(Updated 2010.10.10 @4am)
Just wanna say I've sorta blogged something related to this post HERE
did you know EMZ was doing LIVE UPDATES for maknae’s showcase and all that today?
i wasn’t there at all, but heard that the TS had fun and there were also ‘teary’ moments.
especially when they were watching this special clip prepared by SGTRIPLES. it’s a song written by TS, sung by TS. gotta say i quite like some of the lines in this song, and they’re very apt in relating to how maknae’s a DJ and all that.
but hor, haiyo, what’s with young kids these days…? diction and pronounciation are so unclear…?
the whole of today, i was DOING SOMETHING REALLY CRAZY and it’s sorta for MY YJ’s BIRTHDAY.
as i was frantically building up the contents on over THERE, something came to mind. i really am more of a blog person than a forum person. coz of the way i am, the way i think and function, and the way i write, my personal style is best applied on a blog platform, instead of a forum.
in my mind, a forum is more about community and about sharing and contribution, whilst a blog can take on the (personal) personality of the blogger, although it can be corporate or team-based as well. but it’s kindda like a case of i suit the blog platform more and it frees me to write and share more. it’s less restrictive and i feel like i can blog my heart out.
blogging is very much more of a personal thingy, as i need not be confined to any topic, and i can just shape my own writing. that’s the kind of writing i love.
sadly, the same cannot be said of fora.
as i manage the forum more and more, longer and longer, i keep having the feeling that i’m spending less and less time blogging, which is something that i really enjoy. lord knows how many times i’d actually screamed out loud on twitter that I MISS BLOGGING.
the whole of today, as i was working on my YJ’s pressie, as tiring as it was to sit at the computer all day and type non-stop, i was enjoying it tremendously. my thoughts were allowed to just fly and my fingers were just gliding across the keyboard of my notebook.
ahhh…. utter satisfaction.
and know what? it also struck me that i ain’t the fanclub type of girl either. or maybe it’s more of a case of i aint’ the fangirly type of girl. there’re so many things i wouldn’t think to do for my idol, and i also think my approach to things and life in general is usually not quite the same as the usual administrators of fanclubs.
and coz of how un-fangirly i am, i tend not to do stuff that are expected of fanclubs usually. gotta be honest with you, there are times when i feel utterly sorry for you gals. coz of the way i am, the ways for you to show more ardent and ‘louder’ support are deprived, taken away from you.
perhaps i really am more suitable to run independent blogs instead of trying to run a fanclub. tell me, STARLINGs… tell me, really, i really am not suitable, am i? maybe it’s really about the age…? but i believe it’s really more of the personality, coz i think even if i were to be running this 10 or even 20 years ago, i would probably still be this weird oddball, keke! and incredibly opinionated, too!
don’t worry about me, i ain’t feeling down or even anything close to it. i’m just wondering out loud if this kim hyun joong fanclub thing is better managed by someone else. really, i ain’t feeling down. am asking this question purely from a discussion angle, and i genuinely want to hear what everyone thinks. (yea, i’m kindda ‘academic’ like that, hee….)
i was just so happy writing whatever, and i was just so happy blogging!
meanwhile, a new week has dawned upon us again, have a fantabulous week ahead!
My Heart is a ST★R
bb ♥
Hi5
Dear bb,
No matter you whether are a serial blogger or an admin for a fanclub, I have enjoyed reading your writings. Maybe bex I am one that finds it hard to put my thoughts into words…much less think up of creative ideas to follow a idol. Absolutely clueless how to post pics and links up…
Thank you bb for inspiring me to live a more positive way of life.
Jacq[Quote]
Hi there pink princess,
I don’t think you are JUST a blogger.. maybe you are MORE of a blogger than you are a fangirl.
The LKHJ forum was meant to be a playground for noona fans, right? I am confident that the majority of STARLING noonas will agree that we don’t expect the LKHJ forum to be one of your typical fanclubs.
