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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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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. [DatePublished] => 2000-06-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1539298 [AuthorName] => Nelson A. navarro [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )

AMBASSADOR GILLES CHOURAQUI
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                    [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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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. [DatePublished] => 2000-06-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1539298 [AuthorName] => Nelson A. navarro [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )

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