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Kim Tae Woo - Be Alright [single]
Release Date: 20 March 2007
Genre: Pop

01 Be Alright (feat. TRS)

LUG - 1st Single [single]
Release date: 04.10.06
Genre: Rap/Ballad

01 Chwi
02 Namja Eui Sarang
03 Sarang Iul Da
04 Namja I Go Shipo
05 Keon Man Jeung
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The usual pointless ramblings...

Cable = happy Yenny. ^________________^
~~>Friday 27.04.07<~~
Feeling: revitalised

I have made it home alive! And it's Friday night! Which means..... It's the weekend! YATTA!! ^____________^

And hallelujah, I now have cable!! ^____________^ The cable guy came to install it this morning, which means I have access to something like 60 channels on TV.. *drools uncontrollably* >=F (I'm not sure how the system works in Korea but before I got the cable this morning, about the only thing I could see on TV was fuzz. w00t, entertaining! ~__~)

So.... It's Friday night and, party animal that I am, I have opted to stay in.... to watch TV! XD I'm currently watching some variety show, and even though I have no idea what the heck they're all saying, I can see Tablo running around in a skintight cat suit, Brian Joo with his chest exposed (*droooool* =F), and Kim Jong Min with a massive afro XD This morning I watched HaHa, Park Myung Soo and MC Yoo testing out whether a banana skin was slippery or not - they did this by throwing it on the floor then stalking back and forth numerous times, trying to see if any of them fell.

Muahahaha I think I've got a million good excuses to stay home every night now! All this stuff that I used to treat as like a rare commodity back in Australia.. TV shows, dramas, commercials.. So far I've seen a CF with Daniel Henney, Park Shi Yeong, Hyori, Jang Dong Gun, and Heechul with some other dude(s) from Suju... And even though I don't actually like all those people, the fact that they're all in abundance here and they can be watched as they happen makes me giddy! Hoho!
And OMO!! I just flicked the channels and they're re-showing Full House on KBS atm!! And MC Yoo's "Happy Together Friends" is up next!! \(^o^)/

*sigh* So many things to watch.. So little time!!

Not enough hours in a day.!!. Nyaaargghhh!! o(>___<)x

Uncle Yenny VS. the monkeys, day one.
~~>Thursday 26.04.07<~~
Feeling: exhausted

Yes. Me versus the monkeys today. I taught my very first classes. Pretty much they chucked me in the classrooms on my own with a book and I just had to wing it from there. ~__~

w00t.

Yes, it pretty much is like bullshitting your way through and there's a crapload of liberty too. You can set homework, or you can choose not to. You can choose when you want to give them tests, if at all. And you can also decide the content that goes on the test. Talk about auto __ huh. o__<

My first class consisted of lower level students, and they were good. I really think I did quite well considering that was my first ever class, and I've had no teaching experience whatsoever before. w00t! And of course, in true Uncle Yenny style, it all went snowballing downhill from there. -__- I think by the time I got to my third class, the students weren't very impressed with my having no idea what the heck I was doing. But still.. I think I'm lucky.. I don't really have a full schedule for the next week or so because the middle-school kids have a break from private tuition classes due to their major exams.. So I'm only dealing with elementary students this week. And plus I haven't met any real troublemakers yet, although some of the kids I taught today seem to have the attention span of a telephone pole. .__. But still.. I think I can honestly say I really like all of them! Well.. so far anyway. o__<

Today I gave everyone in my classes a piece of paper and made them write their names on it, since there's no way in hell I was going to be able to learn their names in one day.

I was surprised that some of them went right ahead and started drawing little pictures next to their names.. Some of the kids are soooo good at drawing cute things! My favourite ones are the faces done by a little boy called Kim Hyun-Su (top left). And I swear, he looks just like a little mini Tablo of Epik High! He is sooo cute! XD Some of the other kids were really sweet too, and went ahead and wrote things like "Nice to meet you".. Which is probably the nicest gesture I've seen all day.. =3 Brian also gave me a "homework assignment" where I had to mark and grade the papers written by the students in his class; the ones who'd fired off 36 questions at me from last night. Again, I was really surprised at some of the nice things they'd written. Stuff like "I am so happy to meet a new teacher", "She doesn't have a boyfriend, I want her to get married" (haha random XD), "I want to meet her family and cousins", and "If she goes back to Australia, I will probably miss her"... =3
*swoons*

Oh! And I got my first candy today!! ^______^ Hehe after my last class three little girls gave what is apparently "vitamin C" candy.. Although the packaging says "cola candy".. o__x Haha but still.. It's the thought that counts, right? XD

