Not planning on going to many parties, kids first fun second (I don't really mean that)
How is your Christmas day likely to unfold?
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Not planning on going to many parties, kids first fun second (I don't really mean that)
How is your Christmas day likely to unfold?
I'll work till 24Dec. on a draconic schedule (8.00-18.30 + extra UNPAID hours) so on Christmas morning I'll try to sleep a bit longer. No need to wake up early cos I know for sure Santa won't come to me. I'll try to go to the cemetery to light a candle and to hang a little fir tree crown at my father's grave. At lunch I'll go to a sort of family reunion at one of my cousins where as usual I'd feel like the black sheep of the family, the one who did nothing in her life. In the evening I'll finally eat like a pig and drink a red wine glass with my mother. During the day I'll have endless phone calls with people I talk once or twice/year, pretending we're happy to hear each other and it's a shame we can't see more often. Finally I'll go to sleep in my cold bedroom thinking seriously if I'll have the strength to survive another year.
Kinda boring, isn't it? :p
Do you wear elegant clothes on Christmas day?
It is the middle of summer in New Zealand, it will be 25ish degrees c, most of the time is spent outside, so it is more than likely to be shorts, t-shirts and jandals.
Is Christmas better in the summer or winter?
I wouldn't know. I've only ever spent Christmas in the winter :mark: .
Real (pine, fir, etc.) or artifical tree?
I love the smell of fresh cut pine trees, but they do tend to drop all of their needles, which knacker your vacuum cleaner, but shiny plastic trees look so tacky. To be honest though I have a plastic tree with a computerised fibre-optic light display programmed into it.(hey I'm a computer geek!!)
What are you looking forward to in 2014
The Football World Cup, The F1 season, Recovering from an injury which has stopped me playing football for 4 months. Also another year to see what the garden brings.
What do you plan for 2014?
Win millions of dollars on loto, then spend 4-6 months back in England catching up with friends/family etc that I haven't seen for 1/2 a life time.
when I win loto, who wants to meet me in the pub for a few drinks. Location is not an issue?
Don't count on me. I won't fly to the end of the world to meet a milionare in a ....PUB.
What's the traditional food for Christmas in your country?
Hard to say, the English part says, turkey, etc, but in NZ many people simply have a bbq.
do you like the rain?
Hate it.
Are you already on holiday?
Finished work on Friday, don't go back until Jan13th
do you smoke?
I smoked for about 40 years and admitted to smoking 20 a day. Then the doc read the riot act to me. He diagnosed emphysema and told me it is irreversible but carrying on smoking could only mke it worse. I read Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking and stopped and started again. Then i went to one of his organisations half-day clinics. All I will say is
IT WORKED
and I'll recommend it to anybody who really wants to stop.
Do you find elderly relatives can be a pain at Christmas time?
No, I don't have any in NZ, so they are never a bother.
What did Santa leave you this year?
A necklace, a book, a photo frame, an old scarf that make me look like an oldie, a cheap silly perfume, a useless handmade tablecloth.......
And a lot of chocolates.
And 2 shirts that I bought myself with my mother's money.
Nothing that I really wanted or needed :mad: :(
Did you enjoy this Christmas?
My idiot next door neighbours made that impossible. They started playing their stereo loud enough for the whole country to hear at 4pm Christmas eve and despite being warned by the police about excessive noise, they were still going at 6:30 am Christmas morning. They then apparently went to sleep until 11am, then started again. I ended up going to visit them with my favourite old golf club to persuade them to shut the ^%$# up.
What sort of rubbish did you watch on the tele on Christmas day?
Either I didn't watch anything at all or I don't remember....:confused:
Have you ever kissed somebody under the mistletoe on Christmas day?
Yes. Mostly family members sadly. No one exciting.
I haven't been around for a couple of weeks. Are you happy to see me back? (Careful)
Oh, Stevie......The forum without you is like a wedding without fiddlers.
Welcome back. :kiss: :laugh:
What did you do on new year's eve?
Went round a family members and had a nice meal, plenty of chat and saw in the new year together.
Are you religious?
