Ok I just HAVE TO post this, because it makes me so happy I could bounce and dance all night lol

The new arena is being built in Zagreb. It's not finished yet, but it should be all done by the end of december. In january 2009 it will host the handball world championship:

 

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Well, it's been some time.  I just had this huge writer's block, I don't know.

Since everyone's talking about american election these days, I guess I could share my thoughts too, although I won't vote, obviously, since I'm not American.

I really hope Barrack Obama wins, I really do. Although... I know his slogan is "change", but I'm not sure how  much he'll really be able to change... I hope it won't end up all talk and no walk... I just think Bush's actions got to deep, and to just leave and pack out of Iraq now, would be very irresponsible I think. No matter how wrong his actions were in his foreign politics, the biggest mistake being the war in Iraq (that's why I put emphasis on it the most)  it's impossible to just turn completely the other way all of the sudden, it would be too dangerous. And no matter how much Americans dislike his actions now, they did elect him twice in a row, therefore, they hold the responsibility for his actions too. That's why I think leaving Iraq now would be very disrespectful to Iraqi people, who are in a mess they are in now, because Americans elected Bush (twice). America messed up, America should fix it too, not just leave things in dissaray, I think it very irresponsible of Obama to say things like "we're leaving Iraq in 18 months" etc.

I don't like McCain, and Sarah Palin is just laughable imo. Don't know what people see in her really, but it's not my  concern. I like Obama and his philosophy, I like it that he's such an idealist, but I also think he should be a bit more realistic. Change can't come overnight, it has to be a long term decision. If he wins, he gets mandate for 4 years and that's not enoug time, and he should say so openly.  But America does need change, and the world needs it too. Americans should keep in mind, that when they vote, it's not the same as when Croats vote, or Italians, or Australians, or whoever... America is the most powerful country in the world, and when they vote, their decision affects everyone, not just America. If McCain wins, I'll be really dissapointed.

Off topic:
I have new posts in croatia_photos and euro_photos. They're the same, I put some pictures of autumn Zagreb, go check them out, they're really nice.

The wedding is finally over. It was great! Everything was just as it was supposed to be, and just brilliant :)

I took it so emotionally in the church... I still can't believe it. I used to mock my mum that she'd cry the river on the day when Ivan, her only son, would get married, and it was me who cried it in the end. I was just so overwhelmed. They weren't sad tears, I was just happy for him, because he deserves to be very happy.

The party was fun, there was the entire clan both from my mum's side of the family and my dad's side. We don't get to see eachother as much as we should, so it's always interesting to see everyone.

Oh I could write for hours about everything, but I'll post some pictures next time and let them speak for themselves, rather than writing a novel now.

I don't have the photos yet ready, but I hope I'll have some of them by next week.


And....

I've finally been to Belgrade, and... omg... lol

that's a crazy city if I've ever seen one :)

Really, it's great! It's not so particularly beautiful imo, but it doesn't need to be - it's beauty is in it's people, and their way of life.

The city NEVER sleeps. No matter what day, saturday, sunday, wednesday, no matter what time of day, noon or midnight, it's always the same. The city is ALWAYS crowded, full of people, and going out on wednesday night is normal like going out on saturday. There are hundreds if not tousands places to choose from, and they're always open.

People are really nice (no worries, Sam). They all stop if you ask them something and answer with a smile on their face. And everyone's so relaxed and easy going. The political and economic situation in Serbia currently really isn't on a very high level, but they don't let it get to them. The women are very beautiful and everyone's dressed up. And everybody loves to have lots of fun.

I didn't get to see all that I wanted from the city, so I have to go back soon :) Plus, I didn't get to meet Miljan either :( (we both had impossible schedules), that's a shame. That's the plan for the next time, or maybe when he comes to Zagreb.

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What a night I had yesterday.

Actually, it all started on friday. I was meeting my friend Martina in the city. My brother is getting married this saturday, so we went shopping for my dress. And, since I came a little earlier home from work on friday, I took my bike, instead of my car.

So, I parked the bike about 100-200 m from where we were about to meet, and then we started the usual shopping route, all shops in Ilica street and around, and I tried on so many dresses I can't even count. So... hours after our of maniacal walking (running) we decided we got hungry, so we went to a pizzeria. And about an hour later, it was already too late to really find anything, and most shops were already closed anyway, so we decided to end the day and go home.

We partly go in te same direction, so we went together. Martina was about to take the tram, and I my bike.