ACK!! I never imagined teaching could be such a feel-good job.. And I know, I know.. They're just little kids who probably don't quite understand the full impact of their words.. And so far the only kids I've met are good ones, not naughty ones.. But still.. It's really made my day.. I hope tomorrow will be just as good.. =3 (Now let's hope I haven't just jinxed myself ~__~)

~~>Wednesday 25.04.07<~~
Feeling:

I took a walk around Chuncheon today ^__^ I've been trying to get my apartment cleaned and whatnot, but I've just been doing it in stages. So after I cleaned the kitchen in the morning, I went out and wandered around. And I bought.... my very first Korean Korean ice cream! ^__________^

HORA!! Doesn't it look delicious?
Well..... It WAS delicious! Hoho!! XD
Had dinner with Brian and Michael, who insisted I try "talbagi" or whatever it's called (I've totally forgotten ~__~)..

But anyways it's like the chicken dish that Chuncheon is famous for. It's just chicken, rice sticks, cabbage and some other vegetables mixed with a spicy chili sauce, and it's poured out onto this massive frying dish in the middle of the table. Then an ahjummah will come along and stir it every now and then for you, until it's cooked. Talk about good service huh! XD

I sat in with a couple more classes again today. It's interesting seeing how different teachers all have their own different teaching styles.. Yet even though they're so different, they still do it so well. I honestly hope I can develop a 'style' for myself too, that works half as well. =X

Brian also made me attend his 7.30pm class where he'd told the students in advance that I was coming, and the night before I arrived in Korea they'd gone through and brainstormed a list of 36 questions to ask me. u__u

I bet he did it purpose. o__<

Lol it wasn't too bad though.. It was just the usual questions like "How old are you?" "Do you have a boyfriend?" "Who's your favourite actor?" etc., and they all spoke pretty good English. Supposedly they get to write an essay about me, based on my answers, as an assignment, or homework, or something.

Lucky them. u__u I think Brian must be the toughest teacher at the school.

@__@

The real fun for me starts tomorrow, when I have my first classes. =X Fingers crossed I don't botch up. u__u

Sssssstuff. XD
~~>Tuesday 24.04.07<~~
Feeling: relieved

My director bought me a cell phone! ^___________^ I feel so.. touched. =3 Everyone has been uber nice.. I just hope I can pull my weight when it comes to doing my job. =X
*schmack*

It's a Samsung Anycall phone! ^^ Nothing flashy though, not like the cool gizmo-ey ones you see advertised by Se7en or Eric Mun lol. But I've always wanted a flip phone that isn't a brick. (Unlike that 3G mobile that Regan and I invested in, back in high school =P)

Today I went to the school to "sit in" on classes and get a feel for working there. I had to get to school by 10am for the morning housewives class. (Yes, it is called "housewives class", because that's who the students are.. housewives. Literally!) They were really lovely, although it was a little awkward. Brian sat me down in front of them and told them to ask me as many questions as they wanted. u__u" I ended up telling them about how I liked Shinhwa, and that Dongwan was my favourite member. And hey, what do you know.. They agreed! XD A couple of ladies were like "Oh, I like Shinhwa too!" and "Kim Dongwan.. He seems very kind.." Then they started telling me about Eric Mun's new drama, 'Que Sera Sera'.. Hehe I was surprised that ladies in their 40s like Shinhwa too, but hey.. Who can blame them? XD Well at least if we're talking about Dongwan anyway. =P
*swoons* @__@

I'm not quite sure what to make of the kids at the school though. Most of them eyeball me warily, and all of them seem to somehow already know my name and that I'm the "new teacher from Australia" even though I've never met them before. Word travels fast I guess u__u. Some of the kids at the school are soooo cute though! One little girl came up to me and asked, "New teacher?" When I said yes, she replied with "Hello! ^^" and then ran off. XD Argh I sure hope I get her in one of my classes! Some of them (mostly boys though) are monkeys. Argh but still soo cute! In one of Michael's classes, I got the pleasure observing one little boy (who has the hugest, cutest eyes), climbing over the desks and prancing around on his chair. At one point he even climbed under his desk during class and tried to hide from Michael. When I looked at him, he gave me a cheeky grin and put his finger to his lip saying, "Ssshh!"

