Super Junior's Super Show 3 Manila 2011

Super Junior
Super Show 3 Manila
Araneta Coliseum
February 26, 2011

Two weeks before the Super Show 3, Ate was soooo preoccupied with her Fan Projects volunteer works. She even brought home stuff to do (cut and paint the word WE, MISS, and Violin) for Han Geng and Henry projects. Along with Ate, my mom, our housemaid and I are also helping to finish it all.

February 25, I was hoping to we will go to the airport to see the boys' arrival but we didn't push through. Ate needs to go to Super Junior Fiesta early and I don't want to go to the airport alone. So, I just went all the way to Quiapo (Sony cameras there are way cheaper than malls, 30-40% off) with Dai to buy a digicam -- just a day before the concert. I was fickle minded before if I am going to buy or not. Our Casio Exilim is no good with zoom, that I learned from Jang Geun Suk's Fan Meet in Singapore last 2010. But with NOT much thinking and just out of the thought that I need to document this concert, I finally abruptly decided to buy Sony Cybershot HX5V with 10x zoom! This ought to take good shots in the concert! [It actually did take good shots and videos! I bought 8gb memory card to be ready and make sure I have enough space. I did have enough memory. But I didn't have enough battery! Arrrrrrggghhhh! Should have really bought a spare!]

February 26, Concert Day!!!
Upper Box A Sides, 305 Row B, Seat 12
The feeling is surreal. I can't believe SS3 is finally happening in front of me! A little past 7pm, the show started with Sorry, Sorry (I think) and ended with Wonder Boy at past 10pm, that's a 3-hour show dearies. All I can say is that the show is SUPER and every centavo I paid for the ticket was worth it!

Super Show 3 Photos

Ahhhh Hee Chul's face is stamped in my mind! He's just so adorable, ang lakas ng dating at ang gwapo (at ang pretty pa)! Simpleng mga actions pero ang appeal talaga! My gulay! Nakakamatay ang kindat! Haha! Dong Hae is also uber lakas sa dating! Ever since SS2, I liked his hair tied up, and now even if his hair is not up, OMG!!! Yesung is sooooo cute! <3 So bad that he rarely goes in our side, but at least I got a good sight of him for some time but I never had a chance to take a good picture of him! I really cannot choose among Yesung, Dong Hae and Hee Chul. So all three of them are my biases. :) Sometimes, I also want to include Lee Teuk in my list. Haha! You really won't scrap anyone in them. Ate is correct, ALL of them have a distinct personality you would love!

Here are some of my fan cams :)

Jang Keun Suk in Singapore: JKS Autograph Signing Event

Jang Keun Suk Autograph Signing Event

April 23, 2010
Garden Plaza, IMM Mall

We arrived at IMM Mall around 3pm. There were already a lot of Eels queuing and waiting for the Fan Signing. I am so happy since the venue is an open space so we will get to see the whole action. We met Clara, a fellow Filipino Eel, there. She was already sitting in front, around 4-5 rows behind the front row of the non-VIP section.

While waiting for the event to start, there were Jang Keun Suk FM merchandise sold in the entrance of Garden Plaza. Of course, we bought JKS stuffs as possibly we can (without being impulsive). I bought a JKS Cheering Set (inclusive of cheering towel, 3 button pins, and light stick), Photo Cards, and a Janggeo Paper Bag, worth SGD 55 for all items. Ate bought a unique flash drive (which we don't know how to use until now!) with JKS printed on it worth SGD 70.

Jang Keun Suk Singapore Fan Meet Merchandise

Anyhoo, before we bought all these, we happen to see a sophisticated woman roaming around the JKS merchandise table. And I remembered her as.... Jang Keun Suk's omoni!!! Thanks to Soompi where I saw a picture of her. I really don't know what to do when I saw her. I would like to have a picture with her but I don't have the courage to just barge in and invade her privacy. I was thinking that the fans might crowd her when they realize its JKS' mom. Until I realized, heck, I went this far from Philippines and this is only a once in a lifetime opportunity to have a picture with JKS' mom (at least his mom) so I have to go and ask! But... she already left for the escalator. *sigh* Our paths crossed twice and for those two brief moments she was always smiling and really looks very nice.

Let's go on with the Fan Signing event. It was already several minutes past 5pm and JKS isn't coming out yet. Worst of all, heavy rain poured breaking the lines!  Hmmmp. The venue was covered but not entirely, so those fans outside the roof are crampping us, those inside the shed. My view should have been nice but thanks to the rain! >.< Weren't able to get good pictures tuloy. O_o

At last around 5:30-5:45pm, I think, JKS arrived and the crowd went wild (including us)! OMG! He's really so handsome! Complexion is really white and his skin looks so smooth and soft. He has some gestures which are really girly but my Ate said, it's kinda normal to Korean guys. I second the motion. But that makes him look more classy and cute! ♥ ♥ ♥ Anyway, there was a small interview done, then he went on to the Fan Sign. He was trying his best to speak in English, thankfully. Apparently, it was kind of hard for me to understand because of the loud rain and the cheering of fans plus the diction. I captured some good parts, though. Haha! Such as, "Kiss my ass!" Haha.. He said that jokingly to the gay-ish host that said something pervert. There were only 100 fans who got the VIP tickets and were allowed to have an authograph of JKS, the lucky, lucky, lucky people! The whole event lasted for about an hour or so with subdued rain showers.

