ninewhitebanners: “ “ Skateboarding saves lives, as does the arts, no matter what age or race it gives the individual the sensation of freedom and rebellion against society. See the world through your eyes and soul and connect to the earth below you....
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ninewhitebanners: “ “ Skateboarding saves lives, as does the arts, no matter what age or race it gives the individual the sensation of freedom and rebellion against society. See the world through your eyes and soul and connect to the earth below you....
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ninewhitebanners: “ “ Skateboarding saves lives, as does the arts, no matter what age or race it gives the individual the sensation of freedom and rebellion against society. See the world through your eyes and soul and connect to the earth below you....
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ninewhitebanners: “ “ Skateboarding saves lives, as does the arts, no matter what age or race it gives the individual the sensation of freedom and rebellion against society. See the world through your eyes and soul and connect to the earth below you....
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ninewhitebanners:

Skateboarding saves lives, as does the arts, no matter what age or race it gives the individual the sensation of freedom and rebellion against society. See the world through your eyes and soul and connect to the earth below you. We are here to support our community and teach our youth. We are Skateboarding, We are the Arts of Mongolia. 
UUKHAI!

Uukhai is a Mongolian street art and skateboarding organization. They first organized to share imported videos of foreign skateboarders and try to figure out how the tricks worked, because skateboarding was completely unknown in Mongolia. Now they are trying to build a skateboarding park in Ulaanbaatar, since snow and -50 degree temperatures are just not that great for skateboarding.

You can watch their documentary.

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angryafricangirlsunited: “Ghanaian-Japanese Chilean Wedding “From the Bride: Since I come from two different backgrounds, I asked my dad to wear the traditional Ghanaian kente cloth and my mother an Irotomesode kimono. My dad’s friend in Ghana had my...
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angryafricangirlsunited: “Ghanaian-Japanese Chilean Wedding “From the Bride: Since I come from two different backgrounds, I asked my dad to wear the traditional Ghanaian kente cloth and my mother an Irotomesode kimono. My dad’s friend in Ghana had my...
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angryafricangirlsunited: “Ghanaian-Japanese Chilean Wedding “From the Bride: Since I come from two different backgrounds, I asked my dad to wear the traditional Ghanaian kente cloth and my mother an Irotomesode kimono. My dad’s friend in Ghana had my...
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angryafricangirlsunited: “Ghanaian-Japanese Chilean Wedding “From the Bride: Since I come from two different backgrounds, I asked my dad to wear the traditional Ghanaian kente cloth and my mother an Irotomesode kimono. My dad’s friend in Ghana had my...
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angryafricangirlsunited: “Ghanaian-Japanese Chilean Wedding “From the Bride: Since I come from two different backgrounds, I asked my dad to wear the traditional Ghanaian kente cloth and my mother an Irotomesode kimono. My dad’s friend in Ghana had my...
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angryafricangirlsunited: “Ghanaian-Japanese Chilean Wedding “From the Bride: Since I come from two different backgrounds, I asked my dad to wear the traditional Ghanaian kente cloth and my mother an Irotomesode kimono. My dad’s friend in Ghana had my...
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angryafricangirlsunited: “Ghanaian-Japanese Chilean Wedding “From the Bride: Since I come from two different backgrounds, I asked my dad to wear the traditional Ghanaian kente cloth and my mother an Irotomesode kimono. My dad’s friend in Ghana had my...
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angryafricangirlsunited: “Ghanaian-Japanese Chilean Wedding “From the Bride: Since I come from two different backgrounds, I asked my dad to wear the traditional Ghanaian kente cloth and my mother an Irotomesode kimono. My dad’s friend in Ghana had my...
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Ghanaian-Japanese Chilean Wedding

From the Bride: Since I come from two different backgrounds, I asked my dad to wear the traditional Ghanaian kente cloth and my mother an Irotomesode kimono. My dad’s friend in Ghana had my kente made for me, I just loved the vibrant colours and the significance of the meaning of the various colours where blue denotes- peace, harmony, love; yellow- preciousness, wealth, fertility; maroon- healing and green- spiritual growth and renewal.  
Since Boris is Chilean we decided to have the Chilean Mil-hoja cake (thousand layers cake) made of pastry layered with caramel, custard, sponge and strawberry cream to give a little Latino flavour. The cake is so yummy, we decided to give it as a bonbonniere for our guests. read more

