Favorite Tokio Hotel Picture of the Week

From the BTK Twins Personal Messenger.

Tom in the tattoo studio right before he got his tattoo done.

So Cute!!! ^^

Christmas Greeting

Favorite TH Picture of the Week and Bill Kaulitz Doll

My favorite Tokio Hotel Pic of the week was taken during their sound check in Tokyo, Japan on December 15 , 2010. I bet Bill was making fun of Georg, as always. So cute!

Here's a Bill Kaulitz doll dressed up the way he did when he and Tom went out in Hollywood. According to a comment on Tokio Hotel America's official Website, where I found the picture, the creator is Hisa Nagi and that she changes the doll when Bill changes. She named it Zuko. You can look for her on Facebook, there you can ask for her Deviantart and Tumblr accounts.

Now here's Bill and Tom that night ( December 15, 2011) at Greystone Manor Superclub, Hollywood, USA.

Happiness! ^^

FREEDOM: Death of Kim Jong Il

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is dead. Some say that North Korea may be on high alert right now as  they believe that the North  thinks the South might use this vulnerability and take advantage of the situation.

South Korean military declares an Emergency Alert. I am not quite sure as to why but personally I think that it could be the reverse reaction of the South to what is going on in the North. That as they grieve the death of their leader, North Korea might use this time to plan or even start an attack.

However no increased military activity on the North side of the border.

Kim Jong Il's death was reported by North Korean state television on December 19, 2011 at 69 years of age due to a massive heart attack on board a train for a "Field Guidance tour". The presenter announced that he died two days earlier (if I'm correct, December 17, 2011). He has been in power since July 8, 1994. He took over when North Korea is under serious famine and maintained an iron grip of the country.  It is said that he appointed his youngest son, Kim Jong Eun, as the "Great Successor". 

State media announced that funeral will take place in Pyongyang on December 28 and mourning period to last until December 29, 2011. 

PERSONAL VIEWS:

I really have no care in the world about Kim Jong Il. He is, like his forefathers, a tyrant who thwart  freedom in all aspects of it, spends money on fine wines and prostitution while a majority of his nation is dying from hunger. According to Human Rights Watch, under Kim, freedom of religion doesn't exist in the country and the government sponsors religious groups only to create an illusion of religious freedom. 

What I absolutely hate is how North Koreans have to pretend they care about him. Crying even though if they only can, they'll be rejoicing upon hearing of his death. Normal people won't cry over the death of their leader especially if that person has done nothing good for the country and to the world. Although, I cannot let go of the fact that the North Koreans is not aware of the real situation of their country and are led to believe that the country is doing well. Their leader has done a lot of terrible wrong doings not only internationally but, tragically to his own nation. A quarter of a million North Koreans died of famine in 1995. Refugees who escape the country cannot celebrate as they fear the life of their family left in the North who will face death or a lifetime of suffering if their escape is made known to the government.

North Koreans deserve the freedom we all have. Kim Jong Il's demise is the end of an era and a new beginning for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. I hope that the successor, Kim Jong Eun, be a better person and support the development of not only their government but most importantly its people through the promotion of  freedom of speech and expression. 

There is no reason to feel sorry for his death but a time to pray for the people of North Korea that they may experience the life we in the free world has: FREEDOM.

Scent of a Woman: Blog 2

Here's a wonderfully written review of Scent of a Woman. The article isn't really all praises for the drama however it hit the exact points on why I love it.

ARTICLE FROM:
 http://www.dramabeans.com/2011/12/2011-on-the-sticky-scale-year-in-review-part-1/

For being a story about being given a death sentence, Scent of a Woman was remarkably uplifting. Despite following the heroine’s gradual decline as her cancer progressed, the focus remained on her determination to make her time count, to claim as much happiness for herself and her loved ones.

Scent of a Woman boasted prettier-than-average visuals (gotta love that new camera SBS has been trotting out) and an evocative soundtrack that was by turns breezy and moody. It also notably wove its tango motif into a greater thematic context — not always the case with gimmicky titles — allowing the dance scenes to mark significant moments of character development. In fact, the tangoing conveyed more heat than the makeout sessions, and wrung more tears than death scenes.

Marked by strong acting performances by leads Kim Sun-ah, Lee Dong-wook, and Eom Ki-joon, it’s a shame that so much of the middle stretch was bogged down by useless angst. Frankly, in a drama about a woman who’s dying, pissy parents only get to carry a certain amount of weight as sources of conflict. The ticking clock was a much greater concern for her and for us, making the chaebol meddlers a frustrating waste of time.

It was both refreshing and liberating, though, that this drama gave the heroine license to put herself first. Dramas historically love to canonize the self-sacrificial heroine, placing on pedestals the type of long-suffering women who bear their cancer diagnosis with stoic fortitude. (See: Choi Jin-shil in A Rosy Life.) I loved that Yeon-jae (Kim Sun-ah) refused to spend another second being the sacrificing wallflower, since she’d wasted too much time already. The woman’s got things to do, things to check off her list.

