New gadgets

The Bold 2 is seriously worth the money. Amazing battery life and now I'm online 24/7 WOOHOO. It feels great to get something using your own money. The iPhone can kiss my ass. Oh and white > black.


Also, my 6 year old PC broke down and this is what my dad got to replace it:



23" full HD touchscreen, Intel Core i5-750 Processor (2.66 GHz), 1TB hard disk drive, 4GB DDR3 RAM, Windows 7 Home Premium OS, Media Reader, NVIDIA GeForce G210-M 512MB graphic card & Bluetooth.

I feel blessed and thankful. Thank you daddy. Thank you Allah. :)

WOW

GUESS WHO'S BACK

MEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

DID Y'ALL MISS ME?

[crickets chirp]

Oh.

I don't even know where to start. This is like, the first post of the year for me. Okay okay!

It's day 3 of fasting. So far so good.

Hmm, so for the past year I've been really obsessed with K-Pop. Yes, like all those other freaks with Korean characters in their names like (Afifah 사랑해 Siwon) on Facebook and profile pictures of DBSK and Super Junior and shit. I even have a Soshified account, how gay is that. Not that I post a lot. It's a sad sign to have a million post counts on a forum, thank God mine is only like.... 12. And also, before you judge me, at least I'm not into K-Dramas. No offense to anyone who is, it's just that if I were I would be sucked even deeper into the wondrous black hole that is Korean pop culture and can't be saved. Who the hell is Lee Minho again though? [gets bricked] Okay what I'm trying to say is I'M NOT A CRAZY FANBOY (or am I?)

There are two girl groups I just LOVE LOVE LOVE. Which are SNSD (OMG SHOCKER HUH) and After School. I don't really particularly care about anyone else. Well, f(x) has nice songs but I'm not really into them as a group, T-Ara.. I'm only in it for Hyomin. Out of the new-ish groups, I kind of like Secret. But I only know Seonhwa and Zinger. Seonhwa because she's such a dumb goofy bitch who's bad at math on Invincible Youth and Zinger because... Seriously? Zinger? That's your stage name? [thinks of the Zinger Burger @ KFC] Yeah, no honey. Rainbow are pretty but they all seriously look the same, with their high long ponytails in "A". I'd love to get to know them better though. 2NE1 are fierce! Sandara is so cute and their songs are so insanely catchy. HATE KARA. Wonder Girls are too one note. Nine Muses? Yawn. miss A are not bad. Same goes for 4minute, so on and so forth.

Anyway, I'm going to start with SNSD. So Nyuh Shi Dae. Girls' Generation. KOREA'S MOST LOVED GIRL GROUP. Here's their most stunning, recent picture for their Japanese debut:

L-R: Seohyun, Taeyeon, Hyoyeon, Yoona, Yuri, Jessica, Sunny, Tiffany & Sooyoung.

Contrary to popular belief, bigger is better. A LOT BETTER. My initial reactions when I saw them were "Why are there so many of them?" and "Why do all of them look the same". Well that was over a year ago and now I love them. They've conquered Korea and our hearts and are debuting in Japan in September with the Japanese version of "Genie"! Sowoneul malhaebwa~ I couldn't think of a better song choice. I also can't wait to see the remake of the music video eeeeeeeeeeee. I wonder if I should pre-order it online, but RM73 (not even including shipping -_-") for an EP with one title song in Japanese and Korean and an instrumental does not cut it. They do have a photo booklet (with new pictures y'all), a trading card and a DVD of the remade music video though so hmm. Meh, I'll just wait for their new photobook that they shot in Phuket and their concert DVD and album to come out and order all of that together so I at least get free shipping. DAMN YOU SM FOR MAKING SO MANY EXPENSIVE, PLEASING THINGS FOR FANBOYS.

They debuted in '07 with "Into The New World" (k this song is so inspiring and Baby One More Time-esque) and then went into their jankest period ever in '08 which was the "Kissing You" and "Baby Baby" era, which I would like to forget/wish never existed/not go into detail about. They were like dressed in frocks and waving lollipops on stage. But for the record, Kissing You is a really cute, addictive song. And there's one line in the chorus when they sing which sounds like they're saying "We are gay" and I always lol when I listen to it. Cool story huh.

