My life time-line project
1973
Autumn
December
5th
Was born in Kuopio university hospital(?), but lived in Pielavesi, Finland.
197?
?
Parents moved to a flat in Inkilänmäki, Kuopio.
197x
?
Parents moved to row house in Vuorela, Siilinjärvi.
Learned to cycle.
Got hit by a bus while cycling to close by "frog pond". Concussion and scared what
will parents say about broken bicycle. They said nothing, of course :)
1979
?
At Greece with Pirkko (aunt & godmother) and Grandmother. Still
remember Athens (Akropolis) and the beach where I learned to dive (got
my first snorkel and goggles).
Autumn
September
15th
Sister born.
1980
Autumn
Started elementary school in Vuorela.
1981
Winter
Moved to Toivala, Siilinjärvi. About 3 kilometers from the last place but changed school to Toivala.
The first person remembered in Toivala is Jukka Tissari, who lived on Kassaratie. Thought it was Kasaratie though.
Second and best friend since was Mikko Hallikainen, which I practically consider to be my brother now.
Spring
While visiting my grandparents in Iisalmi, we also pay a visit to our family friends, the 'Tikka' family.
I see my first computer (VIC-20) and beg to stay over the night. I stay over the night and am overly
astonished by the toy. I still think this was the reason I became what I am today. Quite remarkable evening.
I remember playing GORF.
Autumn
1982
1983
1984
Autumn
Summer
Got a karting car. Drove in kuopio.
1985
1986
Autumn
Started upper levels of elementary school in Siilinjärvi.
Started practicing Wado-ryu Karate in Kuopio Karateseura
December
The whole family goes for vacation over X-mas and new year to Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain.
A very nice two weeks.
1987
Spring
April
24th
Yellow belt (5. Kyu) in Wado-ryu karate
Summer
June
1st
Attended a linguistic course at Isle of Wight, England.
Was together with Mikko Hallikainen and Petri Turhanen.
Bought a cool skateboard called 'Mad Dog'.
Autumn
8th Grade at Siilinjärvi.
October
18th
Orange belt (4. kyu) in Wado-ryu karate.
1988
Spring
Father bought first computer, Amstrad PC1640 with 20mb HD.
The purpose of this was to use it on the company bookkeeping. It never happened for real.
Partly because I was too young to understand bookkeeping and father was too stubborn to
learn to use it / help me understand bookkeeping.
Summer
Attended a linguistic course a second time on the same place on the Isle of Wight, England.
This time was living together with Mikko Hallikainen on a same family.
The man on the house was George and he looked like a rubber doll.
Bought a new cool 'Malone' brand skateboard.
August
Confirmation camp in Ruokoniemi, Siilinjärvi, and
19th
The confirmation party at home in Toivala.
Autumn
Stopped doing karate a little before Green belt graduation.
9th Grade at Siilinjärvi.
Stopped doing karate. This has possibly happened a year earlier.
1989
Spring
School trip to Sunne, Sweden. Siilinjärvi and Sunne were "sister-districts".
Elementary school over.
Autumn
Went to 'tenth grade' but being there was difficult because of the constant changes between the Siilinjärvi and the
new Toivala upper level schools.
Decided to apply and started in Pohjois-savo vocational school.
1991
Summer
Was working for a ~week in Tankavaara, lappland. For example painted the "western village" houses,
was building the bottle house. Met few nice people there and got some nice memories to remember.
Drank in Kuopio tori and bar 'Kummeli' a lot.
Autumn
1992
Spring
Got together with girl #1
Bar Chaos was opened.
"Graduated" from the Pohjois-savo vocational school.
Got VIP pass to bar Chaos for some reason.
Attended VIP party 1 in Chaos. Free booze 18.00-22.00
Autum
Broke up with girl #1
Got together with girl #2
1993
Winter
January
7th
Went army to Ylämylly, SissiK, JoPR.
Broke up with girl #2.
Spring
Met girl #3 in bar 'Rock Circus'.
Autumn
Moved to first own apartment in the center of Kuopio with girl #3.
The address was Snellmanninkatu 7c21.
Bar Chaos was changed to Jack Rabbit which was so shit.
Started to worked on a grill called 'Minimutka' at the Vuorela junction. Sold and made hamburgers and stuff :).
1994
Winter?
Got first internet connection through "JMP/Muikku".
It was limited to 1 hour/evening.
Began playing Batmud (bat.org).
Got internet access from ImageWorld BBS (later the name was changed simply to Image World).
