Thursday, September 27, 2007

I'm half-heartedly counting down to October.

Recently I met an old friend. He's a friend I've never liked and have not seen in quite some time. His name is called "Poor".

My bank has finally reached it's limits, and I've used my 免死金牌 for this month already.

3 more days to October, which I reluctantly have to welcome with open arms only because I need the inflow of cash.

From 4th October onwards, birthdays starts coming up like nobody's business and I'll fret over presents and money. Especially during the November + December period.
I'm Dead Meat.

The song I'm currently in Love right now is surprisingly not from TVXQ.
I was shocked myself.
I can close my eyes, relax and let this song run on repeat for the entire day.

K - Only Human

It's the OST of the Jdrama 一弓深眼淚.
The show is based on a true story of the fate a high school girl who excels in school takes a turn when she realises that she has contracted a terminal disease that will cause her muscles and nerves in the body to stop working gradually. She perseveres and touched many lives around her.
Normally during the credits, real photos of the girl and her writings are flashed in the background.
Btw, Jaejoong sang this song once, you can find Jae's rendition on DongBangStuff's imeem.

To my dong bang friend,

I found the Channel A episode you are looking for.

070830 Channel A Tohoshinki (Chi Sub)

I haven't watched it yet, so can't make any comments.
Load the link in a new window for a bigger frame.

And I finally get to watch TVXQ in the Cine Korea BBQ Restaurant. Credits to Shan :)
The story started today afternoon, when I planned to have lunch there, and try my luck, which isn't very good because it's Rain again. I refuse to sit in and watch more Rain.
Then for dinner, thanks to my lovable friends who gave in to my willful request, we went there again. This time, there's no screen!! Being despondent, we made a trip to the toilet before redeciding on where else to eat.
When we return, they were rolling down the screen. I've seriously given up on any hopes to see TVXQ's videos, I don't wanna face anymore rejections for my requests.
So Kind Shan helped me request to play TVXQ's videos. I think the manager agreed because he wanted us to patronize them.
In the end, I had 1 full hour of TVXQ!! ...like finally!
Thank You Sooo Muchh!!

Lastly, I'll leave you with Super Junior's new Hit from their new album!

Super Junior - Don't Don

They've changed their hairstyles... Very Cool!!
Especially Donghae (the 1st singer), he looks good in that hair!
Kibum (the last rapper) cut his hair again..

But the best part of the song is the Violin Soloist.
He's probably posing in the MV, but that kid really played the real thing.
It adds class to the song.

F.Y.I.
The Violinist is not from Super Junior. He's their junior (fresh from trainees corner) called Henry. If I'm not wrong, he's another China man venturing the singing biz in Korea.

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

My Dad Mom is Planning For The Future

Ever since my trip to the USA College Exhibit, my dad has been harping on the issue of planning our future.

Frankly speaking, he's very worried about our lives 10 years later. In his perspective, Singapore is growing too fast and in 5 years time, we wouldn't be able to survive as well as we are now (that is if they had to depend on us).

He knows my kor has plans for himself, but that doesn't mean he is contented with my kor's ideals, it's just that they've given up on him. Since his goal in life is to make money, then earning enough to keep himself alive wouldn't be an issue. It's having the right morals they are worried about.

So my dad has been asking us on our plans for the future. Since I'm already searching for a university, I'm fortunately off the hook. My other brother is feeling the pressure already.

Being the youngest and having A'Levels tightening around his neck, he's already facing enough stress. Now my dad throws a Big question in front of him and he daringly replied with an unsatisfactory answer... he said, "Don't worry, I've not changed my dreams for 2 years already."

I was laughing my ass off quietly when I heard this answer... so much for don't worry. Then, the drilling started. Somehow, we got into the topic of maintaining our standard of living and everyone except my mom, agreed that our family belongs to the upper middle class segment. She thinks that we are only middle class people, but I think she's just giving excuses to be stingy.

My brother made this comment:
"In FMSS, I'm considered Upper Middle Class among my friends. But after entering ACJC, I become 2faced. In front of my Fairfield friends, I'm Upper Middle Class. In front of ACJC, I'm only Middle Class."

My dad replied his comment:
"That's why I'm giving you $X00 of pocket money a month, so that you can fit in."

My thoughts at that moment:
"I should have stayed in Fairfield, then I would have a higher chance to get into ACJC."

We could tell that our Dad is earnestly worried for our future, but I kinda doubt my mom's sincerity.

All because she said this:
"You all have to plan for your futures now. Now that the CPF age limit is increasing, in the future we will need you all to support us, you know?"

I think she's just mostly worried about her life after retirement.
I could see how much she yearns for that day.

Sunday, September 23, 2007

My Life Meets The Future

I'll start from my day on Friday.

My previous post mentioned about theme park therapy, which didn't happen because it was closed, but there was still the bbq and chalet to look forward to.

If Tampines is JB, then Pasir Ris would be KL. To endure the journey I picked up some reading materials.
My choice: Teens magazine.
My reason: The back cover.
People who know me well enough, or maybe observant Queenswayans would probably understand after seeing this picture.
The chalet was planned months ago after the Shanghai trip and of course, those were the people who were expected to turn up. Ultimately when the day finally came, only 7 turned up.

And you were thinking that's quite pathetic... on the first night, the only 2 male species in the group were the only ones in the chalet, the girls all couldn't make it...