And then they came out with "Gee" in early '09 which is like, their biggest hit with 34094845 consecutive wins on Music Bank.

L-R: Taeyeon, Tiffany, Sooyoung, Jessica, Yuri, Yoona, Sunny, Hyoyeon & Seohyun

Gee gee gee gee baby baby baby. The song, the dance. Some people think its annoying. BUT MOST LOVE IT. I just wish Taeyeon's hair wasn't so jank in the music video. The song was their most successful hit, winning 9 consecutive weeks on Music Bank, a record still unbroken.

They dissapeared for awhile after that but the girls came back with "Genie" in the middle of the year.

L-R: (Back Row Standing) Sooyoung (black hat), Seohyun (blue hat), Yoona (black hat), Yuri (blue hat), Hyoyeon (red hat)
(Front Row Sitting) Sunny (white hat), Jessica (red hat), Taeyeon (red hat), Tiffany (white hat).

Sowoneul malhaebwa, I'm a genie for you boy~ In my opinion, this is their best song and best concept. This marine girl concept is so.. HOT and the song is their best one yet. And the choreography is so good, Rino Nakasone from The Beat Freaks (America's Best Dance Crew) choreographed it (and Oh! too). Especially when they legpop.

Not long after that, they were chosen to promote for LG's Chocolate Phone and made a song and music video for it called "Chocolate Love" (how witty) with a retro ~*sophisticated*~ look:

L-R: Taeyeon, Hyoyeon, Yoona, Tiffany, Seohyun, Sunny, Jessica, Sooyoung & Yuri

I GOT YOU BABE, I CALL, I CALL IT CHOCOLATE LOVE~

After yet another hiatus, they came back earlier this year with "Oh!" with a cheerleader concept and this '80s retro thing.. I don't know how to explain it but they're all in coloured plaid. Smart move to have a sporty concept on their part because of the World Cup, and so it was another hit for them needless to say because they can do no wrong.

L-R: Tiffany, Yuri, Taeyeon, Yoona, Hyoyeon, Sooyoung, Jessica, Seohyun & Sunny.

Oh, oh, oh, OH-ppareul saranghae, ah, ah, ah, AH, mani manihae! Oh! was soooo cute. Another addicting song, it's cute, cute choreo, cute cute cute etc.

And then they came out with "Run Devil Run" to counter all the cuteness and to showcase a more sexier, mature image. Finally a song without the words OPPA and SARANGHAE

L-R: (Back Row) Sooyoung, Seohyun, Hyoyeon, Yuri
(Front Row) Taeyeon, Sunny, Yoona, Jessica, Tiffany

You better run, run, run, run, run~ RDR's my fave song after Genie, and it has their best music video and choreography. Ke$ha (THAT HOMELESS DRUNK SLUT) actually recorded the demo of the song, but RDR is their song.

Now even though their main title tracks are all dance-y, these girls CAN sing (especially Taeyeon, Jessica, Seohyun & Sunny, their main vocalists) and they actually have really stunning ballads. This one's called Star, Star, Star which is my favourite one:

L-R: Taeyeon, Yoona, Tiffany
Sooyoung, Sunny, Seohyun, Jessica
Yuri, Hyoyeon


And this one's "Forever", I can't wait to see and hear this one live on their concert DVD:



L-R: Yuri, Tiffany, Seohyun, Jessica, Sooyoung, Yoona, Taeyeon, Hyoyeon, Sunny

And this one's "Dear Mom", which is well obviously about mothers. It's a really touching, beautiful song and it's personal too since Tiffany's mother passed away when she was younger. See haters, these girls don't have vapid meaningless songs:

L-R: Yoona, Tiffany (one picture) Yuri, Hyoyeon
Taeyeon, Jessica, Seohyun
Sunny

Moving on. I'm going to talk about each member individually by order of my favourite. I think this is the hardest I've worked on a post ever so please please please read on :)

My #1 is..



TAEYEON!

