voyages

fatih. july 2008.

nobody@vox.com(susan elsagir) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:11:47 -0800

fatih on his bike.

spontaneous visit last year...

what a good looking biker... :-)

photos taken by susan.

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Sweetroad, Iwata Denki, Vintage Revival Productions

nobody@vox.com(Patrick Ng) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:05:30 -0800

It's time to gear up for lots of store visits, there will be a lot of layout changes, one more new store and multiple phases of Xmas promotion happening from this week onward. My gears will change from office setting (mind.depositor, Moleskine diary, fountain pen, calculator, camera) to field setting (pocket Moleskine, camera).

Gear up with Moleskine

One of the indispensable tool is this "Holder for M" from Vintage Revival Productions. It is an ingenious two piece product made from a combination of leather and denim label material. One piece acts as a holder which allows you to insert your M into your jean's back pocket (8,800 yen), the other is a pen holder (4,500 yen). Both pieces are looped so that you can slide to the front and back cover of you M easily without permanent damage.

Moleskine Holder - on the go

Where did I found this you asked? It was last July when I thought I was having the last meeting of a business trip in Tokyo, Mr. Doi from Sweetroad (a great store to visit mind you) told me about Mr. Iwata and his shop Iwata Denki. I had to rush to that store in Setagaya before it's closed. Full of sweat and unable to communicate in Japanese, I was signing and nodding a lot and had a great "conversation" with Iwata san, a designer himself, who published 2 design books called GOALD (goal of design), and constantly working to create new products. Do visit Iwata san's blog to get a glimpse of his works and product collections from his friends.

Iwata Denki shop - Iwata san holding his leather M skins

Iwata Denki shop - Iwata san's leather goods

Iwata san made some very nice leather Moleskine covers. They are like stickers, only in leather, which are removable and probably can last several uses when you change your Moleskine. I was about to buy the brown snake skin embossed or the wood imitation cover but too bad they were out of stock. He also made those cute little leather photo clips which look like smileys, they are put into recycle film cans and sold in stores like Tokyu Hands and Loft.

Iwata Denki shop - Vintage Revival Productions' Holder for M

Iwata san was very keen to show me his collection of great products in the shop, wooden iphone case, his leather credit card holder, coin pouch etc. "Holder for M" was the one thing I got from his shop, then I was out of cash in Tokyo :)

So if you are going to Tokyo, I suggest you to dig up these interesting small shops to go, it is far more rewarding as a journey. As for myself, the connection and sense of discovery always give me the thrill.

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Des chichis pour le petit choux

nobody@vox.com(Sergio) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:43:42 -0800

La recette pour fabriquer les chichis ou beignets est relativement simple puisqu'il suffit d'avoir de l'eau et de la farine pour préparer une pâte. Cette pâte est ensuite passée en friture puis saupoudrés de sucre avant d'être servis.

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Ce sont ces moments de joie et de gourmandise d'enfants qui préparent leurs souvenir de demain où se conjugueront le souvenir nostalgique de la sortie familiale, le bonheur de la fête, les musiques et les lumières attirantes et la convivialité populaire dans une ville ouverte de bord de mer.

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Meeting One of My Climbing Heros

nobody@vox.com(Haliku) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:15:45 -0700

For any regular reader of my blog it is well known that climbing, especially alpine climbing, is a passion of mine. I recently spent three nights representing the American Alpine Club in the Denver area. The event was a climbing video and presentation that three The North Face athletes were presenting. One of those climbers is Conrad Anker. He is a top alpinist and an all around great guy. I have read his books, followed his climbs and gone to his presentations. I met his partners Jimmy Chin and Renan Ozturk also. Jimmy is an amazing photographer while Renan is an artist--video, photo or drawing. These guys spent some serious climbing karma in the Indian Himalaya on 22,000-foot Mount Meru last year. For any non-climbers consider this analogy--you are sitting around a table BSing with Tiger Woods and the other top golfers. And best of all they are great guys with no elitist attitude.

Here's a short video of them climbing in Eldorado State Park last week. I should of called in sick to work...

Thanks Dad!

Get out and Explore the World!

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Chrisme

nobody@vox.com(regardlese) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:29:22 -0700

Porte du tabernacle de l'abbaye cistercienne de Léoncel / drome- france

-Porte du tabernacle de l'abbaye de Léoncel / drome- france

-Le chrisme est né de la volonté de l'empereur - Constantin - de trouver une représentation du Christ en rupture avec les images, associées pour lui au paganisme

-Suite à une vision de ce signe, l'empereur Constantin l'adopte sur son étendard à la bataille du pont Milvius en 312, suivi de l'inscription "in hoc signo vinces " que l'on peut traduire par "avec ce signe tu vaincras ". Après cette grande victoire en 313, il reconnut officiellement le christianisme jusque là persécuté, en signant le concile de Milan.

-Le chrisme symbole chrétien formé des deux lettres grecques Χ (chi) et Ρ (rhô),-initiales grecques de Jêsous Xristos-

-On le lit aussi parfois comme le monogramme du Christ, et on le trouve souvent accompagné des lettres α (alpha) et ω (oméga). Ces dernières lettres symbolisent le commencement et la fin de tout, étant la première et la dernière lettre de l'alphabet grec.

-Il est considéré comme un Saint homme par les Orthodoxes et les Catholiques, pour avoir fait du Christianisme la religion officielle de l'Empire -ainsi que sa mère sainte Hélène!

Mise en ligne par regardlese

abbaye cistercienne de leoncel

abbaye cistercienne de Leoncel -drome-france

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Le drapeau des nations Celtes

nobody@vox.com(Sergio) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:16:20 -0700

Festival interceltique de Lorient :

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Ce drapeau des nations Celtes représente :

Il faut lire en partant du centre avec le fameux triskell, emblème panceltique. Ensuite on trouve 6 nations celtes dont le dragon pour le pays de Galles, Cornouailles,Irlande, Bretagne avec le gwennhadu,l'ile de Man et enfin l'Ecosse.

Ce drapeau présent pendant le festival interceltique est également en vente sur le site suivant :, Celtitudes.fr

Je précise que je mets ce lien pour information car je n'ai pas d'intérêt particulier quant au site cité.

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