Red Hair!

Friday, January 31, 2014

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So this is kind of a reference post (cough--dump of pictures of attractive people) because I recently decided that I want to dye my hair red/auburn. ;v; Not in the near future. Maybe in a year or two or three or four. Or even before then if I improve at being more confident and bold at an ideal speed. Right now, I've been trying out bolder lip colors for the first time, so dying my hair is definitely too large a leap. Who knows! But I know I would like to try red hair.

I mean, red hair is so attractive.

These people are so attractive.
Damn.
Daaaamn.

Tiffany (SNSD)
I know the picture's been edited. But it's actually this color that I want for my hair HAHA. I WANT THIS HAIR, but just with different bangs.
Tiffany (SNSD)
Too bold a red for me but I love her style here~
Tiffany (SNSD)
I have strange feelings towards this color. It's simultaneously too dark, too light, and too saturated.
Mark (GOT7)
Waaaay too red for me, but. I mean. Look how cute. Right.
Mark (GOT7)
It's kind of brown now but. excuses to include Mark sadlkfj
Hyosung (Secret)
S-she's so cute.
IU
Too saturated a red but IU appreciation is never a bad thing.
Song Jihyo (for her drama Emergency Couple, which I'm currently watching)
More here and here.

Very Supurb

Thursday, January 30, 2014

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This is my 3rd post in a row with a selfie in this exact outfit, but.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Guess who received an award at her company dinner yesterday ^^

You can tell right away that this is a very Asian company.

froyo

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

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HI I'm throwing this here because I have to leave for school again. I've been so nervous and out of it because it's the first day of class and I had to register for this class at the last minute because another class got cancelled, and I couldn't find any descriptions of the class online. Thankfully, I worried for nothing and I can still keep the class and it even seems easy and maybe a little fun. Also nervous because wearing a skirt to school and it's also January and I'm scared to be judged asdlkfj especially when the fashion here is so overly casual. I got some stares but it could've been worse. ANYWAY class got off early so I was like, "Let's go get froyo at the place kind of near my house! But let's drive there not in my usual way because I think I can get there more conveniently!" and somehow ended up in a very random city that's very not anywhere near where I live. And then I missed the entrance back onto the freeway so I just went with it and stopped by a Ross and Yogurtland that I spotted HAHAHAHA. (Then proceeded to eat in my car.) And so that was my froyo adventure today. And now I will get ready to go to my 6 PM class, after which I'll probably rush off to my company dinner, which I hope I'm not.. under.. or...over..dressed for. OTL YOU NEVER KNOW WITH THESE THINGS.

shhhh

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IT'S LIKE 1:40 AM and I have class tomorrow and then possibly rushing off to join my company dinner late IF AND ONLY IF my class lets off early, which I suspect should happen because it's the first day of class AND I'M BEING PARANOID and am trying on what I'll probably wear tomorrow but scared because I'm scared of people at school judging me and I'm scared to wear skirts like this at school and especially because it's January but I also don't want to be underdressed for the dinner but I'm just GAAH SCARED OF EVERYTHING IN GENERAL. This'll be my first time wearing a scarf in public since high school. How to scarf. You take them off when you eat, right? But I can't put them on well which means after I take it off, I won't be able to put it back on unless I go stand in front of a bathroom mirror for a minute. I make a huge deal out of things that actually don't matter. I need to go sleep asap.

So the barber cut my bangs too short and I feel like a child (I'M ACTULALY 20 IT'S WEIRD) and the selfie temptation was strong.

Swings

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

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Incoming unorganized, rambly post. ;v; I was thinking yesterday about how nice it would be to be an outgoing person. Then I took a step back and was like, "Hm... But do I have the right to wish for something that I have control of and can change for myself?" Most of the time, I look at the things I complain about and realize that it's probably my own fault that they are so. But at the same time, it's hard to say that we have complete control over some things. I think personality and mindsets are things you can change over time with the steady pressure of will. However, a lot of aspects of our beliefs and behavior can be argued as being ingrained within us as a result of upbringing or lifelong habit. Ultimately, our current identities are comprised of what we've carried on from past experiences.

