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My top 10 favourite Kpop songs (Part 2)

This is so cool!! I would usually struggle to think of what should I post on Tumblr and thanks to my 10days10things challenge, I am now posting 2 posts!! 

So, let’s get back to the topic.. 

6. 보여줄게 - Ailee

I am not a fan of powerhouse vocals, I don’t particularly enjoy strong and loud voices but Ailee prooved me wrong. I do enjoy some.. this is one of it.

7. Good Luck- Beast

They are now known as Highlight after leaving their ex-company and starting up on their own.

8. 나야나 - Produce 101 (season 2)

People who know me would have known I am a super fan of Produce 101. Which is why their theme song would be my all time favourite and one of the newer songs in the list.. 

9. Now - Trouble Maker

The music video itself carried a story which was really interesting, not to mention, the song was very catchy too. This is the uncut version.. Enjoy!

10. Catch me if you can - Girls Generation

This is so hard. I have a bunch of others which i will share them in another post. This is one of my favourite song from Girls Generation and too bad it did not get as much attention because it was the time when Jessica left the group. You can still find the Japanese version with Jessica in it somewhere around youtube. I liked this because it was different from the typical Girls Generation songs..

Finally, after a hard round of deciding. This is my final top 10 and my final post for the 10days10things challenge that went on for more than 1 year. I am so bad at fulfilling challenges.. I have more to share on my next post, so stay tune!!

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My top 10 favourite Kpop songs (Part 1)

Many may know I have been learning Korean for a few years but to be honest, Kpop wasn’t the initial factor. It started because i was curious about the language since some Koreans moved to the house beside mine. 

Along the way, I realised that I would have to know some Kpop in order to understand the language better. So I started watching Korean drama, variety shows and listening to Kpop. So, as my very last 10days10things challenge, I will be posting about my top 10 favourite Kpop song of all time..

After listing down and shortlisting, I realised I could not choose just 10. So it will be my top 10 and several current favourites. I will choose only one song from 1 unit.

1. 너라고 - Super Junior

This is one of the first Kpop songs that I have on repeat constantly, and it successfully dragged me into being an ELF (You will know if you know Kpop)

2. 8282 - Davichi 

One of my favourite female girl group of all times. The first song I heard from them was “Hot Stuff” as it was the theme song of a Kdrama which I really like too but unable to put it into the list or it will be extremely long.

3. 내겐 너니까 - 효린

The was also the ending theme song of a Kdrama. I really love OSTs regardless of whatever language it’s in!

4. 첫 사랑니 - F(x)

This song was really catchy and colourful, and it got me hooked to F(x) ever since. I sure hope they will have a comeback soon.

5. 죽어도 못 보내 - 2am

I found this song when i was watching “Adam’s Couple”’s We Got Married.

Oo, I just realised that you can’t post more than 5 videos per post. Let’s go to part 2 then! 

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9. My fours

I could not think of any top tens already.. So here’s a four I found on FB

Four names I go by: 1. Panda 2. P3 3. ForbiddenFire (used to be my MSN nickname) 4. Pei Tsan

Four places I've lived:🏡 1. PJ 2. Penang 3. JB  4. Subang

Four places I would love to visit:✈ 1. Salzburg 2. London  3. USA 4. Prague

Four things I love to eat:🍛 1. Sushi 2. Teokkbokki 3. cheesy stuff 4.Pizza

Four favorite drinks:🍹 1. Honey Lemon 2. Lemon Tea 3. Milk 4. Winter Melon Tea

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8. My 10 social network accounts

