Fw: [MC74 and Friends] My entry for this week theme - Attitude

Dear fellows pho' nhom\ en herbe, hoa. si~, thi si~,  art critic, and Forum friends,

Here are my three entries for Attitudes.

The first entry is a copy cat of the original by TNS.
I took this picture of Mai Kho^i, my eldest daughter (who does not enjoy being photographed), during our vacation last summer in Hawaii. It was also the first time I took pictures, so I was very eager to improve my skills, at MK's total displeasure as she was constantly under camera surveillance, so much so that she threatened to confiscate my camera more than once. Now, if she knew that I am posting her photo on the blog, I would never see my camera again :-)
I was playing paparazzi, while we were waiting for the food which took a long time come, and, we were starving. Now I know that it is the sort of combination that would trigger the worst attitude out of of my human subjects :-).

The second and third ones are to keep up with the trend set lately by other pho' nhom\s of photographing statues :-).
These photos were taken in DH park in Manhattan where there has been a display of statues with different expressions and positions. I was walking through the park one early morning last March, after the snow had fallen lightly over the night.

Somehow, when I looked at the statue sitting on a bench covered by the snow, I saw a very peaceful expression, and zen-like attitude.

I hope my last entry could fit into this theme, as a symbol of an attitude of mutual respect.

OK, now I could go back to my chores.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend and have a wonderful week
MC

Fw: [MC74 and Friends] My entry for this week theme - Attitude

My kids are still young, so I have not experienced the "attitude" that Brain showed here. I am heeding Son's advice to enjoy this time as much as I can, for the children will not be as attached to us when they grow up. I am sending in a picture showing a different attitude, that of my youngest boy Nathan Xuan-Khoa ( who is now 6 y/o), taken when he was almost 3, at a time when the presence and attention of his father was still desirable and pleasurable to him.

Have a great Spring Sunday everyone.

T.

Fw: [MC74 and Friends] My entry for this week theme - Attitudes

 Dear friends,

Here's my entry for 'attitudes'

Peace and love

:-)
BT

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My entry for this week's theme: "Attitudes"

"You like my watches?"

On a rough day,

In front of a jewelry shop,

Alongside a very small street

Downtown San Jose, Calif

Duc

My entry for this week's theme: "Attitudes" (Part 3)

This "sculpture" stood in front of the famous Hergetova Restaurant in Prague (great restaurant, by the way. Highly recommended if you're ever in Praha). I think this is enough to get me in trouble with the Blogmistresses! :-)

T.

My entry for this week's theme: "Attitudes" (Part 2)

Một thái độ , một cách nhìn đời...

Bánh xe luân hồi lăn trên đường nhựa

Lữ khách bâng khuâng vấp phải mây

Mặt trời tắt ngấm bỏ vào túi

Miếng cơm manh áo nhảy vào đời

Thời gian tích tách nơi thiền tịnh

Giọt máu, giọt mưa đẹp tuyệt vời

Sáng nay thức dậy, gói ghém tâm hồn gọn ghẽ

Tôi lửng thửng bước đi về phía chân trời bên chân người

Triet

My entry for this week's theme: "Attitudes" (Part 1)

Dear Pho Nhoms,

This picture of a young girl I saw at a party is entitled: "Old Fart's Friend" (just look at her name tag). For our european friends, that would translate as "Amie d'un vieux con" (!).

Triet (a.k.a. "Vieux con")

My entry for this week theme - Attitude

This is how my son, Brian, looks when I take a picture of him.
It seems as if he wants to say : "Dad, you're annoying!"

TNS

Re: [MC74 and Friends] my entry for this week theme Touching pleasure

    

 Gu* ?i  truoc   herbivore day J

   THg

FW: [MC74 and Friends] Re: [MC74 and Friends] My entry for this week's theme: "Touching Pleasure"

The CuRveS

Just heavenly ! J

Have a great weekend everyone !

