Stare at Walls.

Pictures of Walls. These aren't walls in Malmo, nor in Sweden.

Story of Creation 
by Joakim Pirinen

All Quiet Huricaine.

A Public Space For your post-festive Recovery.

Orkanen (swedish) - huricaine

Today we would like to acquaint you with one bizarre urban space, good for  leisure and relaxation after an intensive partying.
 This chill out alternative to parks, cafeterias and hotel/hostel rooms in Malmo is a University Library.
 It might sound a bit wacky, however, here are some pictures and a brief info about Malmo University Library. 

 What makes Orkanen Library competitive with cafeterias is the absence of coffee machines, amazing city view in all directions, as well as slightly lower prices on snacks in a cafe on the ground floor.
 What makes it competitive with a Buisness Class Lounge of a reputable airline, is that it is situated in the City center and free of charge.

 Sofas and armchairs are equally comfortable and clean. People are friendly, helpful, and seldom, as they should be.
 Parks may also be an option, but the abundance of canadian geese makes it a bit tricky to find a poop-free spot to park yourself.

As far as I can tell, Orkanen Library has the best view on Malmo City center and a harbour. On a sunny day, windows are covered with semi-transparent curtains, so the cityscape is still able to be seen.

 The building itself is of a appealing design and a nice green colour . On the walls words are within in a way that they are invisible unless reflecting the sun. It is sort of a groovy effect.

On top of that, they have magazines and books.
A quiet place, convenient  for regaining energy for an effective and pleasant partying on the same evening.
 Minimalist design and dim lights, a bit like an art gallery, (but without any arty intellectuals and spotlights, why do art galleries always have that?)

Don't mix it up, please, with a City Library, which is all nice, but has to many stupid announcements and a shortage of toilets.

Today, I would like to bring to your attention the magazine called "The Chap". 

Thereafter an article from it, scanned and posted.

 At first sight, "The Chap" is appealing to the devotees of vintage, and the cover says: 'journal for modern gentelmen' Hovewer, this magazine proves itself  to be a pleasurable read for wider audience of both sexes.
 Recently, I've possessed two issues of it, and had a good time reading them.

The articles are written in a witty manner and cultured language. Apart from divers entertaining as well as compelling subjects, one might find enjoyable ads and stickers.

Here is the official site of "The Chap" and a Manifesto:
Www.TheChap.net

For Your Eyes

This post contains links to chans,  sites which may contain age restricted material, and prim-and-proper restricted material. Apart from that, nothing unreasonable.

This post is not about Malmo, but dedicated to a beautiful random picturery given to us by Imageboards, aka Chans (short for channels).

You may check this thread out.

In Tumblr age, old school ImageBoards may attract less attention, but, from my opinion, they are a wonderful phenomenon and worth exploring.

 As  http://zombanie.tumblr.com/ puts it: "too much shit goes unappreciated."

 The most famous chan, that you might have heard about, is a well respected 4chan.org. 4chan is a great source of images,

 Images are posted by the subject, and then, by a thread. For example / a/  for Anime&Manga, and thread of people on the train.

Unfortunately search on 4chan is not tag based which I find quite maddening.

 Design is old-school, as internet veterans and hackers prefer, but pardon my arrogance, is a bit lame. Freaking hackers, I'd say.
 Nevertheless, it is the content which matters the most.

Apart from posting pictures and comments, 4chan participants are famous for various internet activities, such as making the word gorillapenis trend worldwide on twitter.

    Founders of 4chan are also believed to have a connection with hacktivist groups, to conduct anti-brainwashing activities and be at the rescue of the indoctrinated.

   This hacktivist twang, may be a reason why chans are often regarded as a copyright disaster.
   My favorite ImageBoard is gelbooru.com.
Search is based on tags, which makes it clear and easy to find whatever image you wish, unlike 4chan, that I cant entirely get my head around of. Definitely have a look at gelbooru, try out the tag 'scenery'.

Gelbooru has a fine collection of beautiful images, but also some age restricted material of the most awkward kinds.

 Using tags, one can easily find anything matching the weirdest dream. I suppose, coming across a comic strip depicting a sexual intercourse with a two-tail fox-like Kitsune spirit may please some, but will appear unwelcoming to others.

 Hovewer, amongst seldom wank-enhancing material, I often found, superb pornfree pix appropriate for profile pictures, mail conversation between generations, or just the innocent recreational observation.

A drink with very Low Hangover Index. 
Öresunds Breeze. 

Recommended for it's low hangover index, or whatever it's called.
 I mean, I got plastered on it recently, and woke up the next day with no hangover at all.
I'm sure it was a next day, not two days later, I've checked the calendar.