1. Tumblr This use to be an alternative for Twitter coz Twitter was a text only platform and it could only have 140 characters. It is my secret platform for my personal expressions coz I never tell others about my tumblr account unless they follow me on Twitter but I don't think they care.. haha.. 2. Facebook The platform where most of my friends and family can see. 3. Twitter My another slightly unknown platform for my rants and stuff 4. Weibo Another unknown platform for my rants and stuff in Chinese. I like to post things online but I don't like sharing them with people who know me. I would rather let strangers see them coz they won't care. I honestly don't need care or concern, i just need to express. 5. Linkedin This is for job search 6. Instagram I once said I don't need an instagram account because I hardly post photos and even if i need to, i have Twitter and tumblr to do that. However, after much persuasion from friends, i started an instagram account. Eating my own words. 7. Google+ A platform to share my travel photos and i think you would have known, it's unknown coz i hate it when people start commenting about how jealous they are about me travelling or where are their souvenirs. So i would still post but elsewhere. Hee 8. Blogger My online diary but has been long abandoned unintentionally. Since i started writing as a full time job, i tend to write less. 9. Line I do post on my Line timeline from time to time. Again, about things i want to share but not with people who knows me. 10. Youtube I have thought of doing vlogs and sharing videos but editing is too much work so it is still abandoned.. I am really contradicting as I like posting things online but I don't like people i know reading or looking at them. I don't mind strangers reading my statuses or looking at my photos but friends and family tend to give you the concern you don't need.

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7. 10 things i could not live without

Before i start, these are things and not people, i would definitely not be able to live without my mom though.. 1. The television.. do you know how much i have learned from the tv?? From sesame street to all sorts of programmes that have exposed me to various cultures where i don't have to personally experience (oh well, i hope i could but in the meantime, the tv is my best friend) 2. My mobile phone.. i know a lot of people are condemning people who let their phones control their life but you can't just omit the importance of the mobile phone especially a smart phone.. i play games, search the dictionary, encyclopedia, search for stuff, watch videos, post tweets and tums, take photos... there are so much you can do... 3. My diary/notebook.. before there were smartphones, this would definitely be my number 2 but i could so much with a smart phone so... anyway.. in case you didn't know, i love writing, as in literally writing pen and paper.. i prefer to write than type and writing is very therapeutic.. 4. Writing tools.. of coz i can't just write with paper but no pens, right?? I love stationary!! 5. My pluffies!!! They are my best friends, my roomies, my family with stuffings.. i would say these soft lil' thingies grew on me and now i can't live without them.. a look at them when you're sad, pressured, depressed, mad or even when you're happy., they will just make your day even brighter.. 6. Books.. i was given books to read at a very young age.. i remember my mom getting me my first enid blyton book and it's a never ending journey.. 7. Earphones.. i actually don't like to share my listening experience with other random people around me.. and i actually don't like sharing theirs too.. so let's show some courtesy and use earphones.. 8. Computer.. how could i forget about this??!! This would certainly be number 3 or 4 if i did not forget about it.. Or i guess to be accurate, i could not live without the internet.. information everywhere and it's fun knowing things.. 9. Some people would go for more realistic things like money.. but i think i would just put it here just because i can't think of anything else now.. 10. Noodles.. it's time some food should be here.. noodles are my staple.. i prefer noodles to rice.. quite a not-very-chinese choice.. i eat to live though.. i need to live..

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6. My 10 regrets

1. Have not worked hard enough to grab that first class honours during degree 2. Did not enroll to the creative writing masters programme 3. Missed the registration for the American work and travel programme... I didn't know you must register when you are still a student.. for those who are interested, don't wait till graduation.. it's too late.. 4. Not studied korean hard enough to go for the topik 2 exams.. 5. Not making exercise a habit.. 6. Not blogging frequent enough to record my life.. 7. Letting that friend go when he was still around... 8. Letting myself procrastinate so much.. 9. Buying the things i bought but forgotten and never used.. 10. Being jealous of people to a point of indirectly bringing them down with me..

