Rain is falling! GD holla at' em!
Posted on: Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Posted at: 11:33:00 am
Another K-Pop update! Cos well there's nothing interesting going on with me right now, and I just couldn't resist blogging about this!!

G-Dragon's "Shine A Light" full concert live album is out! And it is full of pure awesomeness! I am especially loving the bonus cd which is full of remixes. And the highlight is of course 'Heartbreaker' feat. FLO RIDA! It is really AWESOME. It will definitely shut up all those antis and haters out there who accused the song of plagiarising Flo Rida's 'Right Round'. What better way to silence all those accusations than to have Flo Rida himself feature in the song itself right. Listen to the track below. It's awesome beyond words :D

And plus, the album consists of no actual new songs but it was still able to grab the #1 spot as soon as it was released both on Daily Album Charts and Real-time Album Charts. It managed to beat out albums from other artists such as After Shool’s ‘Bang’ and Epik High’s ‘Epilogue’. This proves once again his impact on the k-pop scene and it’s sales. What is even better is that the profits of the selling of this album will all go to charity, and if it’s at number 1 then it must mean that it is selling lots of copies that will further help the poor and the ones in need. SARANGHAE JIYONG OPPA! ^.^

And in other awesome news, Rain (Bi) finally released his title track "Love Song" from his special album "Back To The Basic". It's a ballad but it really reminds us that Rain has such a beautiful voice and that there are so many different sides to him than just a beastly HOT dancing machine haha. The song is really beautiful and I'm loving it soooo much! Finally Rain is back in the K-Pop scene. I can't wait for the release of the full album and the MV for this song :D In the meantime, enjoy the beautiful melodies of "Love Song" below. Step aside idol groups and all other K-Pop artistes cos Rain is falling! ^.^

Oh and HAPPY 20th BIRTHDAY TO BEAST'S LEE GI KWANG! ^.^ Seriously, how can anyone be so sexy and cute at the same time?! You'll always be my fave member in Beast! Saranghae Gi Kwang!!



I am a happy girl ^.^ haha

Love & Respect.

Posted on: Monday, March 29, 2010
Posted at: 11:40:00 am
I had a great weekend. Tired, but still great!

Had dance on Saturday and though I feel a slight dread going for dance on Saturday afternoons cos it's such an odd timing and disrupts whatever plans I may have, I still enjoyed it (: We, senior dancers, are going to dance ZAPIN! Together with some of the junior girls and guys. I am so thankful that the steps are not very physically demanding, at least not yet. I always enjoy dancing even though I was lost most of the time haha. And plus, at least I didn't wake up with muscle aches the next morning! But hmm, since there isn't dance this Saturday, I hope my body doesn't slack off too much for the next two weeks! Heh.

And I had a great time shopping over the weekend too! Retail therapy is always the best right? ^.^ After dance on Saturday, went to Vivo and then Suntec with my family and I bought a pair of shoes and a super cool cardigan. Plus, my mum said that the shoes were on her (; Then, yesterday, met up with Azimah and Arifah (who I haven't met I ages!). We ate a late lunch while catching up on lost time. Then we window shopped at Far East but couldn't find anything nice to buy. And so, we walked to Wisma Atria and me and Azimah bought a dress each (: My mum told me not to spend any more on clothes cos I have too many clothes at home but I just couldn't resist! Haha. Then we walked around some more and decided to get some ice cream. We were so resistant to eating at Mcdonalds at first but guess what, in the end we had our ice cream there. Hahaha. It wasn't a super special gathering but I still had fun (: Don't forget our Ju-on movie outing babes! ^.^

And as you can tell from the time of this post, I am not working today haha. And honestly, I really don't mind if no school calls me up for relief. I earned $20 yesterday for tutoring my sister for around an hour since her tutor couldn't make it and she had some questions. Not too bad lah considering that I was surfing the internet while she did her questions haha. And I'm going to start tutoring my brother soon since my mum just bought a whole stack of assessment books for him. Muahahaha. Plus, I'm still waiting for 13 Apr to get my pay for the first two weeks of March. So as you can see, I don't really need (or want to) find a job right now ^.^

Ahhhhhh! I can't wait to watch the next episode of God Of Study tonight on KBS World!! And I can't wait for Rain's comeback this Thursday!! *cue in fangirl scream* And there's news that Daesung will be singing a duet with Hyori for one of her songs in her upcoming 4th album! *cue in another fangirl scream* I love Hyori, she's so pretty! And of course, Daesung is always loved (: And Jay Park (or Jaebeom as many of us would know him by) will be making his first major public appearance (apart from 2PM) in New Jersey for some event on 3 April. Really glad to see him still pursuing his love for music and performing. I wish I could watch him ): Hope there'll be some fancams though!

Enough said. Love & Respect.

