From left to right: Taeyeon, Hyoyeon, Seohyun, Sooyoung, Yoona, Jessica, Tiffany, Sunny and Yuri.
I don't know what gotten into me but I know I somehow ought to do this. Why not be 'in' on knowing SNSD members, yeah? So after trying to distinguish them by watching their MVs with their names on it and browsing some of their pictures, the side comments that entered my mind were :

* At first, I had the impression of everyone being Yoona, her being the most popular among the members. They look all the same at first sight and Yoona is there common face. Everyone just looks like Yoona at first glance. o_O;
* Thank God Sunny has a remarkable face that made me easily remember her amidst her blonde hair in The Boys backward :D
* SooYoung also has a remarkable face, for me. I just can't remember who is it but she also reminds me of someone. No problem distinguishing her among them :D
* Yuri and SeoHyun are kinda look alike but Yuri is more like Lee Da Hae to me while Seo Hyun reminds me of UEE (from You're Beautiful. Not updated yet with After School. LOL.)
* I keep in mind Sandara to help recognizing TaeYeon. NYAHAHA. Doesn't she looks like Sandara on also a Sandara-ish pose on that pic? XD
* HyoYeon, for me, has the most exotic beauty among the members though I'm slowly recognizing her in some pics I browse but kinda difficult to recognize her in their MVs. And yes...at some point she resembles Song Hye Kyo.
* I interchange and mix Jessica and Tiffany. The one I consider hardest and last challenge for me in this serious business of familiarizing myself with the girls. LOL.

I guess I will just eventually be familiar to them after this. And it will come out naturally. Not that I'm forcing myself to be a fan. Or maybe yes. Being able to distinguish members of a kpop group and hum to their songs at times means you're already a fan. Well, I like Genie, Hoot, Baby Baby and The Boys but not really on LSS/repetitive mode liking. *peace*

SIDE NOTE: I'm selling my Twilight book. Please check it out! Thank you awesomeness!!!

Hi LJ! I think I couldn't let January pass, my birthday month that is, without even at least one entry. Much more my first entry for the year. Woah!

The year seems to be starting fine for me anyhow. No such big development in my life happened yet but my hopes, positivity and prayers are still on. Been doing job interviews and have some plans in the next few months. I really hope big things will finally start coming. Birthday last week went great. Thankful for good friends whom I can spend my birthday with aside from family. I think I never got more thankful for a birthday of than I was this year. HOMG to aging (the more hesitant to answer you get when asked of age through the years) but can only be appreciative and thankful for life<3 Just really grateful. I think the thought come after what happened to Tito Ronnie.

Getting to maintain my own room and getting to be more closer catching up with my girl cousins as I'm stuck here at home is reviving somehow my current blah life. You see I'm catching up with my movie watchlist too so I tend to randomly tweet about random movies lately :D Mostly the classic and popular movie ones. I guess it's on the mood too and maybe it's because I can have the bandwith on my own at weekdays due to brother is always at either OJT or school that I'm always in the mood to download. And that's NOT VIA TORRENT. I plan to finish the vital ones on my list before I can start working and be busy again...hopefully soon.

Oh yeah, so happy about Ella getting married<3

Hello everyone! Last day of 2011. Whew! I want to make it up with my LJ so here I am making for a year-end entry<3 The sound of the random firecrackers (that have been since the other day. o_O;) just gets me into the mood. Not planning to make this dramatic and such so don't worry. ROFL. Done with all the errands about my own room so yeah. I'm all for this.



Me during Christmas eve. There isn't really much to tell about my Christmas aside from the foods. Non stop eating! Daebak! Christmas is for children, you see~ Lo lo Bart (my grandma's brother) from U.S. was with us and relatives visited last Christmas Day with so many cute children playing around, I guess that's it. Wasn't able to watch a filmfest movie neither see Disney on Ice. No San Gaspar reunion too. How come my Christmas was that blah. LOL.


