tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90793789367596531322023-12-12T22:57:37.146+01:00m.pressionsMy impressions of the world around us in photographs.
M.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01523000888221636285noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079378936759653132.post-32760351966816821672013-08-01T21:11:00.000+02:002013-08-02T07:45:19.258+02:00de stank van angstzweet<br />
niet weg te krijgen<br />
geen middel dat baat<br />
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taak vervuld<br />
niet meer nodig<br />
buitengezet zoals het grof huisvuil<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maleentjeh/9418244746/" target="_blank">Garbage - Marleen Hallaert 2013</a></td></tr>
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erotisch en psychisch uitgehongerd<br />
noch voedsel noch drank dat soelaas biedt<br />
de stank van angstzweet<br />
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koekoeksei<br />
geen vlucht over het koekoeknest<br />
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's nachts knarsen, klauwen en vluchten<br />
vechten met het dekbed en de nevels van de nacht<br />
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wakker worden<br />
samen geklemde kaken<br />
met de stank van angstzweet<br />
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voelen voelen voelen<br />
en zwijgen<br />
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hoeveel keer moet een mens binnenin sterven<br />
om de stank te verdrijven<br />
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leven langs de zijlijnen<br />
observatie<br />
de stap niet zetten<br />
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uitbarsten en uitbraken<br />
uitdrijven en uitdruppen<br />
uitspitten<br />
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en toch<br />
de stank niet weg te krijgen.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01523000888221636285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079378936759653132.post-63529027279069260532013-05-09T00:31:00.002+02:002013-05-09T00:39:44.508+02:00Communication and looking for the truth<br />
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Last Saturday a train derailed in a city less than 10 miles from my home. It was a freight train with 13 wagons. After the derailment, three of the wagons carrying <b><a href="http://www.npi.gov.au/substances/acrylonitrile/index.html" target="_blank">acrylonitrile</a></b> exploded and caught fire.<br />
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After that we heard the following in press conferences:<br />
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<li>there are no wounded</li>
<li>the smoke and vapor are not poisonous</li>
<li>the derailment is because of poor maintenance of the tracks</li>
<li>the derailment is not because of poor maintenance of the tracks</li>
<li>the driver was driving too fast</li>
<li>the driver was not driving too fast</li>
<li>there are 3 casualties</li>
<li>there is 'only' one casualty</li>
<li>the casualty has nothing to do with the explosion nor the fire</li>
<li>the vapor and smoke is dangerous</li>
<li>we need an evacuation</li>
<li>the casualty is a direct result of the accident</li>
<li>the deceased cannot be taken out of his home because it is too dangerous for the first aid workers</li>
<li>there are 17 wounded people</li>
<li>there are more wounded people (49)</li>
<li>the evacuated can go home</li>
<li>the evacuated went home</li>
<li>the evacuated who were at home are re-evacuated</li>
<li>there are 102 people in the hospital</li>
<li>everybody near the accident should remove all food stuff from their homes</li>
<li>the driver did not have certification to drive in Belgium</li>
<li>the driver did have certification to drive in Belgium</li>
<li>the cows near the accident can still remain in their pasture, no problem</li>
<li>people in the village should not eat any fruits or vegetables from their garden</li>
<li>the governor blames the miscommunication to Murphy's law</li>
<li>a toxicologist went public to warn the population</li>
<li>the governor responded there are 'other toxicologists'</li>
<li>people in neighbouring villages should not eat vegetables or fruits from their garden</li>
<li>it is safe for the people in the neighbouring villages to consume the fruits and vegetables out of their garden</li>
<li>Today, May 8, it is confirmed that people in the perimeter will not be allowed to go to their homes before May 18</li>
<li>the train is still there, it is not safe to remove the remaining wagons</li>
<li>Fishing is not allowed in part of the Scheldt, because of the toxicity of the extinguishing water which was released in the Scheldt.</li>
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It has been a terrible week already, miscommunication, non-communication, trying to find some truth in all the garbled messages.<br />
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And today, the local police issued the following status update:</div>
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"People, stop asking the same questions - read the communication. If we are not knocking at your door to evacuate, you are safe for the moment! If you feel anything, call 101."</div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Cautiously but