I've written before on the Imagination and Play (Child and Adolescent Development) course I took 2 years ago, which I found fascinating as it related childhood and imagination with adult behavior. ......JUST KIDDING I thought I wrote about it before but I guess that might've been on my personal blog. But while looking for what I thought I had written, I found this post, which I'm still really touched by asdlkfjs ;_____;

Anyway, moving on from that tangent HAHA. I do think childhood is important in shaping a person. And if not childhood, then there's almost always probably a reason for a person to think or act a certain way. (This leads to 98% of the overthinking that I so often and obnoxiously do.) And this is also why I can't stand bad parenting and stress the importance of it. Even the tiniest things you do can have a great impact on your child, and you can possibly change their entire life just by teaching them a certain thing or signing them up for an activity. There's so much influence and power held that's too often ignored or abused.

In any case, I started wondering if I would be a more outgoing person today had my parents encouraged me to play with other kids in my youth. Maybe if they taught me early on that socializing is okay and easy, that being around others is okay, that sharing a space with others is okay, that being seen by others is okay, that I don't need to be afraid of or dislike others. I refused to play on playgrounds when there was a single other kid playing there, and my parents let me have my way.

And so, I like playing on the swings. Because even in the case that there are others around, you don't have to play with them. You can play by yourself, and it's totally fine and enjoyable. Nobody will notice you, call you a loser, or think that you're not swinging well enough.
I guess I never knew how much of my current personality reflects my lifelong preference of swings. In a way, I'm competitive, but at the same time, I'm not. I'm competitive in the way that I want to do well and hold my own against others, but I don't want to explicitly go up against or beat others. And it's nice because on swings, you can do your best and try to swing as hard as you can, and soar higher than your peers. But it's no kickball or game of tag where there's a winning team, a losing team, or a clearly faster runner. So I really like taking exams. And I like doing well on them and aiming to be the top scorer in my class. (I have a good record of this hehe~ /shot forever) But I will make cowardly excuses to not participate in multiplayer games--especially ones where all of the attention and pressure is on you during your turn.

[DramaFever Contest Entry] Don't Walk, Run!

Thursday, January 23, 2014

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Hello! ^^ This above is my and Chiisana's entry in DramaFever's Hallyu Star Makeover Contest, in which we were to reenact a scene from a Korean drama or show. We chose to portray Chiisa!Jongkook (Kkooki~♥^^) ripping off the nametag of Eva!Kwangsoo, based on the variety show Running Man.

The grand prize is a trip to New York City, a makeover by Beautifymeeh (of whom Chiisa is a huge fan), and more. The voting period ends on January 31st, 2014!

If you like our entry, I hope you'll consider voting for us by clicking the "like" button on the facebook photo. :D Somehow we've been able to garner 582 likes so far, which is kinda FREAKING AMAZING??? and we're grateful for every one. Even if we won't win, it's still.. such a grand number..! Any support is very much appreciated<3

Please vote HERE
or at

Thank you ;u;!
Behind the scenes and outtakes under the cut...! (I'm nixing the mini-vlog because I didn't have enough usable footage haha.)

[Vlog] NYAppy Holidays!

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

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NYAppy Holidays!

Just a compilation of clips from hanging out with NYA (Norcal Youtaite Alliance) over the holidays and from when I was collecting footage for my Tonight video. ^^

Featured fraands (alias / youtube / twitter):
• Chiisana / ChiisanaChanx3 / chiisanauta

• Chris, Hakuro, Hakiro, Shiratsuyu... / ItsHakuro / ItsHakiro

• Dibur / diburmakesmusic / Diburrito

• Fome / Fome / at_fome

• Karu / karufuruu / karufuruu

• Kazou / soundmutation / KazouKun

• Kura / Kuraiinu / Kuraiinu

• Myst / mystraven / mystraven

• Y

Some glimpses into a milk tea trip, ice skating, our Christmas party, karaoke, our New Year's sleepover, and me walking around an empty airport. xD

I should have 2 more vlogs coming up that I'll have to put together soon. One is regarding the contest that Chiisana and I joined, and the other is of clips from Anime LA and hanging out with Mimi. ^^ I'll try to get as much done as I can, asap..

Been quite busy lately. I'm lacking a bit on sleep, but there's been so much productivity recently! I've been working on making my cosplay for AX2014: Water Courier Ruka from Puzzles and Dragons. Y taught me how to use a sewing machine :D so now I can help!! I've collected nearly all of the materials and accessories needed.. I'm thinking of ordering some contact lenses too, but ;^; even my eye doctor said my eyes are too sensitive for contacts haha. Then again, I've gotten a lot better at using eye drops and was even able to put on eyeliner for ALA without flinching much.. So we'll see. Maybe I can do it by AX. Q_Q)9

