What One's Own (Bruno Dayan Photography)

How vain we could be being unhappy having everything what one's need

How much can we be imprisoned in our own desires

And how blind can we become seeking only for material things we want to have

Here in Japan I saw by my own eyes how my compatriots lost everything they owned: houses, clothes, all the belongings.

I was devastated. My heart was broken.

There was an older man who managed to escape from tsunami. He said he lost everything he was working for whole his life.

'But I am living' he said. I am living.

His words gave me back a hope.

I have learn that everything was given to me and can be any time taken away.

And I have learned that the only thing which one’s owns is what we truly love, what is inside us and what no one can take away from us.

I appreciate everything I have more now. I appreciate every meal I can eat and every sunshine which makes me feel warmer. And I smile to my mother every time when she is leaving a house and we are saying goodbye to each other.

~Pola Chérie What one's own~

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Travel in style 2: simple, comfortable & chic

Selected by Pola Cherie

Going from Europe to Asia by plane takes more or less ten hours. From Europe to Australia I bet more. First thing you consider about clothes you're going to wear during such a long journey is that they must be comfortable. The next same important thing is that they must be simple to wear to not worry about how it will look after you arrive (wrinkled, bent to wrong way etc).
Tomorrow I have a flight from Munich to Tokyo (eleven hours in a plane make me sick just by thinking about it) and I am going to wear some Uni Qlo's leggins which look like a jeans but are a way more comfortable, oversized my boyfriend's cardigan, big fur scarf which I can use also as a blanket - because I'm always freezing during a flight. It's good to take some ballerina, flat shoes to change to them inside.

from the left corner: Seamed Tencel Rib Tee by Alexander Wang; Marc by Marc Jacobs Cheeky shearling scarf; Uni Qlo's Easy Denim Leggings Trousers; Fred Perry sweater cardigan - Carbon Blue; KORS Michael Kors Olympia

Travel in style 1: pouches

Selected by Pola Cherie

When I travel I try to put jewellery, cosmetics and other small things in various pouches so that after arriving I can easly find what I need without bowling my suitcases over and making a mess around.
The best way to carry a ring is to take its box with you but when you are taking a plenty of them it's better to put them in a jewellery case like above.
When you are taking a number of necklaces or bracelets it's better to carry them each separatly in a velvet or cashmere's pouches.
Cosmetics are the easiest to pack - but remember to check if you screw properly all the caps. But the fact is after a few months of using a pouch for cosmetics it becoms dirty inside. Or maybe it's only me who lets my lipstick colour my pouch ^^??

from the left corner: Dooney & Bourke; Coach's Amanda Satin Large Cosmetic Case; Anna Sui's Jewel box; ACNE Grey Fur Switzerland Pouch; Juicy Couture Neon Heritage Nylon Flat Cosmetic Pouch; Tiffany Velvet Pouch, Large

Going to Japan with your pet - how does it really look

I have my dog since September 2009. Firstly I was thinking about buying a Pomeranian but because I am multiracial I decided that having a mixed-raced dog would be the best. I found a sweet puppies on the Internet and the owner told me that they are half pekingese and half yorkshire terrier. Later, when he grew up I'd realised that he's father wasn't at all a york but a dachshund. But who does reclamation of puppie you are already madly in love with? I don't. I named him Muffin after chocolate muffins from Coffee Heaven which always makes me happy. When I decided to continue my study in Tokyo it was obvious that I want to take Muffin with me.

However when I called the japanese embassy to ask them what do I need to do so it turned out that it is not so easy.

The main problem was that they require 180 days of quarantine in your country during which you need to do a blood test several times to check if there is a rabies. And they will accept the results only from the clinic they've chosen in your country. Otherwise as soon as a dog lands in japanese airport they will take it from you and put a pet in their quarantine center. Then you would be forced to pay 30 dolars per day (multiply 180 days).

Because of the fact that in Japan there is no rabies since early 70'ties I fully understand that but I'm so sad that I have to leave him behind. He will be in good hands though.