Nothing new to post really...it's only Monday and the 2nd day of teaching since break. It's still fun! I love working with my 5th grade co-teacher. :) We work very well together and she always has such great ideas for lessons! I definitely need to take notes haha~
I realized I haven't written any postcards like I said I was going to! Break sure does make me more forgetful as well as lazy. :-P I'll work on sending postcards out soon! I hope to get a bunch sent out later this week. I'll do my best to get them all sent, but knowing me, I won't! I'm so forgetful...
Hope everyone had a great weekend!! Have a great week, too~~
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Thursday, August 26, 2010
delay in picture update.
I updated a lot of my pictures onto my facebook (email me if you still need that public link!) but I have about 200 left to take care of. However, my computer has crashed on my three times in about one week, AND my external harddrive cannot be accessed at the moment. So, no picture update until I can get to my files. :(
Luckily, I have an awesome boyfriend who is so smart and loves me and is willing to help me fix this. ^_^ I just need to order a new external. Luckily those are inexpensive now!
As soon as I can, I'll get those pictures up!
Last night, went out to dinner with the Principal, Vice Principal, two head teachers, my co-teacher and the other American English teacher. It was...interesting. Lots of food and talking in Korean, which I didn't understand. But, I seemed to respond well and acted accordingly (to Korean tradition/culture). I still don't like soju haha.
Anyway, gotta run to class in a minute! ~XOXOXOXOXO~
Luckily, I have an awesome boyfriend who is so smart and loves me and is willing to help me fix this. ^_^ I just need to order a new external. Luckily those are inexpensive now!
As soon as I can, I'll get those pictures up!
Last night, went out to dinner with the Principal, Vice Principal, two head teachers, my co-teacher and the other American English teacher. It was...interesting. Lots of food and talking in Korean, which I didn't understand. But, I seemed to respond well and acted accordingly (to Korean tradition/culture). I still don't like soju haha.
Anyway, gotta run to class in a minute! ~XOXOXOXOXO~
Monday, August 23, 2010
UPDATE 8-23-2010
It's really hard to believe it's already near the end of August!! I go back to school this Wednesday...finally. I have been missing it a lot. I like the break, but I really wish I had planned a little more. It got a little boring and I messed up my sleep schedule some. Oh well, I'll just have to adjust this week and probably during the weekend as well.
Anyway, Saturday was the SMTOWN concert. It was amazing! I won't go into detail here...I'll just post that at my Livejournal and if you want to read it let me know. I'll prob post a lot of pics on my facebook anyway, so you'll get to see that.
I still can't believe I actually saw Changmin and Yunho from DBSK!!!! and SHINee! and SNSD!!! It was just awesome. ^_^
Oh, I posted a lot of pics on my facebook. I'm almost caught up!! I probably still have a hundred more to resize and post. Actually, more now that I went to the concert. I took so many pics/videos my camera battery died (it was a 6 hour concert)!
If you can't access the facebook page, please email me so I can send you the public link. I don't want to post it here, cuz then it wouldn't be so private anymore. :P
That's all for now! I went and paid all my bills today at the bank! It's so convenient. I should probably have asked about setting it up to automatically take it out, but I don't know if the bank can do it. I may have to contact the actual companies. Luckily, the bank is super close, so no problem there. :)
Gonna go work on finishing those pictures! I am determined to get them done. Also, I will try to get those postcards out to everyone soon!! It'll be a little harder once I go back to school, but I've been so lazy this break. Being back to school will help with my motivation I think. ^^ I still need to buy more postcards, too! But, if you don't get a postcard, I'll try to send a letter. I have some cute stationary to use! :)
Love you all~~~talk to you soon!!! ♥
Anyway, Saturday was the SMTOWN concert. It was amazing! I won't go into detail here...I'll just post that at my Livejournal and if you want to read it let me know. I'll prob post a lot of pics on my facebook anyway, so you'll get to see that.
I still can't believe I actually saw Changmin and Yunho from DBSK!!!! and SHINee! and SNSD!!! It was just awesome. ^_^
Oh, I posted a lot of pics on my facebook. I'm almost caught up!! I probably still have a hundred more to resize and post. Actually, more now that I went to the concert. I took so many pics/videos my camera battery died (it was a 6 hour concert)!
If you can't access the facebook page, please email me so I can send you the public link. I don't want to post it here, cuz then it wouldn't be so private anymore. :P
That's all for now! I went and paid all my bills today at the bank! It's so convenient. I should probably have asked about setting it up to automatically take it out, but I don't know if the bank can do it. I may have to contact the actual companies. Luckily, the bank is super close, so no problem there. :)
Gonna go work on finishing those pictures! I am determined to get them done. Also, I will try to get those postcards out to everyone soon!! It'll be a little harder once I go back to school, but I've been so lazy this break. Being back to school will help with my motivation I think. ^^ I still need to buy more postcards, too! But, if you don't get a postcard, I'll try to send a letter. I have some cute stationary to use! :)
Love you all~~~talk to you soon!!! ♥
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Thrill Me musical. Take...3!
This was my third time seeing Thrill Me. We had some nice seats! We were seated on the balcony, left side. Apparently we were on the wrong side, but didn't discover this til the end of the show...no one sat in that area at all, so we just thought we got lucky. :P They had asked for our tickets but the show was starting as we were searching for them and she said it was ok and left.
The seats were great though! We could lean on the railing and peek over in the parts that were too far downstage, right. The perspective of the show from up there was a nice experience. I really enjoyed it.
Their performance has gotten so...amazing. I love the singing and their harmonies are stunning. I am so impressed with their acting too. The younger one is getting more and more creepy. He's supposed to be, but it really showed last night. I still find his character adorable. Even when he's being creepy, his still the slightly obsessive fanboy of the older one. :P just a little immature, but it fit. I felt like this gave him a little more pent-up rage, cuz all he could do was idolize the other one. Their chemistry is awesome.
Waited around at the end to meet them again. I bought the photobook, it was the newer one with Jihoon and Jonghyuk in it (the ones we came to see). I had them sign that.
