SNSD, Everything Korean and A call from down under

Well..I didnt really wanted to blog till after my exams. However, I think this is a good enough reason to blog. A blog is used for various purposes and for me, its to provide a reflection of my life...and in some ways, some means of communications between me and my closest friends. For the past 48 hrs(@#$%^& thats a lot of time), I was sort of lost, wonder is it the feeling of burn-out from studying or what or it might be the fear that I cannot do well in the exams( u knw? those sick feeling in the gut kind)....ie to say, I am damn sianz and just want to be aimless...or rather i am already aimless...

Oks, as all of you should have known, I am REALLY and SERIOUSLY crazy over So-Nyun-Shi-Dae(SNSD) and everything Korean for the matter. Like I also listen to "Big Bang", " After School", " Son Dam Bi","Super Junior", "DBSK", " 2PM"....etc except wonder girls and to think they came out with "NOBODY"...haha...And I think this recent craze into K-universe is definitely due to SNSD...started to watch their variety shows, listen to their songs...And just like SHE, I became quite a big fan of SNSD now...and just FYI, its not that they are sexy, chio or wadsoever...though thats one of the reasons(not the main one,mind you)...I think its really cuz they are always themselves or rather show a side of 'commoner' feeling in everything they do. All of the 9 girls have their own dorky moments and they are not afraid to show it, just like what SHE always do in the past and still doing...thats why they are still popular and thats what truly make me attracted to them a lot. Of course, these might be all of those celebrity 'concepts' which they use to bring in the crowds...but lets not dwell into that.

Just looking at SNSD schedule, its really crazy and they have put in LOTS of live performance recently at music shows and award shows plus they have their own solo commitments. Can see them getting tired as well...really cui..At the same time, I really admire them for their perseverance, and that they are working as hard as possible to be a great entertainer. Most of us know it is really tough and SM(their mangement) have a reputation for REALLY pushing their artistes, and people like Taeyeon still can do live , dj-ing and act in reality shows, seriously blew me off. And I am sure that all 9 of them really work hard to go thru the SM academy and cope with such a crazy schedule. Everytime, I think about these artistes, it sort of make me realise that I also should work hard...and keep my mind on the goal...even if there are many times, when self doubt creeps into our hearts and soul. I am also not very sure...but it sort of inspires me a little...

I think partly the korean society is also a pretty much competitive society, just like in Singapore...there the kids started going tuition at a SUPER young age and all...so that explains their culture as well.

Then just now, earlier when I was taking a nap( some time to think), my uncle from down under called. He wanted to speak to my mum of course, but since nobody was at home. Then we chatted for around 25 mins lor...I wasn't in a really chatty mode and I was kinda sianz...so I think I got show some sense of sian-ness. However, due to my work in customer service, I think I had developed some kind of fake self already, like those self that is ever ready to come out and answer things in a certain pre-determined way..and for some moments it came out just now. Of course , eventually it faded away...so I was like going on about how difficult to get an internship during my 1st year and how the systems in sg is going crazily difficult ( take a look at the scores of A and O levels)...he said " well, nothing in life is easy one"...You knw, we always hear such stuff, but like what i always said before, cliches are cliches  for a reason....We were talking about how mother has to work more nowadays and then he said that she can retire in another decade time, and that she can do investing. I told him that mother most probably is looking forward for her " Round the World" trip...lolz..and that she always say " Son, you should hurry up, come out and work" " Learn how to earn money then can sponser for my RTW trip. " ....Lol...I always brush it off but for some reason, I have a sudden urge to fulfill that dream for her...Maybe cuz its also my dream to see the world, maybe its the innate conscience to repay my parents for bringing us up or maybe I keep seeing her work over the weekends( though she does seems to be enjoying it)...I don't know.

As u all have observed, I am trying to push myself to go for this final stretch, this last 14 days...I have lots yet to be done...but...seems that I have to do it right?

So, I hope that for you guys who got a chance to read this, HWAITING!!! and do not give up...because " In life, there is no easy way out"=)

Just in case some of you don't know who is who=P

From left to right: Tiffany,Jessica,Sunny(most aegyo),Sooyoung(tallest), Yoona(korean guys fav.),Yuri, Taeyeon(My fav.),Hyoyeon(dancing pro),Seohyun(most cute)

Dreamz...

Recently, there has been a mini social experiment done up by straits times on this. It all started on an article about a freelance photographer who decides to take random pictures of people holding a whiteboard with their dream written on it. And then there were the recent article about the 5Cs( if you dun knw about this, do attend the 'naturalization' programme for new PRs)...lolz...

And ytd, there is this article showcasing 6 people from 6 countries, and was asked what their dreams was. And obviously, it ranges from different global locations. Now, what I will be going on here, ain't much what is your dream, u may very well want to be the next jay chou though you can't sing for god's sake.  But more importantly, Do you have a dream? Do you want to achieve your dream?

