And that's it for this blogpost, cheers y'all! :)
Saturday, April 28, 2012
3 weeks ago
This will be just a short blogpost, just remembered I took some pictures the other day while I was visiting the BCCK area with Planky. We were there to visit the PC Fair, but left after less than an hour to try to scout out some nice photo ops. We didn't manage to take much pictures as it started to drizzle soon, though. But here are the best snaps from that day (and dinner!):
Thursday, April 05, 2012
Photo Apps
There seems to be plenty of photography apps available these days. I've been playing around with many of them, and here are some of the snapshots I've had edited with those apps. Bear in mind these are all taken with my mobile phone, so the quality won't be as great as the ones taken with my trusty Pentax.
Cheers!
Cheers!
Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Goosebumps
So it's been maybe about 7 or 8 months since I got serious about watching Korean dramas, and I've only recently started exploring the world of K-pop. I used to think they were all just made up of the stereotypical boybands and girl groups singing silly songs, and I didn't quite understand why the guys would wear more makeup (all that eyeliner!) than the girls. My knowledge of Korean songs were limited to the ones that were part of the drama soundtrack. They were good, but there wasn't any particular artiste who stood out, until back in January when I stumbled upon the songs of Yi Seung Yeol. That was a good day.
This is a better one.
A couple of months back (early February?), I watched a KBS drama special about this middle-aged Japanese woman who travels to Korea to join a singing competition. I was drawn to the male lead in this movie, this brooding, emo young man who has big dreams, and an even bigger voice. I soon forgot about him, but his voice stuck in my brain. About a couple of weeks ago, I finished watching this K-drama called You're Beautiful, and Jang Geun-Seok was impressive, but I thought the voice with true power and ooomph belonged to the actor who played the character of Jeremy. Now that was one unique voice. There's also been this song on KBS, I don't know if you might have seen it. I think I might have seen or heard the full song on Music Bank or somewhere and it must have struck something in my subconscious, because everytime the advertisement comes on, there's this few-seconds worth of a little clip with that little line from that song, and I would always pause and look up. Something in the voice caught my attention. Looking back, I'm not sure whether this mental trigger might have happened before I watched You're Beautiful. Whatever it is, something clicked, and everytime this little riff played on the telly, my mind would go back to that emo young man in the KBS drama special, and I would wonder about his identity (again, confusing, but I can't quite remember; I might have seen this music clip before I watched You're Beautiful). Maybe even had a little tiny hunch that the emo young man and singer of this little clip might be the same person. To spare you a merry-go-round of trying to understand the proper sequence of events, let me just say this: I did a little research on Google/Wikipedia, and guess what? What I thought were three unique voices, is in actual fact, one superbly special voice!!!! They're all the same guy! The same talented actor/singer/performer of a guy. Lee Hong Gi!
This guy has one of the best voices I've heard in a long time. He forces you to sit up and take notice. He refuses to let his talent just creep off into some vague corner and hide in the shadows. He wants the spotlight. He wants the attention. He wants you to know he's talented. And perhaps more importantly, he knows he's got it, that x-factor, and he isn't afraid to show it. He's smart, he certainly knows how to whip the crowd into a frenzy, just watch any of his performances and you'll see what I mean. Every move, every glance, every smile, he knows he's got you hooked. Theatrical to the max.
이홍기, thank you for not letting me down, and for exceeding my expectations. Your voice gives me goosebumps. Not in a horror-movie stalker-on-the-move kinda way. But in the happy, I-wanna-listen-to-your-voice-all-day-long way. And I don't even care if you do decide to wear eyeliner. Because if anyone can pull it off, you can. And you'll prolly look tootin' good with it. *fangirl mode activated*
P.S. In case you're wondering, that song playing on Music Bank that would make my ears go all perky is FT Island's 지독하게 Severely (did I mention he's the lead singer in a rock band?)
This is a better one.
A couple of months back (early February?), I watched a KBS drama special about this middle-aged Japanese woman who travels to Korea to join a singing competition. I was drawn to the male lead in this movie, this brooding, emo young man who has big dreams, and an even bigger voice. I soon forgot about him, but his voice stuck in my brain. About a couple of weeks ago, I finished watching this K-drama called You're Beautiful, and Jang Geun-Seok was impressive, but I thought the voice with true power and ooomph belonged to the actor who played the character of Jeremy. Now that was one unique voice. There's also been this song on KBS, I don't know if you might have seen it. I think I might have seen or heard the full song on Music Bank or somewhere and it must have struck something in my subconscious, because everytime the advertisement comes on, there's this few-seconds worth of a little clip with that little line from that song, and I would always pause and look up. Something in the voice caught my attention. Looking back, I'm not sure whether this mental trigger might have happened before I watched You're Beautiful. Whatever it is, something clicked, and everytime this little riff played on the telly, my mind would go back to that emo young man in the KBS drama special, and I would wonder about his identity (again, confusing, but I can't quite remember; I might have seen this music clip before I watched You're Beautiful). Maybe even had a little tiny hunch that the emo young man and singer of this little clip might be the same person. To spare you a merry-go-round of trying to understand the proper sequence of events, let me just say this: I did a little research on Google/Wikipedia, and guess what? What I thought were three unique voices, is in actual fact, one superbly special voice!!!! They're all the same guy! The same talented actor/singer/performer of a guy. Lee Hong Gi!
This guy has one of the best voices I've heard in a long time. He forces you to sit up and take notice. He refuses to let his talent just creep off into some vague corner and hide in the shadows. He wants the spotlight. He wants the attention. He wants you to know he's talented. And perhaps more importantly, he knows he's got it, that x-factor, and he isn't afraid to show it. He's smart, he certainly knows how to whip the crowd into a frenzy, just watch any of his performances and you'll see what I mean. Every move, every glance, every smile, he knows he's got you hooked. Theatrical to the max.
이홍기, thank you for not letting me down, and for exceeding my expectations. Your voice gives me goosebumps. Not in a horror-movie stalker-on-the-move kinda way. But in the happy, I-wanna-listen-to-your-voice-all-day-long way. And I don't even care if you do decide to wear eyeliner. Because if anyone can pull it off, you can. And you'll prolly look tootin' good with it. *fangirl mode activated*
P.S. In case you're wondering, that song playing on Music Bank that would make my ears go all perky is FT Island's 지독하게 Severely (did I mention he's the lead singer in a rock band?)
Update: Felt this blogpost was rather lacklustre without an image to pretty it up, so here's a screen capture of my mobile's new lock screen wallpaper. See how pretty it is? :)
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