The worst is when we allowed the 2 guys to plan and buy our bbq land products (fkmk and glawu only had to worry about seafood). Apparently they have no basic knowledge of the appetite of girls and I don't think they took the no. of people in the bbq into consideration.
We ended up having enough left overs to feed a family.

F.Y.I. I've been to so many bbqs but this is the first I had to work to get food. Believe it or not (I know ppl like Cw wouldn't), I started the fire for the bbq. *Grins with Satisfaction*
But that doesn't mean I'll do it for the next bbq.. even if I have no excuse, I'll refuse, period.

I'm used to sleeping when the sun rises, so when we tucked ourselves in at 2.30am, I still had the energy to run 2.4. After much shuffling and fidgeting (because to the ungentlemanly male species), I managed to catch a few winks just before daylight.

Being up and walking when I normally would have just fallen asleep at home, my brain and limbs didn't function as well as I wanted it to. I fumbled and stumbled through breakfast, and I was lucky to have managed to find my way home.

Then, Shan called to go to some wakeboarding quarter-finals in Kallang. I was like thinking in my mind, "Please, somebody just shoot me so that I can have eternal rest." I declined apologetically, very sincerely, otherwise I would just give myself the honors to end my life.

I was determined to last it out until after dinner until Alvin msged to go out at night. I was reluctant at first, until Sh msg me saying that the Korean BBQ restaurant in Cine was showing TVXQ's videos.
Hehe.... I'll do anything for TVXQ. (:

So, I agreed and forced myself to bed and out of bed just for the few hours in Cine.
Frankly though, the Teri-Q chicken in the Korean bbq restaurant is really good, you all should try it out. Taste Guaranteed.

Sh and Hk joined us for dinner, and when I got there, they were playing Rain's videos again, the same one as the one I watched in the previous visit. When I asked to change it, the manager said some1 else requested for Rain's videos first.
Some Luck....

Alvin, Zw and I roamed the streets of Orchard aimlessly, shopped HMV, ate Ice cream, read comics in Borders. There was really nothing much to do after making the nightlife of Orchard, Cine, our 1st stop.

I got home, stoned in front of my laptop for hours and only got to bed just before the sun rises.
So much for killing myself to get some rest huh?

When I woke up today, I panicked. There's a USA College Exhibit that closes at 4pm and it's already 2pm. I quickly washed up and searched the house for mummy. I insist that she speeds there for the sake of my future.Of all the universities that took part, I was only interested in 2.
North Dakota State University and University of San Francisco.
I would prefer USF, since it's nearer to Singapore, but whether the university would take me in would be another issue. Afterall, I'm competing with all the A'Level Certs and GPA >3 students.

To make my future seem more bleak than it already is, we met my cousin who's sec 4 this year exiting the exhibition hall. She was there with her mom for 2 hours already. A Rafflesian who doesn't need to take an O'Level Cert. Where do I stand?

There's going to be another USA college exhibit next week in Suntec. I'm trying to make my life easier here, but I'm not seeing any results. Apparently it gets harder and harder.

That reminds me, Cw mentioned about an Australian College Exhibition in October. I need to get the dates right. Somehow, Australia sounds less scary than USA. To think my mom has even considered England... Spare Me!!!

Btw, I can't guarantee I'll remember everyone's birthday forever, but 2 dates I'll always remember no matter how hard I try not to. 23rd September is one of them. Sigh.

My family is having a Steamboat for the Mid-Autumn Festival tonight. Thank god I skipped lunch for the sake of my future, my near future that is... Dinner Time!!

Friday, September 21, 2007

Asia Song Festival

22nd September 2007, Korea Seoul, Asia Song Festival 2007.
Ahhhh... I didn't get the free tickets (not that I can afford the plane tickets anyways).

Last year's Asia Song Festival 06 was also around this time of the year. Because it was also near Japan's A-Nation concert.
Which was when Yunho sprained his ankle, thus missing out on such big events.

Asia Song Festival 2006 - TVXQ - Holding Back The Tears & Sky

Yunho was singing in 'Holding Back The Tears'.. such a pleasant song.. I'm quite sure Shan will like it.
But Yunho had to leave for 'Sky' cuz he can't dance at that time.. Such a pity.

I'm so looking forward to this year's Asia Song Festival.. I'm gonna be tracking all my dl lobangs on Monday onwards for snippets and interviews of TVXQ. Just You Wait.

If Zw wasn't the one selling these pretty necklaces, I'll probably make my order right away. The pink and black ones are preeetty..
But I still have my LeeTuek Star earings to consider first... The shop says there's a discount if I buy 3 pieces or more, but I only want 1 piece.. *hints* The website is under my "Where?" links - JKpoppy, go check it out =D

Those interested in these star guitar pick (or similar pdts) necklaces, check out the link - TSV for more B.E.A.Utiful handmade accessories (:
I should seriously ask for advertising fees...

Ahh... more YouTubing again.
Nono.. no TVXQ today.
(Why do I see smiles?)

But don't smile so soon...

My Kibummie!!
I've seen their dance cuts on Korean Game Shows, but only recently do I find them charming.
Yunho is still the best!

SBS X-Man Kibum Dance cut with special appearances of Donghae, Eunhyuk, Hankyung & Shindong

They were dancing to the Dance Remix ver. of Cannon in D..
The song itself is coolness.
Love the part of the dance with a flow. 帥!
Kibum's smile at the end is priceless :D

Eunhyuk (Junsu's Bestfriend),
Donghae (Yunho's since-village-friend) and
Hankyung (China man) are Super Junior's Best Dancers.
Shindong may be chubby, but he choreographed many SuJu dance routines. If I'm not mistaken, he was the one who choreograph this routine as well.

