Just Chill

The movie Notting Hill, a glass of red wine and something good to eat.

Sometimes it's okay to just lay back, take a break and enjoy of the small things in this world.

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The weekend is finally here! 

Even though this week haven't felt so long or tough, despite of the long days at the University, I feel grateful that the weekend's arrived. I love to just take it slow after a week of school and studies, do all the things that need to be done with time and thought. Even cleaning and groceries-shopping.  

I think I deserve a whole bunch of ''grown-up points'' vuxenpoäng for this :) 

Have a great weekend everyone!

Midnight in Paris

I just finished watching the movie Midnight in Paris. Usually I have a hard time to watch or let alone finish this kind of artistic movies (I know that many are question my sanity, but I never really understood e.g. the movie Amélie) but this movie, Midnight in Paris, got me hooked. It is a wonderful romcom placed in the 21th century mixed with the glamour of the twenties. The starring actors (Owen Wilson and Rachel McAdams) was the reason why I wanted to see the movie as I didn't even know the plot, but it totally surprised me. This movie was far away from the Hollywood romcoms that always have the same plot. While I was watching the movie, I dreamed myself away to Paris. The one capital I think is overrated. But now, I could see myself walking again in the streets of Paris.

What also really got to me was a small message that was hidden in the movie; We have to enjoy our present and not trying to hold on to the past. In an addition I want to point out the name of my blog, Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow


I highly recommend a nice blanket, box of chocolate and a good glass of wine to be enjoyed with this movie.

In lack of recipes?

As you maybe have noticed, I haven't posted any recipes of the pastries or candies I've made and shared with you on this blog. If you wish to bake something yourself and need the recipe, just add a comment or e-mail me. I'll be more than happy to share ;)

Faith or Science?

I got this from a friend and had to share it! So good discussion that highlights the similarities between Christianity and science. Enjoy it and share it!


''Professor : You are a Christian, aren’t you, son ?

Student : Yes, sir.

Professor: So, you believe in GOD ?

Student : Absolutely, sir.

Professor : Is GOD good ?

Student : Sure.

Professor: Is GOD all powerful ?

Student : Yes.

Professor: My brother died of cancer even though he prayed to GOD to heal him. Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill. But GOD didn’t. How is this GOD good then? Hmm?

Student was silent.

Professor: You can’t answer, can you ? Let’s start again, young fella. Is GOD good?

Student : Yes.

Professor: Is satan good ?

Student : No.

Professor: Where does satan come from ?

Student : From … GOD …

Professor: That’s right. Tell me son, is there evil in this world?

Student : Yes.

Professor: Evil is everywhere, isn’t it ? And GOD did make everything. Correct?

Student :Yes

Professor: So who created evil ?

Student did not answer.

Professor: Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things exist in the world, don’t they?

Student : Yes, sir.

Professor: So, who created them ?

Student had no answer.

Professor: Science says you have 5 Senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Tell me, son, have you ever seen GOD?

Student : No, sir.

Professor: Tell us if you have ever heard your GOD?

Student : No ,sir. 

Professor: Have you ever felt your GOD, tasted your GOD, smell your GOD? Have you ever had any sensory perception of GOD for that matter?

Student : No, sir. I’m afraid I haven’t.

Professor: Yet you still believe in Him?

Student : Yes.

Professor : According to Empirical, Testable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says your GOD doesn’t exist. What do you say to that, son?

Student : Nothing. I only have my faith.

Professor: Yes, faith. And that is the problem Science has.

Student : Professor, is there such a thing as heat?

Professor: Yes.

Student : And is there such a thing as cold?

Professor: Yes.

Student : No, sir. There isn’t.

The lecture theatre became very quiet with this turn of events.

Student : Sir, you can have lots of heat, even more heat, superheat, mega heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat. But we don’t have anything called cold. We can hit 458 degrees below zero which is no heat, but we can’t go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold. Cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it.

There was pin-drop silence in the lecture theater.

Student : What about darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as darkness?

Professor: Yes. What is night if there isn’t darkness?

Student : You’re wrong again, sir. Darkness is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light. But if you have no light constantly, you have nothing and its called darkness, isn’t it? In reality, darkness isn’t. If it is, were you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn’t you?

Professor: So what is the point you are making, young man ?

Student : Sir, my point is your philosophical premise is flawed.

Professor: Flawed ? Can you explain how?

Student : Sir, you are working on the premise of duality. You argue there is life and then there is death, a good GOD and a bad GOD. You are viewing the concept of GOD as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, Science can’t even explain a thought. It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one. To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing.

Death is not the opposite of life: just the absence of it. Now tell me, Professor, do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?

Professor: If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, yes, of course, I do.

Student : Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?

The Professor shook his head with a smile, beginning to realize where the argument was going.

Student : Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavor. Are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you not a scientist but a preacher?

The class was in uproar.

Student : Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the Professor’s brain?

The class broke out into laughter. 

Student : Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor’s brain, felt it, touched or smelt it? No one appears to have done so. So, according to the established Rules of Empirical, Stable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says that you have no brain, sir. With all due respect, sir, how do we then trust your lectures, sir?

The room was silent. The Professor stared at the student, his face unfathomable.

Professor: I guess you’ll have to take them on faith, son.

Student : That is it sir … Exactly ! The link between man & GOD is FAITH. That is all that keeps things alive and moving.


By the way, that student was EINSTEIN.''

The beauty of winter

It was almost one o'clock a.m. and I was just about to go to my bed, when I saw the most beautiful thing when I shot a glimpse at my window. My room in my home where I grew up is situated in the corner of the house and during summer it's the worst room you could live in. During summertime, you won't get a moment when the sun isn't shining right inside the room from the windows that are towards north and east. But now, during winter with 12 degrees below zero (witch is normally far too cold for me) the view from the windows in my room were absolutely fantastic. Unfortunately, I'm not that good a photographer that I could take a picture that would give justice to the nature, so I'll try to describe the view saw.

Like I already mentioned outside's -12 degrees. You from north know how the snow looks like when there's frost. If someone doesn't know, hold on. I'll get to it. The moon's shining bright. It's on it's way to full moon. You can see some stars, but only the ones that shines brightest, because the moon is taking the stage tonight. The snow is also glittering, but not like that stars tonight. No, the snow is shining like a million diamonds. There's some footprints in the snow from a rabbit that has ran across the garden, maybe in search of some food.
You can't here a sound outside with everything totally quiet, even the wind doesn't whisper.
It's beautiful.

In one moment like this, I fall in love with winter, even if it is only for tonight. This night is mine.

Snow Patrol

I have lately been listening to melancholic rock. I love the lyrics, the music and the feeling in the tracks. 

On my playlist I've had mostly Coldplay (doesn't need any introduction) Adele, Hurts, James Blunt and Snow Patrol. Can say that Brits really know how to make some good music. Cheers!

Here's a lovely song by Snow Patrol: