Have been busy

Will be presenting my research paper next week and the show I talked about in my May 3rd entry was filmed yesterday. What an experience! Will write about that soon, but won't post it until after the program has aired. There was no confidentiality clause in the agreement we signed, but they requested that we not spill the beans to everyone before the show airs.

Little Eina's going to be on the telly

I've always thought it would be cool to appear on TV at some point. When I was younger, I went to a few castings in The Philippines because commercial modelling was a thing for mestizo (mixed race, Caucasian and Filipino) kids. Never managed to book an ad job though and never imagined that I'd pop up on Swedish TV instead. Then again, I was on the front page of a Swedish newspaper once upon a time...it was a little community, but still, front page is front page (or was it just the front page of a section, can't remember). :p

Anyway, was on location for a few hours today to shoot the first segment. It was surreal to sit on a window ledge beside this international TV personality. I mean this is someone I used to watch even back home in The Philippines and I never thought our paths would cross and suddenly there we are chatting about my life. There'll be another taping day in a couple of weeks and the show will air in the fall. 

Some tredpidation about putting myself out there. The show is in the reality category and though it's not trashy or exploitative at all, I do have to open up a bit. I hope I manage to make a positive impression. There was a part where I was being  interviewed and I was thinking "What I'm saying makes sense to me, but am I able to communicate that or am I inadvertently leaving out  necessary information (because I'm so used to thinking along these lines) and not making any sense at all?"

Oh well, here's me overanalyzing, but that's what I do. Anyway, reality check: unless the viewer is someone who actually knows me or I manage to make a huge fool of myself, my participation will hardly register.

Den här bloggposten vaccinerar 95 barn

UNICEF vaccinerar barn i Elfenbenskusten (© UNICEF/Asselin)

Apotek Hjärta stödjer UNICEF i kampen för varenda unge genom att skänka 95 vaccin mot stelkramp för varje blogginlägg som skrivs om kampanjen och pingas på Twingly.  

Om du också vill hjälpa till kan du skriva ett blogginlägg om kampanjen senast den 13:de maj. Mer information om hur du ska göra hittar du här: unicef.se/sprid-budskapet/bloggkampanj

Eller ännu bättre kan du bli Världsförälder och hjälpa barn över hela världen att få vaccin, medicin, rent vatten och utbildning genom att skänka 100 kronor/månad. Du kan anmäla dig här:  unicef.se/bli-varldsforalder

[TRANSLATION: This blog entry will vaccinate 95 children. Apotek Hjärta supports UNICEF in the battle for every child by donating 95 doses of antitetanus vaccine for each blog entry written about the campaign and pinged on Twingly. If you also want to help, you can write a blog entry about the campaign by May 13 at the latest. Or better yet, you can become a Global Parent and help children throughout the world receive vaccines, medicine, clean water and education by donating 100 SEK/month.]

Still alive

Have mostly been cooped up at home, working with spreadsheets and waiting for the ethics committee to approve the research project.

Took this photo when I was out running errands on Tuesday.

London pictures

...are up on facebook. If you want to see, but don't have an account, e-mail me for login details.

PSA: Dear friends who shun facebook

I have posted photos from my Paris trip on facebook and have created a guest account so you can see them too. If you're interested, message me for login deets. Toodley-doo!

Waiting for my flight to board

Now sitting at the only Starbucks branch in the country.

Will resume posting when I return to Sweden on the 18th of August.

Proof of life

Haven't posted in like forever, but I am still alive. My apologies to my handful of readers. :p

Am über stressed and yet was bored enough to snap this...go figure!

To the handful of people that check regularly

Ha, I see you on statcounter! :p

For some reason, I can't post to the blog from my phone while in the Philippines, so don't expect any updates until I head back to Sweden on the 11th of August.

Until then, see you on facebook, multiply or wherever.