Victoria's Secret - Bí mật quyến rũ của các thiên thần nội y -- The Secret of Lingerie Angels
click the image to zoom in to read the article. sorry only available in Vietnamese.
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Xu hướng thời trang Xuân hè 2010
this is the article i wrote for magazine Luxury Brand Premium. click on image to zoom in.




Labels: Arlette, arts, fashion, London, magazine, Milan, New York, Paris
Arts Network Asia Grant
this grant is exclusively for projects taking place in Asia, which highlights the interaction between arts and community. i mean, community is not such charity work, but the core of your artworks/projects should not be merely reflect one self's sensation. one project got granted that i really like is from Cao Changdi Studio, Bejing. the idea of giving camera to normal people to make documentaries is not new. but they have executed their idea very well from choosing the people who participate in, the way they instruct those amateur (farmer, hair dresser, worker, village administrator, village teacher,...) how to tell their own stories through the lens of camera, how to be honest in filming,... yeah, that's one example.
if interested in, you can check the site of Arts Network Asia, it's very helpful since it functions in 11 Asian languages. if you're based in such countries where there are ANA's committee members, you can ask for their advice too. contact me if you're from Vietnam or would do a project in Vietnam. i can introduce you to the commitee members.
the application must be sent before the 15th November.
Good luck!
International Cultural Fellows Mentoring Program
anyways today i've got a good news for Arts Managers (Fellows Mentoring), Theatrical Designers, and Jazz Musicians from some countries in Asian (Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, China,...), Africa, Middle East and South America. it's the the Cultural Visitors and Fellows Mentoring Program, granted by Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs – Cultural Programs Division.
details in English can be found here: International Cultural Fellows Mentoring Program
details in Vietnamese:
Chương trình thăm quan Hoa Kỳ dành cho nghệ sĩ: thông báo tuyển của Trung tâm Kennedy 2010
Tiêu chuẩn chung:
Tuổi là từ 25-35.
Thời gian ở Mỹ: 3 tuần (2-3 thành phố)
Toàn bộ chi phí do Bộ Ngoại giao Hoa Kỳ đài tho, thông qua sự điều hành của Trung tâm Kennedy.
Thời hạn nộp hồ sơ (cho riêng 3 chương trình dưới đây): đầu tháng 11/2009
Fellows Mentoring Program: Qủan lý nghệ thuật
Mục đích của khoá học 3 tuần này là giúp các nhà quản lý nghệ thuật có cơ hội phát triển chuyên môn thông qua các buổi lên lớp tại trung tâm Kennedy, giao lưu thực tế với các tổ chức nghệ thuật và gặp gỡ với các nhà quản lý nghệ thuật của New York. Chương trình nhằm phát triển các kỹ năng cơ bản trong quản lý nghệ thuật như: hoạch địch chiến lược, phát triển và tiếp thị nghệ thuật, và dành cho khách mời cơ hội giao lưu với các đồng nghiệp Mỹ và quốc tế.
Tiêu chuẩn:
-Các nhà quản lý nghệ thuật, tuổi từ 25-35, thông thạo tiếng Anh.
Theatrical Designers: Thiết kế sân khấu
3/4/ 2010
Các nhà thiết kế sân khấu sẽ có cơ hội tham dự hội nghị thường niên của Học viện Công nghệ Sân khấu Hoa Kỳ với các hoạt động phong phú như hội thảo, trình diễn và giao lưu gặp gỡ [http://www.usitt.org/2010]. Khách mời cũng sẽ được thăm các nhà hát, địa điểm trình diễn và gặp gỡ thảo luận với các chuyên gia thiết kế sân khấu của Hoa Kỳ. Chương trình sẽ diễn ra tại Washington, D.C. and Kansas City, Missouri vào cuối tháng 3, đầu tháng 2, 2010.
Tiêu chuẩn:
-Được đào tạo bài bản về thiết kế sân khấu (dựng cảnh, trang phục, ánh sáng, âm thanh) với trình độ cao (đại học hoặc cao học)
-Có kinh nghiệm thiết kế sân khấu chuyên nghiệp
-Có kế hoạch đi theo nghề hoặc đào tạo nghề ít nhất trong 5 năm tới
Mục đích của khoá học:
-Tạo điều kiện cho khách mời được làm việc trực tiếp theo nhóm nhỏ với các nhà thiết kế sân khấu chuyên nghiệp của Hoa Kỳ
- Giới thiệu các công nghệ thiết kế sân khấu của Hoa Kỳ và gặp gỡ các chuyên gia Hoa Kỳ
-Giao lưu với đồng nghiệp của Hoa Kỳ
Musicians - Jazz
Tháng 4-5/2010
Khách mời sẽ được tìm hiểu về nhạc Jazz thông qua các cuộc gặp gỡ, hội thảo, các buổi học và diễn chung với các nghệ sĩ Jazz của Mỹ, tham dự liên hoan nhạc Jazz được tổ chức hàng năm tại New Orleans và dự các buổi biểu diễn và hội thảo tại đó. Chương trình sẽ diễn ra vào tháng 4/5 năm 2010 tại Washington, D.C và New Orleans, tiểu bang Louisiana.
Tiêu chuẩn:
-Được đào tạo bài bản trình độ cao và có kinh nghiệm biểu diễn
-Có kiến thức về nhạc Jazz và đã từng chơi nhạc Jazz
-Có kế hoạch đi theo nghề hoặc đào tạo nhạc ít nhất trong 5 năm tới
Mục đích của khoá học:
-Nâng cao sự hiểu biết về nhạc Jazz và sự phát triển của dòng nhạc này tại Hoa Kỳ
-Giao lưu với các nghệ sĩ Jazz của Hoa Kỳ
Liên hệ:
Pham T. Khanh Linh
Cultural Affairs Assistant
Public Affairs Section
U.S. Consulate General
Saigon Center, 9th floor, 65 Le Loi
District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam
Tel: (84-8) 3821-6400, extension 120
Fax: (84-8) 3821-6405
Email: PhamLTK@state.gov
Good Luck! and be hurry up!
Wedding Items
we are looking for stuffs which are really out of normal image but still elegant enough for formal ceremony. finally i found this pair of Viktor&Rolf whose designs are always abnormal and full of unpredictable mixtures: the mixture of Medieval circus-like checked pattern on the heels and tender flower cuts.