Met Jihoon first, he was wearing my friend's hat she gave him! We both spazzed about it, he looked good in it. I wanted to say something in Korean to Jonghyuk anyway, so I told the same thing to Jihoon ("You performance was really good!") I think he understood me. :P I got a little nervous, but he was patient while I attempt to pronounce it well.
After we got stuff signed, I wanted to go see Jonghyuk. He looked like he was about to leave so Mai ushered me closer to where he was. He turned around and I was right there. :P His response was the most precious thing ever! He turned, saw me and went "OH!" 'O' (<--that's his face hahaha). It wasn't the "OH! A white girl" face like last time...it was the "OH! SHE'S BACK!" face. He seemed so excited to see me again. I basically lost it after that. I didn't expect that kind of reaction, so all I could do was giggle and spaz. ^_^ He signed my book and I was smiling so much, I failed at the Korean so Mai had to translate it. >.< He was still so nice about it though. He signed my book and as an afterthought, added "Thank you!!" in English. :) The pen we used apparently was too water-based so it smeared a lot on the train ride back to Mai's. I took a pic, in case it comes off completely. :(
I am still so amused by his shock over me being there. I forgot about getting gifts for them, and Mai probably wants to go again, so I might just go one more time. I'm such a sucker for musicals. :P I also want to see Jonghyuk's reaction again. hahaha! I might not have time though, since it's so far from Ansan and ends too late for me to get home. Their shows are all on weeknights, it seems.
OH! I hung out Tuesday night with Yunkyu. We played at the arcade/sang noraebang (karaoke). It was pouring rain just as we were ready to leave, but neither of us had an umbrella (yeah, I know I said I would never be without an umbrella, but I was running late). So we ran over to a traditional style bar/pub. I ate cow stomach! :P It was actually pretty good, but a little chewy. I liked it!
I am still working on resizing pics, so that one will get posted sometime soon. I hope! I have break until next Wednesday, so I'll make sure to take time tomorrow or later in the week.
Talk to u all later!<3
The seats were great though! We could lean on the railing and peek over in the parts that were too far downstage, right. The perspective of the show from up there was a nice experience. I really enjoyed it.
Their performance has gotten so...amazing. I love the singing and their harmonies are stunning. I am so impressed with their acting too. The younger one is getting more and more creepy. He's supposed to be, but it really showed last night. I still find his character adorable. Even when he's being creepy, his still the slightly obsessive fanboy of the older one. :P just a little immature, but it fit. I felt like this gave him a little more pent-up rage, cuz all he could do was idolize the other one. Their chemistry is awesome.
Waited around at the end to meet them again. I bought the photobook, it was the newer one with Jihoon and Jonghyuk in it (the ones we came to see). I had them sign that.
Met Jihoon first, he was wearing my friend's hat she gave him! We both spazzed about it, he looked good in it. I wanted to say something in Korean to Jonghyuk anyway, so I told the same thing to Jihoon ("You performance was really good!") I think he understood me. :P I got a little nervous, but he was patient while I attempt to pronounce it well.
After we got stuff signed, I wanted to go see Jonghyuk. He looked like he was about to leave so Mai ushered me closer to where he was. He turned around and I was right there. :P His response was the most precious thing ever! He turned, saw me and went "OH!" 'O' (<--that's his face hahaha). It wasn't the "OH! A white girl" face like last time...it was the "OH! SHE'S BACK!" face. He seemed so excited to see me again. I basically lost it after that. I didn't expect that kind of reaction, so all I could do was giggle and spaz. ^_^ He signed my book and I was smiling so much, I failed at the Korean so Mai had to translate it. >.< He was still so nice about it though. He signed my book and as an afterthought, added "Thank you!!" in English. :) The pen we used apparently was too water-based so it smeared a lot on the train ride back to Mai's. I took a pic, in case it comes off completely. :(
I am still so amused by his shock over me being there. I forgot about getting gifts for them, and Mai probably wants to go again, so I might just go one more time. I'm such a sucker for musicals. :P I also want to see Jonghyuk's reaction again. hahaha! I might not have time though, since it's so far from Ansan and ends too late for me to get home. Their shows are all on weeknights, it seems.
OH! I hung out Tuesday night with Yunkyu. We played at the arcade/sang noraebang (karaoke). It was pouring rain just as we were ready to leave, but neither of us had an umbrella (yeah, I know I said I would never be without an umbrella, but I was running late). So we ran over to a traditional style bar/pub. I ate cow stomach! :P It was actually pretty good, but a little chewy. I liked it!
I am still working on resizing pics, so that one will get posted sometime soon. I hope! I have break until next Wednesday, so I'll make sure to take time tomorrow or later in the week.
Talk to u all later!<3
Friday, August 13, 2010
SUPER SHOW!!!!
Plans include meeting a friend and her friend for lunch, then getting ready to head out to Seoul late tonight. I'm meeting friends late so we can be up way early and head to the lines that are gonna be at the ticket booth! We're waiting in line most of tomorrow to get tickets to SUPER SHOW (Super Junior's concert)!! ^____^ I hope there's still someone who wants to do standing...they're going to the concert tonight, as well so they might be too tired to be in the standing section. I think that I'll get tickets anyway! I really want to be as close as possible! But the seating might even be better. We'll see! (posted: Sat 8/14)
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SS3 WAS AMAZING!!! I HAVE NOT BEEN TO A BETTER CONCERT...except maybe HANSON, but they cannot be compared! Hanson relies a lot on their instruments and voices, since they are not a dance group. SuJu relies on their singing and dancing...and all the lights! *_*
(WARNING: I will do my best to keep it short and sweet, as well as keep it in order! But, a lot of things will pop into my head as I write.)
OK, so the day started off wayyyyy too early. Arrived at the venue by 5AM (yes you heard me right!). Got in line, while 2 friends started a number system. Some fans will attempt to cut. We also had to wait in line until 12pm, so being able to keep your spot while taking a bathroom break is helpful! Luckily this day wasn't pouring rain like Saturday. Anyway, we waited around, ate some snacks and finally got our tickets. Then, we had to WAIT SOME MORE. The venue didn't open until 3ish and the show didn't start until 4pm. We started being let in around 3, but a friend and I were in the last section of standing. But, because the standing is a large area, we would be able to move around and attempt to get close to the stage. Standing back from the crowd helped to see the stuff that was further away from me, too.
