#Kris is his Veronika

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Joker Out (Bojan, Kris and Nace) interview on The David Horton Show on Gorgeous Radio (18/2/24) - a summary:

if they could go to esc with another esc song they’d go with Zitti e Buoni (or Baila El Chiki Chiki as Bojan said)

*some laughter at the thought of Nace dressed as Victoria De Angelis*

Bojan’s and Kris’ favourite lyrics from Everybody’s Waiting are “what a wonderful life, a perfect time to get lost in the unoriginal line” and Nace’s “case closed, soul sold” (which he didn’t pronounce correctly because he twisted his tongue 💀)

they were asked about their fave song of all time. Kris: gotta check his spotify, Bojan: Yesterday by The Beatles, Nace: Behind Blue Eyes by The Who

they don’t want to spoil esc 2024 to themselves so it’s something they watch for the first time when the time for the live shows comes

the british habits they’ve picked up since moving to London are drinking english breakfast tea every morning, taking the double decker bus to rehearsal, taking the trash to the street and also poached eggs seem very british to them???

pineapple on pizza: Jure - yes, everyone else - no

they’re big soup lovers

when asked which slovenian esc entries they like a lot they said Samo Ljubezen, Veronika, Disko and No One

if they could collaborate with any artist it would be Dua Lipa and Käärijä in the same song (obviously Käärijä was mentioned by Bojan)

the sound for Everybody’s Waiting came naturally to them and they just rolled with it

the third album will be very diverse. it’s gonna have familiar sounds from the past but they will also experiment

Nace would be down for a bass tutorial like the guitar tutorial Kris did for Plastika

they like playing all kinds of venues, from very small to big ones

apparently Bojan is learning to cook now that they’re in London and he’s looking forward to doing more when they get back to Ljubljana

from their time in London Kris has learned to not mind commuting

the Taylor Swift songs they like are I Knew You Were Trouble and Blank Space

Bojan’s favourite snack is popcorn

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[ENG translation] Joker Out for 24sata: 'Baby Lasagna caused chaos'

Article written by Monika Kavedžić, published in 24sata on 25.05.2024: https://www.24sata.hr/show/joker-out-za-24sata-baby-lasagna-napravio-je-raspasoj-984721

They entertained the audience on the main stage performing their biggest hits, including 'Carpe Diem', the song they introduced themselves with at Eurovision in 2023.

"We're excited. We haven't been on stage for over a month. That's a long time for us. It feels a bit like we've never been on stage", the guys from Joker Out told us before their performance at this year's Sea Star Festival in Umag. At the beginning of our conversation, they pointed out that the soundcheck before the performance was terrible, and as they say, that can only mean that the concert will be good. And so it was.

They entertained the audience on the main stage performing their biggest hits, including 'Carpe Diem', the song they introduced themselves with at Eurovision in 2023. The band's frontman, Bojan Cvjetićanin, had a role at this year's Eurovision as well. He collaborated with Slovenia's representative - Raiven, on her song 'Veronika'. He helped her with the lyrics and music. Raiven, whose real name is Sara Briški Cirman, ended as 23rd at the Eurovision, but Bojan says he's proud of her.

- I'm satisfied with the performance Sara prepared and I believe she is also very happy with it. I know she put in a lot of effort, time, love and patience... We didn't watch the final, but when we, of course, checked out what was happening, we saw that in retrospect she didn't get many jury votes. Maybe I expected a few more votes there, but... I believe that for her the success was that she did everything the way she wanted and imagined. As her friend, I'm very proud of her - he told us.

They also commented on our Eurovision representative Baby Lasagna, who is taking part in the Sea Star Festival this year.

- I really want to know what all the hype is about, so I'm staying here on Saturday too to see what his performance will be like

- said Kris Guštin, the guitar player of the band, and Bojan added:

- The song is very catchy, it caused a total chaos in our region, especially in Croatia. It was really nice to see how he surpassed the level of what Eurovision actually was. He touched the people's hearts, and it was more than evident. The reaction of the Croatian people was such, that it warmed my heart as a musician. We're very happy for Marko, and we wish him to turn all that into a successful career. I believe that he's now a bit nervous, because he's working on his first album, but I wish Marko and the Croatian people to continue the mutual support, and all that will be awesome!

