My First Kpop Concert with B.A.P

Hey guys! Do you remember that post I made, reviewing the Korean group B.A.P?

Believe it or not, I saw them in concert.

Yeah, I don't believe it either.

During the time when I was researching everything about the CIEE South Korea trip out of sheer excitement, I looked up the concerts and events that were happening that week ( I did not think they would actually let us go to one, or that we would have time for one at all, since we had such busy schedules. During the two weeks, there was a K.Will concert the day we arrived and a B.A.P concert the day before we left.

'Wow!' I thought. 'That's so cool! wouldn't it be crazy if I saw them when I went to Korea? Boy! That sure would be crazy!"

And then we got our itineraries. And the BAP concert landed on our free afternoon day.

"Hahaha~" Thinks me. "That's too bad that the concert will probably start past our curfew of 11 pm! And its an hour away by bus! LOL oh well!"

So I casually peaked at the concert website and THE CONCERT STARTED AT 6 PM. I started getting excited, thinking it could actually happen. It all just kind of fit into place after that. I memorized the station route, found a group of girls that were planning to go from my group, asked my chaperons, and finally, when we were able to access Internet from somewhere in the Korean country (We were on our rural excursion by now)
We all huddled in the lobby, borrowing another girls computer and sat next the the outlet on the floor frantically trying to purchase our tickets. There were a couple of standing rows left, we snagged them in n time flat and were left in shock for 4 days straight, disbelieving that we were actually being allowed to go to a Kpop concert.

The day of the concert we gave ourselves an hour to get ready at the hotel, left for the train station and got some coffee's on the way there. We slowly but surely made our way to Olympic Park, suddenly realizing that we didn't know how to get there from the train station. Luckily, we spotted a little boy and his dad wearing B.A.P sweatshirts and we followed them to the stadium. Outside the stadium WAS PACKED, and it was only 5:30. We decided to skip dinner and just focused on trying to get in.

There was a surprising amount of foreigners at the concert and we met a lot of cool people. An Australian English teacher, A girl from Germany on holiday, lots of cool fans from around the world! I thought it was really cool how most of the girls in the audience were dressed up all punky and BAP style.
We eventually made our way inside and we realized that it would be a free-for-all to get the front standing spots. My friend and I made a snap decision to try to get these spots, since we would probably never attend a concert like this again, so we might as well go for it. So we closed in on the front spots, but fans in front had already linked arms so we couldn't get through. We made friends with another girl trying to get the front spot and practiced our limited Korean with her XD (Fighting!)

Suddenly, the concert began and it was pure pandemonium. I was being kicked, shoved and punched from all directions. Someones elbow was planted firmly in my back. And I was a HUGE target, since the audience was full of a lot of middle school and teenage girls that were a head shorter than me. There was this one girl next to me who kept trying to sweep my leg out from under me and made me cry out in pain. (I found that you can see her face on one of the concert clips on YouTube). I spent the whole concert battling to stand up straight after the abuse.

Let me tell you. Fan. Girls. Are. SCARY.

If you EVER encounter one in their natural habitat, DO NOT tell them that they're favorite Idol is 'girly', DO NOT try to disagree with their music choices. Because if you are standing in the way of a fangirl (or fanboy) and something that she wants...*shudder.

And for everyone who thinks "Well, you should have just shoved them back!" You literally can't. You are closed in front every side smushed by teenage girls, so tight. you cannot move your arms. If one cannot move there arms and legs, one cannot reeeally defend themselves.

But on the bright side, we could see everything. And we were about 2 feet away from the performers. We could have literally reached out and touched them.

Honestly, it was hard to pay attention to the concert this way, but BAP preformed amazingly. They were on key every note, and danced with energy. They performed all their hit songs, Badman, No Mercy, One Shot, Power, Warrior, and even Never Give Up. They didn't interact with the audience as much as I would have liked though, as they seemed to have orchestrated times where they would look break in between songs around the room and try to catch as many girls eyes as they could. I did actually have a moment with Jongup. He tripped a little while dancing and I laughed a little. I caught his eye and he laughed with me for a good 15 seconds (Which resulted in me being bopped in the head by the girl standing next to me). AND BangYoungGuk sung a ballad directly to my friend who went with me to the front. LUCKYYYY.

