Friday, November 29, 2019

Saturday, November 23, 2019

[TOP 25] KOREAN DRAMA OF ALL TIME





A good starter list for #Netflix!

2019 November 23 - Meteor (north view)





Not quite as bright as the one a couple years ago but still quite the sight. I made a wish on it too.


Monday, November 11, 2019

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

[MV] Road for Hope (Gift) - Younha and various artists





on the other side of the world under the same sky

there is a friend that is sick but still laughs clearly



unable to fall asleep when waking up in unpleasant

he is living a hard life under extreme rules



warm you hands with a passionate heart

we can make a miracle which in unbelievable



you and i become one with love

two steps forward , towards the road for hope .let's go together

you and i as one

let us present a better world

this we can do for love for love for love



i was full of greed

not knowing how to share love



a little bit of heart's ease is the start of love

share a bit of your precious dream



let's sing this song with warmth

like no - one other than we can



you and i become one with love

two steps forward , towards the road for hope .let's go together

you and i as one

let us present a better world

this we can do for love for love for love



i believe you and i

will be their hope for the future



you and i become one with love

two steps forward , towards the road for hope .let's all go

you and i as one

let us present a better world

this we can do for love for love for love



you and i as one

let us present a better world

this we can do for love for love for love



you and i became one with this beautiful love

two steps forward, towards the road for hope.friends let's go



you and i as one

let us present a better world

if we can do for love for love for love

believe in love

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

유회승 - 엄마 [불후의 명곡 전설을 노래하다 , Immortal Songs 2].20191026

유회승 - 엄마 [불후의 명곡 전설을 노래하다 , Immortal Songs 2].20191026

Sunday, October 20, 2019

Super Junior - I think I & SUPER Clap [Music Bank COMEBACK / 2019.10.18]



As of May 7, 2019, Super Junior has nine active members: Leeteuk, Heechul, Yesung, Shindong, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook, and Kyuhyun.

Happy to see the guys back on stage together!

Sunday, October 13, 2019

I am Woman, hear me roar!

I am Woman, hear me roar! I am a warrior. I am a peacemaker.
I am Tigger. I am Pooh. I am Wise Old Owl. I am gloomy Eyore.
I am a shy violet, the bold tiger lily and the questioning daisy, loves me, loves me not.
I am a romantic. I am a realist. I am a republicrat.
I’m cool. I’m hot!
I am the surprise in the box of Cracker Jacks, the cherry on top of the ice cream sundae.
I am a fine Bordeaux . I am bubbly Champagne.
I am a daughter, a sister, an aunt, a mother and a grandmother.
I am a friend. I am a lover.
Anything else is still to be discovered.
*******

Big C and I have been fighting for seven years. It has been a tumultuous seven years and a very costly seven years. Next week, along with my medical team, I will be embarking on another battle plan.

From Small Acorns Mighty Oaks Grow

Acorn

A few months ago I enrolled in Acorn at the suggestion of a friend and then forgot about it until I got a notice about the account. It was nice to see that the "pennies" that I had invested had grown. I use the simply round up plan but there are other options as well.



Wednesday, October 9, 2019

[4K] SuperM: Live From Capitol Records in Hollywood



The group includes seven members from three SM boy groups: Taemin from Shinee, Baekhyun and Kai from Exo, and Taeyong, Mark, Ten and Lucas from NCT sub-units NCT 127 and WayV, respectively.


Monday, July 8, 2019

[아스달 연대기 OST Part 1] 에일리 (Ailee) - 운명의 시 (The Poem of Destiny) MV





Korean drama Arthdal Chronicles is  available on Netflix and I give it a high rating for story, acting, cinematography and the OST.

Thursday, June 27, 2019

Sunday, June 16, 2019

Thursday, June 6, 2019

[LOTTE DUTY FREE] You're so Beautiful ver.2_ENG





An old one but so many of my favorites all in one!

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Friday, May 24, 2019

Another Surgery!

