Here are the promised pictures from my previous post. I thought there would be more but maybe they’ll come later. Could it possibly be that I have improved in my selca taking?! I don’t think I look like a complete dork in these pictures and I think they’re actually pretty cute ^^ There will be much cam whoring next weekend so watch out for that :P

Yesterday was my birthday date with 서영 in 분당. As always, I failed to spot the person I’m meeting and she surprised me. We walked to 교보 Bookstore to pick up some study material for her and to look for a birthday gift for a student of mine. After we got the books, we moved onto Vikings Seafood Buffet for some lunch. We had planned to get there early to take advantage of a ‘Couple Event’ but apparently the event had ended. 서영’s sister, 서정 said she was going to come and pick out a birthday present for their mother so we finished our food and went to wait.

서영 said that she’d probably be late so we decided to wait in a coin 노래방. We were in there for about 20 - 30 minutes and only managed to sing one song before we went to meet 서정 at the Samsung Plaza. I had seen pictures of her sister before so I kind of new what to expect but was still surprised when I saw her. Apparently 서영 takes after her father and 서정 after her mother which explains why they don’t really look alike, but are still both really pretty. They also have very different personalities and tastes which made me laugh XD

서정 happens to be a absolute genius when it comes to ’selca’ so while we sat in Holly’s Coffee and ate my birthday cake, she gave me some pointers. I want to practice but despite the awesomeness of the Haptic, it doesn’t have selca capabilities. Will I have to buy a new phone? Hmm… Anyway, there are more pictures from both their phones which I will post up when I get them :)

After we were done, we looked around for some flowers, then I bought some new shoes then we parted company with 서정 and went to the practice room. We spent about 2 hours together just being close and it was a perfect end to the day. I hated having to leave but after a busy couple of days, I was starting to feel the strain and needed some rest.

Thanks to everyone who’s actively participated in my birthday or just sent me a message wishing me a happy birthday. It means a lot to me :)

I can’t really explain the awesomeness of the concert in words and I don’t really remember what was performed in what order anyway, so I’ll just show you my best pictures in chronological order :D

The concert was amazing and it was great to be closer to the artists than previous concerts. My plan is to get even closer next time but I don’t really know when the next one will be. Anyway, enjoy these for now :D

Check out the rest of the photos in my .Mac gallery over here :)

. AT SCHOOL
School was busy but awesome yesterday :D All the students knew it was my birthday and they all said, “Happy Birthday, Alex!” when they came in. Some of them even gave me presents which you can see in the picture below ^^

And yes, that is Stand Up o_O My students are freaking awesome :D Credit for that purchase goes to Jennifer and I have to say I was totally amazed. You will also note the little chocolate cake given to me by Alice :D I haven’t eaten it yet but I’ll probably tuck into it tonight, after the concert. She was so sweet about giving it to me yesterday, it made me ‘blee’ a little XD The little flower was from Christine and William. There was a can of coffee too but I drank that at work ^^” You can see who gave me the Vitamin-C tablet in the video :P Oh, there was also a big, white chocolate cake from Max which we ate at the first bar and 태진 형 said he’d take me to the cinema next month when he has some money XD

I will definitely be saying some big thank you’s on Monday and better yet, there are still some presents to come :D

. AFTER SCHOOL
School was great, but it really kicked off afterwards. I’m going to blitz through the venues and then pick up on the best bits in the next paragraph.

01 Local restaurant for dinner [joined by Mr. Lee’s wife, Sunny/Susan leave]
02 Small bar/club for beer and cake [joined by maths teacher’s husband]
03 Smaller bar for soju and drinking games
04 Club for more drinks

Dinner was nice and I ate my fair share of the meat :D It was a shame that Susan and Sunny had to leave but I didn’t really imagine them staying. We moved on to the first club and started the drinking. I also got to eat some of my cake but not much because Mr. Lee told me I had to go and give some slices to the other people in the club XD 태진 형 was with me so it wasn’t so bad but damn, it was embarrassing. Oh, and that was after I had to stand up while they put on some special birthday light show and played this annoying birthday song XD

We took some pictures and a video so you guys could finally see who I work with :) There aren’t many pictures but I think the video is more than enough.

The drinking games involved the usual mixing of drinks and then mixing of anything and everything on the table. This included some of the liquids contained in the snacks we had. I did my share but Mr.Lee kept drinking mine for me so I didn’t get drunk XD When we left the second bar, I could feel myself being a little ’soft around the edges’ but I was still OK. Mr.Lee was definitely drunk, as was 태진 by the end but not to quite the same extent. Max and the rest were just a little sociable.

The best present was definitely getting closer to all the teachers and enjoying their company. I have some new phone numbers to call and it was great to come together as a team after a rough Summer. Mr.Lee said some really nice things to me before and after he was drunk which meant a lot and the other teachers said they had really enjoyed working with me and were only sorry they hadn’t spoken to me more ^^”

Got home at about 3am, grabbed a shower and went to bed ^^

As always, you can see all the media in the gallery :)

I wasn’t so sure about this song when I heard it on the mini album or when I watched it in their comeback performance but I was willing to accept that the MV might change my mind. I was right. Just seeing them moshing like crazies at the end is enough to make me want to rock out with friends XD

Cathy gave me my birthday presents early today :D I knew she was giving me something because we had discussed it last week but I was still so pleased to get it ^^ She gave it to me in a bag and inside was a pencil case, a fan and a phone charm. Each of them sporting a traditional look.

Jennifer and Catchy also mentioned another present which is to come on Thursday and they said it would be amazing o_O

My monitor is outrageously happy right now with it’s new threads. That is just about the finest wallpaper I’ve ever seen where real people have been used and god damn I love their style in the new pictures. I usually hate dark wallpapers like this but I think the black frames the details really well and it just looks classy.

[EXTRA] A link to Penny Arcade for this strip which just rocks my socks clean off :D

I figured everyone had seen pictures of the CD and case by now so I did a little video. And yes, you can see some flesh but I hope it’s not too painful for you all. It’s like, a million degrees here anyway :P

Just a little shout out to 嵐 for their two latest PVs because they are both brilliant. It’s been a while since I’ve felt this strongly about one of their releases but these are really playing to their strengths. Check out truth and 風の向こうへ when you get a chance :D