Dealt with some issues cuz last minute some girls complained because we wouldn't let them stand in front of us. We apparently were supposed to be in line in ticket number order, but no one told us that and we were first in line. None of us in the front were going to move so we just let the girls stand in front of us. I felt bad for the girl that worked there tho. She seemed frustrated, but it would have been nice if they told us to get in that order in the first place! They only said to make 4 lines.
Anyway, walked into the venue and WOW. It was so big! I started freaking out a little cuz Super Junior is my second favorite group. It's also my first concert here.
There was plenty of space in our section, so we were able to move around most of the show. That was helpful, especially when a member was in another part of the stage and there was room to get closer. Just had to be a little quick. :-P
The show started off in the center, with lots of lights and music. Out of this center contraption comes a member flying in the air (Donghae for those of you that know/care). His haircut is gorgeous~~ Oh, there was a vid at the beginning too...it got everyone excited for the show. The first song was Sorry Sorry. I think Eunhyuk was on our side of the stage, he came out of the floor before it started.
I realized this could take a long time if I go into any more detail, so I'm just gonna talk about some highlights for me. :)
Shiwon was one of the second members to come to our side. I think him along with Donghae, Sungmin, and Shindong actually...But this could have been at any point. I think most of the members ended up on my side at least once!
-Shiwon is gorgeous! He is a lot smaller than I imagined. He is pretty broad shouldered and built, but his waist is so small! It was surprising. Oh and he's now my new favorite (Sorry Hangeng)...he's actually a Christian (he tells everyone lol) and his solo song was "Looking for the Day." I hadn't heard that song in so long. He did a beautiful job and was just so absorbed in the music and in praising God. I cried, I'll admit it.
-Sungmin is precious!! He is cute and short, and I just find him so adorable. He also knows how to work it...his dance solo (I was bummed he didn't sing!!) was pretty hot. he also played the guitar for Ryeowook's solo. He's a fantastic guitarist. Oh! He got his shoes stuck in the stage trap door thing. It was hilarious, cuz he finally gave up and took off his shoes then wandered over to a rail and stuck his leg on it, trying to be sexy/silly. It was hilarious. Kyuhyun went and retrieved his shoes for him and even helped him put them on. ^^ They also wore giant vegetable suits during their song called "Cooking Cooking" Sungmin was on my side and I noticed he counted the steps before he walked down and counted them as he walked down, so he wouldn't fall. He was a giant pumpkin after all. http://pics.livejournal.com/midorihaven/pic/002d0xtk <--see? :D
-Heechul really is as pretty as he looks. I mean really. I don't think I have ever met or seen a guy more beautiful than him. He knows it, too. Which kinda makes him seem stuck up, but I don't care. He was fun to watch. Especially when they had these cold air guns they were spraying at us. Heechul just wandered around, smacking his gum, nonchalantly spraying fans, and other members. His solo was AMAZING! He's such a diva...he did Lady GaGa's "Pokerface" It was basically amazing. :)
-Ryeowook wasn't on my side too much. But he is almost as pretty as Heechul. His solo song was gorgeous. He has such a beautiful voice. It's flawless~~At the end, he was wearing cat ears! So cute.
-Donghae's hair looks so good on him. It's shorter. He's also a pretty awesome performer. His singing has improved a lot and it shined in their TROT song (brand new song!). The style fit him well~~ One point they all wore costumes and Donghae was in an English guard uniform...someone threw his giant hat at him right after he came out. :P
-Shindong is one of my least favorite members sometimes...but he actually looked good during this show. He's also a great performer, he knows how to hype everyone up. :)
-Eeteuk is the leader, and he's sometimes not a fave, either. But, he's pretty adorable. He's got a cute voice and can be pretty hyper. He was on our side a few times and was pretty interactive with us. At one point he gave a big arm heart and looked in my area...I gave a hands heart at the same time! I'd like to believe it was the only time I got their attention. :D Just leave me in that belief HAHAHA.
-Kyuhyun is the youngest member. He's a little brat! It's funny tho...when they had the air guns, he shot the cold air in one area like four times in a row. Poor girl. I laughed so hard at his face while he was doing it. :P He also attacked most of the members that were around him. Oh and his solo was pretty. His voice is so nice. I was watching the screen cuz he was too far to see. It was close up and you could see his scar from the car accident. It was just nice to see that they really aren't as perfect as we'd like to believe. He was still so handsome~
-Yehsung I think was on my side only once or twice, but I don't remember him doing much. His solo was flawless though. He's got one of the best voices of suju in my opinion. He had us sing with him during parts of the song, too. It was actually one I knew, too! Well, only the chorus^^
-Eunhyuk is another least favorite member. He's got amazing dance skills, though. He also is a great TROT singer. He did the low, gravelly voice so well. I loved their new TROT song, it's called "Tok Tok Tok" (knock knock knock). OH!! I almost forgot...along with SHindong and Donghae, they did Beyonce's "Single Ladies" COMPLETE WITH COSTUME. Yes, they wore dresses and heels. It was a little disturbing to be honest, but funny nonetheless. They are still awesome dancers! I cannot deny it, even when they're prancing around in wigs and tight dresses. Heechul"Gaga" joined them during this, too.
I covered most of the highlights talking about each of the members. I know none of you know who they are, but I have a few friends that do. So, someone will appreciate this! ^_^
OHHHH! I almost forgot! The Trax came to perform with them! They're a kpop/rock group that were big during DBSK's time (They were in DBSK's video "Triangle" too). Heechul played drums with them the first time they performed! It was awesome. I was stoked they were there, but not as excited as I could have cuz my friends mentioned them being there, so I wasn't surprised.
