Super Excited!!!!

As of this writing, it's only 2 days and 12 hours to go before I fly out to Virginia to see my family and spend 3 weeks with them during this Christmas season!  I'm super excited and I can hardly wait!  I think I'm going to be emotional when I see them at the airport when they pick me up and I'd be doubly emotional when I leave.  But I'm not thinking of the leaving part yet, I'd have to go meet them first and make the best of my three weeks :)

It's my first time in the east coast and I'm looking forward to our roadtrips... destinations are North Carolina, Washington DC, New Jersey and New York, just to name a few.

I'd try to post pictures as many and as soon as I can.... 

Our last family picture before my Mom went to Virginia - taken  August 12, 2007

Mama and Papa - taken August 12, 2007

LSS mode... LOBO songs

Argh!! My friend from college posted a LOBO video in FB and I looked it up in youtube... then I started remembering his songs, which are pretty old btw (hey! my mom used to listen to these songs so I grew up hearing them, ok?! LOL).  Well I admit, I'm a sucker for old (love) songs so here I am blogging about it...  Anyways, here are the LOBO songs that I love and you may be familiar with these too.  

Hmmmm.... why don't they make these kind of songs now?? I guess I'm just getting old... *sigh*

Lyrics | Lobo lyrics - I'd Love You To Want Me lyrics








Lyrics | Lobo lyrics - Where Were You When I Was Falling In Love lyrics

My K-Movies Must See

There are a couple of movies that I must see if ever they show it here in Singapore.


First is my hubby's (Gong Yoo, and yes it's self proclaimed..LOL) non-romantic movie for the year called 도가니 (Romanized as Dogani or DoKaNi) with the English Title of The Crucible or Silenced.  This movie is based off the novel 'Dokani'  which tells the story of an art teacher who began teaching at a deaf school when he later discovers an ugly truth: the children are being physically and sexually abused by their teachers.  He then decides to team up with a human rights activist to fight for the children's rights and expose the crimes being committed at the school. But they soon realize the school's principal and teachers, and even the police, prosecutors and churches in the community are actually trying to cover up the truth.   

Second is the movie of my ex-boyfriend, (but I still like him, if only he changes his style and make himself look more manly and less gay-like), Jang Keun Suk, entitled 너는 펫 (Romanized as Neo Neun Pet) with English title of You're My Pet.  This is a romantic comedy which was based on Yayaoi Ogawa's Japanese manga "Kimi wa Pet".  

I really do hope they show these 2 movies here in Singapore, of course with English subtitles.  I'm sure Rhonee, Lewy, Jing and Kalamay Addict will watch these with me ;)

my lil sissy's Boom Boom Pow cover

I'm just a big sister proud of my lil sis' dancing talent... she did BEP's Boom Boom Pow cover and I think she did a real good job.  Especially after the fact that she hasn't had any dance training and that she just copy her dance steps from youtube :)  

Once she recovers from her medical procedure and when she finds a good priced (meaning something I can afford) dance class, I'm thinking of sponsoring her lessons.  That way she can get professional advice on dancing.

Here's her vid... I wish I'm as a good dancer as her ;)

All Wrapped up

I saw this post from FB showing 25 ways on how to wear a scarf... I'm amazed at how simple these are and yet it makes a big difference on your outfit! I think it would also make you look  elegant and sexy :)  Though scarfs are not common used here in Singapore (oh, did I mention that I already moved? probably not, that story would be on a different post), it's still good to know that your simple scarf can be turned into 25 different ways.


I hope this would be helpful to you as it would be to me ;)

Marry Me

Wow!! I'm back!!! I know, I haven't blogged for around 8 months and I honestly miss it.... BADLY!  I hate to say this but this blog would be a very short (and pretty useless) one... 
Anyways, I was listening/watching Move Like Jagger by Maroon 5 yesterday in youtube when I came across this song by Train entitled Marry Me... and I instantly LOVED it!!!  I already like the songs of Train but this one...  gave me the goosebumps! 

