AMBASSADOR GILLES CHOURAQUI

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                    [Title] => Farewell to Ambassador Gilles Chouraqui
                    [Summary] => Exactly two weeks ago, the Pinikpikan brotherhood tendered a despedida dinner, concert and percussion jam for His Excellency, outgoing Ambassador Gilles Chouraqui of France, at the residence of premier sculptor Agnes Arellano. 


I missed the start of the three-part rites, which featured opening numbers from ethnic/soul diva Grace Nono and her soulmate, the pioneering jazz/fusion artist, composer and producer Bob Aves. 


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                    [AuthorName] => Alfred A. Yuson
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                    [Title] => Toasting a Verdant Spring
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The French go all the way or not at all.  Thus, the cocktails at the Clipper Lounge of the Mandarin Oriental and the gala dinner which followed at the ballroom were imbued with the style and elegance fit for the opening of "French Spring in Manila".


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The French have a far more disarming alternative to the Foreign Legion and it's
called French Spring in Manila in this culturally-challenged part of the
world. As its intriguing name suggests, this rash of francophilia comes as the
Philippine edition of the annual embarrassment of riches that also hits other
Asian capitals like Tokyo, Seoul, Singapore and Hong Kong -- all in the name of
post-imperial la mission civilisatrice.

But there are invasions and there are invasions, some more heartily welcomed
and looked forward to than others.
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Farewell to Ambassador Gilles Chouraqui

By Alfred A. Yuson | April 1, 2002 - 12:00am

Exactly two weeks ago, the Pinikpikan brotherhood tendered a despedida dinner, concert and percussion jam for His Excellency, outgoing Ambassador Gilles Chouraqui of France, at the residence of premier sculptor Agnes...

Arts and Culture

Toasting a Verdant Spring

By table TALK | June 17, 2001 - 12:00am

The French go all the way or not at all. Thus, the cocktails at the Clipper Lounge of the Mandarin Oriental and the gala dinner which followed at the ballroom were imbued with the style and elegance fit for the...

Starweek Magazine

French and different - Why And Why Not

By Nelson A. navarro | June 2, 2000 - 12:00am

The French have a far more disarming alternative to the Foreign Legion and it's called French Spring in Manila in this culturally-challenged part of the world. As its intriguing name suggests, this rash of francophilia...

Opinion