For this week's theme 'through the window'

C’est la deluge des ‘Vitrines de Paris’.

Ces photos sont prises a` la derniere visite avec LHien. Comme vous voyez on leche bien les vitirines :-)  en touristes germanopratines ( petit tuyau pour ce qui suit)

Un grand PHO est le grand prix pour celui/celle qui identifie toutes les boutiques/galleries et leurs emplacements. Allons les zamis Parisiens, surement vous les placez? Chiche!

BT

Fw: [MC74 and Friends] my entries for Through the window

Dear fellows pho' nhom\, hoa si~ , thi si~ en herbe and forum friends,

Here are my two entries for the theme Through the windows.

My first entry is entitled Lady Liberty looking out the window.

I was walking down 5th Avenue on Friday,
When I saw her, Lady Liberty.
She was standing in a Souvenir shop,
With her torch, amidst mountains of T-Shirts 
Looking out the window at the passers-by,
And the rain, and the grey and cloudy sky
With her sad and beautiful eyes.


My second entry is entitled NY look and reflections

Enjoy your weekend
From be^n bo*\ so^ng (nhu*ng kho^ng say so'ng :-))
MC

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Fw: [MC74 and Friends] More pictures on the "Through The Window" theme

Hi BiTi, Em Ci and all pho nhom,
Sorry for the late submissions but I just found these two shots that
should fit the topic quite well.
The first is a picture of our patio back in Massachusetts in the early
spring (Ah, we really miss that house, now that we're in Chicago). The
second is a shot taken just this past New Year's of our friend Di
Binh's spectacular backyard, particularly in the early morning fog.
You guys change themes so fast, it's hard to keep up! I'm working on
the "Shoes" theme now, but I suspect the ladies on the forum may have
a slight advantage over the guys on this topic. Anyway, enjoy!
Triet

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Fw: [MC74 and Friends] My photo entry for next week theme THROUGH THE WINDOW ( Dracula Roses ):

Dear MC Friends:

I saw these "Dracula Roses" through  a vitrine at the Mall in my areas: 

It  catch my eyes, it looks scary but mysterious!

From Liem

My photo entry for next week theme THROUGH THE WINDOW

No comments.

Fw: week photo subject -- my picture of the day :-)

Dear Great MC Friends,
This is my picture of the day;

 I saw these signs on the window at Deer-park & click !

it makes me wonder all day!

Hope that you like it too,

From Liem,_._,___

Fw: [MC74 and Friends] Shoes entry

To compete with Don Johnson, here is another pair of hairy legs…

TGIF,

L.Hien

Fw: my additional entries for water, etc....

Title of my photo: Be^n bo*\ so^ng lie^u~ ru~. Somehow, looking at the photo, I felt that a Vietnamese title fitted better the poetic, but in a very Asian way, scenery.    I remember sitting by the river that day to take the photo, wishing that it was a moonlit evening...

Title of my photo: what else but "Raise the red lanterns" :-) It seemed that the view of these old houses adorned with red lanterns did remind some of us of Zhang Yimou's movie, right Doc Awake?

Em Ci

Another entry for shoes

The story of the frame and the little clogs

I brought these tiny little clogs back from Portugal, for the longest time they sat on the bookshelf collecting dust… then one Christmas the frame came ‘on’ a white elephant (gift exchange).  It sat down on the bookshelf next to the little clogs and … WHAM … one look at each other (that’s all it took), and they decided to stay glued together forever after :-)

Don’t you think they are a good match? :-)

Since the theme of the week is shoes, I thought I’d introduce them to you and to share with you a bit of my little clogs’ country of origin with a song from the young up and coming fadista Ana Moura at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zreA3NgiPYE

Enjoy!

BT

Late submission on the theme of "Shoes"

Sorry for the late submission but P-Anh gave me a great idea for the Shoes theme last night. Here it is: "Sixties Go Go Boots"! (It's also a little hommage to our own Francoise Hardy look-alike, the wonderful EmCi). Hope it meets the standard of our tough Siskel & Ebert team.