Next...
KBS Heroine 6 Dance performance by LeeTuek with special appearances from Donghae, Eunhyuk, Hankyung and Shindong.

The song is too cute...
It's the Remix ver. of Wong Fei Hong's song.
No Kibummie, but there's Tueki Tueki (:

Basically I'm impressed by the arrangement of the 2 songs. They have alot other marvelous rearranged songs made to fit their dance routines.

Like this next one.. it's the best made-to-order song arrangement for their dance.

Heroine 6 Dance Cut Super Junior
(LeeTuek, SiWon, Donghae, Eunhyuk, Sungmin and Shindong)

There's like 4 different songs mixed in this arrangement, only 1 belongs to SuJu (I think..)

Times up, off to bed so that I can rise and shine Super early tomorrow for theme park therapy!
I hate travelling across the island.

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Life Like This

Rants Corner

I knew what I was going into from the moment I accepted the job, but I didn't have a choice.
So I still have my rights to complain.
I'm sick of my assistant. Delegating work is almost impossible.
Hope she doesn't read my blog. =x

Ngee Ann's School of BA is too free (or maybe lazy).
The purpose of self-selecting timetable is to allow students to choose their desired modules and timeslots.
But when the students are halfway through their FYPs and are in the mids of implementing their assigned tasks within a class, do they still have a choice to choose a different class? And what will happen if they didn't manage to stay in their usual class? Does that mean that they have to sacrifice their hardwork and efforts and start from scratch in a new class?
NP School of BA seriously have to reassess their system.

I don't know if I should shout for rejoice or cry in pain.
In life, I've never felt so confused.
My mom (and family) forced me to choose between my 2 most desired holidays for this Xmas Vacation.
Remember that I once mentioned that there's a possibility of me going Taiwan?
It's finally coming true. My mom bought the air tickets. It's gonna be a 9 days Taiwan Tour.
I should be happy because that's the place I really wanna go, it's a place I've been begging my parents to go. But why now? Why must they always put me in a spot?
Our departure date is on the 15th December, which is the day TVXQ hits Thailand for their "O" 2nd Asia Concert. Argh!!!! All my hopes of watching TVXQ Live is gone!
*Heart Pain*

This arrived in the mail on Saturday, but I only managed to write this down today.
My beautiful Jaejoong designed T-shirt!
One of the most random design. I don't understand what is he trying to draw, but it's Jaejoong.. he is a joker by nature (:


I thought I was going to stop online (TVXQ) shopping for awhile, but since my dream of going to Thailand in December are dashed, I don't see the need in saving up.
I've made my order to buy this necklace.
Qp suggested on buying it, and I was reluctant at first. But after the gathering on TVXQ's day, an idea struck me. The reason for me not buying is because I don't see the point.. there's no picture and the boys did not design it or sign it. The necklace is just a gimmick for the company to earn money using the boy's names. But I was looking for the perfect necklace that I could wear daily. The Yunho pendant would be too plain.
Zw... I'll arrange a date with you for a trip to Chinatown and your place... I'm thinking of getting a silver locket.. =D

When I was making my order, I saw this and got tempted.
They are soooo preetty! Should I buy?? It's $20 for a pair... LeeTuek (from Super Junior) really has good taste in accessories... He has alot more pretty (star) earings, but I love this one the best.
Btw, I'm not thinking of buying because of LeeTuek, although I really think he's hot, but the star earings are hotter!

More Videos to share...
Real Dong Bang Fans must Not miss out this one!

TVXQ on Happy Day (eng subbed)

They talked alot about themselves and the fans.
Changmin's mama appeared!!
Junsu's parent's appeared!! IN JUNSU's BEDROOM!!!!! and Junsu's papa's pizza shop. I wanted to see Junsu's twin brother (Junho) though... I want to know how he looks like now..
Oh.. and TVXQ's year 2007 fortunes were told.. Jaejoong is expected to meet with an accident this coming October... I'm praying so hard for him to be safe...

Get the rest of the videos here (for your convenience).
Yunho's doing alot of talking, since he's the leader.
I always can't help but cry and feel sad whenever Jaejoong talks about his parents. Even he himself can't put his emotions in words... Aish~

Behind all the Glitter and Glam is where their tough lives live. Their road to stardom is not all smooth sailing. In fact, I think I have a better childhood than the 5 of them.
But they've sacrificed so much for their dream, to be on the stage.
That's why we should Spread the TVXQ Love (:

Friday, September 14, 2007

TVXQ's Day!!

I've been dreaming of a day like this for so long.
Our conversations circled around TVXQ.

We only shop for TVXQ.Shine Photobook @ Kino - $64.
The official release date should be 19th Sept, so I'm quite confused about this book.
I'm so tempted, but I'll wait until the real thing comes out.


We walked around Orchard.
From PS --> the building beside Parkmall --> Cine --> the building beside Parkmall --> Taka
All just for TVXQ <3

Our meals were TVXQ related. This a Korean fastfood restaurant in Cine. My BBQ Chicken set. This is apparently, according to QP, endorsed by TVXQ.
I know they endorsed BBQ Chicken, but I wasn't sure if this was it.
So when I got home, I went YouTube to reconfirm.

She was right.

The photos we took revolved around TVXQ.
Wanted to take simple photos with our phones, but it failed terribly.
So we decided to get it done the neoprint way.
Notice every picture involves TVXQ in some ways... (:

Let's do this again someday!!