They did a tribute for Kangin (he's a member that's in the army right now). I was a little annoyed they didn't do a tribute for the missing Kibum and Hangeng...but those two members did choose to leave the group. Kanging had no choice really. He's also a big part of SuJu, I guess. He's pretty loud when present. Anyway, the tribute was pretty! They pretended to play instruments and projected a giant Kangin behind each of the members, in turn. He saluted and blew a heart kiss in the video. I kinda teared up...Eeteuk was close to breaking down, you could see his eyes were wet.
Oh, they did two of their older songs (U and Dancing Out) as a rock version. It was awesome and so fun. I was in standing with one friend out of the group of us going...and all we did at the end was sing along and dance like crazy. It was fantastic~
The talking part (at some point) was awesome cuz Shiwon spoke in English and Chinese!!! They spoke to the fans in Korea, Chinese, Thai, and Japanese. I was stoked to hear Shiwon. It made me miss Hangeng (he was the Chinese member). I think the talking in English made me love Shiwon a little more. haha~
The end was fun. They still had the air guns and were goofing off with those, making it look like they were breathing fire or something...Shindong made it look like he farted (yup, he's a dork) and Ryeowook pretended to hold his nose. That was cute. :) Shiwon tried to blast Heechul but something didn't work and Heechul ran around in a victory pose. They also pulled out water bottles, and of course proceeded to attempt to wet each other when they each were talking to the fans. Eeteuk got water poured and spit on him. It was funny cuz he giggled and squealed. It was adorable.
That was the end, basically. The were exiting on our side area to walk around and go out the front/center area. But none of them seemed to look in our direction. I was sad. Oh, Kyuhyun had someone's cell phone too. He was talking to them too! It was cute...he handed the phone back and ran off to catch up with everyone.
Went home that night after eating with everyone. Crashed as soon as I got home, fell asleep as soon as my head hit that pillow. Was sore for the next two days after, but it was so worth it. I am going to SMTOWN Concert this Saturday too!!!! This one has SuJu, SNSD(Girl's Generation), SHINee, Changmin and Yunho from DBSK, BoA, The Trax, Kangta, and f(x). I am soooo stoked to see Yunho!! He's my fave from DBSK. BoA just had a comeback, too so it'll be epic with her there. I am also just getting more into SHINee, so that'll be awesome too. Girl's Generation are my favorite girl group, too! This is basically gonna be one awesome concert. I'll prob post about that one too. I hope I can take pics! I couldn't at SuJu, otherwise they'd kick you out. :(
Alright I'm gonna go make a separate post about my day yesterday. Went to the musical Thrill Me again...
-XOXOXOXO-
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SS3 WAS AMAZING!!! I HAVE NOT BEEN TO A BETTER CONCERT...except maybe HANSON, but they cannot be compared! Hanson relies a lot on their instruments and voices, since they are not a dance group. SuJu relies on their singing and dancing...and all the lights! *_*
(WARNING: I will do my best to keep it short and sweet, as well as keep it in order! But, a lot of things will pop into my head as I write.)
OK, so the day started off wayyyyy too early. Arrived at the venue by 5AM (yes you heard me right!). Got in line, while 2 friends started a number system. Some fans will attempt to cut. We also had to wait in line until 12pm, so being able to keep your spot while taking a bathroom break is helpful! Luckily this day wasn't pouring rain like Saturday. Anyway, we waited around, ate some snacks and finally got our tickets. Then, we had to WAIT SOME MORE. The venue didn't open until 3ish and the show didn't start until 4pm. We started being let in around 3, but a friend and I were in the last section of standing. But, because the standing is a large area, we would be able to move around and attempt to get close to the stage. Standing back from the crowd helped to see the stuff that was further away from me, too.
Dealt with some issues cuz last minute some girls complained because we wouldn't let them stand in front of us. We apparently were supposed to be in line in ticket number order, but no one told us that and we were first in line. None of us in the front were going to move so we just let the girls stand in front of us. I felt bad for the girl that worked there tho. She seemed frustrated, but it would have been nice if they told us to get in that order in the first place! They only said to make 4 lines.
Anyway, walked into the venue and WOW. It was so big! I started freaking out a little cuz Super Junior is my second favorite group. It's also my first concert here.
There was plenty of space in our section, so we were able to move around most of the show. That was helpful, especially when a member was in another part of the stage and there was room to get closer. Just had to be a little quick. :-P
The show started off in the center, with lots of lights and music. Out of this center contraption comes a member flying in the air (Donghae for those of you that know/care). His haircut is gorgeous~~ Oh, there was a vid at the beginning too...it got everyone excited for the show. The first song was Sorry Sorry. I think Eunhyuk was on our side of the stage, he came out of the floor before it started.
I realized this could take a long time if I go into any more detail, so I'm just gonna talk about some highlights for me. :)
Shiwon was one of the second members to come to our side. I think him along with Donghae, Sungmin, and Shindong actually...But this could have been at any point. I think most of the members ended up on my side at least once!
-Shiwon is gorgeous! He is a lot smaller than I imagined. He is pretty broad shouldered and built, but his waist is so small! It was surprising. Oh and he's now my new favorite (Sorry Hangeng)...he's actually a Christian (he tells everyone lol) and his solo song was "Looking for the Day." I hadn't heard that song in so long. He did a beautiful job and was just so absorbed in the music and in praising God. I cried, I'll admit it.
-Sungmin is precious!! He is cute and short, and I just find him so adorable. He also knows how to work it...his dance solo (I was bummed he didn't sing!!) was pretty hot. he also played the guitar for Ryeowook's solo. He's a fantastic guitarist. Oh! He got his shoes stuck in the stage trap door thing. It was hilarious, cuz he finally gave up and took off his shoes then wandered over to a rail and stuck his leg on it, trying to be sexy/silly. It was hilarious. Kyuhyun went and retrieved his shoes for him and even helped him put them on. ^^ They also wore giant vegetable suits during their song called "Cooking Cooking" Sungmin was on my side and I noticed he counted the steps before he walked down and counted them as he walked down, so he wouldn't fall. He was a giant pumpkin after all. http://pics.livejournal.com/midorihaven/pic/002d0xtk <--see? :D
-Heechul really is as pretty as he looks. I mean really. I don't think I have ever met or seen a guy more beautiful than him. He knows it, too. Which kinda makes him seem stuck up, but I don't care. He was fun to watch. Especially when they had these cold air guns they were spraying at us. Heechul just wandered around, smacking his gum, nonchalantly spraying fans, and other members. His solo was AMAZING! He's such a diva...he did Lady GaGa's "Pokerface" It was basically amazing. :)
-Ryeowook wasn't on my side too much. But he is almost as pretty as Heechul. His solo song was gorgeous. He has such a beautiful voice. It's flawless~~At the end, he was wearing cat ears! So cute.