Dwaejigogi Kimchijjigae at Seoul, Seoul Restaurant

I was craving for Korean food and so I ate at Seoul, Seoul in Alabang with a friend last week. We ordered Ojinguh Bokkeum or Stir-fried Squid and Dwaejigogi Kimchijjigae or Pork and Kimchi Stew. Ojinguh Bokkeum is 90% present whenever I am eating at a Korean restaurant and I say that Seoul, Seoul's version is not the best but passable enough. For the Kimchijjigae, it's my second time to eat this dish and I somewhat like this one better since the Kimchi is not dominating the taste but there is still room for improvement for it to be tastier. The price in Seoul, Seoul is a bit expensive compared to the restaurants in BF Homes, Parañaque and the taste is not even better as well.

Restaurant Review

Seoul, Seoul Korean Restaurant

Casa Susana, ATC, Alabang-Zapote Road

Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila

Philippines

Food:  ♨♨

Price: ♨♨
Service: ♨♨♨♨ 

*Five plates being the highest.

 

Dwaejigogi Kimchijjigae from www.seoulselection.com

Kimchijjigae tastes like Sinigang (Filipino sour soup), at least for me -- Sinigang with a twist. So I guess, that's why I like it. The sourness and spiciness blend very well and the taste is just right. Although, my Korean sonsaengnim said that most of his Filipino friends do not like this. Well, I am not one of them. 

So, now I am craving for kimchijjigae. I stumbled upon a recipe of it in My Korean Kitchen so I will try this out as soon as payday comes. Haha!

tvN Korean Channel

With the penetration of Hallyu Wave, especially the Korean entertainment, all over the world, Fox International Channel has come up with a channel that will bring us closer to our kStars, kPop, and kDrama. A channel exclusive in showing full blast Korean entertainment -- tvN.

I first heard about this on Channel V since early 2010. They kept on showing teasers for this new channel and the idea of a channel dedicated to Hallyu wave is just irresistible! Just last week I found that our cable provider, Destiny Cable, is carrying tvN on Channel 40. Yahoooo! Lovin' it! :) Aside from Arirang, I have a new Korean Channel to watch with English subtitles! Although, for now, the dramas being aired in tvN is not super updated. But, at least in terms of music, the new releases are being played. There's also a music show called tvN Music Show Newton which is similar to Music Bank and Music Core. :)

Happy Birthday Jang Keun Suk!

생일 축하합니다 , 장근석 !


It's August 4, and it's the day Jang Keun Suk was born. 
 
" Thank you for being born." 
                      -Go Mi Nam 

Saeng-il chukha-hamnida Jang Keun Suk! 

I am hoping to see you again someday, my precious star!

Annyeong! Let's Learn Korean Part 2

I blogged about shortlisting two institutions offering Korean Classes last time. Apparently, I found another school to attend to since my schedule did not synced with those two schools.

Anyhoo, if everything goes well with my soon-to-be classmates, I'd be starting my Korean classes this August 7, at KLC (Korean Language Culture) Traning Center. Yay! Finally, starting to accomplish one of my goals. Aja aja! Fighting ~

KLC Traning Center, according to my research, is also recognized for teaching Korean. I am not sure but I think KLC is the one handling the Korean course in UP Diliman or at least they are related to UP-D somehow.  One of their instructors is a UP-D professor pala. Tuition fee is also very cheap considering the number of class hours relative to the other schools I considered before.

Fee: PhP 7,000
Schedule: starting August 7, 2010. every Saturday and Sunday at 8am - 1pm
Course Inclusions:

• 70 Hours session
• Textbook
• Audio CD
• Certificate of Completion

KLC (Korean Language Culture) Traning Center
Unit 904, Parc House II, 21 EDSA Guadalupe Nuevo, Makati City
882-1602

Note: Here's a helpful site for those who want to learn the language: http://hanguladay.wordpress.com/

Anniong! Let's Learn Korean..

As part of my goals in life, I already looked up for a Korean Language Course offerings. I have finally decided to study Korean over Mandarin (Mandarin used to be my top priority) since:

• the sounds of the Korean Language seems to jive with how I pronounce S, hate to admit it, but I have a lisp on my S.. grrrrr.; 
• Mandarin should have been studied while you were still young enable to capture the correct sounds and diction of the language. Even my cousin and nephew who studied in a Chinese school have difficulties in speaking and wirting the language. Paano pa ako? 
•  I just have a big interest in Korean Culture these days, k-drama and k-pop to be more precise. I have been infected by the Hallyu wave along with the world. Hihi.
• In preparation of my upcoming tour in South Korea. Weeeeeeee.. I just wish I will be granted with a visa!!!

And so I looked for schools where I shortlisted two.

1. Ateneo de Manila University
    Quezon City
    Php 4,500 for 30 hours of instruction (inclusive of instructional materials)
    starts on April 10, 9:00am - 12:00nn

*At least 10 should enroll for this course to pursue.

2. The Bridge Language Center
    Makati City
    PhP 7,750 (prmo rate already) for 32 hours of instruction (inclusive of instructional materials)
    No schedule yet since the Client Service Officer of The Bridge still needs to consolidate my schedule along 

    with my prospect classmates in this course. Oooohh I hope they can jive with my schedule.

I'm actually eyeing already for The Bridge because of its proximity despite its more expensive fee. And it also has good standards in teaching foreign languages so I really do hope our scheds will work out well. *cross fingers*