i can't believe i'm posting again but

Read this (taken from Sarah Dessen's blog):

1. Okay, so the biggest news is….(via PW Children’s Bookshelf, couldn’t find a direct link): 

Regina Hayes at Viking Young Readers has signed YA novelist Sarah Dessen’s 11th novel, The Best After Ever, which will be released in May 2013. Set in the fictional beach town of Colby, where several of Dessen’s novels take place, it features 18-year-old Emmeline, who is spending her last summer before college working for her family’s vacation rental business and enjoying a summer romance with a young aspiring filmmaker. Leigh Feldman at Writers House brokered the deal for world rights. 

So now you know why I wasn’t blogging, was talking about how tired I was AND kept posting encouraging writing-related quotes on Twitter. Because I was finishing the book I began ALL the way back in September 2010. I kept working on it all the way up until last April, when I had to set it aside to promote WHAT HAPPENED TO GOODBYE, then picked it back up in December. Whew! Thanks for your patience. I’m so excited to share more with you about this as I can. And there’s more fun book stuff, too! Stay tuned….

OH. MY. GOD. You have no freaking idea how much I'm spazzing right now GOSH SO MANY EXCITEMENT IN ONE NIGHT. EXO debuting, CN FINALLY airing Insecurities, so many nice Yesung pictures on Tumblr today, AND NOW THIS. 

I can't. 

HER NEW BOOK. AFJGGFAGHLKAHHGIUQWEUTYIGH. I WANT. But gah, in 2013? WHY???!!!!!!!! Better than none I know but gah. I shall be contented this time. 

But to be honest (again), the plot sounds a bit like Along for the Ride and Keeping the Moon combined. But again, ths is Dessen we're talking about, plot may be similar but she pulls it off well and makes me fall in love with her books. Despite the disappointment I felt for her last book, I'm sure this book will be stupendous, marvelous, excellent, brilliant, magnificent, all posh adjectives in the world combined. I'll try to keep my hopes and expectations low until the excerpt comes out.

Dessen's books are summer reads, so that means the excerpt isn't going to be released until at least this year end December or later. Damn. Please let this book be an awesome one like Just Listen or The Truth about Forever or This Lullaby! I'm counting on you, my lucky stars!

DAMN DAMN DAAAAAAAAAAAMN I NEED VIDEOS OF YOUNG JUSTICE'S NEW EPISODE 'INSECURITIES'!!!!!!! ARTEMISSSS!!!!!!!!!! I NEED TO KNOW MORE!!!!!! UGH.

Tomorrow morning. I expect Youtube to have at least one full episode or else I'll just lose faith in the world.


INSECURITIES! AHFKDHKGAHSRKH:NFGLQ It's been such a long, long time I've felt so strongly for Young Justice, with their shitty air dates and all. The only episodes that really got me (with all the psychological thriller elements and stuff), to be honest, are Homefront and Failsafe only. And right now, I'm thinking Insecurities would be an addition to that list. I have high hopes for it, because it focuses on Artemis, my favourite character of all times (along with Raven of Teen Titans).


On the other hand, I missed Earth Hour. I'm terribly sorry, Mother Earth. ;__; I'm a bad human. The world should end due to the extinction of the human race so Earth can gain peace again.

Only joking.

Satisfied with my Tumblr blog. I don't think I'll be changing the theme for the next couple of months. Yay!


Dear YJ Episode 23 - Insecurities Youtube,

You, me, a date tomorrow. Set.

whoa

Okay, wow. Blogger has a new look, and is that a 'LJ-Cut' sort-off button I see there? O.O Yay! Finally Blogger is taking steps to further improvement.


I still can't get used to it. IT LOOKS TOO DIFFERENT. ASGLKJHGLYKDSGBK *keyboard spam*

EXO IS DEBUTING TODAY. IT SEEMED ONLY YESTERDAY SMENT WAS TROLLING US FANS AND RELEASING TEASERS AFTER TEASERS AND TESTING OUR PATIENCE. EXOPLANET ARRIVING, ALL SYSTEMS GO. Byun Baekhyun, I'll be watching you.

Never in my life have I ever completed an assignment I've procrastinated for weeks in less than an hour. And in the past half an hour, I have just completed this feat.

I am proud of myself, and wish to thank Google for helping me achieve this. No thanks to my stupid computer because it lagged for EONS and made me pissed off and curse at it in every language I knew.