Overall there was a lot of energy. (At one point one of the performers started crying and I didn't know why...) There was a good amount of fan chats that I didn't even try to keep up with. I do wish that they hadn't provided all the members of the fan club with whistles to whistle along with the songs though...I could still hear them ringing in my ears 3 hours after the concert had ended. -__-. There weren't too many costume changes. My favorite was the spiffy looking Victorian Jacket.

One thing that really surprised me is how GIGANTIC that Zelo was. He is just a building of a person, he took up a lot of room on the stage. I didn't think that he was any taller than the other members before the concert...

I did not film or take pictures of anything in the concert. There were other people being forcefully carried out by security and I did not want to be one of them. I thought it was better to be safe than sorry and not take any footage inside.

I left the concert drenched in other people's sweat, bruised and exhausted. We all rode the train back to Paris Baguette to eat cream puffs and anything else that we could get our hands on. We were so tired.  I underestimated the BAP 'Baby' Fandom. They may be a lot of of young middle school girls, but their determination made them stronger than 100 tiny lovestruck little hulks.

So would I go to a Kpop concert again?

I will have to think about that.

Usually I'm not one for loud and crazy concerts but I made an exception because I liked the band. But it was a lot of fighting and thrashing and sweating. It was uncomfortable and the girls were very aggressive (By the looks of the one girl who was next to me after the concert, she came up REALLY close to me with the universal I'm-going-to-beat-you-up-why-don't-we-take-this-outside look). I don't know if other KPOP concerts are like this, or are this wild too.

I think I would go again, because it's an experience. If it was a band that I liked, and if I went with a group of friends. I probably would not try to get the front spot again though, but that's just me. I might weight lift before the concert...maybe take some boxing lessons (Just kidding XD!!).
I was also a little disappointed that all the cool fan meetings and signings were only for the people in the fan groups, and I wish I would have known all this stuff before coming to the concert.
I hope that I can return to Korea again someday, and I think I would be really interested in going to an Indie concert,

Sorry I only have one picture for you here, but here are two videos from the performance!

So have you ever been to a Kpop concert? What was your experience? Did you make it to the front? If not, what band would you like to see?  Tell me in the comments section below!

Most Useful Phrases for Traveling in Korea

Hey All! Thought I'd write another post about my Korean travels!

Before traveling to Korea, I tried to learn as much Korean as possible. I didn't know just how much freedom we would be allowed on the CIEE program (surprisingly a lot), but I wanted to make sure if I ever got into a sticky situation, or had any misunderstand, I wanted to be sure to know ow to talk my way out of it. Plus, I love language learning, and I wanted to learn as much possible to learn the culture!


So here are some of the most useful phrases, words, and just some speech tips that come to mind.



안녕하세요 ~ AN-NYEONG-HASEYO

Hello!

Formal way to say hello to people!


감사합니다 ~ (G/K)AMSA-HAMNIDA

Thank you

Remember your thank yous!!! Theres a certain tone that goes along with this phrase that can be difficult to master. Its like...kamSA-hamni-DAH. Its hard to explain through text. Go watch youtube videos....


저기요 ~ (C/J)HO-GE-YO!

Excuse me! Hey!

A way to call attention to somebody or get their attention. I actually used this one a lot more than I expected. Useful when asking for help in stores, or asking to clarify things in restaurants. Or trying to get someones attention on the street.


괜찮아요 ~ (GW/KW)IN-CHA-NAYO

Its alright! I'm fine! It's okay!


A useful phrase to turn down things, say you're alright, or something to say when someone is offering you help. (An older lady said this too me when I offered her my seat on the bus. I insisted! :3.)


어서오세요 ~ OH-SO-SE-YO

Welcome!

Just a useful phrase for all you shoppers out there, you will hear this often when walking in shops or restaurants. Offer a head nod.


잠시만요 ~ J(A/U)M-SHI-MAN-YO

One moment! Excuse me! Just a sec!

When passing someone or excusing yourself. Heard a lot on crowded buses -_-


이해가 안 돼요 ~ IHEAGA-AN-DWAEYO

I don't understand.

Even with your super Korean skills there's bound to be at least a couple instances where you might need to learn this. There are so many variations to this phrase but this was just easiest for me to pronounce.


화장실 ~ HWAJANG-SHIL

Bathroom.

Nuff said.


네 ~ (NEH) 아니요 ~ (ANI-YO)

Yes and no!

You can say yes when listening to someone talk to show that you're a good listener!


외국인 ~ WEI-GU-KIN

Foreigner.

