Philippe,
Thanks for your suggestion, I know I have to change the word to "relatives"
to avoid mistake :p
"My younger son is 15 - we might become relatives then :-D"
Haha! Depends on your son's ability .............. joking, of course.
---
Michael
2009/10/16 Philippe Amard <philippe.amard@xxxxxx>
>
>
> Michael Wong wrote:
>
> >Philippe,
> >Thanks for told me about the celebration for new baby in France.
> >
> >
> >
> There may have been some exaggeration in my desciption, you know. But
> the idea is there.
>
> >How to say? It's my nephew's baby. Family not means my own family, means a
> >great family for my brother and & brother & sister-in-law. There are two
> >wordings to identify the different, but I check dictionary that is same
> word
> >in English.
> >
> Maybe the word 'relatives' would do - better get confirmation from
> native speakers of the language though.
>
> >I have a girl only who is 14 years old. She studys F.3 in
> >secondary school.
> >
> >
> >
> My younger son is 15 - we might become relatives then :-D
>
> >
> >P.S. Thanks. My camera is M4-P, shots with Kodak TMAX 400 push to ISO800,
> >self develpment with TMAX developer 1:4, 24℃, 5-3/4 mins.
> >
> >
> >
> Then you shoot RAW, joking of course.
> And aptly do so.
>
> Bien cordialement
> Philippe
>
>
> >---
> >Michael
> >
> >
> >
> >2009/10/16 Philippe Amard <philippe.amard@xxxxxx>
> >
> >
> >
> >>Beautiful !
> >>Congratulations to the parents, and welcome Tracy!
> >>
> >>The word congratulations applies to your family of course, but also
> >>typifies the tradition here in France.
> >>Usually fathers start celebrating while the young mother and child are
> >>at the clinic; champagne more often than not, under the viligence of his
> >>mother, or of his mother-in-law or, which may sound worse, of both, who
> >>may have come down to take care of the elder children.
> >>Then, when the young mother and child return home, visitors bring
> >>presents, and keep drinking champagne or whatever the aforesaid father
> >>has left, with the aforeaforesaid father.
> >>Some time later, if the family is religious, the kid gets 'christened',
> >>and it is another opportunity for celebration, champagne, etc. Presents
> >>are offered to the child, such as gold coins - just in case there should
> >>be another war - silver spoons or tumbler - because he must face germs
> >>very early in life - on top of the usual blue cardigan to a female baby
> >>with an unknown first name, or of a much too large pink wooly that will
> >>be out of fashion when HE has grown large enough to wear it.
> >>In short, it is all about rejoicing as in any country I guess, and
> >>rightly so.
> >>
> >>Enjoy your baby, they grow up so fast, and these are treasured moments.
> >>Keep clicking.
> >>
> >>Philippe, a father of three, aged 15 to 25.
> >>
> >>PS: the Elmarit works fine, is it an R on Oly? Or M on M?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Michael Wong wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>A new member was born in my family. The baby is a girl & her name is
> >>>
> >>>
> >>Tracy.
> >>
> >>
> >>>In Chinese society, there is a celebration for the new born baby upon
> the
> >>>baby was born for one month. Family members would go to a small party
> for
> >>>celebration. How's the western countries to celebrate a new born baby?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> http://images1.fotop.net/albums6/MichaelWong/Tracy_20090821/IMG4024_Elmarit90.jpg
> >>
> >>
> >>>---
> >>>Michael
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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