Time to sum up as a very special time is approaching┘

[Zbyszek]

Originally posted by Kasper

WAS ZUM TEUFEL! ICH BIN NICHT ER!

OK Kasper, but you once said:

i am who i am Kasper Hugosson from Reykjavik, Lydhveldidh Island. Maybe you are a little right with your "Theory" i do know "Marcus" After contacing him, he is very far right winged but he is much more of a man then you will ever be.

So you have confirmed some kind of relationship.
I do not want to make you feel sad before Christmas.

[Zbyszek]

Thank you all for your good wishes, I think the end of the old year was really very good for this forum (particularly when compared with all the bile being spilled at Russia.com).

May the New Year 2003 be even more interesting, hopeful and successful for our little community.
Let me quote the famous words which are so universal everywhere and whenever. I have already used them once in this forum but their magic can be recalled hundred times. Forget for the moment about religion and listen to them in a purely human way.

...I may speak in tongues of men and angels, but if I am without love, I am a sounding gong or a clanging cymbal. I may have the gift of prophecy, and know every hidden truth; I may have faith strong enough to move mountains; but if I have no love, I am nothing. I may dole out all I possess, or even give my body to be burned, but if I have no love, I am none the better.
Love is patient; love is kind and envies no one. Love is never boastful, nor conceited, nor rude; never selfish, not quick to take offence. Love keeps no score of wrongs; nor does gloat over other men's sins, but delights in the truth. There is nothing love cannot face; there is no limit to its faith, its hope, and its endurance.
Love will never come to an end...
[the first letter of Paul to the Corinthians]

Please, tell it in other languages, including Ukrainian in the first place.

[Edited by Zbyszek on 31st December 2002 at 02:22]

[Zbyszek]

Another year has passed so quickly...

Well, another Christmas is aproaching. It seems that Ukraine.com forum is rather silent now
but it as not so in the begining of this year.
I can repeat my greetings and extend them to newer members of this forum:

Again, many thanks to:
1. Kathy - for plenty of friendly article exchanges. We need your presence here, Kathy!
2. Batukhan/Tuchaj Bej - for entertaining and educating us and for your Tartar temper,
3. Vanya (Johnstruthers) - for your devotion to your moterhland,
4. Zhuk - for giving me a chance to meet Nastya, Olga and yourself,
5. Silkrem - for his silent but noticeable presence here. For your images of green Ukraine,
6. Forest - for his frinedly attitude and good belief that national prejudice can be overcome,
7. Laryska - for her shining youthful optimistic attitude, we miss your report from Lviv & Kiev,
8. Hanja - for giving me good advices as to my trip to Lviv,
9. Donquichotte - for your friendly attitude. I am dissapointed with your actual absence,
10. Holland - for your poetic mood,
11. Hannia - for your unyielding will to help people searching for information on their roots
12. Halina -for many excellent historic discussions. A lot of regrets that we can not read you now!
13. Divchyna - for your intellingent way of flirting,
14. Ulysses - for many friendly meetings in this forum, also for valuable info on Kosciuszko in the USA
15. Jarema - for your occasional presence in history forum; a pity that you can not continue now.
16. The Last Word - he did not appear this year but his memory is still present,
17. Rajkumar -for his good humour and congratlations on new abilities like posting images!
18. Irinka - a good memory of you as a moderator is an inspiring fact for us,
19. CameoJoe - for your judging attitude, although there were times this year when you changed your verdicts for better ones
20. Johncullen - I still remember your reasonable voice. Come back please.
21. Happy-gunner - for initiating and continuing excellent discussions. Good luck to Arsenal!
22. Nickolas - for many good thoughts about good Polish-Ukrainian future
23. Foreigner - for ensuring me that Japan is much less distant from central Europe than I ever thought,
24. Andrewblow - for his deep religious/ faithful insight. Andrew, we all wish you fast recovery!
25. Makcum - for his contribution to History forum, although you are not present last times,
26. Andrej - for his practical ideas,
27. Bunky - for his determination about getting to know Central/Eastern Europe!
28. StasUA √ for his moderating efforts and occasional presence,
29. Ricardo - for his promising re-appearance. Good health to your wife!
30. AngelWithWings - for your wings,


31. Yurilev - for your friendly share to historic discussions,
32. Kazhan - for a nice meeting in Lviv and with congratulations on your language skills!
32. Freedom1 - for being patient about dificul Galician discussions,
33. Candle - for sharing good Polish-Ukrainian sentiments,
34. Lilly - for being invaluable source of information on many subjects,
35. Wilko - for his/her determination in looking for family heritage,
36. Hussar/Prawda - many historic news although the package should be anslolutely more friendly,
37. Mishaverko - for civil discussions on barbaric subjects,
38. Albatros - for your well-pointed remarks,
39. V-G - for your moderating efforts, good luck!
40. Dana - for your appreciation of my share (my vanity is growing again),
41. Deni - for making me sure again that Russian-Ukrainian-Polish triangle does not have to be cursed,
42. Jutka - for your youth,
43. Vorosilov - for being able to separate a person from his views.
44. Millgirl - for giving me an opportunity to help.
45. Dobko - for sharing your proud family heritage with me.


Special thanks are going to:

NZman - for bashing me so ardently,
Bartosz - for trying to explain something,
Steve Vlasenko -for getting trapped by Bartosz's irony
White Halo - for swifting a cold wind from Iceland (or rather UK, who knows in the end),
Volodya987 - for your inconsistency.


Again, I wish you all good Christmas, spent near your loved ones, experienced according to your best national/regional tradition and full of inspiring moments.


*****
┘at the sight of the star they were overjoyed.

[Edited by Zbyszek on 16th December 2003 at 09:08]

[NZman]

Bartosz, Ole fruitie,
My bucket runeth over... Shagged the carpet actually

NZman - for bashing me so ardently,

It's your bishop like qualities

Bartosz - for trying to explain something,

Is that you Bartosz or you not you Bartosz

Steve Vlasenko -for getting trapped by Bartosz's irony

Vlassy boy ain't posted in over a year... 2 years since he spit out his dummy, he musta really made an impression when you was posting as you Bartosz only

White Halo - for swifting a cold wind from Iceland (or rather UK, who knows in the end),
For grassin you up ... Shouldn't that be the case dude

Volodya987 - for your inconsistency.

Pot and Kettle or wot...

Merry new year dude... An' good luck as the whippin' boys of the EU.

Love the NZman

[Hannia]

Zbyszek,

Wishing you everything you might wish for yourself in the New Year.

[Zbyszek]

Hannia, NZman thank you for your words. I see ukraine.com has a bad luck just before Christmas because there was a broken connection for a few days. Probably because of this break and even a longer break in September this forum is so silent when compared with say russia.com.
I would like to extend good wishes to Rusdrm also and thank him for his interesting data on Cossack rebellions in the XVIIth century.

[dobko]

Perhaps sometime we can talk more about heritage if you don't mind!

The best! to you and your family!