Sunday, September 8, 2013
Week of September 1 Song Rec
Oops, I put the wrong date on the last recommendation. Fixed it! Here are five more songs I love!
Sorry for posting this a little early btw! It's technically Sunday but I am going to have a busy day so I thought I would do this now.
1. Wheesung - Over U
This song along with "Insomnia" are my two favorite Wheesung songs. I decided to post this one instead of Insomnia partly because I think more people know of Insomnia and also because Insomnia was originally sung by Craig David so I feel like this song is more original. Anyway, the song seems to me like the speaker is trying to convince himself that he will eventually get over the person he is talking about. I especially love the line (translated) that reads: "The flowers have blossomed beautifully- a beauty overlooked in my obsession for you" which kind of shows that the speaker's life was so focused on loving the girl he speaks about that he didn't 'stop to smell the roses' even, or enjoy the other beautiful aspects of life that would also make him happy. I think it kind of signifies a liberation; he is finally able to be himself and make himself happy without relying on the other person for happiness and I think that is a beautiful thought. I think sometimes we realize after something is gone from our lives that it wasn't actually as great as we thought. Still, the song is sad, so I think it could either show, possibly, the regret for not realizing this earlier or it could show that sometimes losing something or someone can make us feel alone or lost even if it is for the better.
When I found the song, I was going through some rough times in my life, and it was kind of my go-to song when I was sad to comfort me and make me feel like it was okay to be sad. Misery loves company!
Anyway aside from all of that the song is beautiful and Wheesung has a great voice and sound so listen to it!
2. Clazziquai Project - Come To Me
This is kind of one of their old songs but it is always relevant! Honestly I just find this song extremely beautiful and well-done. They don't need anything but the pure instrumental and their voices to make a perfect song. Clazzi has some of the most moving voices, in my opinion. I could listen to them sing all day, in this song especially. I don't think I will ever get bored of listening to this song. I find it often to sneak into my head and calm my spirit. Again, like a lot of Clazzi songs, this one starts out soft and slow and slowly adds more and more layers of sound until it is just a really powerful sound. Gosh, I can't even explain how I feel when I hear this song! It is absolutely PERFECT I cannot even describe. I think sometimes there are no words to describe music.
3. Jinwoon - Walking Toward Me
I absolutely love the way that Jinwoon puts emotion into his singing and his performance. I think, especially in this song, he really shows the fact that he is an artist and not just an idol. I love the falsetto notes in this song and I love what it's saying and if you haven't noticed I am just really a big fan of songs that have a lot of progression and build up and whatnot and this one does. I love the sound as well, it is very beautifully done and the instrumentals are perfect. The melody and the way that he presents the lyrics fit the lyrics perfectly; the way he fluctuates his voice depending on what is being said is very moving. I'm always blown away by this song when I hear it because it is really a powerful song and Jinwoon's vocals are surprisingly a lot less tame than he shows in a lot of 2am songs. I think sometimes they overshadow him but he is a wonderful singer! I kind of like the rocker image better for him than the ballad kpop group image but that's just me! I definitely love this style of Korean rock!
4. Mighty Mouth - Tok Tok
This is my absolute favorite Mighty Mouth song! I love the lyrics; they are extremely adorable and the video is equally cute. I think Mighty Mouth and Soya sound amazing together and to be honest the song is just really cute and fun and when I listen to it I can't help but feel happy. I think when I first discovered this song it was when I was in a phase where I was kind of like ~*~KPOP ONLY~*~ and this song was by a group I wasn't all familiar with but I couldn't help but like it despite that. It really opened my eyes to this style of music. Just an all around good song.
5. DJ Hyo - Can't Erase You
I don't even have any idea how I found this song to be honest, and I'm not usually a techno type person but I absolutely love this song! It's soooo fun and it used to accompany me when studying would get monotonous or when school would be hard to get through. I would turn this on and ignore the hundreds of people in the hallways or the fact that I had hours of shit left to do. I think it's a good mood uplifter and it's extremely catchy! It will now be in your head for the rest of the day muahhaaa.
Sorry for posting this a little early btw! It's technically Sunday but I am going to have a busy day so I thought I would do this now.
