I remember

Life is a fairy tale. Even if it sometimes doesn't look and feel like that. The key is to celebrate what we have.

Life was a fairy tale for me in 2010. When I think about last 365 days, I remember good things.

I remember that I wasn't sick in 2010 (until today, what an irony :))

I remember that I wasn't hungry in 2010.

I remember that I wasn't thirsty in 2010.

My life wasn't in danger.

I remember how I was in awe when Burj Khalifa was open.

I remember my invocation after Haiti earthquake.

I remember how I remembered Sarajevo Olympics during Vancouver olympics.

I remember how I celebrated Alexander Bilodeau's gold.

I remember how I celebreted Ivica Kostelic's 2 silvers.

I remember my visit to Washington D.C.when I spent great time with my childhood friend Dasho.

I remember attending "The Wall" concert, when Roger Waters reminded us that beside us, the world is still indeed very much divided.

I remember feeling incredibly immersed into sounds while listening the second solo in "Comfortably Numb".

I remember how my investments worked in 2010.

Education, family and friends didn't lose any value in 2010.

I remember that moment when I was boarding Airbus 380 and thinking how "we built this airplane".

I remember how I felt when I entered Cape Town Stadium.

I remember a Greek waiter in Athens' restaurant who was saying how they would "kill rich bastards".

I was happy I wasn't a rich bastard.

I remember blue waters of Aegean Sea.

I remember blue waters of lake Como.

I remember stinky waters of Venice.

I remember blue skies of Alberta.

I remember white snow of Alberta.

I remember cathedral's of Vatican.

I remember Rome transit.

I remember Milano shopping.

I remember Kuenzelsau serenity.

I remember Sarajevo.

I remember how something in my left clavicle snapped when I was returning high backend on August 11th.

I remember how happy I was on my "back to tennis" day.

I remember pain when runing hills.

I remember that pain when running hills was actually weakness leaving the body.

Ski racing and running racing was great.

I remember great tennis with Jack.

I remember how I felt when Howard said he was moving to the Caribbean.

I remember how my heart felt when I saw Sweet Sugar on Stuttgart airport.

I remember how I always feel when I see my auntie. I feel saved.

I remember how full of joy I was when playing with my friend's Mladen son Filip.

I remember how I felt when I was together with more than 1 of my cousins at the same time after 20 years.

I remember how great was my birthday.

I remember how great was Ada's birthday.

I remember Gyula's and Tammy's generosity.

I remember Gyula's big birthday.

I remember night out with Chris after 3 and half years.

I remember how lucky we were as Greece strikes didn't affect us.

I remember how lucky we were as Eyjafjallajökull didn't affect us.

I remember how lucky we were as Igor, Danielle, Earl, Julia and Karl didn't hit us.

I remember how I felt when I got my CC and my CL.

I was lucky not to live in Gulf of Mexico.

I was smart not to clash with IDF.

I was lucky not to live in PakistKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

I remember defeating Mr.Bond in 4th annual football game.

I remember how Mr.Bond (and myself) was thankful for his education after 8 hours of bartending.

I remember how good time I had when I was making my 4 movies (Garneau, Gyula, Suad-Jure and Dasho).

I remember how happy I was when I learned about J-20.

I remember great conversations with Scott.

I remember having great breakfast with Fearless Leader, Binas Boy and Mr.TPL.

I remember how great feeling is to use electrical instead of gasoline engine.

I remember how I felt when I mentioned Josephine that I need her help to get a ring.

I remember how I felt before I proposed to Sweet Sugar.

I remember how I felt when I proposed to Sweet Sugar.

I remember how I felt after I proposed to Sweet Sugar.

I remember my Rickard's Red pint of beer on 2347 m above sea level in Eagle's Eye restaurant on Christmas Day.

I remember our Christmas 2010 and I am looking forward to 2011.

The best thing of all is that we did it all on our own way. We plan to continue it.

Happy New Year!!

Happy and sad

In many cases we don't control our lives. The sooner we realize that, the better for us. Sometimes things that are decided without our influence are good for us. Sometimes they are not good.