swiftly guided me to the other side.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Still -<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Marleen</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01523000888221636285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079378936759653132.post-22840418693329087202013-04-02T23:31:00.000+02:002013-04-02T23:31:00.328+02:00I need your help<br /><br />I urgently need a copywriter who can write (3000 characters maximum) about photographic portfolio and project. I cannot pay you, but I can offer you a photoshoot instead.<br /><br />Hulp nodig! Wie kent er iemand die dringend (binnen de week) copy kan schrijven in NL (3000 karakters max.) over fotografisch oeuvre en project. Kan niet betalen, maar in ruil bied ik je een fotoshoot aan.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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Thank you,<br />Dank je,<br /><br /><div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01523000888221636285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079378936759653132.post-87794531236591912332013-03-30T12:05:00.000+01:002013-03-30T12:05:06.022+01:00Pay it forwardOne of the fastest growing 'hypes' I've seen over the past 24 hours is the '<a href="https://www.facebook.com/SuspendedCoffeess" target="_blank">Suspended Coffees</a>' (in Dutch Uitgestelde Koffie). A new way to to help somebody in need. <b><i>Everyone </i></b>can help, by either paying in advance a hot beverage - or even some food - for people who need it and cannot afford it.<br />
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I love the idea, and I am not the only one, as all social media seem to have picked up this story. In <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/172336522919860/?fref=ts" target="_blank">Oostende</a>, one group of people started to implement the idea for coffee and hot soup.<br />
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We'll see how it pans out.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01523000888221636285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079378936759653132.post-30480061412037234812013-03-25T20:07:00.001+01:002013-03-25T20:07:18.282+01:00Des Visages Des Figures Inspired by the music and poetry of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPrByKpIqTA" target="_blank">Noir Desir</a> <br />
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<em>Des visages, des figures<br />Dévisagent, défigurent<br />Des figurants à effacer<br />des faces A, des faces B</em><br />
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<em>Des corps, des esprits me reviennent<br />Des décors, des scènes, des arènes<br />Hantez, hantez, faites comme chez vous, restez</em><br />
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(lyrics by Noir Désir, song <i>Des Visages Des Figures</i>)<br />
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Switch it off for an hour and take a look <a href="http://www.earthhour.org/" target="_blank">here</a> to see what else you could be doing.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01523000888221636285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079378936759653132.post-34665366813220036972013-03-20T23:16:00.001+01:002013-03-20T23:16:40.430+01:00International Day of Happiness March 20 - International Day of Happiness. <br />
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What is happiness and why do we need a special day to celebrate it? According to <a href="http://happinessinternational.org/5-steps-to-happiness-step1/#sthash.gS9tbaZP.dpbs" target="_blank">happinessinternational.org </a>happiness is <i>when your life fulfills your needs</i>. And the road to happiness is<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01523000888221636285noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079378936759653132.post-84939997153725424492013-03-20T00:27:00.002+01:002013-03-20T00:27:59.941+01:00Just for funSometimes life gets too serious, and I get too serious.<br />
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I cherish moments like these, just fooling around in the studio - no meaning, no agenda, just sheer fun. Whatever happens, happens.<br />
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And then this one thanks to Mr. P. who always is ready for some unexpected fun and jokes.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01523000888221636285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079378936759653132.post-85552864997422542402013-03-17T18:15:00.000+01:002013-03-17T22:39:30.915+01:00Saint Patrick's DayNo green beer nor green colored food items for me on March 17th.<br />
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According to tradition, they bring good luck. Each leaf of the four-leaved clover has a meaning: the first is for<i> <b>faith</b></i>, the second is for <i><b>hope</b></i>, the third is for <i><b>love</b></i>, and the fourth is for<i> <b>luck</b></i>.<br />
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<i>Ice cold </i></div>
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<i>Waking up </i></div>
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<i>Wet face </i></div>
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<i>Bedding balled up somewhere on the floor </i></div>
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<i>Strange wars being fought out during the night </i></div>
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<i>No winners </i></div>
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<i>Crushing elevators and angry men </i></div>
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<i>Running without escape </i></div>
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<i>Emptiness </i></div>
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<i>Thankful for morning light.</i></div>
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<i>Marleen</i></div>
</i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01523000888221636285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079378936759653132.post-60117180515313787482013-03-15T22:15:00.001+01:002013-03-15T22:15:09.891+01:00This night too will pass<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span>