Other than that, I've also been busy with work, hanging out with NYA, mixing a few projects, recording some lines. I've been waking up early a lot lately instead of sleeping in until 4!! It's just that I work on things til late or don't get home til late so I end up not sleeping as much as I should. OTL
School starts this Thursday... And I hope that schoolwork will be chill enough to not ruin all this productivity I've had going on for other things. Sigh, I'm probably going to majorly fall behind on k-dramas too :c Too little time, too much to get done~

KagePro Cosplay @ Anime Expo 2013

Monday, January 20, 2014

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To those who find this post and are unfamiliar with me: hi, I'm Eva! I sing stuff on youtube as waterpixieva and mostly lurk on tumblr as LycheeMochi. As my first actual cosplay attempt, I attended AX 2013 as Kido Tsubomi of Jin's Kagerou Project. This post here is dedicated to pictures of myself and my friends in cosplay at the con. ;u; We also joined the Kagerou Project cosplay meet-up, which was a lot of fun!!

I have a separate picture post here on tumblr dedicated to me abusing my two Kanos hehe.

Edit: OOPS it's now 6 months later and I never got any further on this post, so I will do that now! I suppose there's not much need for this post since you can see our cosplays in my AX 2013 Vlog!

I'd also like to thank Y, Myst, and Chiisana for their amazing help in making this cosplay<33

Illustration by Pixiv ID 5644701
Our KagePro Group of AX2013:
  • Ayano Tateyama - Chiisana (ChiisanaChanx3@yt)
  • ENE - Myst (mystraven@yt)
  • Kano Shuuya - Andy (SeoulTempo@yt)
  • Kido Tsubomi - Eva (waterpixieva@yt)
  • Kisaragi Shintaro - Ian (kyosukexp@yt)
Featured New Friends:
  • Kano Shuuya - Kanso (kansokusha@tumblr)
  • Kisaragi Shintaro - Koon (ShintaroKoonChan@tumblr)

Just Kidoing Again!

Thursday, January 9, 2014

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Sorry this is really just a picspam HAHAHA. You're probably 1000% done with seeing my face. BUT HEY I HAVE A NEW CAMERA AND I'm sure as fuck gonna make use of it to make it worth every penny. I'll probably have even more pictures in the next few days hehe.

Tomorrow, I'm leaving to go down to LA for Anime LA (a convention)!
I plan to cosplay Kido Tsubomi from Kagerou Project again this Saturday, and it's been a while since Anime Expo so I wanted to practice a bit~ I'm not yet used to putting on wigs... and I'm pretty much incapable of putting on make-up for myself. I've always had trouble with eye make-up especially because I have terribly sensitive eyes. But I tried!! Put on a bit of eyeliner, tried drawing a wing, and wore a bit of foundation. Q^Q)/ Wow such progress.

Fav drama moment

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Self Date #1!

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

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When I was not so okay, Chiisana offered me a suggestion that I've been meaning to take up:
to go on dates with myself. To take myself out, to treat myself, to enjoy the solitude, to find myself.

This is something I'm bad at because 1) I used to really suck at and dislike being in public, 2) I hated especially being alone in public, and 3) I'm too lazy to get dressed and drive out somewhere if I'm not even meeting anyone... but mostly the getting dressed part. Soooo much effort. Even getting dressed to meet anyone is a lot of effort.

Finally today, I actually put on non-pajama clothes and went out! I think even just a few weeks ago, I would've been too scared but now I'm okay and I enjoyed it! It's nice because I actually feel like I spent today for myself, and not in the usual lazy way of wakes-up-at-4-PM-and-then-just-watches-dramas-in-bedroom.

Actually, I wrote my poem-wannabe Aspiration (later, Bird in a Cage) with several meanings in mind. The most prevalent one, of course, is about dreaming and being incapable of aspiring for more yet not being satisfied with the lack of direction or motivation. Another meaning took "bird in a cage" more literally and was about my feelings about leaving the house or my room. I was always too scared to go out of the house much--and so often had I said that being in my bedroom is the best--and so I felt physically bound by mental chains of insecurities and ambivalence. And yet I couldn't bring myself to and wasn't ready to try spreading my unfamiliar wings, and neither did I completely yearn to. But that was then and now is now!

Unfortunately I had to get back home early to cook rice, so I couldn't actually do much. I got a milk foam oolong boba tea from Gong Cha. ^^ So yummy. And then I visited 2 Asian supermarkets to scout around for salmon sashimi HAHAHAHA. (Ey, from a practical view, it's good to know what places carry the better prices and tastes, okay.)