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oupacademic: “ A Very Short Fact: Happy Vaisakhi! Vaisakhi or Baisakhi is one of the most important dates in the Sikh calendar. It marks the new year and commemorates when Sikhism became a collective faith. “ “Generations of Sikhs and students of the...
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A Very Short Fact: Happy Vaisakhi! Vaisakhi or Baisakhi is one of the most important dates in the Sikh calendar. It marks the new year and commemorates when Sikhism became a collective faith.

“Generations of Sikhs and students of the Sikh religion learn that it was on Vaisakhi (often pronounced and spelt Baisakhi) 1699 that Guru Gobind Singh instructed his first initiates to adopt the ‘Five Ks’. They learn too that these are the five outward signs required of a Sikh, and that they are called the ‘Five Ks’ because the Punjabi name for each item begins with the letter ‘K’ (kakka in Punjabi).

These maybe listed in any order. They are:

  • kesh (uncut hair)
  • kangha (comb)
  • kirpan (sword)
  • kachh (cotton breeches)
  • kara (steel or iron bangle)

It will be seen that the turban is not among the Five Ks; however, it is integral to male Khalsa Sikhs’ expression of their commitment, and an insult to the turban is regarded by Sikhs as an insult to the Panth.”

[P.51- Sikhism: A Very Short Introduction by Eleanor Nesbitt]

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Image credit: A depiction of Guru Gobind Singh initiating the first five members of the Khalsa Woodcut, Amritsar or Lahore, about 1874-5 by unknown author. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.

Can’t catch a Ball to Save My Life But I Caught This Cold Like a Champ!

The irony is as I cleaned out my purse before attempting to blog, I found a fortune that said something along the lines of : You Enjoy Competitive Sports.  LONG LIVE THE CHAMP!

It’s nothing special it’s your run of the mill head-cold-presenting-itself-as-allergies germ infestation. And because I know that this will make everyone’s life-span complete here is a vivid description of my anguish: On the one hand I sound like an old-timey coal miner coughing up a lung,  on the other a I’d make cruddy hide and seek partner not because the coughing but because the slime trail of tissues I leave in my wake.


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Do I sound pathetic enough?  I think so. But even though I don’t have the ability to think too deeply like a turnip (hey man they are root veg. very deep)  I spent some quality time looking at pretty girly things. My favourite pretty girly thing happens to be The Real Real.  For me it’s like antiquing but for clothes. Anyhow, ZOMG: YOU GUYS I FOUND A CHINESE LITERATI PAINTING SKIRT… #MINE!!!


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I love this so much.  I dig that it’s a brownish yellow because it makes it look like one of the Old school Song Dynasty works that was rendered on silk and not paper…And funconservation fact time: Silk oxidises at a different rate than paper and makes the background look all yellowish.  I also enjoy that the pattern is offset it makes the mountains looks more misty and mystical. And if you were to ask me to get all technical… I kind of get the vibe that it’s sort of done in the style of Guo Xi.


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I’m sorry the image got so squished on here. Le Sigh. I re added the image twice and it’s not working for me right now and the Dayquil is making my brain full of quit.  But you can click through the image to check out where this bad girl hangs out in the Freer Sackler’s online collection.

Here’s a less good image of this work:


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Guo Xi is a pretty famous literati painter. I’ll get into it at a later date. But these guys were like hard-core hipsters. In an adorable way. Trust me they grow on you.  Guo was very method and he liked to meditate before painting and was really into making everything seem appropriately seasonal and atmospheric. Oh yes. I feel he would have totally crushed anything pumpkin spice right now.  Anyhow, I can’t really tell yet what ‘season’ my skirt is supposed to be reppinguntil I get it but it made me cheer up buttercup and I can’t wait to tour in it! SQUEE!! Art Imitating Real Life.

Oh and by the way it’s Prada. But Meryl Streep in that Movie will not be my docent spirit animal for obvious reasons


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