All For You (Korean TV Series OST)

For more than a decade now, I have been a fan of Korean TV series, or commonly known as "Koreanovela" in the Philippines, where I am from.  Watching Koreanovela became one of my favorite pastimes, especially during those times when I really couldn't get out of the house much.

I have a couple of favorites, but I do like a lot of them.  I like that the story lines dissent from each series, and they're far different from what I'm used to (Filipino TV drama shows) back home.  I also like the fact that they don't put way too many characters into the story.  Having just the right amount of people, in my opinion, makes it easier for viewers to follow the story and get to know the characters even better.  Personally, I don't like having to go through the trouble of remembering each of them, except for the main characters.  I like the fact that I can focus more on the story rather than trying to know characters that get added pretty much every week as the story progresses.

Anyway, one of the many things I ended up enjoying aside from watching the shows is, learning to sing their songs, or the OST (original soundtrack).  I still find it hard to follow the lyrics up to now, even though I've been listening to their music/songs for years, because they're just too hard to enunciate.  But, I enjoy singing!  And it's even more fun when you're trying something different.  I also like the fact that, although I really don't know the language, at least I can sing some of their songs. (Hehe!)

The way they spell their words is way far from how they're actually pronounced (see lyrics below), so it really takes some time for me to learn how to sing one song properly.  I literally have to dissect each word and learn how to say them one by one correctly, before I could even begin to sing the song along with its music.  It can get frustrating sometimes, but if you're determined to learn, it's not at all that bad.  It just needs patience and, of course, determination.  And, by the end of one song, by the time I've learned how to sing it, my tongue is already "sore".  (LOL!)  I don't know how else to describe it.  It honestly feels like you're doing a tongue-twister from beginning to end.

At the moment, I know a few Korean songs by heart - music and lyrics.  But, hey, don't ask me what they mean!  I don't know most of them.  (LOL!!)  I can just sing the songs, but I cannot translate the language. Hehe!!  I'm still in the process of learning it.  I hope....

Here's a new song I'm currently learning how to sing.  If you get confused following the lyrics, well, that makes the two of us.  (Kidding...)

(Singers in this video aren't the original ones.)  I just like this version because the singers here are, Filipinos.  I feel more challenged to learn and sing it the way they did, because they've done a pretty good job.

 

I hope you enjoy this one as much as I did. It may not be your kind of music genre, but sometimes, new songs are worth a try listening to.  You'll never know.  Your next favorite song might just be something you never thought you'd actually like. **wink**

I added the lyrics below.  Enjoy singing in Korean!!

TGiF!!! YaaaaaaY!!!

Believe it or not, I haven't really looked forward to Fridays as much as I do now, since I was in college.  I honestly can't believe I am saying this at the moment.  It just feels good to know it's Friday because, first of all, I don't NEED to wake up super early tomorrow to get the kids and their stuff ready for school.  Hallelujah!!

Today, I woke up even super early because my husband had to leave for work at 3:30 in the morning.  I have been up since 3:15, and now, I am starting to feel tired.  I decided not to go back to bed anymore and just work on other stuff instead.  After the kids left for school, I took out the trash and a million recyclables so I don't have to worry about them later.  The trash collectors come at random times (sometimes early, sometimes late), and I want to make sure they are out in case I do end up deciding on taking a nap.  Which, I probably will regardless how much and how many times my body resists to that thought.

It's Friday, but there are still stuff to do.  I kind of want to take care of most of them today, so tomorrow, I can just focus more on school.  But I don't know yet.  I might do more school today and do laundry and cleaning tomorrow because it's so quiet when the kids are in school. LoL!!  I get to concentrate more.  So, yeah, I might take advantage of me being "alone" for a couple more hours.  Kids don't have school on Monday, so that will be 3 days of constant dealing with one kid after another.  Hehe!!  My school hours will be cut short during these days, for sure.

Oh, they are having their Fall Celebration today in school.  I cannot wait to hear stories from them when they get home!  I know they were so excited because they talked about nothing but Halloween Party.  They were a little let down, though, because they wanted so badly to wear their costumes, but their school didn't allow them to.  I don't know if the higher grade levels were permitted to wear costumes, but my kids' teachers specifically said, "NO COSTUMES".  I don't know why, but that's the rule, apparently.  We just told the kids they can wear their costumes when we go trick-or-treating on Halloween.

