random 5

              I wrote a blog post. Saved to the drafts. Never going to share it. I just needed to write it down. Sometimes my blog is kind of a diary, I feel that if I write my thoughts and feelings it will ease stuff. Maybe it helps in long run, but whenever I feel the same I open and re-read it, so when I stop doing that I will understand it's over.  Instead of that 'never gonna share it' blog post I wanted to put the songs from my current playlist that are constantly on repeat. People have a tendency to speak through songs.

The Atlas® Collection

I never liked wearing bracelets. Got bored too soon. But now I think it is time to want one. Tiffany's Atlas Collection redefined my perception about bracelets (actually it started with my Jawbone UP24, but it's a completely different story).

The Little Prince

          'I ask the  indulgence of the children who may read this book for dedicating it to a grown-up.'

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 'The Little Prince'

            There are turning points in every persons life. And everyone deals with it differently. You may celebrate it, cry in the middle of the night holding your pillow, start working out, loose weight, change your job, change your hair colour, waste some amount of money just to feel reckless or make any other impulsive decision... I may be one of those normal people above, but I'm also a person who always comes back to one tiny book which keeps all the wisdom of the earth on its 90-100 pages: The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. This is the book that I cried reading for the first time and I also remember not liking it as a child. But I read it when I was 20 and since then it is one of the most important books of my life. I keep coming back to it, re-reading the parts. Even reading quotes and looking at those pictures wakes spectrum of emotions from happiness to loneliness that ends up with love. I don't think I'm able to convey my feelings and thoughts on this matter, because I get affected every time I take this book and go through the journey that brings peace...

The Glamour of Italian Fashion Exhibition

            London is one of the most fashionable cities in the world. It is undeniable. So there are a lot fashion exhibitions taking place here such as Jean Paul Gaultier Exhibition, Wedding Dresses 1775-2014 Exhibition or The Glamour of Italian Fashion 1945-2014 Exhibition I attended a few weeks ago. It is held in The Victoria and Albert Museum, one of the most beautiful places in London in my opinion. The exhibition perfectly showcased the path of italian fashion of small ateliers becoming leading couture geniuses in the world. How 'Made in Italy' started to add value to the product. There were amazing dresses by very famous designers, people could watch short documentaries about fashion shows of 40's and 50's. It was very interesting to walk there and feel the evolution of the fashion in general. They don't allow to take photos in there, but I'm known for being sneaky in such things ;) That is why I managed to take some pictures, so I could share them with you...

happiness

          Everyone thinks differently about what happiness means to them. Lately I was thinking how little moments that make us smile all of a sudden are small portions of happiness we get in our routine life. And when you stop thinking of reaching 'constant happiness' condition someday, little things become more enjoyable. So happiness that comes in little portions can be different. It comes in different shapes, sizes, tastes, smells, etc...

1. Happiness can be sour in April. Alcha.

2. Happiness can be warm. Just a sunny day.

the fairytale about a girl and the city she fell in love with

           Saying goodbye is always hard. No matter it is a person or a place you lived for a while. And not JUST lived, you have fallen in love with a city from the first sight. No, not even that. I loved London long before I visited. First you just hear about that amazing place, then you get introduced to it through pictures and information and you like it. Then you start to dream about getting there. Mostly it is a matter of time, because when you like something for real, you will achieve it despite of everything holds you back. So the day we met with my 'city crush' was in 2011 just for a couple of weeks, but that was it. I knew I will come back to it, and I did... 
           Soon I will leave London and it breaks my heart on some level. No one wants to stay apart from something they love. But I'm going back home, the place I belong. Before I leave this city there are places I haven't been to even though also wanted to visit. London Eye is one of those tourist attractions that you never pay attention to when you stay in London for awhile. Today I finally got there. It is worthy of those 40 minutes you spend queueing (UK - the country of never ending queues). Sharing a few photos I took today...

songs in Azerbaijani

        Wherever you go, wherever you live or stay, songs performed in your native language are always with you. I think we accept them much easier and quicker than songs in other laguages (maybe because lyrics mean a lot to me).They may remind you of certain periods in your life, reflect your current mood, or just make you feel home. There are few current performers from Azerbaijan I listen to. Just decided to share my favourites with you...

My all time favourite female singer from Azerbaijan is incredibely talanted and creative Sevda Alakbarzadeh.  Her renditions of folk songs are remarkably beautiful. Top 3 songs of mine performed by her:

'...yenə sürmə çəkmisən evlər yıxan gözünə'

22

            One of those 365 days is yours. It's called birthday and 19th of February is mine. In spite of having only 2 friends around me this year, I was surrounded by so much love I didn't even think I would. Sometimes you just forget how valuable you are for those around you and being remined of that is ridiculously good. It's not about presents, it's about attention, dedication and devotion. And I felt all of these yesterday. Being surrounded by love is the best, nothing can beat that feeling. You enjoy it most when you are sure it is sincere and coming from the bottom of their hearts. Love and attention is all we need <3 So here are some moments shot on camera, but there are some that can't be captured such as video surprise from baku (really can't share it, too many girly secrets said), a friend singing you 'happy birthday' song at work, smiles your little sister send you on skype, a lot of cute and sweet birthday wishes you can't help yourself other than sit there with a huge smile on your face... and Oscar goes to my friend Natavan being super-conspirative and acting too good to make me believe they forgot about my birthday :)

And after that acting Natavan and Farida are knocking on my door at 00:00 holding a cake with candles and pink baloons (Taylor Swift - '22' is playing in the background).

random 4

           Rain never was or never will be more beautiful that it is today, right now. When I'm sitting in front of the window with the backyard view by my desk in my little room in London and daydreaming. Maybe because I will never be younger than I am now and watch rain. It seems like rain washes away everything bad and negative from our lives. I'm starting to belive in the good in the world, that there's hope even for the hopless, that there's rainbow and clear sky afterwards. Its unforgettable sound and the smell of the air makes you sleepy on this gloomy afternoon, but I want to stay awake and watch for a little bit longer because rain never was and never will be more beautiful than it is today, right now...

The Fault In Our Stars

When I saw this book in 'Teen Fiction' section I was really upset. Almost 22 year old girl can't be impressed with a novel for teens this much. But I was. Maybe in some ways we all are unsecure teenagers at heart that want their prom miracles come true. Only thing I can say for sure is I fell in love with this book about one of the most tragic problems: kids cancer. But it is not a cancer book as main character Hazel Grace says. It is about life, about death, about love, about frienship, about humor so much needed at hard times, about books that people get affected by, about us. I would really recommend it to read if you have spare time to spend with lovely characters in a very hard situation most of us can't even imagine to be in and brave enough to confront it with jokes in smart dialogues, not forgetting to read in-between.

As you see I tagged lines I liked, but most of smart ones are whole pragraphs and I don't think anyone is patient enogh to read them all, so I'll share with you short ones which just spoke to me or of me :)