The access at this point was on Amiga and on top of BBS system.
The work on the grill was over.
Autumn
Attended and helped on few raves that Hoffi & Co. were hosting. This was done
practically for free, but it was fun.
Went into Kallavesi evening high-school being generally a bit disappointed with life.
1995
?
Moved to Jynkkä, Kuopio. Varsanpolku 7Xxx. This house was SO bad.
All the neighbours were socially handicapped or/and drunk. The first night
he moved in, he had visitors from upstairs; Their cat had fell on our balcony and they
decided to come in and say hello to our hero. Two smelly people, the guy looking like gypsy and
the woman looking rather disgusting in many other ways. They both were still smoking
cigarrettes when they came in about 23.30 at night. They rang the doorbell and he went to open the door
still partially asleep. They walked right in and introduced theirselves and they were obviously
still drunk, no doubt about it. They put out their ciggies when asked to (the guy put the ciggie butt
in his pocket) and left a bit later. One person was killed in that house and the police
to that incident was called from our hero's phone (which was supposedly the only phone in that
building). Great place to live and grow your children.
Summer
In china for ~week with girl #3. A wonderful trip.
Were hosted by aunt, her husband and two cousins who were
living at Beijing at the time. The strongest memory of that
time is the moment he saw the explosion of Ariane rocket live
from TV. He was having breakfast alone and thought he'd watch a bit
of TV and surfed through the channels and noticed they were
doing countdown for the launch. Decided to stay and watch that instead of continuing the surfing.
He still can remember the silence that fell on the mission control when they
saw their work disappear in just few seconds.
1996
Autumn
Knows that will become father next summer.
Starts doing Hokuto-ryu Ju-jutsu.
October
Starts doing Wado-ryu karate again.
December
9th
Father dies never knowing he would have become grand-father.
21st
Father buried to Siilinjärvi communal cemetary.
1997
Winter
June
4th
Yellow belt in Hokuto-ryu Ju-jutsu. Broke toe on the graduation
training.
Spring
Discontinues Karate and Ju-jutsu because of the toe pain.
It was really hard to walk for a while.
Married girl #3.
Summer
June
Graduated from the Kallavesi evening high-school (M).
July
1st
Son, Roope, born.
Autumn
Went to Kuopio University to study Computer Science.
1998
?
Moved to Neulamäki. Neulamäentie xXxx.
Autumn
September
12th
Attended Akateeminen startti 98 and the boat-trip.
1999
Winter
January
3rd
Went to Madrid, Spain to study.
Summer
August
1st?
Returned from spain. Studied only 6 points worth in while there.
Became the "social issues-minister" of the Kuopio University student board.
Didn't study
2000
Spring
Re started to study after the minister period was over.
Started to work on Riot entertainment (Riot-E) as programmer.
Got a job from Geological survey of Finland as system analyst.
Working on a project called "Geotietoydin" which is a GSF GIS development
project.
The contract is until the end of 2003 at this point.
Divorced girl #3.
Got together with girl #4.
Moved to Puijonlaakso, Kuopio. Retkeilijäntie xXxx, 70200 Kuopio.
First RIOT-E party at some boat at Helsinki. All expenses + afterparty at "Kerma" paid.
Summer
The second RIOT-E party at Helsinki. The party started by a coach trip to some
holiday resort at western finland. Ran downhill cars and then free (limited, and still quite
enough) alcohol. Did not drink practically at all. Housing was in 4 person log cabins.
Attended to "Dragon-melonta", an annual event where companies compete against
each other rowing on the Dragon-boats. Geological survey of finland did quite
well but we didn't win. Some twenty or thirty teams were involved.
Autumn
The RIOT-E x-mas party. Theme was Oscar gala and moviestars. None of the Kuopio workers
dressed. Drinks were heavily limited but food was GOOD.
2001
Autumn
September
11th
The terrorist attack on WTC. Was sitting on work, and heard about it from chat -channel on batmud.
Kuopiocon 2001/X. Asked if immorting me was possible.
October
1st
Became immortal in the batmud ( I was wizzed ) under the name Dino.
November
Visited Bangkok, Thailand for a week with girl #4 + son Roope.
Hosted again by the aunt, her husband and two cousins that were earlier
living in the beijing. A very nice trip. It was warm, beautiful and fantastic
in every aspect.
2002
Winter
January
Restarts practicing Wado-ryu karate with Rutaliator.
Spring
Got credits from Natural sciences - candidate -work.
EP-eater event ready. Got 3 levels from it and the surrounding 'area'.