just 1 annoyance, this pair came to super sale-off price just after our purchase :(. but at least it was not at my size.
Labels: Arlette, fashion, Viktor and Rolf, wedding
Your Feet (Pablo Neruda)
When I cannot look at your face
I look at your feet.
Your feet of arched bone,
your hard little feet.
I know that they support you,
and that your sweet weight
rises upon them.
Your waist and your breasts,
the doubled purple of your nipples,
the sockets of your eyes
that have just flown away,
your wide fruit mouth,
your red tresses,
my little tower.
But I love your feet
only because they walked
upon the earth and upon
the wind and upon the waters,
until they found me.
.... and i walked to you in my ESCADA booties
Em đẹp nhất đêm Nin
Vô địch: Julianne Moore
Tại buổi ra mắt A Single Man, Julianne Moore xuất hiện lộng lẫy trong bộ đầm lụa xanh ngọc, đương nhiên là do anh chàng bảnh trai kiêm đạo diễn-mới-vào-làng Tom Ford thiết kế. Đây là lựa chọn hết sức sáng suốt bởi màu xanh ngọc tôn lên màu tóc đỏ và làn da trắng đốm tàn nhang đặc trưng của quý bà Moore. Tuy cổ khoét sâu nhưng trông không lộ liễu khoe hàng vì ngực cỡ vừa đủ tạo dáng đầm và hở khe ngực ;)). Phụ trang cũng tiết chế, họa tiết và đường cắt phức tạp đối nghịch tính tối giản của trang phục; tông màu ánh vàng phù hợp màu xanh biếc của đầm.
Đánh giá: 9/10

Hạng nhì: Tilda Swinton
Luôn xuất hiện với phong cách thời trang riêng biệt avant-garde, Tilda bị nhiều 'chuyên gia buôn dưa quen thói thới trang mềm dịu con mắt' dè bỉu, nhất là khi bà mặc trang phục của nhà mốt Lanvin. Năm nay y hẹn, Tilda tiếp tục là 'kênh quảng bá thương hiệu' của nhà tạo mẫu mũm mĩm Alber Elbaz. Nhà mốt Lanvin nổi tiếng với cách xử lý vải điêu luyện tựa như điêu khắc bằng các đường cắt cúp, gập vải trên trang phục. Tilda diện nguyên bộ từ váy đầm, vòng cổ đến giày thuộc nhà mốt Lanvin. Mùa mốt năm nay mẫu dây chuyền to bản, hạt lớn của thập niên 80, 90 được lăng xê trở lại, nổi bật nhất là những mẫu của nhà Lanvin và Marni. Tất nhiên, đầu đến chân Lanvin, Tilda không thể thiếu chuỗi dây đá đen mạnh mẽ hiệu Lanvin ;D
Đánh giá: 8/10