"Love the heart that hurts you, but never hurt the heart that loves you." - Vipin Sharma

Posted on: Friday, March 26, 2010
Posted at: 3:31:00 pm
If you've read my previous post, you would know that fans have created an album dedicated for Jaebeom. And guess what the man himself has personally thanked his fans through his Youtube channel. He said:
I heard the songs. ke ke. Why are you guys better than me in singing/ rapping. ke ke. Now I’m embarrased to upload a video…ㅠㅠ keke

노래들었어요 ㅋㅋ 저보다 노래/랩 잘하시면어떻게요ㅋㅋ 영상또올리기부끄럽게…ㅠㅠ ㅋㅋ
Aww... He's just so adorable. But unfortunately, the release of this fan-created album has been cancelled due to this reason:

Initially planned for a release on the 26th, self-created album dedicated solely on Jaebeom has now been canceled indefinitely.

As reported, the album, For_Jay, With All My Heart, has already caught the eyes of the man himself – Jay even left a thoughtful comment to express his gratitude toward the fans through his Youtube channel.

On the 25th, the head of the community announced,

“The fan-created album production has been canceled. All the donations collected for the production will be donated to charity.”

The production was canceled due to the sticky situation Jaebeom is in at the moment in regards to his relation to the rest of 2PM members.

People who still favor the remaining members of 2PM felt concerned toward the album release, for it might spark yet another battle between the fans.

To look on the positive side, the original intention of creating the album as a gift to Jaebeom has been fulfilled. Although quite disappointing, we wish the best of luck to every contributors of the production.
But oh wells, it's the thought that counts right? :D

Ok in other news, I haven't been called up for relief this past week. So I've been pretty much slacking at home haha. I've had time to watch shows that I've always wanted to watch so all's good :D Though I want to start giving tuition to my brother so that I can at least earn some money but he doesn't want to! He only listens to my mum who's overseas now (but will be back tonight!) so I have to wait for my mum to start tutoring him. Besides, my mum will be paying me so I have to wait for her to come back anyways. Haha. But for my brother, honestly, I don't think I'll be tutoring him - more like getting him to sit down and study. He's so playful! And his mid-year exams are like approaching already! Tsktsk. And recently, I found out that he's been keeping pet terrapins at home! Haha. That is on top of his pet centipedes. Yup, centipedes. Gross right.

Haha ok. Expect alot of random updates like this from me since I'm so freeeeee ~

Enough said. Love & Respect.

Ooh and I'm into finding quotes these days. So here's my quote of the day:

It doesn’t make sense to let go of something you had for so long, but it doesn’t make sense to hold on when nothing’s there too.

Saranghae Jaebeom
Posted on: Thursday, March 25, 2010
Posted at: 3:05:00 pm
Ok I just couldn't resist blogging about this. There's many rumours out there about Jaebeom, or should I say Jay Park, stating that he'll be returning with a new record and that he'll be taking part in ABDC (America's Best Dance Crew). I do hope that they're true cos at least we can see more of Jaebeom and continue supporting him. But this latest news definitely affirms the fans' undying love and support for 2PM's ex-leader Jaebeom. Cos they actually released a self-created album dedicated to Jaebeom, and all the proceeds will go to charity under Jay's name. Isn't it just so awesome? I wonder if Jay himself will buy the album heh. But here's the original article:
Professional artists aren’t the only ones capable of releasing fine art music; mighty fans are too. The album titled For-Jay, produced / written / composed / sung by fans of Jaebeom, was officially released through websites where k-pop music is sold.

The project to create such an album began back in January when a netizen opened up a cafe to recruit musically talented fans. These hardcore fans then self-created all the consisting tracks and even the teaser videos by hand.

The tracks include, For You (너에게), One Step at A Time (한걸음씩), and With All My Heart.

The head of the community revealed, “This album has nothing to do with the ongoing boycotts. It is our last gift to Park Jaebeom. All the incoming profits made through the sales will go directly to charity under Jay’s name.”
And listen to the tracks here. They really do sound nice (:



I love you Park Jaebeom! And I'll support you and 2PM always ~

Love & Respect.

cr: allkpop

Posted on: Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Posted at: 7:47:00 pm
It's really nice to finally have time to do practically nothing. I know I may sound like some lazy bum but who cares. It's really great ^.^ But it's not like I don't make any effort to find work. I did email around eleven primary schools to ask if they have vacancies for relief teachers. So I'm waiting for them to call me up if there's anything. And since I have to be at the school like super fast when they call me in the morning, I actually have a daily routine. I'll like wake up at around 6.30am to bathe and eat breakfast. I even prepared a set of 'teaching clothes' and my bag all filled with essential stuff so that I can just change into them and grab them when a school calls me. And if no one calls me by 7.30am, I'll go back to sleep. Awesome plan right? Haha that's what I've been doing since Monday (:

But seriously, I'm not that eager to work right now. I just want to enjoy my break. The reason why I applied for relief at primary schools only is more for the experience. Plus, the workload for relief is much less than when I was a teaching intern, I believe. Besides, my mum said she would pay me if I tutor my brother (who's in Sec 1) so why not? I think it'll actually be harder than teaching other people's kids cos my brother hardly listens to me haha.

Oh and today I went for my second driving lesson. It was quite funny luh cos I kept driving onto the curb but my instructor said I can start driving out of the circuit next lesson onwards o.O He says I'm ready but I don't feel that I am haha. And my instructor was so funny lah. He seemed to be so preoccupied throughout my lesson and when I took a glance, he was actually sewing his umbrella! Hahaha so cute!