To my future fiance... you have to sing me this song when you ask me to marry you!! ;)

Forever can never be long enough for me 
Feel like I've had long enough with you
Forget the world now we won't let them see
But there's one thing left to do

Now that the weight has lifted
Love has surely shifted my way
Marry Me
Today and every day
Marry Me
If I ever get the nerve to say
Hello in this cafe
Say you will
Mm-hmm
Say you will
Mm-hmm

Together can never be close enough for me
Feel like I am close enough to you
You wear white and I'll wear out the words I love
And you're beautiful
Now that the wait is over
And love and has finally shown her my way
Marry me
Today and every day
Marry me
If I ever get the nerve to say hello in this cafe
Say you will
Mm-hmm
Say you will
Mm-hmm

Promise me
You'll always be
Happy by my side
I promise to
Sing to you
When all the music dies

And marry me
Today and everyday
Marry me
If I ever get the nerve to say hello in this cafe
Say you will
Mm-hmm
Say you will
Marry me
Mm-hmm

I promise to write more on the latest stuff happening in my life later... when that is? I don't know yet, but it will be soon (i hope)!

yes I have

I think this is one of the sad songs I've heard... and somehow I can relate... there are questions in the songs that I can answer with "yes, I have"

my band's album cover

I've always wondered how my CD album cover would look like if ever I'm a band member or a singer... and I got an answer while reading through Chico Garcia's blog. Apparently Chico got this idea from a certain Engr. MOKS where you can follow simple instructions to come up to your own album cover design.  Here's how it works:

1. Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page and click on “Random Article”. The first random Wikipedia article you get is the name of your band.

2. Go to http://quotationspage.com/ and click on “Random Quotes”. The last few words of the very last quote of the page is the title of your first album.

3. Go to http://www.flickr.com/explore/ and click on “Interesting photos from the last seven days”. The third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover. And in case you decide to post the final product, even if we’re just doing this for fun, don’t forget to acknowledge whoever owns the original image!

4. Use Photoshop (for me I used picnik) to put it all together.

5. And voila, you’ve got you band’s CD album cover!

Here's how mine turned out:

Album title: "A worse pain doesn't make present pain hurt any less"

It turned out pretty cool huh?! It actually looks like a real album cover... Hehehe!! :)  Pwede!!  I also got a pretty cool sounding album name! :)  According to Wikipedia, Gask Ridge is the modern name given to an early series of fortifications, built by the Romans in Scotland.  The Gask Ridge consisted of a series of forts and fortlets with signaling towers.


Go try it, it's fun :)

(The quote is from Real Live Preacher and the original image is owned by Rhonda Murr on Flickr.  See original image here.)

I sooo miss my hubby Gong Yoo

As I was checking out youtube for an old drama series of Gong Yoo entitled One Fine Day, I saw this video with my hubby singing the soundtrack of his latest movie Finding Mr. Destiny and just watching him made me happy!!!!  I realized how much I miss my Gong Yoo!! LOL!! Ok, I know, I'm a little pathetic... but what can I do? I have a big crush on the guy?! LOL!! If only he's in my world... 

Kalamay Addict, I know you'll love this too ;)

i love him already... Saranghae Jang Geun Suk

I started watching the Korean drama series entitled You're Beautiful and I think I've fallen in love with Geun Suk!!! He's a real hottie!! He doesn't look like he's only 23 years old (turning 24 on Aug 4 -- yes, I know his birthday already!! hahahaha!!).  He looks more like late 20s to early 30s, and that makes him a lot yummier! He's so sexy... and dang, I love the eyes!!  Especially when he smiles!! Oh, he sings great too!!! He's ruggedly handsome and very, very sexy! Where can I find someone like him??? Tell me please?!! 

JGS's really cute pout in You're Beautiful... I can kiss him right there!! =P

I like this look better, more mature and manly! Ugh! He's too gorgeous!! ;)

Anyways, I was browsing through youtube, waiting for someone to upload more of this drama series when i came across this vid where Suk sang this song which made me cry while I was watching the scene.  This is the last episode, I had to skip several episodes because I cannot find them anywhere in the internet.  I have to look for the DVD and buy it.  

Here's the song he sang:

Here's the link of the last scene via mysoju :  Episode 16 part 5 , the translation of the song is there... and of course, the happy ending :)


Translation (bear with it though, it seems to be a direct translation so it sometimes doesn't make sense):


For every step I send you away my tears flow
For every step that you go away my tears flow again
You're going to a place where I can't reach, 
Even if I spread my hands
But unable to stop you and I stand here crying.


