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Old 02-08-2005, 07:52 PM
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Nie Hao, Ledgies! Just wanted to wish you all a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous Year of the Rooster! We celebrated New Year's Eve tonight with Chinese food, including some shrimp for wealth. We also prepared Lucky Money envelopes for the kids in my daughter's class with chocolate coins and Lucky Candy. Before bed we're going to step outside to set off "firecrackers" (actually those little snap 'n pop things, which was all I could find) to scare off evil spirits. The housecleaning (sweeping away the old year's business) will have to wait until tomorrow, because I still need to make cupcakes tonight. My daughter's 6th birthday is Thursday, but we're doing it tomorrow at school because of a field trip on Thursday. So I'll be making red cupcakes with gold icing and red sparkly sprinkles on top. We also hung various couplets around the house for Harmony, Health, Education, Happy Family and Wealth.

Unfortunately we'll be missing the Lion Dance parade in Chinatown this Sunday due to a prior committment (neighbor's birthday party).

Gong Xi Fa Cai, Everyone!

Zai chien,

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Old 02-08-2005, 07:55 PM
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Old 02-08-2005, 08:24 PM
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Carol, are you Chinese or do you just enjoy the holiday?

I grew up in the SF Bay Area and heard the "Gong Xi Fa Cai" commercials all the time and we would always see the parade too!

going a little off topic, I remember as a child watching The World of Suzie Wong and Flower Drum Song and thinking Hong Kong was so neat~
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Old 02-08-2005, 10:16 PM
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No, I'm not Chinese, but my daughter is! We adopted her from China in 1999. Just watched part of the Amazing Race where they were in China. I SO want to go see the Terra Cotta Warriers.

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Old 02-09-2005, 04:23 PM
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No, I'm not Chinese, but my daughter is! We adopted her from China in 1999. Just watched part of the Amazing Race where they were in China. I SO want to go see the Terra Cotta Warriers.

Carol

Wow, that is so terrific that you have adopted her, and that you are helping her to learn about her hertiage! The world needs more people like you.
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Old 02-09-2005, 07:26 PM
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Wow, that is so terrific that you have adopted her, and that you are helping her to learn about her hertiage! The world needs more people like you.
Thanks for your kind words. We are SO lucky to have her. She is the sweetest little girl, very thoughtful. I try to teach her what I can about her heritage, but i've made a few mistakes. Had her wear a white shirt today, and you're not supposed to wear white on New Years because it's for mourning. And I said about the cleaning today instead of yesterday. Well, you're not supposed to today because you'd be "sweeping out good luck." So I'm trying my best! I'd love to have her in Mandarin classes, but I just haven't been able to. I'm really going to try to next fall....

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Nihao! I just had a Chinese exchange student living here for two weeks, she went home today. So I watched a really long celebration on a Chinese tv channel. It was very interesting. Actually I am really fascinated by China, I've been there once. So, happy spring festival!
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Old 02-09-2005, 07:28 PM
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Nihao! I just had a Chinese exchange student living here for two weeks, she went home today. So I watched a really long celebration on a Chinese tv channel. It was very interesting. Actually I am really fascinated by China, I've been there once. So, happy spring festival!
That's really cool. I've thought about hosting an exchange student, but I don't think my husband would be into it. China is fascinating, and beautiful.

Happy Spring Festival to you, too!

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I had General Tso chicken today! That was my way of celebrating. I guess that maybe I should of had shrimp LOL Do you know what customs are good to bring love into your life?
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I had General Tso chicken today! That was my way of celebrating. I guess that maybe I should of had shrimp LOL Do you know what customs are good to bring love into your life?
Well, Pattie, I wish I could help! My book doesn't mention chicken! It does say Duck represents happiness, though. That's close. If you had an eggroll with it, the cabbage represents wealth. And on the way off chance you had Mandarin cakes (whatever they are), that represents "all wishes fullfilled."

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