VOLUME 17ISSUE 3 page 3

  VOLUME 17,ISSUE 4                                                                                      JANUARY  2006   Page   3                                                              


Samedi 10 décembre, mo papa dire mwa a nou all guette pere noel et ki mo pou gagne ene kado are li.
Kan nou fine arriver, nou ti bizin passe par ene couloir cotte ena boucou koungkoung ek popo p zouer mahjong.
Mo ti p dire ca meme banne pere noel ek banne mere noel ca?
Mais kan fine rentre dans grand la salle la, mo trouve ena boucou zenfants ek ene grand pié sapin, bien décoré
avec boucou kado enbas li.
Mais bohomme noel pas la.
Lor ene grand la table ti ena boucou manger, ki banne dimoune ine fine amener pour partager.
Vers midi nou ine saute lor manger.
Ti ena ti dipain avec mayonnaise ek saochu, ti ena pizza, ti ena poutou diriz, mine, aroui et banne lezotte gazhags.
Alla banne parents la nana la!
Moi mo lizié ti lor banne kado la et mo p commence perdi patience.
Finalement tous zanfants ti fine assizer autour sapin, ti p chante bohomme noel.
Ler la meme bohomme noel la arriver.
Mari choc mo gagner, car li pena ventre...mais pas grave ,sirman li fine faire rézime dernierment et limportance
c ki li fine distribuer tous kado.
Tous mo banne camarades ine bien contents et zotte tous ine ouvert zotte kados pou commence zouer.
Mari top. Pas bizin dire ki tellement nou p concentrer are nou zouzou ki nou fine blier pere noel.
Mais kan meme nou fine dire li au revoir.
Mo ti trouve drole ki kan pere noel ti la, ti manque ene bougre appelle Tony.
Kan pere noel fine aller, bougre Tony la ine retourne dans la salle.
Sirman li meme ki faire chauffeur pere noel.
Ti ena ene lotte bougre appelle Patrick ki ti p faire ene discours, p remercier banne organizaters:
Tony, Rollande, Agnès etc etc...
Mo mama dire mwa ki li meme président. A b ki pays ?
Apres ca tous zenfants ti zouer musical chair. Ti ena aussi ene lotte zouer ki passe passe bouteille.
Vers 15:00 zotte tous ine bien zouer ek amizer ek fine arrive ler pou retourne la caze.
Moi mo envi passe ene ti message banne organisateurs au nom tous banne zenfants ki ti la:
Merci beaucoup, zotte ine faire ene mari zoli ti fete.
                                                                                                              Ene zenfant.


The New Year: An Old Tradition and A New Beginning


Whether the year 2005 ends on a good note or with tremendous relief, certainly everyone hopes that 2006 holds great promises for themselves and their beloved. Many members and friends of the Li-Ming Association started the new year on the right foot as they gathered together at the Restaurant Lotte Furama to celebrate the conclusion of the precedent year and the dawn of a new one. The event on December 31st, 2005, turned out to be quite successful as the moderately-sized restaurant was thoroughly packed with as many tables as that room could possibly hold.

While the adults contented themselves to dance the night away- whether it be to sega or to line-dancing-, hours to the countdown passed by with tremendous speed. However, both the kids and adults were captivated by the magician who literally lit up the room with sparks after leaving each child with an inflated balloon character. Still, the most eagerly anticipated event of the night for many (besides, of course, observing the count to midnight and those glasses of champagne) was the calling of the prizes, which included an airplane ticket to Mauritius!!! Just check out the pictures posted aside.

Thus, this event would not have turned out so well without the support of all those attending and that of the sponsors. A special thank you to:JamesChung,Michael Wong,Claude Chan,Janet Lam,Kris Chin Koon Siew, The LOTTE FURAMA Restaurant,AIR MAURITIUS and  The LI MING ASSOCIATION for their generosity.


                                                                                                                                              Ginny Ng