Hạng ba: Diane Kruger
Từ mùa xuân-hè năm ngoái, tinh thần rock-chic đã sống dậy trở lại và khuấy động sàn diễn thời trang. Các nhà tạo mẫu đua nhau phô diễn sức sáng tạo với sắc đen tuyền, đinh tán, vải xé tua và chất liệu da. Diane Kruger thể hiện đúng tinh thần một rock-chic vào buổi chụp ảnh cho phim Mr.Nobody sáng hôm qua. Đầm đen ngắn, vải chất len trơn, vai bồng, thắt lưng đinh tán vàng, chân trần gợi cảm và giày đinh, cô nàng quyến rũ và cuồng nhiệt! Chỉ có giày cao gót mới xứng đáng rảo bước trên thảm đỏ? Diane đáp lại với đôi giày da đế bệt cột dây đính đinh tán hiệu See thuộc nhà mốt Chloé.
Đánh giá: 7,5/10

Bài đánh giá trên không dựa theo độ nóng bỏng hay nổi tiếng của các sao, chỉ đơn thuần theo cảm nhận thời trang của cá nhân, người đặc biệt bị phản cảm bởi các dạng gái khoe hàng, diêm dúa, nhã nhặn một cách cũ kĩ, chán chường nhằm vừa mắt đa số đám đông.
Spider Web
'Little yellow spider, laughing at the snow
Well maybe that spider knows something that I don't know
'Cause I'm goddamn cold'
he's such a poetic who can bend your bad day into a worst day but worst in a good way, coz you would be alone drowned in the pond inside wild cold woods...
bottom: a-bit-shiny jeans from Miss Cobra
belt: Moschino
surrounding feet: random lace-up heels
Labels: Arlette, fashion, music, nature, photograph
Denkmal. hey denk mal!
eine symbolisierende Veranschaulichung der Kraft


eine bedeutungslose Gigantomanie


oder eine überwitzige Kritik?!


(Bilder: Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung)
Lady Bug in a BBQ
i'm feeling like a ladybug in a little bush singing with a lolly pop!
Long for tropical weather
hence i'm longing for hot tropical vietnam. homeland call!
on head: H&M wool floppy hat
on eyes: vintage Polaroid sunglasses
on top: charber blouse
bottom: Vivaldi silk pyjama pants
surrounding feet: salvador sapena platforms
60s working day
i must admit that i'm not into TV shows, so when people start gossiping about what they've seen in SATC, Heroes, Prison Break, i start to being dumb!! well well, but since my bf showed me some of Mad Men, it appealed me by the costume design. oh yeah, fashion critics have praised this a lot. and i've been inspired!
60s working atmosphere: high-waist skirt, curly hair, typewriter,... eh, i just wonder why the women in those days have different proportion (very small waist with big pointed breasts) or it's just because of the clothing, hmmm
on hair: H&M blossom
on face: vintage frame
on top: Verse purple silk blouse
bottom: blume velvet skirt
surrounding legs: H&M lace tights
surrounding feet: Buffalo London pumps
in hand: folded leather GD clutch
hilarious shot
anyways, what is expected to be funnier is this shooting below. hhahahha, i couldn't help myself stop laughing deadly on seeing it. the man behind was walking as if he were also cat-walking behind me. my friend was keeping shouting at me 'quick, pose, walk. this man is approaching you!'. and i really like this turn-out for its lively background. And for such a reason that tomorrow is Men's Day in Germany :D
on top: vintage Jil Sander blazer, QED sweater
around neck: Christian Fischbacher for Mercedes silk scarf
bottom: H&M jeans shorts
surrounding feet: Baldinini leather and canvas lace-up sandals
bag: I.P.ZONE
Literature Writer
today i must write a final exam on literature, which focuses on beginning 20th german poems. that's why my choice was a bit classic, but still strong and bold to fit the soul of Expressionism poetry ;D
on top: vintage Jil Sander wool blazer
bottom: patchwork jeans of Ngo Thai Uyen, a vietnamese fashion designer/ visual artist. pity that the blazer has covered its beautiful patchwork decoration around waist.
surrounding feet: salvador sapena platform sandals
bag: Montenapoleone
Labels: Arlette, arts, fashion, literature
70s inspired
last weekend George - my best friend in Germany led me to the beach with some other friends. we rode aprox. 10km on bike, through green-like-evergreen wood, through yellow-even-brighter-than-sunlight rape-seed field. almost nobody there in Wampen beach. just some naked women sunbathing, some dogs and owners wandering. i brought Polaroid camera and picked some, realized that we look so 70s, naive, natural, wild and loving!
Party Started
ah, for such an excuse is today such a party mood.
Random picks for a sunny day
sometimes a casual gives such comfortable and lovely look :D
on head: H&M wool floppy hat
on top: Chaber cotton blouse
bottom: Tommy Hifiger boyfriend-style jeans
surrounding feet: Paco Herrero suede flats
Enlighten the spring snow
of course my clothing today couldn't warm me up enough while i was hardly biking to class. but at least their color did some enlightened job :D
surrounding neck: giant fleece scarf i don't know where i got it :))
on top: vintage leather biker jacket. months after purchasing it, i found out some penny cent from 1970s BRD. awesome!
bottom: comic print jeans from CENTO by Iceberg
surrounding feet: random lace-up heels
Found
Gefunden
Ich ging im Walde
so für mich hin,
und nichts zu suchen,
das war mein Sinn.
Im Schatten sah ich
ein Blümchen stehn,
wie Sterne leuchtend,
wie Äuglein schön.
Ich wollt' es brechen,
da sagt' es fein:
Soll ich zum Welken
gebrochen sein?
Ich grub's mit allen
den Würzlein aus,
zum Garten trug ich's
am hübschen Haus.
Und pflanzt es wieder
am stillen Ort;
nun zweigt es immer
und blüht so fort.






