Reaching out to an illusion

It's snowing! o

2008-02-04T14:31:03Z

<

\(*o*)/

Oh, and Happy Belated Birthday, lavhire!!! ♥ Sorry I'm late ;_;

Birthday post

2007-12-19T17:49:31Z

I'm a bit late but..

Happy Birthday, teh_o!! ♥

The Oxford Murders

2007-12-16T16:01:12Z

Eeeee! This looks so promising~ ♥♥♥ xDDD

Christmas meme

2007-12-15T15:52:30Z

I wonder if I'm too late now..:p

'Tis the season to... make a million memes to let everyone know just how much you appreciate them and love them. :D

Here's the plan: You comment with your username, and people will comment ANONYMOUSLY with things they love and cherish about you. I say anonymously because it makes the atmosphere lighter and more mysterious, kind of like a Secret Santa only with love and holiday cheer! People will wonder who these caring people are and appreciate the fact that they exist, not only the fact that they may be best friends with them.

Then find people you care about and have something nice to say to - even if you don't know them! - and leave them something that will make their heart feel a little warmer at night. This way, the love will go around and around and the magical spirit of the season can be cherished and appreciated by all.

So, obviously, don't forget to pimp to pass the goodwill on to others and increase the flow of positive, caring energy!

Go there and say what you like/dislike/always wanted to say to me ANONYMOUSLY. I'd like to hear them~ xD

My thread is here. :)

May you R.I.P, kayem7289

2007-12-05T19:24:53Z

Two days ago, we lost another friend and a fellow dedicated DBSK fan to bone cancer. She was only 18.

Although I do not know her personally, we've worked together in GOE;SS and I've always enjoyed her logical essays in soompi as well as efforts in uploading DBSK vids. For the past few weeks, I was constantly wondering how she was doing after reading about her condition and thoughts..until today, when I saw the news of her passing. And to top all of it, her final words to her friends and family was posted when she knew she couldn't endure anymore. She was a strong girl. I don't breakdown easily, but here I am..my eyes are watering like a tap.

Perhaps you would too, if you read her farewell message here.

It reminds me how precious but fickle a human life is. Will the things that we desire so much and work so hard to achieve really matter at the end when we know we'd be at death's gate soon? Will people only realize all enmity and hatred are pointless when there isn't much time left..and to only really appreciate the finer aspects of life?

In a way, I admire Kay for being so strong and positive till the end..and I'm also slightly envious that she had the chance to prepare and set everything in order with everyone before she left. How many of us could actually foresee our moment coming?

To my dearest family and friends, if I left abruptly one day without a word..I want you to know that I love and appreciate all of you. Thanks for being there for me and being a part of my life. Just in case, because life is unpredictable.

Kay, may you rest in eternal peace up there. Junsu would've been so proud of you.

It's party time~

2007-10-12T17:28:52Z

Selamat Hari Raya to all you who are celebrating~ ;)

*helps self to more cookies*

I didn't say that! xD"

2007-10-10T06:42:57Z

Say it quick: Min has perms.

*dies*

Ok I need to stop getting distracted. AHAHAHAH.

Concert seating plan

2007-10-02T10:18:32Z

*pokes priestnobaka*

The tentative DBSK concert seating plan is this..

Source: TVfXQ Forever + mickey8@dbsg

I won't be buying tickets from Kpopkingdom this time. I'm not even sure which I should buy..RM503 is too much. Most probably I'll be taking the cheapest..unless I can convince my parents to let me pay half of that RM503 (I did forego my Genting Highlands trip with my classmates a while ago because I was lazy..so maybe I can use that as an excuse now..x3). I have no intention of getting any tickets in between (RM200/300/400) because I know I would blame myself that I could get better seats if I was more willing to pay a bit more.....hmm. I haven't made up my mind yet. I'll have until Oct 7 to decide. lavhire, you're going to Sg Wang on Sunday, right? Maybe I'll come with you...

