Posted on: Sunday, February 28, 2010
Posted at: 9:59:00 am
Posted at: 9:59:00 am
I wanted to post about this yesterday but I have no idea why I was just too tired and too lazy to do anything. But well, I was out from morning yesterday - from driving lessons to the NTU talks.
Ok so now to the important bit. Yesterday, on 27 Feb 2010, JYP Entertainment held a conference with Hottests regarding 2PM and Jaebeom. The conference took place at Songpagoo Moonjungdong shopping mall in Seoul, in which all the six 2PM members and JYPE representatives were in attendance. The atmosphere was reportedly very tense, with many angry and crying people in the room.
Here are the details of the conference (it's a bit long so I took the liberty to highlight some parts which I feel are more important):
The conference lasted four hours, and the content was not released to the press by JYPE as they insisted that they cannot reveal what was said during the conference. This lead to many fan-created rumours about the conference. Oneday Room, a Korean fan page of 2AM and 2PM, released a summary of questions and answers.
Q: Underground (fanclub) submitted a new question sheet according to your request for a new one but you still have not answered to it.
A (Representative): We could not give any false answers to the questions as we were planning on announcing Jaebeom’s departure in late February, due to Jaebeom’s request. We wanted to talk truthfully in this conference.
Q: Fans seek to communicate with JYPE. In an event like this where you are to communicate the company’s position, why did you bring 2PM members who are not a part of decision making process within the company?
A (Representative): We believe that a conference like this could take place if the members spoke truthfully. If only the company representatives came, the fans wouldn’t believe us.
Q: We fans who are present right now will consider members who are here as representatives of JYPE and not a part of group 2PM, and consider the words that come out of your mouths as the words of the company. JYPE’s official statement says that the 6 members agreed on what was decided regarding Jaebeom on January 6th. Do any of you disagree with any of the said statements?
A (Members): We agree to the statement.
Q: Assuming the statement is true, why did you torture the fans and bring sympathy to yourselves by mentioning Jaebeom’s name even after January 6th?
A (Members): Jaebeom being a good friend is a different matter from him leaving the group. We don’t think it’s a problem for us to say that we miss him. We think even in future that we can say that we miss him if we miss him, and we don’t think that is a problem at all.
Q: We request that following details on termination of contract between Jaebeom and JYPE be answered and also request that you show us supporting documents as proof. When was the contract officially terminated?
A: February 26th.
Q: After the termination, what legal rights does JYPE hold regarding Jaebeom and how long do you hold those rights for?
A: We do not hold any legal rights.
Q: When does Jaebeom get paid indemnity and his share of profit?
A: There is no indemnity. His share of profit up to December was paid in full during January.
Q: Promise that there aren’t any clauses that limit him from returning to the entertainment industry in future.
A: There are no such clauses.
Q: We request JYPE be responsible this situation as they were not looking after their entertainer Jaebeom with utmost care. JYPE released statement filled with unclear words and thus made rumours surrounding Jaebeom and 2PM spread. Please tell us what you plan on doing about the rumours and what you plan on doing about damage done to Jaebeom, his family and the rest of 2PM.
A (Representative): JYPE is not responsible for personal matters of its entertainers and thus we believe that Jaebeom should be responsible for everything that he has caused. In a logical sense, Jaebeom is the wrongdoer and the company and the 6 members are the victims.
Q: Has JYPE done anything to protect Jaebeom from related news articles and TV programs since last September 5th? Requesting news articles and comments to be deleted aren’t hard, so why did you just watch the fire spread?
A (Representative): We have never requested news articles and comments to be deleted before the September incident. But we had tried our best. After the September incident, we have tried to delete comments and such, but the number of news articles regarding the incident was so large that we could not handle it all. Plus, the media is uncontrollable by us. I hope you understand our situation.
Q: According to JYPE’s statement, JYPE made final decision on Jaebeom on January 6th, but delayed announcing this fact for a month and 20 days, continuously using Jaebeom for marketing throughout the period. Even if the company did not directly and intentionally use Jaebeom for marketing, why did you just watch media sources use Jaebeom’s name?