And last but not least, HAPPY 26th BIRTHDAY TO PARK BOM OF 2NE1!! Bom with the best vocals in the group, and one of the best vocals in the K-Pop world to me, Bom with the sexiest legs in 2NE1, Bom who loves corn and bread, Bom who is too childish to be 26, Bom who's really very pretty (surgery or not). Stay cute and cool, Bommie Unnie~ ^.^



Love & Respect.

Posted on: Monday, March 22, 2010
Posted at: 5:21:00 pm
"The truth is everyone is going to end up hurting you. You just got to find the people worth suffering for." - Bob Marley

I so agree...

Posted on: Sunday, March 21, 2010
Posted at: 7:01:00 pm
Body. Aching. Every. Where.

Gosh my body has not ached this much since a looong time ago. And this is all a result of dance yesterday after not dancing for what seems like eons. Although dance was only 3 hours long (which is standard training time), it was really tiring. We (and I mean the seniors) kinda forgot how dance required so much memory work. And honestly, I already felt tired doing just warm-up. Haha. But it was nice to dance again. I almost forgot how much I really love Malay Dance. It was nice to be with my fellow dancers and to be exercising and working up a sweat. I just hope my tailbone won't act up again so that I can dance all they way to Aristal at least. And I'm really loving our exclusive seniors' mickey family tee! So cute (:

And today was my first driving practical lesson. It was ok I guess. Though for most of the lesson, I was just going round and round and round (cue U-Kiss' song!) and I kinda got bored towards the end. But I'm not saying I was an expert at it luh. Haha.

And finally, I'm more or less done with university applications for admissions and scholarships and whatnot. I've been busy the past week applying for whatever there is, wrapping up my teaching internship stuff, studying for my driving (which btw, I passed my FTT if I have yet to mention it haha). I haven't quite enjoyed being jobless haha. But yeah, I've emailed 11 primary schools in my area to ask if they have vacancies for relief teaching. Only two responded but they told me that they didn't have any vacancies but would put me in the school system and call me if anything comes up. So I guess I just have to be prepared every morning in case I have to rush off to a school for relief. I know that some of you might think I wasted a good chance by choosing to end my internship but I just need a break and I don't mind ad-hoc relief teaching plus I really really want to experience how teaching in a primary school is like. I know it might not necessarily be easier but I just want the experience (: Though I really really don't mind being jobless for a little while longer haha.

Hmm I don't think I have anything else to update about... Oh! I can't wait for the next episode of 'God Of Study' tomorrow ^.^ It's a really really good drama. Episode 10 was awesome! Cos it gave me some hope for the couple I'm supporting (but I'm sure and know that won't end up together in the end BOO!) haha. I am so buying the DVD when it comes out so that I can rewatch it over and over again. And I'm currently rewatching Boys Over Flowers cos it's just so awesome! Then I'll be watching You're Beautiful on DVD ^.^ And I'm waiting for Cinderella's Sister to air on KBS World cos it's Taecyeon's (from 2PM) acting debut. Plus, I wanna watch Personal Taste too which will air in Korea on 31 March cos there's Lee Minho (and he's acting as guy who pretends to be gay!) and Seulong (from 2AM). So many awesome K-Dramas to watch! Can't wait! :DD

Enough said. Love & Respect.

Posted on: Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Posted at: 8:54:00 pm
Urgh. I am not having a good day. I need to study for my FTT tomorrow. I'm having really bad cramps. And I feel like I have so much stuff to do with university applications and wrapping up my internship stuff and finding vacancies for relief teaching :/

But at least this cheered me up! FINALLY, like finally, we hear from Jaebeom again. Check out this article below! :DD
After months of drama, chaos and confusion whirling around 2PM’s former leader Park Jaebeom, it looks like the controversial character himself is finally stepping out into the public once more. Just a few minutes ago, Jaebeom (or rather, Jay Park) posted a video of himself on Youtube covering the B.O.B’s Nothin’ on You.

I don’t think this needs much more of an introduction, so watch yourself:

Jay also posted, “one of my favorite songs right now, of course its not better then the original but yeah check it out” in the video info area. But that’s not all – Jay also posted a self-written rap with some pretty great references. Is this a subliminal message to fans? I’ll leave that up to you to decide:

i get approached a lot being who i am
and i gotta lot girls wishing i’m there man checkit/
and if i’m wrong with ya i dont wanna be right
i gotcha gigglin like everydays a comedy night
i’m a correct answer never do you wrong/
and i trust yah even though you’ve be gone/
but dont blame for getting little jealous/
its just hard when your talking to them fellaz/
i got that “taylor” body girl you know that i gotcha/
you can call me new moon because i orbit around ya/
your my world my everything, the only thing between our face is just that spaghetti string/
i’m faithful wont pull a kobe bryant on you/
its a jungle wont be “lion” pull a “tiger” on you
even know the exact shade of your eyes
my hearts ice your number one like yuna kim/

i used to be a boy
that had many girls
all over the world
but they got nothing on you babe
its forever just you and me
for all of eternity/
i know your stressing but i’m confessing baby your the only girl i want
you can be my bestfriend we can play x-men
you can be just i can be cyclops
cause i dont wanna end up like everyone else
hurtin all alone all by myself
this is just something that i’ve never felt

On his Youtube profile page, Jay also posted an optimistic message:

일단팬여려분한테너무감사하다고말하고싶습니다. 우리가족, 친구, 크루 한테너무 잘해주시고 좋은일들많이하셔서너무감사합니다. 노래랑랩하는거보고싶을까봐 만들었습니다 youtube account 를. 그리고 다같이 웃고 같이 열심히하고 화이팅합시다. 안좋은말씀들은안해도됩니다 ^ㅠ^.

