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Thank you!!
I needed to make a pause, and thank all of you. I started this blog in June 2013, expecting nothing but getting better organised in my notes. Much to my surprise, I was soon surrounded by a great...
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饮水思源
yǐn shuǐ sī yuán Trad. 飲水思源 Fontana della Barcaccia. Roma, Italia. © Ruoxiang Chau, all rights reserved. lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom): gratitude for blessings and their...
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I was one hour early …
It was cold that day. I could stop by a café and sip something hot but I decided to head to my doctor’s office instead. When I walked in, I saw a very familiar face. The man had wrinkles and grey hair,...
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The more I travel, the more I have a sense of home.
The more I travel, the more I have a sense home. © Ruoxiang Chau, all rights reserved. “The more I travel, the more I have a sense home.” – I was travelling in Luxembourg, and while I was looking up at...
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“I studied literature. Therefore, I became a pilot.”
Laurent Peretti 2014 © Ruoxiang Chau, all rights reserved. “I became a pilot, I lost my job and I never landed. Looking things from above make you stranded somehow. You see dazzling dotted towns where...
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“Mum named me after Jaya Bhaduri.”
Jeya 2014 © Ruoxiang Chau, all rights reserved. “Mum named me after Jaya Bhaduri, the Indian actress. Because we live in France, she replaced my a by an e, so people could pronounce my name correctly.”...
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“Mum was very sad…
Aaron, 2014. © Ruoxiang Chau, all rights reserved. “Mum was very sad when Grandpa died. But she was also very happy to have me.” – Aaron, 4 years old.Filed under: Photography, Stories Tagged: Aaron,...
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“Coming together is a beginning…
Céline Brun, 2014. © Ruoxiang Chau, all rights reserved. Mails from Celine have this quote in her signature: “Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.”...
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“I am not cold. I am British.”
Arthur, 2014. © Ruoxiang Chau, all rights reserved. Arthur, 2014. © Ruoxiang Chau, all rights reserved. “I am not cold. I am British. I don’t need a scarf to go to school.” – Arthur, 5 years old. –...
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“Hello World! I am Louise.”
Louise, 2014 © Ruoxiang Chau, all rights reserved. Louise, 2014 © Ruoxiang Chau, all rights reserved. “Hello World! I am Louise. Dad likes to snuggle while I am having my milk coma.” – Louise, 8 days...
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The Danish Girl
“The moment we cry in a film is not when things are sad but when they turn out to be more beautiful than we expected them to be.” — Alain de Botton The Danish Girl is an incredible love story through...
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生き甲斐 : Ikigai
Ikigai is a Japanese concept that means “a reason for being”, “the reason to live”, your raison d’être. Morning mist. Mountains of Anhui, China. In the culture of Okinawa, Ikigai is thought of as “your...
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“I want to live in a world…
“I want to live in a world full of people who look into each other’s faces along the path of life and ask, Who are you, my friend, and how can we serve each other?” – Elisabeth Gilbert. These are the...
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“Woke up this morning with a terrific urge to lie in bed all day and read. Fought against it for a minute. Then looked out the window at the rain. And gave over. Put myself entirely in the keep of...
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“Keep searching and trying. Till it finds you…
I have been keeping that « uniform » of mine for 10 years. You know the MSF T-shirt, the kaki pants and the Dr. Martens… I would move across continents and take them with me, even if my job didn’t...
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