English translation by mia_djordjevic_ (Instagram), irenalemajic (Instagram) and marija_rocen (Instagram). English proofreading by shauychan (Instagram)

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2nd Book - “Veronica Decides to Die” by Paolo Coelho

Character Captain - Jezreel Kris Puda

Veronika - She is the protagonist who undergoes a journey of transformation. She’s in despair and and ready to commit suicide but she became affirmed and then an affirming survivor. She has damaged her heart to the point where it will be unable to sustain her life for much longer than five days. Finally, in the end she became determined to live what she believes to be what little life she has left to the fullest. The narrative is anchored in and defined by her journey of transformation, her movement from despair into hope, from spiritual, emotional, and even physical imprisonment into freedom. In more specific terms, that journey is one of awakening and evolution and movement from despair through enlightenment into joy and freedom. It is a journey that carries with it substantial resonances of archetype and myth, echoing long-told stories of heroic characters encountering both obstacles and allies as they undergo physical challenges with metaphorical spiritual resonances.

Zedka - This character experiences severe depression related to love. A fellow patient whose soul travels outside her body in a process refered to as “astral projection”. Fascinated with what the narrative describes as the ideal, “Impossible Love,”

Mari - This character experiences horrible panic attacks. A member of a highly functional group of inmates known as The Fraternity. She advised Veronika to try what had once been forbidden and Veronika masturbated to the point of having several climaxes. All this, in spite of having a series of painful and frightening heart attacks, arouses in Veronika the desire to try even more experiences, and eventually the desire to live as fully as she can in the time remaining to her.

Eduard - This character experiences self-inflicted exile. explored what he called “Visions of Paradise” which explains Veronika’s gradual experience of awakening to the possibility of a more free and full life. This sort of life, the narrative suggests, is held to be “insane” by those in the “real” world but which, the narrative contends, is the only sort of life that is truly “lived.” A schizophrenic patient who lives in and defines his own reality. This leads into a conversation about reality in general, which is, Igor says, “whatever the majority deems it to be… supports the desires of society as a whole”.

The Fraternity - This group of people pretends to suffer from insanity. The group where Mari belongs and it is composed of certain inmates. Examine a note left for them by Mari, in which she says life with them was just the same as life out in the world. People were/are confined and defined by barriers and walls, protected from living and engaging in themselves. She thanks them all for their company and the good times they experienced together, saying that even though she is sixty five, she is going out to fully experience both life and herself. The members of The Fraternity go to bed that night believing she has gone truly insane.

Dr. Igor - This character performs morally questionable experiments. He told Veronika that her attempt to kill herself, initially unsuccessful, will inevitably succeed. She has damaged her heart to the point where it will be unable to sustain her life for much longer than five days. Helped much in the recovery of Veronika.

The Staff at Villette - This group of people follow orders without question. As a nurse comments wryly that there’s no way she (the nurse) wants to be trapped with the lunatics, Veronika is suddenly overwhelmed with grief and collapses into her lap. The nurse tells her that watching over Veronika makes her think about her own daughter, about things in her daughter’s life that might make her want to kill herself, and about what drives people to try to kill themselves “against the natural order of things, which is to fight for survival whatever happens?” Through her tears, Veronika confesses her reasons for wanting to end her life and then is allowed to go play the piano. Somehow these staff helped Veronika realize and appreciate the meaning of life.

Our Lady (The Virgin Mary) - This character is a religious symbol.

The Author (Paulo Coelho) - This person enjoys writing on the topic of spiritual transformation and illumination. Paulo is very much positive in viewing life and he does know the different ways on how to appreciate life. He portrayed the beauty of life and self-worth.

Comment: I found it hard to define the characters and their characteristics in the story because I find them weird. But its worth trying.

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85+ Broken Heart Quotes to Prepare You for Moving On

Losing the one you love can be emotionally draining and hard to deal with. There’s no one way of getting over that person–everyone grieves differently. If you’re having feelings of sadness, anger, regret, anxiety or frustration, these all are normal but painful emotions to have during a heartache.

Reading inspiring quotes can help with expressing how you feel and where you want to be next. On your journey of moving on, it’s important to focus on what lies ahead instead of what used to be. We can’t change the past of a relationship but we can certainly plan for the future.

Here are some encouraging broken heart quotes to help you in your process of healing:

“It is strange how often a heart must be broken before the years can make it wise.” – Sarah Teasdale

“I’d rather love a million times and have my heart broken every time, than hold a permanently empty heart forever.” – H.C. Paye

“Every time your heart is broken, a doorway cracks open to a world full of new beginnings, new opportunities.” – Patti Roberts

“Those who do not know how to weep with their whole heart do not know how to laugh either.” – Golda Meir

“You can only lose what you cling to.” – Buddha

“Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.” – Khalil Gibran

“The more anger towards the past you carry in your heart, the less capable you are of loving in the present.” – Barbara de Angelis

“All the broken hearts in the world still beat” – Ingrid Michaelson

“The shattering of a heart when being broken is the loudest quiet ever.” – Carroll Bryant

“Some think that holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it’s letting go.”  – Hermann Hesse

“Sad endings are but the next happy beginning.” – Unknown

“It’s the emptiest, and yet the fullest of all human messages: Good-bye.” – Kurt Vonnegut

“One makes mistakes; that is life. But it is never a mistake to have loved.” – Romain Rolland

“A broken heart is just the growing pains necessary so that you can love more completely when the real thing comes along.” – J.S.B. Morse

“Only time can heal a broken heart.” – Unknown

“Let no one who loves be called altogether unhappy. Even love unreturned has its rainbow.” – J.M. Barrie

“I’m really a very happy, contented little person in spite of my broken heart.“ – L.M. Montgomery

“Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.” — Dalai Lama

“The past can’t hurt you anymore, not unless you let it.” – Alan Moore

“Just because we can’t be together doesn’t mean I don’t love you.” – Blair Waldorf

“The most confused you will ever get is when you try to convince your heart and spirit of something your mind knows is a lie.” – Shannon Alder

“If you love something, let it go.” – Unknown

“There comes a time in your life when you have to choose to turn the page, write another book or simply close it.” – Josh Jameson

“You need to keep hurting until you realise you never needed to hurt in the first place.” – Kamand Kojouri

“Broken heart will turn into a stronger one within hope.” – Toba Bet

“Accept what is, let go of what was, and have faith in what will be.” – Sonia Ricotti

“You can’t start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one.” – Unknown

“Maybe it’s not always about trying to fix something broken. Maybe it’s about starting over and creating something better.”

“You can only move on if you accept that it’s gone.” – Unknown

“I loved him, every inch of his being, but I realized one day; if loving him meant losing me, then loving him was not enough anymore.” – Nikki Rowe

“Trust, let go, and make room for what’s coming.” – Mandy Hale

“Time heals nothing unless you move along with it.” – Unknown

“Life breaks all of us sometimes, but some grow strong at broken places.” – Ernest Hemingway

“To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose is the next best.” – William Makepeace Thackeray

“Ever loved someone so much, you would do anything for them? Yeah, well make that someone yourself and do whatever the hell you want.” – Harvey Spencer

“Every happy couple has a breakup in their past.” – Unknown

“To lose a worthless friend is worthy of a testimony.” – Michael Bassey Johnson

“Sometimes good things fall apart, so better things can fall together.” – Marilyn Monroe

“You know it’s love when all you want is for that person to be happy, even if you’re not part of their happiness.” – Julia Roberts

“Being with no one is better than being with the wrong one, because those who fly solo often have the strongest wings.”- Unknown

“Be with someone who knows exactly what they have when they have you. Not someone who will realize it when they’ve lost you.”