It is almost becoming routine. The testing, the consultation with my doctor, the recommendation of a new means to contain those demon cells.This time the team is going to make another attempt to tackle the pesky tumor that sits at the base of the skull.Radiation and chemo, both, contained it but it still present a problem because of the location.

I no longer cry as I have found, that for me, tears serve no purpose. However, there is stress made known by the spike in the BP and there are bouts of depression. I continue to wonder if I am being punished for some past life experience as I have racked my brain and in this life, while I have made mistakes, I don't think I deserve a lingering punishment such as this has been. If it is a test, then surely I have passed the test by now.






With A Little Help From Friends

Sunday, May 19, 2019

[FULL] Park Yuchun (박유천) 1st SOLO ALBUM -SLOW DANCE-



Despite the recent controversy, I still find his talent amazing and love this album.

○ TVXQ! CONCERT -CIRCLE- #welcome in Seoul ○ Maximum + B.U.T (BE-AU-TY)



Five was great but I tell you these two continue to amaze me with their talent.

○ TVXQ! CONCERT -CIRCLE- #welcome in Seoul ○ Something


 Oh yeah!

○ TVXQ! CONCERT -CIRCLE- #welcome in Seoul ○ 왜 (Keep Your Head Down)



Listening to this, on a day that I was feeling low, and suddenly I found myself smiling.

Monday, May 13, 2019

"Romance Is a Supplement"

Dan Yi was a successful copywriter and left to become full time wife and now suddenly finds herself  divorced,unemployed and overqualified for every job she applies to. In desperation, she hides her educational background, pretending to be a high-school dropout and finds a job in a publishing company where her childhood friend works. Romance Is a Supplement is highly anticipated for its stars: Lee Jong Suk's last project before his mandatory military enlistment, as well as Lee Na Young's first drama after nine years.  Lee Na Young has been on a lengthy hiatus since her marriage to actor Won Bin in 2015, as well as giving birth to her first son in 2017.

Korean writer, directors, and actors all know how to do the Romcom quite well. And this one does not disappoint.  Some teary moments when you want to shake a character but also a lot of humor and a bit of subtle romance and interesting side characters as well. This one gets an 8/10 from me.

Trailer


'Memories Of The Alhambra'

NetFlix jumped onto the KDrama wagon with adding a variety of Asian dramas to their listing (they would do well to add many more, in fact an entire Asian film division would be great) and also doing some originals as well. The first that I watched was Memories of Alhambra with my bias Hyun Bin and with Park Shin Hye and ChanYeol of Exo.

I thoroughly enjoyed this as it blended my love of the KDrama with my love of SCi Fi and the results were a program that kept me entertained. Without doing any spoiler I would say that it deserves a season two!


Synopsis:


The CEO of an investment company (Hyun Bin) puts his money on an AR game that's so revolutionary it will change the gaming world. However there is a bug in the system that leads to the CEO trying to solve the problem by becoming a player in the game. Added is the mystery behind the missing young developer, ChanYeaol who was to meet him at the Alhambra hostel which is owned by his family and run by his sister, Park Shin Hye.


For the script, NetFlix got Song Jae Jung, the writer for Nine, starring Lee Jin Wook and Jo Soon Hee, and W, starring Lee Jong Sook and Han Hyo Joo—two sci-fi thrillers that will also mess with your mind.


The plot hooked me right away and kept me invested in the program. The special affect are outstanding as well. I would give it a 9/10 rating and that is only because the attempt at adding a romance to the story was a bit weak.


Trailer

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Broken & Beautiful





I never held my hand out and asked for something free

I got pride I could roll out for miles in front of me

I don't need your help, and I don't need sympathy

I don't need you to lower the bar for me



I know I'm Superwoman, I know I'm strong

I know I've got this 'cause I've had it all along

I'm phenomenal and I'm enough

I don't need you to tell me who to be



Can someone just hold me?

Don't fix me, don't try to change a thing

Can someone just know me?