Another little monkey asked his regular teacher if I could speak Korean.
Teacher: "No, she cannot."
Boy: "Oh."
Then he turned to me and said brightly, "Annyong haseyo!! ^_______^"
u__u"

Hehe argghh.. But I still just wanna pinch their cheeks, roll them up in a mat, and take them home! XD

Hmm.. I wonder if I'll be saying that by the end of the week though? o__<

After school I took a taxi with Michael to some big supermarket called GS Mart. Well it's like a supermarket and department store all rolled into one, where the staff go around on rollerblades!! How cool is that?! There was so much awesome stuff there too.. Novelty snacks.. drinks.. junk food.. And omg.. So many SAMPLES! Literally at the end of every aisle is a stand with something for you to sample.. Hehe perfect if you want to master the art of El Cheapo, like me =D

I also stocked up on 30 rolls of toilet paper! (Most packs come in 24s or 30s.. Unless you go to a convenience store, then they come in smaller sizes).
w00t!
So I no longer run the risk of contracting Cheryl-itis, the disease where one continuously runs out of toilet paper. And yes, this was one of my greatest fears before I left Australia.. XD But hallelujah! For now... I'm safe for the next couple of months, at least =P

Whoops u__u"
~~>Friday 23.03.07<~~
Feeling: meh.

Well what do you know. Turns out Se7en's song from yesterday wasn't meant to be released online. I hear YG is peeved. u__u"

Jeebers. It's kinda like the Rain & Omarion 'Man Up' song from last year..

Anyways the original source has been shut down. We all thought it was some promo tactic by YG Entertainment, since it encouraged people to spread the song around, but it turns out it was leaked illegally.

I've removed the link from yesterday. And yes, I am sad enough to sit here and count the number of times my files get downloaded, so I do know that several people have grabbed it u__u If you're one of those people who did download it, please DON'T spread it around.

Se7en's US promos will be kicking off soon enough, so until then let's just all be patient and support him when the time is... right.

Do I sound like an infomercial? XD

No really. I'm serious people.

NO SPREADING!! >=(

It's here!!
~~>Thursday 22.03.07<~~
Feeling: surprised

Ahmg!!! *spazz spazz spazz*

Se7en feat. Fabolous - This Is My Year. [edit 23.03.07: link removed.]

Our first taste of his US debut.... I'm speechless!! O___O
I have no idea what to say. Been sooo eagerly anticipating it (although I think his single won't officially be released for a little while yet).. Wondering if his English had improved in time.. Wondering what his "new sound" would be like..

And now... this. My senses have been blown out of whack and my brain is confused. ><;;

Well... The beat isn't too bad. And I think his English has improved? ^^;; Although it's hard to say because I'm a huge Se7en fan, so I'm probably biased =P

On the bright side I think the fact that he's done a duet with Fabolous will boost his profile a fair bit.

On the down side, I think the lyrics suck. Ass. The first verse honestly made me shudder.

Ah well. I guess time will tell whether he sinks or succeeds. =X
Fingers crossed he does well though. ^^v

False alarm..
~~>Thursday 22.03.07<~~
Feeling: relieved

So it looks I won't be expected to leave for Korea on April the 1st after all! *pheeeeew* I am so relieved! I'd been hoping that there'd be some kind of delay, because I just felt that less than two weeks was... too soon. ><;;

It seems the guy at the agency miscalculated, and the embassy in Korea won't be releasing my visa number thingy till next week. And then he hadn't taken into account that I need to send my passport and documents to Sydney to complete the rest of the application. I guess he thought there was a consulate in Brisbane or something. u__u

Either way it's all good. This buys me an extra week at least! I hope anyway XD

On the down side.... This means I probably could've gone to the Rain concert afterall!!! I was so prepared to fly down to Sydney for it and go with Davi.. I mean come on!! A Kpop singer actually TOURING in Australia?? For one concert only?! And Rain, of all people?! If that's not a good enough reason to throw down everything and surrender your credit card, then I don't know what is! >< But since I thought I would need to leave around the 1st, and the concert was on the 7th........ T_________T
OMG, the humaaaanityyyyy!!!
*wails*

*sigh*

I hope there'll be lots of good concerts over in Korea this year... =3

16 reasons why I'm over foruming.
~~>Tuesday 20.03.07<~~
Feeling: buggered

1. It takes up too much time.
2. I am too lazy to keep re-upping my links that have expired.
3. Lisha doesn't have the net anymore.
4. Anettii is (or should be) busy studying.
5. Cheryl only hangs around the DBSK and Suju threads now.
6. Yusuf-oppa is too busy with work and his car.
7. Cherie, Wannie and Julie are too busy with school.
8. Poueblo's too busy with work experience. And still owes me a PM from 8 months ago. =P
9. Ellie and Eric are too busy with their Advanced Procrastination Advanced Placement classes.
10. Lilo, Shukki and Ong "dawged" the place.
11. Connie's computer broke.
12. Mintii has connection problems.
13. Miki never came back. =(
14. Word games just aren't the same without Catcat.
15. Some of the newbies are SO rude. �__�
16. The camel ate my socks.