Anyway, let me get back to work.  I will do my best today to post another one.  It's only 9:15 A.M., so I believe I can get things done pretty quickly, do school, and still have free time to write.

Thursday Thoughts...(I can't think of a better title)

Wow! It feels like forever since the last time I posted something on here. I cannot believe it's been almost what? Two weeks? Geez! Talk about "slacking off" big time.  Oh, it's been exactly two weeks!  I feel like there's so much to say right now, I just don't know where to begin, or how.

Well, let's start off with my schedule.  The never ending struggle when it comes to time management.  I admit, I haven't really been following the schedule I made for myself.  There's no excuse for that, I know.  I just want to change it and do better.  There is still a tendency for me to lose track of time once I get myself too involved in doing something.  Like for example, my school.  Once I start on it, time seems to slip by so quickly.  Before I know it, I've already spent more hours than I initially planned.  Thus, leaving me with a little time to do the rest of the stuff I need to get done for the day.

No, I didn't mean chores.  Of course, before I do school work, I make sure I am done with household chores.  I don't think I can ever concentrate thinking there are used dishes in the sink, or laundry in the hamper.  Or, even the living room not in order.  I make sure our home is clean and there's no work left undone before I do my own things.

Anyway, I'm talking about giving more time to the things I've always said I want to do so badly.  Take for instance, this blog.  I've started trying to edit the template, but I always end up reverting to its old design because I can't get what I want as far as the design and layout.  I didn't get a lot of time last week because my little girl got sick.  And this week, it was my oldest's turn.  He actually missed out on school from Monday to Tuesday because he was running a fever, and he started coughing.  I'm actually closely monitoring all 3 kids right now, because I have a feeling they're all going to get sick again - at the same time (I blame it on the changes in the weather lately).  Of course, I will never wish for that to happen.  But as a mother, I can tell even just by merely looking at them.  I know my babies too well.  That's why I always think and plan ahead of time.  So in case they do end up getting sick again, I won't get caught off guard.  But, I am praying that they'll be fine.  Especially this week because they have a Halloween/Fall Celebration at their school tomorrow, and all of them are looking forward to it.  I know it would break their hearts if they miss it.

So, I'm going to go back to messing with my blog right now while I have the free time.  If you see my blog kind of messed up, don't worry.  It's just me trying to ruin it in a graceful manner. LOL!!

I do hope I come up with something nice for my blog.  Or, I hope I can find a good base template that I can tweak and edit to my own penchant.

So, just bear with me, please! =)

Catching Up...and feeling under the weather..

We had been hit by hurricane Matthew just almost a week ago.  Our place didn't suffer much, except for flooded streets during the storm.  But a lot of surrounding areas got hit badly, that since Monday, school has been closed due to flooding.  So, the kids have been home.  Lucky for them (just because they don't need to wake up super early), but not really for this Mama, who has a lot of catching up to do.

On the other hand, I feel sad for those who got affected by the hurricane, especially those who lost, above all, their loved ones, and those who lost their properties!  I've heard and read that there are still houses submerged in water up to now.  That's one of the reasons the kids' classes got cancelled this entire week.  I hope and pray that they'll all recover well from this, and that God will provide them with everything, and give them all the strength they will need to bounce back from all that they've just went through.  I know God is a very present help in trouble.  His grace will see them through all this.

Because of the hurricane, I've missed two days of doing school work.  And now, I'm just barely catching up.  I am doing my best to really focus and put time into studying, but with all of the kids home this entire week, it has been a challenge.  Not to mention that I am starting to feel under the weather.  I believe I finally contracted whatever is making my husband feel ill right now.  This morning, waking up, I had chills.  I was feeling dizzy in the kitchen while I was getting coffee and food ready for him to take to work.  I took medicine to hopefully make me feel better, but all it's doing now is, making me sleepy.  I guess that's my body telling me I need to rest for a few.  It's only 7:18 AM right now, and kids are still in bed anyway.  The only problem is, I always find it hard to go back to sleep.  Once I'm up, I'm up for the rest of the day.  Once my brain starts realizing it's "work time", then, that's it for me.  There are times when I honestly wish I could sleep again, especially after the kids leave for school, but reality is, I just stay wide awake in bed.  I usually would give myself about 30 minutes.  But after that and I still don't feel sleepy, I just get out of bed and start my day.

