Tag: memories
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Stillness in the Rush~
This image was taken during one of my evenings in China, and it has stayed with me since the moment I pressed the shutter. The young policeman stood perfectly still while the world around him blurred into a rush of motion and noise. He didn’t flinch, didn’t turn his head, didn’t blink. He became like…
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Time Stretches and Contracts: A Farewell to Abu Dhabi
Tonight marks my final evening in Abu Dhabi, and the weight of the moment feels as surreal as the passage of time itself. Travel alters time in the strangest ways, stretching moments into eternity while compressing weeks into fleeting memories. This trip, a generous span of five weeks, has been transformative in ways I can’t…
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How Oman’s Magic Lingers in my Mind~
Oman lingers in my mind like the echo of a haunting melody, resonating softly yet deeply, days after my return. Its magic is woven into the golden tones of its ancient architecture, the rhythmic patterns of its traditional fabrics, and the quiet grace of its people. Walking through its narrow alleyways, where lanterns cast intricate…
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Daily Coffee Talk~ 57/365
Hi again, I almost forgot how fast projects like this go when you start them and how merciless time is… How much of your childhood do you remember? For me it is short salient moments of intense emotion, some life changing moments that left permanent scars, or pleasant memories like the smell of my swimsuit…
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Why do we forget?~
If we were asked to recall the events of the last 5 minutes, we can play them back in our minds where they are recorded almost perfectly. Then if we were asked that same question a year later, all details become blurry and most of the story is lost. Why is that? Why do memories…
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The walk of selective focus~
In our now, every event that happens seems to be of vital importance, every step we take, every little thing we see, every person we meet, all that we touch, smell, come across; but then we move into our future and most of these small significances begin to slowly blur into oblivion. What we are…
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Day 30~ November 30th~ New York
With the last New York post from this month, I am realizing how much of it is still in me. It has been one of the most personal months in my blog so far, so I will end it with a photo from then, from the time I was 21 and celebrating every single second I…
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Day 26~ November 26th~ New York
Ask anyone who rides the subway for more than one hour a day and they will be sure to have some strange stories to tell you. I have a few. I realize that with this month’s postings a lot of memories and stories keep floating by, and that is because I left them there. On…
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Day 23~ November 23rd~ New York
Why is it that our memories fade and blur like shadows of what has been, and only moments of passion and pain remain vivid in our minds?