Wassup everyone i’d like to thank all the fans that have been so nice to me, my family, my crew, thank you so much for all your love and support , created this youtube account so i can post up videos of just covers and whatever and you guys could watch so yeah check it out. Also i try to make every negative situation into a postive situation. saying or doing negative things arnt the right way to go in my opinion so less all just love and respect each other =) God Bless

몬일을하던최선을다하겠습니다.

Jay park
AOM

Haters may hate, but they’ve got nothing on Jay!
And check out this article below on Jaebeom giving a shoutout to his 2PM brothers! I LOVE YOU JAEBEOM! I LOVE YOU 2PM! (:
Soon after Jay Park / Jaebeom uploaded a video on Youtube featuring his own rendition of B.O.B’s Nothin’ on You, an immense number of people flooded the account’s profile page for more information on Jaebeom. In fact, Jay’s Youtube account already has nearly 20,000 subscribers after only three hours! He’s only got one video up, but it’s already received over 150,000 views and five thousand comments (and counting), undoubtedly making this one of today’s hottest kpop issues.

Many people, including Hottests and non-Hottests, are relieved to be able to see this popular figure seemingly healthy & relaxed in his video. Fans worldwide are also ecstatic about this new connection to Jay, since they can now directly post comments on his page and follow his Youtube account & actions (quite literally – you can even see his most recent sign-in time in the profile box. Creepy…).

Merely hours after Jay posted his cover on Youtube, he also added the following blurb to his profile page:

2pm 욕은안했으면좋겠어요 애들착하고 좋은애들이예요 오해안하셨으면좋겠습니다. ^ ㅠ ^
[English translation: It would be nice if you didn't cuss about 2pm. They're nice and good kids. I hope you don't misunderstand them. ^ ㅠ ^]
2pm fighting!
i dont want you guys to hate on 2pm on behalf of me cause i still love those guys and likewise. they’re still my homies. if you dont want to support them thats cool you know but i just want everyone to get along and move on and all do great things know what i’m sayin? =)

During the aftermath of the JYPE-Hottest conference that took place a few weeks ago, there were many so-called “insider” rumors going around that JYP Entertainment was going to force Jaebeom to tell fans to support 2PM. This is purely my personal opinion only, but it seems like Jaebeom’s supportive words are genuine, and that he is relatively comfortable with where he is right now. For those of you that have turned away from the rest of 2PM/1:59PM/6PM/what have you, have your opinions regarding the male group changed at all after Jay’s message or do you stand by your earlier opinions?
And in more AWESOME news, G-Dragon is cleared of all his charges! I'm really relieved for him, though I never once doubted him :D Check out the articles below:
Big Bang’s G-Dragon was hotly reprimanded for having inappropriate performances in front of many young people during his concert in 2009. His concert was held in last December and he went under investigation for his sexual dance and the prohibited performances of songs that had been banned.

But on the March 16th, it was announced G-Dragon was cleared of charges regarding children’s protection law and the performance of banned songs.

YG Entertainment stated that his songs Korean Dream, She’s Gone and his album Heartbreaker got banned because of its ratings, but his concert wasn’t banned itself so it didn’t technically break any laws regarding performing. His concert was never initially marked with a certain rating, so his performances had the freedom to cross some lines. In conclusion, it was concluded that there was absolutely no reason for the concert to be charged against for its appropriateness.

As for the “bed scene” performance of Breathe, it was decided that the performance was just trying to express the song dramatically, so it wasn’t counted as a lewd conduct.

However, the police demanded around 3,000,000 won ($2,600 USD) as a fine; as a performer, G-Dragon and his associated staff have taken care of the matter.

YG Entertainment also said, “[The issue] didn’t go to court or anything so we consider it basically a pretrial disposition.”

The investigations took place on the 15th when police realized he didn’t technically violate any sort of law under children’s protection law and performance of banned songs. However, he is free of charges regarding performance laws. The non-edited versions of his concert DVDs will only be sold to people older than 18 years of age. Minors will have to buy the edited versions.

