You Who Rolled In Unexpectedly

The cutest and youngest of my the boys (CN Blue) is reported to be in an acting role in a new drama set to air this February.  Kang Min Hyuk.   I've seen him of course in Heartstring and Bakery Attack.  Honestly, I didn't like him in Heartstring or maybe just his character.  His character on both dramas is similar -- forgetting everything because of food! Maybe because he is so thin that its easy for the audience to understand to ditch his friend/brother over food! Now I find it hilarious.  After I attended -- attended is rather an under statement coz I and my friend went through great lengths just to see them live,  and I begin to admire MinHyuk with his drum skills and speaking the clearest English!

Will look into this, the plot seems weak, but what the heck Minhyuk will be there!

Responsible Blogging

Yesterday or the other day, I realized that blogging is not as easy as I thought. Choosing a suitable free theme is already a pain, and this is my 4th theme (I'd rather not pay because there's no way I'll earn with this blog). At first I thought of putting up a blog for my ramblings and sometimes my angst, sometimes you gotta let it out.

As you search online, you will be directed to different blogs. Mind you, some blogs are really useful for someone who loves kdramas, with that in mind, I am somewhat forced to put something ‘useful’ rather than just post my ramblings.

There are several occasions on my blog that I forgot to credit the source of the pictures in my blog, sorry for that. I promise to look up the facts first before posting on my blog, like googling it on the reader’s behalf.

I applaud those who could update their blog and really is a good source of the latest info or pics of our kpop idols.

Happy blogging!

KDrama and Kpop

I've been watching Asian dramas, i.e, Korean, Taiwanese and Japanese for over a decade, though I've been in Asian drama hiatus in between till Boys Over Flowers.  I've watched more Korean dramas than those 2 mentioned above. We've been seeing Kpop idols that ventured out into acting.

I'm not really into pop (mentioned this dozen times). Rarely that I notice the actor's acting, maybe because some of the dramas that I watched was dubbed in Filipino. Aside from having a different plot/story than its Filipino counterpart like Mara Clara -- the finding-of-the-diary-epic drama, boy! Korean actors/actresses are pretty! Before when you say Kdrama in Philippines its right away melodramatic and will make you cry (hello Endless love and Stairway to Heaven!). Oh I said I'm not into pop, well you can find kpop idols in most dramas now! In fact one reason that I started digging into Korean music was because of their OSTs, love the Korean ballads (Sung Si Kyung anyone?) and of course those cute cute cute actors!

[News] FTISLAND and CNBLUE to hold a joint concert in Los Angeles!

Oh my! CN Blue and FT Island?! I'm screaming with envy!

The Moon that Embraces the Sun

I knew it! I should not have started watching this Korean drama! So addicting that I could finish all episodes that I downloaded.  It just that if I do that, I will be one of those people who would brag the drama site (don't know what to call them) i.e. mysoju, viki, doramax264 to post the subs! hehehe.. The worst thing that could happen is that I will watch it without subs.  Its 99% subbed in viki, I'm talking about the latest episode (8) but its not available in UAE.. boooo! I'll be patient...

Its a very good drama, although I don't know about these queen dowagers (both in Hong Gil Dong and The Moon that Embraces the Sun) that they are the antagonists.  They are the chief in planning those assassinations.  Sigh.. anyway that is where the conflict on these two drama originates.  Oh by the way the queen will not be complete without one of the king's minister conspiring with her.  Its so good that it let me watch til 1 am and even blog about it!

