Thoughts

Goodbye 2019

Goodbye 2019

New Year, same existential questions? Up until now, I had not given in to the “new year-new me” and “last year in review” frenzy. The fact that I’m rarely here blogging certainly is a major explanation for it. And so is my fear of being […]

No one ever told you…

No one ever told you…

.. that you would have to choose between French and English, and that it would be difficult.

Lettre 1 : Six mois à Singapour

Lettre 1 : Six mois à Singapour

Singapour, Le 13 octobre 2018 Après avoir laissé ce blog en jachère pendant près d’un an, après avoir emménagé il y’a de cela six mois à Singapour, par où recommencer ?

Shanghai Tianzifang: Economic Reforms & The Artsy Bubble

Shanghai Tianzifang: Economic Reforms & The Artsy Bubble

Tianzifang, Shanghai, China. I visited the Tianzifang Quarter for the first time in Septembre 2013, together with a very good friend of mine, as it was a “requirement” for our Chinese Society class. (Photos here)

The Heritage Path: wrecking-ball renovation and progressive museum-ification

The Heritage Path: wrecking-ball renovation and progressive museum-ification

Lijiang, China. (Photos here) On Thursday, January 23, 2014, as the sun started to slide down and hide behind the mountains, we arrived in Lijiang. Lijiang is an old water town, with hundreds of small canals and bridges, which is the reason why it is […]