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Gong Xi Fa Chai

If you visited Google.com on Sunday, you had this happy surprise;
Click  to see slide showgoogle_lunar_new_yr_01
Yes, it's the Chinese Lunar New Year, and for the next twelve months it's the year of the pig.

But, in case you can't pronounce Gong Xi Fa Chai properly, you can always instead say;
happynewyear1_01
And if this put you in an Asian attitude, may be suggest a visit to our favorite Asian Eatery. and see a slide show of the celebration in New York's Chinatown today like the photo above here.

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02/19/07 @ 9:19 am
Solon [Member] writes:
Walter,

Thank you for this little snippet. I mean that sincerely, because it's the kind of thing I have not yet seen anywhere else, even on the know-it-all TV.

But I am having trouble reading the Chinese characters; could you publish that in Greek?
02/19/07 @ 9:25 am
Walter Brooks [Member] writes:
Glad to help Solon. My online dictionary says the phrase in Greek is;
Filese to kolo mou, skatofatsa.
02/19/07 @ 9:53 am
Solon [Member] writes:
Thank you, Walter. Adai gamisou, malakka.
02/19/07 @ 10:46 am
wolfram [Member] writes:
Blogfather, what did you do to make Monponsett go away? She's always a bit randy, but really? Or did she just fall off her little bike again?
02/19/07 @ 10:48 am
CCToday [Member] writes:
Read her latest "East of Boston" for the answer.
02/19/07 @ 2:41 pm
wolfram [Member] writes:
Yes, I saw that. Just trying to incite...
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