She's the leader and oldest of the group, which may come as a surprise to some. Most of them are within the age range of 19-21 with about 5 out of them being 21 so there's not a big difference in age though. I actually thought Yoona was the leader when I first got into them. She's called the Kid Leader because of how tiny she is. She's 5'2" (the 3rd shortest) but even though she's small, she's the vocal powerhouse of the group and the one who gets the most lines and does all the adlibbing in songs.

Taeyeon - If



Taeyeon - Can You Hear Me



And this one's of her singing a cover of the 200 Pound Beauty OST, "Byul" which is my favourite Korean ballad on her radio show that she used to host:

STUNNING, FLAWLESS ETC. She had a cold that day and still sounds like a goddess. On a K-Pop idol ranking based on the number of members on their Daum and Naver cafes, Taeyeon placed 5th (after the DBSK members), making her the most popular female idol and highest ranked SNSD member. She's also confessed to have received 14 lovecalls from various Korean celebs, but she's turned them all down, WORK IT OUT TAETAE. We all know she's in love with 2PM's Wooyoung though. She's hosted her own radio show, Chin Chin, co-hosted a talk show, Win Win, appeared on the popular variety show We Got Married with some fat old actor (that was hilarious), had a role as the lead in the musical "Midnight Sun" and has sang for various OSTs.

My #2 is..

JESSICA!

I used to have this huge crush on a girl who looked a lot like her (especially in the first picture) but I stopped liking her after she gained weight. Actually, I also gained weight so I shouldn't be talking.. A N Y W A Y

I love Jessica because she's beautiful and a great singer. Her voice is sooooooo funny and cute. She sounds like a Disney princess cartoon but this makes her easily distinguishable when you listen to their songs, you can tell straight away that it's her singing considering there are 9 members after all. She's a main vocalist in the group and IMO the 2nd best singer after Taeyeon.

Jessica - Hero (short snippet)



Jessica ft. Onew - One Year Later



Jessica & Taeyeon - Greatest Love of All + If I Ain't Got You



Their harmonizing <3 (Jessica sings first, then Taeyeon)

She's called the "Ice Princess" in Korea because she has this permanent bored bitchface when she appears on shows but she can't help it~ She likes to sleep too. Oh and she's American! She was born in San Francisco and she has a younger sister, Krystal who's in f(x). Jessica is the better looking sister though both are very pretty, no doubt. Her full name is Jessica Jung Soo Yeon. She speaks fluent English and sounds so sexy and different when she does. She's the 4th shortest member (5'4"). On the previously mentioned K-Pop idol ranking, she was ranked at #20, making her the 4th most popular SNSD member on the list. Jessica co-hosted a talk show, Happy Birthday and starred as Elle Woods in a Korean musical adaptation of "Legally Blonde" (such a fitting choice). Jessica's ideal man is Josh Hartnett.. Hmph. She and Taeyeon are close and like to watch late night horror movies together and I want them to be lesbian lovers. JeTi fans please don't kill me.

#3



HYOYEON!

Also known as Hyoyeoncé (okay not really).. She's the lead dancer of the group and specializes in popping and locking which is why she's called the "Dancing Queen".

D I V A

Most people say she's the ugliest member of the group and people are always hating on her. Just type "Hyoyeon" on Google and it autocompletes your search to "Hyoyeon ugly" and "Hyoyeon plastic surgery".. RUDE. I was guilty of hating her at first but she ended up in my top 3 after I saw the light and realized her stunning goddess beauty. She's also soooo funny and her Engrish is so lulzy.

Ahahaha forever @ PAYNCAKE AND WAPPLE. [0:13 onwards]

It's too bad she gets the worst hairstyles in their performances/photoshoots most of the time (I think the stylists hate her), there was one period where she liked to perm/curl her bangs and she looked crazy. Now I actually think it adds to her quirky charm. She placed 51st on the K-pop idol ranking. Not bad out of 100 but based on the list, she's the lowest ranked one from SNSD. :( I wish she had more solo projects from SNSD, even the other members have said so themselves (I thought it was sweet that Yuri invited Hyoyeon on Invincible Youth). I think it's really cool that she's appearing on more shows frequently though like on Let's Go Dream Team, random appearances on We Got Married to monitor Seohyun (lol). A host once asked her how she feels about not being a regular on shows compared to the other members but she handled it with such g r a c e and said they all had their own roles and her time will come. Yes it will honey. Hyoyeon also speaks fluent Mandarin, having went to Beijing just to learn it. (Y) She's the 2nd shortest of the group (5'1"). She has a really raspy, husky speaking and singing voice and she doesn't get a lot of lines in their songs but I've noticed she's singing more in their recent songs. I would say she's better vocally than Yoona and Sooyoung though and would rank her 6th vocal-wise along with Yuri (who has a surprisingly nice voice).