Well, I'm christian orthodox but I don't pray (anymore), don't make confessions and I go to the church only for weddings, christenings amd funerals. I don't question the existance of God ( neither mine nor the God(s) of any other religion ) because I simply feel there's something beyond our senses and knowledge. My religious life is resumed to follow the traditions ( many of them of pagan origin ) like celebrating saints ( meaning lots of parties :laugh:), don't wash laundry on holy days, taking willow branches on Flowers Sunday, etc. Might sound weird but these things can bring me a peace of mind and you know I need it. For ex today we celebrate the christening of Jesus in Jordan river and I'll go to the church and fight ( literally) for a bottle of "holy water". I'll drink every morning this water before eating and although I know it's plain water touched with a silver cross and some basil I feel I do the right thing and feel better. I'm very comfortable with my religion as it's not tough, it's not intruding my life and has mercy for sinners like me. :p Fair to say I also used to be the mystical type and interested in occult issues.
Do you think people lost interest in this forum?
Not anymore now that I'm back :D
Did you get a flu shot?
No. I don't really care of me.
Did you put on weight during these winter holidays?
Yes. I bought so many sweet treats and no one ate them over the holidays. So I had to eat most of them myself.
Are you likely to hug anyone today?
No. I don't have any intention to spoil anybody's day. :p
Do you have annoying coworkers?
In my office there is only me and Melissa, and we get along really well. however some of my clients/trainees are extremely annoying.
Have you already done all of the things you promised not to do this year?
I only wish. Sometimes secretly hope. Never promise.
Have you ever sunbathed on an optional clothes beach?
The blunt answer is no, not even sure if such things exist in New Zealand?
Is religion and/or faith important to you?
Faith- whenever I'm in trouble ( I mean most of the time ) I feel that the only solution is that something supernatural would change the things.
Religion - I live my life after an orthodox calendar. Things like "tomorrow is St. Helen" or "after 3 months we'll celebrate Easter" are still important for me. Not that I'll become more devouted but I try to obey the rules ( like congratulating all the girls with that name or dyeing eggs and offering alms).
I don't question if it makes sense or not or if it's a good or bad thing. It's important that I feel a relief doing these things.
Are you or have you ever been a member of a political party?
In university I was a member of the McGillicuddy Serious Party. Described by Wikipedia as being "A satirical political party that provided "colour" to ensure that citizens not take the political process too seriously." There were candidates put forward in (usually Univeristy electorates) for two ot three General Elections.
We had a fairly serious earthquake yesterday evening (6.3 r at 50km) Do earthquakes worry you?
Good God....I hope you, your family and your home are alright.
Earthquakes scare me to death after I was shaken by a 7.2 on Richter scale one. In my country earthquakes are of big depth and always my hometown is the most affected. A new major one of about. 7 is imminent and they say that this time the deaths will be of hundreds thousand people. I live in an old house in the central part - the most vulnerable area. So in case you'll hear at the news that it happened and there will not be a sign of me on the forum, then I.....
Do you like to play cards?
Yes. I play a few card games. I don't know many, but always enjoy the games we play.
Do you like fish?
Fish to eat, love it, fish the card game, not so much.
Do you fish?
No. Can't understand why people like it.
Do you fish in troubled waters?
Depends on what I am trying to catch.
Are you a kinesthetic person?
:confused: don't know what you're talking about. Probably not. I'm too plain and insensitive.
Have you ever stolen something ( apart from girls hearts, of course :p)?
Not that I can recall, unless the odd biro from work counts?
If NASA (etc) discovered an astroid on a collision course with Earth, that was going to wipe out all life on the planet, would you want to know?
Yes. However it is probably best for the human race generally not to know. To save our last hours being destroyed by looting and violence.
What colour is your hair?
What there is of it is either dark blonde, or light brown, with a few to many grey streaks through the temples
What do you think is mankinds single nost important invention?
If I was an atheist I should say God. :p
Do you post on this forum when you're at work?
No. My work takes me out and about, so its only mornings, evenings or weekends I can post here.
Have you been to watch any top level sport recently?