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<i>Ich will mit dem gehen, den ich liebe.<br />Ich will nicht ausrechnen, was es kostet.<br />Ich will nicht nachdenken, ob es gut ist.<br />Ich will nicht wissen, ob er mich liebt.<br />Ich will mit ihm gehen, den ich liebe.<br /><br />Bertolt Brecht</i><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;">
<i>I want to go with the one I love.</i></div>
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<i>I do not want to calculate the cost.</i></div>
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<i>I do not want to think about whether it's good.</i></div>
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<i>I do not want to know whether he loves me.</i></div>
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<i>I want to go with whom I love. </i></div>
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<i>Bertolt Brecht</i></div>
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Marleen</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01523000888221636285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079378936759653132.post-57120758615095369852013-03-12T21:01:00.000+01:002013-03-15T22:17:07.724+01:00Papal Conclave 2013<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maleentjeh/4606401123/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vfCSihF0Pt8/UT-IZ8XCPAI/AAAAAAAAArI/0IIA8jhl5Do/s640/religion-papal-election.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maleentjeh/4606401123/" target="_blank">Ghent Cemetary</a></td></tr>
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With 90 cardinals of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal_electors_for_the_papal_conclave,_2013">115 </a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal_electors_for_the_papal_conclave,_2013">cardinal electors</a> over <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinals_over_the_age_of_80_in_Papal_conclave,_2013"> 80 years old</a> in the papal conclave of 2013, I guess we should not expect much <i><b>'change'</b></i> in the near future.<br />
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Marleen<br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US">PS interested in seeing more ? Visit my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maleentjeh/show/" target="_blank">photostream</a>.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01523000888221636285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079378936759653132.post-69274272189347389152013-03-12T12:16:00.002+01:002013-03-12T12:16:09.982+01:00Long WinterJust a little more patience needed to welcome the spring 2013.<br />
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Due to the snowstorm today, more than 1600 km traffic jam in Belgium - a new record. Trains have been cancelled to and from Brussels late in the morning. I wonder how the commuters will get home today.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Studio - playing with ice</td></tr>
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Lucky me, I am teleworking today and can write a little blog during lunchtime :-)</div>
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Marleen</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01523000888221636285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079378936759653132.post-35917216477269798632013-03-11T23:19:00.001+01:002013-03-11T23:19:37.135+01:00Presents in lifeSo happy to know<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iKrkIGSoVsA/UTuyC4bx7WI/AAAAAAAAAqU/JGDWEMaa4Lw/s1600/the_long_wait_tl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iKrkIGSoVsA/UTuyC4bx7WI/AAAAAAAAAqU/JGDWEMaa4Lw/s400/the_long_wait_tl.jpg" height="302" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
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Company and a good <i>real life talk</i> is just a phonecall away.<br />
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Marleen<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01523000888221636285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079378936759653132.post-41783240711919848032013-03-10T23:11:00.001+01:002013-03-10T23:12:41.304+01:00Get Rhythm<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Get Rhythm When You Get Blues</i> as <a href="http://youtu.be/AoE9K3xqRQw" target="_blank">Ry Cooder</a> sang in 1987 - although this is a cover of a Johnny Cash song.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hey, get rhythm when you get the blues</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Come on, get rhythm when you get the blues</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Get a rock 'n' roll feelin' in your bones</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Put taps on your toes and get gone</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Get rhythm when you get the blues</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So we try, even if tomorrow there will be a different kind of ever increasing <i>work rhythm</i> at play.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Marleen</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US">PS interested in seeing more ? Visit my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maleentjeh/show/" target="_blank">photostream</a>.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01523000888221636285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079378936759653132.post-33718184751588375952013-03-10T00:07:00.005+01:002013-03-10T00:09:09.441+01:00ColorAfter a promise of spring, another very grey and gloomy day. <br />
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I want colors and light !<br />
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maleentjeh/4242017080/lightbox/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RiHKkAQiRlc/UTvAH5BBesI/AAAAAAAAAqY/SYqXgnUAZHw/s400/tomatoes-in-my-kitchen.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maleentjeh/4242017080/lightbox/" target="_blank">Tomatoes on my kitchen table (on a day with a tad more light)</a></td></tr>
