Michael Wong wrote:
>Philippe,
>Thanks for told me about the celebration for new baby in France.
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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.
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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.
>
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Then you shoot RAW, joking of course.
And aptly do so.
Bien cordialement
Philippe
>---
>Michael
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>2009/10/16 Philippe Amard <philippe.amard@xxxxxx>
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>>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?
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>>Michael Wong wrote:
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>>>A new member was born in my family. The baby is a girl & her name is
>>>
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>>Tracy.
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>>>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?
>>>
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>>>
>>http://images1.fotop.net/albums6/MichaelWong/Tracy_20090821/IMG4024_Elmarit90.jpg
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>>>---
>>>Michael
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