More Psycho-ing coming up!

My Dong Bang Friend (Changmin Fan) is asking for videos that shows the noisy side of Changmin. This is my gift for you. Changmin is super hyper in this interview. He even started playing 'Rock Paper Scissors' in the middle of the interview. In fact, everyone (especially Jaejoong) was hyper in this interview.. Maybe not Junsu, because I think he wasn't feeling too well that day.
They were at it again... bullying Junsu... oh! and Junsu and his Oyagi Gags (Cold Jokes)... lols
Enjoy (:


Somehow, Shan found out about TVXQ's attempt on the song 'A Whole New World' for the sake of the opening of DisneySea in Japan.

I think she likes it, but I think she'll like their performance even more...

Don't they look charming in white coats... My 白馬王子s~~

She asked if Jaejoong's english was good.. I didn't know how to answer her.
Frankly speaking, Jaejoong is poor in his studies.. so I'm not sure about his language ability.
Changmin is the brains in the group, he was the fastest to pick up the Japanese language.
But when it comes to English, they will always let Yoochun (the 1st singer in the song) do the job. Afterall, he lived in Virginia for 4 years.


Today, I found 2 avid readers of my blog.
They sincerely love to read my blog and watch every videos in here.

So I'll introduce 1 more song that I kinda like.

TVXQ - Thanks To

Included in the "Tri-angle" Album released on Oct 04.

And if you haven't had enough of TVXQ's Acapella Wonders..
Here's 1 more:

TVXQ - You Only Love cut(Acapella)

This song is included in their 3rd Album "O" Jung.Ban.Hap, released in Sept 06.
Yunho's voice is deeeeeeep!

Ahhh~ Here's an Exclusive!
Their skills go waaaaay back.

From TVXQ's 1st Album Showcase: Unreleased.

This is when they first debut, year 2004.

Things to note:
JaeMin Moment!!
After watching the above video, notice that in the song Whatever They Say (the one where Jaejoong did the beatbox), Jaejoong posed a peace sign before singing the last line. Right after that, Changmin saw the pose and smiled.
This is just the beginning.

3years later, in the "Tohoshinki Acapella on FITB 2nd Live Tour 2007" video posted in the intermission section of the previous post, they did it again.
Jaejoong paused and gave a sigh before the last line of the song.
Changmin smiled in disbelief.

I remember in the X-Man TVXQ Special, there was a JaeMin moment in the 'Of Course' game.

Changmin made Jaejoong admit for being too conscious of his fans and the camera.

Therefore, I conclude that the Peace sign and the Sigh were Jaejoong's gimmicks for being conscious of the fans.
And Changmin finds it unbelievable.


TVXQ News!!!

More A-Nation Videos!!
I've actually watched this on TV, and someone actually uploaded it on YouTube.
So I thought I should share it with those who doesn't have cable.

Ahh... Close up on every member... I like (:

By the time I'm done with this post, it's already Saturday.
For those with cable ch51 (MTV Chinese), You Better Read This In Time!

MTV School Attack Sneak Previews

Saturday Evening, 1800Hrs, MTV Chinese Cable Ch51, turn on your TV and don't blink.
IT'S MTV SCHOOL ATTACK TVXQ SPECIAL!!!
I'll be glued to my TV 10 mins before the start of the show. Hehe`

TVXQ Rocks My World!!

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

東方神起 Unplugged

I've been selling TVXQ alot by their looks, maybe that's why it's not working.
I'm changing my tactics...
楊宗緯 has no looks to survive in the industry, but his voice is to die for.
But mainly because I was touched by TVXQ's voices.

Get comfy in your seats, close the other browsers and expand your bandwidth... This is gonna be a long post again.

TVXQ started out as a chorus boy group, supposedly specialising in acapella and ballads. Now, they have evolved into a group that can dance, sing and act, excelling in all areas of the industry.

I was trained under an Acapella singer during my Secondary School Choir days. So I was taught to appreciate the sound of voices alone, coming together to form beautiful sound. I have a dong bang friend who was also in Choir, so she should know what I'm trying to say.
It's a skill to display one's voice raw and undressed together with other nude voices.
It's a feat to produce perfect harmonization in such raw circumstances.

So today, I'll focus on what TVXQ were suppose to be and what they do best.

May I present to you:
東方神起 Acapella / Live


I'll be introducing a few great songs that all will love. (no.. nothing like Rising Sun)
Btw, these are all my favourites, just thought there might be people out there looking for good music.

Part 1

To date, this is their most confident song in acapella, as mentioned by Junsu. They've gotten so used to it, it comes almost so naturally.

TVXQ - Begin (Live)

Couldn't get the acapella ver. live, but you can get the mv ver. on YouTube.
It's their 6th Japanese Single released in June 06.


Part 2

TVXQ - My Little Princess

First released in the "Hug" Single in January 04.
It is also included in TVXQ's first album (Korea) "Tri-angle", released in Oct 04


Part 3

To anticipate the upcoming 2nd Asia Tour Concert in Taiwan, I'm embedding a chinese song. (:

TVXQ - Hug (Chinese Ver.)

To date, the song "Hug" is the only song sung in Korean, Japanese, Chinese and English.
This is also their debut song, which means alot to the boys.
They've stated in their Taiwan Concert Promo interviews that they've been practicing and promised the chinese fans to expect performances in Chinese...
Changminnie's mandarin doesn't sound that bad...


