빅뱅 처럼 [like bigbang]

this song/skit/parody was featured on a new korean variety program, 하하몽쇼 [the hahamong show].

it's by the two youngest members of 빅뱅 [bigbang], 승리 [seung ri] and 대성 [daesung]~~making fun of fellow 빅뱅 members, 탑 [t.o.p], 지드래곤 [g-dragon], and 태양 [taeyang].

and it's pretty much my favorite thing. everrrr. 빅뱅 화이팅!!

it's over now, the music of the night

that's my favorite part from sir andrew lloyd webber's the phantom of the opera [it always makes me cry *sniff*]. i saw this musical yesterday in seoul. [3rd time ever, 1st time in korea.]


but i'll start with friday since i like to write about things chronologically.


friday:

i went to see a baseball game with my friend, 지은 [ji eun]~~incheon sk wyverns vs. lg twins.

i really didn't have high expectations for the game. anyone who even remotely knows me knows that i don't like baseball. [because FOOTBALL is obviously the superior sport.]

but oh. my. gosh. baseball in korea is SO MUCH FUN!! it was nothing but cheering throughout the entire game, so there was never time to get bored or tired. every single player has their own cheer, which is led by cheerleaders. [i even learned a few korean cheers ^^] everyone in the crowd gets really in to the cheering and singing, that [it seemed to me] they almost forgot about the game.

in the end, the wyverns won, 5-4. [which is good, because i cheered for them ^___^]

saturday:

i bought t.o.p sticky notes in 명동 [myeong-dong].

this is completely not lame at all, and i fully intend on using them. at school.

sunday:

i went to see the phantom of the opera in seoul with my friend, ken.

OHMYGOSH. words cannot even begin to express how amazing it was.

the entire show was in korean, which didn't bother me at all; since i'm practically obsessed with this show, i know all the words by heart. i even understood some of the korean lyrics.

the entire cast was so incredible...it was at least as good, if not better than the version i saw in charlotte, nc last summer.

[you can listen to the korean version here.]

AHH-MAY-ZING!!

ahh-MAY-zing

here is a list of reasons why i think may is going to be the best month EVERRRRRR:

2 may:
going to see the phantom of the opera in seoul. [EXCITEMENT!!]

5 may:
it's children's day. which means i have no school for THREE WHOLE DAYS!!

6-8 may:
JEJU ISLAND TRIP!!

10-12 may:
i get to go on the grade 6 field trip to...somewhere historical [i'm actually really excited about this--my 6th graders are awesome ^^]

21 may:
buddha's birthday. so that means NO SCHOOL!!

22 may:
DREAM CONCERT 2010~~bigbang won't be there this year...but RAIN will be *^____^*

26-28 may:
grade 5 trip~~my 5th graders are also pretty awesome so this should be fun ^^
one drawback to this trip is that i'm apparently performing a solo act in the talent show on the last day. and not just any solo act~~i've been signed up [by my coteacher] to sing AND dance to "heartbreaker" by g-dragon. yeahhh...

지드래곤~~사랑해요 *^___^*

so g-dragon finally realeased a music video for "she's gone". which just so happens to be my favorite song on "heartbreaker", his solo album.

and i must say, the kinda weird/creeper/stalker look works for him.


also, i like his hair.

beats

i really want these headphones [beats by dr. dre]

and by "really", i mean REALLYREALLYREALLYREALLYREALLYREALLYREALLYREALLY.

and by "want", i mean NEED.

one word: BANGIN'!!

so, in an effort to help me make my decision, i have decided to make a pros and cons list.

PROS:

1) [and this comes straight from their website] "solos high performance headphones, which are designed for today’s active lifestyles, deliver sound so real, you’ll be amazed it’s all coming from something so compact and portable." awesomeee.

2) they're pretty.

3) i listen to music alllllllllllll the time, so it's not like i wouldn't use them.

4) i've been wanting them since october.

5) g-dragon has some.

and look how awesome he is...

CONS:

1) they'll cost about $200. before shipping.

GD GD, baby baby

this weekend, i may--or may not--have gone to see the g-dragon concert/movie.

also, is it bad that i'm pretty much in love with a guy named "g-dragon"??

in other news, t.o.p ruined his perfect amazingly attractive hair.

t.o.p, seung ri, taeyang, g-dragon, daesung

my students are amazing

so i seriously have the best students. EVER.

it's amazing how a simple comment from a student can make your day a hundred times better. today's comment was from one of my favorite 5th grade girls: "teacha, teacha. today you are so beauty-ful." ^__^

also, another girl from the same class gave me a present. a picture of T.O.P-->WIN.

last week, girls from my favorite 6th grade class saw me in the hallway and said [or screamed is more like it...] "teacha! nose, win! eyes, win! face, win!"

today, those same girls stopped me in the hallway to tell me that they had thought of the "perfect" korean name for me. so now my grade 6 students call me "miranda '남자 친구 없어요' teacher"*.

ohh. life.

*miss miranda doesn't have a boyfriend.