#4 is..

SOOYOUNG!

She's the tallest of the group, standing at 5'7". She's one of the darker-skinned members, lol @ my friend saying "She looks Malay" and ahahah I actually agree. Her legs are like miiiiles long. She has a Christian name and it's.. Summer. Summer Choi Sooyoung. K can't you pick a better name?! She's well-known for eating a lot and still staying thin (like me). She also speaks fluent Japanese since she's lived in Japan and debuted there with another Japanese girl as a duo a few years back. She's also really bitchy but in a funny way, her fighting with Hyoyeon is hilarious. She placed #46 on the idol rankings, making her the 2nd lowest ranked SNSD member. :| I believe that Sooyoung will stand a chance to be one of the more popular members when they debut in Japan, because in addition to knowing how to speak Japanese, she has big eyes and a round face and don't Japanese people love that look? When they come back to Korea I hope Sooyoung and Hyoyeon can have their own show and rule the world and become so fucking popular.

#5

TIFFANY!

Pany pany Tippany~ Famous for her eye-smile. At first I was like wtf is an eyesmile but an eyesmile is basically this: ^^ And they really do look like that when she smiles. Her height is 5'4". She's American like Jessica and she too was born in San Francisco so she obviously speaks fluent English. Coincidentally, both of them also went to the same international high school in Korea and both were SM trainees and both were chosen to debut in SNSD, so they're basically sisters. It's destiny I tell you. Her real full name is actually Stephanie Hwang Mi Young. In the idol ranking, she is ranked at #13, making her the 3rd most popular SNSD member. She's one of the main vocalists of the group. Sometimes she's off when she sings (caused by the surgical removal of vocal cord nodules) but most of the time she gets it right.

Tiffany - By Myself



Beautiful~

She's really a great singer when she sings within her range. She came to Korea on her own to train when she was casted at the SM audition in LA against her father's wishes, not even knowing how to speak Korean and I really admire her drive for that and am happy that she managed to make it happen for herself. Her ideal man is.. Chace Crawford T_T WHY

#6



SEOHYUN!

Seohyun (Seo Joo Hyun) is the maknae of the group, meaning the youngest. She's my age, and she is essentially the perfect Korean girl. She is so prim and proper and smart, it's not a bad thing but sometimes she is so.. frigid you just wanna shake her. She makes it a point to learn 20 English words a day and sleep precisely at midnight. A mother's dream daughter. She's really cute and so pure and demure and etc. and WOW HER VOICE. It doesn't match the way she looks, when she sings it's like someone else is singing like some big titted soulful woman.

Seohyun - It's Okay Even if it Hurts

Soooo stunning, I can't even. Currently, she's becoming increasingly popular (and hated) because she's paired up with CN Blue's lead singer Yonghwa on We Got Married, a reality show where idols pair up and pretend to be a married couple (no shit). She placed 28th on the list, and thus she is the 5th most popular member. She also plays the piano and speaks fluent Mandarin. She's 5'6".

#7



YOONA!

Somewhere, I can hear Azrin let out a shriek of fury because she hates her. But Yoona is pretty and that makes it all okay (let's be real). She's 5'6.5". I used to resent Yoona for being the "face" of SNSD and getting all the attention but she is really a cute, nice girl. She's so goofy. And her LAUGH

is YOONIQUE

All the attention sort of makes up for the lack of lines she gets in songs though, like for example in Star Star Star all she does is whisper the intro and she doesn't sing throughout the rest of the song. She's also an actress, but I dunno how good her acting is since I haven't watched any of her dramas but my friends say she's good so yeah. She's tall and thin, and books commercials and ads left and right so work it out Yoona~ She ranked 8th on the idol rankings, making her the 2nd most popular member in SNSD based on the list.

