Robin Thicke. I love the energy this song gives me! For a long time it has been a classic in my mp3 player, specially walking through the city center of Bratislava on my way to work, giving me the that extra thing in the morning and putting me in the right mood for what ever I could expect after work. I hope it wasn't too obvious that I almost was dancing a little while listening to it and walking the streets :-)
I needed this day, it was a good day with nice things in it. Too many days since that happened. Started off by going to visit an old Swedish diplomat for an interview that I need for school. Talked for 2,5 hours which is much more than I had planned for. It was very interesting and fun to listen to him speak about what he has experienced. So the 2,5 hours wasn't a long time since I enjoyed it. I look forward meeting and interviewing more diplomats and hear their stories and their experiences. 
At 16.00 there was still 2 hours to go before the Amnesty meeting was going to start but I went to the premises since I just might as well wait there. No point of going home since, too little time. The meeting started at the premises but we soon moved to one of the others kitchen close by which was quite nice. Had our coffee/tea and some saffron buns there while discussing all the matters. Even if I don't go to all the meetings (practial reasons) I enjoy being there. Nice atmosphere and nice people.
This what Wikipedia has to say about the Doberman's temperament which give some background to why they are seen as they are (my own italics):
If you haven’t already done it, do it now. Decide whether you want to donate your organs after your death or not. You can use the green/red card and keep it in your wallet, or, you can make sure that no matter if you have your wallet with you in case of a sudden death, you can, just as I have, register in the computer system that the hospitals use so they always know your wish. In this way you also make sure that your beloved ones don’t have to ask themselves whether they should donate your organs or not and spare them those problems.
I just stumbled upon somethings I actually wrote and it ended up not just anywhere. I found my tiny reports on the Swedish government's webpage. One of my duties during the spring in Bratislava, Slovakia, was to write a few words what the main newspapers in the country wrote about Sweden. Sorry, my Slovak is pretty much non existing so Daniela, Eva and even Andrea sometimes, had to pre translate it for me. I am not going to translate it back to English but the main points are that Sweden is working to get rid off the oil dependence by 2020 and that we used 26 per cent renewable energy 2003, comparing to the average of six per cent in the EU, that the appointment of a male foreign minister (Jan Eliasson) is not a part of the Swedish tradition* and about the so called garbage police in Sweden. I didn't expect MY reports it to actually be shown, but it's fun :-) 
Att Sverige har som mål att bli av med oljeberoendet till år 2020 tas upp i The Guardian där samhällsbyggnadsminister Mona Sahlin och Volvochefen Leif Johansson intervjuas. I Bulgariens näst största dagstidning, 24 Hours, slås nyheten upp över en helsida. Estniska Eesti Päevaleht liksom slovakiska Pravda återger citat ur ovannämnda intervju med Mona Sahlin. Den senare tidningen avslutar med att framhålla den höga andel förnybar energi som Sverige använde 2003, 26 procent, jämfört med EU-genomsnittet på sex procent.
This is not Cheri, but might just as well have been and this is how I remember her, in this state of mind.
"they are relentless in pursuing a threat to their family. They are not easily deterred from their "job" of guard and protection, and take the threat on the family totally seriously, and will not give up the protest until assured that "it's all right, now"."
"He is focused on his family and wants to please and do exactly what they want him to do. He will bond and attach himself to the family and execute his role as companion and protector like no other breed can."
I always get mad when I see a Dobermann on TV because they are NEVER described in a positive way. You yourself can start counting the times when you see a dobermann when they are not described as a vicious killer dog. I have done that for years and the positive occasions are less than the number of fingers one hand. Of course this breed need a lot of attention and firm hand and is not for everyone, although that is not the reason itself that they are described as dangerous. ALL dogs are potentially dangerous if not handled in a proper way, even the small ones.
"If the Doberman is not trained, respected and properly disciplined---they have the capability of doing great harm to someone, even a family member. It is no different than a child that must be raised with rules and respect for the adults (parents)."
This is just so obvious that I almost feel stupid even having to bring this up!
Quots from:
http://bakaridobes.westhost.com/publiceducation/PECTraining.html
...which btw give a lot of good information about this dog.
Within the music business it is common that you borrow other people's song or parts of them etc. and sometimes they destroy the original but sometimes they actually do something good. As usual I'm listening to the radio and they just played Segio Mendez "Mas que nada" (hence the title of this post) with Black Eyed Peas (and making me and my feet very happy). Of course the original is 10 times better than their version, but it is quite good anyway but the best thing about it is that they make people aware of this wonderful song and this kind of music. It is old music that most people (in certain ages at least) never heard before and it is way too good to sink into oblivion! So thank you BEP for chosing such a good song to make yourself sound better than you are! ;-) (it's just not fair to compare BEP with Sergio Mendez) Don't get my wrong, BEP have done several songs that I find kind of or very swinging, "Pump It", "Hey Mama" etc. :-) 
"Brain damages as a result if alcohol has become the most common cause of death among Finns that are older than 34 years old according the Nordic Minister council. On an avarage the Finn intentionally get drunk 32 times/year, the journalist Markku Heikkilä writes in the Thursday's edition of the minister council's webmagazine Analys Norden. There he draws a very dark picture of the effects of the substantial taxcut on the alcohol two years ago. Between 20 and 30 per cent of the children in the area of Helsingfors grow up in homes where abuse, violence and crime is the every day according to estimates earlier this fall."
Sweden instead of going to other countries, e.g. Denmark and Germany, to buy it. What can I say, the reason of having these very high taxes on alcohol is not to be mean but of the public health. Why the results in Finland are so interesting for Sweden are the similarities between the countries, being Nordic and everything and therefore the politicians and media here follows the results of their political decisions. Still, is the result of this investigation surprising? In some countries the drinking habits are better and people might be able to handle it a little better, but not here, so the results are according to me expected. By the way, I read just the other day that people here are starting to buy more alcohol in Sweden. They are not a hundred per cent sure why, but they think that the charm of novelty faded. So should Sweden follow in Finlands footsteps?
Since I got a feeling that most of you never care to actually read any of the articles etc that I link to, I will quote from an article in the Guardian that turned up on my screen. 
Ryska lökar? 
So why did Natasja take a picture of a book? Well, that you would know if you've read my other posts :-)
Did they do anything but taking pictures if him?? No wonder it took such a long time to finish the making of the movies ;-)
Some quots from http://www.livet.se/ord/k%C3%A4lla/Tomas_Di_Leva : ...just to mention a few things, just to give you a sence of how he can be. He definitly not a bad person, it's just that he can be very, very cheesy sometimes. One should also hear him singing to to fully understand. A couple of different chorus:
Most things you can buy, but nobody can by life, nobody can by life, nobody can by life
Fruit, vegetables and water...aaaaaah, Fruit, vegetables and water...aaaaaah, Why cause pain?, Why cause pain?, When love is the only thing that lasts
Many more pictures:
