I was born in the year 1967, right at the beginning of it - in January. Probably it was a cold day and maybe even snowed, who knows. I don't have anyone to ask this anymore as my mother and step father are no longer alive.
I would probably be an average kid if there wouldn't be something wrong. I was born blind and at that time one good doctor for eyes was hard to find, so there would almost be too late for me to do anything to correct the error. But with some help of my aunt Vika and her husband Rade my mother managed to find a clinic where I was treated properly. At least I think that treatment was right. I still didn't see so well and this for I was put into institution for halfblind and blind children where I practically lived all my childhood and was raised there. Oh, that had its good and bad sides and I've gained a lot of things, but I've also lost some. The good part was that I could do million things I probably would never do if I would live outside. I've got a lot of friends from allover the country which I also wouldn't have if I wouldn't be there. I've learned some things which aren't taught in ordinary schools, like Brailles writing and typing. Well, let's say that I won't mention bad things here (as my intention isn't self pitying but simply to write down some of my past life).
Though I was in this institution almost the whole year - I only went home for summer and winter holidays and maybe every second weekend - I was always jolly, kind and i'm jolly even now. I loke to laugh a lot and if occassion isn't too sad I always can find some good point from it. We always had many reasons to be happy there as well. We had many visitors not only from our country, but from allover the world and these occassions were always something special. Oh, well, I was even photographed once for one Greek newspaper as some kind of meeting of teachers was held there. Yes, the photo was published in that newspaper ... I've seen it and it became famous as after that several more newspapers published it.
Though I had quite great time in that institution after all, the passage to the "real world" was kind of hard for me (and I believe to many others as well) as I went to the ordinary middle school where no one asked you if you need something, if you are able to follow the lectures etc. But as always I've adapted quite quick and I've done some school. Well, not what I would want to and not as much as I wanted, but ...
Finishing two years of middle school I started to search for work and that was really the hardest part. No one asks you what you can do, how much you're really capable to do. Almost all employers only see your glasses and say: "No, you aren't suitable for the job we're offering ...". That's how it happened over and over again. There were no computers yet in that time and when they finally appeared I thought it's one more thing I won't be able to do. But I was fascinated with this technological boom. I so eagerly wanted to try to work with one CPU that I've bought every (PC) magazine I could get hand on it that time and I've read everything what I could find about it. But with this technological boom the job was even harder to find. I've educated myself for phone operateur after some unsuccessful aplies for the job in my field and worked quite a long time as one then. I was so sure that I'm not able to work anything else that I didn't even try to get another job though my knowledge was better and greater every day. I've improoved my English and learned to speak a bit of German by myself and hoped one day I'll manage to do something different then pressing tabs and buttons on the phone central desk all the time.
Almost all the time my entire life was about going to work and then home to help my parents by the housework. I thought I'm not good enough for any man so men weren't of my interest that time.
And one day I finally made the decision and my life turned around for 360 degrees. I decided to attend the computer corse of DOS and WordStar though I wasn't even a bit sure I could do it, though I had quite a lot of surgeries on my eyes and my sight dramatically improoved ... I almost turned around and went back home, but I was (thank God) stubborn at that particular momment and continued walking toward the place where the corse was held. Oh, what a relief as I found out that it's really a piece of cake and passed that corse quite easily. Now, computer is my companion from then on. It's like one of the best friends who saved my life. That's why I'm here typing these rows, chatting with my friends allover the world, creating my webpages and forums and being member of quite few of them by myself.
After being unemployed for 3 years from 1991 I've found myself a new job which I'm doing even now. I'm working in the biggest advertising magazine in our country and I have to be grateful to them for many things. I've got the new job which I like and starting from the ordinary administration worker I've improoved to the Cheef of staff of our little department.
In the year 1995 I've decided it's time to go to school again and some kind of finish what I've started in the 1980. And I've finished the middle school for administrative workers in 1998. My goals became clearer and I knew what I want. There was all of a sudden whole new me and this time I liked it.
In 1994 I met a man named Toni. We had so much in common and we fell in love. My life torned around again. We've got married in 1995 and our happy marriage still lasts.
In 1999 our son Martin was the happyest momment in our life. A new era of motherhood for me.
Then my parents died. Mother first of cancer in 2004. That was one another twist of my life. It was expected and I knew it will come. Strange, but her death releaved something in me. It was like she would give me the last lecture in her life which is called "Love kids! All kids of this world!" And so here I am again having so many young friends, mostly from Lego Club which I'm a member of as well. Here I am - faithfull donator to UNICEF Slovenia and UNICEF USA! I don't donate big amounts of money, but I donate ... Here I am, being a friend to my son first and in the second place his mother. And here I am trying to be a good mother to my son as well.
My father died in spring 2006 but I don't grief much as I know he's saved from all what the torturing cancer could bring ...
My parents are no longer here, but I am not alone. I'll never be as long as I have my two treasures - my husband and son - and as long as I'll have so many friends allover the world - friends like Norma and as long as I'll have at least one of you my young friends. And I'll never be alone as long as I'll have friends like my BEST FRIEND EVER and my co-worker IVICA, who taught me a lot about life and gave me a lot of wisdom and advises and also courage to do certain things I would probably never do if there wasn't her ... Ah and I almost forgot also one of my best friends Robi, who is always nice to see and talk with.
Name: Tatjana
Born in 1967
Appearence: Short dark brown hair with a lot of grey inbetween, brown eyes, wearing glasses. 159 cm tall, too many pounds in waight ...
Interests: Music, computers, photography, LEGO toys and events, reading, translating, learning languages ... oh, too many interests so one life will be too short.
Occupation: Administrative worker - Cheef of Staff, working in redaction of the advertising magazine. I also run one net business called GDI.
Private occupation: A wife, mother, friend, houswife ... whatever neccessary ...
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