-Donghae's hair looks so good on him. It's shorter. He's also a pretty awesome performer. His singing has improved a lot and it shined in their TROT song (brand new song!). The style fit him well~~ One point they all wore costumes and Donghae was in an English guard uniform...someone threw his giant hat at him right after he came out. :P
-Shindong is one of my least favorite members sometimes...but he actually looked good during this show. He's also a great performer, he knows how to hype everyone up. :)
-Eeteuk is the leader, and he's sometimes not a fave, either. But, he's pretty adorable. He's got a cute voice and can be pretty hyper. He was on our side a few times and was pretty interactive with us. At one point he gave a big arm heart and looked in my area...I gave a hands heart at the same time! I'd like to believe it was the only time I got their attention. :D Just leave me in that belief HAHAHA.
-Kyuhyun is the youngest member. He's a little brat! It's funny tho...when they had the air guns, he shot the cold air in one area like four times in a row. Poor girl. I laughed so hard at his face while he was doing it. :P He also attacked most of the members that were around him. Oh and his solo was pretty. His voice is so nice. I was watching the screen cuz he was too far to see. It was close up and you could see his scar from the car accident. It was just nice to see that they really aren't as perfect as we'd like to believe. He was still so handsome~
-Yehsung I think was on my side only once or twice, but I don't remember him doing much. His solo was flawless though. He's got one of the best voices of suju in my opinion. He had us sing with him during parts of the song, too. It was actually one I knew, too! Well, only the chorus^^
-Eunhyuk is another least favorite member. He's got amazing dance skills, though. He also is a great TROT singer. He did the low, gravelly voice so well. I loved their new TROT song, it's called "Tok Tok Tok" (knock knock knock). OH!! I almost forgot...along with SHindong and Donghae, they did Beyonce's "Single Ladies" COMPLETE WITH COSTUME. Yes, they wore dresses and heels. It was a little disturbing to be honest, but funny nonetheless. They are still awesome dancers! I cannot deny it, even when they're prancing around in wigs and tight dresses. Heechul"Gaga" joined them during this, too.
I covered most of the highlights talking about each of the members. I know none of you know who they are, but I have a few friends that do. So, someone will appreciate this! ^_^
OHHHH! I almost forgot! The Trax came to perform with them! They're a kpop/rock group that were big during DBSK's time (They were in DBSK's video "Triangle" too). Heechul played drums with them the first time they performed! It was awesome. I was stoked they were there, but not as excited as I could have cuz my friends mentioned them being there, so I wasn't surprised.
They did a tribute for Kangin (he's a member that's in the army right now). I was a little annoyed they didn't do a tribute for the missing Kibum and Hangeng...but those two members did choose to leave the group. Kanging had no choice really. He's also a big part of SuJu, I guess. He's pretty loud when present. Anyway, the tribute was pretty! They pretended to play instruments and projected a giant Kangin behind each of the members, in turn. He saluted and blew a heart kiss in the video. I kinda teared up...Eeteuk was close to breaking down, you could see his eyes were wet.
Oh, they did two of their older songs (U and Dancing Out) as a rock version. It was awesome and so fun. I was in standing with one friend out of the group of us going...and all we did at the end was sing along and dance like crazy. It was fantastic~
The talking part (at some point) was awesome cuz Shiwon spoke in English and Chinese!!! They spoke to the fans in Korea, Chinese, Thai, and Japanese. I was stoked to hear Shiwon. It made me miss Hangeng (he was the Chinese member). I think the talking in English made me love Shiwon a little more. haha~
The end was fun. They still had the air guns and were goofing off with those, making it look like they were breathing fire or something...Shindong made it look like he farted (yup, he's a dork) and Ryeowook pretended to hold his nose. That was cute. :) Shiwon tried to blast Heechul but something didn't work and Heechul ran around in a victory pose. They also pulled out water bottles, and of course proceeded to attempt to wet each other when they each were talking to the fans. Eeteuk got water poured and spit on him. It was funny cuz he giggled and squealed. It was adorable.
That was the end, basically. The were exiting on our side area to walk around and go out the front/center area. But none of them seemed to look in our direction. I was sad. Oh, Kyuhyun had someone's cell phone too. He was talking to them too! It was cute...he handed the phone back and ran off to catch up with everyone.
Went home that night after eating with everyone. Crashed as soon as I got home, fell asleep as soon as my head hit that pillow. Was sore for the next two days after, but it was so worth it. I am going to SMTOWN Concert this Saturday too!!!! This one has SuJu, SNSD(Girl's Generation), SHINee, Changmin and Yunho from DBSK, BoA, The Trax, Kangta, and f(x). I am soooo stoked to see Yunho!! He's my fave from DBSK. BoA just had a comeback, too so it'll be epic with her there. I am also just getting more into SHINee, so that'll be awesome too. Girl's Generation are my favorite girl group, too! This is basically gonna be one awesome concert. I'll prob post about that one too. I hope I can take pics! I couldn't at SuJu, otherwise they'd kick you out. :(
Alright I'm gonna go make a separate post about my day yesterday. Went to the musical Thrill Me again...
-XOXOXOXO-
Thursday, August 12, 2010
picture update 8-13-2010
These are pics from my school, most during the fire drill! It was really cool~
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Thrill Me Musical~~and everything in between!
Finally posting about Sunday! :-P (OK so this was in the draft section forever! I already went and saw this show again!)
