stvasile responded to a discussion called how many of you would like to watch gymnastics????? in gymnastics.
3 days ago
Hello, mayurakhi1! I am from Romania, and gymnastics is one of the sports I've always watched with pleasure, as the Romanian gymnasts always placed high on the podium. It's a beautiful sport and deserves every minute spent watching it. I've never been very flexible, and could barely perform some of the gymnastic stuff in the physical education classes, but that doesn't mean I don't enjoy watch...

stvasile responded to a discussion called Anyone for National Service? in greek life style.
3 days ago
Let me get this straight... Is this "National Service" when young men go to the armed forces and get trained in the fine art of killing people via fire weapons? I was lucky enough not to go through all that rubbish... Not that it would be a bad thing to have the people ready just in case a war breaks open, but what we call "army time" had very little to do with actual training, but more with h...

stvasile responded to a discussion called Do you use your mobile phone camera or use your mobile just for communication? in people.
1 day ago
I have chosen my cellphone mostly because it's multimedia facilities, meaning radio, mp3 player, and so on. The camera was not important for me, and I rarely use it, only when I don't have another camera around and I really want to take a picture.

stvasile responded to a discussion called Frustrated by attempts to shop on line. Any ideas. in life.
3 hours ago
I am even more frustrated, as Romania is ignored by e-commerce sites more than Greece, because of the lower degree of civilization around here. I had many unpleasant experiences with e-commerce. At one time I bought a very good book from a library here. The problem is that the action in the book doesn't finish - it goes on in another book, never translated or sold in Romania. I found that b...

stvasile responded to a discussion called Tomorrow the olives start their journey from tree to oil. in greek life style.
3 hours ago
I think you summarized the activity pretty well... I'd like to ask something about the presses. Are there any manual (or animal-powered) presses or just mechanical (electricity-powered) ones? Is there any use for the olive seeds? I have no idea, but I figure the seeds have in the middle of the wooden core a softer, probably edible core/ Do you make something out of that?The most harvesting ...

stvasile commented in a discussion called Do you go to local football? in soccer.
3 days ago
The situation concerning the fan-oner relationship at Steaua is heading to a historical critical point. The owner is an illiterate megalomaniac dictator that can't stand any criticism, so he is starting to ban fan access to the stadium. Not to mention that it's been months since the fans going to the stadium don't go there to cheer for the team, but to swear the owner and ask him to leave the c...

stvasile commented in a discussion called Anyone for National Service? in greek life style.
1 day ago
There are people that say national service taught them discipline, and if they think it served them right in life, who am I to disagree? I have nothing against poor-educated people. My grandfather never went to high-school, but that didn't stop him from marching with the Romanian troops to Czechoslovakia and back during World War II. I now realize that's what it seems I meant - what I'm really...

stvasile commented in a discussion called aphrodite, medusa or narcissus? in p.e. .
3 days ago
That they are, but when they get mad (and that takes a long time and some very serious reasons) there is no escape - Saruman felt their rage in his own keep.

stvasile commented in a discussion called About Makassar in indonesia.
3 days ago
The younger people know nothing about Hagi, as they haven't seen him play... The time of great Romanian athletes is going to an end... And I think you only know about Cristi Chivu because you support AS Roma, where he played for a few years. It's a good thing you've heard about Romania anyway - I don't know how many people can say that, as our representative personalities grow thinner in numbers.

stvasile commented in a discussion called The country with the unknown cuisine. in life.
3 days ago
[b]fjaril[/b], if I may cut in for a moment... Thea knows I have a big problem with herbs... It so happens dill is among the very few herbs I tolerate, but you do have an excellent point is saying that dill (and I think we can extend that to all herbs) must not be used in excess. You just add it for a flavor, not to make absolutely everything in the pot taste like chlorophyll. I must disagree...