I really can't say that 2011 is a year to be favorited but it didn't gone that bad for me either. As I mentioned before, the first half of the year were dark times while the second half were just blah. My mom's cousin, Tito Ronnie, passing away this month shook the whole Tubalinal clan. My tightest hugs for my second cousins. I think the only good thing happened was dad coming back, our Bora vacation and my catching up with lots of good movies and dramas when I got this time of my life. I've never done it worry-free not until now. 2011 gave me SeGa and City Hunter, I should acknowledge that. Thankful too for my friends who stick through with me<3

I'm like wanting 2012 to come faster. It being a dragon year just excites me much. With my mom possibly going to U.S. again and me working again and having independence, I'm so looking forward to that. I wish to stay healthy and fabulous plus I wish for awesome work, Iphone, travels, full blast fandom, more epic dramas and movies and more Detective Conan. HAHAHA. Good vibes. I think I've gone much mature, simplier and carefree with my views and wants in life due to aging so it shouldn't be that hard to be happy and have hopes for the coming year.

Happy New Year, friends. May we all have a great year ahead. Much much love~

Seriously, it's a common practice for studio albums of artists (most notably for albums of our taiwanese idols) to have 2 versions of it (the second version usually of MV compilations or repackage stuffs). You can opt not to buy yet the preorder or release version when you know it'll be followed sooner or later by another version of the album that has much content anyway. Why would fans feel cheated like they were forced to buy? Not having all the versions of your idols' album or merchandise doesn't make you less of a fan, IMO. Though if you're to think of it, repackage album filled with much more awesome stuffs = the only version of such album existed, that's how it should be but not. I can clearly understand a fangirl's heart and passion but I don't think I'll ever have the luxury splurging into another some more versions and releases of a drama DVD or concert DVD or movie DVD or single or studio album that I already have one. No idea how many percent of fangirls does this but spare me. You're lucky enough already if you have every album of your idol no matter how simple or extravagant version of album that is. *sighs* Above all, I repeat that I understand that fangirling is a passion. Just saying. Sad reading this kind of news. This was supposed to be just a tweet via twitlonger but I end up saying much. GAH.

End up watching Lee Min Ho's dramas (with three movies in between - He Was Cool, My Black Mini Dress and DC Quarter of Silence :D) after moving on from my SeGa madness. T_T;



PERSONAL PREFERENCE
Had a quite high expectation with this drama since this has been among the Top 10 dramas of various asian drama host sites plus its interesting plot. I share the general comment like others of 1) how hateful Kim In Hee and Han Chang Ryul were, and Hye Mi too 2) The kiss!!! Lee Min Ho is such a good kisser which City Hunter showed further proof. MY GAWD. I cracked up at the new created term by others of how "sexually frustrated" the two lead character were. WTH. It was kinda a mess at the start but it had exciting twist though predictable ending, I think? Still it had me going so it was overall good. His comrade Sang Joon acting gay was really fun. At least Han Chan Ryul's character went better towards the ending unlike In Hee and Hye Mi. And Jin Ho's mom. Good thing she's not another bitchy lead guy's mom. Lovable drama after all.




