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***THuong oi:

 Tranh Hoa của THuong quá tuyệt vời, màu sắc đẹp như mơ như mộng.

If we're surrounded by these wonderful painting, we're be in a good mood & happy 24hours/a day.

Thank you sooo much T Huong!!!

 

***MC & BT oi:  Love all your creations of flower-collage. Yes, indeed your humble herb is gracious through your lenses, 

I'm always "thinking paradise" admiring your work

 Your "bikini bottom" is witty, awesome & fun !!! " A perfect ten to MC & BT!

 

***KCT ơi: Nhìn "Ông bán báo" trông  rất là bảnh-bao, relaxed & romantic như thuở còn ngây-thơ o MC.

 

***Dear Mr. Kiu, so wonderful to read your sweet & lovely comments to every one of us, it's pure  joy & happiness &

getting deep  in our hearts.

 

***Dear Duc: your self portrait is excellent with  "xnview", I have to learn how to do that, it's pretty interesting.

 

***BeLan oi:  Hinh Swan-lake đẹp quá, how romantic !!! These swans are so gracious, noble & peaceful through your eyes/lenses.

 

***Caro & Hien-Lan oi: xem hình Caro & HLan sau bao nhieu nam xa-cach quá dễ-thương, so so sweet, thank you for

sharing  wonderful & sweet  friendship.

 

Dear PNEH & Romantic MC friends,  here is my contribution for this week theme

These  2 photos ( that I took a while ago & consider my sweet memories)

The first photo is  our little pet "little birdie"  and  my daughter Alaia when she was young & in love with "little birdie".

The second photo' s when I used to take my children to the zoo on the  week-end to play & to walk around;  

the little ducks swimming & playing at the little lake rendered  peace & joy every time we need recreation

 

Hope you like it!

Enjoy your week-end dear PNEH & Romantic friends!
XOXO

Liem

 

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Dear BT , MC and friends PNEH

Noi' là co' ngay dây, PNEH na'y coi bô. cham chi? qua'... Hope that I am not off topic,
Here are   my entries ...Swans lake.

Have a nice evening everyone,

BL

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Dear twins BiTi and EmCi, PNEH, hoa si, thi si, and friends,

I really enjoyed looking at all of your self portrait entries, especially EmCi's very creative collage, of which I strongly disagree with Mr. Brainy's assesment J.  I believe EmCi has acquired the "curious case of Benjamin Button" syndrome.  The differences between 35 years are huge and obvious, the dreamy eyes, silky hair, full lips, smooth skin…  I can't see her nose in the second entry, but I can only imagine it being so much more refined and cleopatra like J.  Bravo EmCi.

My apologies for being late once more for  I struggled mightily with this theme.  I could not come up with a single good idea nor have the desire to snap a self portrait picture L.  So what a good friend for, especially a long lost friend whom I haven't seen since the early 70's and a beautiful summer in Da Lat.  I'm talking about Hien Lan.  The picture below is all hers: her idea, her camera, her composition.  She even asked the bouquiniste to leave his chair so I could sit in.  Except that HE turned out to be a "SHE".  We all had a big laugh afterwards…  She (the bouquiniste) obviously didn't think it was too funny.  Luckily nobody got hurt because of this faux pas, except maybe the bouquiniste's self image and ego.  You think?

So here is my entry.  Thank you Hien Lan for bailing me out.  Look forward to seeing you next time.  Bon Weekend.

The Old Bouquiniste be^n bo*` so^ng Sen

Ktc

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Hi everyone,

as we say in France, le caïd ou la "caillera" de Nice , Doc Doug, very intimidating looking !! 

I'm making my entry, I hope , " à la Ché " ...

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Thank you dear Thuan, MC, BT & Mr. Kiu  for your sweet compliments:
this afternoon, on my way to O.C., I saw a street with many trees of  "Phượng tím" 

& I decide to take some photos for fun,

 this is one of my self portrait with a self-timer setting on a tripod to share with my MC block for fun,

Hope that you like the "Phượng tím" flowers of the O.C. areas.

Cheers from Liem

 

My entry for self-portrait

Courtesy Monsieur Trepied @  Vieilleville, Nice.

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Dear Blog Chiefs, fellow bloggers:

Following the lead of blog master EmCi, co^ Ky'-Die^.u BL, forum chief TNS and Professeur Q., I would like to submit my humble - not standing out - entries for the theme "Self-Portrait".

The first picture I took myself arm extended, in the morning, "nai-ni.t go.n-ghe~", getting ready to hit the slopes, Vail, Colorado Feb. 2010.

The second picture: ready to take a dip in the pool, August 2009.