First the plagiarism controversy was essentially cleared with Flo Rida’s announced collaboration with GD, and now his concert scandal has come to a close; quite relieving for fans, right?
It's a great day for Big Bang and 2PM fans like me. I'm proud to be a VIP and a HOTTEST :DD

But ok, back to studying for FTT and finishing up my journal for my internship. Urg. At least I'm going shopping tomorrow with some of the Malay Dancers :D Though I really shouldn't be spending much haha

Love & Respect.

cr: allkpop

Posted on: Sunday, March 14, 2010
Posted at: 10:38:00 pm
Update:
OMG Jang Guen Suk is coming to Singapore next month for a fan meeting. In case you didn't know, he's the star of hit drama, You're Beautiful, which I have the DVD but have yet to watch haha. But don't think I'm going luh cos I'm not a hardcore fan of his and tix costs like $168 :/ Haha but if you're interested, go to the organiser's website for more details (:

I'm only going to update on one thing today and that is SHINee!! :D

So it started from yesterday. Met Nad at IMM at freaking 6.30am to queue to get the album. It was super dark luh. A group of people asked us to register and we just did as told. Apparently, we were no 857 and 858. Well, we of course doubted that the numbers we had were official and I'm still pretty sure they weren't. But it did help cos the situation was waaaayyyy more organised than the last time at Lot One. Fans were actually queuing up in an orderly manner all the way to level 3. So I'm glad for that. After about 4 hours of waiting and queuing, we finally got our albums which costs $35 each. Wasn't too excited about the album cos I already have it, but more happy for the entry pass (: And after an hour or so, we went back to see if they were still selling the album so that I could buy for my sister. And yup, they still were. They even asked if I wanted to buy one or two albums. Haha. It's such a contrast from the fan signing event at Lot One the other time cos there were way too many people but limited albums. Now, there are more than enough albums but not as many people buying heh. In fact, I heard that when they closed the booth yesterday, there were still 600 albums left unsold and they actually started selling again this morning. Interesting huh. But SHINee deserves a sold out event! (:

And actually, today, entry to the roof garden opens at like 8am BUT cos we wanted to go for the NUS Open House, we couldn't go early to get the best positions :/ Haish shouldn't have gone for NUS Open House luh cos the talks were super boring and it's not like whatever they're talking about are things that I don't already know. Plus, I could hardly sit still and pay attention cos I was too excited to see SHINee! Haha. After the talk ended at 12pm, we rushed all the way too IMM and managed to reach there by 12.30pm but of course, by then, there were already alot of people.

Waited for about an hour plus before the host came out at like 2.15pm. Yes, the showcase was supposed to start at 2pm but ah wells, it was expected. The host was like speaking in Mandarin at first but we wanted him to speak in English, for the non-Mandarin speakers like me and he nicely tried to (: Then there was just a lot of talking just to buy time luh. And finally, at around 2.30pm, SHINee came out!! They had a short introduction and stuff which I wasn't really paying attention to cos I was too busy looking at them in awe haha. Then they performed Replay (Remix) and JoJo. Then they had a short interview segment. Super cute lah all of them! And then the fans sang a birthday song for Jonghyun oppa who's birthday is only on 8 April. So, they were all so confused at first as to whose birthday it was (especially Key! OMG so cute!) but then realised that it was an advanced birthday song for Jjong! (: Then, they performed Ring Ding Dong before they exited the stage. All that in just 30mins. It's really not enough, I want to see more of them. But it was definitely AWESOME! Worth every cent and second (:

Oh but did I mention that it was raining? Yes, very heavily in fact and I was quite soaked cos we were standing at the side. We were standing in the middle at first but there were just too many people so we couldn't see anything. The view we had wasn't the best but it was still AWESOME ^.^

I want them to come again! Saranghae SHINee! (:

And here's some great fancams of the showcase from someone who was in the first row. Lucky person! Haha. They're much better than my own fancam so enjoy! (:

Here are the photos that I took this afternoon. Not the best quality, but I'm satisfied (:




















Umm here are my fancams. Gosh they're really not great. But at least I have my own videos to be reminded of this very special day (:

Oh and SHINee also performed at the Singapore Entertainment Awards yesterday. They performed the same three songs - Replay (Remix), JoJo & Ring Ding Dong. They also won the New Generation Artiste award. I didn't go for it cos the whole event was like 5 hours and in Mandarin, which I can't understand. There's gonna be a broadcast of the awards show on Starhub Channel 56 on April 2nd at 7pm, with a repeat on April 3rd at 12.30am. I didn't subscribe to that channel, so can't watch it :/ So, if you share the same fate as me, enjoy these awesome fancams from someone who was standing in the mosh pit, I assume. You can see the boys sweating and all. So damn hot haha.

Love & Respect.

Posted on: Friday, March 12, 2010
Posted at: 8:22:00 pm
YAYAYAYAYAYAY! FINALLY THE LONG WAIT IS OVER!!! Today, Big Bang released their latest music video for 'Lollipop 2' after way too much teasing! And I am sooooo loving it (: Definitely worth the wait! The boys are looking so dayum HOT! I can't wait for their album release in the latter half of the year. You boys are very much missed!



In addition to the YG family love, Big Bang's sisters, 2NE1, released their music video for 'Try To Follow Me' after a long wait too! It's a really awesome video too! And the cool thing is that they self-choreographed their MV (: And CL is so totally rocking that Lady Gaga vibe. Plus I love the special appearance by Star Wars' Storm Troopers haha. Not so in love with the song but the MV makes up for it (:



Ok, in non-Kpop news, today was the last day of my internship. I guess it was kinda bittersweet. I'll definitely miss the staff and my students. But I don't regret my choice for ending my internship cos I really want to try out teaching at a primary school. But let's just hope that I can find a vacancy at a primary school soon. In the meantime, I'll enjoy being jobless for a while haha. Hmm and I'll probably blog abit more on my internship some other time (:

And I can't wait for tomorrow! I'm going to queue up early in the morning AGAIN at IMM to try my luck to be one of the first 3000 to get SHINee's album so that I can get an entry pass for their album showcase on Sunday afternoon. I know people are overnight-ing but I won't and am not allowed to go to such extent. So wish me luck people!! Hope I'll have better luck than the last time. Besides, the chances are higher now (:

Oh gosh. I haven't applied for any university yet! :/ Just applied for PSC scholarship yesterday. Not sure if i can get, but no harm trying right? I'm aiming for the MOE Teaching Scholarship.

