De Paris ou d'ailleurs

Badminton

2012-02-02T12:35:00.002+01:00

Pagoda in Vung Tau, Vietnam, November 2010

Post Tet

2012-01-31T18:22:00.006+01:00

Hai Ba Trung, HCMC, Vietnam, January 2012

Poubelles fleuries.

Ongoing construction

2012-01-30T06:21:00.001+01:00

Saigon, Vietnam, January 2012

Vue du balcon, pour Jali! ;)

Roulez Jeunesse!

2012-01-29T09:00:00.000+01:00

HCMC, Vietnam, January 2012

While drinking my cafe sua da on my little stool, waiting for my tyre to be repaired (i.e. the super glu to dry), I got to see quite a few bicycles and motorbikes having their tyres inflated. That is when I realised that most people actually wash their bicycles to have them shine. The idea had never crossed my mind.

Puncture

2012-01-28T06:38:00.005+01:00

Ham Nghi, Saigon, Vietnam, January 2012

Got a puncture in one of the air tubes of my bicycle. A friendly repair guy at a street corner opted to fix it with super glu. I was a bit skeptical of the method but as I was not in a hurry and could not do much else, I sat down, drank a cafe sua da and chatted with him. It took him half an hour and cost me 15 000 VND. But this time, the traditional street ingeniousness didn't pay off and two blocks further, my tyre was flat again.

Angel and Incens

2012-01-26T10:23:00.002+01:00

Manila, Philippines, January 2012

At home with my grand-mother.

Up the Tree

2012-01-24T14:42:00.004+01:00

Ilocos Sur, Philippines, December 2011

Back in the Philippines for a few days.
Watching Before Sunset - "I guess when you're young, you just believe there'll be many people with whom you'll connect with. Later in life, you realize it only happens a few times"

Honda Dream

2012-01-10T16:16:00.004+01:00

Hanoi, Vietnam, March 2009

Funambule et un peu insomniaque. Qu'il est difficile de se (re)poser en ces temps de festivités de fin d'année.

Batik

2012-01-08T21:20:00.003+01:00

Whale Island, Vietnam, December 2011/January 2012

Horizon

2012-01-05T18:21:00.002+01:00

Ile de la Baleine, Vietnam, January 2012

Great w-end in a beautiful and peaceful place. Happy moments shared with lovely people.

English Tea

2011-12-28T17:36:00.001+01:00

Science Museum, London, England, December 2011

By the River

2011-12-26T19:08:00.002+01:00

Saigon, Vietnam, December 2011

A lovely stay in England then a couple of days in Paris with family. And now, back in Saigon, after a long flight followed by an intense day at work, feeling jet-lagged and a little lonely.

Siesta

2011-11-19T06:18:00.003+01:00

Saigon, Vietnam, November 2011

San Augustin

2011-11-15T17:48:00.003+01:00

San Augustin, Manila, Philippines, November 2011

Déambuler le long des grandes vitres donnant sur le jardin intérieur avec le bahay kubo, la lumière de fin d'après-midi éclairant les couloirs calmes et silencieux du musée. Instants fugaces, retour en arrière, souvenirs mélangés de cette enfance passée dans l'atmosphère moite des terres chaudes et tropicales. Discussions passionnantes sur tout et rien, sur les navires, les découvertes, les biens culturels. Agréable séjour, d'autres perspectives.

Home

2011-11-04T20:53:00.002+01:00

Manila, Philippines, October 2011

Going back to the Philippines for a few days next week.

Vo Van Kiet

2011-10-23T19:46:00.005+02:00

HCMC, Vietnam, October 2011

My street name has changed overnight, numbers still the same though.
A lot of work this w-end but delicious dim sum with friends for Sunday lunch.

MA, F & me

2011-10-18T00:14:00.004+02:00

HCMC, Vietnam, 15 October 2011

On Ben Chuong Duong at sunset with MA and F.