A (Representative): It is true that final decision was made on January 6th. However, we agreed with Jaebeom to announce this matter in late February so we could not request anything to the media. Again, the media cannot be controlled by JYPE.
Q: Isn’t JYPE responsible for announcing the reason of Jaebeom’s termination as, of all things, “serious personal wrongdoing”?
A (Representative): We had reasons for that. We did not want the 6 members to be traitors. The 6 is more important than the one. We also could not lie in a statement written to be viewed by the entire nation. In practical sense, the 6 members are the victims and if we did not reveal the reason truthfully, then it would have created more rumors. That is why we revealed the reason truthfully, as “serious personal wrongdoing.”
Q: We are told that only the members and few within the company know what wrong Jaebeom has done. If it is indeed a serious matter then we as fans do not want it to be released to the public either. However, since only few within the company and the members know of the incident, can we assume that if the details do slip out into the public then it had been released by JYPE?
A: We hope that the details do not get released to the public; however, there are people who are not within the company that are part of the incident. There are possibilities of them releasing the matters so we cannot take any responsibilities.
Q: Does Jaebeom know that there is a conference happening at the moment? Does he know that JYPE’s official statement says that the reason for his termination is due to personal wrongdoings?
A (Nichkhun): We have texted each other up until recently and he knows that the conference is taking place. He even wanted to send a video message.
(Representative): He is aware of the statement as well.
Q: Is 2PM planning on selecting in a new member or electing a new leader?
A (Representative & Members): No.
Q: Is there no possibility of Jaebeom returning? What if he was to return as a member of a different management company?
A (Representative & Members): There is no possibility of him returning as a part of 2PM.
(Chansung): If Jaebeom was to return despite all that has happened, I’m all for him. However, I’m not positive about his return to 2PM.
Q: Couldn’t JYPE and the members ignore the issues? If the members did not agree to termination of Jaebeom, would the situation have come to this?
A (Members): It was something that could not be ignored.
(Representative): It was a matter that they could not disagree on, thus we believed that they would all agree. Even if they didn’t, the result would have been the same.
Q: The result would have been the same even if the MySpace incident did not happen?
A (Members): Yes.
Q: Do members take care of their Cyworld themselves? Are messages that were on the members’ Cyworld after September 8th really written by the members themselves?
A (Wooyoung): Yes. I felt anxious so I said I’m anxious.
(Chansung): Yes. I wrote “confused” about a personal matter. It was not related to this situation.
(Representative): We were asked why we do not manage our entertainers in previous conferences. Our contract does not limit entertainers’ personal lives. It is something that the entertainers themselves should take care of.
Q: How do the members feel about the boycott?
A (Junho): We thought that Jaebeom would return so we did not care. We merely thought of it as a problem that would get solved when he came back. But I would be lying if I said we didn’t feel hurt by it. If fans continue to boycott us after this, I think I’ll feel that they just don’t want to see us anymore. However, we will continue trying our best in singing and performing.
Q: Do you realize that “serious personal wrong doing” part you wrote on the statement can be considered defamation if it was revealed to be not true?
A (Representative): We wrote what is true.
Q: What do you plan on doing about Jaebeom’s part when performing the first and second single from now on? Also, can he receive additional profits earned by those albums in future?
A (Representative): Jaebeom’s part in performances is something we have to discuss among ourselves. Additional profit would be a matter that copyrights association will deal with, not JYPE.
Q: Would 2PM fan club continue using the title “HOTTEST”?
A (Representative): Yes. Are the 6 members not a part of 2PM? No. The 6 members are still 2PM, so we will continue to use the title HOTTEST.
Q: Members made final decision on Jaebeom on January 6th. The members were currently away on vacation and were spotted with smiles on.
A (Wooyoung): It was our first vacation.
(Taecyeon): We are celebrities. We cannot frown in public.
(Chansung): I cannot make sad faces when meeting up with relatives over holidays. What do you want? Do you want us to cause a scene during live performances, asking for Jaebeom to come back?
Q: Do you know of rumors that are spreading on the Internet? Aren’t you going to protect Jaebeom?
