Epik High - Map the Soul [the concert]

I'm still in daze at everything that happened this weekend. Technically, this was my 2nd concert but I consider my first 'real' concert because Britney Spears's was assigned seating. Epik High Map the Soul World tour Seattle was on Saturday May 23rd, 2009 @ King Cat Theatre in downtown Seattle 7pm. Jane, Karen, Ludia & Lois went there @ 2 30... It was quite an experience I will never ever forget lol. The line as ridiculous it grew sideways because people cut (including us lol) instead of longways, I almost died in the crowd because people shoved like crazy as in I had no breathing space and if a spectator from outside the group/mosh/line saw, I wouldn't be seen... For the first couple of seconds I just handled it and sucked up even though I'm completely claustrophobic I couldn't see anyone but peoples butts & stomachs but my friends were protecting me in a circle--but finally even they couldn't overpower the shove and push. I got smushed and trampled on by I don't know how many pounds of people. I really thought in my head I'm going to die, if not this is gonna end bad I'm gonna end up in a hospital tonight why did I come? It was actually not funny at all but rather a traumatizing experience but sadly I am an idiot fan girl and I still think it was worth it hahaha. Yea I don'tknow why I'm laughing about it cuz it REALLY wasn't funny. I had to get piggy backed from Jane until the pushing stopped or I would have died, and yet people still didn't stop... craziness I'm telling you!! What would I have done without you, Jane?! Ahhh <3. style="text-align: left;">

Kero One opened up the night..he has a nice voice but he performed wayy too many songs.


Then Far East Movement...Honestly I am not a fan... they sucked. It just sounded like crapp. Just sounds colliding with eachother really loud & callin it "music". But I liked their spaceman outfits haha.


Finally Epik High!! From left to right: Mithra Jin, MYK, the beatboxin dude, & Tablo.




DJ Tukutz...my hubby hard @ work! (these 2 pics stolen from my friend!)


MYK is a sexy beast............I love his voice in Mapthesoul Worldwide version!


The End =(


It was a good show! I'll add video clips later and more updates about fan signing later~!

New York

I've seen this bridge a countless amount of times on TV, movies, shows...it's the Brooklyn Bridge in New York! I've never been on this bridge but I want to!! I went to NY with my family about 3 years ago. And many people don't know this, but I've also lived there! I lived in Flushing, Queens! But it was apparently for only about a year when I was about 2 or 3 years old. The trip with my family back in 2006 was great because it was technically the first time for me since I don't remember living there at age 3. However, we really went to take care of business, which was my brothers auditions for his now-un-existing acting career. It was fun though while we were there. I saw Donny from Even Stevens and Josh Duhamel! Donny was literally ehh one feet away from me yet I didn't feel a pulling to take a picture with him because I don't consider him too famous haha. Anyways so I'm excited to be going back... for my own self, my own time not for my brothers business or anything else. We were so busy with his stuff we didn't even go see the Statue of Liberty on Ellis Island! What kind of bull is that?? Hahaha. I need to buy my plane ticket soon, maybe by Sunday or end of this month at least before the prices go up... I'll be there for 7 ecstatic days and finally get to see Journee and Diane! We are going to shop up the city, sightsee, take beautiful photos, go clubbing, drink pretty drinks (that is if Journee can successfully get me my fakey hehe), and basically have the time of our lives! I'm excited. I will come back broke but it's ok~ Traveling, seeing the world, living it up is worth it. I also will need a job though haha...I applied for a couple... but theres one I specifically want. Assistant photographer-- no professional credentials needed but if I get it, he's going to train me how EXCITING! I hope I get it!!!! I'm awake this early btw because I had to register for classes for the fall quarter! For now I am in Art History 201, U.S Congress, and Comparative Courts. Ta-ta for now!

gladiator sandals

When I used to watch We Got Married (우리 결혼했어요), I always noticed the different shoes Seo In Young wore because I liked her style (for the most part). I noticed she wore these black gladiator heels all the time, well in a lot of the episodes and scenes-- I concluded they were her favorite pair. So I tried finding a picture of her wearing them but I couldn't find it. They were black, and very strappy, and it just looked almost kind of scary? for a shoe lol. But nonetheless I liked it. I wish I could find a picture of her exact ones but I can't.


These are Jimmy Choo's watersnake 'Glenys' platform sandals. Seo In Youngs didn't have the zipper up front and they actually looked very different than this but I just wanted to post a picture of a gladiator sandal and I thought these were relatively cute. I have a thing for zippers haha.


And then! I found a pic of her actually wearing some different ones--not the ones I was originally trying to find. But these are tan, and the straps are much less, and thicker but they have a zipper too!


She is so cute I love her!


...So I bought these. Tell me they aren't cute?! They're like minime gladiator heels haha awwww. I had to get me some...& these are probably the closest to gladior SIY style I can get. $28 total shippin and everything. Kind of a lot but I had to get them they were too cute.

Mint Oreo Truffles

So these pictures are long overdue...I made these truffles about a month ago but I've just been so lazy in uploading and finally posting them here on my blog! When I discovered Bakerella I looked through her blog for like a good 2 hours just going pages and pages back and looking at her delicious creations... She amazes me. None of my baking excursions come out as neat and perfect like hers..ever haha. Oh well. So I made her Oreo Mint Truffles...and they actually came out alright, for a first timer.


Yea I know they look like poo here and not too appetizing but it's the camera quality I promise!




Looks good inside right?? haha


My attempt to make a kiss shaped one!


I then decided to be super cute and put them all in this valentines chocolate box we had laying around!









They taste much better than they look!

