How to achieve a goal

Go check out my post on how to become fluent in French or how to succeed in any goal :)

Laduree Boxes

If you have been a long-time reader of my blog you'll know that I'm a macaronaholic! The thing is, I liked them more when they weren't so common and every man and his dog didn't start up a macaron shop somewhere (or even in their own kitchen), just like I liked Apple Computers more when everyone didn't have something that is made by Apple.. but I digress.

Luckily for me, even though I don't live in Paris, I have a Ladurée so close to me (within walking distance!). I notice the beautiful and ever-changing window displays and I have been meaning to buy a beautiful keepsake limited-edition gift box for so long but they are only in the stores for about a week or so.. and by the time I actually get around to it they are always already sold out! ARGH.

You can check out their Facebook fanpage for all the latest news... meanwhile here is their latest box by Japanese fashion designer Tsumori Chisato (to be released 1 March):

and here is the previous one they had for Valentine's Day:

Nice, huh? :)

What Parisians say

Ce que disent les Parisiens (What Parisians say)

This video must be going viral because I've seen it pop up in both my Facebook feed and my blog reader feed...

I would say that your French would have to be pretty good to understand everything they say. They speak quite fast and there are a lot of slang and colloquialisms, including some verlan, and there are also various cultural references.

Also, I guess you have to be Parisian or at least French to get all the jokes!  But still, I found it quite funny even though I couldn't understand everything.