CITY HUNTER
I kept reading positive feed backs about this show and the thought of finishing consecutively two consecutive dramas of Lee Min Ho is interesting. I've done that before with Wu Zun's dramas. And voila! City Hunter ended up to be my favorite among three of Lee Min Ho's popular dramas to date (haven't catch him prior to his Boys over flowers days). With its plot and Lee Yoon Sung (Lee Min Ho) being himself the City Hunter, Lee Min Ho obviously owns this show. It started off and has plot that much like of a teleserye (Filipino dramas) with the fast pace, awesomeness and ending of a kdrama. I haven't finish yet IRIS, nor seen Fugitive Plan : B or Dae Mul and some other action and political genre kdramas but Lee Yoon Sung's geniousness and fighting skills are just bad ass!!! JUST BAD ASS! GAWD. Forget Lee Min Ho as Jun Pyo or Jin Ho. LEE MIN HO IS LEE YOON SUNG AND LEE YOON SUNG IS LEE MIN HO. RAWR. To die for handsome looks. On the other hand though, it seemed to me that Park Min Young as Kim Na Na's characterization is not much developed like as if she's just a supporting role. She isn't much as kickin' ass as you'll imagine her to be for a leading lady of this kind of show. Also, I felt that Yoon Sung and Na Na's love story wasn't given much of highlight. But nevertheless, Kim Na Na is very much lovable and I enjoyed watching the couple. Political aspects of this show is very interesting and I'm sure everyone will be able to relate to it. It's what's going on every country's government and the issues were tackled in a precise and comprehensible way. Yey for another non-bitchy lead guy mom and not hateful second leads. I love Sae Hee Unnie and I don't hate Prosecutor. Seriously, how can you for a Seung Ri look-alike and awesome guy like Young Joo? Exciting twist as the show progress and the cliffhangers call for a marathon. Frustrating but very likely for a kdrama ending so I wouldn't mind if there'll be a Part 2. :D Found myself nostalgic and wanting to cry seeing the flashbacks and the ending credits popping out for the last time on its final episode. Withdrawal symptoms. GAH. So cute to tag Lee Min Ho and Park Min Young together as the MinMin couple.

A .gif file as my new header. GAH. I haven't change my banner ever since I changed my LJ theme. I never got a chance. So...

I've visited other blogs that has the same idea so decided to adopt it too :D I haven't used Photoshop for ages. Such time and effort needed so I might not change my LJ layout ever. I get lazy thinking of it. ROFL. But definitely, the header must innovate every now and then. It may take a while though so just enjoy what's on my LJ for now :D

Done with Personal Preference and currently on with City Hunter which is turning out to be my favorite among three of Lee Min Ho's popular dramas to date. It's just good!!! Lee Min Ho marathon, you see? I'm to make an entry for that when I'm done.

I need to be more serious already on finding a job so I can stop being a bummer. T_T;

I'm late but still...Secret Garden gotten into me. Finally got to finish it after many attempts. I was planning to watch some more other dramas that's on my queue before making LJ entries but thought I need to write while it's still fresh on my mind :D Good comeback for me after a hiatus from fangirling and stuffs. And wow...Ha Ji Won and Hyun Bin really knows how to choose their projects. Seems like whatever they do is either a classic or a hit. What more if teamed up together, right?

I've only seen one American movie with such soul switching plot so I was eager to reach to that part as I watch. Though from the very beginning I became aware that the short-haired-made-boyish Ha Ji Won will be the female lead on this series with such plot, I stopped guessing what exactly are they up to. Because seriously, a man and a woman soul switching? You bet it ought to be with a very girly with a long nicely curled hair woman (Shin Ji Hyun of 49 days as reference. LOL.) and not with a stuntwoman with boyish looks. Even so, after watching, I discovered that there's more to it. I think I got captivated to it around the end of episode 2 ("She's like Kim Tae Hee and Jeon Do Hyeon to me." scene) then so on. What I like on SG is how even though there's still the rich guy + poor girl + bitchy mother of the lead guy common elements for a drama, I surprisingly didn't find anyone or anything annoying stitch by stitch on this show. I feel like everyone was suited to their roles on this drama and I can't imagine if some other actors and actresses will play them. Kim Joo Won (Hyun Bin)'s mom is way more tolerable than Jung Jae Min (Jo In Sung in Memories of Bali)'s parents. LOL. Trust me. Even Director Jong Soo, I don't find him annoying. Plus Oska and Yoon Seul! GAWD. I love love love these couple. Oska's caring and comical side. Absolutely love those funny kpop idols reference punchlines. Epic!!! I don't remember loving Kim Sa Rang (Yoon Seul) on A Love To Kill but I love her here! Pretty!

And Kim Joo Won. He is way skinny yes but I feel like he's still capable of protecting and doing everything for me, if I were Gil Ra Im (Ha Ji Won). I love how witty, straightforward and no bullshit keeping of secrets he is to Ra Im. What I like ever since with kdramas.

"Did you expect me to side with you in that situation. If that's what you expected, the world that you're living in is a fantasy. How can I take your side just to look cool for a moment?"