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Marleen<br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US">PS interested in seeing more ? Visit my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maleentjeh/show/" target="_blank">photostream</a>.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01523000888221636285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079378936759653132.post-9744320589682807902013-03-09T10:55:00.000+01:002013-03-09T20:13:36.507+01:00Because everybody should see this<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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http://www.shanekoyczan.com/<br />
http://tothisdayproject.com/<br />
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Please keep sharing.<br />
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MarleenAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01523000888221636285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079378936759653132.post-33110213197557994502013-03-04T23:14:00.001+01:002013-03-04T23:15:11.109+01:00FriendshipSome pictures don't need words. Like this one. I think the expression on the faces tell everything which needs to be told. It's about the emotion being captured.<br />
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Taken a couple of years ago in my neighborhood. An area labelled 'the ghetto' by some of my new city council members.<br />
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Damn proud to live here.<br />
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Marleen<br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US">PS interested in seeing more ? Visit my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maleentjeh/show/" target="_blank">photostream</a>.</span><br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01523000888221636285noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079378936759653132.post-87229947823302482732013-03-02T09:52:00.000+01:002013-03-02T09:53:04.645+01:00MarchMarch, month of hope.<br />
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Hope of some warmth, the beginning of spring, if we are lucky. This year's winter seems to have been extremely long, but it is probably just a perception.<br />
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Hope to be able to shed the extra layers of bedding, and live in longer days. Hope to enjoy the first rays of spring on a sidewalk cafe, or -even better- to take a walk in the woods. Hope to see the best colors of the year, with the delicate greens, indicating the new life there is after the temporary death or rest of winter.<br />
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Let it come.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maleentjeh/8521030326/in/photostream/lightbox/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xCRZ71IVGKo/UTG8kfFu-MI/AAAAAAAAApo/f7eJDAvbfs0/s1600/march-month-of--hope.jpg" height="640" width="422" /></a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maleentjeh/8521030326/in/photostream/lightbox/" target="_blank">Hallerbos in spring</a></td></tr>
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Marleen<br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US">PS interested in seeing more ? Visit my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maleentjeh/show/" target="_blank">photostream</a>.</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01523000888221636285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079378936759653132.post-42300995872061133232013-02-28T08:30:00.001+01:002013-02-28T08:31:58.577+01:00InvisibilityWhen going to the railway station an early morning last week, a couple of young guys literally ran into me. Hard as well. My first thoughts were pickpockets but no, they had not seen me (an apology would have been nice).<br />
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Surveys have shown that women over 46 become "invisible". They get run into, overlooked, and feel it as well. Ever thought about all the botox, nips and tucks this generation so willingly undergoes? The efforts being made into looking younger?<br />
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Supposedly, it is a genetic thing, men's brains wired to look at young fertile women and oversee the older ones.<br />
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Funnily enough, about the time women turn 60, they become a little more visible again, but then as 'old ladies', senior citizens. Although these days 60-year olds are still fit and active, our brains still haven't caught up with the new reality.<br />
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So I suppose the only thing I can do is stand tall, take and fill my space, and make sure I am not overlooked.<br />
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Marleen<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01523000888221636285noreply@blogger.com0Aalst, België50.9378101 4.040951700000050650.7777431 3.7182282000000506 51.0978771 4.3636752000000509tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079378936759653132.post-44644823424181612332013-02-26T22:47:00.000+01:002013-02-26T22:49:42.076+01:00Patterns and bragging rightsPeople who know me well and <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maleentjeh/sets/" target="_blank">my photography</a> know how I love to photograph geometric <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maleentjeh/sets/72157626736051981/" target="_blank">shapes and patterns</a>. Even better when there is just one little disturbing element in them. Seeing these almost "picture-perfect" shapes make my day, especially since I never arrange a scene in my photography.<br />
