@музыка: Kim Jong Gook - SarangSurowo

@темы: Birthday

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Internet broke yesterday, so at night I watched recently downloaded Between Love and Goodbye. A sad movie, that is. A perfect example of how something that seemed so right can go so horribly wrong. But then I just think Kyle is an asshole.

@темы: movies

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Korean War II? I hope not.

"As the health of the Northern leader Kim Jong-Il has waned, North Korea has acted with increasing hostility. In January 2009, threats have been issued towards the south, and all communication has been stalled. By February 1, 2009, North Korea once again threatens to open a war between the countries. On 27 May, 2009, North Korea announced it was withdrawing from the truce."

"No formal peace treaty has ever been signed between the two countries, but an armistice in 1953 and a Mutual Defence treaty between the US and South Korea effectively ended the Korean War. A statement through the state newswire warned Seoul that North Korea "will no longer be bound by the armistice accord" and that the "Korean peninsula will go back to a state of war". "

"North Korea vowed Wednesday to attack South Korea if ships from the North are searched as part a U.S.-led effort to stop vessels suspected of carrying missiles or weapons of mass destruction. It also declared that the truce that ended the Korean War in 1953 was no longer valid."

Which basically means the truce is cancelled and WAR can break out any day. This is so fucking scary.

@темы: issues

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-Скачала фанкам TVXQ The 3rd Asia Tour Concert MIROTIC in NanJing. 48 частей бля! Только в процессе до меня дошло - это ж 4,8 гиг! И не отпишешь теперь. Разве что перекодировать, но с этим у меня плохо. Еще одна дура на компе.

-Перешла на безлимит, кстати. Все думала: где ж подъеб? Оказалось в скорости. 70 мб и ни в чем себе не отказывайте.

@темы: TVXQ

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Pinnacle Studio

Оказывется, прерывание может быть действенным методом. Это я про инсталляцию. Она у меня подходила к концу, выдавала ошибку и тут же самостиралась.
Но я не об этом. Познакомилась с Pinnacle Studio 12. Да, я настолько отстала от жизни. Прога тоже не подарок, глючит не по-детски. Но всего несколько лишних функций уже значительно меняют картину. Больше всего меня радует возможность использования mp4. Теперь прийдется большую часть переделывать, а у меня штук 10 проектов на разных стадиях завершенности. Пару уже начала переносить, но это весьма кропотливая работа. Буду решать - часть, наверно, таки закончу в Мувике. Зато появился стимул, давно пора переходить на новый уровень.

PS: Бля, опять 4 утра!

@темы: fanvid, skillz

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FILF

If there are MILFs, I say there should be FILFs as well. I know quite a few.
But the first that comes to mind...

@темы: Hyde

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это не лечится.

I can't even play games anymore without a double take here and there.


Boo is actually a hamster.


I never knew gnolls were slashers too XD


No comment.

@темы: Games

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And here I thought my birthdays couldn't suck any harder. Apparently I was wrong. Now there's a whole new load of shit to dwell on. But fuck that. I leave it for the written edition of my clinical record.

For now I should just get back to posting lame fangirlish crap.

Today I dled Big Bang - My Heaven [MV]. 17 MB - this is so old school! The song is not among my favourites, but it's all right. and I kinda like their Japanese. But honestly I could care less. The whole point is this



Jiyonnie looking gorgrous. So pretty and overdramatic. Breaking my heart, bb.

@темы: K-pop

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ЫЫЫЫЫЫЫЫЫЫЫЫЫЫЫЫЫЫЫЫЫЫЫ!



The day got waaay better all of a sudden~

@темы: yoosu

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Days like this I'm really happy to be a fan. How do people even live without...?
My family tells me to go outside. "The weather's beautiful..." But what do I care? We spent whole night watching shows. I don't remember the last time I had so much fun. Gah! Korean Variety is the best thing since sliced bread! Two full shows that aren't even subbed and I thought I'd burst laughing. I love my stupid boring life.

And Schu,

@темы: musings

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Glasses

Too many dreadful thoughts in my head. High time for picspamming.

I have a thing for glasses. Maybe it has to do with my first love, I'm not sure. But one thing I know - glasses can transform the face completely, making it look more intelligent, sexy or cute. So here's a few of my favourites.