But. I got to my bike, and everything was fine, it was where I left it, and in the condition I left it in, but... I couldn't find the key for the locket! I searched the entire bag at least 7 times, took out everything that was in it, and checked again, and it wasn't there! I had two keys, of course, but the "smart" me never bothered to separate them and put one somewhere safe in case the other gets lost. So I lost both keys LOL. I'm SURE I had them when I left the apartment, because I specifically checked that I had them.

So... I couldn't open the locket. So I had no choice but to take the tram too. I hoped that I dropped them somewhere in the apartment before I left, but... no. They weren't there either.

On saturday I decided that I won't let it bother me, so that I can finally find the dress in peace. I found it after about 8 hours searching, when it was already 6 in the evening. I did check if the bike was still in it's place, and it was.

On sunday, I went home for the weekend, and I talked to my uncle. He's very good with fixing all kinds of things and has alot of different tools, so I asked him if he could go with me and somehow "free" my bike from his sad lonely faith without me. He said sure.

But, in the end, he couldn't come after all, so what to do now? But then, (finally), luckily, faith intervens in the face of my brothers soon-to-be-wife, Zrinka. She spent the day with us, and was going home, it was about 10 in the evening. Normally, I would spend the night and go to work on monday directly from there, but I had an idea. That we could both go, first to my apartment, so I can leave my car there, and then go with her car to town, free the bike and I'd take my bike home, and she'd be on her way. So we both decided "yeah, that's a good plan", borrowed the huge pincers for sawing iron from my uncle, and went to our little adventure. We were both pretty scared, I mean, what if someone reports us to the police? I can't prove that the bike is mine. I bought it over a year ago, and the bill is who knows where. I'm not sure I even have it anymore. That's why I thought it pretty convenient that we go so late on sunday... who goes out on sunday night anyway?

So, we came. And of course, right beside the bike parking, there's a little bank for sitting, and there were two guys sitting there and one girl on the bank a little further. So what to do now? At first I thought we better skip our little robery, and come back on another night, but then Zrinka had a moment of bravery, so we went. We came out of the car carying this giant pincers in a plastic bag. Oh when only i remember now LOL, I SO wish I recorded it all on camera.

Anyway, it didn't work.

We tried about 10 times, and it just didn't work. The pincers did cut the plastic, but not the wires inside. The two guys and a girl looked at us as like we were crazy, the difference was that the guys looked like they were entertaining themselves, and the girl looked scandalized by what we were doing (but didn't call the police after all :)). So we explained that no, we're not stealing the bike, that it was mine, but I lost the keys, so this is the only way to get it back.

I'm not sure if they believed us at all, but the guys then stood up and helped us. And it still didn't work, no matter how many times we tried. But, after so many times of trying to cut the wires, they DID weaken a little, and then Zrinka took the matter in her own hands. She rubbed them, pulled them, shaked them, in all directions, and in the end - SHE CUT THEM WITH HER BARE HANDS! LOL I still can't believe it.

I love Zrinka :)

So the final result: I finally (after weeks of searching) have the dress, and the bike is back home. It was a successful weekend after all.

1. Pizza

I actually did live practically only on pizza (more or less) while I was in college. And... I never got tired of it. So... I can definitely say... I'm a big fan!

2. Fruit

I don't really have a special fruit, I like them all. Today I'm in the mood for melon, gotta go buy.

3. Chicken

No matter how made, I like it in every way. Except if it's in some kind of salad with mayonnaise (I hate mayonnaise). Everything else is just fine :)

Well, it seems I finally get to go to Belgrade :D In about a month. Only a two days trip, and I don't expect to have much free time (a business trip :rolleyes:), but I hope I'll manage to have a walk around the city, and maybe even finally get to know my forum friend :P

Would be nice.

So I finally took a ride on my bike some days ago, and took a few pictures. They're not some awesome quality, but I like them enough. The city is very beautiful in the spring time.



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Oooh... so many things I'd love to see...

The future - I'd go to three days from today. I'd write down the winning lottery numbers, come back to today and play the lottery. And so I'd win the millions :D

And I'd like to see how we (the mankind) ended up a few hunderd years from now, if we destroyed the planet (hope not) or stopped the wars, evolved in humanity, if we travel in space etc. And if we do, I'd probabyly sneak into one of the spaceships and go wherever it takes me. I'd love to travel in space, and let's face it - I won't get to do it in this lifetime.

The past - I'd love to see if Atlantis ever really existed, and how Sumerians really lived. And meet Beethoven, and Leonardo, and Michelangelo and many many more...

And Jesus - especially him.

And I'd be very careful not to change the past, because then I wouldn't be able to go back to this lifetime again, maybe I'd even unintentionally do something to prevent myself from even being born. That's why traveling to the future would probably be a lot safer route.