In short, I think it's time I "grew up" and stopped wasting so much of my time online. Forums are great, but the number of hours in a day that I spend on them is really ridiculous. Although I guess it's not so bad these days, since I've sobered up a little. But in extreme cases, like last year, I used to spend about 10 hours a day just skylarking around forums. My schedule would consist of waking up in the morning, spending the whole day online, then going to sleep, only to repeat the whole process again the next day.

Jeez.

What a nerd. u__u"

I can't say that I'm *completely* over foruming, I still do it alot. But I can't keep doing it for the next 20 years of my life, can I?

I vow to start cutting down on it. Hoho.

*cough*

Let's see how long this lasts.

Catch ups.
~~>Tuesday 20.03.07<~~
Feeling: half-assed

I have been so freaking lazy. Jaclyn's pointed out that I haven't been online very much lately, I haven't even bothered to blog, but I don't think anyone would've noticed, let alone cared. (Apart from Jaclyn, obviously.)

Yup. I'm anti-social. So sue me. <__<

So, good sons, what's been happening lately? Well, a whole lot of nothin', really.

Except yesterday when I got a call from the agency in Korea about my estimated departure date. Hmmm wait maybe I should start from the beginning.

*deep breath*

So it's official! Uncle Yenny is going to South Korea! Hoho >=D I've signed a contract with a school in Chuncheon. I've never known where Chuncheon is, but I remember it because there's a song by Bulldog Mansion about it called "Train to Chuncheon".. hehe. Trust me to drag Kpop into this XD
Anyways it's a small city about an hour to an hour and a half away from Seoul. Perfect, because I didn't want to go to a large city anyway, where you have to joust with the crowds just to get down the aisle at the local supermarket. Also I like long train/bus/car rides, so I think I'll actually enjoy commuting to Seoul. Although I don't see myself doing that very often anyway.

So.. All that's left to do is wait for my visa application to be approved. I had *thought* it would take about 3 weeks, and that suited me just fine because 3 weeks is enough time to get everything organized, and see friends, relatives, etc, before I leave. That was until the guy from the job agency called yesterday and informed me that he estimated my departure date would be about April the 1st, and to start looking into flights.

o___O

Apparently the immigration office in Chuncheon is more "casual" with visa applications. If that date holds true, that leaves me with less that 2 weeks to get my act together and tie up all my loose ends.

Yipes. o___<

I can't pretend that the thought of losing an entire week of time doesn't scare me shitless. I don't know why, I mean theoretically I should be ready and rearing to go.. Considering I've been sitting on my ass for the last 4 months now, waiting for this. ~__~

But oh well. LOL I've actually forgotten most of what I was going to rave about now.

Blegh.

I'll continue this rant later. =P

*whaleface* ^_____________^
~~>Monday 19.03.07<~~
Feeling: honoured ^__^

Ureshiiiiiiii... Honto ni ureshiiiiii desuuuu~~ XD


*schmack*

Napoleon bought me the Initial D Second Stage Vocal Battle CD!

Ahhahahaha Napoleon you're a dork, but I *chocolate* you! XD

*prances off into sunset clutching CD*

Crazy Canadians from Canadia <__<
~~>Friday 09.03.07<~~
Feeling: overwhelmed

It is not quite 9am and I, Uncle Yenny, lazy sloth a thousand times over, am actually wide awake and out of bed.

How is that possible?

Blame the crazy Canadians from Canadia. ~__~

Yeah okay I know it's "Canada", not "Canadia", but hmm. Okay I can't think of a proper way to finish that sentence off, except to say that it's an inside joke from high school. Hoho >=D

Anyway. *cough*

I signed up with a recruiting agency which apparently operates in Canada, and because of the craaaazy time differences they could either call my home between 8am-9am, or my mobile from 11pm-midnight (since I'm usually so nocturnal anyway). They sent the email the day before yesterday, so naturally I assumed they would be calling the next day. So yesterday I got up at the crack of dawn to wait for their phone call, which just never came. Nor did they call my mobile last night. So today, when my alarm when off, I thought "Fuck it. They ain't guna call." and rolled over and went back to sleep.