A (Wooyoung): We are not abandoning him, we are protecting him. I thought that if the details were released in future, I might regret my decisions.
(Chansung): Please do not question our friendship.
(Junho): After being told about what he had done, I honestly hated Jaebeom. We tried our best for his return, but right now, I think that staying silent is the best I can do for him.
(Taecyeon): Rumors will go away.
Q: JYPE revealed that contract with Jaebeom was terminated due to personal problems. Why was he not forced to pay any indemnity although he was the one responsible?
A (Representative): Other members of 2PM are promoting various products so indemnity might occur regarding that, but Jaebeom currently is not promoting any products. Thus he does not have to pay any indemnity to advertisers and although he is responsible for the termination, we decided not to charge him for anything.
And in other news, it seems like 2PM will continue with all their activities. Perhaps pretending like nothing has happened? And rumours are floating around that Jaebeom might be singing for his friend ChaCha’s upcoming album. ChaCha, a fellow member of Art of Movement (the bboy crew that Jaebeom is a part of) and R&B artist, has been revealing information regarding an upcoming album. Furthermore, rumours have been circulating that Art of Movement may try out for America’s Best Dance Crew (ABDC), a widely popular show featuring dance crews from across the States in a reality-show-like format. These rumors were further confirmed by Nichkhun, who reportedly said at the Feb 27 conference, “I texted Jay… He said he might appear in ABDC, but I told him to just go to school.” Hmm this is really bittersweet. I'm glad that Jaebeom is moving on with his life but I can't help but wish it was with 2PM instead ):
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Posted on: Friday, February 26, 2010
Posted at: 10:37:00 pm
Posted at: 10:37:00 pm
i'm still grieving. we all make mistakes, and we're willing to forgive. so bring Jay back please.
and this is the full official bullshit letter from JYP (but honestly i don't know who to blame anymore):
Hello, this is JYP Entertainment.cr: allkpop
Last September, 2PM’s member Park Jaebeom announced his withdrawal from the group and returned to Seattle after a message he wrote on the internet during his trainee days caused backlash. We will now reveal what course of action will be taken.
Although the message that became an issue last September upset many people, it was written during Jaebeom’s tough trainee days on his personal page. At the time, the company agreed with Jaebeom when he asked to take some time for self-reflection. We did not think that this meant that he would stop all activities in the entertainment industry or that he would leave 2PM.
The company had the option of forcing Park Jaebeom to stay and continue promoting with a 7 member 2PM. However, although netizens exaggerated Jaebeom’s words through mistranslations, his words still had the potential to hurt many people. Because of this, we did not want to endorse Jaebeom and force him to continue promotions because it might have damaged his image permanently in the public eye, and so we agreed with his decision to return to the States.
When a celebrity makes a mistake and does not apologize for his / her mistake or if the company endorses that celebrity, the public view of that celebrity becomes more negative and it was in the company’s thoughts that letting Jaebeom withdraw from the group for self-discipline would be good.
Thankfully, after Park Jaebeom left the country, an outpour of support gave him another chance.
After Jaebeom’s leave, we did not release any additional information because we did not want the public to be influenced by malicious sources. Since Park Jaebeom’s return to Seattle, the company has searched for vocal, dance, and acrobatics teachers, and the company producer JYP went personally to Seattle to talk to these teachers and formulate a program.
All recent CF’s, performances, promotions and contracts that have involved 2PM have been made with the mindset that the group would eventually have all 7 members present after Park Jaebeom’s return and so we waited for his comeback.
In November, 2009, the company proposed that Park Jaebeom make his comeback through an album that would have been released this year in April, and Park Jaebeom had agreed to these plans. The plans called for Jaebeom’s return to Korea on the third week of February and a press conference would have been held before promotions as a 7 member 2PM began.
Because of the support he received from the public after his withdrawal from 2PM, Park Jaebeom’s return would have improved 2PM’s efforts and most importantly we would have been able to receive the complete support of the fans once again. The company and the group had high hopes.
