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Post by meli on Aug 4, 2007 18:33:37 GMT 1
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Post by pia on Aug 6, 2007 11:18:00 GMT 1
Thank you girls, you are so kind.
To Najik: Estonia is near to Finland and we are very similar with finnish people. Also estonian language is closely related to finnish.
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Post by carstenie on Aug 6, 2007 12:27:37 GMT 1
[glow=red,2,300] Welcome here Pia!!! [/glow] Great to see a new/old Stéphane Fan!!
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Post by alandie on Aug 6, 2007 21:29:30 GMT 1
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Post by alice on Aug 6, 2007 21:38:22 GMT 1
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Post by swissmiss on Aug 8, 2007 6:28:12 GMT 1
Welcome, Pia!
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Post by whisper on Aug 8, 2007 17:40:38 GMT 1
Welcome Pia!
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Post by nastia on Aug 11, 2007 19:06:15 GMT 1
Welcome Pia!! Have fun while wandering around this forum!!!
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Post by estephania on Aug 12, 2007 21:39:06 GMT 1
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Post by Gerda on Sept 7, 2007 17:35:43 GMT 1
I had to see him before but I didn't remember him. I videotaped a gala after World Championships 2006, when I watched his performance I was interested in, I saw a man who glow with happiness. 'Can I have everyone's attention please' - I gave him my attention... for a short time Sometimes I came back to his performance, it gave me energy, it was like the sunbeams in a cold morning I remember the moment when I saw his flamenco first time - AOI version (I've loved flamenco dance and music since I saw Eduardo Clavijo's dance several years ago) and Stephane hypnotised me . I can imagine the feelings of poor Claude Frollo when he saw Esmeralda dancing in the square in front of cathedral (the Hugo's novel is one of my favourites books Of course I reacted against my feelings but, like you see, I failed Sometimes I want to never see his performances and have a peace in my mind *sigh* I believed that I find understanding and friendship here, but I forgot... I forgot that we are only people not angels and that the words could hurt deeply.
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Post by pia on Sept 7, 2007 17:55:13 GMT 1
Dear Gerda, I think I understand You, when You say “sometimes I want to never see his performances and have a peace in my mind”. I loved his skating already 2 years but become real addict after seeing his Flamenco in World Champs. But still I think there is nothing bad to be a Stephane-addict. Because that energy and beauty what he possesses is so special. He is not only just a figure skater, he has great gift and he worked hard because of that. Right now, I think he’s discovering something new and especially interesting. We need him, but he also needs us to enjoy and understand his art.
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Post by Gerda on Sept 9, 2007 19:33:57 GMT 1
Thanks Pia for your words, I really needed them. I know that my sentence, which you quoted, sounds like exaltation but this is the price which I pay for my admiration for Stephane's work (God, it sounds like exaltation too ). Now I have a cold and I've just checked that I have a fever too. And I've just seen new Stephane's short program. A ballet, a modern dance, maybe new Nijinsky? Or maybe I'm talking drivel, better I take an aspirin and don't watch Stephane's program again. And here is my fanny portrait made by my friend, Owlet:
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Post by swissmiss on Sept 10, 2007 8:29:00 GMT 1
Welcome, Gerda! I love your "fanny portrait". I'm sorry to hear you're sick. Actually, the best remedy is to stay home and watch lots of Stéphane vids! (I'll post some more links in the video thread.) I understand what you mean about admiring his skating and that his happiness when he skates is like a sunbeam and gives you energy. In fact, I think most of the people on this board would agree with that - that's why we're all here and it's what we all have in common. I'm sorry that you didn't get a warmer welcome to this board than you did. I don't understand exactly what happened that made everyone get so upset with each other on the other thread. What I do know is that Stéphane's fans tend to be very passionate, emotional, and sensitive, just like he is, and when we have different opinions on a subject we have to remember not to take it personally. Also, the fact that some people speak English very well and others not so well can cause misunderstandings. And sometimes the "old-timers" can get annoyed with the new fans asking the same old "dumb" questions, like "Is Stéphane seeing someone?" "I believed that I find understanding and friendship here, but I forgot... I forgot that we are only people not angels and that the words could hurt deeply." I don't know how old you are, but I assume you're younger than me - almost everyone else on the board is. (I'm older than Stéphane's mom. ) I think you've learned something very important - that we are all very human, even Stéphane, and we can disappoint and hurt each other, usually without thinking. I hope you stay with us, because you can find understanding and friendship here. We all come from different backgrounds, countries, and languages, but what brings us together is our admiration and love for one unique, amazing young man. The rest of you are probably wondering why I'm going on and on like this. It's because this is something I'm passionate about, and I got upset by what I read on the other thread. We have to do a much better job of making new people feel welcome here, and not put down or judged. Treat people like you would want to be treated. Even better, treat people like they would want to be treated! OK, I'm off my soapbox now... Love to all, sm
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Post by flyingcamel on Sept 10, 2007 21:16:14 GMT 1
Hey, Gerda, please, do not take it too close to your heart. I think there was nothing offensive in your posts, they were quite delicate and with good sense of humour. Actually, you were the only person who understood my joke about snow. ;D
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Post by Gerda on Sept 11, 2007 13:50:16 GMT 1
Swissmiss, I don't know what to say You "brought me back the belief in people" (it's a Polish idiom, difficult to translate but I hope that you understand) and you put a big smile upon my face, you gave much more that I could expect . I don't want to be unjust (maybe I was?), I'm sure that girls only wonted to protect Stephane and didn't understand me well (especially my intensions). But the true is that I found this site like "a mythic place" where everybody are kind, outspoken and altruistic and I wasn't prepare for these reactions; this is the reason, why it hurt me. I remember the dialog from "Far from heaven" movie: - You've been so very kind. To me. And I've been perfectly reckless and foolish in return... thinking - What? That one person could reach out to another? Take an interest in another? And that maybe, for one fleeting instant, could manage to see beyond the surface - beyond the color of things? - Do you think we ever really do? See beyond those things? The surface of things?I hope that we can understand each other thought we are from different countries, different cultures, at different age (I'm 26), actually I'm sure that we can . And I didn't intend "taking my toys" and go away About Stepane, I remember that you wrote (about your visit in Japan): "moshecoco told me that when I went down front with the flag, everyone was looking at me! Now I don't understand that at all – one of the most gorgeous men on the planet is standing right in front of them , and they’re looking at ME? ". It was so funny and sweet I recollected it when I saw one of new press conferences, the journalists looked bored. They could see him, talk to him, ask him about many thinks and they... looked bored . But maybe better that not every journalists start speaking with him from "I love you" When I showed my friend "Un giorno per noi" program, he asked me - "he (Stephane) doesn't make any mistakes?". Of course he made mistakes (and not only on ice) but I couldn't admire him if he was perfect like a marble sculpture without any scratches. He really impressed me when he said in his self-commentary on 2005 Worlds LP about his unsuccessful jump - "That's a big mistake". We (especially you in USA) have a very important and sad anniversary today so remember victims and their suffer even if we often feel so helpless With kisses! Gerda Flyingcamel, Thanks a lot , I love your "And I mean what I mean", it was so disarming , I used this sentence already several times With worm greetings! Gerda
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