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Being Belgian I was raised to be humble, not to blow my own horn, even not to mention your own success.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maleentjeh/7071817571/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NpEPGo8AW6Q/US0r1vt11EI/AAAAAAAAAoo/tlpQSdcKYB8/s320/freedom-and-you-nikon.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maleentjeh/7071817571/" target="_blank">One of the 30 pictures on Nikon's photobooth.</a></td></tr>
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On my birthday last month, I received an email from <a href="http://www.nikon.be/nl_BE/" target="_blank">Nikon Belgium</a>, asking if they could use one of my photographs on their photobooth during the Photo Business Days, in Brussels on February 24-25, 2013.<br />
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Of course I said yes, imagine my pride and gratitude, thinking of my picture being one of the 30 images displayed in their booth.<br />
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Writing about this is yet another broken pattern.<br />
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Marleen<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01523000888221636285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079378936759653132.post-42085785112979483552013-02-25T23:25:00.000+01:002013-02-25T23:42:49.649+01:00Goodbyes<br />
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Over the past couple of years I've had to say too
many goodbyes. And I am not good at it
either. This week there is another
goodbye I am forced to say.</div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Such is life -<b><i> it is what it is</i></b> - accept
what life throws at you - accept choices other people have made, or were forced to make; equally accept our own voluntary or involuntary
choices.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">So here's to you - and you know who you
are. Sad to see you go, thankful for the
time we spent together, thankful for the friendship, the guidance and the lessons we thought each
other.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Wishing you good speed, great projects to
work on, and <i><b>Be Happy</b>! </i> Hope to hear from
you, and see you from time to time.
Dance to the music life throws at you.
And don't forget to make your own music and dance to it from time to time.</span></div>
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years ago - Sunday around lunchtime, lunch being prepared by Mom and Dad
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<span lang="EN-US">These musical memories are a big present
and also a curse. Van Morrison's
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<span lang="EN-US">Going through my cd-collection is stepping
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maarten_Van_Ingelgem" target="_blank">Maarten Van Ingelgem</a> at the piano - Mazzic 2013</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">Recently I was lucky enough to be able to attend
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Aalst, curated this year by <a href="http://www.michielsjan.be/" target="_blank">Jan Michiels</a>. The joy of it is that, not only did
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<span lang="EN-US">PS interested in seeing more ? Visit my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/maleentjeh/show/" target="_blank">photostream</a>.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01523000888221636285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079378936759653132.post-60832523222308655502013-02-24T15:51:00.001+01:002013-02-24T16:56:06.787+01:00Walls, Windows and some thoughtsEarlier this week I was talking to a qualified doctor about social media and loneliness. Hours, days, months spent decreasing the big, wonderful world to a <i><b>"monitor"</b></i> of 21 inches. Despite these hours spent on the computer in the safety of our homes, more people are lonely than ever. Despite the possibility of more communication than ever, there is a lot of noise, and not much real talk. Where the same news items show up on the walls endlessly in the different shapes and and slightly different format, seen from our first row seats or 'loge'.<br />
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People are getting defined by their presence on the different sites, and let computer models decide who they should or should not date. If and when it comes to a real life encounter, in many cases there is a big disappointment. Because on the net, you are who you want to be, and not necessary who you really are. <br />
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How 10% of web users are web dependent. Some of us suffer from IAD, but that could be an overuse of the internet as a form of self-medication for depression. However, virtual engagements do not stimulate the release of neurotransmitters, such as oxytocin and endorphins, the way real life interactions do. Communication Addiction Disorder is another behavior disorder related to the need of being constantly in virtual communication with other people, even when there is no practical necessity for such communication (think Facebook, Youtube, Twitter,...)<br />
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As someone responsible for social media in the job, and spending a lot of time on the web in my free time, it first made me laugh. And then it struck.<br />
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Time to switch off on a more regular basis, and venture in the real world, how freightening that might be.<br />
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Marleen Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01523000888221636285noreply@blogger.com0