There are some friends that I know, when I asked them, so what is your dream? you gotta have something to work towards right?..then they will start thinking and thinking...and they said " Hmm..Eugene, I have no idea..just study and grab a degree and we shall see how from there"...

"We shall see how from there...", a common phrase being used, I also always use it..especially when I don't want to think about a particular thing at the moment or I have just plain given up..and let the river carry me to whatever end it has for me. I feel that if dreams are to you something short term and you cant really think of anything, then maybe think a bit longer term, like what you want to do next time?..

Or some people says that they always have different dreams which is constantly changing...well its true, but at the very least you have something to chase after. There are also some who are still constantly searching, still asking themselves what they want...To me, the worse possible thing would be to LIVE SOMEONE'S ELSE DREAM. In this case, you are not doing yourself any justice, and if you are not happy doing something, its definitely ain't a dream at all.

I just want to achieve financial freedom then I can pursue the things I want to pursue...I don't have to be a millionaire, just to earn enough passive income to cover my expenses...But thats not my true dream, I want to travel around the world, see the plains, feel the breeze in different locations, to see people's way of life in other places, to see the Northern Lights...So financial freedom is just a means to get to my main dream(which is subjected to change as usual=P)

I ALSO WANT AN IMPROMPTU ROAD TRIP!!!!

Oks...I have shouted already...haha...my whining self just emerged again...Just read my bestie's blog, and found out that she went on an impromptu road trip...I ALSO want!!!...oops the whiner came out again...haha..Seriously sia, just to grab whatever essentials I need and just step out of the door and go where ever you want( well not really, cuz they plan italy)..but they was able to see so many things, out there in the world...things where I can only see in Discovery Channel....where I can never experience the atmosphere and the awe that surrounds those monuments...looks like another dream is shifting up the priority list...haha

Actually, I always like doing something impromptu, but I also know the consequences of being reckless...so got to balance things out lor..it would be great to go out and wander around places, taking the sceneries and taking photos of beautiful places in the world, to observe cultures...to experience the sun in different parts of the world( although scientifically its the same no matter which part of the world u are in=P). I realised that I have a lot of dreams and goals to accomplished in life...haha...so many things to go after.

After my exams, like what I told Jo, she probably thinks I am crazy, I going to wake up one morning and grab some daily essentials and head out to the bus stop and randomly travel this island all by myself and hopefully see things that..well...interesting? and taking photos along the way of course...I think I just want to live up to the phrase that JRR Tolkien wrote in his LOTR books. In the Fellowship, Bilbo told Frodo: " Once You put two feet out of the door, You will never know where the Road will lead you to...it might sweep you to mountains and rivers unimaginable, son."...And that phrase has always stuck in my head...haha..maybe I might discover something new, who knows rite?

Surprise Surprise

Last friday, was kinda fun sia...haha...Gk,maine and me decided to give Jo a super surprise at her place. And amazingly, it went rather well...haha...though I think there are some areas where we can improve. We had a blast of a time shifting up and down Jo's staircase so that we can take a decent photo, and maria was just doing her usual 'what a maria suppose to do' job=p... Jo, next year 21st...hehehe...lolz.

Initially I was at cine aka town area, to also celebrate our 'Erotic 8 plus 1' gang's april babies as well as Ming Jie birthday...haha...and quite funny to see MJ flirt with this ben and jerry's waitress and going on about his new friend called carl in his iPhone. LOL...and he paid US1 dollar for an application to woo the girls in NUS!!! LMAO...typical MJ..hahahaha...ate at Ippudo Ramen at Mandarin Gallery there, super atas place but the ramen not expensive de lor=P....Heard from Ren, only gt 2 stores outside Japan only, I would say the soup base taste good but me and jon agreed that it could be better. And that there is a place at taka(went there with sam b4), cant remember the place but also serve nice ramen and there is EGG in it...lolz...

Saturday was quite a packed but a bit of a waste time day, told Yi lei to meet and study in office, ended up in woodlands starbucks...not very conducive if you ask me, couldn't finish what I wanted. But, in the end, the location was not bad, because after that I had a distant relative's birthday party at Admiralty there. So, its rather near the place lor, realise that all my distant relatives seems to be really intelligent people and I think I should try to know them better. Last time, small kid and due to some inter civil war between my grandma and her siblings, I don't really have a chance to speak to them. And now, a bit older le, the conversations that I am able to hold with them also more, and they all have something good to share. So, hopefully we will be able to meet up more often in the future lor.

The Unexpected

Some things I thought will never happen, well it happened. I had sort of foresee it before, but I thought it will work itself out...apparently it didn't. I don't really know what actually happen and all, so I don't think I have the right to say or to stand on either side, who is right or wrong or what should be done. However, rest assured, that no matter what happens, I will always be by your side.Remember my Promise?=)

 Just promise me that you will make the right decision, and that your happiness comes first, ok?=)