hence i grant me a chance today to wear old time lady-like poetic outfit.
on head: H&M wool floppy hat
on top: Zara coat
bottom: Levi's 501 basic
surrounding feet: vintage cowboy boots from Brazil
Labels: Arlette, arts, fashion, Germany, literature, love, poem
Casual Glam
so spring sunshine yesterday inspires my fingers to type more entries.
last week the weather was not that good, the temperature was sometimes, yes unpredictable, sunny and warm-up (looks like), yet in general it was quite cold. early morning around 7am could reach -5*C (23*F). that's why i treated myself a total blacky glam. but i'm a student who went to small class with just around 20 students, living in a conservative-look town, and my choice would better limit within a word 'casual' safety.
there i go casual glam
surrounding ears: vintage ear-clips stolen from girlfriend
on top: boyfriend's cotton polo shirt from Logg by H&M, QED sweater (i wear this so often coz it's very comfortable and works as perfect layer)
bottom: latex trousers from Progress
surrounding feet: H&M wool sock, Bronx leather sandalletes
Brightening Coldness
'Frühling, ja du bists!
Dich hab ich vernommen!'
(Eduard Mörike)
yes spring glows.
sun shows.
breeze blows.
tree grows.
and i trow:
'spring, i bowed!'
on head: Alexandre de Paris headband
on top: Joop! cotton shirt, Riani cashmere boyfriend blazer
bottom: classic Levis 501 jeans
surrounding foot: MJUS ankle boots
wedding dress
Comic Prints and else
anyways, i'd rather stop these complaints which may not collect any sympathy from you guys, and better start reporting my recent days.
i tried several rebellious punk-oriented look. the comic-print garments i've purchased gave strong wind of inspiration to experiment. they're mixture of aesthetics in colorful prints, curiosity of novelistic dialogues, and pop sexiness of pulp-magazine characters. who can't adore those?
look 1:
on top: QED navy sweater, vintage cropped blazer from mom
bottom: vintage SS92 Cento by Iceberg jeans
surrounding feet: random lace-up heels
look 2:
on top: H&M heart-print sweater, Bottega blazer
bottom: 'authentic styles' trousers. i extremely hate its brand name
surrounding feet: H&M neon orange teddy-socks, Mer du sud boots
besides, i can't wait til spring time to wear this new pair of sandalletes-booties from Bronx
Secret Secretary
i spent most of today in library, hence my inspiration is related to office wear. i rarely wear too feminine detailed blouse, but a nice secretary always has an attractive smart outfit, right?
on face: vintage glasses, i used to be short-sighted person, you know that?
on top: Verse shoulder-padded silk purple blouse
bottom: Iceberg quilted mini skirt
surrounding legs: inside red tights, then a thigh-high wool socks by H&M
surrounding feet: In-wear leather sandal heels
Old Time
it has been 2 years since this photo was shot in Saigon. now each is in different country and i'm always wondering when we all A7 members get a chance for reunion?
Get High
perfect overnight
=
awesome-yet-decent companion +
cat-walking in high heels under snow-falling +
student party in dorm + policemen +
real party in club + tequila shots + dance floor + german boys + insulting rustic german bitches (you called me 'whore' in Russian?! thought we wouldn't understand and weren't able to speak german? hey face the fact you don't even know how to dance to attract your target!
on ears: vintage ear clips from my girlfriend
on top: mini dress purchased in a small kiosk somewhere in an underground station during my last business trip to Singapore
surrounding hands: white leather gloves by Eleganta
held in hand and hung on shoulder: vintage black hexagon leather bag from Leipzig
surrounding legs: magenta wool tights purchased in a small kiosk on the street in Hanoi. i don't know where they got this item for sale, but it's a very high quality pair from Japan!!! and totally new
surrounding feet: vintage grayish olive lace-up heels purchased in a small kiosk in Saigon
Race
i must set myself both physical and mental elements in fit form then be ready for a race! hooopaa...
bottom: self-torn Levi's 501 jeans
surrounding feet: a vintage cowboy boots from Brazil
Ice Over
recently i feel extremely hate European weather with its shivering on my limitation of sufferance. right now when i'm typing these lines, it's snowing and bone-chilling -9 Grad Celsius out there. well normally in daytime it's not that terrible, yet still -2 or -3 and it doesn't make me fancy at snow anymore hmmm just reminds me deadly of tropical sunshine.
it seems i'm being shrinking inside my mantel!!!
on head: Mayser hat
on top: ah inside you can't see though, but i wore a vintage chemise with Diesel smoking jacket. fur coat is so well-known mentioned here in this blog
bottom: basic black Levi's 501 jeans
surrounding hands: white leather gloves. they were so thin and didn't help me warm up at all
surrounding feet: my new lovely leopard print suede Paco Herroro slipper
Pup
she's our new family member who will later be our Lou's wife
i'm so looking forward to be back to Saigon and hug my baby dog
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17Feb09:
i don't understand this. why youtube said my video is no longer available? there's no point of flagging adult abused content here nor political aggressiveness. anyone tells me?!
Labels: cocker spaniel, dog, family, Vietnam
Manly Feminism