And what do you know, at 8.30 the phone did ring and I had to take an impromptu "interview" with the guy from the agency, and then another interview with another guy from another Canadian agency (apparently they work in sync).

Of course, it had to be just my luck didn't it. ~__~

Ever tried talking on the phone after you've just woken up and not sound like a dickhead? When your voice is all screwed up, your eyes refuse to open properly, and your brain refuses to function because it is just TOO early? Yup. Well it was like that, only a thousand times worse because I had to try and act "professional" and pretend that I hadn't just rolled myself out of bed.

FAIL.

The first guy saw straight through it and I ended up bumbling out some excuse about "I was meant to get up in time for your call but I kind of overslept..." (I don't know what possessed me to actually admit it out loud, but I guess that's what happens when your brain isn't functioning properly.)

So anyway.

I'm kind of rambling pointlessly now aren't I?

Hmm. What was the point...

Oh yeah. They've managed to get me to consider working in a public school rather than a private one/hagwon, which seems to me like a pretty good feat, considering that all the positions I've been looking at so far have been from private schools. Although now that I think about it, I remember Rebecca, Gary's Korean girlfriend, telling me last year that I should go for a public school position rather than one with a private school.

Anyways.. It was a really big relief to talk to someone who actually speaks English properly. Over the past 3 nights I've taken about 8 phone calls, all of which came from people who don't speak English all that well, and it's made communicating about the jobs on offer somewhat difficult. So far I've rejected one offer, and there's another one from another private institute last night that I now have 36 hours to respond to, but I have a feeling I'm going to end up rejecting it as well.

Do I sound crazy? Meh. At the very worst, I would still have those offers from the Canadian agencies. Although I guess it's a bit like putting all my eggs in one basket, and I know that's a silly thing to do.. But I do have my reasons for saying no to the others.

*sigh*

Let's just hope those agencies don't end up screwing me over.

Cognitive dissonance at its best...
~~>Friday 02.03.07<~~
Feeling: indifferent

Ever go to the shops and blow a whole heap of money on something, only to bring it home and think "What on earth was I thinking?" Or go to a restaurant and order something because it looked fantabulous on the menu but when you dig into it, it's really not half as gratifying as you thought it would be?

That's kind of how I feel right now. About this.

I ripped open the envelope and went, "Oh. Is that it." ~__~

Is there something wrong with me?

You'd think that considering I just spent the last week and a half freaking out over why it hadn't arrived yet, I would be a little more enthralled or enthusiastic. Instead it's currently lying in the corner of my room because I have no idea what to do with it. I don't even want to touch it because for some reason it makes me feel bummed out every time I look at it.

Jeez.

When you think about it in a literal sense, that sheet of paper has cost me $15,000. Not to mention years of stress, brain strain, and mental trauma from having to deal with delinquents who couldn't get their act together during group assignments. Yet when I look at it, I don't feel a thing. (Well, other then a sense of depression.) I don't feel happy. Or excited. Or even remotely proud. I feel ashamed. I don't feel like I've accomplished anything. I don't feel like I have the confidence to find a job. It says that I have satisfied all the conditions required, but I don't think I have. I'm not equipped to go out into the "real world". I can't even remember a thing from the courses that I've studied. It makes me feel like a fraud. A big fat phony. And I don't know what to do about it. What can I do about it?

I feel like everybody else knows exactly where they're going in life, but I'm still floundering around at the startline.

It's a feeling I can't shake off. And I hate it.

I wish I could stop wallowing in self pity.. But I don't know how.

8 reasons why QUT sucks ass.
~~>Wednesday 28.02.07<~~
Feeling: aggravated

1. Always the last uni to release exam schedules.
2. Always the last uni to release end-of-sem results. Why is it that Griffith and UQ somehow always manage to get their act together weeks earlier?
3. Tutors take far too long to mark assignments.
4. Fair go marking policy. Pffft. What policy?
5. Unit coordinators always take tutors' and lecturers' sides over students'.
6. Absolutely no consideration for timetable clashes.
7. 4 out of 5 times the staff at the student service centre are rude.
8. QUT seems to think it's okay to dwardle over things that are urgent, waste everyone's time, and furthermore not even show any consideration for the people who have to put up with their total lack of respect for time constraints.

It's now been over a week since the graduation ceremony and I still have not received my degree in the mail. A week might not sound like a long time, but it is when you've been biting your nails waiting for it, with no idea where the hell it is, whether it's been lost in the mail, stolen, or whether it's even been mailed full stop.

