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About Me

-------------- --------------- ---------------I don't think I belong to any particular place on this planet... I enjoy my aimless journey... searching, exploring, discovering, leaving tears and laughs after my steps. People say that the ones who know their life-goals get further in their lives... I say that no matter how far you get, that's worth nothing if you aren't happy in your life-journey. I believe life is either a darling adventure or nothing... Instead of "finding yourself", you actually need to "create yourself". ............................................................ ........ "I DON'T WANT TO GET TO THE END OF MY LIFE AND FIND THAT I LIVED JUST THE LENGTH OF IT. I WANT TO HAVE LIVED THE WIDTH OF IT AS WELL". (Diane Ackerman) ........Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away ........................ The mystery of Sphynx Egypt, 2002 .................BAGDAD CAFE, SYRIAN DESERT"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious". Albert Einstein ................................... The camels at the entrance of the ancient city of Palmyra, SYRIA ............................................................ ...........A glance at these pictures still triggers uncontrolled waves of happiness inside me. Beauty and cruelty of nature and life provide me with passion to "discover" the world. Immersing into impossible... diving through mysteries of beauty which is impossible to see if we don't stop for a second in our life-race.. I still close my eyes and travel... going places and facing life; fighting with reality, struggling to be equal, looking how to jump out of the frame.There are two completely different parts of the world my heart fell in love with... the desert of Syria... and the beaches of South Carolina...Ideals are like stars. We can't reach them, but we can orient ourselves by them.While living in the US for over a year I learned more than I had all the years before.There's still huge love inside me for an American family who shared their life and home with me. They pulled my heart out of the tunnel it had been stuck in for years. The little prince there, was my biggest buddy and my English teacher... I returned to Croatia, but a part of me is still left there... -----------------------------------------+ MySpace Profile Help!This is Suni, my cat... little plain crazy thing! I adopted her four years ago from the street... I found her as 3-week-old abandoned baby... dehidrated, half dead... She is my angel... She makes me feel there's a reason for being here currently... There's no such a thing somebody could make her do... I guess as all other cats, strong personality and well implanted thought of who is the boss... A character of the world gueen......I like to take pictures of lots of things... I might take a picture of flowers by the side of the road or a smiling cat sleeping at the fence..."FORESTS, LAKES, AND RIVERS, CLOUDS AND WINDS, STARS AND FLOWERS, STUPENDOUS GLACIERS AND CRYSTAL SNOWFLAKES - EVERY FORM OF ANIMATE OR INANIMATE EXISTENCE, LEAVES ITS IMPRESS UPON THE SOUL OF MAN." Orison Swett Marden---------------