Chorus:
What do I do? What do I do?
You are going away
What do I do? What do I do?
You're leaving me here
I love you, I love you
Even if I call it out you can't hear it
Because I'm only yelling it inside my heart


All day I try to erase you, but I remember you
All day I say goodbye, but I only remember you
You're going to a place where I can't reach, 

Even if I spread my hands
But unable to find you and I stand here crying. (chorus)

What do I do? What do I do?

You're the only one for me

What can I do? What can I do?

You're going away

What do I do? What do I do?
You're leaving me here
I love you, I love you

Even if I call it out you can't hear it

Because I'm only yelling it inside my heart

Koreanovela addiction

I just finished watching the Korean romantic comedy series Playful Kiss a couple of days ago starred by  Kim Hyun Joong, also known as Ji Hoo in Boys Over Flowers.  The story is so so, but it's kinda cute, except during the times when the lead female actress becomes too stalker-ish and too dependent on the guy! I was still entertained watching it, so it's ok, though I still like BOF better than Playful Kiss.

I was wondering what Korean romantic comedy series to watch next and I have no idea.  Then I remembered a friend and previous co-worker, Sandra, from Taiwan being addicted to a Korean actor.  I asked her what series her "husband" (hey, that's how she calls him! =P) starred in and she said Mary Stayed Out All Night.  I checked out youtube if there are vids uploaded with English subtitles and voila, there are!! I already buffered up a couple of episodes and will watch it later =). Let's see if this will be a good one.  Sandra also mentioned a couple more interesting series My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox and Secret Garden.  I have to check it out if there are sites with english subtitled vids.  At least I now have a line up of series to watch out for.  The only problem is it gets tiring to read the subtitles and sometimes it's hard to truly enjoy the scenes since you have to read what they are saying.  Oh well, I guess it'll have to do for now or I'd have to study their language, which I don't have the time and money for.

Sandra, bless her soul, also mentioned that my "husband" (hey, that's how I call him!!) Gong Yoo has a new movie entitled Finding Mr. Destiny that was released December 9 last year!! Now this I definitely want to see!! I wonder if some good-hearted soul uploaded this movie in the internet somewhere.... I sooo want to watch it... this is Gong Yoo's first project after being released from the army!! 

tug of war with kingking

I was browsing through my non-work files and came across this video of king king and I playing tug of war.  She was barely a year old (5 months to be exact) when this vid was taken.  I learned my lesson the hard way  not to play this game with a dog (even if it's just a puppy) especially if you're using your hair to tug it with!! LOL!! I'm telling you, you'd always lose and feel the pain!! LOL!!  

cuteness overload

With FB being totally blocked in our office and not having much to do, I'm back to reading the blogs of the people I follow.  As expected, Chico Garcia's blog is updated with cute and funny stuff, and that's where I ran into this video of a REALLY cute kid who sings pretty well and he actually knows the lyrics!! I think with enough practice and more vids posted in youtube, this kid can become the next American Idol or the next Justin Bieber.  Anyways, here are some of the vids in youtube so you can see for yourself.

Welcome 2011 (Year of the Rabbit)!!

First of all, I want to greet everybody a Happy New Year (1-1-11 today)!!! I wish everyone a great year ahead full of love, happiness and of course good health :)

Ok, before I post the "forecast" for 2011, let's have a recap for the 2010 forecast and let's see how much of it came true, or at least came close to coming true.  Here's what I posted in FB last time, I will take note of the items that came close or those that are far-fetched :)

From www.moonslipper.com :