The confirmation email they sent out after I nominated to graduate in absentia said that they would mail the degree and transcripts "as soon as possible after this round of ceremonies." Thus, naturally, one would expect that the degree would be in the mail and on the way to its rightful owner the very next day, no? (Wednesday, since the ceremony was on Tuesday).

But no. Evidently not. If it were, it would've arrived in my mailbox by last Friday.

By Tuesday I was panicking because it had been a week and still hadn't arrived, and so I called up QUT's student services to ask them about it. Only to have some slack-jawed yokel on the other end of the line (who clearly didn't know what the fuck he was talking about) tell me that "ohh.. yeah... they're usually sent out within a week of the ceremony."

Pardon me for being slightly outraged, but does "within a week" sound like "as soon as possible" to you?!

Furthermore, he couldn't even answer my simple question of whether it had been mailed out yet or not.

"Uh.. Maybe I can check for you," he said. "What's your student number?"

After a minute of lengthy silence, he finally came back with, "Uh.. Yeah, they're usually sent out within a week."

Pardon me again, but what the fuck kind of answer is that? For a simple yes or no question, "usually" is NOT the fucking answer I want to hear.

Finally in frustration I just gave up.

I wouldn't ordinarily be so shitfaced, if it weren't for the whole uncertainty factor. I hate waiting. But I hate waiting in uncertainty even more. Not knowing where the frick my degree is or whether something's happened to it is just driving me insane. Because if it has been sent out and it still hasn't arrived, then it's probably lost in the mail, and I obviously need to know that so I can do something about it, although I don't bloody well know what. Judging by the way they act as a uni, I don't suppose QUT would be all that helpful in printing me a second copy of the degree, would they? <__<

That, and the time factor. I was expecting to have my degree by the end of February (and I mean jeez, is that really asking so much?!) so I could start applying for those overseas jobs and get my ass out of here by the end of March, given that it takes about 3-4 weeks to process the visa. But those plans have just been thrown out the window now, haven't they?

I'm so angry right now. If I ever go back to uni for postgrad study, I will absolutely refuse to do it at QUT.

"University for the real world", my fucking ass.

Nyaargghh~~
~~>Wednesday 28.02.07<~~ Happy birthday to fantastic twinno Lisha!! ^____________^
Feeling: revitalised

Holy COW.

It's 2:30 in the morning.

I was just about ready to hit the sack.

Until I decided on a whim to grab the Super Junior T single. (I really haven't been keeping up with Kpop releases since getting back from Melbourne, so I figured I would see for myself what all the hype was about).

And my god. I feel like someone's just jabbed me in the arm with a triple strength caffeine shot and now I have the irrepressible urge to get up and boogey. O__< The title track has gotta be the most energising song I've heard all year (although given it's only February. But still. u__u). In all honesty I've never really found Super Junior that enthralling.. About the only song of theirs I really liked was "U", and I frequently questioned the need for one group to have thirteen members. But I think I have a newfound respect for them now. Er.. Even though Suju T only consists of 6 members.

Meh.

Two words: Rokku Go! Rokku Go!
XD

*prances off into the night*

Yesasia says the damnedest things.. XD
~~>Monday 26.02.07<~~
Feeling: amused

Somehow, Uncle Yenny has made it onto Yesasia.com's Top 30 Reviewers list for January. Pretty amusing considering I don't recall submitting any reviews last month.

LOL u__u

Music for your soul..
~~>Sunday 25.02.07<~~
Feeling: tired

I'm kind of annoyed at myself because I wanted to take a nap (after only getting about 5 hours sleep last night) but instead I've been on the computer all afternoon uploading stuff.
*sigh*
Ah well. All in the name of good music I guess =P Which I'm now going to rave about. Hoho!

Upload #1:
The BABYSTARS - SUNDAY** - recommended
Release Date: 09 November 2004
Language: Japanese
Genre: pop/rock? XD

01 SUNDAY** XD
02 My Stride

I am absolutely in LOVE with the song Sunday (as I've ranted about before lol u__u). I don't know what it is about it, but it just always puts a smile on my face when I listen to it - definitely a feel good song! I've been searching high and low for more music by The BABYSTARS but this is the only single I could find.. *cries* TT___TT Every link that I've happened to stumble across for their other CDs has either already expired, or it's on bittorrent and no one's seeding it. Bunch of freaking LEECHERS! LEECHERS I tells ya!!! Where is the LOVE!?! >=(