"Ma mère m'a appris a admirer. Elle était elle même une admiratrice, de la passion, de l'art, de la philosophie. Elle m'a appris cela et j'en ai profité tout au long de ma vie car ce qui m'est arrivé de plus précieux, c'est la rencontre de personnes admirables, admirables pour moi mais admirables en elles-mêmes. Cette faculté de regarder l'autre en voyant en lui tout ce qu'il y a d'admirable, c'est quelque chose qui permet de vivre plus pleinement. Ceux qui ne voient que critiques, qui ne voient que scepticismes, qui ne voient que "oh ce n'est que ça, ce n'est donc que ça...", ceux-la manquent une opportunité essentielle de vivre fort et heureux."

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Tan Son Nhat

2011-10-16T04:35:00.011+02:00

Tan Son Nhat Airport, HCMC, Vietnam, October 2011

Slowly waking up on a sunny Sunday morning in Saigon and listening to a fascinating night interview of Stéphane Hessel on French radio while MA & F are on a plane back to Paris and G is camping around a fire in a field somewhere in England.
"... parce que je me suis mis dans la tête, lorsque j'avais déjà 88 ans, que le souvenir de tant de poésies apprises par cœur pouvait constituer un message, un message de poétisation de la vie. Il n'y a pas que la chorégraphie, il y' a aussi le mot, le verbe, et le verbe poétique m'a toujours été extraordinairement précieux, et chaque fois que j'étais en difficulté, il me suffisait de me réciter quelques vers de poèmes appris par cœur pour retrouver un certain équilibre."

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Market

2011-10-13T00:45:00.000+02:00

Cholon, HCMC, Vietnam, October 2011

Blue Umbrella

2011-10-11T16:13:00.009+02:00

Quezon, Philippines, October 2011

Lunch at Ugu's after a three hour drive from Manila. Then contemplating the rain from a cosy pretty place.

Golden

2011-10-10T14:42:00.004+02:00

Quezon, Philippines, October 2011

Back in the Philippines for a few days with MA and F.

Green

2011-10-03T19:15:00.002+02:00

Vinh Long, Vietnam, October 2011

Un an après - de l'autre coté de la rive avec MA et F. Vélo, clapotis et poissons.

Rouge

2011-09-24T10:27:00.016+02:00

Saigon, Vietnam, September 2011

MA and F in Vietnam!

Sleep Standing

2011-09-18T13:32:00.001+02:00

Tokyo, Japan, August 2011

Courtesy of G.

Homework

2011-09-05T17:43:00.004+02:00

BACC, Bangkok, Thailand, September 2011

Long solo w-end in Bkk,discovering the city, wandering in museums, tasting delicious food, taking the sky train, walking in parks. Multi-level city which reminded me a little of Manila, a little of HCMC and somehow a little of Paris.

Un après-midi à Cholon

2011-08-24T03:16:00.001+02:00

Cholon, HCMC, Vietnam, August 2011

Avec Zan et les Cantonnais du D5.

Barque

2011-08-21T07:42:00.005+02:00

Cat Tien, Vietnam, August 2011

Quiet morning promenade.

Crépuscule

2011-08-20T05:38:00.006+02:00

Crocodile lake, Cat Tien, Vietnam, August 2011

Night spent at the rangers' station by the lake.

Wetland

2011-08-16T15:40:00.002+02:00

Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam, August 2011

En route!

2011-08-15T16:42:00.000+02:00

Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam, August 2011

Great w-end trekking in the tropical forest with friends (and leeches).