I suggest that you wait till everything is finished (some time in March), that is if you want to watch it continuously.  Just don't go around googling, you may end up with spoilers.  For me I'll watch it over the weekend ONLY so that I will not ran out of episodes to watch (we'll see about that..<-- saying to myself). hehehe

The Moon that Embraces the Sun

I rarely watch on-going dramas, i.e KDrama. I last time I did that was during the 'Boys over Flower' mania.  I remember my friend, staying till 11 pm and patiently waited for the subs.  Now this drama, The Moon that Embraces the Sun is an on-going Kdrama, and it seems that I (as a fan of kdrama) is the only one not watching!  Even seoulbeats.com writers are talking about this.  As I searched for 'In time with you' OST, again I'm seeing eager fans waiting for the next episodes and subs.  Dunno if I have time to watch it, but I am downloading as we speak. Our internet connection at home sucks, that streaming is impossible (go figure where I am downloading now.. hehehe). And whoa! look at the ratings!

Date	Episode	Nationwide	Seoul
2012-01-04	01	15.0 (3rd)	16.9 (3rd)
2012-01-05	02	17.3 (3rd)	20.8 (3rd)
2012-01-11	03	19.4 (2nd)	22.3 (1st)
2012-01-12	04	20.6 (2nd)	25.1 (1st)
2012-01-18	05	21.6 (2nd)	24.9 (1st)
2012-01-19	06	25.9 (1st)	28.6 (1st)
2012-01-25	07	25.5 (1st)	28.8 (1st)

For those who wants the download and enjoy this drama, here is the site that will link you to mediafire.

Still not done

I am still not done with my the theme of my blog. I still have to make a decent banner, fix the categories, and familiarize myself with this dashboard as it is a bit complicated. I may wanna study again CSS for better results.

So far, so good

I created this new account I guess around September and just yesterday, I imported my blog from Blogger (sorry) to WordPress. Well I didn't expect that everything will be okay, anyway its importing and no importing nor shifting is smooth. One of the pain that it did was, about the 'Categories' and 'Tags'. My tags on my old blog was tagged as a category. I got a long list going on the left (as I love to tag). Been discovering different features in WordPress (one reason I migrated), although its another pain (learning sometimes is a pain) but I know with a little more of reading I'll come up with the blog settings that I want and concentrate more on things to post.

Happy blogging!

Imported my Blogger to WordPress

Been trying to blog for years. Blogspot seems to be the easiest. Creating a blog is not easy as I thought. I do not want to post senseless post (pardon if I did).

Now I've imported by blogspot to WordPress since it would make my blog more dynamic. The dashboard itself is overwhelming for me (among other things). Hope I can get accustomed to WordPress in no time !

Happy blogging!

Bad Writing

Aside from being an artist, one of my frustrations or rather wish-I-am-one, is being a writer.  I like reading and I appreciate how a writer stirs one’s thought.  I just notice that my blog entries don’t have proper structure.  Well at school we were taught that a composition should have introduction, the body and the conclusion.  I noticed that my endings (conclusions) are weak.  Hope to write better. Hahaha and I don't believe it is starting from this entry. Oh well I'm no good writer indeed.

Bad Writing

Aside from being an artist, one of my frustrations or rather wish-I-am-one, is being a writer.  I like reading and I appreciate how a writer stirs one’s thought.  I just notice that my blog entries don’t have proper structure.  Well at school we were taught that a composition should have introduction, the body and the conclusion.  I noticed that my endings (conclusions) are weak.  Hope to write better. Hahaha and I don't believe it is starting from this entry. Oh well I'm no good writer indeed.

CN Bluestorm in Taiwan! 28 Feb!

CN Blue’s Bluestorm in Taiwan (yea they have a Taiwan leg of the concert) is already sold out.. in 13 minutes! WOAH!  Now based on one article it broke the record of the fastest selling foreign artist concert.  I saw one receipt its 5600 Taiwan dollars! That’s another WOAH! And then one Suju fan could not accept the “new record” set by Blue boys, saying that its for a lesser capacity (the venue). Whatever!

CN Bluestorm in Taiwan! 28 Feb!