#8



YURI!

Known as the "Black Pearl" because of her glowing tan skin and luscious black hair. Where do they come up with these nicknames.. Hmm. Yuri to me is okay. She is very sexy and a great dancer. Her vocals are also more than adequate.

Yuri & Sooyoung - Kkok!



I love trot songs.

She hosts Music Core with Tiffany, or rather, used to until recently when they had to leave due to preparations for their Japanese debut. She's 5'6", and is ranked at #33 on the idol rankings, making her the 6th most popular SNSD member. She also was a part of Invincible Youth along with Sunny! G7~

And.. last. But not least. Okay maybe sort of idk.

#9



SUNNY!

Ah.. Well. Sunny is not exactly my cup of tea, let's just put it that way but I don't hate her. She just acts too cute way too god damn much. Girl you are 21. However.. She has a very, very pleasant voice:

Sunny - Finally Now

She's the shortest at only 5 feet. She's full of energy though. She's ranked at #35 on the idol rankings and she's the 7th most popular member out of SNSD. She was born in the US and then moved to Kuwait but moved back to Korea because of the Gulf War. Because of this, she has a phobia of fireworks and explosives. Hmm k I dunno I just wanna finish this post I worked so hard on now..

So overall

YES

I LOVE THESE GIRLS AND HOPE THEY CAN CONQUER JAPAN AND NEXT, THE WORLD. I hope you've gotten to know them better now so adios.

Next post will be on: AFTER SCHOOL!

So

I meant to post about this earlier, but I've been so busy. So as you all know (or not) my uncle went missing at sea more than 2 weeks ago, and it was a very testing time for my family. But in the end..

Fisherman found safe and sound after 19 days

Henry b Siyu

MUKAH: Fisherman Andrew Wee, 39, who was reported missing at sea since August 22, was found safe and sound by a group of fishermen about 25 nautical miles off Bekenu Beach near Miri about 7.00 pm Wednesday.
Fondly known as Anong among his friends, Wee has been stranded in the open sea for 19 days after the engine of his fishing vessel, which was not equipped with any communication facility, broke down.
His brother, Paul, when contacted yesterday confirmed news of the finding, saying it ended a very painful waiting period for the family.
"While I was taking my dinner about 7.30 pm yesterday (Wednesday), I received a call from Anong saying that he was safe after being rescued by fishermen off Bekenu Beach.
"He told me that a few hours before he was found, he jumped into the sea and swam towards land using a water container to keep him afloat. It was while he was swimming that he was spotted by the fishermen.
"Days earlier, when he lowered anchor soon after his engine broke down, the rope (of the anchor) snapped, which resulted in the vessel to drift slowly towards the beach.
"He was fortunate for he had sufficient food and water supply to last him that long. His vessel is now being towed to Miri for repair. He (Anong) too is also on his way to Miri," Paul said, adding that his brother was in good health although a bit tired because of the long hours swimming in the sea before he was rescued.
"We are all very thankful that he is safe. We are looking forward to seeing him in Mukah. My cousins in Miri are looking after him while he is there while my other brother Peter will be going there today (yesterday) to meet him."
Anong went out to sea on August 22 from a private jetty here. He would go out alone to fish and would return home after four to seven days.

Syukur Alhamdulillah.. :)

I was so relieved when I found out on Wednesday evening. The day before, the police called and told my aunt that they found a dead body with no eyes in Bintulu, and she along with my Uncle Paul went there to identify the body. I can't imagine how scared everyone must have been, to be prepared for the worst, but I still believed that it wasn't really him. And after that they reported about finding a headless body and the body of a little boy (!!!). It didn't turn out to be my uncle though, but I feel so sorry for the deceaseds' families.. :(

The story's on the front page of Utusan Sarawak and The Eastern Times BTW. I saw it at school and smiled.

My uncle's a fightah yo!

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Hmm

I have 6 new, small moles on my face this year. And I've always had 2, so that makes it 8.

They say that people with a lot of moles are beautiful..

YOU DO THE MATH.



PUASAAAAAAA