You might here this sometimes while walking on the street. 'Oh! Weigukin!' 'Migooksaram!' (American person). Don't take it as an insult. Sometimes seeing a foreigner is surprising in Korea. I could tell you all about Korea's homogeneous society, but I shall spare you. Google it or something. If you hear this, just turn to the person offer a head bow and an 'annyeong!'.


LEARN THE NUMBER SYSTEM. It is REALLY helpful. Especially if you don't want to get ripped off by a cab (even I made mistakes here, getting a cab ride for 10 that I probably could have gotten for 5, oops!) or when haggling in the markets. Sometimes if you're trying to buy something, the person will relay the price to you back in English, sometimes not.

Because its Korea and not everyone speaks English.

If you bargain back using Korean numbers (Il, I Sam) you might be getting a better deal since people might respect that you seem to know what you're doing.

I'd recommend learning both number sets (Hana, Dul, Set) , if you plan to take the subway and just for daily convenience.

While on that 12+ hour plane, try to learn some Hangul (Korean language) as well. Download a good app! It's easier than you think and it's worth it! It's very straightforward and takes maybe a weekend to learn.


There is so much more I could put on here, transportation phrases, getting to know you phrases, restaurant phrases, informal phrases. I think learning a least a little bit of Korean is essential for going to Korea. Understanding the language is part of understanding its culture. In more touristy parts, more people will know English and want to practice with you and there are translations on street signs, but out in the country it can be a little more difficult.


I'm planning to write some more culture posts later to help anybody thats traveling but I guess my biggest trip is...just be thoughtful and understanding of a different culture!


What do you guys think? For all of you that have been to Korea, what were the most helpful phrases that you learned? Do you guys want me to cover anymore Korean topics? Write me in the comments below!

CIEE South Korea 2013

Hey! Guys! I'm back now! And I have to say, I haven't totally divulged in what giant adventure I was preparing for in the last month. And if you didn't read the title~~

I was in South Korea on the 2013 CIEE South Korea Korea Foundation Scholarship.

It was the most exciting, crazy, independent and fun journey I've ever had. I can't even believe I got a spot in the program. I've been interested in South Korean culture for a while now, and I thought I would apply for a couple exchange programs (If they were free to apply I thought, why not?) And while I wasn't accepted for a couple, my parents got a note one day. I excitedly peeked over their shoulders to look at the computer.

I had been put on a wait-list. My heart sunk. I knew if I got excited, I would be setting myself up for a good chance of disappointment. I assumed it would be the end of my journey, but I knew that even being wait-listed was a huge accomplishment.

Well, a couple weeks later, I had spent a week without looking at the computer. I casually turned on the computer and saw there was another email from CIEE saying: We have a spot from you, please email me back before our office closes today or we'll have to give your spot to someone else.

I stared at the letter in shock and joy. I texted all my friends, I gave anybody within 15 feet of me bear hugs until I realized: It was 10 pm were I was, and in Portland, their main offices would most definitely be closed. I felt devastated. We called and called and called and emailed and emailed emailed, with no reply. I went to bed that night with a heavy heart, feeling that I shouldn't have gotten my hopes up.

The next morning I woke up to my mom on the phone, with a smile on her face. My eyes got wide.

"Am I going?" I mouthed to her. She nodded. My feelings exploded. I spent the next couple weeks in disbelief, that I Carly, would set foot in South Korea. I would actually be there, a place that seemed almost unreal it was so unique. I would get to learn a new language and eat kimchi.

I would be where I could only dream of being.

It was overwhelming.

I spent the weeks preparing for my trip, making maps of the airports, connecting with others from the trip, planning my clothing, and Korean cram lessons. I was so excited. I have to say though, some of my relatives were worried about me, being in a foreign country without any of my relatives. But I knew I was ready for this. I just knew.
And I know this is super cheesy, but the people in my group made the trip what it was. Even then, just talking through the Internet, I felt like we were already friends.

And I can say I didn't  fully realize I was going to Korea until I got on the plane (Well, the series of planes, considering I'm from Alaska).

It was an INCREDIBLE two weeks. I did so much.

 I zip lined, went to a KPOP concert, I went to a cat cafe, shopping in Myeongdong, went to a Buddhist temple, I strolled with he youth in Hongdae, saw the technology of the future at Samsung and saw beautiful traditional temples. I went to noreabang, a board game bang, tried street food, mastered the subway system, bargained in Dongdaemun. I saw a disco bangbang, traveled in the deep country, and I ate more patbingsu than humanly possible and so much more.

