Dear twin Biti, CiTiTi, H2, Thu Huong, Trang, Khanh' Liem, Khie^m, TNS, Thuan, Duc, Triet, and other pho' nhoms, and last but not least our very gentle and kind judge Mr. Kiu,
To counter attack chie^'n dich "so^' ddo^ng dde\ ngu*o*i\" by Doc Awake or to quote his partner in crime TNS, "la^'y thit de\ ngu*o*i\, I am submitting three entries for this week's theme (having connection in high places -i.e. ba\ chu? blog, guarantees that my entries will not be rejected :-)).
I suggested "shoes" to Thanh Tu' just to pull her Tina Turner's legs, but "ga^y. ba\ dda^p. lu*ng ba\". When not sure how I would come up with an idea for my entry, I tried to retract my suggestion, my twin unknowingly decided that we should go ahead with it ! :-)
To quote CiTiTi, "ket. qua'" , I was still debating which ones of my shoes deserve to be posted on the blog and how to make it a little interesting, when CiTiTi, as fast as a rabbit in her Louboutin (which she claimed hurt her feet so much that she had to go buy another...Louboutin :-)) came up with her great photo shoot of her Karen Miller and BR slippers (and just now another beautiful photo of black and white shoes on the piano keys!). There went my plan!
Then I remembered on Monday that I had taken this picture of antique slippers at Pan Jia Yuan flea market in Beijing last summer. That's it! No need to walk around in search for my subject. Here is my first entry, entitled SOLES FROM THE PAST.
However, on Tuesday morning, after dropping off Mai Ha^n at her school, and as I was walking to the bus stop, vu*a\ di vu*a\ ngam' tro*i\, nhi\n ma^y (just like my twin BiTi), I saw a pair of black sneakers up high on a tree. Quickly, out came my camera for my second entry with its title CLIMBING TREES, to contribute to our blog.
Looking at the two pictures together, I found them quite contrasting. To me they sort of symbolized the evolution in the way women lived their lives from that far past to now; from the small and delicate, beautifully embroidered slippers of ancient China, whose bound feet owners could not even stand in them without help from their servants, here we are, the sporty black sneakers in which the modern New York woman could walk, jog and even climb trees. Also, I could not help myself but thinking how lucky we are that we can walk, dance or run whether barefoot or in sneakers, slippers or high heels!
My last picture with the title THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKING, is dedicated to CiTiTi with her Aladdin cave of 500 shoes and counting :-), and who shared with us the song "These boots are made for walking" last week.
I was walking around in Madison Square Park on Thursday afternoon after dropping Mai Han off at the movie theater with her friend (and killing time, waiting to meet up with my two good MCP 74 male friends for dinner - a meeting that did not take place. I ended up eating "rabbit stew cooked a la francaise" at at a Turkish restaurant ! :-). I will not reveal their identity, but they know who they are :-)) when I saw this dog walking by in red boots. It immediately brought to my mind the song "these boots are made for walking" in the version sung by Nancy Sinatra with her red boots, in 1966. I guess because it was the first version of the song I heard when I was growing up, it got stuck in my head.
Looking at the dog, I also wondered, if CiTiTi had a dog, would it be wearing Gucci flat boots? :-).
Here is the Nancy Sinatra's version for you to enjoy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow1l8ymXlm4&feature=related
Have a wonderful weekend every one
from be^n bo*\ so^ng, NJ
EmCi
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To counter attack chie^'n dich "so^' ddo^ng dde\ ngu*o*i\" by Doc Awake or to quote his partner in crime TNS, "la^'y thit de\ ngu*o*i\, I am submitting three entries for this week's theme (having connection in high places -i.e. ba\ chu? blog, guarantees that my entries will not be rejected :-)).
I suggested "shoes" to Thanh Tu' just to pull her Tina Turner's legs, but "ga^y. ba\ dda^p. lu*ng ba\". When not sure how I would come up with an idea for my entry, I tried to retract my suggestion, my twin unknowingly decided that we should go ahead with it ! :-)
To quote CiTiTi, "ket. qua'" , I was still debating which ones of my shoes deserve to be posted on the blog and how to make it a little interesting, when CiTiTi, as fast as a rabbit in her Louboutin (which she claimed hurt her feet so much that she had to go buy another...Louboutin :-)) came up with her great photo shoot of her Karen Miller and BR slippers (and just now another beautiful photo of black and white shoes on the piano keys!). There went my plan!
Then I remembered on Monday that I had taken this picture of antique slippers at Pan Jia Yuan flea market in Beijing last summer. That's it! No need to walk around in search for my subject. Here is my first entry, entitled SOLES FROM THE PAST.
However, on Tuesday morning, after dropping off Mai Ha^n at her school, and as I was walking to the bus stop, vu*a\ di vu*a\ ngam' tro*i\, nhi\n ma^y (just like my twin BiTi), I saw a pair of black sneakers up high on a tree. Quickly, out came my camera for my second entry with its title CLIMBING TREES, to contribute to our blog.
Looking at the two pictures together, I found them quite contrasting. To me they sort of symbolized the evolution in the way women lived their lives from that far past to now; from the small and delicate, beautifully embroidered slippers of ancient China, whose bound feet owners could not even stand in them without help from their servants, here we are, the sporty black sneakers in which the modern New York woman could walk, jog and even climb trees. Also, I could not help myself but thinking how lucky we are that we can walk, dance or run whether barefoot or in sneakers, slippers or high heels!
My last picture with the title THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKING, is dedicated to CiTiTi with her Aladdin cave of 500 shoes and counting :-), and who shared with us the song "These boots are made for walking" last week.
I was walking around in Madison Square Park on Thursday afternoon after dropping Mai Han off at the movie theater with her friend (and killing time, waiting to meet up with my two good MCP 74 male friends for dinner - a meeting that did not take place. I ended up eating "rabbit stew cooked a la francaise" at at a Turkish restaurant ! :-). I will not reveal their identity, but they know who they are :-)) when I saw this dog walking by in red boots. It immediately brought to my mind the song "these boots are made for walking" in the version sung by Nancy Sinatra with her red boots, in 1966. I guess because it was the first version of the song I heard when I was growing up, it got stuck in my head.
Looking at the dog, I also wondered, if CiTiTi had a dog, would it be wearing Gucci flat boots? :-).
Here is the Nancy Sinatra's version for you to enjoy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow1l8ymXlm4&feature=related
Have a wonderful weekend every one
from be^n bo*\ so^ng, NJ
EmCi
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Dear Em Ci,
ReplyDelete"These Boots Are Made For Walking" is so whimsical and extremely well composed. Did you have a chance to check if the dog is a he or a she? Can't tell from the picture :-) Has to be a "she" to go with the spirit of Nancy's song and the sentiment of the era (strong feminism movement of the 60's). You have a knack of capturing the most mundane things and give them life, joy, and the viewers, like moa, great pleasure to watch. Thank you.
P.S. Hien and I love the river pictures in China, especially the Red Lanterns. Very well shot with a simple P&S camera. The reflections on teh water made it very special to me.
Dear Em Ci,
ReplyDeleteOK, I LOVE your story and photos ( sounds like a repetition over and over :-))
Since i love dogs, I totally dig the last one and I like that it's off center too. Hi tops
on the tree against the sky are totally cool too. And to contrast it with soles from
the past, how brilliant !! you sure you don't want to work in advertizing? :-)
Thanks for the lovely story and shots and ... euh lay thit de nguoi can't possibly
apply to you ... ( you don't have much thit to start with hi hi )
XOXO,
BT
Chère MC, merci pour tes photos , très suggestives !
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