The morning was full of chores, so I'll skip that. haha...but I met up with Mai at around 3pm to head to the exit where The Stage was located (that's the place where the musical was gonna be). Found it after Thea showed up and pointed it out to us. It was a little further down than we thought. woops!
Went to a Pho restaurant, cuz Mai was craving it...I've never had it! It was so good!! Of course, it has a sauce that's spicy, so of course. :P I think I should have ordered the dish that had more meat tho. It was kinda lacking.
We had time to kill after that, so we ended up in UNIQLO (which apparently is a Japanese-based store?? anyone help me on that one? I dunno). But, there were some great sales! t-shirts for 10,000won (less than $10)! I bought 3. :-D Two are the same style, just different screen design and color. But so cute! Now, I just need some skirts/shorts to go with them.
Anyway, went to the show, which was pretty much awesome! I was lost during the whole thing, but the music was very emotional. I could follow along that way. We had some nice seats!! A little off to the right side (facing stage) a few rows from the front. It was small venue, but still good seats~
Since it's been so long since the first time I watched this, I am probably forgetting some details I wanted to mention. It was awesome, so I'll just move on!:D
Waited around after the show cuz my friend Mai has been a fan of one of the actors for a long time. He walked up the stairs where we were waiting, and I didn't recognize him of course. :P Mai gave him a present and then he walked outside to meet up with the fans. We headed out there, too. Thea and I kinda stayed behind, since we didn't know who he was. But, we eventually went out to watch Mai. Jihoon was super nice! He was talking to everyone and started shaking everyone's hands. He even came over to Thea and I (we were off to the side, watching everything). :) He shook our hands and said thank you in English. He's very charming, I felt myself getting slightly flustered. That's all I can really remember, so I'll end here.^^
As we were going to head out, the other actor (Jonghyeok) came out with a bunch of his fangirls. It was amusing, they were fanning him and all crowded around him. I was still very excited to see them perform again (I decided to go with Mai two more times after this one!)
I was gonna end this and finish a separate post about my events after that weekend, but I'll just keep it here. I guess I'll test out if this has a word limit! :-P
Anyway, the rest of English camp went well!! I had to make some improvements halfway through, but I was getting tired and not putting much effort into my work. The kids seemed to respond a lot better after that. I can't think of anything super fantastic about camp. It was fun and I'm excited for a bit of a break! Today's my first day on break~~I go back in about two weeks, on the 25th.
Last weekend I finally decided not to plan anything at all (except for some cleaning, laundry, and watching tv). Thursday, I get a call from an acquaintance I was put in touch with earlier (He's the grandson of someone from Emmanuel Baptist). He was gonna be in Seoul and wanted to go on a bus tour on Saturday. Grant and I met up around 11:30...I got a little lost on one of the transfers and ended up on the same line I started on. Which just meant I had to take the longer way to get there. Anyway, we met up and decided to take the City Tour. There was a palace tour, but there were a few other things on the City Tour that we were interested in (and still some palaces), so we chose that. It was only 10,000won! The trip was around 2hrs if you don't really get off the bus, but they run past the stations every 20-30minutes, so we got off a few times.
First stop we made was the National Museum. I forget that time passes too quickly at museums, so we kinda wasted 2hrs and only saw half of two floors. So, we headed out and finally got on the bus. It was raining off and on all day, but it actually wasn't too bad~
The second stop was the Traditional Korean Village. It was so cool! I love the style of homes here, you don't get to see houses much here. So many people live in apartments. The rain had decided to take a break, which was good~~We had to be outside in order to visit the houses. I am now a token white girl hahaha. A Chinese girl asked to take a picture with me! I was tempted to get a pic with my camera cuz I was so amused by it! It was precious, I even took one with her dad. She couldn't have been much older than 13. I knew they were Chinese cuz I heard them talking before and her dad even thanked me in Chinese. :)
Our next stop was the N. Seoul Tower. It was amazing! I was pretty scared, since it was so high over the city, but it was a great view. My camera does not do it any justice. The have this cute tradition where there are locks all over the fencing there. It was really cute! I took pics, those are to come tomorrow. Probably in a separate post. :)
We were running out of time, so we decided to skip the palaces. :( I think I'll try to go on the Tour again and make sure to visit the palaces and the war memorial museum. Our final stop was Insadong. It's a popular outdoor place with a lot of traditional stores and souvenirs. It seems to be a big tourist spot. But, it was so cool! I want to go back, mostly cuz I need more postcards. It's the only place I can figure out where to get postcards. It's such a nice area, I'm definitely going there for gifts (if you have something you might want, give me ideas!!). :) They have a lot of crafts and jewelry and antiques. It's a shopper's paradise haha~~
We left Insadong around 8pm and got on the last bus of the night to take us back where we started. Hadn't eaten since lunch (I had Kinchi Chigae~~tasty and spicy!) so we went to a BBQ place and stuffed ourselves. ^^ I am certain that is one meal I will never get tired of here. Left sometime around 10pm and headed home.
Sunday was a relaxing day. I got up, talked to my dad (in New Mexico) and said hi~also talked to a few ppl online for a bit. I also worked on getting addresses from people so I could use the postcards I bought. Took most of the morning...finally went out to pick up some kitchen stuff. Decided it was too hot to stay out, so I went home and took a small nap. Went out to get groceries sometime around 6. It was still sunny and hot out, but I didn't want to wait too long. I dunno how early it closes on Sundays.
The rest of camp flew by so fast this week. I felt like Monday barely came and it was already Wednesday! Everything ended smoothly, I'll miss them! But a lot of my kids are actually students at Gojan. I'll see them in a few weeks:)
Yesterday I went home and packed my things. I was gonna meet Mai to see Thrill Me again! I traveled with Yunkyu (my friend from the subway-he lives in Ansan) since he was heading to class. Met up with Mai around 7:40 and headed to the show. We were in balcony this time (2nd row). We were a little worried cuz downstage was down far enough that we knew we were gonna have trouble seeing some of it. But, the girls in front of us stayed pretty still and most of the show seemed to be center and upstage. It was a really cool view this time! I was really worried it wouldn't be a good seat.
