Aleksandra's Blog

What do these people have in common:
1. Alan Greenspan
2. Ben Bernanke
3. Aleksandra Maslowska

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In a country of Slovak republic

Eurozone feelings are somehow arctic

Slovensko euros should be left in peace!

There’s no money for helpless Greece

It’s their problem, don’t make it too public

Some time ago “smart” and “tasteful” people who know what we should like in music said that a new Sting’s project, an album and a tour with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra from London is nothing more but mediocre cutting off coupons by Sting. They claimed there’s nothing new in it and Sting should finally start writing new songs.

I was on Friday in Helsinki listening to Simphonicity tour concert and let me tell you this: Never let anyone tell you what you should think/listen to/ read/watch etc. Just let yourself make your own opinion. I, and few thousands of viewers were enchanted by a beauty of simple songs arranged to be played by a philharmonic orchestra. Sitting there I was thinking that even if a person does not like Sting then at least he had  a wonderful symphonic concert. I don’t want to call it “2-in-1” but it was sort of being at two different concerts at the same time. I’m a fan of Sting and at the same time I really enjoy classical music. So I had two musical pleasures in one.

About the music. I had chills during “You will be my ain true love” with crystal clear second voice of Jo Lawry. All were thrilled during “Moon over Bourbon street” when Sting wore a vampire coat and music was accompanied by creepy pictures from an old vampire movie. Finally I was surprised to hear Sting singing “All would envy”, well his own song, but the one I knew from a brilliant Chris Botti album “Night Sessions” (more about a fantastic trumpeter here http://www.chrisbotti.com).

At the end I experienced something like never before. Perhaps if I went to an ice-hockey game I wouldn’t be so surprised. So the audience was clapping their hands and additionally making noise with their feet. Imagine a symphonic concert and a behaviour like that! I really liked that. It finally showed some guts from Finnish audience during concerts.

All in all, whoever can still go to Sting Symphonicity concerts, do that. Also check http://jolawry.com/live/. This vocalist is worth of mentioning. My top picture is not from that concert but the one few years back from Pori Jazz. I was sitting sooo far that any trials of making pictures with basic equipment ended with failure. For example like this one.

I have just read in Turun Sanomat a review of this concert and a writer didn’t like it. Shame! I don’t care! And you shouldn’t.

Zatem, moje drogie poznanskie i okoliczne pyry. Jesli tylko macie mozliwosc oraz fundusze wybrac sie na koncert Stinga 20 wrzesnia w Poznaniu, to bardzo bardzo Wam polecam. Warrrrto!

nie ma na to rady.

U2 – Helsinki 20.08.2010 There was New Year’s Day and the flag! There was huge support.
Zbyszko would have been proud of me!
Let pictures speak.

Finowie probowali zorganizowac motyw flagi rowniez w Helsinkach. Flaga finska, niebieski krzyz na bialym tle, miala byc przedstawiona na plycie-bialy, miejsca siedzace-niebieski. Ale chyba sie nie dogadali kiedy ta flaga ma powstac, wiec widac bylo jedynie miejsca biale i troche niebieskie.

I support my sister Agata in her 10km run. I support her for her perseverance and her courage to step up among other runners. I support her also for running with a cause. She runs for www.steps-charity.org.uk, which I also advocate. They’re members of this charity with her beautiful daughter Nina (pictured).

You can join us here http://www.justgiving.com/AgataandNina

JustGiving-Just do it!

of my late supervisor Mika Widgren. He died a year ago at the age of 44.

I tried and I cried I don’t need this page

It feels for me like an electronic cage

Alas all need there their personal traces

To exist in this book full of internet faces