To that end, the bucket list served as a symbol of that goal: The items themselves were unimportant; what counted was the fact that they were there. And in a lovely twist, the bucket list got checked off and completed…and extended, because as long as the heroine had life to live, she wouldn’t stop approaching it with purpose. If closing that book (literally) would be tantamount to being ready to die, then this is a heroine who would never be ready to die. But in taking every day without regrets, she’d know that whenever that day came, she’d be as ready as she’d ever be. A worthy lesson for us all.

Breathless for Lee Dong Wook

I'm not quite sure if this is the screen shot for the shower scene in Scent of a Woman but damn, this is sooo hot. When I was watching the shower scene of the drama I was absolutely breathless. I was holding my breath for some reason I don't know why. haha

Look at that gorgeously sculpted body of Lee Dong Wook!!! Ahhhhhhh.... I can't help but smile!!! It's so orgasmic! haha. *Excuse my words, but I can't really help myself especially with this on my screen. Can you?? Ha! I don't think so!!* Washboard! WASHBOARD!!!! Rawrrrrr!!! I must've spent a full 30 minutes just staring at 동욱씨. LOL 

Seriously now, I've just finished watching the Korean drama Scent of a Woman.  I really appreciate this production. There are dramas out there that deals with cancer and things involve with it but I personally love this one. Most of the time, cancer themed dramas concentrate on the patient and their family trying to get on with their lives with the  burden of such disease. Not only did this drama show how a cancer patient goes through with their medical condition but at the same time it allows people to understand how these patients really feel and how they want to be treated, that there is nothing wrong. A normal day that they would like to live to the fullest for themselves and for people around them.

2 of my aunts on both side of the family passed away because of cancer. I remember particularly my Ninang Aunt and how I felt that time. I didn't know how to be in front of her. I kept trying to pretend nothing is wrong but I know it wasn't really convincing. At the time, I never gave her a straight look. I was too afraid to look into her eyes because I know she was in pain and always tried to make an excuse just so I wouldn't be around her. Something that I regret up to now...

My favorite part of the drama is the bike scene. It is the most romantic bike scene I have ever scene in a Korean drama! I can't help but smile whenever I think about it. I think the reason why is because of the unconventional seating arrangement ( for lack of better "description" ^^). So here are photos of it. Enjoy!

 

So sweet! ^^ Love!

Mirror and Beauty. XD

   What do I do when I see someone extremely gorgeous, attractive, terrific, cute, fabulous.... I stare, I smile and when I get tired I put down the mirror.

     Was mache ich, wenn ich jemanden sehe, der sehr hinreißend, attraktiv, sagenhaft, niedlich, märchenhaft ... ist. Ich starre ihn an, ich lächle und wenn ich keine Lust mehr habe, dann lege ich den Spiegel weg. 

A Dream...

A couple of days ago I dreamt of being chased by something. I am not quite sure what they were, though, I remember they were somewhat like a ferocious animal or something. I was hiding from these beasts together with this person I can't figure out who. As we were running away from these beasts, we found this shack and hid there. People were already looking for us but we… or I think it was I who was not willing to take the chance on opening up to these people as I was too scared of the monsters. They were asking us to open the door and let them in so that they can help us. I was like, "No, you are monsters, you are lying.". Something like that. Then came the crazy part. As we were hiding, this friend, or better (actually the truth) the ex-friend of mine came knocking on the door, asking me the same thing. I was telling him that I won't open as there are monsters. He kept reassuring me that everything will be okay and that he will protect me. I believed him and opened the door. We're saved.

I searched the internet about this dream using the key words "dreaming of someone saving you" and most of the outcome said that I needed to be saved from what could either be a situation or something. Its like saying I needed to be liberated from something that I was having a hard time admitting to myself. I find this true to my current status as I do think that I really need to admit to myself that I have a problem in accepting that the world changes and that I must, in some way do the same for the better.

I was also able to find one explanation that I am really hoping to be the true meaning of such dream. It said that I have a friend or friends that is thinking about a situation, conversation, or an encounter that we had in the past and that they are thinking about what I said then. It says that this person is remembering me in a way and that it is a good thing as it shows that I have true friends who cares. I am, though, a bit confused about this one as I am not sure if the situation is a good memory or not. Although it could be. If not, why would the dream interpreter say it is a good thing if the memory was negative to begin with.

Anyway, whatever the dream meant, I am not really interested about it. What I am interested more is to why I dreamt of that person saving me. I admit, I do not have a lot of friends, but of all people, why someone whom I have totally deleted from my friends list. Although, I must admit as well that I do still hope we can patch things up. Then again, I should discard that idea already as I did try but he didn't return the same feelings, I guess. I am not quite sure as I did not confirm. DISCARD, ASAP! 

Nicole Scherzinger - Try With Me

The song is just so so... but the vids location is to die for!!! Shoot on the surreal castle of Sir Edward James in Xilitla, San Luis Potosi, México. So beautiful! Nicole's beauty is only an accessory to its majesty. ^^

Favorite Tokio Hotel Picture of the Week

Found this picture of the boys on Tumblr. I think I posted another photo on the same location however they were sitting. Sadly it is black and white. I'm trying to find the colored version of it. Hopefully I can. I so love them here. Like the other photo, absolute perfection! 

Happiness. ^^