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  Dear friends,

  it was interesting to note that female entries for the theme of
  Touching Pleasure  are mainly concentratted on their beloved pets
  ° BiTI ( Pom) Caro  NH ( Rufio) Caro TD ( ChouChou,Nikki),
     Kh Liem (deer) : one can feel through the incredible photos all their
   love  towards their little darlings : LOVING TOUCHING PLEASURE
   ° Lan Dior (verdant meadow) .Biti (sandy beach, rare bird feathers),
      EMCI ( silky hair) : here, everything speaks of  SENSUAL TOUCH
      the clouds are a sort of impalpable dream...
  while male entries focus on "fantasies" through statues (Hi Dux- Doug)
  or beautiful creature (TNS) .

  I'm the one to surprise my man petting a stone in the World of  Diamonds ,
  Gemstones,Pearls... What a contrast !


  In summary, more than the quality of the image, your soul HAS SPOKEN !

  Loving you,
  CTT

Re: [MC74 and Friends] my entry for this week theme Touching pleasure

I like this innocent touching Tuan

Re: [MC74 and Friends] My entry for this week's theme: "Touching Pleasure"

Pour continuer sur le même mood que Triêt, je me permets de vous envoyer un petit poème écrit il y a quelque temps. Un ami de mc74 m' avait dit un jour avoir eu un " flash" dans le métro, il a cru reconnaitre un ancien amour sur le quai du métro , puis pfuuit !!  C était un soir d Automne en rentrant du travail, il faisait froid et sombre, ce fut comme une belle lumière l' espace d 'un instant
Je suis partie sur cette histoire pour imaginer ceci

Souvenirs d'Automne  

Ta bouche est une rose
Sur laquelle s 'est posé mon souffle brûlant
Je 'ai jamais goûté à la douceur de l' hydromel
Qu' à travers la saveur de nos langues emmêlées
Au creux de mon cou tu avais enfoui ton visage
Et sur mon corps ta chevelure soyeuse a ruisselé
M' enveloppant comme une caresse de tes doigts aériens
A travers l'étoffe mince j' avais dessiné
La courbe de tes seins , le grain de ta peau
T 'éveillant, m 'éveillant aux feux inassouvis .

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Une portière qui claque , le métro aérien qui file
Sur l' autre Quai , cette silhouette qui s éloigne.
Mon coeur s 'accélère ,ma tête explose,j' ai du mal à respirer
Je m' engouffre dans l' escalier, je te cherche
Les couloirs du métro sont vides . Je suis là , seul, en rêve éveillé
L 'espace d 'un instant j' avais cru t 'apercevoir
Revenir trente et une années en arrière
Entendre ton rire , humer le parfum de ta peau

Dans la nuit, tu as de nouveau disparu.

 

hy hoà

Fw: [MC74 and Friends] My entry for this week's theme: "Touching Pleasure"

Je Devrais Te Dire

Voici ce que je devrais te dire

Que ton image est restée

Une petite boule chaude logée contre ma tempe

Ton regard me parcourt avec la grâce d'une lumière

Ta silhouette frêle j'avais peur d'étreindre

De peur qu'elle ne fonde dans mes paumes comme du cristal

Ce sourire, moue boudeuse qui te donne une bouche

Et des lèvres qui murmurent du vent,  naivetés d'enfant

Un soir, je me rappelle, tu jouais,

Sur le clavier éteint l'oiseau rare est descendu

Attiré par le bonheur intense que rayonnait mon âme

Et je me suis dit

J'aimerais te toucher le cœur de ma langue

Quand on s'embrassera

Te caresser du dedans

Quand on fera l'amour

Enfin bref je t'aime

Voilà ce que je devrais te dire

Pour l'instant.

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Triet

Fw: [MC74 and Friends] my entry for this week theme Touching pleasure

Dear fellows Pho' Nhoms\ en herbe, hoa si~, thi si~, art critic Mr. Kiu, and Forum friends,
 
It seemed to me that you all like this theme :-). As most of you have submitted your entries already and with so much enthusiasm too, it put me under a lot of pressure :-).