'Cause underneath, I'm broken and it's beautiful



I'm broken and it's beautiful

I'm broken and it's beautiful

I'm broken and it's beautiful

I'm broken and it's beautiful



We're walking on the ocean, turning water into wine

We bury our emotion and pretend that we're just fine

The only way to live now is to know you're gonna fly

Don't listen to the lying liars and their lies



I know I'm Superwoman, I know I'm strong

I know I've got this 'cause I've had it all along

I'm phenomenal, I'm enough

I don't need you to tell me who to be



Can someone just hold me?

Don't fix me, don't try to change a thing

Can someone just know me?

'Cause underneath, I'm broken and it's beautiful



Hey, I'm broken and it's beautiful

I'm broken and it's beautiful

Hey, I'm broken and it's beautiful

I'm broken and it's beautiful (oh)



I'm tired (oh)

Can I just be tired? (just be tired)

Without piling on all sad and scared and out of time (oh)

I'm wild (wild)

Can I just be wild? (just be wild)

Without feeling like I'm failing and I'm losing my mind



Can someone just hold me?

Don't fix me, don't try to change a thing

Oh, someone just know me

'Cause underneath, I'm broken and it's beautiful



I'm broken and it's beautiful

I'm broken and it's beautiful

I'm

I'm broken and it's beautiful

It's beautiful, it's beautiful (it's beautiful)

It's beautiful, yeah, I'm broken and it's beautiful

It's beautiful, yeah, it's beautiful (it's beautiful)

It's beautiful, yeah, I'm broken and it's beautiful

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Thursday, April 11, 2019

Sukiyaki Kyu Sakamoto FULL SONG ReEdit STEREO ReMix HiQ Hybrid JARichard...





On August 12, 1985, Sakamoto was aboard Japan Airlines Flight 123, on which he was heading to Osaka for an event. The plane crashed into two ridges of Mount Takamagahara in Ueno, Gunma which became the deadliest single-aircraft accident in history. A total of 520 people were killed in the crash, including Sakamoto.His body is interred at Chōkoku-ji Temple in Minato, Tokyo

ジェジュン (JAEJOONG 김재중) 「IMPOSSIBLE」(short ver.)

Friday, April 5, 2019

"ARE THERE NOT STILL FIREFLIES" by Lawrence Ferlinghetti



Are there not still fireflies
Are there not still four-leaf clovers
Is not our land still beautiful
Our fields not full of armed enemies
Our cities never bombed to oblivion
Never occupied by iron armies
speaking iron tongues
Are not our warriors still valiant
ready to defend us
Are not our senators still wearing fine togas
Are we not still a great people
Is this not still a free country
Are not our fields still ours
our gardens still full of flowers
our ships with full cargoes

Why then do some still fear
the barbarians are coming
coming coming
in their huddled masses
(What is that sound that fills the ear
drumming drumming?)

Is not Rome still Rome
Is not Los Angeles still Los Angeles
Are these really the last days of the Roman Empire

Is not beauty still beauty
And truth still truth
Are there not still poets
Are there not still lovers
Are there not still mothers
sisters and brothers
Is there not still a full moon
once a month

Are there not still fireflies
Are there not still stars at night
Can we not still see them
in bowl of night
signalling to us
our so-called manifest destinies?

"PITY THE NATION" (After Khalil Gibran) by Lawrence Ferlinghetti


Pity the nation whose people are sheep
   And whose shepherds mislead them
 Pity the nation whose leaders are liars
            Whose sages are silenced
  And whose bigots haunt the airwaves
 Pity the nation that raises not its voice
          Except  to praise conquerors
       And acclaim the bully as hero
          And aims to rule the world
              By force and by torture
          Pity the nation that knows
        No other language but its own
      And no other culture but its own
 Pity the nation whose breath is money
 And sleeps the sleep of the too well fed
      Pity the nation oh pity the people
        who allow their rights to  erode
   and their freedoms to be washed away
               My country, tears of thee
                   Sweet land of liberty!

