Lalla Mira’s Multilingual Blog

Today is a leap day, in a leap year; that only happens once every 4 years.

According to the Irish traditions, today is the day when women can twist the ritual of marriage proposals, and actually be the ones proposing to men. The man in question can *not* refuse the woman’s hand, unless he can counter the proposal with a substantial consolation prize (silk, cash…).

So, ladies, go hunting for men, but do propose to those you know will refuse your hand for sure, so that you get the cash and other vaulable gifts. Let’s meet at the end of the day, and see which one of us was the trickiest. ;)

Aujourd’hui, nous sommes le 29 février, un jour pas comme les autres, puisqu’il ne nous honore par sa visite qu’une fois tous les 4 ans.

Selon les traditions irlandaises, aujourd’hui est le jour où les femmes peuvent détourner le rituel des propositions de mariage, en étant celles qui proposent leurs mains aux hommes. Et ces traditions font aussi que l’homme en question ne peut *pas* refuser la main de la demoiselle, à moins qu’il puisse contrer sa proposition avec un cadeau de consolation (soie, argent…).

Donc, mes demoiselles, que la chasse aux hommes commence, mais soyez sûres de ne proposer qu’à ceux qui refuseront votre main, de telle sorte que vous puissiez avoir l’argent et les cadeaux. Rendez-vous vers la fin de la journée, pour voir laquelle d’entre nous a été la plus maligne. ;)

“And I’m hearing what you say *but* I just can’t make a sound…”
The way Ryan Tedder sings that particular part with ‘but’, sounds oriental to my ears. Is it just me?

When I first watched the official video of this song [where you can see his face better], I thought that I’ve seen Ryan somewhere before, or that he looks strikingly similar to someone I know. It’s only recently that I realized that to my visual memory, Ryan Tedder looks like Tim Ferriss. Go figure!

“Apologize” by “OneRepublic”.

“Leave Britney alone” is the latest trend in semantics. When you’re teased to the extent of not being able to handle it anymore, you can shout at your teasers “leave Britney alone”, as in “leave me alone”, “mind your own business” and similar meanings.

After settling down in my new residence, I thought about having a doorman that suits the new high-class neighborhood I just moved to.

I also wanted to give this doorman-concept a whole new meaning that would make all my neighbors green with envy.

I kept brainstorming for ideas, until I came up with a genius plan.

A perfect doorman model!

Check him out!
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