Since announcing the theme, I have been spending my time admiring your entries instead of taking care of mine, and the more I did that, the lazier I got. It was so much fun, "ngoi^\ vat' cha^n le^n, ngam' hinh\ cua? nguoi\ khac' chup" and make comments! (isn't it Mr. Kiu?)

The only problem with that is, as a slowpoke it would be a tad embarrassing for me to go after the other slowpokes (who know very well who they are :-)), and harass them for their entries.
So here it is my humble entry with its humble introduction (plzzz plzzz BiTi, let's not exaggerate here, my little introductions to my entries are no poems), in an attempt to describe my dreaming pleasure of touching a cloud. 
 
I closed my eyes and I reached out,
Like the tree branches, I touched a cloud.
As light as a spring scarf, it floated in the wind.
Soft like a baby's cheek, it made my heart sing.
I closed my eyes, I imagined.

Good night from Be^n Bo*\ So^ng
MC

Fw: [MC74 and Friends] Le rosier du jardin

  Le rosier du jardin
  Porte toujours une rose,
  Qui fleurit sous un ciel bleu,
  Bel ami de mon cœur!

  Le rosier que je vois,

  Dès que je pense à toi,

  Porte une seule fleur,

  Si jolie sur sa branche!

  Le rosier que je plante,

  Soupire à la lune blanche,

  Les soirs et nuits d'été,

  Quand le vent courbe le blé,

  Ô Rosier du jardin!

  Tu n'es jamais parti au loin,

  Tu vois, moi qui pars, je reviens,

  Sans cesse auprès de toi!

  Le rosier du jardin,

  Porte toujours une rose,

  Qui fleurit sous un ciel bleu,

  Car je pense bien à toi                                                                                                                       

tc

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Salut BT, MC et al,

So sorry for missing many postings, have to run after too many deadlines!

We have many common affinities, and pets are one of them, very close to our heart.

Here are my adorable ChouChou and Nikki.

Enjoy the sunny week,

TD Caro

Fw: [MC74 and Friends] entry for the theme Touching Pleasure

Dear pho' nhoms\ en herbe, hoa. si~, thi si~ MC, BT, CTT , TNS,  Thuan,  Duc, Doug, Mr. Kiu, Triet, Hien-Khiem,  Tuan, Diep, Hien-Lan, T-Huong, Tuan, BeLan, HyHoa, Caro, Minh-Thuy & all MC friends:
Here is my photo entry for this week  "Pleasure to touch" at the Petting Zoo with my children.

( this photo was taken when my little boy was 4; we went to visit the Zoo all the time & have so much fun at the Petting Zoo; there are so many wonderful & friendly deer that

 let us caress & touch the;  sharing sweet moment together  )

Wish you all happy @ every moment!
Cheers,

Liem

 

 

 

Fw: [MC74 and Friends] entry for the theme Touching Pleasure,

my little entry for the theme Touching Pleasure,
a photo taken at Baselworld, last week.
CTT

My entry for this week's theme: touching pleasure

Between Touching and Pleasure.

n

Fw: [MC74 and Friends] Fw: My entry for this week's theme: touching pleasure

Dear Friends,

Touching pleasure  … you asked?  

Have you ever pet a Pom?

Walk barefoot in the sand?

been tickled with a cat's tail?

such simple pleasures :-)

take it from me BT.

PS> Philippe was my little prince. A fluffball of  silky hair, the cutest and smartest little Pom he was. I like to believe that now he is a cute fluffly little cloud in the sky in the day and a bright little star at night. And always, he'll remain always my beloved little Philippe …

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Fw: [MC74 and Friends] Theme for the week: touching pleasure

Hi everybody,

Have not kept up with all your email lately, just been overworked!

