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No, as I still have hold of my senses.
-and as you might have guessed I love storms :D - I think we might be getting rain tomorrow too..finally!
what did you mean by "figure of style"? - I like looking at the stars/night sky, but due to the terrible light pollution in a big city it is frustrating, hence the Q as I envy people living close to nature (and dark skies)
Would you like to have an encounter with an UFO?
Pardon me, the english version is figure of speech
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figure_of_speech
I might like an encounter but not of the third kind.:p
Do you have an astronomical observatory in the neighbourhood?
Surprisingly we do. The Croydon Astronomical Society have an observatory on a hill near us with a 14"" (350mm) telescope - I'm not sure if it is a mirror telescope or purely optical. It's away from houses in its immediate neighbourhood but still subject to light pollution.
I enjoy a thunderstorm if I'm safely indoors. How about you?
Love Thunderstorms. Sadly we do not get many here do we. So I dont enjoy many of them
Do you like Elephants?
No. Too heavy and slow.
Did you ever have a teddy bear?
Nope.
Why do people like teddy bears? (and nothing wrong with elephants - amazing animals they are ! :) )
I can answer the last two questions in one.
I am 28 and still have my favourite teddy bear from Childhood. As for why people like teddy bears. Well generally they are quite cuddly, but I think when I was small I loved this bear so much. Hugged it all night and whatever. That level of attachment as a child doesn't just stop when you become an adult and so I could never throw him away. He means to much to me.
Soppy I know but there you go.
What was/is the name of your Teddy Bear?
Mine was called Do-do (rhyming with no-no and not with yoo-hoo!).
What can we do to save the remaining elephant population?
Play more with teddy bears and keep the innocence of a kid in your soul.
Why are those toy bears called teddy bears?
They are named after US president Theodore Roosevelt. Teddy was his nickname and the maker call his bear Teddy's Bear. Thus the name Teddy Bear stuck.
What do you think is the best political system?
Parliamentary Democracy - atleast in a country where people like to follow rules/laws and aren't corrupt to the bone.
I do think sometimes though that an autocratic rule might be for the greater good i.e quick progress/solving major issues for a developing country, but then again it comes with its baggage of tyranny (as in I would not be able to post this online :erm: )
Do you vote?
Sometimes. I was so naive to have faith that things would change. They do but always for worse. :p
Unfortunately the worst consequences are on my job. At this moment I think I have no option, we tried all the parties and....( I won't say more. I'm at work. :p )
I've noticed an interesting thing. I lived under a draconic dictatorship and we were aware that our mail, call phones, even personal discussion were thoroughly checked, however people weren't as stressed about these things as they're now when we live in democracy.Quote:
but then again it comes with its baggage of tyranny (as in I would not be able to post this online )
Do you watch political debates on TV?
There aren't any "real" debates on TV here..it is mostly political rhetoric and a lot of shouting/slanging matches including the mediapersonb who think too highly of themselves :erm:
No football tonight - Will you sleep early? :p:
I'm afraid to plan what to do because as I've said I depend on somebody else's state. I'd like to watch a tv show from 23pm. Usually, the guy's voice makes me fall asleep.
Have you ever hit a person you cared of?
Never, though I've thought about it.
Where in the world do you think you might like to live, other than where you are now?
Definitely Greece. It's in the same balkanic area, it's sunny and warm, people are friendly and full of joy of life. Wonderful climate, wonderful language, wonderful music.......
I shall never forgive my grandparents who left such a beautiful place to come to.......:angryfire:
What kind of holiday would you like? To lay on a beach and relax or to visit new places and explore the unknown?
explore the unknown definitely...thesedays I guess we have to lay anywhere we can though :erm:
(Move to Greece, ody is waiting :p: ...and oh souvlaki, but I bet you don't eat that either :mad: )
What's the longest distance you have ever driven?
About 100 m when I was a kid and my father who was a driver let me "play" with the wheel on an empty road. :p
I don't have a licence and I never tried to get one. When I was 11 yo a terrible accident happened under my eyes and since then I have a reticence about driving. Not to mention that in this country the traffic is chaotic and I'm too shy to breakthrough.
Matter of fact I have a lot of ( not very close but very heartful) relatives there and many childhood friends who belonged to political refugees that returned home. Ironically I've never been in Greece although it's in the neighbourhood, I have a cousin who keeps on inviting me and holidays are quite cheap. And souvlaki....It's one of the few meat dishes that I like. I'm mad for it. And we also have such things here called "frigarui" https://www.google.ro/search?q=friga...g&ved=0CAUQ_AU.Quote:
Move to Greece, ody is waiting ...and oh souvlaki, but I bet you don't eat that either
How far is your working place from home?
LOL :p:Quote:
Originally Posted by Storm
6 km
do you pretend to be sick, just to get a couple of days off work?