The show was so much better for me! Mai gave me the music to the OST, which is in English, so I was able to catch on to the story. I also looked up some of the outline of the show on Wikipedia. That, and Mai translated some of the parts that she understood.
The story really is a dark topic, but it was performed so well. I really enjoyed their chemistry and singing ability. The blended so well~~~ The ending was super cute. When they were doing their bows, the younger one (Jonghyuk) tried to bow to the older one (Jihoon), but Jihoon stopped Jonghyuk by putting his hands on the sides of his head.
We went out afterwards to meet Jihoon. He came out early but didn't stay as long as before. He signed stuff this time though! All I had was my ticket stub. This girl noticed me of course and had me write my name on a post-it so he could write my name when he signed...but he still asked me how to spell it! I think he was making small talk. He seems so personable. I felt nervous this time! But he was super nice and when he was leaving he shook my hand again and told me "See you tomorrow." :D I think it was the only English phrase that came to mind, but he also might have assumed we were coming to the show Thursday too. I wasn't much better...I didn't know how to respond to I said "Yeah!" or something. :-P I'm gonna practice some Korean so I can tell him the show was awesome, next time. I'm going again next week.
Jihoon left, and we finally realized Jonghyuk was outside, surrounded by a bunch of fans. We went over and realized he was signing things, so we pulled out a pen and our stuff. My ticket was covered in Jihoon's signature, so I grabbed my small notebook that I carry around. He was so nice, and pretty adorable. :) He kept bowing and using his hands to bow (like he was praying). He also looked so shocked every time he looked at me. I was the only white person there! He also started taking pics with fans, so Mai and I took pics w/him (I'm lucky I grabbed my camera!). Mai and I decided that I should tell him it was nice to meet him (in Korean) since he was already so shocked I was there. I didn't get the guts to do it till just before he left and right after I took the pic with him. I didn't think a person could look anymore surprised! ^.^ Next week, I decided I'm gonna tell him something a little bit longer just to freak him out. He was really amusing with how surprised he was.
Let's face it, I'm just amused all over with how much I get stared at here. I kinda know what the celebrities feel like now. :-P hahaha~
Ok, I am now caught up (minus the pictures). I will be posting those tomorrow, probably do another set of video slideshows. I'll try to sort them, too! I have a lot of stuff to catch you all up on. Sorry! I have had busy weekends since I arrived. But, tomorrow I will make sure to at least get half of the pics posted. :)
Oh! One more thing. I got a package this week!! Ian's family put together a bunch of stuff and sent it to me. I got so many things~! It was amazing, I cried.^^ I knew I was gonna get a package from Ian, but not his whole fam! It was a great surprise~~Thanks guys, I love and miss you~!!
Now, I'm off. I didn't get any laundry done but I have no plans to be outside tomorrow, so I'm good. :-P Expect to hear from me again soon!! I really will try to do my best with posting more often. That way it won't be such a massive post!! ~XOXOXOXOXOXO!~ ^_^v
The morning was full of chores, so I'll skip that. haha...but I met up with Mai at around 3pm to head to the exit where The Stage was located (that's the place where the musical was gonna be). Found it after Thea showed up and pointed it out to us. It was a little further down than we thought. woops!
Went to a Pho restaurant, cuz Mai was craving it...I've never had it! It was so good!! Of course, it has a sauce that's spicy, so of course. :P I think I should have ordered the dish that had more meat tho. It was kinda lacking.
We had time to kill after that, so we ended up in UNIQLO (which apparently is a Japanese-based store?? anyone help me on that one? I dunno). But, there were some great sales! t-shirts for 10,000won (less than $10)! I bought 3. :-D Two are the same style, just different screen design and color. But so cute! Now, I just need some skirts/shorts to go with them.
Anyway, went to the show, which was pretty much awesome! I was lost during the whole thing, but the music was very emotional. I could follow along that way. We had some nice seats!! A little off to the right side (facing stage) a few rows from the front. It was small venue, but still good seats~
Since it's been so long since the first time I watched this, I am probably forgetting some details I wanted to mention. It was awesome, so I'll just move on!:D
Waited around after the show cuz my friend Mai has been a fan of one of the actors for a long time. He walked up the stairs where we were waiting, and I didn't recognize him of course. :P Mai gave him a present and then he walked outside to meet up with the fans. We headed out there, too. Thea and I kinda stayed behind, since we didn't know who he was. But, we eventually went out to watch Mai. Jihoon was super nice! He was talking to everyone and started shaking everyone's hands. He even came over to Thea and I (we were off to the side, watching everything). :) He shook our hands and said thank you in English. He's very charming, I felt myself getting slightly flustered. That's all I can really remember, so I'll end here.^^
As we were going to head out, the other actor (Jonghyeok) came out with a bunch of his fangirls. It was amusing, they were fanning him and all crowded around him. I was still very excited to see them perform again (I decided to go with Mai two more times after this one!)
I was gonna end this and finish a separate post about my events after that weekend, but I'll just keep it here. I guess I'll test out if this has a word limit! :-P
Anyway, the rest of English camp went well!! I had to make some improvements halfway through, but I was getting tired and not putting much effort into my work. The kids seemed to respond a lot better after that. I can't think of anything super fantastic about camp. It was fun and I'm excited for a bit of a break! Today's my first day on break~~I go back in about two weeks, on the 25th.
Last weekend I finally decided not to plan anything at all (except for some cleaning, laundry, and watching tv). Thursday, I get a call from an acquaintance I was put in touch with earlier (He's the grandson of someone from Emmanuel Baptist). He was gonna be in Seoul and wanted to go on a bus tour on Saturday. Grant and I met up around 11:30...I got a little lost on one of the transfers and ended up on the same line I started on. Which just meant I had to take the longer way to get there. Anyway, we met up and decided to take the City Tour. There was a palace tour, but there were a few other things on the City Tour that we were interested in (and still some palaces), so we chose that. It was only 10,000won! The trip was around 2hrs if you don't really get off the bus, but they run past the stations every 20-30minutes, so we got off a few times.