1. Wheesung - Over U
This song along with "Insomnia" are my two favorite Wheesung songs. I decided to post this one instead of Insomnia partly because I think more people know of Insomnia and also because Insomnia was originally sung by Craig David so I feel like this song is more original. Anyway, the song seems to me like the speaker is trying to convince himself that he will eventually get over the person he is talking about. I especially love the line (translated) that reads: "The flowers have blossomed beautifully- a beauty overlooked in my obsession for you" which kind of shows that the speaker's life was so focused on loving the girl he speaks about that he didn't 'stop to smell the roses' even, or enjoy the other beautiful aspects of life that would also make him happy. I think it kind of signifies a liberation; he is finally able to be himself and make himself happy without relying on the other person for happiness and I think that is a beautiful thought. I think sometimes we realize after something is gone from our lives that it wasn't actually as great as we thought. Still, the song is sad, so I think it could either show, possibly, the regret for not realizing this earlier or it could show that sometimes losing something or someone can make us feel alone or lost even if it is for the better.
When I found the song, I was going through some rough times in my life, and it was kind of my go-to song when I was sad to comfort me and make me feel like it was okay to be sad. Misery loves company!
Anyway aside from all of that the song is beautiful and Wheesung has a great voice and sound so listen to it!
2. Clazziquai Project - Come To Me
This is kind of one of their old songs but it is always relevant! Honestly I just find this song extremely beautiful and well-done. They don't need anything but the pure instrumental and their voices to make a perfect song. Clazzi has some of the most moving voices, in my opinion. I could listen to them sing all day, in this song especially. I don't think I will ever get bored of listening to this song. I find it often to sneak into my head and calm my spirit. Again, like a lot of Clazzi songs, this one starts out soft and slow and slowly adds more and more layers of sound until it is just a really powerful sound. Gosh, I can't even explain how I feel when I hear this song! It is absolutely PERFECT I cannot even describe. I think sometimes there are no words to describe music.
3. Jinwoon - Walking Toward Me
I absolutely love the way that Jinwoon puts emotion into his singing and his performance. I think, especially in this song, he really shows the fact that he is an artist and not just an idol. I love the falsetto notes in this song and I love what it's saying and if you haven't noticed I am just really a big fan of songs that have a lot of progression and build up and whatnot and this one does. I love the sound as well, it is very beautifully done and the instrumentals are perfect. The melody and the way that he presents the lyrics fit the lyrics perfectly; the way he fluctuates his voice depending on what is being said is very moving. I'm always blown away by this song when I hear it because it is really a powerful song and Jinwoon's vocals are surprisingly a lot less tame than he shows in a lot of 2am songs. I think sometimes they overshadow him but he is a wonderful singer! I kind of like the rocker image better for him than the ballad kpop group image but that's just me! I definitely love this style of Korean rock!
4. Mighty Mouth - Tok Tok
This is my absolute favorite Mighty Mouth song! I love the lyrics; they are extremely adorable and the video is equally cute. I think Mighty Mouth and Soya sound amazing together and to be honest the song is just really cute and fun and when I listen to it I can't help but feel happy. I think when I first discovered this song it was when I was in a phase where I was kind of like ~*~KPOP ONLY~*~ and this song was by a group I wasn't all familiar with but I couldn't help but like it despite that. It really opened my eyes to this style of music. Just an all around good song.
5. DJ Hyo - Can't Erase You
I don't even have any idea how I found this song to be honest, and I'm not usually a techno type person but I absolutely love this song! It's soooo fun and it used to accompany me when studying would get monotonous or when school would be hard to get through. I would turn this on and ignore the hundreds of people in the hallways or the fact that I had hours of shit left to do. I think it's a good mood uplifter and it's extremely catchy! It will now be in your head for the rest of the day muahhaaa.
Friday, September 6, 2013
opinion / individuality
So I am currently on the bus on my way home for the weekend but I just had a thought so I thought I would write it down.
I was thinking about how normally, when I am walking to class, and probably running late teehee, I get frustrated when the big old bus is trucking down the road preventing me from crossing. From my perspective as a pedestrian, I feel like the buses and cars and bicyclists are a hassle and essentially something "in my way."