I made connections that will last me a life time.

I found a country that I felt like I was meant to be in. I can only hope to return someday. I felt like I should blog about my experiences for you all, so I can share my travels with those interested in the culture as I am! I'm not sure If I'll keep it on this blog or create a new blog to share it on though.

So: more South Korea CIEE blog posts coming up! Prepare yourselves!

And on a final note: It turned out that I was the only wait-listed person to get on the program, and that I was the last person to commit to the program.

Also, It might have been the last year of the South Korea 2 week program.

So potentially I might have been the last person in the history of the program to be accepted.

Words cannot  explain how grateful I am. How much getting in the program meant to me. And there were so many amazing candidates to this program. Every time I think about how lucky I am It just makes me speechless.

Thank you Korea Foundation. Thank you CIEE. I will use these experiences for the rest of my life.

Stay tuned everybody! Korean culture posts coming up!

Foreign Pop Music Seeed German Reggae

Hey guys! It's been a while since I've done one of these, so I thought It would be time for another.....

Foreign Pop Extravaganza!

In this episode, if German reggae rap can be popular and win awards, whats stopping you from rapping?

Orgin: Germany 

Language: German and English

Style of Music: Reggae, Rap, Dancehall 

For Fans Of: Top 50, Island Music

Good For: Watching your friends confused looks when you tell them you listen to German Reggae 

Mainstreamability: 3/10 (I'm sorry, I like the stuff, but my friends who aren't German can't stand it :/ )

Associated Acts: Peter Fox, Bounzound, Delle, and Tanya Stephens

It took some time for me to find Seeed. One of my friends is a German exchange student and she would show me a lot of pop music but I could never get into to it. I find The German language and Reggae (Its true!!!!) goes kinda hand in hand. I found this on my own though actually when I was just surfing through the top 40 in various different countries as well as some other really cool artists (But that's for another time kiddies) 

Okay: I'll start with the first song I heard of in which I have absolutely no idea whats going on, or what he's saying, but Yet I always try to sing along. Augenbling! 

Augen Augen Blingin Blingin! Sigh...I wish I could speak German......Its a really fun song to dance to though! If I had to guess what it was about, I would guess that it would be about just letting go and dancing and having fun when your life is under stress or you're having a hard time. Give it a try! Its definetly my favorite song so far of this artist! And theres a random English break! Really random! 

This one is called Aufstehn and its a little more laid back, more of an island feel instead of a dance vibe. This one is a little easier to understand since there is more English and it just looks like some guys relaxin' on a boat. And there's CeeLo Green! The scenery is nice. Good chill music!

Then theres this one.....What You Deserve Is What You Get...with random dancing cavemen pillaging the cities! Hooray! I liked the song, but the music video....was a little much. Sorry. I've decided that I don't really like there music videos so much. But I like there music better. They also had a music video called Ding and.....Holyclaymationgorillaflirting it was strange. Here's What You Deserve for you all 

Well.....In conclusion I can't say I'm much in German music. The tone is still a little harsh for me, and Its a music taste that I think takes a while to get into. There is some certain songs that will certainly be showing up on my Ipod. 

Give it a try! If you like it, more power to you! Maybe you didn't even know the German reggae genre existed! Maybe now you'll become a German reggae artist and you thank me in the future. (You're welcome, just invite me to one of your concerts.

Tell me what you all think! If you'd like me to review another artist write them in the comments section below!

Canadian Stereotypes and 5 Canadian Snacks That I Miss

When I tell people that I'm originally from Canada people generally have a lot of preconceptions and questions to ask. Questions such as:

Did you have a pet moose? Does it snow all the time? Does everybody say 'eh' and aboot? Is everybody really such a pushover?

Really the only things that most Americans think about when I say I'm Canadian is that Canada is just a less cool America with maple syrup, Mounties, Carly Rae Jepson and Justin Beiber. So basically...

Sighhh.....but even though there are SO many of these misconceptions about Canada, 

I'm not bitter.

You want to know why? I'll clue you in on a little something.

Canadian food snacks are unbelievably absolutely amazing. 

Food may not be the first thing that you think of when you think about Canada, but its something that I truly miss. The area that I lived in was so ethnically diverse in cuisine, I considered myself very lucky. I suppose it varies from place to place, but speaking in terms of Montreal grocery store finds these would be my favorite candies and snack foods:

My Top 5  Favorite Canadian Junk Food Snacks. 