It contains Mango Absolut 50ml (unflavored Absolut will do, it' just we had a mango one, unflavored probably better)
Limes and Lemons (like a halflime per drink and a big slice of lemon)
White Grapefruit Juice (about 200ml)
Sprite (50ml) and
Frozen Lingonberries. Handfull will do.


I dont think you can abuse with lingonberries, and if you've hurled too much of them, just skip the lemon.



Hurl lingonberries in a highball glass, (Any other glass will do, as long as it is not martini glass coz its tiny and looks weird)
 You may smash some of them lingonberries with a spoon, but leave some unsmashed too.
Fill the glass with ice cubes, pour 50ml of vodka in, throw lemons and place limes in there, add juice and finish with a dash of sprite to give it a bit of fizziness without using a shaker, which is a hassle unless you are payed for it.
 Stir little bit, so unsmashed lingonberries start floating between icecubes.

And it turns out all nice and refreshing drink, no surprise.
Here comes my point: we had no hangover after drinking loads of it. In all fairness, yes, we did get pretty wasted on these freaking Oresund's Breezes

Oresund's Breeze  Low Hangover Index explained scientifically (but shortly)

 Further research on the nature of hangovers explained the magic of hangoverfree Sunday. Let me introduce tree pillars hangover stands on
 In brief, alcohol causes a high vitamin expenditure by your body. The most depleted vitamins are A, of group B and Vitamin C. Anxiety, dizziness and disorientation occurring in the morn, owe partly to the lack of vitamins, not by the alcohol itself.
 Lingonberry, it turns out, has all of them vitamins, and works better then a vitamin tablet, because they better absorbed from the berry than from the tab. Grapefruit also contains fair amount of vitamins of the required groups.

Another major contributor to hangover is, dehydration, so 250ml of non fizzy juice per every shot of booze does the trick.
The third is the alcohol itself, or more precisely, impurities in it. Admiringly distilled Swedish vodka will have less impurities than a dubious rocket fuel that you may get served in a club or, actually, any brown spirit of decent quality.



Please notice, that forementioned brands did not provide the author with money or free merchandise. Neither did swedish lingonberry farmers and pickers, producers of limes, lemons, grapefruits, highball glasses and icecubes.

This drink been spontaneously invented and mixed in Malmo, and for the slight resemblance to Sea Breeze with vodka and cranberries, I would call it Oresunds Breeze.

Djinn Wears Vintage
Moorish Pavilion in Malmö



The mystery of that building (see picture) which looks like Alladin's relinquished residence, finally got solved for me yesterday.
 Wandering around the hood during the winter, I was thinking what is in it, and then never remembered to properly google it. You probably know this  "shit, what did I want to look up on the internet?" feeling.

In Möllan, I was told about the housewarming party in Moorish Pavilion, so there I relocated myself.

Moriska Paviljongen has three indoor areas.
One to the left, is so well provided with discolights, it is apparently, a Nest of disco-lights or a Ministry. (If you like disco lihgts, you will like it there).
 We proceeded to the first bar, lots or air, house/electro played and some people danced. Mirrors on the walls of all shapes and sizes, framed in flowery nostalgic sort of stuff of golden colour made me think of Benjamenta Insitute. There is also a terrassy space for quieter conversations.

Just couple of days before the first party we took a picture on which Moorish Pavilion can be seen. At the time we did't know what's in it and that there will be a new place for partying.

Another room, to the right, smaller and more whiney than cocktailish attitude.
 Music was a journey into olden days, and people danced with a knowledge and accordingly to each era. Vintage.
 By 3PM everyone danced so nicely, smiled and looked satisfied that I thought 'were they all payed for being here, after all?' Only few and far between bored looking people were able to be seen in the cellar, on the way to the facilities, so I thought 'are all the uninspired ones have been put into the cellar by the restroom, purposely, to keep better vibe upstairs?'

The middle room is a proper concert place, apparently constructed as a cinema sale. More nightclubbish atmosphere compare to the touching 'The Cherry Orchard' twang of both side areas.
 Together with general coziness, the place still keeps a bit of a sentimental mood of the past, probably from days it was built in 1902. What was Malmo like in those days? Before the first human get to the orbit of our Earth, before iPhone 4 came out... awh, those walks to Folkets Park then, awh.

Get back to present time, Moorish Pavilion.

To make  a long story short, Malmo Buzz and Malmo Pride were here.
People were beautiful, dressed in a pleasant manner, but in a non dramatizing way.


http://www.moriskapaviljongen.se