Triet

So Special Lucky Luke

 

Dear Kiu, BiTi, MC, friends,

Thank you for the subtle reminder.  I’m so flattered to be mentioned in the same breath as Kiu as a critic.  The truth of the matter is that I’m light years behind and will never be on the same par.  But since I’m diec khong so+. su’ng and just for the fun of it as Quang mentioned, what the heck.  Unfortunately, I’ll be buried deep in work the next few weeks and just like at MC and college, I’ll skip and miss some of your assignments and hopefully still pass with a barely “passable” grade at the end.  But unlike at MC and college, I will surely enjoy watching and reading your works.

So to borrow and few verses from one of my all time favorite songs and Sir Elton John:

I'm going back to my plough
Back to the howling winds of Texas
Looking for the flowing black oil

Oh I've finally decided my future lies
Well within the white cotton fields L

Cay Ti Xi aka Lucky Luke

RE: [MC74 and Friends] Photo on the theme of "Water"

"Broad reach!"

And, so, just like that, with the wind filling our sails, on we went, towards the bay waters! 

Faraway, you can see the haze covering the mountains. The recent California forest fires from up north have spread their smokes down to cover our land. 

Copyright (C) Douglas M. Phan 2008.  All rights reserved.

This photo is dedicated to my seconde C8, premiere C4, and TC3 classmate Tran Ha Tuan, as an invitation to adventure, one of these days, when the wind is just a little warmer, yes Tuan?

The photo is not quite complete without this:

<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMkIuKXwmlU>

Many thanks, for bringing back lots of memories.

My best,

Duc

PS:  "Broad reach is a technical term, a point-of-sail, perhaps the equiv of full-speed"

Fw: [MC74 and Friends] My photo entries for this week theme SHOES

Mai Chau oi ,

 

Gia^`y do* , gia^`y   cu~ co la^'y khong ?  J   

 

THg

 

Fw: [MC74 and Friends] REMINDER to Pho nhom en herbe

Dear Sweet MC Friends:
Here are my pink shoes for this week entry:

Hope you like it!
Cheers from Liem

 

 

 

Re: [MC74 and Friends] Photo on the theme of "Water"

 

This is the Marina in the Delta, close to my house. Tuan __,_._,___

Photo on the theme of "Water"

I was hoping the Twins would not notice my absence on the theme of Water but no such luck! So, since I do have today off and have a chance to go through my photo archives, here's my belated submission: "Kayaking into The Sunset", taken a few years ago in....where else? Hawaii.

Triet

Fw: [MC74 and Friends] My photo entries for this week theme SHOES

" C. ( croco) vs C. ( cashmere) "

My photo entries for this week theme SHOES

Title:  "Yesteryear!"

Just a snapshot that i took some time ago, while resting against a tree.  The brown grassland and rounded oak trees are typical of California in the summertime.  Bored with my camera, didn't know what to do --> but it did come out with a little bit of peace and quiet of a bucolic scene, as i remember it.  Missing some birds chirping and leaves rustling.  Thinking about years past, times camping with loved ones, children running etc --> hence the title.

Duc

Poesie En Herbe

Nhìn Trộm

Qua khung cửa mằt ngời tôi đã thấy em
Bâng khuâng em ve vuốt một mảnh trời đã khuất
Tay nhẹ nhàng xua những áng mây ngang
Chân dặt dìu vùi bãi cát hồn tôi

Trầm Tư

Một chút nhạc, một chút tình
Thi vị đời người nào hiếm hoi
Từng câu hát nặng trĩu những âm thầm
Bao lặng lẽ chứa chan rừng kỹ niệm
Trầm lắng ôn hoài những gì đã mất


Độc Thoại

Đã bao lần
Duỗi chân
Tôi soi mặt khung cửa thẳm miên man
Trộm nhìn những chiều tàn tình con nít bay đi
Yêu phố hè ngập bóng nắng vô tư
Vẫn vơ nhung nhớ vài mảnh tình lẩm cẩm
Xa lạ, những thân xác đói, những thây ma
Bao ánh mắt hỏa châu thiêu rụi
Thưở ấy tim tôi rướm mặt trời

Ảo mộng đã quên, bán đi hay cho không?
Nay còn miệng đắng những hoài bão cát trôi
Con rạch nào sẽ đưa đến chân trời ?
Ngoài kia mặt trời đã ngấm tắt.