Aero Bar

Ooooh, sweet bubbly, lovely melty chocolate bars that have a lovely texture and just melt in your mouth. My favorite is the 60% Strangely enough, I have seen a couple of these in various Asian grocery stores in the US, but no where else!

                                      

Smarties

Though they share a name with those chalky colorful candies wrapped up in a cylinder, In Canada, they are actually delicious candy coated chocolates that are FAR superior to M&M's. They have a much different taste, a different shape and are slightly bigger

Wonder Bar

Good luck explaining these to American friends! Wonder bar is another chocolate bar with a strange, spongy, chewy, caramel, honey hard fluff on the inside. Definitely one of a kind!

Dill Potato Chips

Granted I do see these in the grocery store now, I first tried these in Canada (I can't remember the brand!!!!!) They were little rounds and they came out of what looked like a cat food bag but they were DELICIOUS. I miss you chips.

                                               

Coffee Crisp

I miss Coffee Crisp the moooost. In terms of taste, they are kind of like giant flaky Kit Kat bars with a taste of lovely sweet coffee. My absolute favorite. I saw that you could get them of Amazon but they waaay bananacrazytops expensive.

                                       

And runner up: Tim Hortons Donuts

While I can't admit to liking Tim Hortons coffee, (It's like flavored coffee milk and not in the good way)

I can admit that Timmy's donuts are delicious one and while.

                                                       

Yummmmm

I suppose the moral of my post is,

the next time you hear that somebody is Canadian, don't ask if they like Justin Beiber, instead ask them about Smarties and Ketchup and Pickle Chips. If you're nice they just might share some with you ;D. 

While I don't really like poutine if you're ever going to Canada, you might want to give it a try as well.

Omg, I can't write this any longer, I'm seriously craving chocolate. 

Tata for now!

I'm Back!!!

Hey all! Sorry I've been gone for a while but my life has been...extremelycrazybusy.

First of all there was a wild forest fire scare near my house but thankfully everyones okay and its moving away from my small town!

In other news I'm going to be out of the country for a bit and will be preeeetty busy in the upcoming month but I will try my hardest to upload some good posts in the upcoming month!

 So that's whats going on with me! Thanks for sticking with me folks :) Imma get my write on!

(Also I found this really cute website called chibird and you should totally check it out its completely adorable and inspiring)

Growing out a pixie cut guide, helpful websites

Tada! I have a bob! A real life bob! Oh boy!!!!

Yup, my hair has filled in on the back now and is a uniform length!
Middle parting my hair has been a livesaver for me. My hair from my bagns fills out my sides more and gives my hair a more symetrical look while adding the illution of length to my sides. Its a really nice change! Its perfect for the length of hair I have now! (I do have those little flippys on the side though that just won't straighten)

I'm really happy with my hair now and I don't think you guys need any help from here, seeing I no longer have a pixie cut.


...But can I tell you something? I miss the perks of having a pixie cut.


Such as seeing other girls in the street with pixie cuts, and smiling at each other, instantly bonding for life.

The people that come up to you saying "Wow! I wish I was the brave!"

Being one of the only girls at my school with that haircut being dubbed "The tall girl with the pixie cut".

But I don't miss not being able to smell the shampoo in my hair, Not being able to put it up for special occasions or not being able to pull of anything else that was slightly masculine.

Its a change to have longer hair, and so far I like it. Maybe I'll have another pixie cut again someday (I probably will). But its on to new things this summer and I hope pastel hair will be one of them.


As my pixie cut posts are becoming increasing popular, I thought for my last pixie post as I thank you gift for sticking with me I thought I would link you all to a master directory of all blogs, websites, videos and pictures helpful to growing out a pixie cut.


If you know anymore websites you would like me to add or you would like me to add your own, please contact me!

So Voila!