- Kim Joo Won

You see how this show tends to be different? Fantasy and comic as it is but its sad parts at around ending are of something different feel from the usual. Joo Won's claustrophobia attack on the elevator and break down on the library and also Ra Im (in Joo Won's body)'s shock at the hospital when she found out Joo Won's sacrifice for her, to name few of my favorite scenes. So amazing! I love that they made the memory loss part just light and funny. Love Joo Won's grandfather's wife too. And the cute three kids on the ending!!! Adorable!!! Fan Service, yeah!!! *flails*

Basically, I'll have withdrawal symptoms on this drama for quite a while. GAWD. I'll cling to the famous sit up and cappuccino kiss scene, the kimsuhanmu chant and such. You could have pretty guess what message tone I changed into after finishing this drama :D Is this the best? Are you sure? I believe it deserves the phenomenon it got. Not much as a classic but how remarkable and good acting it has that it can be of level with other kdrama phenomenons we know. And it's Ha Ji Won and Hyun Bin! Haven't seen the special yet as of writing but the commentary...ANOTHER GAWD. So cute! You thought it would be boring but not. We need more kdrama commentaries!!!

[edit] Scanned my SeGa download and just can't help not to add more on this entry. If you'll think of it, SeGa is actually much appreciated on the second watch. It's been witty & well-hinted from the very beginning if you'll just pay better attention to it, which I failed on my first watch. LOL. Unlike City Hunter that is clear as it is and a little deviation from other kdrama's usual random revelations and twist at the ending part. I didn't mind that we didn't get much of a character development from both the leads and I feel that this series was better off that all of the characters were consistent. Even with Oska and Yoon Seul. There really isn't much with the plot and with the fantasy (I'll go berserk going deep and internalizing it some more) but with the dialogues and acting.

I was imposed a simple living and wasn't taught by mom to be materialistic nor she had me believe that we're millionaires. There was only a level up when I graduated but still...simple living and not be pretentious. What I just love about the modern technology nowadays is that nothing seems to be unreachable anymore! Nothing to miss. It isn't illegal to be inspired and dream. I love when I learn with celebrities and people from their ideals, styles, fashion and everything. Like if celebrities can be fab and achieve great things, so can we. Of course, you have to carefully choose who to idolize and get inspiration from then what to adapt and not from them. And that's thanks to technology!




A sample of chic fashion that I will definitely try to achieve with still a Gelai touch. Yay!~ A not-appropriate-for-rainy-season fashion but will do for BER-months :D I see how the fashion of Filipinas are evolving already thanks to social media influences (Kpop and Disney Stars. ahem). That's despite Philippines being a tropical country and where many are still dreaming for their own cars. I wouldn't be aware nor care about Starbucks or designer bags or chic fashion if ain't celebrities tweet about it or was photographed sporting it. The epitomes of celebrity/high society living that become one's benchmark in life. Perhaps that's just how life evolves naturally. As life evolves and we get expose to different people and cultures, the more we'll want/need to adapt. *sighs*

Dropping by to say how I really missed blogging already. Nothing much interesting to blog actually. Just really missed to write<3 Was organizing my LJ pictures and files then thought of updating<3 If I can only update like really long entries via my smartphone and I only have the luxury of time. GAH. I guess it'll always be like that. Time will always not be enough. All we'll have are borrowed moments that are ought to be the best. As much as we can't have everything we want in life, we also can't have all the time in the world in everything we want to do, worthwhile or not. I think I'll just do things as it is. Go with the flow. I can only hang in there and wait what's in store for me :)

Might picspam soon and hopefully, there's already something interesting to blog next time :D

It's official. This first and second quarter (or make that the first half) of 2011 are dark times for me. It's a remote possibility that there'll be something positive in a huge sense that could still happen by the end of June. I really really wish that this negative vibes in me now will go away already. If failures are ought to be just temporary then I can't wait to succeed in life once again soon.

Never losing faith but can't help not to be grievous. In misery.

Trying to be strong. I have to stand up. I don't know how shall I start but I will!