Note #20. It's freaking hot today. The weather in our town is very hot lately - it’s about 40°C. There is nothing unusual for our country, however it’s quite uncomfortable, especially if you use public transport. Fortunately, I get to work by a car with air conditioning system. On the other hand, I don’t have even a fan at home, only the windows save me and my wife from heat. I don’t like hot weather, it kills me slowly. I want to live somewhere with more constant temperature and visit tropical countries on holidays. But I love snow and I will miss it, if there is no winter. At the same time, it would be difficult to live in the place with winter all year round. When I was in Germany I liked the weather there. You can wear a t-shirt or a hoodie and you will feel yourself comfortable in both cases. To be quite honest, when I was on the Caribbean Islands I felt myself very well though it was critical hot. It may be because of an ocean locating nearby or because summer was not so hot in home country that year. And what weather is comfortable for you?

Note #19. Dentists comparison. Recently I visited a dentist. It was not that dentist, who I usually visit, but it was one recommended by my wife. She said: “He is the best dentist in the town! I want you to try another doctor, not your regular one. Because I think yours is not as professional, as you are used to think.” Ok, no problem! Let’s check your superdoctor! To be quite honest, the interior looked great: new furniture, shiny tile, smiley receptionist - everything made me feel of luxury. Having come up to reception I said that I’d come and ready for an examination. I was immediately escort to the dentist by a nurse. By the way, I also liked their modern equipment and comfortable dental chair in the doctor’s cabinet. The dentist gave me a short consultation, noticing that I had good teeth due to quality restoring done before, and I needed to fill in only two teeth in four (I wanted to prepare 4 teeth for crowns installation). I thought it was great for me, because I would pay less money. I hadn’t known yet how I was mistaken. First thing worried me was getting x-ray four times in a row. Usually it needs only one image, if teeth located nearby. When they were taking a photo for the fourth time, I thought that my teeth would glow in the dark. Second worrying moment was when something fell on my tongue, while the dentist was drilling a tooth, and I almost swallowed it. And finally, the price of the service totally killed me. It was seven times more expensive, than in my dentistry!

Note #18. I'm a tiler. I do like to make something with my own hands. I used to think that I can’t do anything, but my wife has made it clear that I’m able to do everything if I want. And yesterday I ran into laying a tile. I used to consider this kind of job very difficult, because I saw before how my father was laying a tile. As you begin to do it, as you realize that everything around you is crooked. A floor isn’t flat and smooth, it’s wavy and tilted. And walls are the same! I had to encounter these problems too but I’ve solved them with power of the Internet :) Thanks to technology almost every kind of housework you can find on the web. However everything seems easy in the video with professional tilers and it’s totally different when you try to repeat after them. Moreover they always have perfect surfaces to lay a tile on. I had been worked up to 3 am before laid 4 tiles. Fortunately, I need only 12 tiles to lay and I hope that I can finish all this at the second attempt.

Note #17. Kitten surprise. Today me and my wife found out that our kitten is not a boy, it’s a girl :) We had to think about a new name for it. My wife saved Zena while it hiding under a car when the driver almost had starting the engine. It’s the fourth animal saved by my wife. More accurate to say it’s the fourth saved pet living with us. Although she doesn’t belong to any organization like Greenpeace, because she loves eating meat, she is fond of animals and saves them from time to time. By the way we have 2 dogs and 2 cats at 2-rooms apartment and it’s becoming quite tightly. But despite this, we never feel angry regarding our pets, because it’s impossible not to love them :)

Note #16. Incurable diseases. Did you hear that the third person has already been cured of HIV? Although doctors don’t say it won’t return, they confirm that HIV isn't be found in the patients’ bodies. Also there is a couple of babies in China who are immune to AIDS due to a chinese biologist who has modified their genes. Despite all doubts linked with the rumors before, I believe that these particular cases is a great step for humanity in general. What disease will be next to be defeated? There are so many illnesses in a list of global problems: cancer, tuberculosis, strokes and heart attacks etc. I consider that many sicknesses emerge because of people carelessness. After all nobody goes to diagnose himself when he has a headache or when a pimple appears. Meanwhile it could be brain or skin cancer and if it’s not detected at an early stage, it won’t be cured in future. Also many discovered illnesses aren’t taken seriously, eg depression, stress-related illnesses, obesity etc. The second reason of why diseases are hard to cure is a lack of funding. The most effective medicines and measures are, at the same time, the most expensive. And it complicates the struggle with diseases which have already been diagnosed because a lot of people in the world don’t have enough money for necessary treatment. I’m sure that science and medicine will be able to make a healthy and long life available for everyone.

Note #15. A transport strategy. My town is not one of the biggest cities in the country though it’s a main town of the region. Also it’s connecting point between two countries because it’s located next to the country border. Therefore there are a lot of vehicles on the roads although 250 000 people live here and only half of them have a car. Sometimes you can stuck in a traffic jam for 20 minutes and it’s a lot of time for citizens because without congestion you can get from one side to another within these 20 minutes. If there was lack of transport strategy last years, this year road conditions have been changed. For example lately many parking places have been placed along the roads and in the yards of living buildings. This action has helped to make traffic flow free. Also it has been facilitated by integration “smart” crossings and additional separated turnings there. The Government tries to reduce amount of accident black spots by setting traffic lights and speed limit signs. I heard about some traffic-calming measures but they’ve not been applied yet. Of course, there are still a lot of things to do. Adding cycle lanes, decreasing pollution, fighting with bribery in the system of obtaining driver's licenses, prohibition of loud music and motorcycle driving in residential areas after 10 pm, etc. If I had a power, I would looked at these problems first.

Note #14. A busy day. How many things can be done in one day? I noticed that if a man changes his activity more than 2-3 times per a day, he feels tired by the end of the day. I had one yesterday. Firstly I was at work in the morning and drew some icons for company’s site. We will start an e-shop very soon therefore everything must be done perfectly. I have a short day on Saturday and after it I go to English classes. This time we checked a lot of homework linked with vocabulary which I unfortunately hadn’t been preparing two weeks before. I was very hungry because I didn’t eat anything during the day. After English I was supposed to pick up my wife at her work, but when I came to her it turned out that she had a van loaded with goods. And I was forced to help with moving the cargo to the storehouse. After an hour of hard work we finally went to grandma’s country house for having a BBQ! Fresh air and tasty meal made us relax very soon and we had begun preparing to go home when a driver suddenly called my wife and said that he had another cargo for her. And we had to return to the storehouse to unload a van. However we slept like a log.

Note #13. The lucky number. It’s my 13th note on Italki. I like the number 13 because it was my lucky number when I was a child. I had a tradition - on every Friday 13th I got the best marks on each subject during the school day. I didn’t even need to prepare for lessons such lucky I was. That’s why I’m always surprised when somebody tells me, that 13 is his unlucky number. The same thing applies to black cats. I’m fond of all cats and can’t believe that someone hates the cats crossing the road. In this case I always say: “It will bring me luck”. Though my friend afraid of black cats and often run forward like a crazy to stop the cat. Do you have any superstition?

Note #13. I've got a raise. Today I have a good news - I’ve got a raise. It was quite unexpected, but the CEO had chosen candidates by himself. Usually it happens when we he have a new object opened or somebody asks for a promotion. I think the director will soon announce some secret plan he has prepared. I love my job because there I do what I really love to do. Every new task inspires me to do my best. I think it’s one of the most important things in choosing a job. Also I like that my work can’t be routine due to it’s always different and I might influence on business processes. Of course, salary has not a last place, but I do prefer other advantages.