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principal

flostangraphy,

How was the celebration yesterday??

Any "grand French dinner" last night??

Any French snails and goose liver as appetizer??

Did you cook any fish for the main course??

原帖由 flostangraphy 於 09-7-9 14:32 發表

flostangraphy

  merci beaucoup labelle!!!

原帖由 labelle 於 13/7/2009 23:42 發表
Les Choristes 好啱高小-初中生睇, French with English subtitles youtube 有
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=879D2B61497487B8
part 1 to part 10 = 成套 film 架啦

flostangraphy

dear principal,
we made the Piñata party on Sunday actually!
we were very lucky that the weather was really good!! hot and sunny!! the children were very happy. we have put candy and water guns inside the Piñata...   
everyone has had a great time!!!

原帖由 principal 於 15/7/2009 10:07 發表
flostangraphy,

How was the celebration yesterday??

Any "grand French dinner" last night??

Any French snails and goose liver as appetizer??

Did you cook any fish for the main course??



...

flostangraphy

every year the french consulate organize a gathering for 14th july and invites hong kong french community to join.
we used to join them before. somehow, these years we don't go anymore after we have kids...
i crossed some well dressed french young people in tst who are going to the gathering last night on my way home.
not sure if they will let me in as i was not dressed up anyway..

原帖由 principal 於 15/7/2009 10:07 發表
flostangraphy,

How was the celebration yesterday??

Any "grand French dinner" last night??

Any French snails and goose liver as appetizer??

Did you cook any fish for the main course??



...

principal

flostangraphy,

Not knowing earlier that there is “Pinatas Party”.

Actually, there is a website for it.

http://www.pinatasparty.com/?page_id=28

The origin of the Pinata is Chinese not Hispanic. It was used to celebrate the coming of spring As a result of Marco Polo’s adventures into China, he introduced this Chinese custom which was adopted by the Spanish as well as by the French and Italians.

To some extent, the piñatas look like the Chinese lanterns that our kid play during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

原帖由 flostangraphy 於 09-7-15 10:23 發表
dear principal,
we made the Piñata party on Sunday actually!
we were very lucky that the weather was really good!! hot and sunny!! the children were very happy. we have put candy and water guns ins ...

[ 本帖最後由 principal 於 09-7-15 11:24 編輯 ]

flostangraphy

yeah, it may be right, i have found some other source about the origin of pinata as well:
"There are many hypotheses regarding the origins of piñatas and few reliable sources to confirm or dismiss them. Some believe that piñatas came from Italy after Marco Polo discovered them in China and brought them to Italy on one of his excursions. Others believe that piñatas can be traced to Africa well before it appeared in China. Most people believe that the pinata originated in Spain. However, there is no evidence that the olla or piñata existed in Spain prior to the conquest of Mexico, nor did the piñata appear anywhere else in Spain's Latin America colonies until some time later.

In the Mexican Catholic celebration of Christmas, the piñata is traditionally shaped like a seven-pointed star which represents the devil and the seven deadly sins, while the contents are the goods or blessings he is withholding. Striking the devil with faith, symbolized by being blindfolded, releases the blessings. Piñatas are also used at Fiestas."

we have made one by ourselves which was around 80cm diameter... it was fun to made it... although my wife spent 3 days to finished it!! great job to my wife!!!

原帖由 principal 於 15/7/2009 11:23 發表
flostangraphy,

Not knowing earlier that there is “Pinatas Party”.

Actually, there is a website for it.

http://www.pinatasparty.com/?page_id=28

The origin of the Pinata is Chinese not Hispanic.  ...

[ 本帖最後由 flostangraphy 於 09-7-15 13:03 編輯 ]

principal

flostangraphy,

Is that a Pinata (orange & blue one) in the new photo you uploaded here??

Quite large!!  

原帖由 flostangraphy 於 09-7-15 12:25 發表
yeah, it may be right, i have found some other source about the origin of pinata as well:
"There are many hypotheses regarding the origins of piñatas and few reliable sources to confirm or dismiss th ...

[ 本帖最後由 principal 於 09-7-18 11:01 編輯 ]

flostangraphy

yeah!! you see?!?! my wife was a bit ambitious this time. the overall diameter of the pinata was around 80cm....
i have showed a bit more in our blog.