Nihilism

I love my political econ class, it's opening my eyes (like my Korean Politics class) and making my mind think in ways I have never even imagined I could. Cost-benefit cost-benefit cost-benefit ...and on and on... It is so drilled in my head right now. Well, that's probably largely due to the fact that I just crammed 3 weeks worth of studying into two nights haha I am screwd in 5.5 hours! Oh well this is what I get for procrastinating right?! But this subject is so interesting I just want to keep reading. My professor probably has picked out the best selection of books for a course out of all the classes I've had so far in my two years at college. No textbook but six different books. Like real books/novels that you can find at Barnes, ones that people would read for their enjoyment. I absolutely think this book, Trade Offs by Harold Winter is so clever. EVERYONE should read it whether you like economics or not. He writes it almost dummy-friendly so that someone like me who didn't even know what economics even meant before this quarter, understands.

These are some of the issues he addresses (they are mostly social issues which is why it's such an entertaining book) I just picked random ones but there are alot more other interesting ones.

• Smoking is actually beneficial to both the smoker and society more than we think. The benefits are understated while the costs or in other words the risk/health factor are overstated. Some people smoke too little! (WTF right?)
  
• Organ conscription or a market for organs would perhaps be very cost-beneficial in stimulating our economy just as much as it could save a life... (Let's go organ digging at the cemetary right now and make it an efficient crime puhaha.)
  
• We all actually set a dollar value amount for lives even though we (well you who hasn't read it yet) don't want to believe it.
• America has one of the highest pharmaceutical drug prices, (obviously this directly affects people like me with no insurance lmao) but while we may be unhappy with high drug prices, they may be the only thing spurring on and giving physicians in new drug research.
• There is a benefit to society if people die young.
  

These sound pretty disgusting and immoral right? I know Iknow, I think so too. Thus you must read the book! Aren't these points enticing you to go read this? Haha. But yes basically he's saying everything is a trade off...this vs. that. What do you value more in situation X or Y?

Anyways, I am beginning a project here on my blog for many reasons. One, to continue practicing and exercising my writing skills since I am not in an English class right now. Two, to expand my vocabulary. Three, for my own personal study mechanism. And four, to share all my academic knowledge I learned from my classes, research, books to my friends because I find all my three classes this quarter to actually be relevant in our real lives and just because I'm learning so many cool and interesting facts haha.

Ok the project is simple actually haha. One vocabulary word/term that I never knew, every other post! But it must be relative to what I am learning in my one of my classes. =)

Moral nihilism: Also known as ethical nihilism, is the meta-ethical view that morality does not exist; therefore no action is preferable to any other. For example, a moral nihilist would say that killing someone, for whatever reason, is not inherently right or wrong. (Wikipedia)

I chose this word, nihilism, because like I said the author covers very sticky/controversial issues and makes some daring and I say DARING statements! All of which he concocted up because he was able to set aside ideology, ethics, and morals to see the cost-benefit gains of social issues such as smoking. But nihilism is a broad word with many meanings for instance I think it can also be synonymous for anarchy but instead of being associated with law and government nihilism is like a moral/philosophical version of anarchy lol. I am so confusing. I'm sorry. I like words.

I enjoy being a nerd.

Anyhow. Tonight is going to be my last all night-er. I am never doing this again too unhealthy!

California.

The current temperature here in Seattle is 36 degrees F, "freezing rain" is the description. I miss my spring break in LA. It is so ridiculously bright and sunny there even if the temperature isn't that high. I love love love the temp when it's late at night but you can still be in shorts and a thin cardigan and not be shivering cold but just a nice cool fresh feeling. Here are some pictures from the trip.


My friends are so stylish!


I love palm trees! I wish Washington had some lol.




All you can eat Korean BBQ. We were there while the Korea v. Japan game was goin on and it was like a crazy jungle in there with lots of Koreans yelling lol.


A pretty park/lake we randomly stopped by...I forget what it was called.






Yummmm~!


Disneyland fireworks were soo pretty!


Santa Monica 3rd street promenade.


I love LA I'm going to move there later.

Eye Opening... North Korea

I am currently taking this quarter Politics in Korea. When I registered for this I was so excited because I really wanted to learn about the political system in Korea...and by Korea I automatically assumed South Korea. Later I found out when the class description was updated, that the topic was actually on North Korea and specifically on their status with the rest of the world and nuclear weapons. I thought yeuckkk great what did I get myself into I don't want to learn about no North Koreans!! But to my surprise I'm really glad I didn't switch out and I think I'm going to learn a lot, not only about North Korea but to know North Korea we have to learn about Koreas past history..which is the same for both North and South... the pre-Japanese annexation and WWII to be more exact was just ONE Korea. It's such a shame that it had to end up like this. So yesterday in class we watched a film by National Geographic and it really opened my eyes and my heart is with all the people there... I want to do something to help them but I feel so frustrated and sad watching them so ... unaware of their lives. We discussed in class whether we thought their loyalty to the "Great General" aka Kim Jong Il is out of fear or true loyalty...or is there even a difference for them in the two that it can be distinguishable??

If you can, please take the time to watch the video, fortunately I found it on youtube (I love youtube!)and the rest of the video is there on youtube I believe from start to finish but they are separated in parts as usual.



Our professor also commented that on top of Kim Jong Il being one of Henney's top customers, and owning over 20,000 movies, supposedly he watches South Korean television... and you know what our television is like... lol Korean dramas for Kim JOng Il? Haaa ugh I hate him.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/2797734/Kim-Jong-Il-North-Koreas-Dear-Leader-Profile.html