*cough*

*regains composure* =X

Upload #2:
M.Street - Start
Release Date: 18 July 2005
Language: Korean
Genre: "Blue-eyed soul" u__u"/R&B/Ballad

01 Start**
02 One Day
Note: Tracks 3 & 4 are direct download - right click and choose 'save target as'
03 Memories of Eden**
04 The Reason I Like You

This is one of the random points I wanted to ramble about yesterday but couldn't for the life of me remember. u__u" M.Street does music of the genre "blue-eyed soul". Now I know I'm no music guru, and perhaps I'm just ignorant, but I for one have never actually heard of such a thing, and this caused me to laugh hysterically when I read about it. But no. Apparently there really is such a genre, defined by KBS World Radio as "soul-flavoured rock music" that doesn't "strictly follow the guidelines of R&B." Also, "N sync and Blue are typical blue-eyed soul bands". Hmmmmm..... o__<

LOL anyways.. Their music has proven incredibly illusive and hard to find as well. Virtually no one seems to know about their digital single released early last year, and their first album from 2004 that I did manage to get my grubby paws on is missing several tracks. =( I have promised someone that I'll upload what I do have of it later though, so stick around if you liked their single. ^^

Upload #3:
Guyz - Vol. 1 Diary** - recommended
Release date: 26 September 2006
Language: Korean
Genre: Pop/Rock

01 Sonyeonwi Bada (Nabiiyagi)
02 Jelly Pink
03 Only You
04 Goodnight
05 Keuriwodo
06 WE
07 Come On Baby
08 Saenggak
09 Faraway
10 Daylight**
11 Memories
12 Dollz
click to download

My favourite album, right after Amp's. ^______^ Most of their music is quite happy-sounding and will have you tapping your feet or nodding your head along with a big goofy smile on your face. Rest assured it has its fair share of more "toned-down" or "darker" tracks, along with more mellow stuff.. But for the most part it's upbeat and will definitely put you in a good mood. Sample track 10 first if you don't believe me =P

Well that brings my latest instalment of pointless rambling to a close. I'm in a bit of a rush, so pardon me if none of that made any sense.

Enjoy the music, sons!

Random odds and ends..
~~>Saturday 24.02.07<~~
Feeling: happy

My mood has been swinging up and down like a freaking yoyo all week, but I'm glad to say that for now I'm feeling relatively stable u__u hah..

Anyways..... Random points I'm going to ramble about in no particular order:
* I *heart* Shukki for uploading Initial D albums for me last night!! Kyaaa~~~ \(^o^)/ I'm in such a good mood from jamming to Eurobeat covers all day that I've even sworn off calling him a girl-pusher (although he doesn't know that just yet muahahaha)..
Thank you, Shukki! <3

* Ruffles and Shapes are on sale at Coles next week! Woohoo! XD This excites me greatly because I LIKE junk food! savoury snacks! ^________^ Plus I've had a craving for bacon Shapes for about a month now.. Mmmmmm... Baaaacon..... >=F

* Good people of Australia, we should all join hands and give thanks to the Asian grocers who import novelty CrAzY AsIaN snacks for dirt cheap and then jack up the prices by 300% when they re-sell them. Yes. Because even though it may seem like a total rip job to us, Lor-bear tells me that in Canada you can pay anything up to 3 whole dollars for one box of Pocky.. o__O Jeebers! If you go down to your local Yuen's, it only costs 79 cents!! (On a completely unrelated note, we also established that the Canadian dollar is doing quite well at the moment XD 79 Australian cents currently equals about 72 Canadian cents. Hoho!)

* I have successfully expanded my vocabulary today - I learnt the meaning of a new word, "wingwong". XD Don't worry, I'll spare everyone the details u__u haha

* I am officially addicted to Hana Yori Dango 2. O__O At first I thought the series was somewhat mundane compared to the first one, and just wasn't all that engaging. But now I am hooked. Hooked, hooked, HOOKED dang it!! >____________< I desperately want Makino and Domyouji to get back together, because everybody knows they make a formiddable couple. But at the same time, part of me is screaming "Nuts to Domyouji!! Hook up with Hanazawa Rui instead!!" XD Argghhhh!!! Choices, choices.. What a horrible thing to be torn over.. u__u

* I am adept at losing CDs. This time I've misplaced my Amp and Shinhwa CDs, which peeves me off greatly because Amp's is one of my absolute favourite albums. Not to mention it was bought for me by Jaclyn-sama.. I want it back dammit! >=( Well I know it's around... somewhere.. It's just a matter of finding it under the rubble in my room .__." I've also lost one my "archive" discs which had about 50 Kpop albums burned on it. I am also relatively peeved about that too. u__u

* I have fallen in love with "Sunday" by The BABYSTARS. No really. I can't remember ever feeling this way about a song since listening to "Mweorahalkka" by The Breeze. And I was addicted to that song for like 5 weeks straight, so that's really saying something! o__O I can't explain it, I don't know why, but I just love it! Other people will probably think "Pffftt... Boooring." but meh. I say NUTS TO THEM!! Hoho!

