiness. We walked around Oslo, talking about everything and nothing. Then we were invited to an "interesting photo shoot" by some freak and ran home to have dinner. It's going to be sad to say goodbye again on Wednesday, but having her is amazing. My parents get really excited when they get to meet friends from Scotland, because that's a part of my life that's completely locked out from.  We baked brownies, ate chocolate and watched a good movie. Then we looked at photos from Scotland, shared some gossip and made some future plans. Karianne is from Finnmark, and we went to the same school in Scotland. I haven’t seen her since New Year’s Eve, so I’m not even sure how to explain how happy I was to see her again. Typically my camera ran out of batteries after just a few photos