The third picture: Park City, Utah Feb. 2008.

Sincerely,
T.

My entry for "Self Portrait"

Dear Twins and other PNEH,

Here's my entry, which is a real self-portrait. I didn't realize how hard it is to draw yourself! I just hope there is at least some similarity to yours truly. Anyway, P-Anh says I look even worse in real life, so there you have it. :-)

Amities,

Triet

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MC oi:

So kute & beautiful  portrait! đúng như BT nói là "úp úp mở mở" hấp dẫn vô-cùng;

Đôi mắt nhung tình quá là tình! "Môi trái tim hide & seek" very mysterious!

I just love the 1^st one too, so witty & adorable!

 

Hien-Lan va BT oi: So so so sweet to see you guys pics. as kutie-babies & then the Cool & brand-new you,

 so unique and precious!

 

BT oi: the new collages are unbelievable beautiful!!!(ngắm đi ngắm lại mãi mà khg biết chán)!!!

Thank you for your gift of love BT!

 

BeLan oi:  Portraits cua Belan so fun, natural & "tý điệu"  as always! It says it all Belan!

 

TNS oi: just love your "got milk" moustache portrait, you're looking very at-ease & enjoyable &

 Mr. Kiu is looking Cool as "e-thẹn / mắc cở"in this fun pic. too!

 

Hai cô chủ block oi: Could I submit  my new portrait  for this week theme (instead of the previous one with the billboards)

This photo is taken by my hubby Dinh & it's in front of the old Mission of Alhambra Calif.  a few weeks ago. I just love

The old & rustic bricks  & wooden door.  

 

I have so much fun reading all your witty remarks today, it's wonderful as always!

 I'm waiting impatiently for the rest of the PNEH  MC friends/entries for this week.

Good night & sweet dreams dear MC  friends!

From Liem

 

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This entry is entered on behalf of my buddy, Mr Kiu. Since I know him well, I am quite sure that he will never submit one for himself.

Shy he still is, but I've never seen him happier. John Lennon says "All you need is love" and Quang says "Love is all you need" (smile).

I snapped this photo while we were waiting for the subway in NYC.

That was me doing my imitation of the Got Milk Ad.

Thank you Quang for capturing my silliness on camera.

TNS

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Dear fellows PNEH, hoa si, thi si, Mr. Kiu,

Here are my two entries for Self Portrait with 35 years apart between the first entry and the second.
The first one is a framed picture of myself on my 20th birthday, a present from my eldest brother. My brother saw this picture of mine in a magazine, so he put it in a frame and gave it to me.
The second one is my attempt at self portrait last week, amidst the beautiful flowers (from... euhhh...my neighbors' garden :-)), in the rain. Thanks to the suggestion from my in- house expert, I used the rotating screen of my beloved camera, hence did not need help from Mr. Tripod ( to borrow LH's words), and was able to zoom in the iris and rhododendron so you could see how gorgeous they were with the raindrops on them. Please glue the four pieces (no. 1,2,3,and 5 ) together to have a full picture of my face  :-), put BiTi's body in her bikini in the middle, and place my feet (no. 4), et voila\, portrait completed.

Have a happy and peaceful weekend
from Be^n Bo*\ So^ng
MC

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AND TODAY ... WHEN WE ARE OLD ... :-) HL AND BT 50 years older as a matter of fact ...

Yikes,
BT

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DEAR  MAI  CHAU , BAO  TRAM  AND FRIENDS
 YESTERDAY.....   WHEN  WE  WERE  YOUNG.....    BT  AND  HL
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Dear BT, MC and friends

I am so impatient to see BT new collage  of monuments and building theme since all the entries are so exceptional !

I also would like to congratulate to our forum 's PN old and new : your contributions are so valuable . we can have a glimpse of all the famous places immortalized by our globetrotters...I have enjoyed them very much and admit that we are all talented PN (mèo khen mèo dài duôi, excuse me !)

The last 2 weeks were very hectic for me with travel and work but I try to catch up your mails as much as I can...
Thank you LH , CTT, HH for sharing the pictures taken in Paris and I trully enjoyed the moment spent with BT and the cool gang.
Friendship should be this way : light heart and enjoy the moment and nothing else !

Hien Lan, I enjoyed so much your company : you are cool and truthful...I can only appreciate it and keep warm feeling in my heart.

Quang and MC be prepared ! NYC, here we come and it is sooner than you think ! You can see all your PN friends en chair et en os !

