on 3/21/06 9:21 PM, wayback71 at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I recall that saying "wok,wok,wok" was to be done at birth, the first sounds > that the child > hears. I cannot remember why exactly, but someone on this site must know. > To instill a love of Chinese cooking in the child?
Seriously, all I recall is that vak means speech. I don't remember why you're supposed to whisper it to the baby, but I do remember hearing it as a birth thing, not a death thing. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/