Hmmm... That seems to be about all I can remember .__.
:mellow:
LOL.
I swear I had more to rant about but I can't for the life of me remember.
Meh oh well. I'll leave it at that.

Later days sons! ^^v
*runs off into sunset*

No biggie...
~~>Tuesday 20.02.07<~~
Feeling: unmoved

So... It's finally here. Today is graduation day. As of today, Uncle Yenny is officially a QUT graduate. Or, well, I would be if I were attending the graduation ceremony, but I'm not, so I don't really know what category I fall into. I guess I'll wait until I actually have my degree in my hands to consider myself properly graduated (supposedly they'll mail it as soon as the ceremonies are over).

People that I talk to about it seem to think I'm weird for not wanting to go to my graduation, but when it comes down to it... Who really cares? �__� Why do people make such a big deal out of graduation anyway? I mean I can understand if you've just spent the last 5 or 6 years of your life slaving away in some really hard course that drains the life out of you. So then graduating really does give you a reason to celebrate, and you should be happy because you've done something that deserves recognition. But I don't feel like I've accomplished anything spectacular over the last three years, so why should I go? I mean what do I have? A $15,000 debt, three years of my life already gone, and an overwhelming sense of unsatisfaction. I don't know where I'm going. I don't know what I'm doing. I don't know what to do with my degree, or should I say I don't know what I can do.. I have no desire to work in the field that I studied in. I'm going nowhere. I can run away for a year (assuming those dang Asians actually take me seriously enough to give me a job ~__~), but in the end I still have to come back and face the music. And what does that just all amount to? A big fat lump of nothing. Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing.

Fantastic.

So pardon me for being reluctant to attend the damn ceremony. u__u

Xin nian dao le!!
~~>Sunday 18.02.07<~~
Feeling: excited

Kitta!! It's finally here... Chinese New Year!! ^________^ w00t!!
*throws confettii*
*\(^o^)/*
Gong xi fa cai! Gong hei fat choi! Zhu ni xin nian kuai le! etc, etc. XD
*waves streamers*

From where I am, I can see that the rain has finally stopped and I hope it stays that way for the rest of the night >=D I know we need rain and all, since we are kind of in a level 4 drought ~__~ But still.. It's no fun trudging around Chinatown in the pouring rain. =P

So.. David tells me that people usually eat hotpot for Chinese New Year (this is news to me o__O lol) but tonight I'm going for dessert in the Valley/Chinatown with Jaclyn-sama. That's right.. Nuts to hotpot when you can have ice cream.. Gelati... Tira misu.... Jelly..... Cake...... HOMG!!! =F
*wipes drool off keyboard*

Hope everybody has an awesome new year's, whatever it is you end up eating doing! Bashyia!! ^________^

Blinkie fever.. XD
~~>Saturday 17.02.07<~~
Feeling: dorkified

I have been gripped by..... blinkie fever!! Hoho! XD I stayed up till 3am last night making blinkies. You wouldn't believe how addictive it is! ~__~

What is a blinkie, you may ask? Observe, good sons! Random blinkies I made for people on forums or whoever would listen to me rambling on msn at the time:












Yeah.. So you can probably tell I botched most of them up.. u__u" *sigh* BUT!! I'm still a newbie at this! Or least that's my excuse anyway hehe XD

Discovery of the Year.. *Hoho!!*
~~>Friday 16.02.07<~~
Feeling: delighted

Kyaaaahhh~~!! I have died and gone to emoticon heaven!! XD

Today I finally, finally, finally learnt the name of that funny little Asian character I use in my emoticons on msn!

<-- the "hoho" face XD

That's right! His name is Onion Tou, which translates directly to "Onion Head". He was created by a Chinese guy (whom I know nothing about, since I can't read Chinese to save my life u__u), and contrary to what everyone else thought, he is not a cat, nor a dragon....... He's an onion.

XD

Hoho!
~~>Thursday 15.02.07<~~
Feeling: triumphant

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