My contribution for touching pleasure is my beloved Welsh Corgi, Rufio... Research has shown that a few minutes of stroking pets not only triggers "feel good" hormones like serotonin, it also incurs decreased levels of the stress hormone cortisol, which alleviates depression... So Rufio not only provides wonderful touching pleasure, his hair is soft and silky, he's a great and cheerful companion, and I love him to pieces and just cuddling him makes me happy!!! This photo is taken in a dog friendly beach in Long Beach, CA...

Caro

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Fw: [MC74 and Friends] The grass is always greener on the other side

Dear BT & MC and friends,

Here is my entry for the new theme : Touching Pleasure,

Enjoy,

BL

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Sent: Sun, April 3, 2011 8:28:35 PM
Subject: [MC74 and Friends] Theme for the upcoming week

 

Dear pho' nhoms\ en herbe, hoa. si~, thi si~,

The theme for next week is ......Touching pleasure (s). Anything that would bring you pleasure to touch; for  example, your cat,  sand, water, .and as we had mentioned before...may be vo*. o^ng hang\ xom' (at your own risk).

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday, and have a wonderful week

MC

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Fw: [MC74 and Friends] Theme for the upcoming week - Touching Pleasure

Tha^'y Hi-Duc thich cho*i tu*o*.ng, thi` mi`nh cu~ng cho*i tu*o*.ng mo^.t cu' vo*'i ba.n, cho no' oa'ch nhe'!

"Lo^.n me`o -du.ng -da^'t!"

Duc

Fw: [MC74 and Friends] Theme for the upcoming week - Touching Pleasure

Hi EmCi, BiTi,

my entry is titled ... " Deprived of Touching Pleasure " ... (taken in the  Park in Santiago de Chile)

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I'm only one step ahead of exp(i*Pi) ._,___

Fw: [MC74 and Friends] GUESS WHAT?

HAVE A NICE SUNDAY ALL... AND GUESS WHAT?      BIZ    HL

Fw: [MC74 and Friends] GUESS WHAT?

Theo loi yêu câu ân cân cua 2 ba chu Blog MC + BT , xin goi dô vui dê tim cua minh , mong la chua trê qua !

                Petit indice " Aladin l' a rêvé , ils l 'ont fait"

                  Hy Hoà

Fw: [MC74 and Friends]GUESS WHAT?

This may be easy for some of you, but GUESS WHAT? Hint - Forrest was there 12 years later. tha^n MThuy

Fw: [MC74 and Friends] Theme of the Week - Guess what?

  Cher(e)s ami(e)s  Pho Nhom  en Herbe ,

 

   Avez-vous  dejà vu  ces yeux   ?  et où  donc ?  

   THg 

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gentle reminder to PHO NHOM EN HERBE, HOA SI :-)

"Just do it!"

I was strolling on Union Square, saw this ... burst of energy suddenly appear right before my eyes!
At the time, i was shocked, it was so unbelievable! Reached for the camera, got this shot!
Now looking back,
i think it's because the fog (SF is famous for it) was quite low,
and the late afternoon sun from above was still shining into the windows,
and reflected back into the fog, hence the rays.
As the fog passed over really fast, the sun was blocked, and the rays disappeared.
Altogether, just a few minutes -- seconds even! -- of a stunning phenomenon!

Union Square, San Francisco 

Fw: [MC74 and Friends] gentle reminder to PHO NHOM EN HERBE, HOA SI :-)

Dear EmCi,

thanks for reminding me of sending.  

Guess what ? 

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Fw: [MC74 and Friends] Glycine bleue de mon coeur!

Dear MC forum friends:

I have about 5 minutes of break at work and can't think. About 15 minutes ago, I bent down to retrieve a dropped paperclip and as I sat back up, I hit my head hard against the edge of the heavy steel desk in my office. I now have a bump in the back of the cranium (and hopefully no hematoma later). Being conveniently in an unproductive daze, I wandered into our MC forum and came upon Thuy Chau's poem which completely and absolutely jolted my artistic sensibility. Since my brain is not working properly yet, I am going to rest it a bit by loosely translating Thuy Chau's poem into English. I dedicate my little ode to spring and the joy of gardening to our forum. I didn't get to hear any music because  when I tried twice to download music, nothing happened. It is a consolation that  we are forbidden to listen to music at work. Here we go:

Blue wisteria of my heart

Towards whom are you leaning?