However, if the news of Jaebeom’s comeback were revealed too quickly, we felt that the public would once again be negative. Although the fans criticized the lack of information from us, we did not reveal any plans for the comeback.
On December 22nd, 2009, Jaebeom confessed to Jung Wook, a representative, that he had done something wrong during the Again and Again promotions. Apparently, it was far more serious than his MySpace controversy.
The six other members were not notified then as they were busy with year-end activities. On January 3rd, 2010, we all sat down for a discussion and came to an agreement 3 days later that it was no longer possible for Park Jaebeom to continue activities along with 2PM.
We thus decided to terminate our exclusive contract with Jaebeom.
Although we wanted to release this information as soon as possible, Park Jaebeom’s personal situation prevented us from revealing this information until now and we hope you understand.
We would like to emphasize that all the information above is true in its entirety.
We are revealing these details through this message now because if we had lied and gave false information, we would have lost any trust that we held with the fans.
To 2PM and all the people who waited for Park Jaebeom’s return, we apologize deeply and are sorry to have to reveal this sad news to everyone.
The company and the remaining 6 members will prepare even harder and greet you with a better image.
Thank you.
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Posted at: 12:01:00 am
the worst has happened. my world feels like it just crumbled into a million pieces. i really haven't felt so upset, so utterly shocked in a long time. i am NOT joking when i say that i really am crying my heart out right now T.T and the worst part was that he was SUPPOSED to come back. he was supposed to...
WHAT THE HELL DID HE DO THAT WAS SO WRONG?! WHAT THE FREAKING HELL IS WRONG WITH JYP?? BEFORE IT WAS SUNMI, AND NOW IT'S THE ONE AND ONLY JAEBEOM?! i can't take it. i want to respect jay's decision but 2PM is not the same without him...
read the article below if you want to know what i'm so broken-hearted over:
2PM’sleaderPark Jaebeom has quit for good, after it was announced on JYPE’s website on February 25th, taking Hottests in Korea and from all over the world by shock.
Excerpts from JYP Entertainment’s online letter,
“On December 22nd, 2009, Jaebeom confessed to Jung Wook representative that he had done something wrong during Again and Again promotions. Apparently, it was far more serious than his MySpace controversy.
The six other members were not notified then as they were busy with year-end activities. On January 3rd, 2010, everyone of us (along with the members) sat down for a discussion and came to an agreement 3 days later that it was no longer possible for Park Jaebeom to continue activities along with 2PM.
We thus decided to terminate our exclusive contract with Jaebeom.”
JYPE stated that Jaebeom’s social impulses were a private matter and will not be revealed. They expressed that it was difficult to reveal the details of Park Jaebeom’s offenders who had intruded into his privacy and posted the comments.
JYPE had planned for Jaebeom’s comeback back in November 2009, with the idea of a return in April 2010, to which Jaebeom himself agreed. Jaebeom would return to Korea in the 3rd week of February 2010 and have a press conference before resuming activities with 2PM in March. This comeback news were all kept secret, with the aim of protecting Jaebeom and 2PM. But this has now all become void.
WHAT THE HELL DID HE DO THAT WAS SO WRONG?! WHAT THE FREAKING HELL IS WRONG WITH JYP?? BEFORE IT WAS SUNMI, AND NOW IT'S THE ONE AND ONLY JAEBEOM?! i can't take it. i want to respect jay's decision but 2PM is not the same without him...
but nonetheless, i will still support 2PM and it will take me time (a hell lot of time), but i guess we have to respect Jay's decision. but please oh please, let 2PM stay as a 6-member group at the very least cos NO ONE can replace the leadja.
but in other news, today (26feb) is 2NE1's very own one and only baddest female's birthday! so HAPPY 19TH BIRTHDAY TO 2NE1's leader, CL!! (:
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Posted on: Sunday, February 21, 2010
Posted at: 12:32:00 pm
Posted at: 12:32:00 pm
sighs. i can't believe that it's already sunday. the weekend is coming to an end already. and it's back to school again tomorrow. well at least it's three more weeks left till the march holidays and the end of my internship (unless i decide to extend it which i highly doubt). haha i feel like a student again - being so excited for the school holidays!