I am motivated to learn new languages to increase my vocabulary of cuss words right now. Fucking PC, just wait until I get my hands on a laptop (hopefully a Mac), then we'll see. Testing my patience everyday eh?

God, I am having a monologue with my computer. Someone call an ambulance please so I can skip my Physics test on this upcoming Wednesday. God knows I did not study a single shit at all and should be shot for constant procrastination.

The creative juices have been flowing this weekend, but not as good as last week. But I'm not complaining, for it is a bliss to just sit in front of your computer and just write. Though sometimes the evil plot bunnies trap you and you're stuck in the middle of a writer's block desert. Frustrating it is, but when you've passed that stage it feels so damn refreshing. X)

Okay, gotta go now. See you when I see you.

Quote of the post:

Karma ain't a bitch unless you are.

Oh Google, how will we survive without you?

This is the last time I'm gonna talk about this, and after this I'll just nod, smile, exchange pleasant comments and don't care.

Results.... well... they're okay I guess, better than some but still I lost to some. But I'm not angry at them, and never will be, as a matter a fact, I'm happy that they can bring glory to our school, their parents and family, and themselves :) If I were to be angry, it would be at myself, but I'm not, so yeah, whatever. I'm always stuck in the middle of nowhere, so perhaps this is a sign that I should strive for something more?

Regrets are definite, why didn't I study harder for Chemistry? What went wrong with my Chinese? I've been asking myself these since I saw my slip, but honestly I can't find an answer and I'm not that depressed, just curious.

My results are satisfactory I guess, though I'm not entirely happy with it. Chemistry was a shocker, Moral too as well as Physics. I thought I could do better, but since reality decided to slap me I guess I'll just have to accept it. Plus, Literature, BM, Biology and Add Maths made up for it. I'm really proud of my Literature and Biology the most, because I never went for any tuition and studied hard with my own effort and I managed to do well. I am grateful. Though I wished I had more A's instead of A minuses, I guess this will have to do.

The dream of 11 A's is gone, but oh well, I'll just settle for what I have. This means I have to work harder for my A levels, and slave my guts out. LOL, kidding, I can never do that. I can't imagine life without entertainment, so I will have to set realistic goals for myself so that I don't give up halfway.

Okay, now that the rant is over, this is what I'll do in the future if someone ever mentions about SPM:

Okay, that's all. See you when I see you.

Approximately 7500 words in just three days, and this is inclusive of my time spent on entertaining my family and having to go out for meals with them.

That's like, an average of 2500 words per day I've written. Wow. I am really, really proud of myself. How long has it been since I've sat in front of Microsoft Words and just written to my heart's content? Years I tell you, years. This just reminds me of why I love writing so much and the fact that I had once aspired to be an author. Too bad it's not coming true.

But, all good things come to an end. I tried to continue today, but the creative juices just didn't flow due to exhaustion. My mind just went blank and no matter how hard I tried nothing good came out, unlike the past three days. Daughter by day, writer by night. I've been sleeping at midnight for the entire week and I'm not surprised if I don't do well in my physics test. Never studied for the whole week even though I said I would, hooray for me. I just wish the teacher would postpone it to next week, but I guess we'll just have to wait for his verdict tomorrow.

My eyes hurt. And I'm supposed to be studying physics but I'm here. Sigh.


Halfway there, plot's all laid out and the hardest part is done. Now all that's left is to wait for my muse to return if it ever wants to. I'm just really grateful for my writing spree for the past three days.

See you when I see you.

Writers block.

Gosh it sucks like hell to the very core and the stupid plots just don't freaking connect.

Urgh.

Sabreena Ann Fernandez I would like to express my utmost hatred in you for reminding me that us 2011 fifth form-ers will be taking our results and causing a panic tsunami-wave attack to wash over me and disrupt my peaceful soul in meditation. You do not even comprehend the severity of the situation at hand and it is my utmost wish that you go die in a slow and painful death as retribution.

That is all. Goodnight.

P/S: lol Just joking. Thank you Sabby for slapping my ass back to reality. Love ya darling!

An update.

I deleted my chatbox. Hooray, I guess?

I don't know, it's just that it was kind of pointless keeping it on my blog anyway. Plus like I mentioned previously, those ads were really annoying. So.... that's that I suppose.

On the other hand, I've created a livejournal account. I've hesitated for a long time because it seemed so complicated and honestly, right now as I am editing all my info and shit there I'm this close to pulling my hair out of my scalp. Blogger and Tumblr are really much easier, really. (Oh, and I've created another blog on Tumblr for personal reasons too!)