my inspiration is male >< female details: neat high-collar chemise mixed with soft Dirndl embroiled blossoms and royal shoulder puffs; simple cut camel shorts with curved gold patterns on belt; skinny legs with à-la-Prada male black boots
on top: vintage Dirndl blouse
bottom: Jil Sander wool shorts, Target leather belt
surrounding hands: vintage leather gloves from mom
surrounding feet: Mer du Sud boots
sorry for my implausible facial expression, my genetic headache killed me sourly today :(
Equilibrium
Saturday, January 24, 2009TET - Happy Lunar Newyear!
Labels: photograph, postcard, snow, Tet, Vietnam
Strawberry on wet dirty snow
last weekend when i was walking to the supermarket, i came across the beautiful disgust: a small red-like-blood strawberry was trampled on wet dirty grayish white snow. 'wow!', i could only utter so. pity i didn't bring my camera.
hence i insert such inspiration into today outfit: gray blazer matching with bordeaux pattern velvet skirt. and by accident the camera was not able to capture correct figure and color of my appearance. anyways, i made use of it as the theme color of so-call 'strawberry on wet dirty snow'.
on top: vintage DDR 80s wool short-cut blazer from mom
bottom: velvet skirt of Benetton
surrounding feet: Bartu boots
Happy Tet! Happy Lunar New Year!
it's just 1 more week - 25.Jan09 that comes Lunar New Year (traditional New year of almost Eastern Asian countries: Vietnam, China, Japan, Korea,...). among this cultural westernization had i not felt any change or enthusiasm toward it, until my friend Freddy Nadolny, an illustrating artist, whose blog Kẹo Kỷ niệm with its witty use of Vietnamese and French illustrating interpretation earlier kicked me to wonder whether he's a vietkieu (abroad vietnamese), sent me the greeting card above. this touched me and made me homesick indeed by its peaceful and memorial gestures. just one pity, i wish he wrote it in Vietnamese.
though, he has another in Vietnamese featured in his blog title
*: illustrations' credits: Freddy NADOLNY POUSTOCHKINE
Honey Brownie
after days of blurred grayish fog depressed rooftops, roads, gardens,... and my mood, it is finally back to sunshine. woohoo, i'm tickled pink again. yet today shade is not rosé but earthy shades of brown, beige and cream to match the color of sunny shade on ground, just as the German word 'naturverbunden', literally translated as 'live in close touch with the nature'.
on head: fur hat from Sweden
on neck: lambswool scarf from italy
on top: Jil Sander long blazer, belt stolen from friend, fur coat bought from an old woman
bottom: Marithé & François Girbaud stretch trousers
surrounding hands: leather gloves from mom
surrounding feet: unknown brand leather lace-up boots
Colorful Geometry
the Spring '07 they presented in Oct06 also me allures me with their mirror-leggings, (again!) geometric cut formal suits. i can't help myself imagining me in those cut-star-of-nationalistic-proud (!!!) suits presenting my essay on Democracy, eh!
nice weekend with your imagination power! X
Labels: Arlette, collection, fashion, Viktor and Rolf
Symmetry Axis