CN Blue’s Bluestorm in Taiwan (yea they have a Taiwan leg of the concert) is already sold out.. in 13 minutes! WOAH!  Now based on one article it broke the record of the fastest selling foreign artist concert.  I saw one receipt its 5600 Taiwan dollars! That’s another WOAH! And then one Suju fan could not accept the “new record” set by Blue boys, saying that its for a lesser capacity (the venue). Whatever!    

They should change this promo poster!

Now what I am writing about is the surprise that it brought me.  All the while the next Bluestorm is gonna be in Thailand and I was surprised to read that the tickets were sold out and realized ‘Oh there will be a Taiwan leg of the Bluestorm’.  Not that I will watch it (hope I can), but fell bad for Pinoy fans.  I’m sure there’s thousands.  It seems like the Taiwanese organizers (I may be wrong) were able to get deal to FNC.  I’ve been following CN Blue and it wasn’t on their schedule for January and February (again I may be wrong).  Now if only Boice PH can get a very good organizer I bet boys will be in Manila in no time.  I think SMX Convention Center will be perfect.  They can choose from different halls in SMX. CN Blue don’t need the Big Dome or rather they cannot fill the Big Dome… yet!  A concert already forming in my mind.  hehehe.. It should be while there is school, on a weekend.  When there is school, students can save money for the concert or make-up some school projects to get kick-back! Kidding!  But seriously why Taiwan can set a concert and why not in Philippines? Good thing (sorry guys) that the Indonesian leg was cancelled, because it will be really heart breaking for Pinoy Boice that CN Blue skipped Manila.. come on Indonesia over Philippines? (sorry again).  But then I still feel so bad for Indo Boices, for a CN Blue concert is really daebak!  It’s different no matter how many videos you’ve seen online.  The way the curtain falls and behind it is CN Blue in the flesh is pure bliss.

My CN Bluestorm Hong Kong Experience 8 Jan 2012 - The Good.. The Unforgettable One

Saving the best for last.. or rather for later.  Sadly for my first CN Blue concert was a mixed of good and bad experience. I was thinking that it will be a euphoric experience but it wasn't.

My CN Bluestorm Hong Kong Experience 8 Jan 2012 - The Good.. The Unforgettable One

Saving the best for last.. or rather for later.  Sadly for my first CN Blue concert was a mixed of good and bad experience. I was thinking that it will be a euphoric experience but it wasn't.  

THE GOOD:

We arrived on time.  Due to the efficiency of Hong Kong's MTR system, and a lot of options in going into the concert venue, we arrived on time.  We were supposed to take the MTR to Tung Chuung then take the airport bus to Asia World Expo.  However its already 7pm and we just boarded the train.  So we alighted in Kowloon Station and took Airport Express which we got a discounted fare since we are concert goers. As we arrive, fans are queuing on the CN Blue merchandise booth and fans are posing in front of CN Blue tarpaulins which I planned on doing myself before but when I was there, I said to myself its too much. As per the CN Blue merchandise its almost sold out even if its pricey. 200HKD for a shirt.  The next that happened was not good so I'll skip that.

Curtain falls perfectly.  Finally the long wait is over and this is it, its finally happening so happy.. I said to myself.  Right now I still have a vivid memory of how exactly it fell.  Now that's euphoric! haha (have a wide smile as I am writing this).

The first song.  Intuition. T'was unforgettable.  Seeing all the boys in the flesh, the crowd singing with them.. arrggghhh NICE!  During the concert I tried so hard not to view them on the screen because as for me it will be like watching them on TV or youtube.  I like Yong's body.  Like to see him not so frail. 

Make some noise! In between song Yong Hwa said that! No need for him to say that actually the crowd, including me were already making some noise..rather noise!

Yong's Laugh.  There was an instance where Yong Hwa I think made a mistake.  He laughed at his mistake and continued to play.  I was so candid and I like the feel that other than giving us a show, its all but him and the rest of band having fun, thus making a little mistake is fine and can laugh about it.

