Alcopop

The recent decision by the Australian Government to increase the excise on "Alcopop" drinks managed to make it into the news here in Estonia. While I'm always happy to see Australia in the news here, do I really want to see it depicted like this! The picture below accompanied the article! I wonder who this girl is and if she knows she's being used as an example of a drunken Australian teenager!?

Expats on TV

Sirli has always wanted me to go on Estonia's version of Deal or No Deal, because she thinks that as a foreigner they'd put me on as I'd be an interesting contestant. It would be a laugh and we might win some money. I'd prefer not to make a fool of myself on national television, even if it is a nation as small as Estonia! I have an image of myself repeating "Mida? Mida?" (What? What?) to every question i was asked. Plus I also find number really hard in Estonian, and they're a pretty important part of the show. So I don't think I'll nominate myself just yet.

In estonian Idol (Eesti Otsib Superstaar) An english guy just got knocked out in the semi final (I think, I don't really follow it closely enough to know what stage they are up to). He was pretty good i thought, but got knocked out anyway. I thought some of the other contestants were awfull, but I guess you can always rely on the general publics inablity to know talent. You can see an interview here, and I must say he plays it perfectly. Estonians love it when foregners give them praise, in that regard they're worse than Australians. I think if he keeps saying how wonderful Estonia is he'll become famous in no time. (it's not that hard to be famous in Estonia, even I made the pages of a gossip magazine!!) It's good to see that he is now Timothy Yarman!




Perhaps I could try out for this show. Do you recognise it?????

Some New Vidoes

I've been using Animoto to put Vidos on the EstAdventures website. I figure I may as well put them here. Enjoy.