There was one thing that was decided for me and 4 million others, and as you can guess it, it was decided by politicians.

What I've learned at young age was that beside other things, it is politics that shapes our lives, wanted we that or not. My life was shaped by Dayton accord that was signed 15 years ago. This agreement brought peace to my home country, and allowed me to have more choice in regards to my life.

Majority of people don't know anything about Dayton accord - I could say that they are ignorant and foolish, but on the other hand, who has time today to worry about world politics anyway?

What matters is that people who were affected by this political agreement understand its value.

In nutshell, this accord stopped the war, divided the country and legalized genocide. Only good thing that came from it was the end of cataclysmic events that made even Leningrad siege short.

However, for me, this accord was the most important event of my life that I didn't control. It was signed far away from my home, in some foreign country that I only knew from movies and books.

There was this agreement that was signed on this very day 15 years ago, and there was this American diplomat who orchestrated whole event. This American Diplomat was Richard Holbrooke.

Mr. Holbrooke was remembered for engineering the end of the 1992-1995 Bosnia war — Europe's bloodiest conflict since the Second World War. He was instrumental in bringing peace to Bosnia. An unjust peace, but still a peace.

This peace helped me to feel "normal" life, to live normally, to get my education, to live without fear, to see sunrises and sunsets, and many other things. One of these things is this blog.

If there were no Mr. Holbrooke, I might have not been here at this moment. I know it is almost impossible to speculate, about "what if", but I know for sure that this man helped me indirectly through his politics.

I also know that politicians are not welcomed and valued because of all the valid reasons we experience and know today, but I know that Mr.Holbrooke helped me get my life.

It is so strange how strangers help us, and they don't know anything about it.

What is amazing is that Mr. Holbrooke died yesterday, one day short of celebrating his biggest diplomatic success - 15 years since Dayton accord.

It has been somehow bittersweet feeling today - when I am thinking about peace that I have gotten and when I am thinking about last 15 years, I am very happy.

When I think about Richard Holbrooke and his passing I am very sad.

It is amazing how all of us are connected in this world, and this was proven with my connection with Richard Holbrooke.

Declaration to incite violence

Dr. Thomas Flanagan, is a former senior adviser to Prime Minister Stephen Harper. He is a professor at University of Calgary.

On Nov. 30, 2010, 6:10pm EST, he made an appearance during a discussion panel on CBC news, during which he called for the assassination of Wikileaks director Julian Assange. Despite being given the opportunity to retract the statement, he charged ahead and stated that U.S. President Obama should 'put out a contract' on Assange, or 'use a drone'.

Dr. Flanagan has made it abundantly clear that "taking out a contract" on someone is OK by his moral standards.

I don't agree with his remarks.

I also believe that there will be darkness in this world if people like this are allowed to spread their dangerous ideologies.We have to fight them, and we have to bring the light, for new generations sake.

This is what I wrote to the "professor" Tom Flanagan, after I saw what he said on national TV.

Dear Professor,

I just saw on TV and YouTube what you said about Mr. Assange being assassinated. I also saw you took it back.

However, you called for the assassination of a journalist, on a major TV station, and there is nothing that you could do to convince me and thousand of others that you really wouldn't do it. I am actually sure you would do it, if you had enough power to do it.

Your ideology is very dangerous and hurtful. This very ideology has hurt Canadian positions in the world and made our country second rated.

Who do you think you are? This rhetorics belongs to the darkest period of our time, and you resemble Reinhard Heydrich.

Still, thank you for revealing what you really think about transparency, government abuse and freedom.

I advise you to take into account that there will be (and already are) thousands (and millions) of others who will continue what Mr. Assange started.

Are you going to assassinate them all?

regards,

Boris Bokov

How desperately low public discourse in Canada has sunk these days that this violent, authoritarian mode of thought is taken seriously.

What's next for those promulgating these monstrous ideas? Domestic paramilitary hit teams fighting crime the Guatemalan way? Predator drones over the ghettos? Death camps for dissenters? These are all consistent with the dubious philosophy of Flanagan and his ilk.

We have to fight for our survival.