1. Due to international readers and political pressure, I find myself compelled to publish in English now. I feel sorry for those of you annoyed by both grammatical mistakes and exaggerately formal use of the English language.

2. Had my first holidays since the Summer of 2003 last week, spent 6 days at my cousin's place in Alicante, SPAIN. Around 20 degree all the time, 25 in Benidorm, 8 at night and 15 - 18 in the house. Spanish winter! Had a great time over there, including highlights such as shopping @ Esplanada, loafing @ Benidorm Beach, hiking through Valencia, 2 museums... Moreover, I survived the Murcia earthquake - about 4.2 on the Richter scale, wouldn't have noticed if the news hadn't reported on that. Evenings were spent watching videos @ home, drinking coke & water in pubs, watching the carneval and stuff...

3. 4th semester is starting tomorrow - timetable looks horrible, 5 days a week - no more 4.5-day-weekends like last semester. Have to get up before 9 a.m. twice a week, twice before 2 p.m. Nightmare: Comparative Business Law on Friday afternoons...