@музыка: DBSK - You're my melody

@темы: picspam

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There's one more thing I wanted to write ever since the concert. But it doesn't have anyting to do with it and I didn't feel like spoiling the mood. Now, when I feel sick and sociopathic I might as well do.
I think about it once in a while, but that night it was especially evident. Normally, I don't meet people I know or rather used to know. And it's easier this way, when the crowd is just a mass of faceless people passing by. But that night I saw about a dozen of familiar faces, people I once knew, all from different periods of my life. Some haven't noticed me, some have, but haven't recognized - it's been 5 years after all - some just outright ignored me... I almost felt like I wasn't even there, or maybe vice versa - these people were just illusions, ghosts of my past. And it's not like I care much. I don't regret anything. Letting go is a mutual agreement. But I feel a bit bitter thinking how... once you were close, meetng, talking, having fun together... it meant something... and now you just pass each other by without even saying 'hello', total strangers. Looking at the pictures, most people I hope to never see again and yet being so disconnected with your past... as if it's someone else's memories placed in your head... People need to cling, to hold on, to belong... otherwise we're just like the ships at sea, drifting without a sense of direction.

"Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing, Only a signal shown, and a distant voice in the darkness; So on the ocean of life, we pass and speak one another, Only a look and a voice, then darkness again and a silence."

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

@настроение: low

@темы: myself, musings, quote/unquote

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I dreamt of a butterfly who had its wings cellotaped. I tried to free it, but it was no use. I woke up then. But even if I managed to it would never fly again and die just like the one I picked up on the road when I was little.

@темы: musings

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0_0"

Changminnie finally lost it.



- since it's a classic both applesu and orionsroad already posted...

@темы: crack, TVXQ

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Второе пришествие или Sugizo снова в Киеве

Писать длинный и подробный отчет мне впадло - слишком много времени и ментальных ресурсов. Тем более, что в прошлом году я не поленилась. Но несколько строк чиркнуть неприменно надо.

Что сказать? Выходные удались. Я и не надеялась, что нам удасться еще раз лицезреть господина Сугизо во всей красе. На сцене и вне ее. В этот раз мы уже знали где стоять и весь концерт купались в его великолепи с расстояния в метров 5. И, что немаловажно, он тоже знал о нашем присутсвии и выпендривался как только мог. Я не так впечатлительна, как большинсво присутствовавших и все же рада что пошла и ничуть не жалею о том, что почти час пришлось проторчать на морозе у заднего входа в ожидании его выхода. Особо приятно, что человек, выступающий на стадионах перед тысячами фанатов был так с нами любезен. Такой дерзкий и откровенный на сцене, при личном общении он скромен и доброжелатенен. В этот раз не осталось и тени сомнения относительно реальности происходящего. Теперь он и вправду стал каким-то совсем родным и знакомым. Какой мужчина...

Кроме того было приятно повидаться с людьми. Мы устроили небольшую, но душевную афтер-пати. Хорошо, что стены у Шу в квартире толстые, ибо наш сумасшедший ржач было бы слышно на весь этаж))

@темы: report

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Вот за что люблю японцев. Они знают, как велик и могуч русский язык)

@темы: crack

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Lie To Me

Another thing I've been really into lately is this. Lie to Me is a 2009 series starring Tim Roth. You may call it prejudice, but with movies it's enough for me to see a trailer or even a poster to know that I'll love it. That was exactly the case when I saw a poster a few months ago and made a mental note to find out about the film. They call it "the second House M.D.", but to me it's way more appealing. I've never been crazy about medicine, while Lies & Truth is something that interests me a lot. And a movie starring Tim Roth can't be bad. There are only 7 episodes available so far and I'm craving for more.

The main character is based on professor Paul Ekman, who can be seen in a BBC documantary 'The Human Face' which I've also watched. It's amazing how much a face can tell. I've never been good at reading people though it's something I always wanted even if it means seeing even more hypocricy. That's why I have to use a more academical approach. Anyway, there aren't that many good series and even less of those that are both entertaining and informative at the same time. Lie to Me is one of them. Don't miss out.

@музыка: Satie - Gymnopedie No.1

@темы: review, series

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There's nothing like beating your high score in the glorious game of Lines. My life feels complete. 840 is FTW!

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Big Bang

I'm quite into BB these days. What do you know?
The first time I actually saw them I thought they suck. Ugly and boring. But I changed my mind. No, they'd never replace DBSK, but slowly they made their way into my playlist and into my heart.
I find most of their music catchy and pleasant. A good mix of pop, hip-hop and R'n'B. Easy listening. One thing YG is better at than SM is giving good lessons of English, or at least that's how it looks. They can sing and rap in it and it's not pathetic and doesn't make me want to kill a squirrel. Taeyang and Daesung are pretty good singers and TOP and G-Dragon are good rappers and it works.
Of course the whole 'nigga wannabe' looks ridiculous (except Taeyang, who actually does a really good job at it), but I can live with that. Also their music sounds surprisingly American and I might be wrong, but to me it seems that if any K-pop act has a chance in US, it's them. Not that I want it.