It's in vain to pretend. We're not allowed to stay home without a paper from the family doctor. Of course the boss has a few favs who are let home if they have a pain in the nail. When I'm sick the boss simply recomands me to take a pill. In my 100 years of hard work I had only 15 days of sick days with medical recommandation.
Have you ever stayed in a hospital?
Yes two nights when I broke my wrist. I had to have it set in a winch and stayed the first night. Have a procedure the next day to put my wrist in the correct position and it cast in plaster (for which I was put to sleep) and then stayed the following night as I was still only coming round from sedation.
That was 5 years ago at the time I joined this forum through being bored. Look at me now hooked.
What is your favourite Motorsport Forum memory?
There is no one memory. Too many good conversations to pick only one.
How did you become interested in motorsports in the first place?
Always loved cars/bikes as a boy even though not many were on the roads here back then...Then whatever snippets of F1 or rallying were on the national tele got me really interested. Just when I finished my high school in mid 90s we got cable/satellite tv here and all types of racing in its full glory on tv..hooked!
Have you met any forum member till now?
No and I will never meet.
Do you also have a nickname in real life?
I don't, my real name is short enough :)
gadjo specific: curious but why do you think you will never meet anybody from here? or is it that you don't WANT to meet?
(personally I was quite apprehensive meeting people from a virtual world but I ended up meeting many (and most were great!) in real life. Will probably meet a few more in the future if I am in the right place/right time (but now they aren't really strangers)
So what? You may not like your real name or some joker would exploit one of your qualities/defects and call you names like dwarf, gipsy, shorty, Tarzan, crazy, etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Storm
A mix of these two. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Storm
It's unlikely to get to meet somebody from the forum because I don't have the opportunity to travel and on the other hand people don't have reasons to come to Book-a-rest. There are a few romanians here but we aren't friends.
Then I don't want to meet anybody because I'm sick-shy and boring and I can't handle a decent conversation. More than that I've said on the forum things that I wouldn't dare to say in real life and I'd die of embarassment. I'd like to think I have a few very good friends here and I don't want to lose them. At the end of the day the forum is my oasis of serenity where I try to get free of the cruel realities of life.
( After writing this I added a new reason to never meet anybody from the forum :p)
Now I'm probably supposed to interview the person below me so:
Can I be sadder? :devil:
No. unless you want to be?
and I don't think you would be boring in a real conversation at all..we could always talk abt Steaua. :\\
I would like to visit BookARest someday..infact I would love to travel to most of Europe..heck I would give anything to travel the whole world (excep perhaps the middle east - deserts bore me and no alcohol = no go)
Can't wait for tonight...I just fought with a close friend on chat about Netherland and their diving and not so attractive play..people tend to get angry/defensive online a lot than in real life!
Do you read? if yes, who is your favourite author?
Not too much in the latest years. I love the south american literature and esp. Mario Vargas Llosa.
I also like a czech writer who lives in France- Milan Kundera.
And then it's the romanian Andrei Plesu who's my model of intelectual guy, very smart but with a refined humour. Unfortunately I don't have the desire to read anymore, I buy books but forget about them on the shelves.
(The single indian book I've ever read is A Bend in the Ganges by Manohar Malgonkar. Found it very interesting, I didn't know too much about what happened on that period)
Who's your fav movie director?
Don't bother. It's ugly and boring. But there are plenty of places for a good drink.:pQuote:
Originally Posted by Storm
I don't really watch many movies so I honestly could not answer it. I know none really. :confused:
Sorry :(
Whats your funniest joke?
I don't have one. I don't joke. I'm a very serious person. :p
Did you ever have a serious fight on this forum?
hmmmmmmmmm......
Not that I can recall.
Shall we start a serious fight right now, so that I can answer yes to your question?
Don't think anybody can fight with you. You're such a sweet guy..... EuroTroll no.2, remember? :p
Do you like summer?
I do.
I do not like it very hot, but a nice warm mid 20's summers day I love. Especially sitting under a tree reading a book or something.
When does your summer end? Here in the UK its mid September really. Then it starts feeling like Autumn.
Mid September also. It's still very warm during the day but mornings and evenings become cold.
Have you ever recognized yourself in a character of a literary work?
No, I've never thought of that.
Are mosquitos bothersome where you are?
Occasionally, but they are not a big problem.Quote:
Originally Posted by schmenke
Where do you see yourself 10 years from now?
Mad house, jail, cemetery......
When was the last time you had a good laugh?
All at the same time?? :pQuote:
Originally Posted by gadjo_dilo
^^ about 5 mins ago...I was watching The Big Bang Theory. It doesn't take a lot to make me laugh :) (and get mad too :erm: )
Do you have a quick temper?