Yong and Jong's guitars.  They changed guitars. So much for the comment that CN Blue is a fake band or a show band.  Although I want to see Yong play his white falcon Gretsch guitar, but its nice to see their other guitar.  That goes with Jong too!  Yong used mostly his Gibson guitar while Jong I think the Fender.

Min Hyuk.  I really have to give credit to this boy.  Often times I forget that there is a member named Min Hyuk. But boy he was good and have to really admire him.  I'm no musician but I know if it sounds good.  I wonder how he managed to play for 2 hours, no sign of fatigue, he plays hard till the end! He must have some invincible muscles. haha!  Surprisingly, he speaks English the most clear.  Sang a solo -- Star  from Heartstring OST.

Free clappers with lights.  Light sticks were sold out! But were giving away clappers which sounds annoying  in youtube. But for us who did not mange to get our CN Blue branded light sticks, we settled for the clappers anyway it has a blinking light! Truly a CN Blue memorabilia.

Jong Hyun.  He sang solos as well.  My goodness his dimple is even visible on where I am seated. I still prefer his voice over Yong (sorry mi amore). His voice is sweeter but of course Yong can hit those screaming part perfectly.  

Headbanging.  Yea! Like a real rock star, it would  not be complete without and Yong Hwa had his own share! Pure bliss! Another funny thing was he complained about his neck and said he might need a massage.

English.  As I said Min Hyuk spoke English the clearest among the four.  Yong was lost for words and said 'I LOVE HONG KONG!'  dozen times.  The 'ARE YOU FUN?' or 'ARE YOU FINE?' of Jung Shin! haha! Its rather hilarious.

My CN Bluestorm Hong Kong Experience 8 Jan 2012 - The Bad

So the long wait is over. It started last November 11, when we woke up so early to get concert tickets.  We did not succeed in getting front row seats but still thankful that we were able to get some! With everything that happened to me.. to us with my friend Sharon, this blog entry is gonna be long. But I'll just concentrate on my concert experience  (the bad part). My first Kpop (although I don't like to categorize CN Blue as pop) experience is a not entirely pleasant or should I say, it did not go smoothly.  I was not 100% satisfied nor overjoyed as what I am expecting. 

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My CN Bluestorm Hong Kong Experience 8 Jan 2012 - The Bad

So the long wait is over. It started last November 11, when we woke up so early to get concert tickets.  We did not succeed in getting front row seats but still thankful that we were able to get some! With everything that happened to me.. to us with my friend Sharon, this blog entry is gonna be long. But I'll just concentrate on my concert experience  (the bad part). My first Kpop (although I don't like to categorize CN Blue as pop) experience is a not entirely pleasant or should I say, it did not go smoothly.  I was not 100% satisfied nor overjoyed as what I am expecting. 

The reasons are:

Concert cancellation threat.  Just after we bought our tickets and while my envy over Boices in Indonesia is brewing (the first Bluestorm Asian tour was supposed to be in Indonesia, i think), the show there was cancelled. I pity Indonesian Boices.  I right away checked HK concert promoter and I found that they are way better than their Indonesian counterpart, not to mention that the ticket prices was so high.

Flight to HK was cancelled.  We paid in full our travel agent last week of November 2011.  Only to our horror that our flight was cancelled due to blah blah of Hong Kong Express.

Almost got late.  Thank God that there's an Airport Express train going straight to Asia World Expo.  We went to The Peak only to realize that we will be so late if we will take the just the MTR.  Thank God for discounted tickets as well.

Camera was confiscated.  Hahaha! I was so confident that it will not be seen, but they found it! One thorough security personnel she should have a raise or something! Paid a non refundable 25 HKD which is equivalent for a decent McDonalds meal.

NO RECORDING PLEASE! This really annoyed me and spoiled everything!  My friend was lucky enough for her camera not to be confiscated. That's good right? Actually she bought the camera just for the concert. However security personnel were all over and you cannot take any picture or video.  Our seats were situated on where they can easily see you, last row of Block A.  I tried to get a video from my phone but no luck at all.  Tried to have audio recording but you can't barely recognize what song it was.  And still I was approached and they checked if its a phone or camera.   

