Just learned the origin of the word minion (mignon) which I thought was pretty interesting. min·ion [min-yuh n] —noun a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power.a favored or highly regarded person.a minor official.Printing. a 7-point type. Definition of minion: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/minion at Dictionary.com Although Henry III valued privacy, he liked to surround…… Continue reading Origin of the word “Mignon / minion”
Tag: français
Posts in French.
Relaxing Sunday Music – Erik Satie
I love this piece. It’s magical and mysterious like a dream. For some reason I conjure up images of a dream in a small jewelry box with a plastic ballerina gazing at me with wide open eyes and scary clowns meandering about. Pour moi c’est très mystérieuse, et magique comme un rêve. Je ne peux…… Continue reading Relaxing Sunday Music – Erik Satie
Saigon Stories – Observations of the Week in Saigon
First, let me say that you must take the last entry about the French with a grain of salt. I like France and French people. Parisians still annoy me though. In fact, I’m reading a French book called “les États- Unis aujourd’hui; les maîtres du monde?” (The United States Today; The masters of the world?)…… Continue reading Saigon Stories – Observations of the Week in Saigon
Saigon Stories – Vietnamese vs. French people
Another glorious day here in Saigon. I just got back from Parkson (best department store in Saigon) where I go to get Gatorade for only 85 cents per bottle. Those other damn stores charge up to 4 dollars a bottle and so I make it a habit to get to Parksons at least once a…… Continue reading Saigon Stories – Vietnamese vs. French people
E-mail to Sophie 9.19.2004
Hello Sophie! Nice to hear from you. Congratulations with your new job, I hope it goes well and that you enjoy it. As for me, I’m still living in Japan but am moving to Vietnam October 1st. I find the business environment much better there and hope to obtain a job in importing, exporting or…… Continue reading E-mail to Sophie 9.19.2004
E-mail to Mathias 8.20.2004
Mathias! My classes at Waseda are finally finished and I’m very happy to not have to go to those boring lectures anymore. I think it’s time to study Japanese on my own without the teachers troubling me with too many tests that I always received a bad grade on. : ) Now, I’m just teaching…… Continue reading E-mail to Mathias 8.20.2004
E-mail to Kazuko 7.25.2004
Salut Kazuko, Tu vas bien? J’espere que le semestre c’etait bien pour toi. J’ai enfinterminé mes études de japonais, et maintenant je suis en train de chercher un travail en Vietnam. J´aime bien Tokyo pour jouer mais je sais pas si je veux habiter ici et deviens un “Salaryman”. Donc pour ça je vais essayer…… Continue reading E-mail to Kazuko 7.25.2004
E-mail to Mathias 5.19.2004
Hey Mathias! Correction, done! It’s so much easier to translate between French and English then to Japanese isn’t it! It sounds like you’ve got a tough schedule with school,, good luck. As for Japanese class they split each level into two separate classes. One class is for people who want to study with a textbook. …… Continue reading E-mail to Mathias 5.19.2004