11.6.08

First blog

I wrotte here & there & everywhere on the internet earlier (mostly reviews on amazon.com) but never attempted to collect my musings in one place earlier so this might be good idea.
Something about me (in nutshell): born in 1969 in what was than Jugoslavija, read a lot as a kid and daydreamed about the places I would like to travel & visit (it all eventually became reality), working on a cruise ship now for years and its a unbelievable experience as I got to visit places I would never know otherwise - in fact it spoiled me a little since now I have my preferences (Europe) and sometimes can't be bothered to go out in places I dont care for (Caribean).

In the past I have been working as a journalist & DJ on the radio, combining two hobbies into one and I still love to writte & collect music. And there are books and movies as well, it all get a bit too much with all my travelling & lagging suticases behind me through airports always buggs me and I always remind myself never to carry so much, so purchase of this new lap top might help. e
Music: nothing if not eclectic. I couldn't care less for new pop music since it doesnt thrill me anymore the way I felt as teenager but Im still very passionate about anything retro - be it 1920s jazz, blues, classical, 1960s bubble gum pop, traditional vocal albums or even music of Ex Yu (since its music I grew up listening on the radio) no matter how tacky or old it might be. In fact, sometimes tackier it gets, the more my heart jumps, how funny (and than I turn to Bach with the same interest).
Books: I learned how to read at 4 and never stopped since. I dont understand people who don't read and its one of my biggest passions and pleasures in life. As I go through life, my interests change and naturally internet helps to get titles I wouldnt know otherwise. Non-fiction, good fiction, biographies, history, spiritual, you name it Im there already. My wish list is never ending and always growing and someday when I stop sailing my library will be place where I will feel the most comfortable.
Movies: I LOVE old classic black & white movies, in fact the older they are, the better. I might enjoy some new movies in the cinema but they never move me or make me wish to see them again the way I feel about classics. Occasionaly I get very enthusiastic about something odd (cult classics) but than heart probably recognises something I can't explain.
Art: Whats the point of all this travelling if not to see the most beautiful things & places, so I always use opportunity to visit galleries & museums. Even when I return to my birthplace Zagreb I visit Zagreb History Museum and enjoy it like a tourist (I never visited it when I lived there). Favourite places - National & National Portrait Gallery (London), British Museum (London), Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam), Amsterdam History Museum (Amsterdam), Hermitage (Amsterdam), Hermitage (St.Petersburg), Russian Museum (St.Petersburg), Galleria D'Accademia (Venezia)...and yes, Zagreb's History museum (Zagreb).

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