May
Moved to a bigger apartment, together with girl #4. Samoilijantie 6L79, 70200 Kuopio.
Got one more year contract for Geological survey of Finland. Contract is now until the end of 2004.
25.-26.
Boatcon 2002/I on Silja Serenade. Was together with Rutaliator and Maejt.
Some pictures can be probably found from www.bat.org photos and artwork page.
Coded an event called "Rainbow".
Autumn
In Lapland with our friends Anne and Aymeric (from france). A great 5 days trip in just above the
arctic circle. As the climax of the trip, during the last day there is great Aurora Borealis.
SLF+ x-mas party at Saara's & Marko's place. Got a rented sauna and spent
TOO much time in the sauna with too much drinks. Neulamäki suffered a short
power shortage and we had to sauna in candle light for a moment.
Area "Taiga" Ready.
2003
Spring
April
5th
Kotkacon 2003 in Grizzt's place. Drinking and drinking.
Some pictures can be probably found from www.bat.org photos and artwork page.
Attended "Oracle 9i - Database administrator fundamentals I" - course at helsinki.
Stayed at Scandic hotel Simonkenttä
May
Geotietoydin meeting excursio to bedrock research and a meeting at Kittilä. Housing
in hotel K-5 in double room (the room included own sauna and DVD player).
16.-17.
Kuopiocon 2003/I in Tiukanlinna Kuopio. For first time among Cuopiocons, was not fulltime organizer, but did some helping
as usual (cleaning, making sure no-one drowns/dies etc. ). Was only drunk during the preparty and had WAY TOO much sauna.
About 10 consecutive hours in sauna with beer dehydrated our hero a bit. Body failed to function normally about ~5 in the morning.
Slept a while and then came back to help with organizing.
Some pictures can be probably found from www.bat.org photos and artwork page.
Boat-trip from Turku on Silja Europa. Together with Marja, Terhi and Matti.
Piss drunk and promised to stop drinking till turns out 30.
Summer
June
Midsummer fest
Walked through the Kevo trekking route in four days with Anne and Aymeric from france.
After that took a car trip around the Norwegian and Finnish lappland. Took a week in total.
July
Started writing his master's thesis on the topic 'About distributed spatial databases'
The "Taiga" expansion and levelquest 53, the "Shamanic Deed" ready.
September
13th
Wizcon at M/Aux Kathrina && Sport's bar, Helsinki. Thanks to Malar for hosting
the drunken dorks.
18.-20.
Ruska (Autumn) trekking trip to Hossa, Suomussalmi with Oku.
October
4th
A green belt in wado-ryu karate.
20th - 24th
ArcSDE Admin for Oracle course Novo-Meridian, Espoo. Accomodation in Scandic Simonkenttä, Helsinki.
27th - 29th
Project meeting at Varalan Urheilu Opisto, Tampere.
December
5th
30 year old. Big party and very very drunk.
2004
Spring
February
25th
Project meeting in Hotelli Varapäre, Vuorela
March
Pro Gradu work (Master's thesis) on Distributed spatial databases - accepted in Kuopio University
June
Trip to Platanias, Crete/Greece, with Roope, Marja, Mother and Grandmother.
Last exam on "Development psychology" passed.
Kuopiocon 2004 in Tiukanlinna, Kuopio
Got accepted to 'Environmental technology - Engineer' -education to Kuopio University.
August
Got papers from Kuopio University - Master of Science - Main subject Computer science
September
Visit to Lyon-Paris-Provence (France) to see Anne and Aymeric. Very nice trip.
2005
Spring
February
In Tallinn with friends.
Summer
June
In Crete for two weeks.
Moved to new apartment to Vuorela, Siilinjärvi.
Autumn
September
Attended a "write better" course. Don't think got any better, but got some nice hints.
To lappland (Saariselkä) with Mika and Jale. From Raja-Jooseppi to Kiilopää in 7 days.
The trip was about 100 kilometers.
November
Oracle 9i - Advanced RMAN course (Helsinki)
December
28th
Daughter is born at 01.55 EET. She weighed 3790g and was 51cm long. She and mother are fine.
2006
Autumn
September
Hunting license
Tried to get to Halti peak but we didn't manage to get there.
November
ESRI European User conference at Athens, Greece
2007
Spring
March
At boat cruise with the boys (to Stockholm and back). A great cruise, met great people.
May
ArcGIS Server for .NET framework course, ESRI
Introduction to ArcGIS server course, ESRI