Love Me Tender

On May 14, 2008 at approximately 2:28pm there was a massive earthquake in central China. The deathtoll is currently at 15,000 and rising. Rescue teams are still trying to rescue more than 25,000 people who are still trapped under the rubble. The quake measuared at 7.9 on the richter scale, which is classified as a “major” earthquake. This is the first severe earth quake that China has been hit with in 32 years.

I saw clips of the aftermath, including rescue missions, on youtube. The images I saw made me cry because I felt so hurt for my fellow human siblings. I cannot even imagine going through that and there are so many strong people who are going through this and helping each other out. I’m praying for everyone affected by this. It is such a tragedy.

I’m so disgusted by the number of innapropriate, insensitive, and racist comments left by some people. Honestly, saying things like “China deserves this” or “this is karma” makes me want to puke. How can people be so insensitive? Regardless of what political position you take about China, its policies, or its international issues, people should put these aside to help their fellow humans. We are all people who feel pain and can sympathize with those who are going through such a horrendous situation. To hold onto hatred, spite and anger in such a time is not only useless but just disrespectful.

Here are some articles to read if you want more information.
1. Guardian.co.uk: “China earthquake could cost $20 bln, says AIR”
2. Dailey Times: “China earthquake toll rises to nearly 15,000″

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I had not heard any news about this until now. Apparently Lee Soo Man, the founder of SM Entertainment, has future plans for TVXQ/DBSK and BoA to debut in the U.S. At a recent press conference he stated that they were not yet ready and they will focus on expanding their careers in the Asian market before attempting to break into the States. Dang, I didn’t see this coming. I had heard about BoA planning to eventually debut in the U.S. but not TVXQ. For some reason I don’t see them being able to do it…their music style isn’t favourable in the current music scene. They would definately have to revamp their image and come off as less of a boyband. I’m sure this won’t happen for a few years anyway, but I guess they’re going to be practicing their English? Who knows.

P.S. I FINALLY got my categories to list alphabetically. W00t!

References:
1. Asian Fanatics & allKpop: info

I’m reliving my past by listening to some old school Jrock music. It all started when my sister put on 魔弾 [Der Freischutz] by T.M.Revolution and the flood of memories poured back. Man, the PV for that song was hilarious. I must find it again…I’m sure I’ve saved it away on one of my back-up CDs (yes, my computer is so old I can’t burn DVDs -_-). In the meantime I found it on youtube. YES!!!

But anyway, I really wish L’arc En Ciel, Dir En Grey and/or Gackt would come to Toronto and perform. I don’t care how much the tickets would be, I’ll be damned if I missed them. I’m squeeing inside just thinking about going to one of their concerts. I know they have all performed in the U.S. at some point during their careers, but I’m not sure if they’ve ever come to Canada. Man…I only wish. In the meantime I can listen to this Old School Jrock playlist I made. T_T

In a recent episode of Sang Sang Plus Season 2 (aired May 6, 2008), Solbi stated that she “like[d] guys with nice butts, [and] Andy has a nice butt.” I laughed so hard when I read this, not only because she’s so frank but also because I feel the same way - I like guys with nice butts too. It was one of the reasons that I liked Sungmin from Super Junior and Brian from Fly To The Sky. They had nice pinchable bottoms. From what I’ve gathered, it’s not a plus point to have a larger bum in Korea (you’ll get labelled duck butt or something like that). So sad…it’s such a nice quality. =P

Reference:
1. Coolsmurf: Solbi information

My fiance has gone on a trip with his best friend to Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea. I’m so jealous, but I know we will eventually go together at some point. I’m so curious to see how similar and different things are in those places than they are in the portrayals of them in dramas and animes. It would also be so great to shop there too. I find it so hard to find clothes that fit me here because of my physique, but I’m a normal body type in Japan and Korea (or at least that is what I’ve been told). I would totally save up and splurge on clothes there, especially Japan because they have such cool fashion. I’ve looked at websites for Japanese and Korean companies, but I haven’t really found any that I would actually shop from. Some aren’t for customer purchase (more for retail purchase) so there is a minimum amount that you have to pay before they will ship abroad. If I find any good sites then I’ll post them here, but so far I haven’t really found any. So sad. =(

Anyway, I hope my fiance and his friend have a good time. They’ll be backpacking around for just over two weeks. I hope they will have a very safe and enjoyable trip.

More hot men keep getting shipped off to the army…so sad. The latest is Eru who I didn’t even recognize with his new buzz cut! And of course, his daddy was there to see him off.

Poor guy. He looked so much better before, although I don’t really know of any Korean starts that I thought looked better with their buzz cuts. I cried (not literally) when I saw Kim Jong Kook with his buzz. Now THAT was heartbreaking. But, he is coming back! He enrolled into the army on May 30, 2006 and will be released from duties on May 29, 2008. Just 28 days more to go! Hooray! He will take a break and then release an album around Augist 2008. I can’t wait. =D

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