Part 4

TVXQ - Whatever They Say (acapella)

Released in "The Way U Are" Single on June 04 and also included in the "Tri-angle" album.
Qp's new favourite song. So I shan't say more.


~~Intermission~~


When you put the four songs together, you'll get the most wondrous medley ever.
This is a MUST WATCH Video for ALL.

Tohoshinki Acapella on FITB 2nd Live Tour 2007

Need I say more... Their voices speaks louder than words.


Part 5

Shan, a Jaejoong (sort of) fan, mentioned that she thinks "My Destiny" is nice.
Wait till you hear this.

TVXQ - My Destiny (Acapella)

3rd Japanese Single, released in Nov 05. It is also included in their 1st Japanese Album "Heart, Mind and Soul" released on Mar 06.
I like both versions, but the acapella version is sounds more touching~~
....it's the skills.


Part 6

So you think they can only sing practiced pieces...
And you think most of their acapella performances were "beautified electronically"...

TVXQ singing Acapella

Aish.. Yoochun's giggle spoiled the perfect harmony. I don't know what's the 1st song, but it sounds familiar.. might be some Korean children/folk song.
Yunho's voice is freaking low!! So hard to imagine him as a bass that good.
Jaejoong ah! your sigh is so sexy ya! He always does this at this part of the song.


Part 7

Now you think their skills are confined to the language their comfortable with...

TVXQ - On Bended Knees (Acapella)

It's a cut of TVXQ on a Japanese Television Show called 'Gokigenyou'.
They sang the song "On Bended Knee" by Boyz II Men in Acapella.
F.Y.I. Boyz II Men is a black boyband that can sing really well in the 90s.


KowTow to TVXQ for their perfect Acapella skills.
I actually have more to share, but I think this is quite alot for 1 post.
I can see that most of you are quite "breathless" (impatient) already.

TVXQ Rocks My World!!

Sunday, September 09, 2007

Surprise Surprise!!

I was laying on my couch, watching Bruce Almighty on ch5 when the house phone rang. Nowadays, no family friends would call the house phone anymore, only the family would. I sunk deeper into the couch, hoping that someone else would pick it up, and like me, the heartless and ungrateful people in the house were hoping for someone else to pick it up. Eventually, I gave in (as always).

Just as I picked up the receiver, the caller hung up. I managed to hear a woman's voice in the background that sounded like she's in a confined area with the radio on, she's in the car. Coincidentally, my mom just left with my dad to the grocers, so I couldn't be bothered to check the caller-id.

When I was about to get back onto the couch, I saw car-tail lights in the front of my gate.
This is weird... unless God pressed fast-forward, otherwise the only reason my parents are back so soon would be they've forgotten something.

The car came to a halt but the gates remained motionless. Is the remote control faulty again?
No wait. This car does not belong to us, but it looks familiar. The porch was too dark, maybe my nightvision is failing me.

Then, the driver opened the door and shouted my name. At first, I thought I heard "Mina", my neighbour's maid's name. Maybe my neighbour's mahjong friends got the wrong gate, but I was quite sure that lady was shouting at me.

I ran back inside to turn on the lights and got back out. That lady was still shouting my name. The light is not enough, it's dark at her side of the road. I ventured further up and took a good look at the car plate.

Ahhh!!! I rushed back inside for the gate's remote to welcome my uninvited surprise guests.

Thanks girls + girl's mummy for that Pleasant Surprise.

I seriously thought it was like some planned scam or a trickery, and I almost screamed for help when I ran into the house the 1st time.

I admit I was scared, that's why I was grabbing the cushions so tightly, so that if it was really some bad guy, I can wack them with it (not that it will cause any major injuries, but at times like this, I don't act rationally). I only realise this after we you guys left.
aiyo.. so embarrassing.

Alright!! More TVXQ Goodies!!

First Up,

TVXQ - Yeo Haeng Gi

I know that my dong bang friends love their korean songs and we all love TVXQ the best when they are at home.
They've finally came up with a new korean digital release on Iple. It's a slow ballad that sounds much nicer on the first try than their recent japanese songs.
Love the part at 3:20. See if you can figure out who's voice is it.
Hint: My Dong Bang Friend would love it too (:


Next!

Tohoshinki's 2nd Artiste Book "Shine" is going to be out on sale soon in Japan. I'm not sure when is the release date in Taiwan because the availability in Taiwan would mean it's on sale in Singapore.

Found the preview of the Artiste Book (Click here because embed was disabled) with the English Version of the song Dead End. It's a demo version tentatively titled "Get Ya".
I thought the English version sounds more smooth than the Japanese version.


More!!

This is really funny...

Yoochun, Yunho and Jaejoong on Bigeastation cut

Yoochun is 1st. I always thought his voice was sexy.
Yunho is 2nd. His voice is much deeper than I thought. OMG. and he can talk really high pitch... like some cute little girl.
Jaejoong is 3rd. He sound like some coffeeshop ah pek.. he can't go low like the other 2. I thought he would do well in the high pitch part, but he sounded like a lady quarreling at the top of her voice.

But Jaejoong is really good at imitating the voice of a little girl. He once pranked call Super Junior on a radio show and posed as a fan of SuJu. He really sounded super sweeet.. kawaii ne..
Go search it on YouTube (keywords: TVXQ prank call Super Junior radio)


Lastly...

I can never get out of this dreamland.
Jaejoong once said that among the 5 members, Yunho has the most natural cuteness.
Meaning, he doesn't do it on purpose, like Junsu... X=


He's the leader, which gives him the responsibility of being serious and holding things together when the others are getting out of hand. So to uphold his image that he was given, he seldom show this side of him. But when he does act cute, we would all die of his cuteness.
It's so hard to come by nowadays. He seems to feel obliged to show the masculine and leadership 'aura' more.