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My Interests

--- --- --- ----------------------------------- ------------------------------ GENERALLY, I'm IN LOVE with TRAVELLING, PHOTOGRAPHY, ANIMALS AND NATURE... SPEAKING IN DETAILS, the list follows................................TRAVELLING...parfumes of spring...unfastened dreams...inspiration...road trips...flaming breath...symphonies...life moving in mysterious ways...TRAVELING...ancient knowledge...pure wisdom...hieroglyphics...worn oriental rugs...art...sharpening your vision...minarets...amphitheaters...happy unplanned moments...painting a dream...TRAVELLING...animal's rights...activism...fur on their original owners...love...happy animals...the meaning of a bird's song...ecology...sleeping gerbils... ...TRAVELLING...blossoming flowers...fairy wings...climbing on rainbows...riding the wind...dragon flies...sense of fantasy...fairy-tales...kaleidoscopes...candy canes...a small candle in a wineglass...a wish for adventure...taking action...TRAVELLING...desert...lizards..oasis...palm trees......TRAVELLING...reaching for the sky...moonlight...magical glow... ...open sky...falling stars...seeing the moon rise...the marvelous lighting effects created by skies, sun, clouds and moon...stargazing...telescopes...TRAVELLING...different cultures...mystery...nocturnal silence...TRAVELLING...lighthouses and piers......summertime...rainstorms...South...Southers smiles...sand...beautiful sand patterns......flip-flops...open ocean...mermaids...the smell of the sea...sunlight...empty shells that whisper when summer waves turn them...reflecting at the beach...walking barefoot... ...sand underfoot......wind songs...the smell of the sea...sunburns...riding bikes along a sea...running down a beach...stretching your legs and arms...Sullivan's Island tan color...wooden beach crairs...sandbars...island-made hammocks... huge dunes...breathing deeply...sunsets scooped between the dunes...THE BEAUTY OFSULLIVAN'S ISLANDSOUTH CAROLINASOUTH CAROLINA ...peninsula...dark blue sky...gorgeous rocks...snorkeling...the squeak of a hammock...Mediterranian... ...looking for the best and enjoying...yachts...pinecones...writing thank-you notes...TRAVELLING...rolling hill countries...sunflowers...mulberries...TRAVELLING...thunder crashes...fireworks...hair nets...plum-orchards...TRAVELLING...food that means love...juicy vegetarian sandwiches...thick slices of radish...ripe watermelon...sunny pinapple...a jug of fruit sallad...chilled pears...fruit to smell...tomato...lettuce...hummus...salty French fries...olives...dates...rosemary...a handful of raisins...fresh strawberries... ...tomato sauce and Parmesan cheese...remembering when there were no McDonald's in Croatia...wonderful tiny restaurants in old houses...places where you can lunch in a swimmsuit...homemade cheese pizza...drinking beer and eating peanuts...making pop-corn...TRAVELLING...satisfying extravagances...nocturnal drinking expeditions...street dancing...never forgetting the creation of a special moment...holding hands...love reunited...sweet wine... ...soaking up some extra memories..."stolen" time...enjoying the morning sun on the patio...seeing with new eyes...knowing you're absolutely unique...sharing things: smiles, fun, giggles, secrets..."hanging out" and remembering why you like each other...hot-air balloons...elephants sliding down a slope for their morning bath...moonlit dances...breaking out of an old routine...a part of you always being a child...a smile from a stranger...acting goofy...A N I M A L S..."moo" cows... ...shepard girls...cats leaning against your legs...cats' whikers...cats' noses......cat's love...a cat purring...birds'nests...squirrels with question-mark tails...Groundhog Day...grass flowers...TRAVELLING...stretching hands in the morning...wood-burning fire places...asking a child to sing you a song...immersion in the present.........rose with only one thorn.........TRAVELLING...... the Pooh family...

I'd like to meet:

THE LITTLE PRINCE"...If you tame me, my life will be filled with sunshine. I'll know the sound of footsteps that will be different from all the rest. Other footsteps send me back underground. Yours will call me out of my burrow like music. And then, look! You see the wheat fields over there? I don't eat bread. For me wheat is of no use whatever. Wheat fields say nothing to me. Which is sad.. But you have hair the color of gold. So it will be wonderful, once you've tamed me! The wheat, which is golden, will remind me of you. And I'll love the sound of the wind in the wheat..." The fox fell silent and stared at the Little Prince for a long while. "Please... tame me!" he said. "I'd like to", the Little Prince replied, "but I haven't much time. I have friends to find and so many things to learn"."THE ONLY THINGS YOU LEARN ARE THE THINGS YOU TAME", said the fox. "PEOPLE HAVEN'T TIME TO LEARN ANYTHING. THEY BUY THINGS READY-MADE IN STORES. BUT SINCE THERE ARE NO STORES WHERE YOU CAN BUY FRIENDS, PEOPLE NO LONGER HAVE FRIENDS. IF YOU WANT A FRIEND, TAME ME!" ...... The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupery............................................... ............--- I had never been thinking The Little Prince would have crossed my life-path, until he really did... and I hadn't been thinking I would have ever had to leave him... But I did. At least I am happy we still walk the same planet. And we'll meet again... - "Pooh, promise you won't forget about me, ever. Not even when I'm hundred." Pooh thought for a little. "How old shall I be then?" "Ninety-nine." Pooh nodded. "I promise," he said. A.A.Milne: "The House At Pooh Corner" ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------I wish I could meet some of those wonderful creatures who touched my life, but left me too early... My lovely Sheila who dances with angels ... my cat-baby who provided me with incredible amount of love......and our "cow" misses you too...

Music:

I could say that the music made 30 or 40 years ago makes me feel happy... It's something like travelling through time...

Movies:

I choose theater rather than going to the movies... Probably some older movies... "Some Like It Hot", "Hair", "Flashdance" "Tko pjeva zlo ne misli" as my favorite movie from the "terrotory" I was born...