Bamboo Street

2011-08-01T18:14:00.002+02:00

Hanoi, Vietnam, April 2011

"The first thing which I can record concerning myself is, that I was born. These are wonderful word. This life, to which neither time nor eternity can bring diminution - this everlasting soul, began." - Groucho Marx

Sun Protection

2011-07-30T12:26:00.005+02:00

HCMC, Vietnam, July 2011

Face a la mer

2011-07-15T21:44:00.002+02:00

Con Dao, Vietnam, July 2011

Pingouin

2011-07-12T21:34:00.000+02:00

HCMC, Vietnam, July 2011

Soda Chanh

2011-07-10T18:50:00.001+02:00

Con Dao, Vietnam, July 2011

Blue

2011-07-05T17:56:00.000+02:00

Con Dao, Vietnam, July 2011

Beautiful and calm Con Dao.

Autumn Leaves

2011-06-19T07:16:00.003+02:00

Binh Thanh, HCMC, Vietnam, June 2011

Wine, cheese, cold-cuts and jazz.

Grand-Parents & Some Tea

2011-06-18T10:50:00.004+02:00

Manila, Philippines, May 2011

Sea Urchin

2011-06-04T11:12:00.000+02:00

Phu Quoc, Vietnam, May 2011

Patchwork Wall

2011-06-01T03:30:00.001+02:00

Phu Quoc, Vietnam, May 2011

Newspapers & Telephone

2011-05-31T18:19:00.005+02:00

Manila, Philippines, May 2011

Home for a week with family. Birthday: full house, good food, prayers and laughter.

Sea, legs and sun

2011-05-17T00:16:00.014+02:00

Phu Quoc, Vietnam, May 2011
Petit w-end insulaire avec la demoiselle E et ses gambettes avant son retour a Paris. On se sent a la maison, le sable en plus.

Meduse

2011-05-16T16:51:00.007+02:00

Phu Quoc, Vietnam, May 2011

Saigon Moon

2011-04-20T18:38:00.001+02:00

HCMC, Vietnam, April 2011

Duck Contemplation

2011-04-13T17:39:00.002+02:00

Sapa, Vietnam, April 2011

Babe

2011-04-12T17:29:00.000+02:00

Sapa, Vietnam, April 2011

0:36

2011-04-03T08:41:00.002+02:00

HCMC, Vietnam, April 2011

"The arts are not a way of making a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Producing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possibly can. You will set an enormous award. You will have created something."
- Kurt Vonnegut

60's - 70's

2011-03-31T08:37:00.000+02:00

Reunification Palace, HCMC, Vietnam, March 2011

Working Clay

2011-03-27T17:54:00.014+02:00

Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines, December 2010

Tetard de Terre

2011-03-06T07:22:00.004+01:00

Cardamom Mountains, Cambodia, February 2011

Mysterious animal encountered during a trek in the Cambodian mountains.

Parking Guard

2011-02-24T14:04:00.004+01:00

Siem Reap, Cambodia, February 2011

Cambodian spirits scarecrow.

Art Protection

2011-02-18T15:07:00.012+01:00

Banteay Srey, Cambodia, February 2011

Great time visiting beautiful temples with friends.
Banteay Srey has a very interesting cultural center explaining the origins and meaning of the temples, bas-reliefs etc. The temple was looted in 1923 by the young André Malraux who later became Minister of Culture from 1959 to 1969. Sadly and annoyingly, French intellectuals and "art lovers" are still highly amused and/or admirative of Malraux's "adventures".
[Unrelated note: our current Minister of Culture seems to also have fond memories of his visits in Thailand (though of a completely different nature). French Ministers of Culture tend to be quite sensitive to the "charms" of South East Asia.]

Jump

2011-02-13T13:35:00.004+01:00

Cardamom mountains, Cambodia, February 2011

Morning boat trip

2011-02-10T02:34:00.003+01:00

Cardamom Moutains, Cambodia, February 2011

Camouflage

2011-02-07T02:39:00.007+01:00

Cardamom Mountains, Cambodia, February 2011

Trekking in Cambodia during Vietnamese lunar new year and camping by a waterfall.

Airport sunset

2011-01-22T12:21:00.003+01:00

Laoag, Philippines, December 2010

Tableau

2011-01-20T17:28:00.005+01:00

Mui Ne, Vietnam, January 2011

Tableau russo-vietnamien.