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5. My 10 obsessions

1. Books.. it all started when my mom bought me my first Enid blyton story book.. then it became a journey of reading storybooks.. 2. Soft toys, aka plushies.. who could resist these soft companions with the cutest face asking to be bought home.. 3. Stationary.. pens and everything.. pens of all colours, shapes and sizes.. bizarre stationary breakthrough to show off when ur friends care about stationary.. 4. Storage devices... i can't explain why i love external hard disks and usb thumbdrives.. 5. Notebooks and diaries.. another weird obsession of mine.. the problem is, i could write on them.. couldn't find anything worthy to be written.. 6. Pandas.. panda themed stuff.. pandas are so cute, you just couldn't resist.. 7. Toys, such as nanoblocks.. it's my current obsession 8. Memorabilia.. stuff that means something and is kept to remind.. 9. Needle felt wool.. a current obsession too.. after watching a tutorial video from bubzbeauty.. it's too cute.. although i am still struggling with my skills.. 10. What else??? I shall reveal when the time has come.. for now, thats all i could think of..

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4. 10 pet peeves that I might unfriend you for..

1. Voice messages. Wechat was once a big hit for its “walkie-talkie” function, i was not a big fan of wechat anyway.. Then, whatsapp adopted this function!! WHY??!! I totally hate voice messages, call me deaf coz I really can’t hear wtf you are trying to say.. unless you are driving and need to pass a quick urgent message.. NOTE: a QUICK and URGENT message.. if it’s not quick nor urgent, it can wait till you have time to type.. coz when I can’t make out what you’re trying to say, i will have to listen over and over and over again and i might not know what is the message.. Come on, we are all educated and literate, spelling errors and grammar mistakes are forgivable as long as the message goes through.. by the way, if you can’t spell or grasp basic grammar you can’t pass the message via speaking either.. and, listening to your voice over and over and over again will make me hate you, especially when i still can’t understand, having to filter the background noises and crowd sounds.. same goes, i have crowd sounds here as well.. I comprehend better reading that hearing. So please do me a favour, don’t send voice messages because if i assume it’s not important, there is a high chance that i will not be listening to it.. 

2. Throwing stuff. I am a hoarder and i do not expect you to be one but please make sure you do not have to use that certain thing before throwing it.. if you have thrown something you will have to deal with its absence, don’t come asking for help.. 

3. Not using both sides of the paper.. Papers are great inventions, please make full use and recycle them..

4. Not knowing things you are supposed to know.. like you are a doctor but you haven’t heard of stethoscope.. somewhere around that line.. 

5. I know you don’t know what i am talking about, I don’t expect you to know but don’t downgrade it with your ignorant responses.. just nod politely and admit that you are not familiar, i am totally fine with it

6. Being too particular about food..so, if the food is not good, just say it’s not good, you don’t have to describe how bad it is by linking it with inedible things. I am still eating it and i find it absolutely fine, thank you very much

7. Lack of general knowledge.. How can someone not know what is Europe??!! it’s a continent for god’s sake!! I might feel better if you said it’s a country rather than asking me what is it..

8. Speaking in another language instead of the one you are spoken to.. We are living in a multi-lingual country.. we all have a basic command of the basic languages.. when someone is speaking to you in english please reply in english, however broken it might be.. or if you don’t feel comfortable just ask if they could switch to the language you would feel more comfortable using.. most of the time, there is a reason for using a particular language, like there might be someone in the conversation that does not understand other languages and if you keep speaking in another language that they don’t understand, is VERY RUDE!! respect, please!!

9. Asking obvious questions and jumping into conclusions.. especially in chats where you can always scroll back up to read.. “ We’ll be having dinner at KFC at 7pm— ok, where?— KFC— ok, what time?” just scroll back up and check bfore asking please, thank you.. another reason why i hate voice messages because i will need to listen to your voice for 30 seconds just to get the point that’s only 2 seconds.. i don’t hate your voice, i just hate voice messages

10. Taking things for granted as in expecting others to do things for your.. example, you are a working adult, you bought take away and transferred your food to a plate.. after eating, you leave the plate in the sink.. do you think it will wash itself?? or your maid at home will take the taxi over to your pantry and wash it for you? You’re a grown up, please act like one.. even though you have 10 maids at home to wash your plates but you’re now out of your home and unless you bring them, your maids are not with you.. so, wash your own plates, please..

Ok, i might have exaggerated, i will not unfriend you but i really hate voice messages.. Thank you