Today is really an 'update-all-blogs-and-info' day I suppose. New LJ account and Tumblr blog, updated Blogger, all that's left is Facebook. I'm thinking of changing my display pic, but that will be for another time, when I'm feeling bold.

When my new Tumblr blog and LJ is done and I've settled in nicely I'll post the links on my sidebar. However, be warned that both sites are purely for my writing and reading interests, hence the content posted there may not be up to your liking. And if I'm feeling especially daring and courageous that day I'll post a link to my FFN account. Ta da! All sites I frequently visit (except for my hotmail inbox) all in one tiny sidebar on my blog.

Such a busy day on the net, and mum wants me to start studying at 11, I'd better get my blogs up and running asap.

See you when I see you.

Quote of the post:

lights will guide you home, and ignite your bones, and I will try to fix you. - Coldplay

K-Pop: A post, about EXO

Note: Originally, I posted this on Tumblr yesterday and not this blog because I thought some of my friends who read my blog don't really like K-Pop, and that it doesn't really suit my blog since I rarely blog about K-Pop anyway. But then I thought, screw it it's been such a long time since I had great writing muse like I had yesterday, and as seeing I haven't blogged in eons I'll just copy and paste this here. Plus, to me my blog is my online diary that records every milestone I've made in my life so I can look back and laugh at how silly I was so yeah, I have decided to post this here. To all you people who dislike K-Pop and think it's the shame of the music industry you can just click the X button and visit another page. No offence meant. So, here goes:

Okay, second K-Pop text post and it’s about EXO. So I guess I should be happy I’m finally branching out into K-Pop bands instead of just focusing on Super Junior? Nah, Suju will always and forever be my ultimate K-Pop band, they’re awesome like that. :D

Moving on, two days ago I watched EXO’s both History MVs, and I must say I’m impressed and it was the final push that made me want to know more about them. Previously, I always heard my friend talking about them but I didn’t really want to go into another band, but after watching History I couldn’t really run away from this magnetic pull anymore.

First reaction after watching the MV: OMFG AWESOME SONG WITH GREAT VOCALS AND OUTSTANDING DANCE MOVES.

Seconds later…

WAIT WTF WHO IS WHO?! (And hence, I was brought back into the days where I still couldn’t differentiate Super Junior members…)

I didn’t immediately find out their names though, cos it was late and I only watched it an hour after it was released, so naturally half of the comments were about asking who’s who and what’s what and shit like that, and the kind EXOTICS who posted about who was who didn’t help me much at all. So, yesterday night I replayed the Korean version MV a few times again and FINALLY could recgonise Kai. Only. Yes, only, I’m sorry, I know I’m quite a failure but honestly, Kai seems to have much more screen time (COS HE’S AWESOME AND SO COOL).

Then, tonight, just now, I FINALLY LEARNED ALL OF EXO-K’s names and can match their names with their faces in the History MV (not sure about other teasers and such). So, in order of who I first learnt their names: Kai (HE LOOKS LIKE CHANGMIN FROM TVXQ HOLY SHISUS, AND HE IS THE SAME AGE AS ME! LORD…), D.O, Chan Yeol, Baek Hyun, Se Hun then Su Ho. I had A MAJOR hard time differentiating Su Ho from Se Hun, because their names were so familiar and the comment I was using as a guideline messed up Su Ho with EXO-M’s Chen. But it’s okay.

As for EXO-M members, Tao caught my attention first cos his stare was like Yesung’s stare in Mr. Simple teaser, then Lay cos was the first to be shown in the Korean version of History (very feminine look there), then Lu Han. And right now I still have slight trouble recgonising them (except for Tao cos he’s like all black and dark, emo boy). But I’m taking it slow, cos I wanna really, really know all EXO-K members before I move on to M members. I don’t know why but it seems like more people prefer EXO-M members, but I’m still sticking to K members first. We’ll see a few days later.

Funny, the first video I watched about EXO when I learned about them was Chan Yeol’s El Dorado teaser (AWESOME SONG, LIKE THOSE RPG GAME TRACKS YOU HEAR WHEN YOU PLAY THE GAMES), and I was only interested in the song (plus he didn’t look as good as he did in History). The after watching History, two days later and boom! I’m typing this post I never though I would’ve written before.

