Yes, I'm still alive

I will try again, my attemps to write blog regularly seem to fail over and over again. Is it laziness? Lack of interest? Maybe I've been just tired? I would love to say that "oh, you know, I've been so busy with this and that, my life is too hectic, no time for blogging!" Yeah, right.. like my life would ever be too hectic for few words. So the result I made: Pure laziness. I think that suits me the best. You can do thousand things, but to write a few words to your blog, you can always leave it for later. So forgive me and again, I will try my best, but don't expect too much from this. Appreciate you reading this, because those e-mails you're going to wait even more longer! :)

So what's up today? Surprised I may sound a little apathetic? Come to Finland for few days now and I am pretty sure you will not sound so happy either. It's normal, the winter comes, the darkness comes, the struggle begins.. But hey, even Bob Marley once said: The struggle is not over, until the battle is won! So there will be sunshine after all, after many more months, but it's there! Just got to stay strong. And remember to take the vitamins.

Saturday I'm off to Copenhagen and from there to Malmö. Feeling really excited about this trip! Going to meet some old friends back from the time in Denmark and Africa. It brings a lot of good memories back to my mind, even in the middle of all this darkness and cold, puts a little smile on my face, just thoughts about those times. If you have a little time to spare, see this video I found today.. I really like the song playing on the background and it was great to see some familiar faces, so everyone from Humana times, keep your eyes open!

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