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Xplozion

think its about time I started to promote one of my favourite local groups a bit... well, it wasnt really all that hard for them to get on my list of favourites seeing as though 2 of the members actually live with me and since i've known them for ages (at least it seems so anyway)... and its not really all that hard to get fond of the other 3 members since they're really genuine and have smiles just as big as their hearts :)

anyway, could go on and on about them, but how bout a quick preview... they're called Xplozion and are an acappella group... so far, the only thing they lack is actually their own original songs instead of some renditions and arrangements... but here it goes, just a little tune that's one of my favourites right now...




this was actually their second appearance on this morning tv show and in the second part they're joined by Nuška Drašček cause 3 of them are actually also members of Perpetuum Jazzile, Slovenia's only jazz choir and this was just like a preview of one of their songs... anyhow, they're really awesome and at the same time also really patient with me and i'd like to take this opportunity to thank them for letting me crash their rehearsals and slipping around the backstage with them... told you they are really cool (though its just a matter of time before they get all celebrity-like, trust me ;))


anyway, this is their webpage, though it's in Slovene, just go to the music(glasba) section and click anything in sight to get a better experience of everything they're up to... and just so u can also find some info in english, here's matej's myspace, where you can find a ton of other info, about him, his groups and his projects, and everything else u probably never really wanted to know ;) and yeah, i am a very very proud friend and think myself to be exceptionally lucky to have a friend like that... just so we're clear on that :D

and to rap this up, here's a song that is actually their own... it really turned out pretty great... sth i had on repeat awhile back... really cool...

so.... enjoy the sound....

Evolution vs Creation

Slovenija

Christmas?

Is it Christmas already? With all the decorations and everything it's hard to know for sure... Click here to find out :)

Scouts...

A big part of my life... Just realised that in the past 2 days, I spent at least 16 hours at scouts. And thats not counting the time i spent at home preparing things for it all. No wonder I keep running out of time during the weekends :)

Here's a little preview of what we're all about:



Scouts really are amazing, and going through the internet sites and videos on YouTube to try and find something to put up here made me realize just exactly why I love it, all the hard work and all the long hours aside...


Cause it's an amazing feeling to be a part of something so big, to try and make a difference, to strive towards something really good, and for so many more reasons, that I can't write them all down. Not only cause I could ramble on about it for pages and pages, but cause a lot of it can't be put into writing... Have you ever tried to explain how you feel about something to someone and just couldn't think of any words? Or tried to explain what it is that you like about a certain thing and you couldn't think of a better reason than the fact that you simply love it? Then you know how I feel right about now :) Besides, I seriously doubt that anything I'd say could make u realise just why scouting is so addictive 2 a lot of people. The best way to find out is to just go out and try it :)

Scouting really changed me, it made me more confident and to feel free to be myself, who i really am. Essentially, it shaped me to be the person that I am today. And if you knew the person who I used to be, that would tell you a lot. But since you don't know who I were nor really who I am now, that must be a bit hard to really notice, so you'll just have to take my word for it :D

Here are some links in case you feel like finding more about the scouts:

World Organization of the Scout Movement
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts

and some in slovene:
Združenje slovenskih katoliških skavtinj in skavtov
SkavtNet
Zveza tabornikov Slovenije

SCOUTS - BUILDING A BETTER WORLD!

Death?

Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there; I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow;
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain;
I am the gentle autumn's rain.
When you awaken in the morning hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft star that shines at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there; I did not die.

-Anonymous

You must love someone....

just found this translation of one of my favourite poems...

YOU MUST LOVE SOMEONE by Ivan Minatti

You must love someone,
even though only grass, river, tree or stone,
on someone’s shoulder you must lay your hand,
so that it gluts its hunger with nearness,
there must, must be someone,
it is like bread, like a drink of water,
to whom you must give your white clouds,
your brave birds of dreams,
your shy birds of helplessness
- somewhere for them there must be
a nest of peace and tenderness -,
you must love someone,
though only grass, river, tree or stone,
for trees and grass know what loneliness is
- for footsteps always pass by
even if they pause for a moment -,
for the river knows what sadness is
- it need only brood over its depths -,
for the stone knows what pain is
- how many heavy feet
have already gone over its mute heart -,
you must love someone,
you must love someone,
walk side by side with someone
on the same path -
oh grass, river, stone, tree,
silent companions of the strange and lonely,
good, great beings,
who begin to speak
only when men have fallen silent.
(Translated by Alasdair MacKinnon)

slovene version:

Ivan Minatti - Nekoga moraš imeti rad

Nekoga moraš imeti rad,
pa čeprav trave, reko, drevo ali kamen,
nekomu moraš nasloniti roko na ramo,
da se, lačna, nasiti bližine,
nekomu moraš, moraš,
to je kot kruh, kot požirek vode,
moraš dati svoje bele oblake,
svoje drzne ptice sanj,
svoje plašne ptice nemoči
- nekje vendar mora biti zanje
gnezdo miru in nežnosti -,
nekoga moraš imeti rad,
pa čeprav trave, reko, drevo ali kamen
ker drevesa in trave vedo za samoto
- kajti koraki vselej odidejo dalje,
pa čeprav se za hip ustavijo -,
ker reka ve za žalost
- če se le nagne nad svojo globino -,
ker kamen pozna bolečino
- koliko težkih nog
je že šlo čez njegovo nemo srce -,
nekoga moraš imeti rad,
nekoga moraš imeti rad,
z nekom moraš v korak,
v isto sled -
o trave, reka, kamen, drevo,
molčeči spremljevalci samotnežev in čudakov,
dobra, velika bitja,
ki spregovore samo,
kadar umolknejo ljudje.

The Day (who am i?)

wanna try to guess what today is? yeah, its my birthday!

im 23 years old today, and i dont feel even a little bit older, wiser or any of the things that are supposed to come with age... im still just me, the nutty girl that smiles all the time... or whatever other label i go by these days...

its really interesting how everyone gets labeled all the time... in my past, ive been labeled as almost anything, from bookworm, 'tutorgirl', nerd, a bore, loser, the nice girl, all the way up to party girl, nut, weirdo, 'smiley', and a bunch of other things i cant even remember right now... and im pretty sure that if i'd ask my classmates now, at the university, their opinion of me would probably be the complete opposite of that of my high school classmates...

so whats the truth?

well, i guess im all of the above... much more... and much less... depends on the time of the day, the weather, my mood, the mood of people around me, who im with, if im on my own, talking to my best friend or someone ive just met... if im at school, out with my friends or just home by myself...

i guess i invent myself according to where i am and who im with...

yet, somewhere beneath all the masks and pretence, im just me...

and who am i? a simple, quiet girl, who prides herself upon her ability to put other people's needs first and yet, can be incredibly selfish at times? someone who can be increadibly kind and someone people can always rely on, at least until i get fed up and just let everthing go, forgetting all my promises or at least not acting upon them? anything is possible....

wow... guess i dont look all that good on paper ;)

anyway... thats me... not all of me, but a minute part of me... smaller than an ant...

people that have had the 'pleasure' of being my friends probably know me a bit better by now... but i guess if there's one thing they've learned about me so far, its the fact that you never know with me... not that im full of surprises, but its just that i tend to surprise people when they least expect it... or when they've gotten used to the person i am and have just started to think that they know me and surprise surprise -> i go and do something thats completely out of the blue...

don't really know why I do that... I guess that's just a part of me :) but part of the reason why that happens is probably cause my mind tends to be all over the place most of the time... thinking about a thousand different things at once... if that's something that has happened occasionaly to you as well, you know what I mean... but it's hard to explain... so that's how i get ideas... and then the only thing missing is the courage to go thorugh with that idea... and every now and then, i manage to find some hidden somewhere deep within me... and that's when strange things happen ;)

that's probably also the reason why this blog might sound a bit strange to you... no obvious point to it all :) a thousand different topics and no relevant connection between them... actually, that sounds like a definition of me... me in a nutshell :D

well, wanted to do something today that ive been thinking about for awhile now, but im still not sure if its really something that ill manage to update regularly or if im gonna lose interest pretty soon, so i guess we'll all just have to wait and see... though comments might help ;)

enough for today... just reread what i wrote and it makes almost no sense, so i expect to be writing this just for myself, cause no one in their right mind would want to read this rambling... (btw, another thing u should know about me before anyone gets insulted - i tend to be ironic, sarcastic or just simply joking/kidding about things, so try not to take me too seriously... except on some special/rare occasions... which you'll be able to decipher if/when you get to know me a bit better...)

so that was a bit about me, cause i just thought that a blog should start with some basic info about the person that's writing it... though, how well can u actually get to know someone through something that they have written? after all, internet can never substitute real life and interpersonal relationships... trust me, ive got proof of that...

anyway, im quite an open person, so any questions or general wonderings, u know where to find me... ill be happy to answer them and i promise to be honest... cause if there's one thing that i really strive towards in life, its honesty... not much point in pretending to be anyone else anyway :)

have a great day everybody and Carpe Diem!

dont 4get 2 smile :)