You know how much I value the original flavors of a place when I travel, especially if it's an ancient town like Huangyao (黄姚), Guilin in China. Add in the quietness and the rain in the morning; oh man, I'm absolutely in heaven. I consider it a success when I'm able to make this image, when the actions are real and, AND (emphasis added), it was not ruined by my "assistente" (if you want to see what I mean by ruining my image of the original flavor, see this post about another ancient town Xitang (西塘), China :-)). Do you like what I've done to bring back to you guys/gals?

Snooping-Around-in-the-Morning-in-Huangyao-Guilin-China----©Jean-Huang-Photography

We all celebrate our birthdays once a year. It's Polly's birthday and it has a special meaning to her. It's the first after she was diagnosed and been battling breast cancer. I'm sure life has a different meaning and her priorities are more aligned with the things that are important to her.

Do we all need a "wake-up call" like that to start living our lives the way it's meaningful to us? Can we all say that we've had a "hell of a life" (in a positive way :-)) on our last day in this world?

I'd like to take this opportunity, when Polly's celebrating her "rebirth", to say let's all live our lives as if it's our last (precious) day!

Here's Polly's story, the one that's to be continued:

Photographer/Editor: Jean Huang Photography Make-up Artist: Joanne Adolfo Song: Mindy Gledhill from Triple Scoop Music

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