So I learned that trying to take webcam-style pictures like this doesn't work for me

(back to the mirror)
MILK FOAM TEA AND SASHIMIII

I started making a list of places/stores/cafes that I can visit by myself next time. ^^ It's too bad that there aren't many things you can do by yourself, or places to go where it's not strange or boring if you're alone. It's also too bad that I don't live near any parks. at all.

Actually what sounds fun is maybe going out somewhere with my camera and just taking pictures of pretty or interesting things. ;v; I can only think of.. going to a park for that one OTL .. I'm not creative enough to come up with more.

Blogalots

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[8:16:36 PM] Chiisana: oh I'm doing blogilates--
[8:16:37 PM] Chiisana: LOL
[8:16:40 PM] Eva: what's that
[8:16:50 PM] Eva: it sounds like
[8:16:52 PM] Eva: you blog a lot
[8:16:55 PM] Eva: blogalots
[8:16:57 PM] Eva: omfg
[8:17:01 PM] Eva: am i exercising already
[8:17:02 PM] Eva: i blog a lot
[8:17:04 PM] Eva: that counts right
[8:17:07 PM] Eva: such health
[8:17:09 PM] Eva: very movement
[8:17:10 PM] Chiisana: you're a blogalot...ty
[8:17:12 PM] Chiisana: :'D
[8:17:51 PM] Eva: you're welcome

Let It Go (Korean) cover!

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

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It’s just a short cover, but I finally finished one of this song yaaay~ Been wanting to sing this (and I did start recording the English version but dropped it) since seeing the movie during Thanksgiving weekend. It’s soooo much fun to sing! Just that the chorus is too high for me. ;n; But my range is slowly expanding I think.. I didn’t think I’d be able to reach that 4th “let it go!” and then it happened. 8D

It was nice getting to try out a colder-sounding voice to match the song, since I don’t get to use it often. xD I want to sing like this more since I often have to instead try to sweeten my cold voice, like in Tonight. So fun to try to bring out a darker tone while still being a bit airy, and retaining a hint of the scratchy style that Hyorin uses.

It’s just too bad that Let It Go has been labelled so much by the vocaloid-covering community as a “bandwagon song,” so now my cover is just one among a sea of endless, endless dang covers of this song sung by even people that haven’t seen the movie. I guess I can’t blame them ‘cause it’s a great song. (Hey, at least mine's in a different language if that counts for anything ?!?!)

Like I’ve said over and over, both the movie and the song are very special to me. ;v; Looking back, I might even call Frozen—and this is a total overstatement—“lifechanging” for me. It wasn’t quite the movie itself, but what it provoked, inspired, led me to question and resolve, and its comforting, uplifting qualities.




【Cover】 Let It Go (Korean ver) 【Eva】

Warning: The movie hasn't been released in Korea yet, so I took the lyrics from Hyorin's rendition (of Demi Lovato's version) and tried to fit them into the Idina Menzel version of the song. Thus, I'm not entirely sure on the melody and rhythm since the versions are pretty different.
Also, I made up the "nan kwenchanha" (I'm okay) line in the chorus because there's no equivalent of "Let the storm rage on" in Hyorin's version LOL.

Frozen holds a very special place in my heart and this song in particular helped me through some rough times, so I had to pay tribute to it. :)

EVEN THOUGH I'M VERY VERY MUCH AN ALTO SORRY if you were looking for belting, you came to the wrong cover ;;

Frozen (겨울왕국) is released in Korea on January 16th, 2014!

Romanized lyrics: http://bit.ly/1cQO4Ys
Clips in the video are from Hyorin's MV

ootd

Sunday, January 5, 2014

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Karaoke and hanging out with #NYA today /o/<3
Nothing special but trying new things 'cause I usually avoid tucking in shirts. ;v;

Crossing Bays

Thursday, January 2, 2014

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On the night of New Year's Eve, I left the #NYA (Norcal Youtube Alliance) house party to pick up Fome from the airport and bring him back to everyone else. I missed all the countdowns and I spent midnight sitting alone in a scarily empty baggage claim. And I don't mind one bit. I'm so glad that I went.

To get to the airport, I had to drive across a bridge in order to cross the bay and reach San Francisco. It was my first time ever being on that bridge in my memory, there was no traffic, and it was absolutely the most exhilarating experience ever.

In that moment, there was only me, my car, my music, the ocean surrounding me, and the twinkling city lights splashed upon the hills of San Francisco ahead of me. It was magical.