Don't get me wrong.  I am not complaining or anything.  Not even close.

Random Thoughts...

Honestly, I should be doing school work right now. Or, reading the novel that I so promised myself I'd finish in less than a week (well, it's been four days since I got it, and I have been on the same page since). Or, get kids' stuff ready for school tomorrow. Or, better yet, be in bed getting some much needed sleep.  But, no.  Instead, here I am at 10:15 PM, alive and kicking.  With a cup of hot cocoa on the side and my favorite Japanese love songs playing in the background, I'm sitting here with half of my mind enjoying the music, while the other half is busy wandering off.

Anyway, I haven't written anything in awhile, so I think it's a good excuse right now to somehow stay up for a few.  And I mean, not over an hour if I can help it.  This waking up at 4:50 AM  is not so fun sometimes.  There are times when I honestly sit there and wonder how on earth did I ever manage to get the 3 little monsters ready in less than an hour and a half without me putting them in the wrong outfit, or slipping their folders into the wrong backpack.  Because I honestly believe, I am half asleep every morning when I get them ready for school (LOL!).  There were, as a matter of fact, several instances when my second child asked me if I were fully awake or sleep walking while I was getting him ready.  I don't know if he was trying to be funny, or he actually noticed something peculiar.  But, yeah, things like that can actually happen to me.

There are so many things I need to get done.  But right now, I just don't know how to fit them into my daily schedule without getting interrupted for at least 2-3 hours straight.  

First, change the blog's design.  I have been wanting to edit my blog's template for so long now.  I've had this layout for over 3 years, and I believe it's time for a change.  But because it's been so long since the last time I tweaked the codes and changed its look to my own predilection, I know it will take time for me to get used to doing it again.  I need to re-learn how to work on the codes without messing anything up.  I've had this design in my head that I want to do, but I know it will be time-consuming at this point.  With me being in school now as well, I just don't know how I could juggle my time.  I need to focus on my studies and make sure I make my study time a priority, without sacrificing the time I give to my kids and husband.  It is not impossible, but at this time, I don't think I will be able to.  Maybe, once I get the hang of my new schedule, I'd be able to squeeze in time and slowly work into getting it done.  I probably would need a "draft blog" where I can use to play with codes.  I had one before.  But as usual, I forgot my log in information.

Second, I need to get back into my workout routine.  It's been such a long time since the last time I worked out, and I feel like I have neglected my body by doing so.  The other day, I tried doing some push-ups, and I almost fainted after doing 55.  I used to do more, but now, I am hurting.

I had to give myself a break from doing workout because of my right side getting hurt.  As a matter of fact, I still feel the pain up to now.  It hurts when I cough or even sneeze.  I already went to the doctor, and all they did was prescribe with me a higher dose of Ibuprofen.  I mean, really!?  Yes, it helped "mask" the pain, but it didn't cure it.  And not to mention that I hate taking medications.  Oh, the sight of it!! (Hahaha!)

But, I have already waited and given my body enough rest, so next week (this Monday), I will be working out again.  I will start off with something light, of course, but I will gradually get back into it once my body's used to it again.  I'm also going to integrate using weights into my workout, but nothing major.  Just to spice it up a bit.  I'm not going to workout to lose weight or anything.  I am working out, and have been working out for years now for only one reason - staying fit and healthy.  Feeling good about yourself and all the positive things that come along with it, for me, are inducements.  They're like the reward for your hard work.  Plus, I have 3 super active children.  I need all the energy in the world that I can get.  And working out has been such a great help.  I always have energy to match with their demand.

And last but not the least, write and read.  I really do have so many things I wish I have all the time to write about.  And, oh, all the books I want to read, you have no idea!  I just really need to learn how to manage my time wisely.

I hope once I've established a good school work/study schedule for myself, I'd be able to make time for the other things I want to do.  I'm thankful to God that right now, I have the time to focus on what is more important.  Because here soon, I will also be working, so that's another portion that will take a lot out of my time.  I'm already looking for part-time jobs.  I'm just waiting for the hubby to pick up the other car from Oklahoma.  Right now, we only have one vehicle, and that's the one he uses to go to work.  So, inasmuch as I want to start working now, I just can't--yet.  Hopefully, here soon.

Well, I'm finally feeling sleepy.  I will update again soon.

Hope y'all had a great day!  God bless!