Another important aspect is the fact that they actually write and compose a lot of their music, most notably their breakthrough hits. You have to respect that.

Apart from the music I quite like the guys. I really was charmed after watching their parody doramas. I laughed like mad. TOP makes such a good dramatic character and Ji-Yong melodramatic character while Daesung and Seungri add a great comical effect.

One thing I really don't like is the insane amount of commercial involvement. It goes to the point where it seems they write songs for CMs and not the other way round. But it's not like its their choice. Apparently YG is not as rich as SM.

I'm really sorry they had a hard time lately. I just found out about the whole: "Seung Ri attending a trans gender strip show at a wine bar owned and operated by G-Dragon's supposed girlfriend" rumour. Not to mention bashing of Ji-Yong because of his controversial fashion and wearing girls' clothes. While I do think he often looks and acts gay, it can be said about half boyband members. They could be transsexual themselves for all I care.

Ji-Y Looks lovely in drag though. And the skit was priceless.



That was just fanservice, of course. But I do like his occasional metrosexual style. Damn, since when am I interested in younger men? I'm just gettin' old...



Also TOP/G-Dragon is good OTP material.

And this picture really reminds me of...

All in all, these guys aren't extraordinary, but are talented, charming and earnest. Now I can see that they deserve each award and heart they won.
Big Bang Hwaiting!

@темы: musings, K-pop, Artist

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Blood types in Asia

Just for reference.

In Korea, asking someone about their blood type is as common as asking someone what their hobbies or preferences are. Koreans (and East Asians in general) believe that blood type has a correlation to one’s personality, even though it hasn’t been scientifically proven. The movie “My Boyfriend is Type B” (starring Han Ji Hye and Lee Dong Gun) is one manifestation of this; also, if you’ve played video games, you might’ve noticed that characters usually have their blood types included in the profile.

Though this blood type thing sounds like a lot of hoopla, East Asians, particularly Koreans and Japanese, take it pretty seriously, especially because there are certain beliefs (for example, men with blood type B are the worst, while people with blood type AB are either psychopaths or geniuses). There have been reports of celebrities even faking their blood type on their profiles, the way they would with their heights or weights, just to seem more desirable to their fans. So what are the characteristics attributed to each blood type?

Type A

U-know Yunho of DBSK has blood type A. People with this blood type are earnest, creative, sensible, but at the same time, fastidious and too earnest. As the leader of arguably the most popular boy band in Korea, Yunho probably has to have all those traits in order to manage the members. Many other examples of celebrities with blood type A are group leaders; G-Dragon of Big Bang, Sun Ye of Wondergirls, Lee Teuk of Super Junior and Jong Hun of F.T. Island.

Type B

T.O.P. of Big Bang is a celebrity example of someone with blood type B. People with this blood type are wild, active and they pursue things (i.e. they’re doers) , but they’re also selfish and irresponsible. Other examples include Jessica and Yoona from Girls’ Generation, Si Won from Super Junior and Junsu and Chang Min from DBSK.

Type AB

Oddly, Yeeun, Sunmi and Sohee of the Wonder Girls all have this blood type. Even though type AB is considered the rarest, the proportion of this blood type is much higher in Korea than in the West. Anyway, people with type AB blood are cool, controlled and rational, but also critical and indecisive. Other examples are Tae Yang from Big Bang, Hyo Yeon from Girls Generation, Gyuri from KARA and Heechul and Yesung from Super Junior.

Type O

Kim Tae Hee is an example of type O; people in this blood type group are agreeable, sociable and optimistic, but also vain and rude. A couple of years back there was a slight anti-Kim Tae Hee movement where anti-fans said she had “gong-ju byeong”, which literally means “princess sickness” and describes someone who is excessively vain. Well, if you’re that gorgeous, wouldn’t you want to stare into the mirror all the time too? Other examples of celebrities with the most common blood type in the world are Young Saeng, Jung Min and Hyung Joon of SS501, Ryeo Wook, Eun Hyuk, Shin Dong, Kang In and Han Kyung of Super Junior (honestly, I think you can tell how “rare” a blood type is just by counting how many members of Suju have the bloodtype), Soo Young and Tae Yeon of Girls’ Generation and JaeJoong and Micky of DBSK.

@музыка: Big Bang - Mad About You

@темы: issues