First stop we made was the National Museum. I forget that time passes too quickly at museums, so we kinda wasted 2hrs and only saw half of two floors. So, we headed out and finally got on the bus. It was raining off and on all day, but it actually wasn't too bad~
The second stop was the Traditional Korean Village. It was so cool! I love the style of homes here, you don't get to see houses much here. So many people live in apartments. The rain had decided to take a break, which was good~~We had to be outside in order to visit the houses. I am now a token white girl hahaha. A Chinese girl asked to take a picture with me! I was tempted to get a pic with my camera cuz I was so amused by it! It was precious, I even took one with her dad. She couldn't have been much older than 13. I knew they were Chinese cuz I heard them talking before and her dad even thanked me in Chinese. :)
Our next stop was the N. Seoul Tower. It was amazing! I was pretty scared, since it was so high over the city, but it was a great view. My camera does not do it any justice. The have this cute tradition where there are locks all over the fencing there. It was really cute! I took pics, those are to come tomorrow. Probably in a separate post. :)
We were running out of time, so we decided to skip the palaces. :( I think I'll try to go on the Tour again and make sure to visit the palaces and the war memorial museum. Our final stop was Insadong. It's a popular outdoor place with a lot of traditional stores and souvenirs. It seems to be a big tourist spot. But, it was so cool! I want to go back, mostly cuz I need more postcards. It's the only place I can figure out where to get postcards. It's such a nice area, I'm definitely going there for gifts (if you have something you might want, give me ideas!!). :) They have a lot of crafts and jewelry and antiques. It's a shopper's paradise haha~~
We left Insadong around 8pm and got on the last bus of the night to take us back where we started. Hadn't eaten since lunch (I had Kinchi Chigae~~tasty and spicy!) so we went to a BBQ place and stuffed ourselves. ^^ I am certain that is one meal I will never get tired of here. Left sometime around 10pm and headed home.
Sunday was a relaxing day. I got up, talked to my dad (in New Mexico) and said hi~also talked to a few ppl online for a bit. I also worked on getting addresses from people so I could use the postcards I bought. Took most of the morning...finally went out to pick up some kitchen stuff. Decided it was too hot to stay out, so I went home and took a small nap. Went out to get groceries sometime around 6. It was still sunny and hot out, but I didn't want to wait too long. I dunno how early it closes on Sundays.
The rest of camp flew by so fast this week. I felt like Monday barely came and it was already Wednesday! Everything ended smoothly, I'll miss them! But a lot of my kids are actually students at Gojan. I'll see them in a few weeks:)
Yesterday I went home and packed my things. I was gonna meet Mai to see Thrill Me again! I traveled with Yunkyu (my friend from the subway-he lives in Ansan) since he was heading to class. Met up with Mai around 7:40 and headed to the show. We were in balcony this time (2nd row). We were a little worried cuz downstage was down far enough that we knew we were gonna have trouble seeing some of it. But, the girls in front of us stayed pretty still and most of the show seemed to be center and upstage. It was a really cool view this time! I was really worried it wouldn't be a good seat.
The show was so much better for me! Mai gave me the music to the OST, which is in English, so I was able to catch on to the story. I also looked up some of the outline of the show on Wikipedia. That, and Mai translated some of the parts that she understood.
The story really is a dark topic, but it was performed so well. I really enjoyed their chemistry and singing ability. The blended so well~~~ The ending was super cute. When they were doing their bows, the younger one (Jonghyuk) tried to bow to the older one (Jihoon), but Jihoon stopped Jonghyuk by putting his hands on the sides of his head.
We went out afterwards to meet Jihoon. He came out early but didn't stay as long as before. He signed stuff this time though! All I had was my ticket stub. This girl noticed me of course and had me write my name on a post-it so he could write my name when he signed...but he still asked me how to spell it! I think he was making small talk. He seems so personable. I felt nervous this time! But he was super nice and when he was leaving he shook my hand again and told me "See you tomorrow." :D I think it was the only English phrase that came to mind, but he also might have assumed we were coming to the show Thursday too. I wasn't much better...I didn't know how to respond to I said "Yeah!" or something. :-P I'm gonna practice some Korean so I can tell him the show was awesome, next time. I'm going again next week.
Jihoon left, and we finally realized Jonghyuk was outside, surrounded by a bunch of fans. We went over and realized he was signing things, so we pulled out a pen and our stuff. My ticket was covered in Jihoon's signature, so I grabbed my small notebook that I carry around. He was so nice, and pretty adorable. :) He kept bowing and using his hands to bow (like he was praying). He also looked so shocked every time he looked at me. I was the only white person there! He also started taking pics with fans, so Mai and I took pics w/him (I'm lucky I grabbed my camera!). Mai and I decided that I should tell him it was nice to meet him (in Korean) since he was already so shocked I was there. I didn't get the guts to do it till just before he left and right after I took the pic with him. I didn't think a person could look anymore surprised! ^.^ Next week, I decided I'm gonna tell him something a little bit longer just to freak him out. He was really amusing with how surprised he was.
Let's face it, I'm just amused all over with how much I get stared at here. I kinda know what the celebrities feel like now. :-P hahaha~
Ok, I am now caught up (minus the pictures). I will be posting those tomorrow, probably do another set of video slideshows. I'll try to sort them, too! I have a lot of stuff to catch you all up on. Sorry! I have had busy weekends since I arrived. But, tomorrow I will make sure to at least get half of the pics posted. :)
Oh! One more thing. I got a package this week!! Ian's family put together a bunch of stuff and sent it to me. I got so many things~! It was amazing, I cried.^^ I knew I was gonna get a package from Ian, but not his whole fam! It was a great surprise~~Thanks guys, I love and miss you~!!
Now, I'm off. I didn't get any laundry done but I have no plans to be outside tomorrow, so I'm good. :-P Expect to hear from me again soon!! I really will try to do my best with posting more often. That way it won't be such a massive post!! ~XOXOXOXOXOXO!~ ^_^v
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