Pump am y Penwythnos / Friday Five 23/05/2014

A set of questions fresh for the weekend - I hope you have a fabulous one. :slight_smile:

  1. If your goal is to become fluent in Cymraeg, what one thing are you looking forward to being able do when you get there?

  2. What are your favourite pizza toppings?

  3. This weekend you will be mostly…?

  4. Your dream job is… ?

  5. If you could re-live one memorable holiday, which holiday would that be and why?

If your goal is to become fluent in Cymraeg, what one thing are you looking forward to being able do when you get there?

I am just looking forward to being able to speak naturally, not really one specific thing… I guess not being recognised as a local but being able to strike up a conversation is what I really look forward too.

What are your favourite pizza toppings?

Jalepeno Peppers and Beef… Mmmm

This weekend you will be mostly…?

Walking and playing on the beach with the family.

Your dream job is… ?

Warden on Ynys Enlli

If you could re-live one memorable holiday, which holiday would that be and why?

A bit corny really, but it’s true. We had our first holiday in Wales as a family in 2006 near Llanystumdwy. This holiday re-kindled my childhood love of Wales, and ultimately led to me leaving the RAF, learning Welsh and buying a small caravan which is permanently sited near Aberdaron so that we can spend as much time as possible in Wales. The ultimate aim to move to Aberdaron or close by.

If your goal is to become fluent in Cymraeg, what one thing are you looking forward to being able do when you get there?

Work!

What are your favourite pizza toppings?

Anything meaty.

This weekend you will be mostly…?

Moving house!

Your dream job is… ?

Mine but without the paperwork…

If you could re-live one memorable holiday, which holiday would that be and why?

Hmm Malta when I was 15 or so maybe. Loving exploring the island.

1.If your goal is to become fluent in Cymraeg, what one thing are you looking forward to being able do when you get there?
If I was 20, hmmm 30 years younger, to chat up lots of fit Welsh speaking women…

2.What are your favourite pizza toppings?
I don’t count Papa John, or Dominos as pizza: But proper brick oven Italian pizza I’d be happy with top quality Italian tomatoes and genuine Mozzerella

3.This weekend you will be mostly…?
I’ll tune to Radio Cymru, do a bit of work on my organic veg plot, cook with fresh ingredients and go to my local at night.

4.Your dream job is… ?
Sheep/cattle and organic farmer in Gwynedd

5.If you could re-live one memorable holiday, which holiday would that be and why
So many!!! But today - my first time in Caernarfon - 21 years ago this year. It was Easter the town was packed everywhere; everyone was upbeat and enjoying themselves - people were singing in the pubs and Welsh was the only language myself and mate could hear.

If your goal is to become fluent in Cymraeg, what one thing are you looking forward to being able do when you get there?
Just enjoy the felling of success and trying to help others on the same path.

What are your favourite pizza toppings?
Meat feast.

This weekend you will be mostly…? Walking i hope (so much country to see).

Your dream job is… ? Making welsh wildlife programs.

If you could re-live one memorable holiday, which holiday would that be and why? my last bootcamp, oh and the one before.

“If you could re-live one memorable holiday, which holiday would that be and why? my last bootcamp, oh and the one before.”

Yep! They were memorable Bootcamps…

>If your goal is to become fluent in Cymraeg, what one thing are you looking forward to being able do when you get there?

Fool people into thinking I come from Gwynedd.

>What are your favourite pizza toppings?

Chicken and tuna, if I remember correctly.

>This weekend you will be mostly…?

Trying to survive children.

>Your dream job is… ?

Working with dolphins.

>If you could re-live one memorable holiday, which holiday would that be and why?

Um. Had a great month in New Zealand once - swam with dolphins. Maybe that one. Or a fortnight in Thailand with Catrin again…:slight_smile: Or a family holiday to Lake Como when I was about 6, or to the Schwarzwald about the same time, when we camped among the pine trees, in the magical time before I knew that fathers could just up and leave you. Yeah, probably have to go with that one, because there’s still a fighting chance I can do New Zealand and Thailand again one of these years…:slight_smile:

“If your goal is to become fluent in Cymraeg, what one thing are you looking forward to being able do when you get there?
Fool people into thinking I come from Gwynedd.”