Ok I promise more updates next time k. I need to settle some stuff now. So in the meantime, LOVE & RESPECT.

Posted on: Sunday, March 07, 2010
Posted at: 9:16:00 pm
Ugh. All these applications for scholarships and courses and whatnot is incredibly confusing! I'm really getting a HUGE headache and I feel so lost :/

Plus, I've spent waaaaayyyy too much this weekend! I have almost no money left ): Spent like $800 to top up my driving account. Grrrr I better get my license soon! Also spent close to $50 for gifts for my students and teacher mentors since it's my last week of my internship already (time sure flies, i've already spent 8 weeks at CHR wow). Also spent $190 to make my contact lenses, $150 for Korean stuff that I ordered online heh and $40 on pretty and cute makeup from Etude House hehehe. Ok I so need to control how much I spend, and resist from buying things I don't really need :/ But I'm very happy with one buy and that is 'You're Beautiful' DVD!!! I can finally watch it now!! (: I watched like 2 episodes online but the quality sucked so now I can watch it on my TV (: Can't wait! Can't wait! But I'll watch it once 'God Of Study' ends on KBS World cos it's superrrr nice tooo! 'God Of Study' is really funny and heartwarming. Plus, it doesn't revolve around a typical love triangle/rectangle so it's definitely something fresh. I recommend you to watch it! (:

And yup this week will be the last week of my internship. I kind of can't wait for it to be over cos it is pretty tiring and I really want a break, especially right now so that I can settle all my university applications and stuff. But I'm sure I'll miss the students too. And the pay haha.

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Posted on: Friday, March 05, 2010
Posted at: 8:50:00 pm
Well the big moment came and went. But gosh I really never felt so nervous before. I think was losing my mind the whole morning just thinking about the results that was going to be released. This may sound dumb, but I actually cried when I was in the staff room this morning. Yeah, I had a nervous breakdown. But oh wells! That nervousness is over now.

And I've finally gotten my results. Overall, it's not too bad luh. Including PW and MT, I have 5 distinctions (and apparently my name was on the board which I didn't even bother to go see haha). I got an A for PW and MT of course and GP (thankfully cos my GP is quite inconsistent), H1 Math (which I kinda expected heh), H2 Economics (WHICH I TOTALLY DID NOT EXPECT!!). I was super shocked when I saw that I got a freaking A for Econs luh. It's just like my A Math during O Levels. I went up from a U all the way to an A. Like wth seriously. I mean I knew that they would shift the bell curve and all but I didn't expect an A. HOWEVER, I'd rather swap my grade for Econs with that of History. Cos I got a C for H2 History ): I'm quite disappointed cos I really thought I would get at least a B but oh wells. I got a C for H2 Literature-in-English too which I kinda expected cos my Lit isn't very strong but I did hope for of course. So overall, I got 5 As but 2 out of 3 of my H2 subjects are like Cs. Should I be happy or disappointed? You tell me cos I have no idea.

But even so, there's no point regretting or whatnot. Now, I just have to look forward. And I'm dreading all this application to universities and all. Haishhhh.

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Posted on: Thursday, March 04, 2010
Posted at: 10:42:00 pm
GAHHHH!!! I really really feel nervous about tomorrow now. I hope I can still sleep tonight and I'll pray very hard that everything goes well tomorrow. To everyone who's getting their GCE 'A' Levels results tomorrow, I wish you ALL THE BESTTTTT! Although I know there's nothing we can do now, but we can at least pray right? And I am lowering my expectations so that I won't be disappointed tomorrow. AHHHHH! :/

In the meantime, more Jaebeom stuff! I uploaded a tribute video on Youtube which I made myself :D I'm so proud of my limited movie-making skills haha. Watch it here! And here's Part 2 of the Transcript of JYPE’s conference about 2PM & Jaebeom.

& gosh I'm so glad that Nichkhun won't be on We Got Married! Or I would have been so jealous! Haha. Though it would be interesting to see how he is as a 'husband'. Plus, his supposed 'wife' was supposed to be either 2NE1's Dara or T-ara's Eunjong but they also declined the offer to appear on the show. Hmmm.... Khun and Dara... That would be interesting... Both can speak another language other than Korean and English. And it would be cool to see a 21PM collab! But no no, Khun oppa is all mine! Hahaha

Never forget, Park Jaebeom.
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Posted on: Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Posted at: 1:59:00 pm

*note the significance of the time of this post*

hello all. this post will be all about the Jaebeom controversy. i just felt the need to wrap up my thoughts and feelings about this. so this might be my last post on this issue though i might have a few comments once in a while.