原帖由 principal 於 17/7/2009 20:14 發表
flostangraphy,

Is that a Pinata (orange & blue one) in the new photo you uploaded here??

Quite large!!  

principal

flostangraphy,

80cm diameter!!!  

No wonder the size of the Pinata seems to be even bigger than the size of your 2 sons!! 

But Pinata seems to be not so popular in HK as the Spanish/French influence is not that strong here when compared to the Chinese/British/American!!

However, you have already done a very good job as the “e-French ambassador” on E.K./B.K. in the past one year!!  

Keep it up.    We would like to know more about the French culture in future.

原帖由 flostangraphy 於 09-7-18 10:02 發表

yeah!! you see?!?! my wife was a bit ambitious this time. the overall diameter of the pinata was around 80cm.... " />" />" />
i have showed a bit more in our blog.

[ 本帖最後由 principal 於 09-7-18 11:07 編輯 ]

flostangraphy

sharing is a pleasant thing to do!!
just wonder we have never done enough.

原帖由 principal 於 18/7/2009 10:59 發表
flostangraphy,

80cm diameter!!!  :good: :good:

No wonder the size of the Pinata seems to be even bigger than the size of your 2 sons!! :lol :lol

But Pinata seems to be not so popular in HK as t ...

flostangraphy

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[ 本帖最後由 flostangraphy 於 09-7-20 11:18 編輯 ]

flostangraphy

you can preview the photos or purchase them via this link as well.
http://photoshop.hk/index.php

we miss Paris...

principal

flostangraphy,

I like photo #002 and #027.
What about you?

According to my sixth sense, you seem to be a photographer, if not professional !! 

Do you think Paris or HK is a better place to live, not considering a place to make a living?

原帖由 flostangraphy 於 09-7-20 11:20 發表

you can preview the photos or purchase them via this link as well.
http://photoshop.hk/index.php

we miss Paris...

flostangraphy

just had photography class a little bit when i was in school. not professional at all...
not even advanced amateur...

i think paris is actually good for tourism not our favor place to live in france neither.
i like south of france where you can have both mountain and ocean.

原帖由 principal 於 20/7/2009 16:04 發表
flostangraphy,

I like photo #002 and #027.
What about you?

According to my sixth sense, you seem to be a photographer, if not professional !! 

Do you think Paris or HK is a better place  ...

principal

flostangraphy,

But I think the colour in Paris is too grey which seems to be too gloomy.

Nice, Cannes and Provence should be a lot better!!   
These should be good places for your retirement!!

原帖由 flostangraphy 於 09-7-21 14:35 發表
just had photography class a little bit when i was in school. not professional at all...
not even advanced amateur...

i think paris is actually good for tourism not our favor place ...

flostangraphy

retirement!!
so far that i feel it's unreachable.....

原帖由 principal 於 21/7/2009 16:57 發表
flostangraphy,

But I think the colour in Paris is too grey which seems to be too gloomy.

Nice, Cannes and Provence should be a lot better!!   
These should be good places for your retirement!!

...

principal

flostangraphy,

No hurry, it’s not for tomorrow!

It’s for the time when you feel comfortable to retire!

May be another 15-20 more years of hard work!!

原帖由 flostangraphy 於 09-7-22 13:09 發表
retirement!!
so far that i feel it's unreachable.....

flostangraphy

even 35 years is a foresee timeline for me (at least our bank will remind me what i still own them at that time)...
so, you figure why i said it's un-reachable....

原帖由 principal 於 22/7/2009 14:39 發表
flostangraphy,

No hurry, it’s not for tomorrow!

It’s for the time when you feel comfortable to retire!

May be another 15-20 more years of hard work!!

principal

flostangraphy,

Assuming that you are 25 years old now (same as Alan Tam),
35 years later means 60 years old.  

Just the right timing to retire by that time and enjoy the rest of your life!!  

原帖由 flostangraphy 於 09-7-22 15:56 發表
even 35 years is a foresee timeline for me (at least our bank will remind me what i still own them at that time)...
so, you figure why i said it's un-reachable....

[ 本帖最後由 principal 於 09-7-22 19:02 編輯 ]