I can never get sick of staring at my gorgeous.

Enjoy :)

Friday, September 07, 2007

TVXQ Couple (Visual) Indulgence

I'm feeling uneasy after publishing my last post... it wasn't about TVXQ.

Frankly, besides YouTubing, I've been on AsianFanatics.
There were 2 threads that I got engrossed in.

1. YunJae Heaven (a.k.a. JaeHo = Jaejoong + Yunho)
2. Sad & Sweet Duo JaeChun (Jaejoong + Yoochun)


JaeHo/YunJae
Jaejoong and Yunho are openly a "couple" in the group.
Jaejoong has feminine features and has quite a delicate personality - in the sense that he loves to cook and keep the house clean. He plays the Mother character in the group.
Yunho is more masculine. As a leader and with this strength, he protects the members and guides them like a Father.(Don't be mistaken.. they are still hotblooded straight-thinking male bodies)


JaeChun (aka SoulMate)
Jaejoong and Yoochun are the best friends in the group.Both of them have the Soul+Mate tattooed.
Jaejoong's tattoo says 'TVXQ Soul'
Yoochun's tattoo says 'TVXQ Mate'
or was it the other way round?(Maybe Elements can have our own tattoos - that is if all of us don't mind having that mark permanently there - it beats having a tattoo for the sake of having a tattoo - at least I know 2 Elements who wants it.)


The other noticeable pairs are YooSu, JaeMin, HoSu, etc.... and there's 1 last couple whom I think my dongbang friend will love the most....
*Drumroll*
~MinFood!!~
ROFL when I saw this couple.


YooSu (Yoochun + Junsu)
Can never break them apart when they start fooling around, especially when Yoochun is out to bully Junsu (Jaejoong will join in the fun sometimes).

JaeMin (Jaejoong + Changmin)
1 is the oldest, the other the youngest, but when they start fighting/quarreling, they act like primary school kids. (This is according to Yunho and the others - watch this for evidence - don't wanna add too many vids, it's lagging my blog)

HoSu (Yunho + Junsu)
They started out the earliest and so they have the longest friendship. But the appearance of JaeHo outshone HoSu. Still, you can tell that when JaeChun are bullying Junsu, Yunho will start being protective again.

Lastly,
~MinFood!!~ (Changmin + Food)
The 2 evident couples in the group are JaeHo and YooSu, which leaves Changmin all alone, although Changmin is often labelled as the Baby of JaeHo (Father, Mother & Baby).It is also a fact that Changmin Loves Food and he can Never stop eating.
So it was concluded that Changmin's couple would be MinFood.1 Loves to Cook, and the other loves to eat... they are also labelled as the Mother-Son duo.
Oh.. and there should be a YooMin (Yoochun + Changmin) as well, because the both of them would wake up in the middle of the night to cook ramen just because they are hungry.. hehe..
(I wanna clarify that none of the members suggested this, it was purely based on the Fans' imagination.)

Changmin actually has a MinSu (Changmin + Junsu) couple, since they are both blood type B and behind the camera, they fool around alot. It's true that Changmin only bullies Junsu, in fact, everyone only bullies Junsu. =D
(But the link posted above also shows that Changmin dares to scold (or just be fierce) towards Yunho. In the making of Step By Step MV, Changmin 'scolded' Jaejoong. Kudos for his courage!)

Btw, I also saw this is AsianFanatics.
In Japan,
Jaejooong and Yoochun share a room, and the atmosphere is always chilly and dark.
Yunho, Junsu and Changmin share a room, which is bright and always have a light atmosphere.
Jaejoong said this, "Their room is like a primary school kid's room"
It must be MinSu...

Oh nos.. I wasn't here to say all this.
Back to what I wanna say...

I read this quite some time ago, that Jaejoong was an adopted child, and he only found out late last year (which was when I first noticed Yunho).
I never read too much into it because Jaejoong wasn't in the centre of my attention.

Just a few moments ago, in AsiaFanatics, a fan pointed out that the emotional trauma Jaejoong (and Yoochun) went through with his parents was something only the both of them could understand.

Only then, I realise that I could see where Jaejoong was coming from. The feeling of knowing that his adoptive parents are not blood-related definitely feels like the world is collapsing.
It must have been hard on Jaejoong to learn that he has 2 parents and all his sisters are not his real sisters and that he has siblings he never knew of.
I'm saying this because it digged out a secret I've kept so faithfully for some1 I love so much for so long.

I don't know what will ever happen to this person who has yet to find out his real parentage.
His parents wanted to tell him the truth only after he gets married.
But I don't know how is this going to ever happen.
Come to think about it, I would rather the truth never to be revealed and let the secret bearers bring the secret to their graves.
I wasn't suppose to know. It was a slip of a tongue.

Anyways, I have so many pictures to post, I don't know which 1 to choose from.
All the couples mentioned above are just some of the few that I really like.
In fact, the boys are so close to one another, they are like a family to each other. That's why I love them so much, there's no boundaries towards their affection (as in family love/brotherhood) for one another.

It took me hours to put this post all together.. phew!
This is definitely one of my favourite post of all time.

Lastly, I'll leave you with this:
Just wanna add this pic because Yunho is so Awesome!!!

SSS = Show on Stage in Singapore!