well it's been almost a week since the devastating news was revealed - that Jaebeom, the one and only Jaebeom, will not be returning to 2PM. i, like many other fans, was shocked and upset. in fact, i'm sure words couldn't describe the pain we all felt. and then the conference was held on 27 Feb. the conference, as we've all heard and read, did not make things any better. in fact, it just made things so much worse. and fans started turning against the other 6 members because of their harsh words and behaviour. truth be told, i did harbour some form of resentment, and mostly disappointment, at the other members although i was caught in between. i guess the shock just made me easily blame the others for betraying Jaebeom. i was too focused on Jaebeom and not anyone else.

but now, after reading many different accounts and articles, i've come to a decision. it's time to move on. Jaebeom wouldn't have wanted this, for fans to turn against the other members, trying to bring them down. Jaebeom would have wanted for us to give 2PM the support that they need now more than ever. it's not fair to Jaebeom definitely. but it's also not fair to the other members who have also worked hard. only they know the truth right? and besides, Jaebeom and his family doesn't want this to be an issue anymore. they want to move on. and we should move on too. that doesn't mean that Jaebeom can't remain in our hearts - he'll always and forever be our leader. but we, as fans, should respect his decision. if fans choose not to support 2PM anymore, they should do it in a more peaceful manner like don't buy their upcoming album if they don't want to. but we shouldn't hurt the other members just like how Jaebeom has been hurt. we shouldn't stoop down to that level - that doesn't make us any better. my hope is that 2PM leave JYPE cos too much shit has taken place in JYPE. but that won't happen.

so, i don't know about you but i'll continue to support both Jaebeom and the other six members even if it means doing so separately. i'll always be a Hottest. neither party deserves to be treated like shit. and both parties deserve our love. as fans, we should be forgiving right? it will take time to heal the wound but i hope that things will look up soon. 2PM might not be the same without Jaebeom but doesn't mean we should treat them any different. i, for one, want to see all seven of them smiling again. but until then and until forever, we will NEVER FORGET, PARK JAEBEOM. LOVE & RESPECT.



and here are the links to the recent articles regarding this controversy, they give you a more objective perspective and it might have you change your mind. especially read the transcript cos the summary of the conference i posted earlier was missing VITAL parts:
as a VIP and a Hottest, i just hope for the best for all seven of them. always keep the faith.

ps. dooms day is nearing! GAHHHH!

Posted on: Monday, March 01, 2010
Posted at: 10:44:00 pm
www.7member2pm.com

It's a brand new month already. Time sure flies. And too soon in fact cos it has been officially announced that the GCE 'A' Level Results will be released this Friday (5 Mar) at 2.30PM. Although I'm pretty sure most of us already expected it to be released on Friday, I'm sure no one really wanted to believe it right? Haha. But GAHHH! I can only take so much drama in my life :/

And I've finally made my decision to end my teaching internship in Term 1. I'm not even going to continue it at another school. It's not because I don't like the school or even teaching. In fact, I do kind of enjoy it. It's just that I think the students should be taught by a more experienced and qualified teacher, especially in Term 2 where they have to sit for their Mid-Year Exams. I don't want to bear that responsibility. Though sometimes I do have second thoughts whenever I see my students (: But I will try applying for relief teaching cos it's less stressful and I don't want unnecessary stress before I restart schooling an whatnot. And I want to relief teach at a primary school for a new experience. I tried calling a few schools but I need to apply with MOE first. And I'm in a dilemma cos I'm afraid that if I apply now while I still have two more weeks of my internship, it might be a breach of contract or something. Hmm but I don't mind being jobless for a couple of weeks cos I need a break! Oh and I had my assessment today. The HOD of Humanities sat in and observed my History lesson. I hope I can pass! Even though some students misbehaved :/

And ok, I really can't help this (so if you're not into Korean stuff or don't care about the Jaebeom thing then just skip this part). Fans are turning their backs against the remaining six members. About 30 fansites have closed, and reportedly, staff of the official 2PM fan cafe has also resigned. They even stated how they are embarrassed to call themselves 2PM fans. The reason for all this is because of the members' actions and words during the conference. They were reportedly acting in an unmannerly way despite a very serious issue at hand. Now fans are even against the idea of Jaebeom returning to a group and company that has betrayed him. Read the article below, an account of 2PM's disrespectful stance/behavior and you'll know what I mean:
I'm a Wonderful and a Hottest and so I've had to endure the pain of three withdrawals. When Wonder Girls' Hyunah first withdrew, Hyunah's fans expressed their disappointment and hatred towards the remaining members. The fans of the remaining members also got angry and expressed their hatred back.

After that, the distinction between the Wonder Girls and Hyunah became clear.

JYPE is notorious for using the same tactics and this is the same tactic that he's using now with Jaebum's case. It might be a ploy to bring down both the remaining members and Jaebum at once. There are already fansites that are angry and shielding the remaining members, asking 'Why are you only attacking our oppas?' Because of JYPE's tactics, it is the fans that are suffering.

However, this time, JYPE has lost.

JYPE has purposely made it so that there is no way out. Immediately after the notice, fans began to speculate as to whether the boys truly agreed to Jaebum's withdrawal and came up with a list of dates that contradicted their statement.