To my dear friends who need help getting the tickets (Grace?), I can buy for you first...if my $$$ reserve at home is enough to pay. =p It is most unfortunate that the ticket prices are all double of last year's. >_< Diana of GOE/soompi/bww asked me to get two RM503 (RM1006! *dies*) tickets for her since she stays in the Philippines. I had no choice but to ask her to send me money first so I think I she freaked out cuz she hasn't replied me until now, hahah...well, I'm sorry, there's nothing much I can do. I don't have that amount of spare cash with me without having to bother my parents. =p I feel a bit bad now..=3

So..what are all your plans? Discuss? :) Farah unnie? Hyung? Lavvie?

---

Anyway, I'd like to share a very nice song I discovered a while ago. Thanx to Simon-san no Rakuen's recommendation 2 weeks back. :) I loved Moriyama Naotarou's songs from the beginning, so this is just perfect~ Introducing Atari Kousuke! he's a relatively new (but famous) jpop singer and his singing style embodies traditional enka elements, much like Moriyama's. If you liked Moriyama's Kaze no Uta and Sakura, you should try this out~ ♥ His April 2007 single, Hana debutted at 6th place on the Oricon~ :)

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?0bzmownlzwo

Random

^ Moriyama Naotarou (left) and Atari Kousuke (right) comparing muscles? xD" I think it's wonderful they know each other; They seem like senpai and kouhai to me, with the same music style and all...♥

I'll continue with my Elijah fangirling later, hahah.

past fandom is cool again

2007-09-29T10:14:04Z

This has to be said, although my project has already reached UK by now..I completed my 5000-word report on Green Packet, woooh! I'm surprised myself that I never ranted on it even once on LJ..aren't you just glad? xD I'm never too sure if my analysis is detailed enough..I hope I can pass it. I did get to learn a few things or two about wireless broadband from doing this at least, and I can tell you that Green Packet is going to be the one to kick Streamyx's rear one day if it doesn't buck up. WiMax, I'm looking forward to youu!

Life has been quite hectic for the past weeks for that reason, and partly because of all the family preparations to help my big sis get ready for her 3 months in New York. Lucky you, all you geniuses. Yes, ka che, if you are reading this, I'm still waiting to see photos! PICCUS! >=DDDD

1. Lord of the Rings. Khhhh~~ Omg I know it's late now, I was obsessed with it like everyone else when the films just came out and now I'm all over it again after catching Return of the King on TV a while ago..you can see how easily influenced I am. Last time it was Orli the Leggylass because 99% of my friends were Leggylass fans although deep down inside I had a thing for Frodo. xD" This time, I'm going to stay true to myself, lolol. Am currently in love with Howard Shore's orchestra music too. I experimented a bit with Youtube..will dedicate another post about it soon. Nothing much, just me on the piano. xDDD"

2. Elijah Wood and a range of his current filmographies that I had the pleasure of watching. I officially declare myself an Elwood fan now~~ I really respect him, he's such a sweet family guy, always articulate whenever he talks with this air of natural intelligence..and he's known to be very humble with fans, something very rare in Hollywood these days. He's very uke-ish too, but hehehe that's beside the point. (I can go on forever about Alex/Jonathan, Pete/Matt, and even Sam/Frodo (IRL, Dom/Elijah) to name a few OTPs in his movies) xD" He's the perfect example of a living work of art, yo. I still can't get over his uncanny resemblance to Michelangelo's sculpture, David. *___*

3. Matthew Gray Gubler from Criminal Minds. He ruined my image of Dr Spencer Reid, but in actual life he's one really cool dude. xD

4. NEW YORK YOU LUCK PERSON YOU. HAVE YOU SEEN ELIJAH ON THE STREETS YET??? DDDDDDD:

5. PICTURES.

6. My lovely DBSK picture/poster book birthday present from bergaya_haru, ahpai, gerai_neon, yinghua, shinigami_yumi and teh_o~ Thank you so much, everyone! *_*

7. Can't remember. I'll just dump whatever pops into my mind some time. =]

---

And I have a big happy news to announce~ Welcome, ahpai to the Dongbang world, muahahah! Yeshhh another convert, another achievement~ &heart;

Remember Changmin's snarky and on-your-face comments on UFO? in case you missed this, I'll recap it for ya~~ It's too good to miss..xD

fan: if you dun reply, from today onwards i not coming.
CM: replied.

fan: shim changmin!!! here i come shim changmin!!!
CM: please dun come~~

fan: i wanna be tvxq...just once.
CM: cannot, you are a fan.

