Sunday Songs.

My previous two Sunday Songs posts (here & here) have been about French songs, so I thought I would try and keep up with that and post another French song for your listening pleasure. Quelqu'un m'a dit by Carla Bruni isn't actually a new song, it's been around for quite a while but I am quite obsessed with it's quaint, romantic melody and hum-along-tune.  (excuse the disjointed lyrics)

On me dit que nos vies ne valent pas grand-chose Elles passent en un instant comme fanent les roses On me dit que le temps qui glisse est un salaud Que de nos chagrins il s'en fait des manteaux Pourtant quelqu'un m'a dit... (refrain) Que tu m'aimais encore C'est quelqu'un qui m'a dit que tu m'aimais encore Serait-ce possible alors ? On me dit que le destin se moque bien de nous Qu'il ne nous donne rien et qu'il nous promet tout Paraît que le bonheur est à portée de main Alors on tend la main et on se retrouve fou Pourtant quelqu'un m'a dit... (refrain) Mais qui est-ce qui m'a dit que toujours tu m'aimais ? Je ne me souviens plus, c'était tard dans la nuit J'entends encore la voix, mais je ne vois plus les traits "Il vous aime, c'est secret, lui dites pas que je vous l'ai dit" Tu vois, quelqu'un m'a dit... Que tu m'aimais encore, me l'a-t-on vraiment dit... Que tu m'aimais encore, serait-ce possible alors ?

Someone told me that our lives aren't a big thing(*guess it means something important) They pass on the instant as discolour roses Someone told me that the time that pass is a bastard that is making topcoats from our grief However someone said to me... Refrain Who do you still love, This is someone that've told me that you still love me. Is it possible then? Someone told me that the destiny is scoffing at us dont't give us anything and that promise us everything Appear that the happiness is only for the reach hands Then they tighten the hand and find themselves crazy But someone have told me... Refrain But who can tell me that today you are loving me? I don't remember more it was late in the night, I'm still hearing the voice, but I don't see anymore the ?points? "He loves you, it's a secret, don't tell him that I tell you" You see, someone told me... Who do you still love, he really told me... Who do you still love, is it possible then?

Happy Friday!

It's the weekend at last, this week feels like it dragged fooo' sure. This week was mildly uneventful although yesterday was October 3rd and the Mean Girls world imploded and it was a very grand day quoting Mean Girls (not that I don't do that on a daily basis anyway - totes relatable, I mean "get in loser we're going shopping" who doesn't use that in everyday life??)

I digress. Looking forward to another chilled weekend and procrastinating hopefully getting myself organised for the upcoming exams and what not. I am also loving getting back in the blogging groove.

Have a suuuper fab weekend all. xx

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C'est une citation.

"It is necessary that I bear with caterpillars if I want to get to know butterflies." 

Not quite as beautiful in english as in french but the message is still there. Stay stylish!

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Sunday Songs.

There is literally thee cutest French song which I was introduced to last week and I couldn't not share it with you. It's called Comme des enfants by Cœur de pirate and the lyrics are so sweet. So here's the video with the french lyrics and its corresponding english translation below just to brighten up your Sunday.

French

English

Alors tu vois, comme tout se mêle Et du cœur à tes lèvres, je deviens un casse-tête Ton rire me crie, de te lâcher Avant de perdre prise, et d’abandonner Car je ne t’en demanderai jamais autant Déjà que tu me traites, comme un grand enfant Nous n’avons plus rien à risquer À part nos vies qu’on laisse de coté Et il m’aime encore, et moi je t’aime un peu plus fort Mais il m’aime encore, et moi je t’aime un peu plus fort C’en est assez de ces dédoublements C’est plus dure à faire, qu’autrement Car sans rire c’est plus facile de rêver À ce qu’on ne pourra, jamais plus toucher On se prend la main, comme des enfants Le bonheur aux lèvres, un peu naïvement Et on marche ensemble, d’un pas décidé Alors que nos têtes nous crient de tout arrêter Il m’aime encore, et toi tu m’aimes un peu plus fort Mais il m’aime encore, et moi je t’aime un peu plus fort Et malgré ça, il m’aime encore, et moi je t’aime un peu plus fort Mais il m’aime encore, et moi je t’aime un peu plus fort MUSICAL INTERLUDE Encore, et moi je t’aime un peu plus fort Mais il m’aime encore, et moi je t’aime pas plus fort Malgré ça il m’aime encore, et moi je t’aime un plus fort Mais il m’aime encore, et moi je t’aime un peu plus fort REPEATS

So you see as everything gets mixed up From your heart to your lips, I become a headache (problem) Your laugh defies me to let you go Before losing hold and abandoning Because I would never ask you for that much You already treat me like a big child And we have nothing left to lose Except our lives, which we have set aside And he still loves me, and me I love you a little more But he still loves me, and me I love you a little more That’s enough of this splitting in halves It’s harder to do, otherwise Because without laughter it’s easier to dream Of what we can never again touch We take each others hands, like children The happiness on our lips, a bit naively And we walk together with a determined step While our heads yell at us to stop everything He still loves me, and you love me a little more But he still loves me, and me I love you a little more And despite this, he still loves me, and me I love you a little more But he still loves me, and me I love you a little more INTERLUDE MUSICALE Again, me I love you a little more But he still loves me, and me I love you a little more Despite this, he still loves me, and me I love you a little more But he still loves me, and me I love you a little more But he still loves me, and me I love you a little more RÉPÉTER

C'est très mignon, n'est pas?

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Some Tea Please.

The weather is just perfect to curl up with a cup of tea and a book and do nothing for the rest of the afternoon.

 Sohini out x

Beaches and Tea.

Day 2 of hosting the exchange students was pretty eventful.  I first thought we wouldn't get to do anything in the morning because they were still recovering from lack of sleep due to traveling and woke up pretty late. Nevertheless, we did go to the beach for breakfast and walked on the beach for a bit. We ate at Cafe Jiran and thereafter walked on the promenade and because we were walking with two foreigners, who have never experienced sandy shores back home, we were soon walking on the sandy beach. We even dipped our legs in the not-so-icy sea and mucked around in the sand. Being Durban's winter, it wasn't all that cold for the Canadians.

In the afternoon we went for High Tea as a farewell for the Scottish exchange students. It was a really good excuse to get all dolled up in girly dresses and heels and prance around eating delicious cakes and drinking tea for two hours. Let's not forget taking tons of photos with the most amazing views of Durban as our backdrop. There was also the excitement of spotting a monkey in one of the trees for our Canadian exchanges who have never seen one before. It was a really cute afternoon.

Sohini out x

We Are The Potter Generation.♥

It has been one year since the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 in cinemas and I felt it would be the appropriate time to do my first Harry Potter post. It's one of those stories where you can pick up any one of the books and begin to read from any place, over and over again without getting bored. It's a story for all ages. I found a few cute Harry Potter-related photos on weheartit.com and I always save those funny Harry Potter pictures when people make it their BBM display pictures. I dug up two of my photos from my London trip last year where we visited one of the Harry Potter film sites. Hope you enjoy them.

Still waiting on that.

"Weasley is our King."

 The funny pictures..

Harry Potter Sites in London.

Look familiar? Think Philosopher's Stone when Mcgonagall welcomes the first years? Got it?

 In the words of J.K. Rowling.. 

Sohini out x