I just discovered this great HP community harry_potter, and I can't believe I never noticed it before. What a great fan I am, honestly :shakes head: LOL

So here's my first ever HP meme, that I also posted there:

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Just a short quick post (and then I'm back to work), to wish my dear Marina, aka pdgblossom a very happy birthday!

Hope you have lots of fun!

Here's my little present, since I couldn't send it in the message :)

Good day at work - I got paid all extra hours I worked since the beginning of the year! I can't believe this actually happened, because I've been working here in this firm for 5 years already, and I had hundreds of extra hours, but now is the first time I ever got paid for any of them. At least I got something, I'm not complaining... that's 100€ more than usual, so that's cool.

My brother's getting married! This may. I can't believe that's only three months away. That's so strange, I can't believe his time has finally come... My cousin Ana is also getting married this year, but doesn't have the exact date yet. So now I'm the only one left... LOL! My cousin Tomislav, who got married last year, and his wife, are having a baby... Mirjana already has a baby, little Luka :love: Everyone's growing up. I remember when we were all children, we all lived nearby and played together every day hide and seek, and made mud cakes (never ate them though :P), and played all kinds of stupid games that we made up ourselves... and now we're all on our own so to speak, we grew up going to different schools, make other friends, and it's so rare that we find ourselves together again. So that's one of the reasons I look forward to my brothers wedding, seeing them all again (and also because he's in love and happy ofcourse,that's most important).

So that's in short. I have to go now, because my boss is still here and he's making me nervous, and I can't relax at all while he's here, because we're in the same office and he hears me typing and I... really have to go. So I'm going... home...

On the second thought... I think I'll go finally check out the Chagall exhibition. I did say I'd go out more, didn't I?

Well, it's been a while since I last posted something.

So... what's changed since then?

I would say a lot and not much, both at the same time.

I still work where I work, although I started searching for a new job. I had one interview, but sadly didn't get the job, so now I'm searching again.

I've been to Budapest, finally! It's very beautiful, although I admit I expected more. A lot of buildings are not in good condition and need restoration badly (like in Zagreb).

I changed my mind about Graz. The next time we went, we had more time for a walk, and the city center is really AWESOME! So pretty and so clean, and really really nice. I didn't like the food though, we went to a chinese restaurant and I felt sick for two days afterwards. So now I can officially say - I hate chinese cooking, it was one time too much for me.

My little nephew's name turned out to be Luka in the end, not Bruno or David. He was baptised just this weekend. He's sooo cute :love: :)

Christmas is gone, and now I'm officially fattest I've ever been, I've never had as many kilos as I have right now, so... the time has finally come for me to finally start the diet, and I'm starting TODAY. I don't consider myself a fat person, I only have 5-10 kilos more than I should (in my opinion), but now I really want to lose them, and that's my new year's resolution for this year.

And in the end, I want to wish everyone who's reading this a very happy new year, I hope you had fun (I did) and that you had a nice Christmas :)
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I can't believe Draco named his son Scorpius Hyperion! :shakes head scandalized: What's wrong with you? That's even worse than Albus Severus! Poor kid.
Well at least he didn't marry Pansy, that's something too I guess.

Seems I'm destined to see all of Austria this autumn. I've spent last two weekends there, last weekend in Burgenland, and the week before that in Graz.

I like Austria. It's very clean and nice, the architecture is very similar to Croatia. I wasn't very thrilled with Graz, although... it's nice. I don't have many photos, and they're not of any special quality either, unfortunately (I have to buy meself a better camera), so here are a few: 



Next month - Budapest! I can't wait to go there, I've never been, and everyone says it's beautiful, so I hope it'll be fun... at least as much as this was :)

I still can't believe it. All yesterday and today I hoped that someone played a sick joke on us. No such luck. Stupid, stupid car crash! So, so sad. :(

I so loved this guy. He had an amazing voice. So talented, and so young and so nice and simple and everyone's favorite celebrity - for all the right reasons.

Rest in peace Toše, I hope you're in heaven.

I'm an aunt! :D Well, sort of. :) My cousin Mirjana had a baby, it's a boy, and everything went fine. I'm not still sure about the name, it will either be Bruno or David. I'm so relieved - she didn't have an easy pregnancy, and was in the hospital for almost two months, so I'm really so so relieved and happy that everything ended up fine, I was so worried about her, because I know her since I know for myself, I'm only 4 days older and we spent our entire lives together, and she's always been a big part of my life. So...yeah.

You Belong in London

A little old fashioned, and a little modern. A little traditional, and a little bit punk rock. A unique soul like you needs a city that offers everything. No wonder you and London will get along so well.

I've never been to London yet :P. I guess I must go now, to see if this is true.