"Forecast for 2010 The Year of the Tiger will be an exciting and lively year for the Horse. On the home and family front, there may be some changes with family members moving in, moving out or relocating to another location altogether (CURLYTOPS: yep, there had been some travels for a couple of my family members, but not me). On the social front, the Horse will be in much demand with invitations to parties and gatherings increasing as the year moves on (CURLYTOPS: hmmmm, I don't think I was in demand with invitations...my 2010 wasn't crazed with parties). Health wise, with such a busy year and added pressures, the Horse must ensure that he looks after his diet and gets adequate rest. Otherwise, irritability and heated arguments could arise unnecessarily. Those born under this sign will do exceptionally well career-wise this year (CURLYTOPS: Hmmmm, I don't really think I did anything exceptional... I was my boss' secretary and didn't really do anything earthmoving in our company.  At least I wasn't given a chance to do anything earthmoving! I'd say my career has been quite stagnant for some time now). However, they must follow up leads and career openings with vigor in order to take advantage of the fast paced energy of the Tiger year. A word of caution for the Horse – they need to keep a careful eye on their finances as overspending could happen very easily. August through September will bring fantastic opportunities for those looking for love (CURLYTOPS: HAH!!! What opportunities at love?? I didn't even see its shadow!! Not unless you'd include my love for Gong Yoo and Ian Sommerhalder... but that's like wishing for the stars and 100% one way street, not to mention they don't even know I exist!! So this statement right here didn't happen in 2010! LOL!). March through May will be lucky for changing jobs or careers while November and December will bring fun and lively social gatherings (CURLYTOPS: About the changing jobs and careers, well there definitely had some changes, but they didn't happen or start to happen until latter part of the year. I think the timing of this forecast is pretty off.   Of course there are social gatherings in December, it's the time for Christmas parties, right? Haha!)."

 

Ok, now let's now see what my 2011 holds according to the same website: 

The Horse

Fun, charming and attractive sums up the Horse’s traits perfectly. They love parties and crowds and being the centre of attention. They can also be egotistical, hotheaded and impatient. The Horse is a considerate and protective friend and partner and when in his company, there will always be excitement around the next corner. 

Forecast for 2011 The spotlight will have been on the Horse for much of 2010 with his
sparkling company and friendship being frequently in demand. In 2011, the focus for the Horse will be on his career, with unexpected developments and promotional opportunities on the cards. He should watch events carefully, for when an opening occurs he will need to act fast and be alert. April, May and October and November will be encouraging months for moving ahead in work or indeed finding a new job altogether (CURLYTOPS: The months look pretty off, coz I think the new job will be starting on March.  Oh well). Health and well-being will be on the minds of many Horses in the Chinese Year of the Rabbit and it’s a perfect time to re-think fitness routines and diet (CURLYTOPS: YES!! I definitely need to start re-thinking about the diet part..and also act on it! The execution part is the toughie *sigh*  Where can I buy discipline? LOL). Socially, as always, the Horse will be busy, with May to September and December being full of fun opportunities with friends. Attached Horses will fare better than single ones in 2011 (CURLYTOPS: WHAT!! No lovelife again this year!! UGH!). If a new romance is on horizon, the Horse would be well advised to relax and let the relationship develop slowly and without rushing. (CURLYTOPS: So IF there is romance, I still need to take it slow? Ugh! Can't I just snatch and marry him ASAP?? LOL!)  March, September and October are prime months for finding someone special (CURLYTOPS: Ok, I;m taking note of the months! LOL!). The Horse is an adventurous soul by nature and may do some traveling to far-flung places in the Year of Rabbit (CURLYTOPS: Oooohhhh!! Yes, I'd love to travel this year! 2010 was a no travel year for me and I am so missing plane rides! Far-flung places huh? I'm all for it! Anywhere baby!! I'm excited already!!). Financially there is a definite chance for the Horse to increase his earnings over the year and he should make every effort to manage his money carefully (CURLYTOPS: I'm welcoming increased earnings with big open arms! Give it to me baby!! ;P).

Interesting Horse Facts:
Zodiac Stone: Golden Topaz
Special Flower: Rose
Best Hours: 11am-1pm
Season: Summer
Horoscope Colors: Orange, White, Yellow

Hey, don't get me wrong, I don't let these predictions or forecasts lead my life.   God made each one of us unique and special, and I believe that each person defines their own destiny and future.  It's all about the choices we make with the opportunities given to us.  It's just fun to read how these Chinese astrology stuff sees my 2011 which makes me look forward to the year ahead :) 

I'm hopeful (of course with help of the Lord Almighty) that this year will be a better year for me (and my family), career-wise, health-wise and on the spiritual level.  I'll keep doing my best to be a better person and learn (and try not repeating them) from my mistakes in the past years.  As for the love life... well, I have already lifted that up to the Lord, it's all up to HIM.  In HIS time. :)

Once again, HaPpY NeW YeAr everyone!!!