In a few hours time, 羅志祥 will be arriving in Singapore for the 簽唱會 of the OST of High School Musical 2. He sang the mandarin version of 'Bet On It' and he's proud of it. (:

羅志祥 - 必殺技 (Bet On It)

You'll see snippets of HSM2 in the MV.
Zac Efron is all grown up... although u can't really tell from the quick flashes of scenes.
YouTube HSM2 and you'll find lots of MV already up. Soon, the movie will be in there too.

小豬 be here for 2 days - 7th and 8th September.
Welcome to Singapore! -- Geesh~

Okays.. so my favourite past time currently, as you can tell, is YouTubing.
Found some vids on 單飛比較紅 (original - because the 單飛比較紅 on Tuesday's episode didn't have 小鐘 in there (>_<)''' )

單飛比較紅 - 忘情森巴舞
I'm dying of laughter.
This is from the old studio, when 小S just return from her maternity leave.
F.Y.I. They choreographed the dance themselves.. actually 小豬 did most of the work.

2 more clips of 單飛比較紅.
These are their live performances on 百分白大對抗.

單飛比較紅 - 第一天

The follow up of the previous dance performance - 單飛比較紅 Live Band segment.
I was screaming when 小豬 shook his hips.. Hot!!
I twinged when 小鬼 sang his own version of the song (I don't know if he did it on purpose.)
I laughed so hard at 小鐘's wig and cold joke.


單飛比較紅 - 波斯貓

小鐘's part of the dance is so cute!
and his Elvis Wig suits the song --> Elvis = 貓王 = 波斯貓 (LoL)
Once again, the dance is choreographed by 小豬, which explains the stupidness...


單飛比較紅 - 戀愛ing

Finally some decent clothes. The previous costumes are comical.

There are more videos of 單飛比較紅 on YouTube, but I just picked the few good ones for all to relieve some stress.
Although I'm having my hols now, there are ppl who just started sch and some who are stressing up for their As...
I wanna be as meticulous as Jaejoong (:

I thought I won't mention TVXQ for once in such a long time, but I just can't help it. That last line in the previous paragraph wasn't intentional, I swear I didn't plan to put that in, I just "blurted" it out. Dead Serious.
Partly because I've been reading some JaeHo (Jaejoong + Yunho) forum and read an interview on Yunho saying that he likes Jaejoong's meticulous. Awww....

Wednesday, September 05, 2007

Hidden Talent / Luck

Nobody knew I had what it takes to whip up decent dishes for a simple dinner.
I'm dead serious.

Judging from last night's encounter with my beloved friends (who unknowingly turned into my lab mice), I hereby announce that I can cook.

I have a confession to make.
I cooked 2 dishes last night, and both dish were my 1st attempt.
To make it worse, I didn't follow the recipe. I boldly changed the recipe and steps according to my own judgment and predictions.
In fact, I followed less than 50% of the recipe for the chicken cheese steak cutlet. Yea, now I'm changing the name of it too.
I didn't dare to tell any of you this yesterday, just in case it turned out wrong.... =XBut it all turn out well, didn't it?
All of you loved it!
Even Miss Nek (hehe...) thinks it's good. (:


I didn't feel so good this morning.
I woke up early in hopes of getting a tan with zw and shan in sentosa, but i had a sore throat and I could feel the heatiness rising up from my throat (translate that to mandarin - that's how my mom says it).
I've tried tanning when I was about to fall sick. The result was, I developed fever and still went to watch a friend's performance in Tampines without knowledge of the seriousness of my illness. All I felt was weak, cold and warm.
It's really confusing to get a major tan and a major fever at the same time.
Thank goodness I didn't faint in the streets... I guess my friend noticed and he offered to send me home. I'll never forget that. (:

Anyways, I'm a little lucky.. in the sense that I saw Super Junior's MV again on MTVChinese!!
I thought Zw was only my TVXQ Lucky Charm.. I was wrong.
She's also my Kpop Lucky Charm!!
She remembered to remind me that TVXQ won't help to heal my throat. So since she remembered, there shouldn't be any coincidence.
So since there shouldn't be any coincidence (referring to TVXQ only), something else appeared!
I saw Super Junior's Happiness MV and an Interview with a few of the members!!! There were Kibum!! Donghae!! EunHyuk!! KangIn!! WooWee!!!!!!!

Super Junior - Happiness (HaengBok) Live


and while I was searching for this video, I found this other video.

Kibum Shocked and Embarrassed.

He just woke up, saw the camera, quickly grabbed a cap and zipped up his jacket.
Ahh.. Adorkable!!

So the rest of the day was spent YouTubing.. since I have nothing else to do.
More TVXQ!!!

They've done their A-Nation performance this year with all members present on stage.
Yunho couldn't perform in the previous A-nation concert because he sprained his ankle, and judging from his emotions this time round, I could tell that he was very apologetic and regretful for the previous concert.
This year, he's all psyched up for the concert and I've been waiting for videos to be up for grabs. This is all I've managed to find.

TVXQ -- A-nation Concert '07 -- Summer Dream Snippets

Although it's less than a minute but it's better than nothing.
I'm quite sure the full vid will be up in a matter of time.
I'll wait.

The Asia Music Concert that will be held in Korea on 22Sept (the one with free tickets to watch TVXQ, mentioned in my previous post) will include artistes like A-mei and F4(who is apparently super hot and popular in Japan now).
The best part is still TVXQ!! Whoooo!!! and Super Junior!! Whooo!!!