However, at the moment, I am put in the opposite position, and, hoping to not get home too too late in the evening, the pedestrians preventing the bus from going forward are more of an annoyance to me.
It's kind of like when you are a customer at a restaurant and you think of the customer being always right, so even if you give the worker a hard time or give them a very precise order or instructions or complain about the little mistakes they make, you justify yourself by saying "Well that's their job," or something of that nature.
But then if YOU are the worker or employee and you receive a customer like explained above, you might become frustrated or feel that they are being far too picky and rude and you might be tempted to "spit intheir food" or something outrageous like that. You'll justify yourself by saying that you dont deserve that kind of treatment because youre already working very hard and dont need any complications.
So I guess in a sense just seeing things from our own perspectives causes us to be somewhat selfish in our view of certain situations.
I think that respect is a two way street, and that if you are given it you should give it. If more people thought about their decisions considering other peoples' points of view more often instead of living in their own close minded world then the world would be a better place. I know this is kind of a generally accepted idea but in reality we dont often realize when we are being selfish or not considering other peoples' situations.
I think maybe it is important to do little things like thanking the person who serves you at a restaurant or smiling at the people who you pass on the street or having patience for the pedestrians walking across the street.
because they are also going somewhere. Just because you dont know what is going on in their life doesnt mean nothing is. In the same way, just because you may not appreciate one aspect of life doesnt mean someone else doesnt. So you should respect it regardless.
For example, yesterday I was talking to my roommate and she was telling me how a lot of Art majors in her class were talking about art museums and how much meaning they have and how important they are to society and how interesting they are and I think at one point she referred to them as "real museums" unlike, she said, science or history museums that have no merit. Now this pissed off my roommate, being an environmental science major with a lot of interest interest in science in general.
To this girl, from her perspective which focused on what she was interested in, science and history were not important or worthy of praise or whatever. But to my roommate it is her MAJOR for crying out loud, what she is investing her life into.
So I think it is extremely unfair to say that just because something isn't important to YOU that it is not important at ALL.
I think if more people looked at things and ideas with the mindset of "this may not have meaning to me but I appreciate that it may have meaning to SOMEONE", then society would most likely be a more accepting and open minded body.
it's so easy to judge things with the thought that they are not beautiful or worth something or important just because of your own taste and opinions but oftentimes things are beautiful nonetheless, regardless of if anyone at all appreciates them as beautiful.
for example with music, alot of times people think of music as being "good" or "bad" depending on their taste instead of considering that for a certain taste it may be wonderful but for another it may be terrible. Like some people think that country music is "bad music" when in fact there is good country and bad country, and said good country could be bad country to someone else.
instead of looking at things or ideas or art or ANYTHING with the mindset of "oh I dont like this therefore it is bad or wrong" shouldnt we be considering that it may be right to some people or in some sense but just not in our own life?
if someone's life was given inspiration and meaning by the influence of miley cyrus then is miley cyrus really "bad" pop culture? Or if someone's devotion to a really popular talented musical group led to antisocial behavior and depression then are they still a great group?
I think most things in life are this way: there is no right or wrong and we should respect all opinions for that reason.
Sorry for the unnecessarily long post!
I was thinking about how normally, when I am walking to class, and probably running late teehee, I get frustrated when the big old bus is trucking down the road preventing me from crossing. From my perspective as a pedestrian, I feel like the buses and cars and bicyclists are a hassle and essentially something "in my way."
However, at the moment, I am put in the opposite position, and, hoping to not get home too too late in the evening, the pedestrians preventing the bus from going forward are more of an annoyance to me.
It's kind of like when you are a customer at a restaurant and you think of the customer being always right, so even if you give the worker a hard time or give them a very precise order or instructions or complain about the little mistakes they make, you justify yourself by saying "Well that's their job," or something of that nature.
But then if YOU are the worker or employee and you receive a customer like explained above, you might become frustrated or feel that they are being far too picky and rude and you might be tempted to "spit intheir food" or something outrageous like that. You'll justify yourself by saying that you dont deserve that kind of treatment because youre already working very hard and dont need any complications.
So I guess in a sense just seeing things from our own perspectives causes us to be somewhat selfish in our view of certain situations.
