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Dikissi
Symi Visitor
USA
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 Posted - 03 January 2008 : 18:53:04
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Dear Kon,
I would like to start a game of telling people about our Symiaki
sayings, like upsai svesai What does it mean?
Oh, by the way, Fotini and kai tou xronou have been married for 26 years.
eftyhismeno to naio aihto |
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maziemoo
Persistent Visitor
United Kingdom
1686 Posts |
Posted - 03 January 2008 : 22:31:56
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Hi Dikissi
I notice your avatar is looking more menacing this evening  , would not something more subtle and gentle be more befitting for a true Symiaki ? (apologies if I got the gender thingy wrong here - have a vague recollection it may be different for the female gender, if not please excuse talking clap trap ....as usual ) |
Yesterday is experience, tomorrow is hope... today is getting from one to the other. |
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Dikissi
Symi Visitor
USA
154 Posts |
Posted - 03 January 2008 : 23:05:52
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 I do sincerely apologize I was trying to give you all a picture of me in Disneyland and well, that happens.
Dikissi is a Symian name and is never given to a male.
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maziemoo
Persistent Visitor
United Kingdom
1686 Posts |
Posted - 03 January 2008 : 23:38:32
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Thats a much more befitting avatar for a lady .
Sorry I was referring to my use of Symiaki. Didn't know if it was the appropriate word for both female and male decendents of Symi......sorry for my poor explanation. |
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Dikissi
Symi Visitor
USA
154 Posts |
Posted - 04 January 2008 : 03:44:07
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Mazieemoo
Your explanation is just fine. I like maziee which means together
Actually I liked goat the way my theia Eirinoula used to fix it in Mirtiayotissa. She made her own traanyia and would cook it in a pot with goat or lamb.
The mountains of Symi were all I used to live for. From Ayios Constandinos you go straight up from behind the natural spring water cave to a monastery kept by an uncle. Behind his place are black granit boulders just loaded with karavolous tis krokas. snails |
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maziemoo
Persistent Visitor
United Kingdom
1686 Posts |
Posted - 04 January 2008 : 08:01:46
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| Gosh you do know some interesting things about Symi....where is the natural spring water cave and monastery you talk about? |
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Dikissi
Symi Visitor
USA
154 Posts |
Posted - 19 January 2008 : 01:14:43
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mazeimoo the natural spring cave is in the monastery of Ayios Constandinos. The simi taxi passes by there and it isn't too expensive to get there. The cave has been sealed with an iron door and is located right behind the actual monastery. I used to stay there for a few weeks when Melataki was living there. Be careful though, the water is medicinal. |
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maziemoo
Persistent Visitor
United Kingdom
1686 Posts |
Posted - 19 January 2008 : 11:14:42
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Thank you for that Dikissi , it's now on my list of places to visit when i go back in April .
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hilarias
Symi Visitor
Australia
107 Posts |
Posted - 20 January 2008 : 21:37:00
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| Ayio Constantino & Eleni celebrates it's name day on 21st May if that's of any interest to you Maziemoo |
We can't change the direction of the wind... but we can adjust our sails |
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maziemoo
Persistent Visitor
United Kingdom
1686 Posts |
Posted - 21 January 2008 : 00:29:03
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| Thank you Hilarious....I find the name day celebrations really fascinating....what a shame we dont do something similar in the UK...we do St George, St Andrew and St Patrick of course but even some of those are under threat because me might offend. |
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Dikissi
Symi Visitor
USA
154 Posts |
Posted - 21 January 2008 : 01:04:49
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| you see dear st. constantine and helen are always celebrated together in the church calendar |
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Dikissi
Symi Visitor
USA
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bill
Regular Visitor
United Kingdom
93 Posts |
Posted - 24 January 2008 : 17:01:24
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| I don't think the vast majority of the English have much genral historical knowledge before 1066, never mind saints, well excuse George anyway... |
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