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Formation SAWI: Spécialiste en médias sociaux et communautés en ligne.
Rédactrice en chef et auteur
Quote Me- "Time flies and the photos I’ve taken get left behind."
- "People always think getting dressed is about putting clothes on. It’s not. It’s a spell..."
- "I was outside, and the rain and the fog smelled nice. They smelled of hope, I think. They smelled..."
- "On apprend toujours mieux de ses propres erreurs que de celles des autres."
- "It’s like watching a train wreck and hanging around to see if there are going to be any..."
Category Archives: Culture
Books Read in 2011
[fr]La liste des livres que j’ai lus en 2011 (entre crochets… pas encore finis!)[en]Last year, I stumbled upon a blog which had a list of a books the blogger had read over the last year. I cannot for the life … Continue reading
Orange invite des blogueurs à Caprices, 11-14 avril 2012
[en]Blogger/podcaster? Want to go to Caprices Festival and blog/podcast about it? Orange has a free pass for you, and a few other nice things. Details and form in French.[fr]Cher ami lecteur! Aimes-tu les loisirs? te divertir? aller à des concerts, … Continue reading
Back From India
[fr]Je suis rentrée d’Inde![en]I’m not good at transitions, at changes of life rhythm. Switzerland to India and back is a big transition, and not because of the temperature gap. Everyone knows there is a huge difference in culture and lifestyle … Continue reading
Stuff to Read and Watch
[fr]De la lecture… encore.[en]Another of these “linkball” posts. Maybe there’s a better way to do this (hell, there are heaps of better way to do this; whole startups exist just to do this; but I’m going old-school). Doesn’t really matter, … Continue reading
Amit Gupta Needs You, and Other South Asians Too (Join the Marrow Registry!)
[fr]Amit Gupta, celui qui a démarré Jelly et Photojojo (entre autres), court le risque de mourir de leucémie aiguë s’il ne trouve pas un donneur de cellules souches du sang. La chance de trouver un donneur pour quelqu’un d’Asie du … Continue reading
Posted in Health, India, News and Politics, Social Media and the Web
Tagged amitguptaneedsyou, bone marrow, donate, india, registry, south asia, swabforamit
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Another Linkball
[fr]Une pile de liens.[en]This pile of links has been sitting so long waiting for me to finalize it that it’s in danger of becoming stale. So here we go. You’ll freak when you see the new Facebook No, You Aren’t … Continue reading
The Ugly Indians Are Cleaning the Streets of Bangalore
[fr]A Bangalore, un groupe de volontaires nettoie et reprend possession des rues remplies de détritus. Tout ça en s’organisant en ligne, bien entendu. Ça rappelle un peu les Riot Wombles des émeutes de Londres.[en]If you’ve been to India, you know … Continue reading
Posted in India
Tagged bangalore, clean, grassroots, streets, the ugly indian, the ugly indians, ugly indians, volunteer
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Outraged and Furious: First Encounter With a Full-Body Scanner (in the UK)
[fr]Furax: je découvre qu’au Royaume-Uni aussi, il faut passer par un de ces scanners-qui-vous-déshabillent. Et je découvre ça coincée comme un rat dans une cage en verre dont la seule sortie passe par un de ces scanners. Et contrairement aux … Continue reading
Posted in News and Politics, Personal
Tagged airport security, anger, full-body scanner, helplessness, manchester, manchester airport, outrage, pat-down, rant, security, security theater, security theatre, testimonial, uk
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The Trap of Happiness: Big Things and Small Things, Outside and In
[fr]La clé, pour être heureux, n’est pas dans les événements ou circonstances extérieurs, mais dans nos activités. En nous, et non au dehors de nous. Ce n’est pas très intuitif, d’où le piège. (“Quand ceci ou cela arrivera, alors je … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Personal, Psychology
Tagged activities, breakthrough, control, happiness, happiness activities, helplessness, intentional activities, law, life, passivity, rule, the how of happiness, trap
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Variety is the Spice of Life
[fr]De l’importance de varier les choses que l’on fait pour être heureux, les façons dont on s’organise, et le type d’article qu’on publie sur son blog. La routine ne tue pas seulement le couple. Vous avez d’autres exemples?[en]I’m in India. … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Books, Life Improvement
Tagged blog, book, content, happiness, india 2011, insight, organisation, routine, the how of happiness, variety
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