Comments on: Full moon http://blog.flexnib.com/2007/10/23/full-moon/ ... the online home of a librarian in Perth, Western Australia Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:23:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: CW http://blog.flexnib.com/2007/10/23/full-moon/#comment-7632 CW Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:23:10 +0000 http://blog.flexnib.com/2007/10/23/full-moon/#comment-7632 Thanks for that Mooiness, good point. And I agree about the continuous influx of migrants and how they will help with all these traditions. Penny it's amazing how most traditions <em>do</em> involve food! :) jl, ya it was a pity you missed it. The ang koo was very nice - lots of mung bean paste filling, and very fresh too! tfp the ones that are already up are great! Sheena it will be interesting to see how things develop over time. I do wonder what Australian culture will look like in the next century... Thanks for that Mooiness, good point. And I agree about the continuous influx of migrants and how they will help with all these traditions.

Penny it’s amazing how most traditions do involve food! :)

jl, ya it was a pity you missed it. The ang koo was very nice - lots of mung bean paste filling, and very fresh too!

tfp the ones that are already up are great!

Sheena it will be interesting to see how things develop over time. I do wonder what Australian culture will look like in the next century…

]]> By: Sheena http://blog.flexnib.com/2007/10/23/full-moon/#comment-7619 Sheena Tue, 23 Oct 2007 23:49:13 +0000 http://blog.flexnib.com/2007/10/23/full-moon/#comment-7619 I think that's a lovely tradition. I also think that over generations traditions incorporate new things and discard others, no matter where they're based - in Europe over centuries a continuous process of different civilisations conquering others meant that cultures kept blending. The difference today is that the process is accelerated, maybe. I think that’s a lovely tradition. I also think that over generations traditions incorporate new things and discard others, no matter where they’re based - in Europe over centuries a continuous process of different civilisations conquering others meant that cultures kept blending. The difference today is that the process is accelerated, maybe.

]]> By: tfp http://blog.flexnib.com/2007/10/23/full-moon/#comment-7588 tfp Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:35:30 +0000 http://blog.flexnib.com/2007/10/23/full-moon/#comment-7588 I'm running really late but will have the photos up at flickr and on my site soon. I’m running really late but will have the photos up at flickr and on my site soon.

]]> By: jl http://blog.flexnib.com/2007/10/23/full-moon/#comment-7580 jl Tue, 23 Oct 2007 07:43:32 +0000 http://blog.flexnib.com/2007/10/23/full-moon/#comment-7580 Oh, so gutted i missed the bash! I haven't had ang koo kuih in the longest time! Hardly surprising, our generation hasn't exactly been big on baby-making. ;) Oh, so gutted i missed the bash! I haven’t had ang koo kuih in the longest time! Hardly surprising, our generation hasn’t exactly been big on baby-making. ;)

]]> By: Penny http://blog.flexnib.com/2007/10/23/full-moon/#comment-7572 Penny Tue, 23 Oct 2007 02:49:38 +0000 http://blog.flexnib.com/2007/10/23/full-moon/#comment-7572 i like these traditions. especially involving food and sharing it. i like these traditions. especially involving food and sharing it.

]]> By: mooiness http://blog.flexnib.com/2007/10/23/full-moon/#comment-7570 mooiness Tue, 23 Oct 2007 02:22:16 +0000 http://blog.flexnib.com/2007/10/23/full-moon/#comment-7570 I had a colleague from Shanghai who said that a lot of Overseas Chinese maintain the traditions and culture better than mainlanders, because a lot of history and culture were destroyed or forgotten about during the Cultural Revolution. In Australia, I think we are lucky to have a continuous influx of migrants that the traditions would not be watered down any time soon. :) I had a colleague from Shanghai who said that a lot of Overseas Chinese maintain the traditions and culture better than mainlanders, because a lot of history and culture were destroyed or forgotten about during the Cultural Revolution.

In Australia, I think we are lucky to have a continuous influx of migrants that the traditions would not be watered down any time soon. :)

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