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by PAM
I was halfway through writing a "real post" here when "Perfect Day" came on on the Asian Food Channel. The episode was shot in Öland, a Swedish island in the Baltic Sea. All of a sudden, I miss Sweden, the kind people, especially my research adviser, who made me feel at home all throughout my stay... and the beautiful and serene Nordic countryside! And I miss my Spanish friends, too, with whom I went on Scandinavian tour in the Summer of 2000 while on a break from Lund University... we all loved Öland! Well, we loved the Scandinavian countryside, actually. :) With its pristine waters, clean air, blue skies, thick but amazingly very "welcoming" forests, wildlife and fresh food everywhere, it gave us a relaxing break from the busy "urban jungles" that were Manila and Madrid... and a much needed respite from the demands of academic work in Lund.
Okay... while we're at it, let's just complete this quick nostalgic journey with one of the biggest pop hits in Sweden between 1999 and 2000...
..."Save tonight" by the Swedish artist, Eagle Eye Cherry. Aaw, it still sounds good after all these years! :)
And, as for the "real post", which incidentally is (finally) about tennis (and Roger Federer), football (and FC Barcelona), and "shifting of gears" - professionally... uhm, I think it can wait. Later....
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Video credit: Thanks, YouTube, for the video link.