but at least i had fun this weekend. went to marina barrage with fiqah, zimah and nad yesterday and we had a picnic there plus we celebrated fiqah's belated birthday too! it was super fun cos we were all super wacky! haha. and while other people were flying kites there, we were busy watching kpop videos on my macbook - singing and even dancing along to them! it was a hilarious sight cos in order to block out the glare from the sun, we used umbrellas to shelter ourselves and the laptop! haha. it was fun fun fun! we had a blast eating, goofing around and camwhoring! we stayed there till about 4plus when it started to rain although it was just a passing cloud. then we went to mac for some much needed air-con and ice cream! haha. i had an AWESOME time (: love you guys! ^.^
and hmm i've been deliberating for quite some time about whether i should continue my internship and i STILL haven't quite decided yet. however, most probably if i do decide to extend my internship, i would want to do it at another school - not because i don't like my current school, it's just that i want a new experience at a different environment. i was thinking of doing relief at a primary school, but that would mean i wouldn't be an intern anymore cos i don't think the internship programme includes primary schools. i think i'll check with schools if they have vacancies and then i'll see how. i just hope i don't end up jobless after the march holidays :/
oh and rejoice my fellow 1991-ers! i have no idea why my batch is always the first or last batch for something. like we were the first batch to choose your secondary schools after getting PSLE results. or like we were the last batch for the PAE system. and now, we are the last batch who can learn driving at the age of 18. from what i know, those born in 1992 and below can only learn driving at the age of 21! haha how sad ^.^
and Big Bang finally released a new song for their Lollipop 2 CF! it's been almost a year since their last official korean release which was Lollipop (ft 2NE1). Hallelujah for the soundtrack of Iris doesn't quite count cos it was only by T.O.P, G-Dragon and Taeyang so it's not really a Big Bang release. i'm loving Lollipop (Part2) and i can't wait for the MV. i miss my boys sooo much!
enough said! :D
Posted on: Monday, February 15, 2010
Posted at: 4:22:00 pm
Posted at: 4:22:00 pm
ATTENTION ALL SINGAPORE SHAWOLS!
to those who missed the boys when they came to Singapore not too long ago, don't fret cos SHINee is coming to Singapore yet again! :D here are the details:
EventSingapore Entertainment Awards 2010Date13 March 2010 (Saturday), 7pmDurationApprox 5 hours
VenueThe Floating Platform @ Marina BayLanguageMandarinPlease add to above price $3 Booking Fee per ticket for tickets above $20 and $1 Booking Fee per ticket for tickets $20 and below. Charges include GST where applicable.Ticket Price (Excluding Booking Fee):Standard – S$21.40, S$10.70
Mosh Pit (Stage Front Standing) – S$69.55 (SOLD OUT!)
(Ticket price are inclusive of 7% GST)Start booking your tickets now at Sistic! To book online and for more official information about the event, click HERE.
But there's no news about SHINee coming to Singapore on the Sistic website. So I took the time to find out if it's really true that they're coming and I found this article taken from OMY.SG which I think is a sponsor/organiser of the event so I think it should be pretty reliable.
Korean’s Hottest boyband, SHINee and JJ Lin JunJie are confirmed for the Singapore Entertainment Awards. SHINee came last week to attend Korea’s famous composer, Mr Oh Joon Sung’s concert and had a fan-signing event. Both these events had attracted thousands of fans. If you are a fan, and you haven’t seen enough of them, get your tickets now and you can see SHINee singing and dancing!Hmm the only thing I couldn't confirm are the rumours about FT Island coming for this event too. So I guess I'll have to wait for the official name list to be out to confirm.
There will be many other artistes besides JJ and SHINee attending. The name list will be out soon, so stay tuned to “Lian He Zao Bao”, 1003 FM and OMY.
So yup, I guess this is really a treat to Singapore Shawols. Hopefully, they will be performing at the event and I'm sure it's very likely cos they can't possibly fly all the way here just to attend some awards show right? Haha.
