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S'attendre à tout et n'attendre rien
Xénia mon amour es-tu déjà en ville ou encore groggie en train d'attendre tes sacs à l'aéroport de Shangai ?
Ici un silence humide et froid préside à l'attente.
S'attendre à tout et n'attendre rien.
Telle est cette devise que je me suis faite par observation et que je ne pratique qu'à l'envers puisqu'il me semble bien que j'attends trop et ne m'attends plus à grand chose.
Obama Won Hearts Holding His Own Umbrella
President Barack Obama won the hearts and minds of the Chinese people with a simple gesture of carrying his own umbrella.
Mr. Obama held the umbrella firmly in his left hand, as he stepped off Air Force One on arrival in Shanghai on November 15, 2009.
Ellen Zhu, writer at The Wall Street Journal, wrote that in a country where officials often have flunkeys to hold their umbrellas, the image of a U.S. president keeping his own head dry was poignant
Chinese media captured the moment. The fact that Chinese officials do not carry their own umbrellas has attracted criticism from the Chinese public, and invited comparisons with official custom in the West.
However, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, does carry his own umbrella, especially when showing up to comfort victims of natural disasters.
Ellen Zhu also wrote:
The women’s section of popular Web site Netease.com has declared that the umbrella issue has become a vital standard in judging the character of a man. The site is promoting a feature that seeks "A True Man of Obama Style." It said, "Obama is a responsible person. He is in a high position but he doesn’t abuse power. That little gesture of holding umbrella is very charming," it said.
Mr. Obama caused quite a stir when bowing to Japan's Emperor Akhito. A handshake was all that was required. The Japanese do not typically expect foreigners to bow and are often surprised when one is attempted.
Mr. Obama bowed way down at a 45-degree angle, indicating in that culture and apparently in the eyes of many others, subservience to the emperor, the son of the man who authorized the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack.
Mr. Obama has been criticized for other political gaffes when visiting other world leaders. As a neophyte, Mr. Obama is learning while on the job.
Although bowing may not have been appropriate to the Japanese Emperor, it may be perfectly acceptable as Mr. Obama attempts to show respect for other world leaders.
Chinese mood
This is a photo of a poster on the wall of the restaurant Mint in Shanghai (great restaurant BTW)
A Shanghai Set
Earlier today I uploaded some Shanghai imagery I took this year.
Here's a self portrait of a friend and me biking around Shanghai by night, a few months ago (during an artistic break, that is):
One of the guys that bike around to collect used cooking oil to recycle into God knows what:
The signature Shanghai cat, as it waits for the rain to stop:
A girl that leaves a room packed with people; I find it very suggestive. I'm not sure exaclty of what, but it hints of more interesting or important things to do "out there". A feeling not completely extraneous to yours truly as of lately:
And could any living being with a modicum of graphic rethoric do a Shanghai set without a view of the Bund? 'course not! So, here's my take on it:
Check here the rest of the shots. I still have heaps to learn as a photographer, but I'm increasingly noticing the stuff that is wrong with each shot and, yes, it's a good thing! It's not a good thing, however, to notice so much of that bad stuff on your own photography, but that's different story.