Triet

Re: [MC74 and Friends] My photo entries for this week theme SHOES

Woman walking in a supermarket.

Re: [MC74 and Friends] My photo entries for this week theme SHOES

Doi giay (va chan long la) cua ai day?

TNS

Re: [MC74 and Friends] My photo entries for this week theme SHOES

I have 2 photos for this week again.

The first one is ... His and Hers :-)

The second is  A zori stori :-)



These zori, a gift from my friend Jamie, remind me of the time when I loved everything japanese :-)

One day, we learned how to wear the kimono and obi

how to carry the fan and dance the many steps for the Bon Ondori

(not an easy thing in a kimono :-))

and we danced  in memory

of her sister whose zori I still have... Jamie rather wears her Jimmys

Fw: [MC74 and Friends] My photo entries for this week theme SHOES

Hi Quang,
It's funny that you mention " running bare feet "
How many times have I done ? From the center
to home, I have to go through the old town ,the
heel aigu got stuck between the pavers,
I took my shoes in hand then and deliberately went
home, to the amusement of the passersby
Dear Emci,Biti,& friends,
I know,I know, the quota is amplified, exceeded.
Attached : "Torture and Rescue"
CTT

Fw: [MC74 and Friends] My photo entries for this week theme SHOES

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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Fw: [MC74 and Friends] Last week and to wrap this week up

Hi BiTi,

Wait! before you wrap up, here is my second entry for this week. I am trying very hard to match the number of entries coming from Thuan and TNS  :-).
This photo was taken along the little river that passed through Zhou Zhuang, and gave a much better idea of how it looked like than my other entry.

Your spring tabblo with my favorite color is beautiful. I like all the photos from the beginning to the end, and also the little story that came with them. 

I liked the video clip and the song (although I found the song melancholic). Thanks for sharing.

EmCi_

To wrap up the week of water, here is a special gif(t) for you my friends.
These were taken in Half Moon Bay at the golf course.

Cheers,
BT

Fw: [MC74 and Friends] Re: week photo subject -- Ocean, lake, river, bathtub water :-)

What I see from my office's window... Wait, what office? And sure as hell, no
window either. Just lots of sun and clean air. Smells like sh... though. Oh I
forgot, it is sh... :-)

Khiem from Sweetwater TX

Fw: [MC74 and Friends] Re: week photo subject -- Ocean, lake, river, bathtub water :-)

Dear CiTiTi, friends pho nhom en herbe et al,

 I have 2 pics to contribute this week.  The first one is of the 'other Venice'  inspired by my lovely twin.

Venice is definitely one of my favorite cities in the world, especially at Carnivale time as my friend Dolly "-) would attest to as she's always ready to go again year after year.   One year, it snowed while we were there, we woke up in the morning to see the bridges and gondolas covered in white, it was magical ... I also like Venice  in the early evening when the fog just sets in and the reverberes cast their dusty pink on the city.

I called this second photo  " What a life " :-) It was taken from the Vial Del'Amore the cliff walk between Riomaggiore and Manarola. 

Fw: [MC74 and Friends] Re: week photo subject -- Ocean, lake, river, bathtub water :-)

Dear all,

Wow, so many email messages, so little time! Thanks to BT and MC's excellent idea, I have the blog to thank for and to catch up on all the beautiful pictures and painting as well as music contributions. BT, I'm so glad you added the Playlist feature, what a thoughtful idea for sharing music. Love the song from Keith Urban (what a mane of hair!), as well as the cute one from Taylor Swift. That song is a favorite of my grand daughters, and I always play it on my iPod for them whenever they're in the car with me (albeit not very often, as they're in faraway CA) as a treat, so we can all sing along at the top of our lungs over and over w/o driving their parents crazy :-) 

