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Topic: HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR - Ushering in the year of the Goat 20
Amelinng Joined Tue 08/12/14 Posts: 1547	Fri 02/20/15 06:03 PM
GONG XI FA CAI ! Thanks, Elle_rose! Welcome Amelinng ! Oh, I am a dragon by the way.... Wow.......dragon lady! Dragon year is always the baby boom year cos' the chinese always want to have children during this auspicious year.

Amelinng Joined Tue 08/12/14 Posts: 1547	Fri 02/20/15 06:07 PM
And mine is Rabbit Seacoast ....pure heart The Rabbit's Personality: Quiet, Elegant... Rabbits tend to be gentle, quiet, elegant, and alert; quick, skillful, kind, and patient; and particularly responsible. However, they might be superficial, stubborn, melancholy, and overly-discreet. Generally speaking, people who belong to the Rabbit zodiac sign have likable characters. Gentlemen who belong to the rabbit zodiac sign always treat people politely, with a gentle smile that makes people feel that they are credible and sincere. When meeting trouble, Rabbits can handle it in an orderly way; when encountering tough difficulties they are never discouraged, but are persistent to seek solutions. So they eventually achieve enviable success. Ladies belonging to the rabbit zodiac sign, apart from a pretty and demure appearance, have a pure heart. Rabbits are faithful to those around them, but reluctant to reveal their minds to others, and have a tendency to escape reality. They are too cautious and conservative, which means they miss good opportunities.

lionsbrew Joined Tue 08/22/06 Posts: 14232	Fri 02/20/15 06:13 PM
Happy new year! Year of the monkey myself. My favorite The Monkey's Personality: Quick-Witted, Intelligent... People born in a year of the Monkey are witty, intelligent, and have a magnetic personality. Personality traits, like mischievousness, curiosity, and cleverness, make them very naughty. Monkeys are masters of practical jokes, because they like playing most of the time. Though they don't have any bad intentions, their pranks sometimes hurt the feelings of others. Those born in a year of the Monkey are fast learners and crafty opportunists. They have many interests and need partners who are capable of stimulating them. While some like the eccentric nature of Monkeys, some don't trust their sly, restless, and inquisitive nature. Although they are clever and creative, monkeys can't always exhibit their talent properly. Monkeys like to take challenges and they prefer urban life to rural. Its fun monkeying around.

Amelinng Joined Tue 08/12/14 Posts: 1547	Fri 02/20/15 06:18 PM
Happy new year! Year of the monkey myself. My favorite The Monkey's Personality: Quick-Witted, Intelligent... People born in a year of the Monkey are witty, intelligent, and have a magnetic personality. Personality traits, like mischievousness, curiosity, and cleverness, make them very naughty. Monkeys are masters of practical jokes, because they like playing most of the time. Though they don't have any bad intentions, their pranks sometimes hurt the feelings of others. Those born in a year of the Monkey are fast learners and crafty opportunists. They have many interests and need partners who are capable of stimulating them. While some like the eccentric nature of Monkeys, some don't trust their sly, restless, and inquisitive nature. Although they are clever and creative, monkeys can't always exhibit their talent properly. Monkeys like to take challenges and they prefer urban life to rural. Its fun monkeying around. Yeah....the mischievous chit!!

elle_rose Joined Sat 07/26/14 Posts: 828	Fri 02/20/15 06:29 PM
GONG XI FA CAI ! Thanks, Elle_rose! Welcome Amelinng ! Oh, I am a dragon by the way.... Wow.......dragon lady! Dragon year is always the baby boom year cos' the chinese always want to have children during this auspicious year. Yah true, every chinese family wants a dragon child.....

mysticalview21 Joined Sat 06/28/14 Posts: 5462	Sun 02/22/15 01:08 PM Edited by mysticalview21 on Sun 02/22/15 01:39 PM
Happy Belated Chinese New Year... to the goats ... I wonder if them using a goat in commercials... meant more or since the yr of the goat ... http://youtu.be/Sz0eWkXNflI

DadCat Joined Thu 02/12/15 Posts: 501	Tue 02/24/15 09:31 AM
Gong Hey fat Choy! Sun Yeen Fai Lok! My Chinese name is Go Bah Bah. I'm a pig. My child is Go Gee Ming. Our family is very involved in the Chinese culture in San Francisco. We participate in a performing arts group. Last week we performed for the Flower Festival (14/02/2015). It a street fair held just before the holiday to buy flowers, food and decorations for the house. And of course money envelopes for the children (liseng). This is where you give new uncirculated money to bring luck to both the giver and receiver. Here's our website: http://www.sfcpap.org/ On March 7, we will perform for the SF Chinese New Years Parade. The school is West Portal. The have drums, ribbon dancers, fan dancers, lion dancers, and stilts. I work to support the stilts group. We get to be on TV! bye now... p.s. It's is called Tet for the Vietnamese community.

Unknow Joined Mon 11/05/07 Posts: 64077	Fri 02/27/15 03:19 PM
A little late... shrug Happy New Year! Rooster present

Amelinng Joined Tue 08/12/14 Posts: 1547	Fri 02/27/15 06:33 PM
A little late... shrug Happy New Year! Rooster present Hi Storm and thanks dear! !! It is not late....we Chinese celebrate for 15 days, from the new moon of the 1st day of the Chinese New Year till the full moon. So, there is actually a few more days before we go 'crazy'!