Television:

I RARELY WATCH TV. Even when I do, I most likely switch the channels every two seconds which leaves me no chance to see what other people like to see on TV. :)Instead of writing about something I have nothing to say about, I'll use this corner of my profile to "introduce" the country I was born in and grew up... the country I live in at the moment (and that moment seems to be too long)... Some photos of Croatia (the bigger ones can be found in the blog named "Croatia Corner"). Here is "the window" you can look through to see the piece of my country... It's a kind of "television" if you want to see it that way...... TISNO ..... ADRIATIC COAST (DALMATIA), CROATIA 2005 TISNO --- --- TISNO; Summer/Autumn, 2006 TISNO; October, 2006 Tisno; October, 2006TISNO ----------------- --------------------ZADARZADAR BY NIGHT RASTOKE, SLUNJOSIJEK, The suspension bridge over Drava riverOSIJEK VARAZDINAnd finally... ZAGREB !! The capital of Croatia; the city I was born in and grew up... the city I live in for now, temporary... as I say everything in ours lives is just - t e m p o r a r y .ZAGREBZAGREBTRIBUNJTRIBUNJ by night VODICEThe bridge near SIBENIK; "the city entrance" SIBENIKTHE PERFUME OF MEDITERRANEAN..... It's a kind of a window you can see the Mediterranean part of Croatia through, with some of its treasure... The pictures are taken during the May 2006, still spring time as calendar says, but summer is already in the air. ----------------------- ------------------------

Books:

"The Greatest Salesman In The World" (Og Mandino), "The Prophet" (Kahlil Gibran), "The Little Prince" (Antoine de Saint - Exupery), "The Bridge Across Forever", "Illusions, The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah" (Richard Bach) ...

Heroes:

My mama... her incredible hope and strength, her optimism and faith... she fights the most horrible illnes, and still has 10 times more energy and strength than I've ever had. -------------- --------------------My sister... The picture taken about 26 years ago... Little I in hug of my older sister. -------------------And finally... the little boy who refuses to grow up and will always stay a child... The Little Prince

My Blog

Plitvice Lakes - two different seasons

PART I - posted on January 27, 2007PLITVICE LAKES IN WINTERI've almost forgot how winter looks like... After two years we had had mostly warm weather, I got back to Croatia and since a couple of days ...
Posted by Sfanka on Sat, 27 Jan 2007 02:44:00 PST

A new friend I've met... and left there... in its home, its happiness.

"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." ~ Immanual Kant "Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." ~ Anatole France"My most treasured possessions...
Posted by Sfanka on Sat, 12 May 2007 09:42:00 PST

On the Road Again!

The spring sun had washed up this corner of the world two weeks ago, just before the winter appeared suddenly as unexpected guest nobody wanted to meet now, just before calendar announced spring. It w...
Posted by Sfanka on Sun, 25 Mar 2007 06:13:00 PST

Christmas back at home

It's been awhile since I used this "opportunity" to write something here last time. I wanted to post some pictures of my first Christmas back..at home after two of them I was wandering..throughout som...
Posted by Sfanka on Sat, 20 Jan 2007 05:37:00 PST

Asclepius and the Two Travellers

Asclepius and the Two TravellersAsclepius was once walking in the countryside outside Athens. at noon the sun was high in the sky and Asclepius had been walking since dawn. as the sun beat down, he be...
Posted by Sfanka on Sat, 16 Sep 2006 11:08:00 PST

...Croatia corner...

SIBENIKThe BridgeSt.Jacob's Cathedral, SIBENIK...MORE OF CROATIA...TISNO (island Murter, Dalmatia coast)VODICE (Dalmatia Coast)TRIBUNJ (Dalmatian coast)OMIS (a town at the mouth of the Cetina river)Ho...
Posted by Sfanka on Wed, 28 Jun 2006 07:13:00 PST

Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river

Under Construction! ------------------------------------------------------------ ---- I actually have no good idea where to start writing from, so I guess any kind of "beginning" should be suitable ...
Posted by Sfanka on Wed, 23 Aug 2006 01:19:00 PST

...Suni...

EVERY PERSON SHOULD HAVE NINE CATS !--------------------------------------------------------Sun i, my cat, my sweet love... the craziest cat ever... I adopted her three years ago from the street... I f...
Posted by Sfanka on Fri, 28 Jul 2006 11:58:00 PST

FOOTPRINTS

FOOTPRINTSOne night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the LORD. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sa...
Posted by Sfanka on Tue, 18 Jul 2006 01:12:00 PST

EGYPT - Cairo - Pyramids

CAIROApril, 2002At the bridge over the Nile river in Cairo.One of the most famous and the longest rivers in the world - the Nile.More than 5000 years ago that river made possible "the birth" of a grea...
Posted by Sfanka on Tue, 16 May 2006 09:17:00 PST