Thursday, April 4, 2019

Sandeul and Hongki

입맞춤 kiss - 가창력 大폭발!!! 홍기x산들 - 흰수염고래♬.20190319

Monday, April 1, 2019

A LIttle Help From My Friends

https://www.gofundme.com/Jackiocancerfund&rcid=r01-155410386063-2e7a0b5e5e444473&pc=ot_co_campmgmt_w

Goodbye My Princess

I recently began watching a Chinese drama called Goodbye My Princess (Chinese: 东宫; pinyin: Dōng Gōng). It is based on the novel Eastern Palace by Fei Wo Si Cun; starring Chen Xingxu, Peng Xiaoran and Shawn Wei. It aired starting February 14, 2019 and ran until March 25,2019. It tells a story of a princess from a foreign land who has to marry the crown prince for political reasons.Peng Xiaoran plays Xiaofeng, the beloved ninth princess of Western Liang, who enters into a political marriage with Li Chengyin, the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, played by Chen Xingxu. The latter has his own favourite concubine, and only agreed to this loveless marriage to secure his position as heir to the throne.It is later revealed that Xiaofeng had met Li Chengyin under the alias of Gu Xiaowu three years ago. He was on a secretive mission to conquer the western kingdoms, and used Xiaofeng to accomplish his goal. After finding out the truth, Xiaofeng jumped into the River of Forgetfulness, and Gu Xiaowu / Li Chengyin followed suit out of guilt, and perhaps also love. In the present-time, only Xiaofeng has regained her memories, and their heart-wrenching romance begins all over again. My dilemma now is that a friend who watched this in real time posted comments about the finale without warnings of "spoiler" and I now know the ending of the drama. In the past I have watched movies based on real life and ones based on books that I have read and watched knowing the ending but wanting to still see how the depiction of the story would unfold and do judge how well it matched with my ideas of the story. In this case I have not read the book and have been forming my opinions right along with the episodes as they aired for me. I am only at 15 of 52 and had to pause now to digest the information as to the ending and decide to I want to continue watching to that conclusion.

Sunday, March 31, 2019

【TVPP】 Chen(EXO) - Drunken Truth, 첸(엑소) - 취중진담 @King of Masked Singer





This is from a couple of years ago but with the recent release of a solo album I was drawn back to it. His voice is so beautiful with his high as well as low note transitions

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

[박유천 朴有天] 가시덤불 콘서트 직캠ㅣ 박유천(ParkYuChun)





English Translation:

Thornbush by Park Yuchun



The morning when my sun sets,

Some nights when the moon wanes,

An incorrect minute hand

Mend it, keep on mending it, keep on mending it.



Even just a faint smile,

Is yearning for a place to rest.

The air that surrounds me and the withered mind,

Are pushing me.



Will it ever get better?

Now, It's going to be fine.



The wounded heart that's been whirling round and round,

Step by step,

Where is it heading to?

Where? where?



The tears that someone heard,

On the pretext of learning,

A pinch of sorrow and gloom.



Taking sips and bites,

swallowing without a word.



Indeed, will it ever get better?

Now, it's going to be fine!



A wounded heart that’s been whirling round and round,

Step by step,

Where is it heading to?

Where, where?

Where, where?


Thursday, March 7, 2019

KEY 키 'I Wanna Be (Feat. 소연 of (여자)아이들)' MV





And he is now off to do his military service for 21 months.

Friday, February 15, 2019

[FULL ALBUM] STRONG WOMAN DO BONG SOON 힘쎈여자 도봉순 OST





Since I am having one of those can't sleep nights, I am indulging in my favorite Korean music and dramas to pass the night.

15 Best Short Korean Dramas You Can Watch In One Day

Thursday, January 31, 2019

What if a City Were Designed by Trees?

What if a City Were Designed by Trees?: Seeing trees as sacred is not an anomaly, it’s the fact that our culture has somehow lost this fellowship that’s an anomaly. If trees are a keystone of our wellness, why not learn to listen to...

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

K.Will - I'm Not The Only One / Growing





One of the best voices in Korean music.

Tuesday, January 22, 2019

'Talk about Love'





Just stumbled upon this one and love it. What a great group!

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Sunday, January 6, 2019

With A Little Help From Friends

Fighting both medical and financial battle with 2019 goal to kick butt on both.#CANCER SUCKS!