The Ultimate Growing Out Pixie Cut Directory 

WEBSITES:

http://www.thecurtiscasa.com/2013/05/5-tips-for-growing-out-pixie-cut.html

http://galtime.com/article/beauty/21/54889/how-grow-out-pixie-cut

http://www.xojane.com/beauty/do-this-dont-1990s-momhair

http://hairconnection.net/blog/tips-for-growing-out-a-pixie-cut/

http://lupinelydia.blogspot.ca/2013/05/how-to-grow-out-pixie-cut-step-one.html

http://gettinpretty.blogspot.ca/2013/05/successfully-growing-out-pixie-cut.html

http://nauticalowl.blogspot.ca/2013/04/how-to-grow-out-pixie-cut.html

http://hairstylesforhotmamas.blogspot.ca/2012/04/growing-out-pixie-cut.html

http://helpfulfolly.blogspot.ca/2013/03/growing-out-pixie-cut.html

http://raysymons.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/growing-out-a-short-pixie-cut/

http://www.xcsunnyhair.com/blog/5-tricks-to-growing-out-a-pixie-cut/

http://freckleberryfinds.com/2012/11/how-to-grow-out-a-pixie-cut/

http://www.howtohairgirl.com/tag/grow-out-a-pixie-cut/

http://www.maybematilda.com/2012/09/growing-out-pixie-cut-one-year-later.html

http://www.littlebirdfashion.com/2013/04/growing-out-cropped-hair-epic-journey.html

http://pinterest.com/bexmoi/growing-out-the-pixie/

http://pinterest.com/alecsandravelez/the-pixiegrowing-out-pixie-but-not-quite-bob/

http://thepixieprocess.tumblr.com/

VIDEOS:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diWsz74VPqw

Growing Out Your Pixie Cut! | itsjustjeorgia

Growing out my pixie cut

Growing Out My Pixie Cut Month #1! + Tips For You!

Growing out a Pixie Cut

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxgJn4C4eDk


I thought this comic by Tyler Ferder was hilariously accurate too. I've done the Bieber, 90's heartthrob, bedhead and the Laura Bush and most recently the Javier Bardem. XD

Hoooooo! All done! It seems like threres so much more info for people growing out pixie cuts nowadays.


Alright guys, seeing as I don't have a pixie cut anymore,  I might make it my last post about the subject. (Don't quote me on that though) If you guys need anymore help I'm always here~!

Thank you all for sharing this experience with me. I hope my directory will help you all out! And I hope you all stick around for my other blog posts, be them music reviews, advice or fashion.

See you all later :D

Foreign pop: French Gangnam Style: Ce Matin Va Etre Une Pure Soiree

As you can guess from the title,

I think I found the equivalent of Gangnam Style or The Harlem Shake.
Well, in the way that it leaves you with a whatdidIjustwatch/ohmygawdthatwasamazing sort of impression in a foreign language with electronic beats.

I'll provide the English lyrics here too because it's even more awesome with the lyrics if you don't know French. (credit of tools22, Lyricstranslate.com)

It's completely hilarious. Why isn't this more popular? It's dance-around-the-room catchy electronic and hilarious. And the longer you watch the more ridiculous the story becomes, the moral being: Any place is the right place for a party. Any place.

I thought I should share it with you all so here you go!! :

Fatal Bazooka - Ce matin va être une pure soirée feat Big Ali, PZK, Dogg SoSo et DJ Chris Prolls

(AKA, this morning is going to be a pure party)

CAUTION: It's preeeetty innapropriate. if you're easily offended you needent watch. Or just skip :50-1:00

Enjoy!!! :D

This Morning Is Gonna Be A Pure Party

I gotta feeling that this morning's gonna be a pure party*...

Fatal Bazooka!
Featuring Big Ali!
Featuring PZK!
Featuring Dogg Soso!
Featuring Chris Prolls!
Let's go!

Monday morning, in my bed
I partied all night long
Thursday, Friday, Saturday
No way it's already over
I'm always hot, I'm always down
Always rutting, a question nags me
Why wait until saturday, to party, party
Together as V.I.Ps
In the night, all the cats are apple**
Get your iPhone! (the BlackBerry) BM
Rendez-vous at the bakery, 10AM and let's go
For the party, the party...

Come on DJ, play out your music
10 a.m and we're already enjoying so much (Louder)
I gotta feeling that this morning's gonna be a pure party
And we go oh eh oh, oh oh eh oh!

It's ten in the morning
Can't stop yawning
Put your hands in the air
I'm Big Ali, VIP, with the baker (woman)
I see a sexy lady
I'm like "OH MY GOD"
Hey baby let me buy you a pain au chocolat

10 a.m on the Boulevard Péripherique (we're partying)
12.17 pm, at a nursing home (we're partying)
At tea-time in the nursery (we're partying)
Police custody at 7 pm (it's the afterparty)

"[Chris Prolls:] Fatal ?
[Fatal Bazooka:] Yeah ?
[Chris Prolls:] I can't come to the party, my grandfather just died
[Fatal Bazooka:] Yeah! A funeral! We're coming!!"