My dear BT,and sweet MC here attached my entries for your new theme : Je me lance pour que les autres me suivent...right BT ?
They all were taken by myself with my humble camera Sony with my long arm streched out above my head, so the face is a bit deformed but what the hell, this is just for fun and for the theme, we need no perfection ....

pict 1 my first test couple days ago
pict 2  was taken while I walked along the lake this morning
pict 3 was taken by my friend and I when we were attending the 40th BD of my friend last month and no one was there to take us together so we gave a try and it turned out  very good !

I hope you enjoyed it and I send you all my warm feelings from this side of the continent....

BL

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Dear 2 ba chu blog, fellows PNEH, hoa si, thi si, friends,

What a difference a week or two make.  I was wandering the streets of Opera in Paris with friends just yesterday it seems.  Today it’s back to be a lonesome cowboy riding the streets of Dallas L.  To contrast with the grand traditional architecture of Europe, below is a picture of the recently completed 2200 seat Windpear Opera House in Dallas designed by Norman Foster.  I certainly can’t do justice to the beauty of the facility so here’s the link that will provide a much better overall view (http://www.wayfaring.info/2009/12/10/winspear-opera-house/).

And since I’m a lonesome cowboy without “Jolly Jumper”, I have to drive around town looking for one.  Luckily, I found a bunch.  They’re called “The Mustangs of Las Colinas”.  Las Colinas is a suburb just outside of Dallas where many companies are headquartered, e.g. ExxonMobil, Fluor, etc.

Enjoy and have a great holiday weekend everyone !

Ktc

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Hi Hai bà chu² Blog

Thuy' Hoà's post allowed me to hitch onto her 

late posting and send you my contribution on Buildings and monuments. 

I wanted something that stood apart. 

I found this monument in 2009 in Da Nang, this Pagoda statue is actually a building . 

You can see the 2 students walking at its base, for scale. You can see the door and the 

round windows openings higher on the back too. Inside is a large library on Dharma 

with thousands of volumes and a stairway going to the top.

Mr. Xe ôm driver told the story of this statue, it was built in 1972 by an ARVN lieutenant colonel of the công-binh, 

and now restored by the actual local Town mayorship. 

There was a Spirou and Fantasio episode where they went to China-Tibet and there was a huge empty Buddha statue acting as a prison there...

Thanks Thuy' Hoà  :) 

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Dear hai bà chủ Blog BiTi, EmCi, fellows PNEH, họa sĩ, thi sĩ và các phê bình gia,

It has been such a pleasure and joy for me to admire the marvelous collages and wonderful chefs-d'oeuvre from amazing friends. Hats off to everyone for their superb talent, originality, and creativity.

Here are my contibutions for the theme buildings and monuments:

1) La cathedrale Notre-Dame de Reims, gothique,13e siecle, France

2) Le chateau de Chambord, 16e siecle, val de Loire, France

3) La fontaine de Trevi, baroque, 18e siecle, Rome, Italie

4) Le celebre balcon de la maison de Juliette, Verone, Italie

Have a great weekend everyone

Cheers

ThuyHoa`

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theme of the week: Buildings

Hi BT

If you are going to the city this WE, you should look at this building accross the street from the Academy of Sciences as well, the De Young Museum

Tuan

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Hi Everybody

Just returned from HK and Singapore so here's my late entry... I have so many pictures of monuments, but as inspired by Caro TD, here's a collage in honor of Gaudi's architecture in Barcelona including the Sagrada Familia Cathedral..
Thanks to everybody for very beautiful and artistic monuments and buildings... I have to catch up reading some email...
Cheers
Caro

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Dear Em CI, Mr. Kiu and friends,
Attached is my entry for this week's theme, I took these pics while
loitering with Z friends.
Let's see:
The centerfold pic is actually taken by H Lan, while I had my
head down between my knees as em Be weaved in and out of
traffic at the rond-point Etoile-CDG, but it's my camera so I
think I can claim ... some credit (right em CI? :o))
Then clockwise from the top left:
(1) a view of Notre Dame from our many walk-arounds ile de
la cite', to ile St Louis, in search of Bertillon ice cream... our
local guide (ahem) mai noi' chuyen quen ca duong :-) ... having
us cross and re-cross song xen (2) which I don't mind coz I love
the buildings along the rives like (3)
(4) Place des Vosges, the fire incident I already recounted that
allowed us a free drink at the cafe on the rez-de-chaussee
(5) Hotel de Ville, which we also passed and re-passed a few times
in the course of 2 afternoons
(6) not sure ... what building this is with the horseman, maybe one
of our Parisian friends can identify it?
(7) front view of Notre Dame where many group pics were taken
of many MC models :-P
(8) i won't mind having a chambre de bonne here :-)
That's it for now, stay tuned for a tabblo recounting more juicy
details in the near future.
Cheers,
BT