my compact Nikon L6 broke down with lens error and the new L16's shipping hasn't arrived yet. so forgive the bad image quality here of Mac's photobooth (i doubt its resolution is just as low-class webcam hmmm!). but at least i can play with the axis trick ;)
this is for the normal day of school. while germany sky is so dully gray and lack of sunshine, i paint some yellow shades on my body:
on top: quite many layers, here with the order from inside to outside:
Barisal cashmere pullover (eh, i know i'm so in love with this piece for its soft-as-cloud texture),
Benetton pure cotton knit jacket
surrounding feet: MJUS ankle boots
Breeze in Greece
on head: mohair wool hat
on neck: lambswool scarf with brand 'P' (?) from italy
on top: under is Hikosen Cara wool pullover (it has very cute embroidered cat figure but this time was hided :P ) and outside is Barisal cashmere pullover
bottom: Vivaldi natural silk trousers (of course i wore wool tights inside in order to struggle with 6*C weather)
surrounding hands: leather gloves
surrounding feet: suede from Cristallo
Self style
i fancy hippie late 60s and 70s and funky bright 80s and admire true charm of 40s-50s. but it's obvious that i can't get enough curves and facial expressions for those amoré charm like Audrey Hepburn or Grace Kelly, so it's safer to create a life-amusing look as if motto is 'enjoy until your last minute'
i love color. i love any color. i love colorful pattern, patchwork, compound, mixture... once arriving germany, it's autumn and starts to winter. people therefore wear monotone dark cold clothing. i can't stand this. black-and-white neatness kills me with boredom. hey yeah, of course i do wear black, but i mix it with red for example, or neon-orange.
on that account i claim myself to expose more here in virtual world the selection of my daily outfit. well, my town is moderately small and people don't experiment with their style much, although approx.20% population is students - young life experimenters. that also gives me reason to share my thoughts on self-image on net, as old proverb 'one looks for sympathy'.
i hope you guys encourage me on this track of blogging ;-)
Labels: Arlette, fashion, self-portrait
Hy Lạp - Greece
tổng kết lại có vài điểm ghi chú:
- dân Athens giống dân VN, không có thói quen xếp hàng. tàu điện ngầm dừng, ở Đức người ta sẽ đợi người trong tàu xuống xong thì họ mới đi vào. còn Athens thì như đi tranh hàng sale-off, người lên người xuống chen lấn huých nhau huỳnh huỵch. già trẻ chẳng ai nhường ai, cứ uỵch sao cho được phần mình
- nhiều bạn thanh niên Athens, trông rõ đẹp zai xinh gái muh vô duyên hết chỗ nói. cài đặt bàn phím mobile có tiếng bíp. thế là lên tàu xe cứ bíp bíp loạn cả óc, làm như khoe tao đây mới có gái có zai nt cho này!
- quán sushi rất sành điệu, tây vào ngồi chật kín là của Ba Tàu. mì Nhật nấu thịt gà là mì tôm xào 'sợi chỉ gà' và vài cọng bắp cải!!!
- ăn trưa/tối muh gọi trà uống kèm là bị thần kinh dạng nặng đối với toàn bộ nhân viên nhà hàng. tốt nhất là cứ rượu muôn năm!
- bánh rán donuts truyền thống rắc quế và hạnh nhân chấm mật ong là món nhâm nhi buổi chiều tuyệt cú mèo