For C&W music fans and to add to BT's homage to the Texans, here's another song by Keith Urban (who's not Texan btw), a bit old but dreamy...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-oKxpQrRY4

My favorite song (for the time being anyway) is the following

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HH7WXlf9WLk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8v_4O44sfjM&annotation_id=annotation_357724&feature=iv (with video, sound quality not as good)

MC, your picture of Zhouzhuang is so pretty with its reflections of purple and blue boat roofs and green trees. Zhouzhuang is such a neat and pretty little town that any photos of its picturesque bridges, canals, boats, and houses are bound to be attractive (except when it's crowded by tourists, which seemed to this tourist to be all hours of the day!), but yours is truly artistic.

Thu Huong, your watercolors are so beautiful and elegant as always. I wish I could look at them all day, and am thinking of a way to make the seagull picture my (laptop) wallpaper...

BT, your Valentine contribution, Zoey's adorable pictures, is worthy of a Valentine's Day card. You should market it! And other friends' countless contributions, from TNS' peaceful backyard corner to Thuan's lush and lovely Japanese garden and a nice sunset here and there (Montreux, Huntington), all bring pleasure to this (woefully infrequent) reader. And Tuan really shows his talent with his drawings of the lovely queen-of-hearts CTT and Texan LH. Vous m'eblouissez tous chaque fois!

Herewith are my contributions toward the theme of the week, two old pictures from our trip to Hamilton Island in Queensland, Australia during Christmas 2008. Sorry, I can't choose, so forum friends please choose for me the one you like and make that my entry for the water theme.

Have a great Valentine's Day!

Trang

Fw: [MC74 and Friends] Re: week photo subject -- Ocean, lake, river, bathtub water :-)

Cher(e)s  Ami(e)s ,

A peine  le sujet  lance' par  2 ba` bau Mai Chau et BiTi   , wouah ! nhieu hinh   gui het xay !  Mo^~i   hinh  mot ve ?   L' eau non seulement  reflechit la lumiere  mais aussi la decompose en  faisant apparaitre des couleurs intenses .

Voici ma petite contribution accompagne'e  d'une devinette   : j'ai dessine' a partir d'une photo d'une ou d'un ami(e)  du forum . En la voyant ,  je trouve fascinant de peindre  les mouvements des vagues .  La lumiere et les coups de vent rendent les couleurs eclatantes .  C'est aussi une occasion d'observer les formes gracieuses et des poses variées des oiseaux .

 

A vous  maintenant  de deviner la ou le photographe J

 

Happy St Valentin ,

THg

 

Fw: [MC74 and Friends] Re: week photo subject -- Ocean, lake, river, bathtub water :-)

You all, ác độc ! No sea, no ocean in Switzerland ,
as you all perfectly knew it. Em kẹt quá !
Thuan, we said one ,you send six.
It's a brilliant idea then. So, herewith, my contribution :
1 : where we are during the w.e.,on the top of the mountain
2 : on the way back,on the highway that runs along Lake léman,
from the car,140 km/ h, through the (dirty) windshield.
" Coucher de Soleil,sur la Baie de Montreux "
In love with all your incredible masterpieces,
Happy w.e. to all.
CiTiTi

Re: [MC74 and Friends] Re: week photo subject -- Ocean, lake, river, bathtub water :-)

 

Japanese Garden, San Francisco.

Thuan

Re: [MC74 and Friends] Re: week photo subject -- Ocean, lake, river, bathtub water :-)

Interesting plant from Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Thuan

Re: [MC74 and Friends] Re: week photo subject - Ocean, lake, river, bathtub water :-)

Complying with the decisions made by hai ba` chu? tie^.m Ms BiTi and Ms Em Ci, xin ma.o-muo^.i send in my photos of the week: the Southern California coast. I hope these pictures will receive favorable (merciful!) reviews from the judges, especially from our eminent critic and prolific writer Professor Kiu.

Respectfully.
Thuan