I feel renewed. For symbolic reasons related to that drive, I feel like I'm now rightfully living for myself and no longer for others. New Year's Eve--and I've crossed the bridge and won't look back.

2014 New Year's Resolutions

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

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2012 for me was rich in terms of events and establishing friendships, but 2013 is really the year during which I feel like I've grown the most. I can look back at myself from one month ago, from half a year ago, from a year ago, and I feel like I've come so far and have learned so much.

The start of 2013 and spring were all about my well-being and self-improvement. I took a hiatus from singing because of my damaged throat, and also because I developed acid reflux. I started exercising for the first time on my own accord, started sleeping earlier, and ate healthier. I no longer allowed myself to be a sponge that bore others' burdens. I learned to continue being diligent in school while also being more relaxed and less anxious about it. That semester, I had fun and made friends in university for the first time. ;u;

In summer 2013, my network of friends expanded exponentially. For the first time, I started going out of the house more and I started enjoying hanging out with people and visiting new places. It became normal for me to go out often and come home very late. For the first time, I appreciated and yearned for the company of others. I became less fearful of socializing, and even came to finally accept that I am in college and growing up; I now don't feel depressed when telling others what my major is or when I'm checking my email. This summer and into fall, I learned what it was like to be in a relationship, and that I do have the capacity for romantic affection.

This winter, I am a stronger and happier person than ever before. The depression that I've been plagued with for many years no longer visits. The most important change is that I've become a much more confident person, in that I've learned to love and believe in myself. I'm sorting my feelings and my rationalizations out. For the first time, I feel like I do have a dream, which is to feel successful. Though I still lack motivation and direction, I feel like a somewhat accomplished person more than ever.

I turned 20 in 2013 and since then, went from the confused and apprehensive no-longer-a-teenager with a one-fifth life crisis, to the me now who's completely embraced being 20 years old and is living it the way I want.

So into 2014 I go as a wiser person. I'm not sad to see 2013 go because I'm leaving it with hardly any regrets. Now I'm looking forward to this year and what opportunity it might bring.


And now for my 100 goals, as I've done every year since 2009!
And making shit up because it's really damn hard to reach 100, as I've done every year since 2009!
(as always, I just reuse a lot of them from previous years hahaha)

2013 Resolutions Review

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Wow! How many years has it been since I've actually done my New Years 100 "Resolutions" (lol they are not even) and Review ON ACTUAL NEW YEARS DAY? Last year, I didn't finish until Chinese New Years, or February 10th. LOL.

[2013 New Year's Resolutions]

1. Be happy :)
I am a happier person now. :)

[Romanized Lyrics] Let It Go (Korean version by SISTAR's Hyorin)

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Hyolyn (Hyorin) 효린 - Let It Go (from Disney's "Frozen 겨울왕국")


Let it go
Let it go
deo isang chamji anha
Let it go
Let it go
naneun ije ddeonallae

oneulbam naerin hayan nuneun
eun sesangeul dwideopgo
i waero-um hanga-unde
na hollo namgyeo jyeotne

nae ane buneun baram
geochin pokpung dwego
jeongmal himdeun mam
haneureun algetji

mam yeolji ma, boyeojuji ma
neoreul gamchweo sumgyeo dweoya hae
geu amudo ne moseubeul
alji mothage

Let it go, let it go
deo isang chamji anha
Let it go, let it go
naneun ije ddeonallae

nan igose, yeogi igose
Let it go, let it go
waero-um ddawin sanggwan eobseo

georil dugo bomyeon
modeun ge jaga boyeo
nareul duryeobge haetdeon geot
ije geobnaji anha

chaga-un gonggideul soge
eui jineun kanghaejyeo
naega geotdeon sesang hyanghae
ije sorichil geoya

Let it go, let it go
da isang chamji anha
Let it go, let it go

naneun ije ddeonallae
nan igose, seo isseul geoya
Let it go, let it go
waero-um ddawin sanggwan eobseo

geu dong-an nae salmeun
eoreume gachyeosseotji
ijeneun dalla
eojeye naega anya
nareul chatji ma

Let it go, let it go
deo isang chamji anha

Let it go, let it go
naneun ije ddeonallae
nan igose, yeogi igose
Let it go, let it go
deo nugudo nal makjin mothae yeah woah

Let it go
Ye-yeahhh, na na
Here I’ll stay
Let it go, let it go
Ooooh
Let it go

selca taimu

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Usually I have to choose between comfort and wearing non-tshirt-and-jeans, but
woooooo super comfy outfit for New Years house party and sleepover with NYA friends!

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