Come on DJ, play out your music (Rest In Peace***)
10 a.m and we're already enjoying so much
I gotta feeling that this funeral's gonna be a pure party
We go oh eh oh, oh oh eh oh!
[Big Ali:] Let's Go!

[Dogg Soso:]
The alarm clock goes off, I'm juiced
Cap, sneakers, I'm already ready
When you go to work, I go out to party
You get slapped, we get chicks

Night is tacky, we don't go home late
We go out early, we have our watches set on Tokyo's time

[Dogg Soso:]
And we move (move) dance (dance)
Slap your asses and connect (connect)+
Crank up the watts in the water++
And nod your head like a teapot

No, no, there's nothing weird
The Taurine's flowing+++
10 a.m and we're partying
It's better than in Ibiza

Come on DJ, play out your music
10 a.m and we're already enjoying so much (Louder)
I gotta feeling that this morning's gonna be a pure party
And we go oh eh oh, oh oh eh oh!
(x2)
[Big Ali] Rock this party
[Fatal] (A) Rock, this party@
[Big Ali] Everybody in the club
[Fatal] Everybody in the sandwich@@
[Big Ali] Let's Go! Let's Go!
[Fatal] Let go! Let go!
[Big Ali] Put yours hands in the air
[Fatal] Put your hands in your hair@@@

Fatal Bazooka

* It literally means a pure party, but I think (from the context) that it means more of a great party. Soirée is different to Soir - The former means party, and the latter is evening.
** I'm unsure of this translation - it doesn't make that much sense, but it involves cats and apples
+ This was confusing - I'm unsure of it's translation; I just gave the literal one
++ Potentially a French phrase...I think it just means cranking up the music
+++ Taurine is a chemical in Energy Drinks
@ Fatal obviously doesn't understand the expression and instead says "Pierre (A Rock or Stone) Cette Fête (This Party)." However this is not included in the actual lyrics on the left
@@ Another mishearing, I think Fatal thought of a club sandwich, and that's why. He is repeating Big Ali's words in French (trying to)
@@@ Fatal obviously heard "hands in the hair", rather than "air", and this is why he says this in French.

Author's comment:

Done from my own French knowledge and I was also helped by Purplelunacy's original translation
Enjoy =D

Foreign Music recommendations: Contemporary foreign pianists

Okay: Truth time. It was just a coincidence that most of my favorite contemporary piano artists happened to also be from foreign countries. But its been a while since I've done a post on foreign music posts. You might possibly know some of the pianists and discover that they're in fact from all over the globe!

My music taste is very differentiating. Sometimes I'm damaging my hearing turning up the bass, rocking out to some B.A.P. Other times I'm blasting Motzart in my car with the windows down and my shades on. Nooo. I don't do that. Maybe. 

Anyways, lately I've been listening to a lot more piano music and I want to share them with you all!

Caution though: Listening to such soul wrenching songs may make you want to curl up on the bed with a jar of Nutella, go through a scrapbook and sigh at pictures sappily, write terrible haikus, or force your loved ones to watch Old Yeller and/or The Notebook with you. You have been warned.

First! We start with le french!

Andre Gagnon

(Origin: Quebec)

! Another accomplished Quebecois artist!


I just recently started listening to his music. Most of the time it incorporates come strings or synths to go along with it. The pace is usually a little slower, and to me, I has kind of a Disney feel too it. Very dreamy and blending a delicate orchestra sound.

This is my favorite song Apres La Pluie!

                                                        Oh! So beautiful and touching!

And now for possibly the most popular...

                                                                          Yiruma!

(Orgin: South Korea)

His music is very well known among comtenporary piano music lovers. He has a great range and
technique that shows diversity among his songs that really can touch your emotions, giving the feelings of noglostia. I'm choosing to show you one of his least popular songs but my personal favorites.

Uugughhh. Its just so heartbreaking. I love the melody of this one. Its so familiar, yet I can't place it. It reminds me of fall. But of course, I'll link you to his most popular song here, The River Flows In You, well known for almost being in Twilight (Whew, close call there)

David Nevue

(Orgin: Oregon (say that twelve times fast))

I don't know very much about David Nevue, but I love his style. The songs of his I've listened to are very light and melodic. My favorite song so far being Dreamers Waltz. It just sounds so Romantic, airy and epic. It reminds me of Skyrim a little bit.....is that bad?

