"Don't Forget Who You Are"

So today, I was looking at myself in the mirror. Just looking at myself in general. 

But I was suddenly unable to identify who that was in the mirror, staring back at me.

Was that really me?

Why couldn't I recognise my face, my body, everything?

I had a few friends whom I used to talk to pretty frequently in the past. However, when we see each other now, they hardly acknowledge me anymore. 

Was this really the friend that I had talked to, and laughed with a few months ago?

What happened? What changed?

Are we so influenced by other people, that we become someone whom we can't even recognise anymore? Are we so pressured by other people, that we change into someone that we do not want to become? What happened to who we originally were? What happened to our unique personalities, and our quirks?

Why do we change who we are just because of someone else?

We are all different. We have our own likes and dislikes, strengths and weaknesses. We have varying personalities, attitudes and moral values. We have our own perspectives and opinions. Why do we need to change them? Why do we need to please other people? 

We should do whatever we want, however we want.

People's criticism can be taken into account, but we should not change ourselves completely just because of these criticisms. We shouldn't stop doing something we like just because of them, or take up new hobbies or habits just because others think it is cool.

People are constantly pressured by others, therefore turning into someone that they barely recognise anymore. Having witnessed it myself before, I feel really frustrated when I see this happening. These people were originally very caring and fun to be with, and they would have definitely made lots of friends. Why would they want to turn into someone whom people dislike, and can't tolerate?

Of course, I am not saying that I am a completely perfect person who does not get influenced by other people as well. I, of course, have also changed in personality due to peer pressure before. However, we should be aware of ourselves, and know when we start becoming someone whom we do not wish to be. Luckily, I had stopped myself before I completely changed, and i am glad of that.

Some people also change due to the change in their lifestyles. Being a busy person means that they would never have enough time to do whatever they wish to do. Over time, they start to lose the real meaning of living. They would not recognise the person that they have become, and may even forget the things that they had loved to do previously.

Why give these things up? The things that we enjoyed and loved doing? These things makes us who we are, we should not take them away from us.

We need to remember who we used to be. What we were like, what we used to like, and what made us happy. We need to know what defined us as ourselves. We should not become someone that we are unwilling to be, or a stereotypical person who would be thought as "cool" or "rich", etc. 

Be who you are! Do what you want! Life is so much more meaningful when accomplishing things that we love to do, so we should always do them. Don't bother about what other people say, or what negative things that have been said about you. They do not affect you at all! Be yourself: Be unique, be quirky, be lovely.

Don't ever forget who you are! 

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Album of the Week:

Kyuhyun (Super Junior) - At Gwanghwamun

Genre: Korean Ballad

Today I will introduce another album from a Super Junior member. The album was released last year, but I had only recently decided to go check it out. 

This album consists of 7 songs, and all the songs are really soothing to the ear. If you are feeling down, this is probably an album to listen to :) Most of the songs are sad songs with the exception of "Flying, Deep in the Night", which is a slightly more upbeat song.

I like the song "At Gwanghwamun" best as I feel that this song really evokes a lot of emotions out of me and go listen to this album if you want to! :D

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On a Lighter Note:

I'm sorry that I did not update for the PAST MONTH!! (it has been a long time i know). I have been really (like, reeeeally) busy with my exams and everything and school has been so stressful but the holidays have finally arrived (yay!) and I should be able to blog weekly for the next month :) 

Thanks for the 203 page views! :D

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"Love life. Live life."

Hope to see you guys next week! 

~Baethxr

"Do What Makes You Happy, And Be Done With All The Rest"

So I just had my exams yesterday, and would be having more next Wednesday.

I was extremely stressed for the past few days, and I would definitely continue being stressed for the next few days until my exams are completely over. I have been so stressed that I kept crying every day. 

School was really tough for me and for the first time in in my years of studying, I felt so unprepared for my papers. I was so worried and afraid that I could not do well. 

Although my papers were slightly difficult and challenging for me, at least I had tried my best, and attempted the papers to the best of my ability. Now, I am left with three more papers, so wish me luck!!

As I had been feeling down for the past few days, I felt so happy today when I could go for my first ever K-pop concert, Super Junior's Super Show 6!! It was really exciting and surreal for me, as it was my first time meeting celebrities in real life, and it was definitely a truly amazing experience for me. It also brought me so much happiness, and I felt really rejuvenated after the concert :) 

I am glad that my parents granted my wish and bought the tickets to this concert as my birthday present :)

I hope that with this concert, I will be able to draw out energy to continue persevering and studying for my last few papers :D 

Diverting from the topic of this blog, I also wanted to talk about the friendship of this Korean group. 

One of the reasons why I like them so much is because I feel that all of them are really close and their friendships are so precious and real. I constantly feel envious of their friendship as they are always joking and playing around with one another, yet they still connect with each other on a deeper level, and always supporting and helping each other whenever they need help.

Can you believe it if I told you that they have all been friends for 10 years?

I would definitely hope to have a friendship like theirs and I hope everyone would also have such a great and precious friendship like this too!

So in a nutshell, I think it is best if we do things that we like constantly to give us positive energy and strength to persevere through the tough times in our life. I would definitely try to take time off to do whatever that I like to do, and I hope you will be able to find time to partake in all of your hobbies too! 

Cherish all the wonderful times that you had and anticipate the better ones that are coming :)

p.s. I was not supposed to blog this week but I was feeling too happy from the concert and badly needed to talk about it, hence the blog post :)
p.p.s. my holidays are coming in a month and I can't wait for them!! :D

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Album of the Week:

Primary - Primary and the Messengers LP 

Genre: Korean Hip-hop

I have decided to introduce a Hip-hop album instead of a pop album today :) 

After snooping around on Youtube for a while, I came across this album and it is really good! This album consists of 19 songs, including an Interlude and an Outro, and the songs are really catchy. The album is also arranged really nicely and the beats are sick :D 

My favourites are 
멀어 (ft. Beenzino)
LOVE (ft. Bumkey, Paloalto) 
씨스루 (ft. Zion.T, Gaeko of Dynamic Duo) 
입장정리 (ft. Choiza of Dynamic Duo, Simon D of Supreme Team) 
2주일 (ft. Rhythm Power) 
축하해 (ft. Dynamic Duo, Jay Park) 
(Korean titles because it is Korean hiphop and I usually introduce Korean albums)

This is the first hiphop album that I listened to, but I must say that I am really impressed with it and you guys should check it out if you wish to! It definitely does not disappoint :)

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Hope to see you guys next week!

~Baethxr