- salad Hy Lạp là món cực dễ làm và vô cùng bổ béo: chỉ cần quả olive, cà chua, hành củ tím (loại to), dưa leo trộn đều. rưới lên dầu olive và vắt thêm ít chanh. đặt lên 1 miếng féta cheese to tướng. xong! yummm
- người Hy Lạp không bao giờ ăn súp. từ nhà hàng xịn sang trọng đến quán cóc. nếu kêu thử món lentil soup, sẽ được phục vụ thành món như cháo đậu xanh.
- dân Hy Lạp có gout chọn xe máy rất giống VN: Honda Cub là số dzách, tiếp đến là Piaggio
- dân Hy Lạp rất thích tám. tám liên tục giờ này sang giờ khác, từ nhà ra quán, từ đường cái đến hẻm. điển hình là ông chủ 1 nhà hàng mình ăn, đi mua đồ về chạy vội ra góc ngã tư gần nhà, chỉ để tám với mấy ông bạn già cũng đã đứng sẵn đợi ở đó. tám 1 hồi chạy về nhà ăn trưa, xong đi ra tám tiếp! mấy ông già này toàn sơ-vin áo vét đứng giữa phố muh tám.
- dân Hy Lạp thích ngồi quán vỉa hè nhậu nhẹt cà phê cà pháo giống y xì VN. ghế cao hơn chút thôi. nói chung là khoaí tám nó vậy!
- ngày tết, dân Hy Lạp cũng y như VN, se sua áo quần cho bảnh chọe rồi vào công viên làm dáng chụp ảnh bên hồ nước cành hoa
- chó hoang ngoài đường ở Hy Lạp vô cùng khôn, chắc thừa hưởng gene thầ kì của các bậc tiền bối. các bạn í đi theo người đi bộ, thái độ rất vui vẻ, nhã nhặn, thường đi trước để dẫn đường. nếu muốn qua đường, bạn chó sủa xe hơi tá lả để nhường đường cho mình sang. nếu chán thì vẫy tay bye bye bạn í sẽ thôi không đi theo. chó trên đảo Santorini còn khôn dã man hơn. bạn í đi trước, xong thỉnh thoảng dừng lại. và những chỗ dừng là chỗ chụp ảnh rất đẹp. các bạn í cũng làm dáng trước ống kính nữa. còn chó có chủ thì ngu hơn, hay sủa linh tinh và chơi trò ú-oà bất thình lình!

- người ta bảo đừng đi đảo vào mùa đông. nhưng nếu không muốn bị ai quấy rầy, yên tĩnh, thoải mái, dẹp bỏ hết party quấy phá, chỉ mình ta giữa phố giữa trời đất tuyệt đẹp thì cứ bay ra.


căn hộ mình ở trên đảothêm vài bonus:

ngắm ai đấy ;)


bữa sáng (tất nhiên là không phải ở khách sạn)

đền thờ thần Zeus

bến cảng Passamilani, 1 trong những cảng nên thơ Địa Trung Hải

tất nhiên là phải có cái này rồi ;)
off
i'll be off from 'the day after tmr' til 5Jan. the winter destination is hiding myself in Athens and Santorini. yeah, i know the political circumstance of extreme-left wing over there in the land of Aristotle, but we still dare ;)
wish you guys PEACE and LOVE for the Christmas time and New Year's Eve!
kisses from freezing Ostsee,
arlette
M Monroe
well, i'm not a big fan of her. but who can't admit that M.Monroe is über-sexy? i feel proud of my feminism on wearing her on this 70s vintage t-shirt.
Polaroid experiment
today i've just finished history exam. gosh, es ist doch vorbei!!! yet the presentation on human rights in Vietnam is coming soon. so i'm still in the rush :(. but hey, i've just tested my new Polaroid instant camera which costs me 1€ on eBay. wow, and it functions so well. i adore my new toy, eh?! with its story: it was manufactured and first-hand bought in 1987- my birthyear and it's in RED color. for the readers who are technique geek, its model is Polaroid Supercolor 645 CL.