I really want to learn this on the piano now after listening to it again.

**Edit Whoops! Turns out he's from Oregon! Well....I love his song to much to take it off. Oregon is foreign in Indonesia....so...that's my logic!

Fiona Joy Hawkins

(Orgin: Wales)

While Fiona Joy Hawkins uses some synths and a couple synths in some of her songs (Which personally I don't care for, but you guys might have no beefs about it) I like the full, rich sounds to her music, and the range that she uses. So much that sometimes I don't notice that chanting guy in the background! I just know a couple songs by her but I only like this one, Song Phonique.

                                                 

                                                Bandari

(Orgin: China)

My friend who is an exchange student from ChongQing, China first introduced me to Bandari. Its soooo relaxing. I imagine that this type of music would go well with massages. I love the natural accents of streams and birds that he uses. His music is understated and just lovely! I have to remember to thank her again for showing me! This is my favorite song: First Rose in spring.

While my love for piano music only comes around once in a while, I think I will always enjoy the accents of it in pop songs. I hope I introduced you guys to some new composers that you might enjoy!

I don't remember

The number of syllables

A haiku must have

I am too lazy 

To google it, so I guessed

And wrote two haikus

I couldn't resist.

What's the worst haiku that you can write? Write one in the comment section beloooow!

Tips for dressing with style/Favorite street style blogs

Sometimes I wake up in the morning and inspiration pops into my head. I wake up with a smile on my face and shout 'I want to look like a sailor today!' And I toss on a striped blue shirt, a red cardigan and a brass buttoned skirt and skip out the front door. Sometimes not.
Sometimes I just stare at my closet confusedly condensing on my energy into keeping both my eyes open at the same time.

Regardless, I always like to have some kind of an idea of what I would like to portray that day. Sometimes I dress to look professional and intelligent during Job interviews, and sometimes I put on skull scarfs and big black boots to express my punk attitude. Other times I'm inspired by cupcakes, or birds, or landscapes, or designers or the 1800's. It all depends. I guess my number one tip would be~~~~~

1. Don't be afraid to take risks. The rules of style were put in place to be broken. Do you want to wear stripes with polka dots? Do it. Do you want to want to wear a tutu with a leather jacket? Go for it! If you're comfortable with dressing in a minimalist manner, that's great too! Great style can succeeds with trial and error. Dress to express. Dress how you want to dress. Of course there is What Not To Wear types of style rules set in place (Such as focal points, defining your waistline, etc, etc) that can be nice to follow. But dress in a way that makes you feel good and happy.

2. Don't define style by a price tag. That is one reason I love street style so much. It just seems so artistic and free, that's also the place where I've been getting the most inspiration, just by looking around me! You're style points do not go up depending on the number of zeros on the tag. Style can be your grandma's old Autumn coat, or a prom dress you found thrown in a pile of discount clothing in the bins of forever 21 (aka, how I got my 14 dollar prom dress). So don't be sad when you look in the windows of a Chanel or Gucci store. Instead, think out of the box.

3.  Broaden your horizons. Find inspiration! Fashion blogs, magazines etc etc. The Internet is a treasure trove for people interested by fashion. I love street style because it tends to show out of the box thinking on actual people who we know aren't photo-shopped and how the clothes would look on different body types. Here are a couple of my favorite:

http://stylescout.blogspot.com/ 

A trendy London street style blog with a variety of styles ages and creative ways of dressing

                                                                    http://lookbook.nu/

 Street style catered to a younger crowd with photos that are self uploaded by tons of different sources all over the world! (This look from Sheryl L. WWW.WALKINWONDERLAND.COM)

                                                          http://www.thesartorialist.com

A New York street style blog with looks so sophisticated and unique that you could believe they're straight from the runway! Simply fascinating!  (I love that girls hair at the bottom left)
 

                                                  http://www.japanesestreets.com/

A beautiful, colorful Abstract Japanese street fashion blog with looks ranging from cute, punk to absolutely wonderfully bizarre.


Everybody has different ways of expressing themselves. Through sports, pottery, poetry, singing, drawing, etc, etc. Finding your own personal style is a great form of self expression and a path to individuality. So be confident! You deserve it :D.

How did you find your personal style? Tell me in the comment section below!