Unfortunately, 2PM will fail. I'm sure you all know of the reason.

Firstly, sasaeng fans have released their information out of anger. (TN: Sasaeng fans are aggressive fans that follow the boys around 24/7. They are notorious for having garnered a lot of personal information about the boys.)

Why did we love 2PM? Because they never packaged themselves. They were never fake, they were always honest. They were friendly with each other. However, through the release of the sasaeng accounts, we were able to learn their true personalities. I will not go out of my way to paste the specific sasaeng accounts here but they have already been spread far and wide.

Secondly, the 2PM members were extremely unmannered at the conference.

Maybe they had a lot of schedules and were tired? However, the fans were asking the questions in a serious matter. The members were holding their chin ups with their hands, falling asleep, stretching in their seats... This is an issue that has the life on the line of one of their members. How can they show such unmannerly acts in a time of crisis?

And their tone. It's not even enough for them to have been respectful but their tone of voice was sarcastic and disrespectful. They answered their questions as if they no longer needed Jaebum in 2PM.

I would like to ask them myself. There are fans that were only able to be with Jaebum for a year and 5 months and are able and willing to protect him. For having been together with Jaebum for 3-5 years, how could the members not be willing to do the same?

During the conference, a mother of teenagers the age of 2PM angrily stated that they have turned Jaebum into international trash. Other people, no matter how inhumane the acts they have committed are, no matter how trashy their act is, they have human rights.

But 6PM and JYPE... has trampled on the human rights of Jaebum.

To organize this with a conclusion, we are now against Jaebum returning to 2PM. We are not willing to let Jaebum return to such a trashy agency and have to deal with the fake members. He is not someone that belongs there.

6PM......... no, 2PM, has failed.

I am regretful. It is Jaebum, the one that has engraved 2PM onto the side of his head, that has brought 2PM to the top that they are at now. The length of idols last 5 years but the memories last forever. 2PM will never last 5 years, let alone 3.

They might be able to make a few bucks but they are the ones that will come out on varieties years later and make money by speaking of Jaebum's names on varieties.

Like they have put the tag of 'dirty social life' onto Jaebum's name, we will put the tag of 'traitors' onto their names.

JYPE believes that people will feel sympathetic towards 6PM. JYPE believes that they will be able to garner new fans.

They are wrong.

As long as people know of 2PM's true colors... even other fanclubs are disgusted with the recent accounts of 2PM.

One person was able to save six members, but how could six members not be able to save one.

If you wish to live, you will die. If you wish to die, you will live. (사즉필생: Direct quote from Wooyoung's Cyworld, he posted this after Jay's incident.)

6PM... in order to live by yourself, you will die now.
cr: 2oneday forum
After reading this and many more other accounts and articles, I really don't know what to believe. I want to stay loyal to 2PM, knowing that this isn't what Jaebeom would have wanted us, fans, to do. He would have wanted us to continue giving support to the other members especially after all this. That's just who he is - a true leader. And I do feel bad for the other boys. Only they know the truth right? Maybe we'll react differently if we know the truth too? I don't know. But how can they expect to do well for their upcoming album in April with all this hate? I want to continue supporting them but I understand the feelings of the fans who are angry at the other members. I do feel a bit of disappointment and resentment too. It's really painful. I'm really torn. I just want all seven to be back together again. Please.

In other news, today the 2009 Cyworld Digital Music Awards was held. Congrats to all the winners! 2NE1 totally dominated the awards! And congrats to Jiyong Oppa too for bagging a couple of awards himself (: And the winners are...

2009 Best Artist - 2NE1 (:
2009 Best Song – 2NE1 for I Don't Care (:
2009 Ting’s Choice Award (given to artist that receives the most love) – G-Dragon (:
Best Rookie Group – 2NE1 for I Don’t Care (:
Best Male Rookie – Seo In Gook for Calling You
Best Female Rookie – Ali for 365 Days
Best Composer – Jo Young Su
Tam Eun Mania Award – Jang Giha and Faces for The Moon is Waxing, Let’s Go
2009 Best 10 – Davichi for 8282, LeeSsang for The Girl Who Can’t Let Go, and the Man that Can’t Leave, Brown Eyed Girls for Abracadabra, Big Bang for Hallelujah, SNSD for GEE, G-Dragon for Heartbreaker, MC Mong for Indian Boy, 2NE1 for I don’t care, 2PM for Heartbeat, 8eight for Without a Heart
2009 Collaboration Award – Jung In for LeeSsang in The Girl Who Can’t Let Go, and the Man that Can’t Leave
2009 OST – SS501 for Because I’m Stupid (Boys Over Flowers)
2009 Hall of Fame – Park Hyo Shin for Snow Flower
2009 Distribution Company Award – Mnet Media (Korea), Universal Music Korea (overseas)

And the highlight of the show must have been when Chansung and Junho, representing 2PM, came out on stage to receive their award. While receiving their award, they were confounded as the fans shouted out Park Jaebeom's name in unison. And not only Hottests, but VIPs at that. Hear the audio here. It's from a VIP's blog. It's really unnerving and overwhelming. See, not only Hottests but even VIPs and Blackjacks want Jaebeom back! T.T