But I am most likely not attending it because well, other than SHINee, I'm not really interested in the event. I don't mind the price cos well, it's not very expensive but it's freaking 5 hours and I can't understand anything! If it was a concert in Korean, I wouldn't mind even if I couldn't understand anything too. Don't get me wrong, I'm not racist or anything but I don't really follow local entertainment. I rarely watch local programmes on Suria and Channel 5 so to go to an awards show mainly catering to the Chinese local celebraties, well I would be at a total loss. Haha. So yeah, I don't quite find it worth to sit there for 5 hours just to catch SHINee perform like one or at most two songs. But I might reconsider if FT Island and possibly other Korean groups decide to turn up at the event too. So, I am patiently waiting for the name list to come out. If not, I'll just welcome them at the airport again! It's free and this time, I'll be sure to come earlier so that I can get a better view of them! Hahaha.
Posted on: Saturday, February 13, 2010
Posted at: 10:03:00 pm
Posted at: 10:03:00 pm
i know i'm like 2 hours early but HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR and HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!! :DD i find it cool that these two events fall on the same day, not that it really matters to me cos i'm not celebrating either heh. though i'm very much thankful for the looong weekened even if that means i lost two days worth of my pay :/ but i need a break.
and yes, i don't have anyone to celebrate vday with. no special someone that is. other than my friends and family luh. well i don't have many good memories of vday, the good ones were mostly spent with friends rather than a special someone. it may sound pathetic but i don't mind. special someones don't stay special forever - at least for me. i've had my heart broken days before vday, felt disappointed on vday. so yeah. and besides, no one said that vdays must be spent with a special guy or girl right? (: so i wish a super special vday to all the single-tons out there! :D we'll find our mr or ms right one day soon!
and to that one special guy out there, i miss the times we spent vday together. when we were both miserably single and so we would become each other's valentine for a day. those were some of the greatest vdays memories i had. i know we may never have those vdays again and i find it ironic that when for a period of time that we were together, we never did celebrate vday together. maybe that's how things were always meant to be. we were never meant to be more than just friends. now i know. but i hope that you have a great vday this year with your very special someone, hope you have a better vday than i'll have this year.
time doesn't erase anything. people erase things. people erase memories.
Posted on: Thursday, February 11, 2010
Posted at: 10:09:00 pm
Posted at: 10:09:00 pm
oooooh i'm really anticipating the weekend! i've had a looooong week, with endless relief classes on top of my normal lessons and increasing marking to do :/ and officially, the top question that students keep asking me is what's my race. some kids today thought i was a Filipino and a Eurasian! haha
and HAPPY 20th BIRTHDAY TO 2PM's MAKNAE HWANG CHANSUNG! he may be the maknae but he sure doesn't look like one! haha can't wait for 2PM's comeback!!!! with the leadja too hopefully ^.^
Posted on: Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Posted at: 9:58:00 pm
Posted at: 9:58:00 pm
i'm so tired! got so much marking to do ): tho i know it's still nothing compared to the other qualified teachers. and i don't know why but i feel so drained from taking the students to their swimming lesson just now. i was bored to death! should have brought something to do while waiting... ah well now i know.
oh well can't wait for the long weekend! i need a break! :D
and hmm, recently i was asked if i want to continue the internship? and i honestly don't know. apparently, i can continue my internship at the same school or a different one. but if so, i would like to continue it at a primary school actually. i wanna see how teaching in a primary school is like, how different the students are. but i'm not sure if the internship includes primary schools. hmmm... should i continue the internship? any advice? i kinda like it at Christ Church too but i wanna try a different environment or a different field altogether. help?
oh and you know that i recently bought LG Lollipop right? well Lollipop 2 will be released in Korea pretty soon. found pictures of the new phone. the secret lighting seems nicer, there's more themes, and the keypad has cool lighting. the only thing i don't quite like is the colours. it's like pastel and i think it comes in pink, green and black/grey. hmm i prefer the original Lollipop colours better. but it doesn't matter. cos it won't be in Singapore anytime soon and i don't think i'll buy it anyway. all that matters is how CUTE Big Bang looks with the phone! can't wait for their CF (and perhaps a new CF song?)! and i wonder who the new Lollipop girl is? hmmm...