I think that respect is a two way street, and that if you are given it you should give it. If more people thought about their decisions considering other peoples' points of view more often instead of living in their own close minded world then the world would be a better place. I know this is kind of a generally accepted idea but in reality we dont often realize when we are being selfish or not considering other peoples' situations.
I think maybe it is important to do little things like thanking the person who serves you at a restaurant or smiling at the people who you pass on the street or having patience for the pedestrians walking across the street.
because they are also going somewhere. Just because you dont know what is going on in their life doesnt mean nothing is. In the same way, just because you may not appreciate one aspect of life doesnt mean someone else doesnt. So you should respect it regardless.
For example, yesterday I was talking to my roommate and she was telling me how a lot of Art majors in her class were talking about art museums and how much meaning they have and how important they are to society and how interesting they are and I think at one point she referred to them as "real museums" unlike, she said, science or history museums that have no merit. Now this pissed off my roommate, being an environmental science major with a lot of interest interest in science in general.
To this girl, from her perspective which focused on what she was interested in, science and history were not important or worthy of praise or whatever. But to my roommate it is her MAJOR for crying out loud, what she is investing her life into.
So I think it is extremely unfair to say that just because something isn't important to YOU that it is not important at ALL.
I think if more people looked at things and ideas with the mindset of "this may not have meaning to me but I appreciate that it may have meaning to SOMEONE", then society would most likely be a more accepting and open minded body.
it's so easy to judge things with the thought that they are not beautiful or worth something or important just because of your own taste and opinions but oftentimes things are beautiful nonetheless, regardless of if anyone at all appreciates them as beautiful.
for example with music, alot of times people think of music as being "good" or "bad" depending on their taste instead of considering that for a certain taste it may be wonderful but for another it may be terrible. Like some people think that country music is "bad music" when in fact there is good country and bad country, and said good country could be bad country to someone else.
instead of looking at things or ideas or art or ANYTHING with the mindset of "oh I dont like this therefore it is bad or wrong" shouldnt we be considering that it may be right to some people or in some sense but just not in our own life?
if someone's life was given inspiration and meaning by the influence of miley cyrus then is miley cyrus really "bad" pop culture? Or if someone's devotion to a really popular talented musical group led to antisocial behavior and depression then are they still a great group?
I think most things in life are this way: there is no right or wrong and we should respect all opinions for that reason.
Sorry for the unnecessarily long post!
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Party on the Plaza
This morning I was just casually walking to class when suddenly, on one of the main streets on campus, I notice hundreds of tents and booths and a huge swarm of people literally everywhere. Turns out today is that day where organizations give you free stuff to try and get you to join or whatever.
So I went to class and then went around to some of these booths and whatnot looking for something interesting to join and I came across a Korean club booth and at first I was wondering if this was a "Koreans only" kind of thing but I asked anyway and they seemed kind of happy that I asked and were like, "Of course not! You can join! Come to our meeting you get free Korean food!" and whatnot so I signed my name or whatever but turns out this meeting is during my online class so I'm going to have to let the class run while I'm at the meeting or something idk.
Then I was given free "Honest ade super fruit punch" juice/tea and it was amazzzinggg. Then I won a free large tshirt, a frisbee and a really nice waterbottle so I'm very pleased that I decided to look around even though it was craziness and like a million degrees outside!
I sweat so much I thought I was going to look kind of terrible for my next class but I just felt gross that was all.
Then in my next class I found a girl who I've sat by three times now so I think maybe I can try to be her friend! I'm shy and awkward about these things so I'm hoping she doesn't see this side of me yet haha.
Now I'm just kind of chilling in my dorm; I painted my nails which I haven't done in forever so it was nice I guess. And now I'm going to /maybe/ study but the thing about today is that I'm supposed to be excited and spazzing about BTOB's comeback stage but I haven't reached that point yet, like I don't know if I'm ready for them to come back because it requires a lot on my part and..idk.
Oh well anyway hopefully the rest of the day will be exciting!
So I went to class and then went around to some of these booths and whatnot looking for something interesting to join and I came across a Korean club booth and at first I was wondering if this was a "Koreans only" kind of thing but I asked anyway and they seemed kind of happy that I asked and were like, "Of course not! You can join! Come to our meeting you get free Korean food!" and whatnot so I signed my name or whatever but turns out this meeting is during my online class so I'm going to have to let the class run while I'm at the meeting or something idk.