fan: oppa if you consider teaching me dancing i will reconsider to write one message for you.
CM: then you shall not write one for me.
fan: ok, i am not. i am just behind oppa looking at you.
CM: behind me there is fridge.
fan: liar! i am behind you...
CM: are you the fridge or junsu hyung?

fan: oppa, do you like someone who fart very loud? do you like someone who have bad breath?
CM: do you like polluting the air? do you like nuclear weapon?
*note: comparing the effects between them*

fan: it's raining man~if it is raining changmin then nuna will be very happy~
CM: isn't that scary?

fan: yoonho oppa's face really is small...
CM: so is his brains...-.-

credits: baidu + tvxq!SG + kwong521@dbsg
edited: kirra12 @ Asteria

--

*dies* Oh gawd, Changmin! x'D

Talking about Changmin, I had a very pleasant..yet strangely disturbing and weird dream about him last night. O_o; Ok, maybe only disturbing for my self-esteem, lol. Let me try recall before I forget everything..I dreamt I entered a singing competition with 3 others. It was a closed competition, sort of like an audition, and there were 3 judges (so not related to American Idol, lol!). My version of judges never spoke a word! xD" I never volunteered to participated, I think I was forced to or something..and we were all given our own themes and songs to sing. There was only the 4 of us..me, Changmin, Min Hwei (a college friend), and one more person..can't remember who. =p

I remember having a crush on Changmin even in my dreams lol oh gawd, hence I never dared approach him if you wanted to know. The songs each person sang was never revealed to each other until on that day itself. The song that was assigned to me was..the biggest joke. It was a entirely new song that I have never heard before..I forgot the tune now, it's just something random that my sleeping brain made up on the spot, I think, but I remember it sounded a bit like Twinkle Twinkle Little Star or Frere Jacque, very childish and sweet and the lyrics was French (don't ask). I'm not one who has the singing voice, but what kept me going was the determination to not make a fool of myself.

On the actual day, we had costumes and make-up and all on our separate backstage rooms..and I reassured myself I could pull off everything nicely but anyway, as one would have expected, I messed up..or at least I think I did. My theme was kiddy yellow..my costume, the backdrop and stuff. It was too bad, I had been concentrating, with emotions and all that crap but I think I failed the high notes miserably or something..somehow I just knew I wouldn't make it.

And then after my performance, I just stood aside and watched Min Hwei sing hers. It was so beautiful and elegant, and I immediately knew I where I stood..*bitter laugh* When it was Changmin's turn, it was totally a class above all of us. ;_; His backdrop was black..it was a powerful song, like DEAD END..or Requiem For A Dream. Very charming. I just stood there impressed and stunned. I dunno, maybe I couldn't bear waiting for the results to be announced, I just left off on a plane jet and flew off to Paris with my family and sat on some pretty sidewalk cafe drinking latte. ^^;; When I came back, sure enough, I was last place. No need to mention who got first, of course. Ahahah.

I don't even know why my subconscious even tried putting me on even grounds with a pro singer..just plain weird. X_x What a blow to my self-confidence asdfghjk. It's understandable that I could have some inferiority complex with my classmates because I have been underperforming on my standards, but singing, lol? No way. What a funny prank, brain. Mmm..but at last least I got to see Changmin so, it's not too depressing for my own good, lol. ^^;

Just a thought..I wonder if it was remotely related to his UFO reply at all:

fan: i wanna be tvxq...just once.
CM: cannot, you are a fan.

I suspect it is. I think my subconscious' childishness is starting to scare me. O_O

LJ tweak

2007-07-09T12:29:12Z

Revamped my LJ profile page finally! 8D

In case anyone's been wondering what I'm up to nowadays and things I'm preoccupied with, drop me a visit here: http://checkerzelda.livejournal.com/profile
It also helps if you're new to this rather empty journal~ ;)

I'm planning to set everything straight before I start posting and commenting again, yosh~!

*disappears again*

Kiwi. ;_;

2006-11-17T10:47:49Z

I was browing through youtube and i found this. Someone submitted this short animation for his/her Masters Thesis. Within a few days, the number of views reached over 2 million. Reason? watch it for yourself..

To my friends who are majoring in animation arts, i strongly recommend this to you.

*sniff*