and Happy 2oth Birthday to SNSD's Sooyoung! i'm not a big fan of SNSD but Sooyoung is my favourite member. even as a girl, i find her rather sweet-looking. and i envy her height and figure. she's like 170cm but weighs 48kg only! i wish i had her slim body and super long legs ):
Posted on: Sunday, February 07, 2010
Posted at: 12:13:00 pm
Posted at: 12:13:00 pm
yes i got myself the new (at least in Singapore luh) LG Lollipop and it's BLUE! i think the blue one was available just yesterday and i immediately bought it haha. i really really wanted to change my phone. and i think i mentioned in a previous post that i have to pay $198 for the phone cos the contract hasn't ended yet so there's a $100 penalty. the contract will end somewhere in March but i just couldn't wait. and so i traded in my old phone for $100 which meant that i still have to pay $98. but yeah i didn't mind. BUT BUT the guy was superrrrrr nice! he decided to close one eye even though there was still a month left till the contract ended, and so we didn't have to pay the $100 penalty! in fact, they owe us $2 HAHA. thank you really nice guy! :D and he didn't tell us anything till we were moving to the counter. he told my dad, "you can bring your family out for a nice dinner tonight" and my dad was like confused. then he explained that we didn't have to pay the penalty and all :D it was definitely worth it! and i'm very satisfied with the phone. function-wise, it's nothing much but it's really pretty and attractive, and i love playing with the lights! haha. Lollipop 2 will be coming out in Korea around end Feb and the colours will be pastel (some thing like Ice Cream colours). from the preview, it looks pretty nice but if it even gets imported to Singapore, i'm sure it'll take another year. besides, Ice Cream 2 isn't even in Singapore yet although it's been released since early last year in Korea heh. so it's ok! although i'm quite bummed that my ringing tone still only lasts a maximum of 20s. this has been happening since i was using my old phone and so i thought it was the phone. but now, maybe it isn't. it's really irritating cos especially when i'm outside and it's really noisy or my phone is not within my reach, i'll just keep getting missed calls. so people, don't be mad at me if you can't reach me. just keep calling, i'll get to answer it eventually :/ urgh but i don't even know if i should got to LG or Singtel to fix this problem? anyone else has this same problem? HELP ME ):
and yay! finally submitted my lesson plans and the test paper that i had to set to my mentors. now just waiting for their comments. whoever said that teaching is great because of the short working hours is so wrong! cos you either stay till late afternoon in school to finish your work or you go home early and do your work at home. and technically, you're still kinda working on weekends. teaching is not just about classroom teaching. that's only about 1/4 or 1/3 of teaching. there's all the paperwork, planning, meetings and blablabla. so really, teaching is not for everyone. and if you do normal relief teaching, you might not get exposed to all the other aspects of teaching and maybe it might lead to misconception about teaching - that it's only about TEACHING students. it's not.
i can't wait to get my pay! payday should be the 10th or 12th of the month after. hmm tho i think if i deduct the amount of money i've been spending the past weeks, i might be left with very little of my pay ): i should stop pre-spending my pay! :/
enough said :D
ooh and this is pretty interesting. it's like Korean Male Idol Groups ranking :D
Popularity:
1. TVXQ
2. Big Bang
3. 2PM
4. Super Junior
5. SS501
yay! my two fave groups are like #2 and #3!
Income/salary:
1. TVXQ
2. Big Bang
3. Super Junior
4. 2PM
5. SS501
2. Big Bang
3. Super Junior
4. 2PM
5. SS501
Singing Skills:
1. TVXQ
2. 2AM
3. Big Bang
4. FT Island
5. SHINee
hmm no offence but why is TVXQ always #1? i honestly think 2AM has better singing skills than TVXQ :/
Dancing Skills:
1. 2PM
2. TVXQ
3. Super Junior
4. Big Bang
5. SHINee
2PM is definitely the BEST when it comes to dancing! and yay! my 3 fave groups are here! but seriously Big Bang is way better than Super Junior. they have like 4 out of 5 members who can dance and Super Junior only has like 2 out of 13 members who can really dance! and in my opinion, Big Bang can dance better than TVXQ too! :/
Fashion Sense:
1. Big Bang
2. TVXQ
3. 2PM
4. SHINee
5. Super Junior
again all 3 of my fave groups are here! :D and of course Big Bang has AWESOME fashion sense!