Can't wait to get my hands on those videos.
I'm quite sure this concert will be aired on TV. The tickets are free! So there shouldn't be any reservations on airing the concert on TV! I wanna watch the concert!!
It's only 2 more weeks. (:

Monday, September 03, 2007

Things I forgot to mention

This is the biggest 'simple' birthday dinner I've ever attended.
At least 4 different cliques gathered for Mr. Aw C.W.
I admit I've had my woes while planning this supposedly 'simple' dinner that I've intended.
The list started small, but with Mr. A.C.W.'s circle of friends, this list is considered mediocre.


This was the clique I belonged to.
Shite.. So as to not offend the others, I must mention that I do have other close friends in the other cliques, but I'm just much closer to everyone in this photo.

btw, this is a genuine polaroid photo taken on a real polaroid camera. Not those photoshop-ed or digitally enhanced fake polaroids. The birthday boy borrowed a polaroid camera (on a spur of a moment - in my opinion) and wasted money on those expensive polaroid photo papers.
But it really doesn't look digitally enhanced with the poor lighting and faded colours.

I'm not sure if it's my problem or is everyone at home having a problem with me.

On Sunday, my brothers ganged up to force me to move my things out of their rooms.
They know that I have not much storage space in my room, and I've been finding it hard to get used to the sudden reduction in storage space.
I refused to move, and they threatened to throw them away.
I seriously have 2 heartless and ungrateful brothers.

Just a few minutes ago, I was told off by my parents.
The water heater in my room broke, causing some problems in the water pipes. When I turn on the shower tap for a bathe, the water pipes started producing a loud sound like a horn.
My parents freaked out and asked me to stop bathing.
They talked as if it was my fault that the heater will break, as if I made the water pipes to make the sound like a horn, as if I did it intentionally to tear the house apart.
Now I'm not allowed to bathe in my own bathroom.

I've got less storage space, so I have to throw my things away.
I've got my own bathroom, but I can't bathe in it.
So much for moving into my new room.

Fresh from the oven!!

They are fast!

On 2nd September, TVXQ released their 13th Japanese Single Promotional Video (PV).

TVXQ - Shine

I didn't like the song at first, it has a weird tempo, but it's something I'll get used to.
The highlight of this video is the special dance part in the middle.
Damn 帥!!
It's definitely a Must Watch for all TVXQ fans.
More Break Dance! It's like a follow-up of Summer Dream.
I feel like the song 'Sky' in the setting of 'Miss You'.
Downloaded the HQ ver. TVXQ friends can request for them. (:

Oh... and I'm really sick of Changmin's hair. Argh!! It's almost my length lar!!

More Updates!
I found this in YouTube.
I swear I would scream my lungs out if my mum wasn't around when I watched this.

It's obviously a fancam, really unprofessional camera skills, but that's not the point.
允浩!我也愛你!
*Fanits*

More 帥哥 coming up.
Nope, not TVXQ, and nothing to do with them.
It's the most random video I'd fall in love with, but who cares when the person in it is so hot.

Those who've been to EDC's blog would probably have seen this.
And would probably have seen heartbreaking images.
That aside, I'm enjoying watching Ed fooling around in here. (:
If u were wondering what was he rambling abt, basically, it's a CLOT tongue twister.
"CLOT CLOT CLOT CLOT........ & EDC"

Alrights! More YouTube, but Less 帥哥.
I think I'll start by descending favoritism (and 帥ness).

I've been watching episodes of 大小愛吃 by ASOS. It started with 小豬's episode, and I couldn't stop.. It's way too hilarious.

I just ended one episode staring one of the most difficult to handle star in the industry currently. The reporters name him 省話一哥, 蕭敬騰(Xiao1 Jing4 Teng2).
His replies are short and simple.. reporters and hosts find him a chore to interview, and this episode, 大S小S is finding a hard time to make him talk. Quiet and awkward moments appear and he is kinda cute being so shy and polite.

But when he starts singing, he no longer speaks softly and turn red. He is a totally different person with his vocals. I love his vocals.

蕭敬騰, 楊宗緯, 曹格 - 背叛

In this video, do you notice the ugliest guy among the 3?
(Okays.. for those who are really 'blur', do you notice the tallest guy in sleeveless?)
He's the next guy with awesome vocals.

You've heard abit of 楊宗緯(Yang2 Zhong1 Wei3) in this video, but he's got better stuff.
This is the first time I feel like I'm going to cry while listening to a song.
(*Note! I've never cried while listening to a song, not even TVXQ's songs.) I was teary after he's done. Listen for yourself.

*Note of advice: Close your eyes and just listen to the voice, the effect is much better with your eyes tightly shut. Or if you don't wish to close your eyes, just don't watch the video, use your ears will do.

楊宗緯 - 人質

Original singer is A-mei, who I think is badly defeated by 楊宗緯... maybe that's why she chose 蕭敬騰 instead, to sing a duet in her new album.

蕭敬騰 & 張惠妹 - 一眼瞬間

Ignore A-mei. I love 蕭敬騰's voice! He has no training whatsoever and he's so good. I'm totally impressed!!
Love it especially when he 自彈自唱, he's totally mesmerizing.
Go check him out in YouTube and you'll love him as well.

There's cooking session part 2 tmr at fel's place again. This time, I'm bringing 2 new recipes! No more ready-to-eat ingredients and they are dishes that require start-from-scratch ingredients. I've never tried cooking without my maid around..
Hope I won't end up pleading guilty for murder in gombak police station tomorrow night.