Tag: flying
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Daily Coffee Talk~ 81/365
Do you ever have flying dreams? I had them so often as a child and every once in a while as I got older. The feeling was so intense during my childhood that I completely believed that I could fly. I used to close my eyes and kick off with my feet and just hang…
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Sending his soul to soar
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One of the wonderful phenomena to watch in Shanghai parks and on its riverside in the early morning, is the congregation of retired men sending their well cared for and brilliantly crafted kites high into the city sky. They do this for long hours watching the extensions of their souls soar into worlds unknown, higher…
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Day 22~ November 22nd~ New York
Manna-hata, the original name of Manhattan from the Lenape language, translates to the land of many hills, but I also heard it referred to as the island of drunkenness. Perhaps all that has happened on that small island if put together and condensed to one single film, it would be the strangest movie ever made.…
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Day Three Hundred Four, November 22, 2011
Life these days is becoming a struggle to base oneself in the known, in scientific certainties, in facts confirmed in Wikipedia, in information validated by experts on television, on twitter, in newspapers,… we just need to have everything open and clear with no unpleasant surprises. But what about life’s mysteries? Do we still give room…
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Day Two Hundred Ten, August 20, 2011
Doing a 365 photography project, you are bound to have a day spent in airports. These days we find ourselves in transit so often and our children become expert travelers at such a young age. I still remember my first flight as a child (from Lebanon to Cyprus) and how totally exciting it was for…
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Day Sixty Eight, March 31, 2011
Fengzheng 风筝 —Kite, was first invented in China as early as 500 BC, and was originally made out of wood, and later out of bamboo and paper. They have been used for sending messages, distributing propaganda, and even some were large enough to carry people on them for war strategic purposes. Nowadays, the…