and HAPPY 22ND BIRTHDAY TO LEE CHANGSUN aka LEE JOON of MBLAQ! stay super cute and super hot! ^.^ can't wait for MBLAQ to make a comeback! (:
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Posted on: Friday, February 05, 2010
Posted at: 10:14:00 pm
Posted at: 10:14:00 pm
hi world :D
last weekend was sure as hell hectic and exciting. and it really drained alot of energy out of me, leaving me feeling really tired this week and sleeping at almost every opportunity i get. so i'm really looking forward to a much more toned down weekend.
work has gotten busier and now, i actually feel more like a teacher haha. i've been assigned to a CCA - Mass Dance which was my second choice. my first choice was Malay Dance but they didn't have enough teachers for Mass Dance but it's alright. Mass Dance is a new CCA which is specially created for Sec 4 and 5 students who didn't have CCAs. and so my first time at practice was also the first Mass Dance practice ever heh. practices are on Mondays and Tuesdays and i have to be present for Monday practices only which is the better deal cos practice is from 2.30pm to 4pm while on Tuesdays, it's from 4pm to 5.30pm haha. and Mondays are for Sec 4 N(A) and N(T) students so there are less students but not necessarily easier to manage haha. so yeah, basically, i just have to be present to take attendance and make sure the students behave themselves. and actually, the practice was quite fun! it's not really mass dance like what we do during orientation, they do hiphop-like or streetdance-like dance moves which is simplified but still uber cool! they were even taught how to do a body wave and hand wave. maybe i'll join in next practice! (: oh but towards the end of the practice, one of the girls suddenly collapsed on the floor. we thought she just had cramps in her legs but apparently, she dislocated her knee. luckily, it just popped back into place but she was sent to the hospital afterwards for further checkups. it was quite scary and it has been a long time since i've been exposed to such injuries.
and this week, i finally started actual teaching and not just relieving classes. i have three Sec 1 classes for History - 2 Express and 1 Normal(Acad). it might sound like a lot but they only have History lessons once a week so that means i only teach History 3 times a week heh. and for Math, i have 1 Sec 2 Normal(Acad) class but not the same one i relieved previously. and contrastingly, they have Math lessons FOUR times a week. it's quite obvious where the school places its emphasis on heh. but so far, all of my classes have been behaving pretty ok but that might be because my mentors are still sitting in and helping me to manage the class and co-teach for the time being. i can't quite imagine what will happen once they're gone especially my dear dear Sec 2 class full of little rascals. haha. they're mischievous but i enjoy teaching them all the same (:
other than teaching and CCA-ing, i have had to do other stuff too. like attend training for the school emergency evacuation exercise and whatnot. also, i have to set a test paper over the weekend and send to my mentor for it to be vetted. first time i get to set a test. cool! but abit burdensome :/
and i have 5 more weeks of my internship left. i'm not too sure if i want to continue the internship in Term 2 but it's most likely a no. not because i don't like the school, or teaching for that matter. it's just that i want to try something different. maybe relief teaching at a primary school? but then my mum advised me not to cos i'll still be with MOE but not under the internship so it might be quite strange and might not reflect so well on myself. cos it might seem as if i don't like the internship or the school or whatever. so i don't know. or maybe i might not do teaching anymore and try something completely different. since i have the time, i might as well experiment now. it's not all about the money luh, gaining experience is important too. and at least even if it's for one term, i tried my hands at teaching and so far, i must say i don't dislike it but more experience and skills will be needed for me to truly love it i think.
enough said :D
and ooh my hubby Seungri is no longer a baby anymore. he's all grown up and manly now! haha. no more strong baby, but strong MAN ^.^