Looking

2011-01-17T20:29:00.002+01:00

Mui Ne, Vietnam, January 2011

Family Time

2010-12-30T16:46:00.001+01:00

Ilocos Sur, Philippines, Christmas time, December 2010

Simply, happily back home.

Maligayang Pasko!

2010-12-17T15:44:00.006+01:00

Interlude
Cap sur les Philippines pour un peu de vacances!
Programme: famille, repas, fous rires, câlins.
Retour dans la nonchalance et l'insouciance des Philippines.
Retour dans un peu d'enfance et un peu de légèreté...
Joyeux Noël!

Rouge vernis

2010-12-16T02:27:00.001+01:00

Kermesse Poussières de Vie, HCMC, Vietnam, December 2010

Rain & Incens

2010-12-09T16:55:00.012+01:00

HCMC, Vietnam, November 2010

« Il y’a des gens qui ne sont pas beaux tout de suite et c’est encore plus beau» aurait joliment dit Zabou Breitman

Toupie

2010-12-01T04:25:00.002+01:00

Vung Tau, Vietnam, November 2010

Pagoda

2010-11-28T09:26:00.003+01:00

Vung Tau, Vietnam, November 2010

Children living in Pagodas have their hair partly shaved, indicating they are being educated by monks.

Construction in Saigon

2010-11-24T17:23:00.000+01:00

HCMC, Vietnam, November 2010

Promenade

2010-11-21T16:19:00.003+01:00

Mui Ne, Vietnam, November 2010

To sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub:
For in that sleep of death what dreams may come
When we have shuffled off this mortal coil.
Must give us pause.
Hamlet, Shakespeare

Gardien du temple

2010-11-10T15:00:00.005+01:00

HCMC, Vietnam, November 2010

"Par conviction spirituelle, je ne suis pas seulement non violent mais je suis pour la non-puissance. Ce n'est sûrement pas une technique efficace. (...) Mais c'est ici qu'intervient pour moi la foi. (...) On ne peut pas créer une société juste avec des moyens injustes. On ne peut pas créer une société libre avec des moyens d'esclaves. C'est pour moi le centre de ma pensée."

Entretiens avec Jacques Ellul (1994), Jacques Ellul et Patrick Chastenet, éd. La Table Ronde

Blanc, bleu, rouge

2010-11-08T11:55:00.001+01:00

HCMC, Vietnam, 2009-2010

Colourful saigonese sunsets.

Vertical ray of the sun

2010-11-06T11:16:00.004+01:00

HCMC, Vietnam, November 2010

Listening about the beauty and permanence of the verb "ser" in Spanish while rain pours over Saigon.

Bonsai

2010-10-31T11:06:00.001+01:00

Q9, HCMC, Vietnam, October 2010

Round

2010-10-30T08:54:00.001+02:00

Art Gallery, Le Loi, HCMC, Vietnam, October 2010

Night Deconstruction

2010-10-24T05:46:00.003+02:00

Hai Ba Trung Street, HCMC, Q1, Vietnam, October 2010

Calm Interior

2010-10-23T08:55:00.003+02:00

Ho Chi Minh City, Q9, Vietnam, October 2010

Rear View Mirror

2010-10-21T16:07:00.002+02:00

HCMC, Q9, Vietnam, October 2010

L'utilité relative d'un rétroviseur contre le plaisir de se divertir en regardant des clips avec des filles en maillot de bain.