You have forsaken me

To romance your hunky sweaty gardener 

Thus Steve the master of his castle

Teases his snow-white azaleas

And tenderly winds around the white pillar

Crimson tea-scented camellias

Steve only has eyes for his flowers

And they only live for him

For them he has gone "green"

And offers them his choicest composted soil

For us his friends, he immortalizes

their floral beauty in photography

We see them stroll in splendid rows

And shout in unison: "Aren't we pretty?"

Oh blue wisteria of my heart

For your intoxicating scent

The hunky sweaty gardener

Labors day and night with his hands

OK, this is not a verbatim translation of Thuy Chau's masterpiece so you will see added or deleted words here and there which may change the meaning of each verse. It is freestyle poetry, meaning that I am not following any rules in particular and nothing rhymes. I have tried to keep it whimsical in order to remind us of the fickle and ephemeral beauty of spring. I didn't get to hear Duc or Triet's music because of  where I am when I email you but as I translate Thuy Chau's poem, I suddenly hear in my mind the lush lyrics of "Beautiful Maria of my Soul", a nice bolero/rhumba from the movie "The Mambo Kings". Does anyone in our forum remember this old film? Antonio Banderas wrote the lyrics in Spanish then sang it in the movie. Los Lobos wrote the English lyrics. At the Academy Awards ceremony, Antonio Banderas refused to sing the song so his fellow Spaniard Placido Domingo stepped forward and obliged the delighted audience. OK, my five minutes are over, the bump is still the same, my brain is less foggy, it's time to say good-bye to the MC forum and return to work reality with a thud. I would like to thank Thuy Hoa and Thuy Hao for writing me in the middle of their sorrow. I would also like to ask Doug Phan: "Weren't you sitting next to me at Quan Tao on New Year's Day?'

Hugs to all, friends or strangers,

Diep

Fw: [MC74 and Friends] My last entries for Guess What?

Dear pho' nhoms\ en herbe and Forum friends,

These are my last ones for tonight. Just kidding! These are really my last ones for the theme.

For the second photo, guess what I stood next to. Mot to^ pho*? ga\ voi*' la' chanh ....by BiTi for the first person with the correct answer :-).

Good night

from Be^n Bo*\ Nam

MC 

Fw: [MC74 and Friends] Fwd: My entry for this week's theme "Transitions/Spring"

Cher Anh Tuan,
Tes fleurs sont tellement belles. Quel est ton secret? Ce n'est pas seulement la glycine qui te fait rêver. Avec toutes ces fleurs, ton jardin est un havre de beauté où camélias, azalées rivalisent en couleur. Bravo!

Glycine bleue de mon coeur
Vers qui donc t'es-tu penchée?
Tu m'as oubliée dans ton ardeur
Avec ton jardinier en sueur

Et c'est ainsi que Steve chez lui
Entraîne ses blanches azalées
Et fait grimper à la colonne blanche
Des camélias rouges au parfum de thé

Steve n'a de yeux que pour ses fleurs
Et ses fleurs n'ont de coeur que pour lui
Pour elles, il s'est mis au vert
Et leur composte la meilleure des terres.

Et pour nous ses amies, il arrange
Ses belles fleurs en photos
Où elles marchent toutes en bandes
Et en criant: "Voyez, comme c'est beau!"

Ah glycine bleue de mon coeur
C'est pour ton très lourd parfum
Que le jardinier en sueur
Jardine soirs et matins.

tc

Fw: [MC74 and Friends] my third entry for Guess what?

Dear Pho Nhoms en herbe and Forum Friends,

These are my third ones. 

More to come...