Then I was given free "Honest ade super fruit punch" juice/tea and it was amazzzinggg. Then I won a free large tshirt, a frisbee and a really nice waterbottle so I'm very pleased that I decided to look around even though it was craziness and like a million degrees outside!
I sweat so much I thought I was going to look kind of terrible for my next class but I just felt gross that was all.
Then in my next class I found a girl who I've sat by three times now so I think maybe I can try to be her friend! I'm shy and awkward about these things so I'm hoping she doesn't see this side of me yet haha.
Now I'm just kind of chilling in my dorm; I painted my nails which I haven't done in forever so it was nice I guess. And now I'm going to /maybe/ study but the thing about today is that I'm supposed to be excited and spazzing about BTOB's comeback stage but I haven't reached that point yet, like I don't know if I'm ready for them to come back because it requires a lot on my part and..idk.
Oh well anyway hopefully the rest of the day will be exciting!
August Favorites
Awk, I don't really remember what my favorites are...but I'll try! It was kind of a busy month so not much time to try new things but oh well.
Dramas
Dramas
- The Master's Sun
- Good Doctor
- Who Are You
Music
- Glen Check
- Hologram Film
- The Neighbourhood
- F-VE Dolls
- XIA - Incredible
- ZE:A - Ghost of Wind
- A Pink - No No No
- Drunken Tiger - 8:45 Heaven
- NELL
- Changsub's cover of After the Love
Youtube
- Elleandish
Food / Drink
- Yogi Blueberry Slim Life Green Tea
- Market Pantry Mixed Fruit Fruit Snacks
Monday, September 2, 2013
Pet Peeve!
I just felt the need to say this but I really HATE being looked down on.
I don't think it is at all necessary to try to prove that you are better than someone. It doesn't matter!
I don't care if you think you know more than me, think you're prettier than me, think you're funnier than me, cooler than me, better than me in any way... Respect is still something I deserve, especially when, despite little degrading comments made to make me feel like I am less than you, I give you respect.
And I do not appreciate when people put me on the spot and run me into a corner with a question that makes me lose, either way I answer it.
I am not pitiful and I am not less than you and though I am being nice right now, I am not the type of person you want to piss off. I'm giving you a chance to make a good impression and you haven't so far, so don't be surprised when I stop laughing it off when you insult me and come back with something bitter.
Ok have a nice day i just needed to get that off my chest ^^
I don't think it is at all necessary to try to prove that you are better than someone. It doesn't matter!
I don't care if you think you know more than me, think you're prettier than me, think you're funnier than me, cooler than me, better than me in any way... Respect is still something I deserve, especially when, despite little degrading comments made to make me feel like I am less than you, I give you respect.
And I do not appreciate when people put me on the spot and run me into a corner with a question that makes me lose, either way I answer it.
I am not pitiful and I am not less than you and though I am being nice right now, I am not the type of person you want to piss off. I'm giving you a chance to make a good impression and you haven't so far, so don't be surprised when I stop laughing it off when you insult me and come back with something bitter.
Ok have a nice day i just needed to get that off my chest ^^
Things I've realized about myself
This morning I realized I really didn't have anything to do today besides study and do homework, so I thought I would go find a nice place to sit and read on campus to do this. However, campus was a lot quieter than usual and it made me somewhat uncomfortable. Nonetheless I found a spot and tried to study and didn't really get a lot done because I was distracted by all the little things going on around me. I guess because things were for the most part kind of quiet, any movement or noise called my attention.
Anyway there was this huge tree that had been kind of dug up (?). Basically they cut a hole around it so you could see deeper into the tree than just the part coming up from the ground. I'm not sure why or how they did this or even who did this but it was kind of interesting to me because I didn't know that tree trunks extended so far deeper into the earth; I kind of assumed their roots were right below the surface or something but this tree's trunk was a lot longer and I wondered how far exactly it went into the earth before it became roots. Lately I've been assuming everything is metaphorical so I was thinking about it and it's kind of funny how sometimes things are a lot 'deeper' than we make them; problems are a lot worse than we think, there's a lot more to some people than we assume, things are not always as they seem I guess.