“Even on my weakest days I get a little bit stronger.” – Sarah Evans

“Goodbye is the last time I will hold you near.” – Celine Dion

“With time the pain eases, the body recovers and the brain figures out new ways to go on.” – Federico Chini

“If you’re brave enough to love someone, then you’re strong enough to get over them.” – Unknown

“And anything that might hurt me would just make me stronger in the end.” – Elizabeth Eulberg

“Thank you, next.” – Ariana Grande

“I still think of you every day. But I’m trying not to let it hurt me with the same intensity that it used to.” – Ranata Suzuki

“Healing yourself is connected with healing others.” – Yoko Ono

“Every breakup is an opportunity to do it right the next time.” – Cindy Chupack

“Love is the hardest habit to break and the most difficult to satisfy.” – Drew Barrymore

“Nothing in the universe can stop you from letting go and starting over.” – Guy Finley

“Sadly enough, the most painful goodbyes are the ones that are left unsaid and never explained. “  – Jonathan Harnisch

“Stars can’t shine without darkness.” – Kris Menace

“They should tell you when you’re born: have a suitcase heart, be ready to travel.”– Gabrielle Zevin

“Being in a relationship has the tendency to deceive one into believing that there is someone without whom one cannot live.”–  Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Never love anybody who treats you like you’re ordinary.” – Oscar Wilde

“Every single day, do something that makes your heart sing.” – Marcia Wieder

“Letting go has never been easy, but holding on can be as difficult. Yet strength is measured not by holding on, but by letting go.” – Len Santos

“In the process of letting go, you will lose many things from the past, but you will find yourself.” – Deepak Chopra

“There are all kinds of ways for a relationship to be tested, even broken, some, irrevocably; it’s the endings we’re unprepared for.” – Katherine Owen

“It’s time to say goodbye, but I think goodbyes are sad and I’d much rather say hello. Hello to a new adventure.” – Ernie Harwell

“Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.” – Mark Twain

“If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.” – Paulo Coehlo

“There will be a time when you are forced to follow your heart away from someone you love.” – Ashly Lorenzana

“I know my heart will never be the same but I’m telling myself I’ll be okay.” – Sara Evans

“I thought I lost something this summer, but I just realized, I never needed it.” – Nicole Christie

“I realize there’s something incredibly honest about trees in winter, how they’re experts at letting things go.”  – Jeffrey McDaniel

“One day they’ll realize they lost a diamond while playing with worthless stones.”  – Turcois Ominek

“One of the best times for figuring out who you are and what you really want out of life? Right after a break-up.”  – Mandy Hale

“How do you when it’s over? Maybe when you feel more in love with your memories than with the person standing in front of you.”  – Gunnar Ardelius

“Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.” – Alfred Lord Tennyson

“Your value doesn’t decrease based on someone’s inability to see your worth.” – Unknown

“Once in a while you come across someone who will make your life special again.” – Giovannie de Sadeleer

“There comes a point where you no longer care if there’s a light at the end of the tunnel or not. You’re just sick of the tunnel.” – Ranata Suzuki

“And I hope above all you give your heart to someone again no matter how many broken promises you have received.” – Nikki Rowe

“If someone breaks up, it’s an opportunity to revamp yourself; this time better and stronger than before.” – Vikrmn Corpkshetra

“And when a whisper became a begging it was time to move on.” – Veronika Jensen

“The faster you search for a new partner, the faster you will get over your break-up blues…. Love is nothing more than an illusion.” – Aman Jassal

“The lessons are best when the pain is worse” – Misheck Cicero

“After a major change in your life, either you get stuck in painful emotions or you take charge of your life and process your feelings to become emotionally stronger and resilient, the choice is yours.” – Linda Alfiori

“We must be willing to let go of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. ”– Joseph Campbell

“A woman (man) is unstoppable once she (he) realizes she (he) deserves better.” – Unknown

“If the hurt comes, so will the happiness.” – Rupi Kaur

“If you really want closure… at some point you have to shut the door.” – Jackie Wells Wunderlin

During this tough time of grieving, seek help from your support system and know that there is always room for a new significant other. Hopefully these quotes served as a gentle reminder that the pain you’re feeling is only temporary and that this event is preparing you for a lot more happiness to come!

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2nd Book - “Veronica Decides to Die” by Paolo Coelho

Character Captain - Jezreel Kris Puda

Veronika - She is the protagonist who undergoes a journey of transformation. She’s in despair and and ready to commit suicide but she became affirmed and then an affirming survivor. She has damaged her heart to the point where it will be unable to sustain her life for much longer than five days. Finally, in the end she became determined to live what she believes to be what little life she has left to the fullest. The narrative is anchored in and defined by her journey of transformation, her movement from despair into hope, from spiritual, emotional, and even physical imprisonment into freedom. In more specific terms, that journey is one of awakening and evolution and movement from despair through enlightenment into joy and freedom. It is a journey that carries with it substantial resonances of archetype and myth, echoing long-told stories of heroic characters encountering both obstacles and allies as they undergo physical challenges with metaphorical spiritual resonances.

Zedka - This character experiences severe depression related to love. A fellow patient whose soul travels outside her body in a process refered to as “astral projection”. Fascinated with what the narrative describes as the ideal, “Impossible Love,”

Mari - This character experiences horrible panic attacks. A member of a highly functional group of inmates known as The Fraternity. She advised Veronika to try what had once been forbidden and Veronika masturbated to the point of having several climaxes. All this, in spite of having a series of painful and frightening heart attacks, arouses in Veronika the desire to try even more experiences, and eventually the desire to live as fully as she can in the time remaining to her.

Eduard - This character experiences self-inflicted exile. explored what he called “Visions of Paradise” which explains Veronika’s gradual experience of awakening to the possibility of a more free and full life. This sort of life, the narrative suggests, is held to be “insane” by those in the “real” world but which, the narrative contends, is the only sort of life that is truly “lived.” A schizophrenic patient who lives in and defines his own reality. This leads into a conversation about reality in general, which is, Igor says, “whatever the majority deems it to be… supports the desires of society as a whole”.

The Fraternity - This group of people pretends to suffer from insanity. The group where Mari belongs and it is composed of certain inmates. Examine a note left for them by Mari, in which she says life with them was just the same as life out in the world. People were/are confined and defined by barriers and walls, protected from living and engaging in themselves. She thanks them all for their company and the good times they experienced together, saying that even though she is sixty five, she is going out to fully experience both life and herself. The members of The Fraternity go to bed that night believing she has gone truly insane.

Dr. Igor - This character performs morally questionable experiments. He told Veronika that her attempt to kill herself, initially unsuccessful, will inevitably succeed. She has damaged her heart to the point where it will be unable to sustain her life for much longer than five days. Helped much in the recovery of Veronika.

The Staff at Villette - This group of people follow orders without question. As a nurse comments wryly that there’s no way she (the nurse) wants to be trapped with the lunatics, Veronika is suddenly overwhelmed with grief and collapses into her lap. The nurse tells her that watching over Veronika makes her think about her own daughter, about things in her daughter’s life that might make her want to kill herself, and about what drives people to try to kill themselves “against the natural order of things, which is to fight for survival whatever happens?” Through her tears, Veronika confesses her reasons for wanting to end her life and then is allowed to go play the piano. Somehow these staff helped Veronika realize and appreciate the meaning of life.

Our Lady (The Virgin Mary) - This character is a religious symbol.

The Author (Paulo Coelho) - This person enjoys writing on the topic of spiritual transformation and illumination. Paulo is very much positive in viewing life and he does know the different ways on how to appreciate life. He portrayed the beauty of life and self-worth.

