Thank god for AD-41
I sit down in the train after speeding in a hurry through the town on a mission – I need to get something for my godson. Suddenly a noisy flock of finnsvenskarna, Swedish-speaking Finns, comes trampling down the corridor. Oh no! They sit in the 4+4 seats smack in front of me.
I start digging through my backbag – I must’ve brought my earphones, I must’ve! (I had to make a quick switch of bags in the morning when I realised I couldn’t fit everything in my other bag.) I finally found them in a pocket I didn’t remember having.
I have nothing personally against Swedish-speaking Finns, but because the language is “foreign” I can’t block it out as effectively — the Finnish words in the middle make it worse.
And let’s be honest: they’re loud. 
Anyway, I hope you have a nice weekend. I’ll be in the middle of dogs, horses, kids, and a donkey.
lol, what’s AD-41?
AD-41 is the model of the earphones for my mobile. They’re really nice because they have small earplugs that fit in my ear.
Ooh i see. Cool, I need small earplugs too lol..
It’s the only reason I have an mp3 player – from when I was taking the subway… to drown out all those loud people (and people playing their own mp3 players too loudly).
Heheh, yeah. Sometimes I feel like asking someone “nice song, what is it called?” It’s amazing what people are willing to do to their ears.
For the road: Sony Fontopia MDR-EX71SLA — except if I’m driving
These work well on the trains to Ostrobothnia.
For the office: Sony MDR-V600 — although I’m keeping these at home these days. But they worked wonders in the office, even without actually playing any music on them. As DJ-style headphones they block out external noise effectively, but also since they are very visible, everyone thinks you can’t hear anything with them on, so they leave you alone.
Those Fontopia buds look really nice. They have a similar design to the Nokia earphones I’m using.
When I rarely listen to music at work, I keep my other ear open because people often call my name and wave from across the room. Besides, I like being “in the loop” and keeping my ear on things.