Biases…. Well, I don’t think it’s fair to choose biases based on looks alone. I think personalities make up more for biases. If I chose my biases based on looks alone, I think when I first got into Super Junior Siwon would’ve become my bias, not Yesung. Okay, I admit, looks are part of the reason Yesung is my bias (his appearance in Mr. Simple, daebak I tell you) but when he sang, it was instant attraction for me and after countless variety shows featuring him, Yesung has dominated my heart, and still is now. But coming back to my point, I’d like to know more of EXO members’ personalities before choosing my bias. But in the mean time, if I were to list down who I like and think is awesome and good-looking in EXO-K (EXO-M shall come a bit later) and my opinion of every EXO-K member in order, it’ll be like this:

1. Kai
Naturally, he gets a quarter or half of the screen time and most teasers are about him anyway. He’s also a 94-er, and somehow that makes me feel sad because while he’s the same age as me, he’s out there making a name for himself while I’m stuck here at home being nobody. :/

2. Chan Yeol and Baek Hyun
Tied. I think both should really be twins (though I know they’re not) cos they’re so adorable together!!! THE MOMENT BAEK HYUN OPENS HIS MOUTH TO SING, GOSH, IT’S LIKE GOLD SPROUTING OUT OF HIS MOUTH. His voice from 2:40 to 2:50, it reminded me of Yesung’s high pitched notes when he does ad libs. Plus, Baek Hyun’s one of the main vocalists and I do have a thing for vocalists who look good at the same time. CHAN YEOL CAN RAP, PERIOD.

Plus, both of them have names that are really Korean yet classy in my opinion, me likes!

3. Se Hun
His look in 2:59 was really what made me notice him. But I had a hard time remembering his name since he looked different from his first appearance in the opening of the MV. He’s really adorable now that I can differentiate everyone. Right now, I remember his name by identifying him as the maknae (HE’S 17 GOODNESS ME) with the fringe covering his brows with small cute eyes. Shibrows should give him some brows.

4. D.O
Well, he’s the second member for me to get his name right (cos it’s so easy) but somehow he reminds me of Junsu from TVXQ (just that D.O’s eyes are larger). He sings really well, and stands out I guess but he’s not that outstanding to me.

5. Su Ho
Okay, I’m sorry, but I just can’t seem to remember his name! But I can now, just that I don’t know why it’s hard for me to remember him out of six of them. :/

And so, I guess that’s it for this post. When I’m finally familiar with EXO-K members I’ll start with EXO-M members. Till then, all the best for EXO with their upcoming god-knows-when debut! If History is a pre-debut song, goodness me imagine their real debut song!!!!

As much as SM Entertainment ADORES trolling us fans around and being a bitch to their artistes you gotta admit, their music is the best. I am grateful for the existence of Yoo Young Jin, because most of the hits of TVXQ, Super Junior, SHINee and all SM artistes are all composed or/and written by him. Hope SMent really cherishes him, he’s like their ACE now in the dance-song music industry.

Anyways, all the best EXO! SM Entertainment, just hurry up and release their debut date already! I know it has something to do with a solar eclipse, judging by all the solar eclipse scenes you put in EXO’s teasers, but gosh, pity those fans who have been waiting since last year. EXO fighting!

Okay, so that's that for my K-pop post on tumblr. If you're interested, here's the Korean version MV of History.

Oh, and I'm really thinking of removing my chatbox because somehow unknown people who I've never even heard before posted stuff advertising their blogs and I really don't like it. Plus, it's not like people comment there much anyway. Your thoughts?

Maths test today, and I have nothing to say about it. Wait, yes, on second thought I do: I JUST HOPE I PASS.

I have lost hope in Chemistry (the test I mean, not the subject), as for Physics.... Well, I just hope I find the motivation to study during the holidays. We have a day off early!!!! Yay! Which means I can sleep in a little bit on Friday! Banzai!

Sigh, don't feel like doing anything right now. I haven't even showered, even though it's already nine-ish. Air-conditioned rooms all day long, just when was the last time I sweated? :/

'Fix You' by Coldplay has really, really great lyrics. But I don't quite like the falsetto voice the singer (sorry, don't know his name) uses throughout the song. Though it has good lyrics, I think if I keep on repeating the song I'd have a migraine eventually. The ending was okay though, because finally the falsetto voice is gone and the song turns normal again.

Such a shame it's not to my liking, the lyrics were so. damn. great.

C'MON BOYS LIKE GIRLS, JUST WHEN THE HECK ARE YOU RELEASING YOUR NEW ALBUM SO I HAVE NICE ENGLISH SONGS TO LISTEN AGAIN?!