Anyway so this got me thinking about myself and what kind of a person I am on the outside, as opposed to what's "hidden underneath." I think on the outside I appear to be very vulnerable, gullible and kind of just a shy, not very friendly person. But there's a lot more to me than that. I think even I have begun to think of myself as being this kind of person so much so that I have forgotten the true person I am.
I'm not vulnerable, rather, I try to accept the good in people and I try my hardest to make sure that I am not making someone uncomfortable or angry. I do my best to get on people's good sides. Is that me being vulnerable? I'm not sure. But I'm beginning to think that it doesn't matter. Why do I need to give a name to a certain aspect of myself? Maybe instead of "gullible" I am just a person who gives people the benefit of the doubt. Maybe instead of me being someone who is "cynical" I am a person who tries to accept reality for what it is instead of getting my hopes up and finding disappointment?
It's kind of ironic that today, Lee Changsub tweeted a song recommendation, Tasha's "Black Happiness" because a lyric in that song goes, "You gotta be strong, you gotta hold on and love yourself." The whole song is talking about being ashamed of her skin color, or just being ashamed of who you are and her resolution is that you just have to "be strong and love yourself." I think that, along with my observation of the tree has made me realize that instead of profiling certain aspects of yourself and ignoring the truth behind them, instead of focusing on the aspects of yourself that other people can see and ignoring the aspects of yourself that really truly define you, we should be focusing on the aspects of ourselves that make us who we are, and make us a person that we can love. Because they say if you can't love yourself, no one will.
This kind of just proves how the little things that Changsub does have big impacts on my life and the way I view life itself, and also that nature is sometimes most honest.
Anyway, those are just things that have been floating through my head today so I thought I would write them down.
If you are reading this, listen to Tasha's song and LIVE IT!
Anyway there was this huge tree that had been kind of dug up (?). Basically they cut a hole around it so you could see deeper into the tree than just the part coming up from the ground. I'm not sure why or how they did this or even who did this but it was kind of interesting to me because I didn't know that tree trunks extended so far deeper into the earth; I kind of assumed their roots were right below the surface or something but this tree's trunk was a lot longer and I wondered how far exactly it went into the earth before it became roots. Lately I've been assuming everything is metaphorical so I was thinking about it and it's kind of funny how sometimes things are a lot 'deeper' than we make them; problems are a lot worse than we think, there's a lot more to some people than we assume, things are not always as they seem I guess.
Anyway so this got me thinking about myself and what kind of a person I am on the outside, as opposed to what's "hidden underneath." I think on the outside I appear to be very vulnerable, gullible and kind of just a shy, not very friendly person. But there's a lot more to me than that. I think even I have begun to think of myself as being this kind of person so much so that I have forgotten the true person I am.
I'm not vulnerable, rather, I try to accept the good in people and I try my hardest to make sure that I am not making someone uncomfortable or angry. I do my best to get on people's good sides. Is that me being vulnerable? I'm not sure. But I'm beginning to think that it doesn't matter. Why do I need to give a name to a certain aspect of myself? Maybe instead of "gullible" I am just a person who gives people the benefit of the doubt. Maybe instead of me being someone who is "cynical" I am a person who tries to accept reality for what it is instead of getting my hopes up and finding disappointment?
It's kind of ironic that today, Lee Changsub tweeted a song recommendation, Tasha's "Black Happiness" because a lyric in that song goes, "You gotta be strong, you gotta hold on and love yourself." The whole song is talking about being ashamed of her skin color, or just being ashamed of who you are and her resolution is that you just have to "be strong and love yourself." I think that, along with my observation of the tree has made me realize that instead of profiling certain aspects of yourself and ignoring the truth behind them, instead of focusing on the aspects of yourself that other people can see and ignoring the aspects of yourself that really truly define you, we should be focusing on the aspects of ourselves that make us who we are, and make us a person that we can love. Because they say if you can't love yourself, no one will.
This kind of just proves how the little things that Changsub does have big impacts on my life and the way I view life itself, and also that nature is sometimes most honest.
Anyway, those are just things that have been floating through my head today so I thought I would write them down.
If you are reading this, listen to Tasha's song and LIVE IT!
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