Tip: Do not wear red during concert especially if you are planning to do an 'illegal' recording because they can easily pin point you!  For those who missed it here is the video of one of my unforgettable part of the concert.  One lucky girl.

Hong Gil Dong

Well its my vacation and it would not be complete without Kdramas or any other Asian drama.  I was about to say except Tagalog drama, but I was taken a back, because I was able to watch afternoon soap with Mike Tan in it.

Oh I forgot I titled this entry as Hong Gil Dong. my second drama on my vacation and I hope I can finish before I get back to reality.. that I have a job.. bills to pay.. and of most of all a ministry.  Why Hong Gil Dong? Well its obvious that I am a fan of Jang Keun Suk (look at the right side for the tag stats.. hehe) and most of all I appreciate how the Hong sisters (not related to Hong Gil Dong I guess.. hehehe) write their dramas.  I want to watch all of their drama. So far I watch Greatest Love which what I like the most.  Of course who would not miss You're Beautiful.  Dunno why until now or why I missed to watch 'My Girl'.  I watched Sassy Girl dubbed in Tagalog.  My Girlfriend is Gumiho, let me fall in love with the dimples of Lee Seung Ki and envy Shin Min Ah's beauty.  Enjoyed a bit of Couple or Trouble with the rather eccentric lead character.. this I have to watch in full.

Like in most drama, I am always hooked with their OST.  This time, its If by Taeyeon... yea the leader of SNSD!  It is playing while I am writing this blog.  Dunno if its the scene that made me teary eyed or the song.. maybe the combination of it. I appreciated Taeyeon's voice more in this song.

I just finished Episode 8, and like most dram

Preview

a this is the point where it gets more interesting, the drama unfolds. After watching several dramas. it is indeed one of the best part of every drama, because its the part when they realize their love/feelings (whispering) :).. kilig much!

Hong Gil Dong

Well its my vacation and it would not be complete without Kdramas or any other Asian drama.  I was about to say except Tagalog drama, but I was taken a back, because I was able to watch afternoon soap with Mike Tan in it.

Oh I forgot I titled this entry as Hong Gil Dong. my second drama on my vacation and I hope I can finish before I get back to reality.. that I have a job.. bills to pay.. and of most of all a ministry.  Why Hong Gil Dong? Well its obvious that I am a fan of Jang Keun Suk (look at the right side for the tag stats.. hehe) and most of all I appreciate how the Hong sisters (not related to Hong Gil Dong I guess.. hehehe) write their dramas.  I want to watch all of their drama. So far I watch Greatest Love which what I like the most.  Of course who would not miss You're Beautiful.  Dunno why until now or why I missed to watch 'My Girl'.  I watched Sassy Girl dubbed in Tagalog.  My Girlfriend is Gumiho, let me fall in love with the dimples of Lee Seung Ki and envy Shin Min Ah's beauty.  Enjoyed a bit of Couple or Trouble with the rather eccentric lead character.. this I have to watch in full.

Like in most drama, I am always hooked with their OST.  This time, its If by Taeyeon... yea the leader of SNSD!  It is playing while I am writing this blog.  Dunno if its the scene that made me teary eyed or the song.. maybe the combination of it. I appreciated Taeyeon's voice more in this song.

I just finished Episode 8, and like most dram

Preview

a this is the point where it gets more interesting, the drama unfolds. After watching several dramas. it is indeed one of the best part of every drama, because its the part when they realize their love/feelings (whispering) :).. kilig much!

Happy New Year!

Its 2012 and its not the year of the dragon or water dragon, but the year of our Lord!

Happy New Year!

Its 2012 and its not the year of the dragon or water dragon, but the year of our Lord!