Work is making me going crazy (내가 미져가요)

Two months already past since SNSD comeback in early January. And March is going to end soon. How time files..

Being back to square one after company restructure has made me kinda crazy for the past few weeks . Will reach another critical point end of this month.

Amid going crazy, keeping 태연(calm) by listening to 태연 OST.

*태연(TaeYeon) name  means calm in Korean.

Random Taengoo Pic from tangpa.com

That 31st Year (이천십이년)

Again, I am late for that wrap up post for the year. Work was super hectic last few weeks of the year, working from last day of year to New Year.

Highlight Of The Year

1st: T-Ara Showcase in Malaysia. Nothing beats seeing real live Kpop idols performing in front of your own eyes. T-ara is my current 2nd favourite group after SNSD. Some say its expensive, but seeing 7 pretty girls performing at one time is not an easy chance.

2nd: My Tokyo Japan trip. Another solo but relaxing trip to another Asian country. All is good except most things in Japan is expensive.

*Special mention: SNSD visited Malaysia for the first time for Sepang F1 concert in KLCC.

Surprise Of The Year

1st: Company salary review, not a lot but quite significant as well. Got it just after I rejected an offer from another company. A surprise since it was unexpected. At least give us workers a bit more motivation to work. 

 2nd: Saw SNSD in Mori Tower, Roppongi, Tokyo Japan. Too bad it only last 5 seconds and I didn't even a good look at all 9 of them. Third time I saw them in person, hopefully there will be more opportunities in the future. Exact date was 5 Nov 2012.

Change Of The Year

1st:  The work change or keep changing, the job didn't. That was expected considering I don't have an immediate boss throughout the year. The job scope becomes a ''one leg kick'' kinda thing, nothing unusual. Work is still work in the end, still sucks, can't be too bothered or absored by it.

2nd: Changed to Windows 8. Decided to make the upgrade due to Microsoft upgrade offer for RM 120+. Missed out the  cheap RM 50 offer as I was in Japan that time. With this, my PC is free of Jack Sparrow running my ship.

Record Of The Year

1st:  Blogging reach an all time low. That has been the trend since 2008. Not even 10 posts for 2012. Hopefully, I can continue to maintain the blog and come up with some good posts.

2nd:My savings for the year also quite low as compare to my spending. Normally, tried to save quite a bit but this year, has been spending much on things not really needed. Buying books I don't read or collecting Kpop items as a fan...haha. My food expenses increased, as there was a period I stop going to kopitiams and eating those hawker noodles or economy rice. The spending trend looks to continue in year 2013 but  I'll need to do some cost cutting measures..lol.

Special mention. I finished reading 0 books this year. Unlikely I will be finishing a book in the near future..lol

Idolising The K-Pop (Kpop 우상을 숭배해요)

Yup, I am definitely on the bandwagon. Year 2012 is probably the biggest year for K-POP considering how PSY - Gangnam Style Song becomes the most watch MV on Youtube over 1 billion million views and counting in 5 months.

Honestly, I only follow girl groups because of their appearance and dance. Of course, SuJu and Big Bang is prett good. But I started with SNSD of course, initially I thought they can only dance, not so much on the singing since it's just pop. But then the more you listen, the more you watch, the more you get hook. Each song has different type of dance signatures. But seriously, I like SNSD mostly because of their involvement in variety shows, which is very funny and comical. Anyway, there is a few members of the group that can really sing like TaeYeon, Tiffany and Jessica.

 

A video clip showing some of their funniest moments.

SNSD The Boys 'Spiderman' Dance move

Gee - Crab Dance Move

Oh - Cow Herding Dance Move

And from there, the interest grows to other girl groups like T-ara, Kara, Secret, Sistar etc. For me, I like them , like how I like football. Analyze their group, their strengths, their performances etc. That's how things get more interesting. Just like a football team, each specialize in different abilities, dancing, rapping , lead vocals etc.

I am not sure how long the Hallyu wave will last, but for now, I can't get enough of them. Listening to the songs everyday, especially when going to work and back home, helps keep the driving less stressful. And  watching the staple KPOP music shows, from Thursday to Sunday every week is a routine. Since I don't have much friends, their various aegyo's and antics on variety shows such as Running Man, Gang Concert, Strong Heart, Happy Together etc etc keeps me company most of the time.

My growing collection that costing me lotsa money these days. Most people like to collect something so I guess I found mine??

To end, my favorite song this year is T-ara's Lovey Dovey actually. I listen to it for a whole year already. Makes me wish I was 5 years younger..haha.