You’d could swing that…But to fool people you come from Twt Hill or Ysgubor Goch forget it.

Your dream job is… ?
Working with dolphins.

Now there is a language to learn (apparently progress is being made on that one).
I was fascinated to find out recently that Auca pods have different dialects. (then thought why not).

If your goal is to become fluent in Cymraeg, what one thing are you looking forward to being able do when you get there?
Being able to speak to anyone in Welsh about absolutely anything, without having to pause to think about what I want to say during the conversation.

What are your favourite pizza toppings?
Pepperoni, mushrooms, red onions, Jalapeño chillies.

This weekend you will be mostly…?
…working! Oh, wait a minute, it’s Bank Holiday Weekend isn’t it?? Ah, well it’ll just be Saturday I’m working then! Oh yeah, and I will be going to see my mates band Sunday night as well.

Your dream job is… ?
…one where I can see some of the most beautiful places in Wales and get to use my Welsh in the process. Well, I’m a bus driver and I’m łearning Welsh. I just need to move to Wales and work for a Welsh speaking coach tours company and I’m there!

If you could re-live one memorable holiday, which holiday would that be and why?
I’m hoping that memorable holiday will be the forthcoming Bootcamp! :blush: Otherwise, currently, it would be my first time in Paphos is Cyprus. It was my first time I ever flew to another country. My Nain was living out there at the time and I went out to see her with my then girlfriend. Nain moved back to Swansea 2 years ago so haven’t got an excuse to go anymore… but plenty of excuses to come to Cymru! :smiley:

  1. If your goal is to become fluent in Cymraeg, what one thing are you looking forward to being able do when you get there?

I’m going to stop being the person in the room who makes the meetings happen in English!

  1. What are your favourite pizza toppings?

Mushrooms and anchovies. (yum!)

  1. This weekend you will be mostly…?

Ferrying my daughter around and hanging out while she does all the wonderful things that 9 year old girls get to do.

  1. Your dream job is… ?

Working at St Fagans. (Mission accomplished. Next step: being a Welsh speaker working at St Fagans).

  1. If you could re-live one memorable holiday, which holiday would that be and why?

1990, walking the Negev Desert with a 19 year old American greek orthodox nun who was looking for a place to build her convent. Why? Because nothing was impossible that year.

If your goal is to become fluent in Cymraeg, what one thing are you looking forward to being able do when you get there?

Learn something else.

What are your favourite pizza toppings?

http://cath2.co.uk/2011/12/husband-compatible-pizza/

This weekend you will be mostly…?

TKDing

Your dream job is… ?

I’m not imaginative enough to have a dream job. I like my current one, though.

If you could re-live one memorable holiday, which holiday would that be and why?

My first DisneyWorld trip with my wife, which we consider to be our first date.

If your goal is to become fluent in Cymraeg, what one thing are you looking forward to being able do when you get there?
Relax and enjoy the views from http://www.tycoch.co.uk, for a while, then get on with the Llydaweg
What are your favourite pizza toppings?
Artichoke, aubergine and basil
This weekend you will be mostly…?
Socialising, exercising, relaxing and worrying about the state of the sauerkraut fermenting in the kitchen
Your dream job is… ?
Running a small brewery - just a dream, unfortunately
If you could re-live one memorable holiday, which holiday would that be and why?
Four weeks in the Basque country and the Dordogne with friends in 2006, because it was so much fun

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If your goal is to become fluent in Cymraeg, what one thing are you looking forward to being able do when you get there?
I would love to be able to speak without thinking too much, but one of my main goals is use it to avoid vendors!
What are your favourite pizza toppings?
As many types of cheese as there are!, or maybe just tomatoe and basil and herbs.
This weekend you will be mostly…?
Kids, Movies, FOOD
Your dream job is… ?
I would love to be a novelist and live only on what I make from it. One can dream right?
If you could re-live one memorable holiday, which holiday would that be and why?
A few days in Julian, CA. a few weeks ago.