it sits beside my vintage Polaroid sunglasses, which was made in circa 70s.
and here is its latest production.
(processing...)
i know, the composition is a bit too tight with vertical objects. though, love the raw vintage color and enjoy much its process of appearing color on film.
only 1 huge problem: the Polaroid film is soooo unaffordable, approx. >20€/pack of 10 films! and it will get higher price soon since they won't produce it anymore after this year. oh noooo!
recent shot (on 21Nov): this was taken at the very first moment of snow falling in Germany this year. and what's more? well, it's the first time i've ever touched smelled been chilled snow. SNOW SNOW SNOW, the tropical gal now can taste you :)
Labels: arts, Germany, photograph, Polaroid
Back to basis - cookies
well, life has changed pretty much since the last time i blogged, probably in May (?). i have moved myself to another continent where it used to be the origin of many world's colonies or (more positive) original philosophies. you got it, got it? yeah, i meant Europe. at this 'contemporary' second i'm resting my whole body on the do-it-graphic-designer-Roman couch, moving my bottom on the do-it-film-editor-Trang mattress in cozy one-room apartment of this über-nett-und-engrossing couple in city of used-to-be-West-und-Ost-Blocks Berlin; enjoying home-made peanut-butter-chocolate cookies by chị Trang and reading witty Das PENIS Buch, a gift from Roman, which is in fact taken on the street. oh, what a life!
a little personal information for you guys, i live in between 2 cities: one is Greifswald, which is just a small beach own of approx. 55 thoudsands people including 12,000 students; and the other is absolutely Berlin - packed by 3 millions Deutschers and legal or illegal expats.
the theme of my blog is not really travel blog. i'm such a lazy wanderer (just got the name 'saigonese wanderer' randomly :P ), so you'd rather not expect entries like where must be visited once in Greifswald or where you can find cheap BMW/Audi logos. plus, i think i'm so over my teen crisis, that i won't try to often expose my self-considered-cute images here :)).
kinda crappy opening message, sorry, so how is this blog gonna be carry on? it's still on the track of personal thoughts and captures, there might be just some slight differences that you may find my English ridiculous as i'm getting used to German grammar and start forgetting my English comprehensions (hah, j/k). okie, no more jokes, i've got more chances to touch the Western visual arts, therefore i would love to focus more on it, as much as i can access its senses.
so next posts will possibly about Art Forum Berlin and so on. or some vintage shopping hints lolz.
tschüß!
arlette
p.s on 6Nov08: awful sorry that i let you guys wait for my new entry. but the professors have given me damn many new essays and exams, so i can't split my spare time blogging. yet as soon as i finish those Democracy and Post-WW2 Literature essays, i'll definitely do my BLOGSPOT task :)
Grants for Asia-based culturer!
if you're based now in 1 country of the blooming Asia or intend to have some cultural investigation/research/program/... related to this continent, you should check out this news!
Call for Applications for Arts Network Asia (ANA) Grants 2009
We wish to invite Asian artists, cultural workers, arts activists, and arts communities in Asia to apply for the ANA Grants 2009.
The ANA, set up by an independent group of artists, cultural workers and art activists, is an enabling grant body working across borders in multiple disciplines including visual arts, film/video/new media, performing arts, literature, critical discourse and arts management. It operates in 11 languages.
ANA supports projects that are carried out by Asian artists, residing in Asia; projects that are to be initiated and implemented in Asia, engaging with Asian artists and arts communities; and projects that maintain a focus on Southeast Asia and the Mekong Region. ANA will consider projects that encourage provocative exchanges and collaborations between and among various cultures and communities within Asia. We are interested in the contemporary experience of Asia including its relationship with traditions. Hence, this includes urban expressions, contemporary arts, contemporary arts and its relationship to traditional arts as well as the encounters between traditional arts. ANA allows collaborations and exchanges with diverse cultures within the same country or the same city and would look into the potential of local-regional-global complementation.
ANA includes the following as its criteria for selection: (1) Independent and process-oriented arts project, (2) Sustainable, long-term development programme (3) Artistic merit of the project and its positive impact on the arts communities (4) Visibility of the project e.g. physical events, project website (5) Presence of other sources of funding and (6) Project implementation should be in March 2009 onwards.
ANA grants range from USD1,500 – 7,500 for each project, and ANA is open to supporting existing or new projects. Follow-up proposals on past projects supported by ANA can also be accommodated.
IMPORTANT PROCEDURE FOR SUBMISSION:
One-A4 page proposal enclosed with a 200-word bio/profile in PDF format should be submitted via the ANA website www.artsnetworkasia.
IF THERE ARE ANY PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED IN THE ONLINE APPLICATION OR IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO APPLY ONLINE DUE TO THE SPECIFIC CONTEXTS OF YOUR CITY, PLEASE EMAIL airmanuporn@
ANA will advise and ask for the submission of a full proposal to all those proponents who meet the networks’ objectives and criteria. Full proposals including details of project’s budget are expected to be submitted on or before 31 January 2009, and subsequently successful applicants will be informed by 28 February 2009.
CONCLUSION:
Past projects supported by ANA can be found on its website, these can be reviewed for reference.
To encourage networking within Asia, upon receipt of application, ANA will include the proponent (Individual, Group / Organisation) and contact information (Email Address, Website, Address, Telephone and Fax Numbers) as well as a brief profile on the website.
For further information, you may communicate with:
Manuporn Luengaram, ANA Manager at fax: +65-6737-7013 or airmanuporn@
Tay Tong, ANA Director at taytong@theatreworks.org.sg
If there are ANA Peer Panel members residing in your country, they can also be consulted for guidance and assistance. Peer Panel names and contacts are available on the website.
We would appreciate your help in disseminating this information to those who might be similarly interested.
We look forward to your application.
Thank you.
Arts Network Asia (ANA)
Address: 72-13, Mohamed Sultan Road Singapore 239007
Fax: +65-6737-7013
Email: airmanuporn@
Website: www.artsnetworkasia.
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