Rambutan

2010-10-06T04:20:00.004+02:00

Cai Be, Mekong Delta, Vietnam, October 2010

Simplicity

2010-09-29T16:42:00.001+02:00

Corrèze, France, March 2010

Two Boys and a Mom

2010-09-26T05:27:00.006+02:00

Beaune, France, September 2010

Tôm và nước trái cây

2010-09-25T17:49:00.004+02:00

Saigon, Vietnam, 23 September 2010

One good bye lunch

Roadmap and Kitchen table

2010-09-21T20:13:00.001+02:00

Paris, France, September 2010

Hands and books

2010-09-21T19:15:00.005+02:00

Paris, France, September 2010

www.agnesdebizet.fr

Reading books and recharging energy.
Carravagio bids farewell to Kip: "I shall have to learn to miss you".
The English Patient, Michael Oondatje

Mother's quote

2010-09-18T07:52:00.005+02:00

Beaune, France, September 2010

"For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul."
Mark 8:36

Mazel Tov !

2010-09-16T01:33:00.001+02:00

Beaune, Burgundy, France, 4 September 2010

Grandiose American wedding!
Amazing place for a sweet and beautiful ceremony.

Pho Parisien

2010-09-15T01:34:00.002+02:00

Paris, France, Septembre 2010

EuropAsie

2010-09-14T16:44:00.005+02:00

Paris, France, Septembre 2010

Goûter de la mi-automne

2010-09-13T03:49:00.000+02:00

Paris, France, September 2010

Wedding grandiose and beautiful. Now, sleep, sleep, sleep. Need so much sleep.
Soon it will be Tet Trung Thu, the mid-autumn children festival. Tet cakes are being sold in the street and a few lanterns being made.

Zzzz...

2010-09-01T00:01:00.003+02:00

Burgundy, France, April 2006

Brève recharge des batteries et cap sur la Bourgogne pour les festivités de mariage!

Aux Vagues Senteurs d'Encens

2010-08-30T11:44:00.005+02:00

Siem Reap, Cambodia, January 2009

Mon royaume pour un lit!

Flux tendu

2010-08-27T18:25:00.003+02:00

Cholon, HCMC, Vietnam, February 2010

Bientôt les vacances mais week-end au bureau.

The Man in The Suit

2010-08-23T18:15:00.004+02:00

Dalat, Vietnam, August 2010

Envol Matinal

2010-08-19T01:58:00.002+02:00

Tan Son Nhat, HCMC, Vietnam, August 2010

Travail fatigant, un peu fatiguée. Envie de tout, sauf travailler.

Window View

2010-08-18T01:28:00.002+02:00

Dalat, Vietnam, August 2010

One year and a half living in HCMC and already witnessing for the third time friends having their bag snatched. Starting to get familiar with the saigonnaise police station by night.

A Thank You Dinner

2010-08-17T15:05:00.002+02:00

HCMC, Vietnam, 17 August 2010

Sweet and thoughtful evening with some of the most amazing people I have gotten to meet in Vietnam.
... and we'll laugh, toast to life and friendship, and drink our glasses down...

Into The Wild

2010-08-16T19:04:00.003+02:00

Dalat, Vietnam, August 2010

Dusty Road

2010-08-11T12:51:00.003+02:00

Mui Ne, Vietnam, January 2009

O tempora, O mores! Aspiration au détachement et a l'évasion.

Summer Feeling

2010-08-06T05:37:00.005+02:00

Hoi An, July 2009, Vietnam

Préparatifs de mariage!

Nébuleuse d'Orion

2010-08-04T12:54:00.009+02:00

Interlude.

"Et puis, tu me connais, cette hâte de repartir, de chercher plus loin ce que je pressentais et ne comprenais pas, car j'étais ce sourcier dont le coudrier tremble et qu'il promène sur le monde jusqu'au trésor."
Saint-Exupery, Courrier Sud.
Picture taken by Pierre, made even more beautiful by Cali.

Les Demoiselles

2010-07-22T19:21:00.005+02:00

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, July 2010

Red Light

2010-07-20T03:04:00.001+02:00

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, July 2010

Little Mom

2010-07-19T03:20:00.002+02:00

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, July 2010

Little Kid

2010-07-19T03:19:00.000+02:00

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, July 2010

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