Amelinng Joined Tue 08/12/14 Posts: 1547	Fri 02/27/15 06:49 PM
Happy Belated Chinese New Year... to the goats ... I wonder if them using a goat in commercials... meant more or since the yr of the goat ... http://youtu.be/Sz0eWkXNflI Mystical......thanks! Still in time....... 5 more days to the end of the festive season! And I don't think the goats will find being the scapegoat that hilarious......we Chinese put them in a positive light during the year of their reign

Amelinng Joined Tue 08/12/14 Posts: 1547	Fri 02/27/15 06:58 PM
Gong Hey fat Choy! Sun Yeen Fai Lok! My Chinese name is Go Bah Bah. I'm a pig. My child is Go Gee Ming. Our family is very involved in the Chinese culture in San Francisco. We participate in a performing arts group. Last week we performed for the Flower Festival (14/02/2015). It a street fair held just before the holiday to buy flowers, food and decorations for the house. And of course money envelopes for the children (liseng). This is where you give new uncirculated money to bring luck to both the giver and receiver. Here's our website: http://www.sfcpap.org/ On March 7, we will perform for the SF Chinese New Years Parade. The school is West Portal. The have drums, ribbon dancers, fan dancers, lion dancers, and stilts. I work to support the stilts group. We get to be on TV! bye now... p.s. It's is called Tet for the Vietnamese community. WOW....you must have been a Chinese somewhere in your past lives to find your way back to the Chinese community ! I'm impressed with the street fair. It must have been really really fun for the folks to get involved in something so rich in color and tradition. The stilts group is spectacular! We call the money envelopes red packet, or 'ang pow' (ang - red, pow - packet) and it is given to children, unmarried grownups in the family, to the elderly, and for outsiders : those who work for you, or do services in your area. Or anyone you fancy...haha!

DadCat Joined Thu 02/12/15 Posts: 501	Sun 03/01/15 06:12 PM
Well as you can see in my profile photo I am busy preparing for the SF Chinese New Years Parade next Saturday. We had practice today and will again next Friday. It is the exciting conclusion of a lot of work and effort since last October. I will be playing a small part in the parade as a beggar. Here is the website for the performing arts group. http://www.sfcpap.org/ The have drums, ribbon dancers, fan dancers, lion dancers, and stilts. My child performs on stilts wearing a nobleman costume. Here's a video taken by a parent last year. I appear as a beggar at about 2:30. As you can see I enjoy the crowds (all 500,000+ of them!), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alVBDXDxANg Sorry to my friends residing in the dark countries of our world that block access to YouTube. May everyone live long and prosper in the coming year. bye now...

Rock Joined Thu 10/09/08 Posts: 21258	Sun 03/01/15 06:26 PM
Happy belated new year!

DadCat Joined Thu 02/12/15 Posts: 501	Thu 03/05/15 06:04 AM
Today marks the peak of the New Year festivities under the full moon. The full moon is at 1805 UTC. Only 2 days until we parade here in SF. It has been 5 months of preparation for our group. A very special time for all our children. I know you are very busy Amelinng but my thoughts and wishes are with you. I look forward to your return to the forums. bye now...

elle_rose Joined Sat 07/26/14 Posts: 828	Thu 03/05/15 06:32 AM
chap goh mei or happy valentines in chinese today !

Amelinng Joined Tue 08/12/14 Posts: 1547	Thu 03/05/15 07:55 AM
10 minutes more and Chap Goh Mei and the Chinese New Year festivities is officially over here in our region. It has been a mix this year with things being hectic with work coupled with the festivities. This year has got to the shortest that I have had as I only stopped work 2 days before Chinese New Year came, and I was back at work on the 3rd day of the New Year.

Amelinng Joined Tue 08/12/14 Posts: 1547	Thu 03/05/15 08:05 AM
chap goh mei or happy valentines in chinese today ! LOL...... indeed! OK....for everyone's info, 'Chap Goh Mei' means 'the 15th day' in Hokkien. And it has also been known as the Chinese Valentine's Day, attracts singletons who throw oranges into the sea with their name written on it, in hopes of their true soul mates picking the orange that they threw. I have never done this before, but it is still practiced in certain areas over here, though, the practice of throwing mandarin oranges into the sea or river is more symbolic, and more for fun, than the actual seeking of an eligible single man or woman.

Amelinng Joined Tue 08/12/14 Posts: 1547	Thu 03/05/15 08:35 AM Edited by Amelinng on Thu 03/05/15 08:37 AM
Today marks the peak of the New Year festivities under the full moon. The full moon is at 1805 UTC. Only 2 days until we parade here in SF. It has been 5 months of preparation for our group. A very special time for all our children. I know you are very busy Amelinng but my thoughts and wishes are with you. I look forward to your return to the forums. bye now... Wow......Dadcat, I finally found time to look at the youtube of last year's parade! That was really good work..... I especially like the stilts as it requires so much skill and practice. I think I saw you in the video.....are you the one nearest to the camera? Hahaha...... your costume reminds me of the very famous beggar monk called 'Ji Gong' and his magic fan! Wish you success in this year's parade as well and looking forward to a clip of it soon. It is great to be missed.

DadCat Joined Thu 02/12/15 Posts: 501	Sun 03/08/15 10:07 PM
I think I saw you in the video.....are you the one nearest to the camera? Hahaha...... your costume reminds me of the very famous beggar monk called 'Ji Gong' and his magic fan! Yes that is me near the end as a beggar. I enjoy playing to crowds as I did again this year.

DadCat Joined Thu 02/12/15 Posts: 501	Sun 03/08/15 10:26 PM
Well after 5 months of preparation and practice, we finally got to perform in the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco. Here's the first video to be posted. It was taken by our crew riding in the escort vehicle and is mostly the ribbon and fan dancers. It is photographed as we pass under the lights of the TV cameras. This is where we focus our performance to be the best for the live broadcast. You will see the stilt walkers behind the dancers. As we turn the corner, you get a better view of them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3ERB2caubE Though I may not help directly in the rest of the performers, I still feel very proud of what we do for these young children to teach them a tradition and skill that has been passed down by generations.