Comment: I found it hard to define the characters and their characteristics in the story because I find them weird. But its worth trying.

Literary Artist/ Artistic Adventurer - Mary Den Lea S. Duron

Choices of life.

Life is,

As it is;

Killing it; or

Dying for it.

The struggles, burdens, loss

Mostly seen with flaws

That’s how life has been in reality

Yet the pace, does it really ought to be?

Questions can be asked

Of life on how to pass -

Why live? How to live?

Right! You have to ask to know the lead.

Options in a test - a ‘whether,’

Life demands an answer

It is a choice, live or die

Or simply letting it by.

One just passing it through

Living no traces, leaving no clue.

The other was born to live

He only lived in search to leave.

But one man discovers life

He says, How wonderful it is like?

If a dying man could only ask one more wish

Guess he would have enjoyed a little more bliss

Of life that the first had missed,

The next who lost the fun and twist,

And the last who just passed his test.

We make our own choices.

We make our life and its chances.

Think of life,

Will you live or die?

This poem is specially composed and dedicated to all hopeless people relevant to the character of Veronica who has been emotionally overwhelmed by oppression in life. Veronica refused to see life beyond her incapacities which led her suicidal attempt. She had given up on life and its beauty that she believed to get no better but then, the moment she was admitted to the remaining days of her life, she realized herself experiencing enlightenment and satisfaction she has never lived before. A realization of wanting to live again..

Comment: Our literary Artist had explained well the poem and its relation to the story especially to the main character, Veronica. Her composition of the poem was simple but impressive because it clearly delivers the life’s essence and one’s perspectives about life.

Aiziah Shehanie T.Usop - Discussion Director

What can you say about the book?

Mary Den Lea Duron : Well, the book itself is indeed amazing because it is giving us the ideas to show who we really are and discover things without hesitations.

Jezreel Kris Puda: The book is not just interesting, it is written well by Paolo Coelho. It teaches us about life and how we should handle ourselves in times of hardships.

Ezel Mae Polo: This book teaches us about life , our choices and decisions. We can always ask someone to guide us but in the end only ourselves will be the one to decide.

Darlene Mamoso :  It’s really an eye opener to us that the  best teacher is really our own experience in life. Every one who thinks his life is not worth living should give it a try and the doctors should read it in order to know the mind-set of patients.

Benita Benito: Struggles in life are not hindrance to do what we want. It’s just only but spices to make us strong . Our own choices and decisions will always matter.  

Cariz Fangolo: It’s crazy! It’s quite amazing to know someone’s life who is not normal like Veronica.

2. What can you say about the character of Veronica?

Mary Den Lea Duron: I think she’s quite insecure about herself.

Jezreel Kris Puda: She’s not proud of herself at first but in the end, by meeting other people, she discovers that, she was able to do things  which she thinks she can’t.

Ezel Mae Polo:  Her  character tells us that despite of our mistakes in life, we still have the chance to stand up and correct it. We must accept that  we are not perfect.

Darlene Mamoso: She’s an inspiration to all of us because despite of  what happen to her, she still manage to stand and face a new world without fear  and insecurities.

Cariz Fangolo:  Her character is hopeless because she thinks that nobody loves her but in the end, she realised that she’s capable of loving and she’s easy to be loved.

Comment: Our discussion director had made us think of the characteristic and characterization of veronica and also what i thought about the novel as a whole. Thanks ate Aiziah!

Connector - Darlene Mamoso

In the story, Veronika is a beautiful young woman who appears to have the perfect life, but nevertheless decides to commit suicide by ingesting too many sleeping pills.

The story tells of second chances and new beginnings. How Veronika felt so low and decides to end her problem by giving up and committing suicide. I can relate the story to us, college students. I believe that not because one falls, s/he should already think that it’s the end of the world. Instead, one should think that these are all challenges and that at the end of the day, the one who does not quit wins.

Comment: Our connector connects the story to each college student including herself and i appreciate her positivism and how he view problems in life. Thanks ate!