Have a nice weekend guys :slight_smile:

If your goal is to become fluent in Cymraeg, what one thing are you looking forward to being able do when you get there?

Being able to understand the replies!

What are your favourite pizza toppings?

4 cheese

This weekend you will be mostly…?

Going on an Introduction to Permaculture Course.

Your dream job is… ?

Doing what I do now, working on the nurse bank. Never have to work a shift I don’t want. Always enough work. I’m very lucky.

If you could re-live one memorable holiday, which holiday would that be and why?

A few days with my husband travelling around Scotland when we’d been married about a year. About 25 years ago.

If your goal is to become fluent in Cymraeg, what one thing are you looking forward to being able do when you get there?

Speak without thinking, and with personality.

What are your favourite pizza toppings?

So much cheese.

This weekend you will be mostly…?

Cramming German. Ich dysgu… no - dw i’n lerne - nein, ach, mon dieu.

Your dream job is… ?

Getting paid to learn languages. Getting paid to talk about TV. Producing a tv show. Interior designer. I don’t know.

If you could re-live one memorable holiday, which holiday would that be and why?

First overnight hike on the Bibbulmun track. Physically hard work, beautiful scenery, interesting people.

If your goal is to become fluent in Cymraeg, what one thing are you looking forward to being able do when you get there?

Not my goal, but there is clearly a need for someone fluent to add a translation into Welsh to this list:

“Languages into which Georges Perec’s lipogrammatic La Disparition has been translated while preserving the constraint: German (Anton Voyls’ Fortgang); English (A Void, Vanish’d!, A Vanishing); Italian (La scomparsa); Spanish (El secuestro, no ‘a’); Dutch (‘t Manco); Swedish (Försvinna); Turkish (Kayboluş); Russian (Исчезание, no ‘o’); Japanese (En-metsu).”

So that would be without using the letter “a”. Working title: “Y Diffyg”?

1990, walking the Negev Desert with a 19 year old American greek orthodox nun who was looking for a place to build her convent. Why? Because nothing was impossible that year.

Now that sounds like a book that needs to be written!

Cramming German. Ich dysgu… no - dw i’n lerne - nein, ach, mon dieu.

:-))

[And looking forward to joining Louis on the Llydaweg!]

If your goal is to become fluent in Cymraeg, what one thing are you looking forward to being able do when you get there?

At the start my goal was to chat freely which I managed to do but my goal has moved now. I want to retire to a Welsh speaking area and fit in without anyone realising that I i turned 40 I couldn’t speak Welsh at all.

What are your favourite pizza toppings?

Meat and chillies.

This weekend you will be mostly…?

Working nights Friday and Saturday then visiting my mate’s brand new twin girls on Sunday afternoon. :wink:

Your dream job is… ?

Working in a drum shop. I’m going to start a drum shop when I win the lottery. (in going to do a lot of things when I win the lottery.)

If you could re-live one memorable holiday, which holiday would that be and why?

2001 trip on the greyhound buses around the States. We left the UK engaged and came back married. We went to New Orleans, Houston, San Antonio, Oklahoma city, Tulsa, Kansas City, Memphis, Chicago and Minneapolis. Fantastic. :wink:

To become an active integral part of welsh society and to write songs in welsh, that don’t involve liking red cheese.

chilli and dead animal of some sort.

this weekend i will be getting back to dysgu sut i siarad cymraeg

dream job would be helping people, writing music - more or less what i am doing now, but i’d like to get paid for doing it :smiley:

honeymoon in clynnog fawr in 2000. when the shop and post office was still there and there was a strong sense of community. that was when i started my journey into welsh.