MC

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Fw: [MC74 and Friends] My second entries to Guess what?

Dear Pho' Nhoms\ en herbe and Forum friends,
Here is my second entries, no connection between the two objects. They were just random things that I found in the house and took close up photos of.

Since I had a lot of time on my hands, more entries from me, for you to guess, in the next email...

MC

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Fw: [MC74 and Friends] My first entry for the theme Guess What

Dear Pho' Nhoms\ en herbe and Forum Friends,

Here is my first entry, dedicated to my M&M (Mentor and Muse) twin BiTi. There is a connection between the two objects to be identified. BiTi would be the first one to my second one :-). 

MC

My entry for the theme Guess What

Dear Pho Nhoms en herbe,

My entry to the theme Guess What.  Hint: it's not an object but the lyrics refer to a merry go round. TNS

Fw: [MC74 and Friends] Theme of the Week - Guess what?

Dear  Hai ba Chu Pho-Nhom block,  Thuan,  Duc, Doug, Mr. Kiu, Triet, Khiem-Hien,  Tuan, Diep, TNS,  MC, CTT, Hien-Lan, T-Huong, Tuan, BeLan, HyHoa, Caro, Minh-Thuy

Pho-nhoms & All MC Friends:

 

Here is my photo "Guess what?"  to your imagination!

 

(Clue: location: in a park in Pasadena, California)

Have fun!  Cheers,

Liem

 

Fw: [MC74 and Friends] Theme of the Week - Guess what?

Dear Kiu, MC, BT, TC, and Tuan,

Thank you all for your encouraging words. Mr. Kiu, you have such a way with words that I'm sometimes amazed at how you find so many ways to describe seemingly simple pictures and express your emotion/reaction to them. When I'm at a loss for words, can I borrow some from you :-)? BT, pray tell what's the prize for effort and persistence?

Tuan, thank you for sharing the gorgeous pictures of azaleas and camelias from your yard. The red camellias contrasted against the white column are a feast for the eyes, and the picture is going into my Favorites folder! I can see you're a loving gardener by the state of your beautifully tended garden. I love gardening too but my yard is showing the ravages of the harsh winter we just had, with its ice and wet snow storms inflicting severe damage to our dogwood and crepe myrtle trees. It's discouraging and disheartening to see how many trees will have to be replaced! 

The pictures I sent were of hyancinths and forsythias. I love tulips but can't have any as they are devoured by the hordes of voracious deer living in the woods surrounding our property. Our azaleas are hit-or-miss each year, some years they get to bloom and others the deer eat them bare. There seem to be no real deer-proof plants, except maybe daffodils and irises which the deer inexplicably stay away from, and  hyancinths, roses, and lilacs because of their fragrance.  

So as not to be a laggard yet again, I'm submitting a couple of entries for the Guess What theme. You all can guess the name of any of the landmarks in the first picture, and in the second, the statue location and name of the author. If they prove to be too easy, I promise I have others that are weirder and harder to decipher.

Trang

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Fw: [MC74 and Friends] Theme of the Week - Transitions

Dear Hai Ba Chu Pho Nhom,

Attached is my (very late) entry for the Transitions theme. Wracking my brain all last week and this week, I couldn't think of a picture to submit, as it seems to be an "anything goes" theme. After all, isn't life about transition, passage, and change? Any and all living things are always in transition from one state to the next, because we all know what happens when we stop moving and changing - we're dead! 

This Sunday dawns with a perfect opportunity for me to capture the transition between seasons: spring flowers blanketed by snow. Herewith are two pics that illustrate this theme (as well as my original suggested theme of spring). 

Thank you for your continued good work, and deep thanks also go to all you talented pho nhom, poets, artists, and musicians on the forum who have continued to contribute such marvelous pictures, poems, music, and artwork. Though I struggle to keep up with the mail at times and am not always sure who took which picture, it's always a pleasure to view the results on the blog and marvel at the creativity of our forum members.

Trang

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