You’ve told me once before, that the LKHJ forum is not the fastest when it comes to posting stuff about wuri leader. I agree and I am not complaining either. You know why? It’s because that’s not just what the forum is all about. The forum is about noonas coming together, sharing their craziness about HJL without fear of being judged. That’s what makes us different. I visit Liezle’s blog to read stuff about wuri leader and occasionally I’d leave a post to thank Liezle for her sharings. I read the comments left on her blog and much as I hate to say it, a lot of the comments left are from love-struck teenagers. I don’t think I need to elaborate more as I am sure you know what I mean. In our forum, there are intelligent sharings… why is this? Because it is run by you, emz diva and princess miyo and it is home to many witty, level-headed, intelligent STARLINGS. From day 1, you have been able to make sure that the forum does not become your typical run-of-the-mill fanclub. How? By being your opinionated self. (:
So now you ask if you are suitable? Yes, you are. You definitely are.
With regards to your blogging… you are one of the best, if not the best. And I am not trying to be patronizing. You know you are and each time I read one of your blogs, I feel the enjoyment that you must have been feeling while writing it. And it’s probably that same enjoyment which makes me want to share some of my life experiences with you.
I’d be devastated if you stopped managing the forum and I will be equally devastated if you stopped blogging. But I realise that the problem at hand is time.. moreso, the lack of it. I wish I could just wave a magic wand and give you all the time you need to be able to manage the Forum and be able to blog your heart out and still attend to your day job.
If it will keep you from having second thoughts about the forum , I promise to help more with postings. (: Problem is I only know English so I am only able to visit a couple of sites. And if there is anything that we can help you with, never hesitate to tell us… tell me.
For now, I think I have answered your question.. so I will leave it at that.
There are not many peeps who are able to do what they love best… and sometimes life only gives you one chance…do what makes you happy, pink princess.
Cheers!
nanet[Quote]
Hello there princess,
I believe you’re already well aware of my views on this whole fanclub-fangirl business, or perhaps you’ve gleaned bits of the kind of person I am from my postings and messages. Nonetheless, to my mind, your question has a very simple answer.
I think you perfectly suitable.
Perhaps it was your ‘un-fangirly’-ness that became a selling point of the forum for me; maybe it could even have been your highly opinionated ramblings. Whichever it was, LKHJ has been my escape from the more vexing factions of fandom and I find myself frequently drawn to it not for the newest updates, but for the ‘company’. I wouldn’t care to speculate on the ‘what ifs’, or whether it could’ve been ‘better managed’ by anyone else really. As far as I know, I grew comfortable with LKHJ just as it was back in Feb’ 10. And this is due (in no small part) to you three princesses and those who are a part of the forum.
And I am fairly certain that I am not alone in saying that had LKHJ been ‘just another forum’ like the other fanclubs, many of us might not have felt as comfortable in venturing out. It mightn’t have been directly said, but the sense of pride expressed by Starlings in seeing lovekimhyunjoong.com in the various projects speaks volumes, I think, about our tacit approval of the way things are done. And also, done differently. (;
cuithil[Quote]
dearest Princess BB, are you a bit too tired ? I think you don’t have enough time to use for doing all the stuff that you love. You are absolute suitable for running a forum, you know you have built with EMZ and Miyo 101% TRUST and 101% BELIEVE in your forum, if you Princesses said the sun doesn’t call ‘sun’ anymore but ‘moon’ I would believe, ha ha !! (even you told us somewhere in the forum that we may not believe everything in the internet)
and actually the word ‘suitable’, there is no defination for, who is 100% suitable ? this is not a ‘job’, this is something that you built for the person that you love, everything that you love, I believe you do it with all your heart, than nothing is impossible, if you do it without your heart, I think than you are not suitable
I love you are blogging, I love you are managing the forum, when you didn’t build LKHJ, I didn’t read other forums, you wrote sometimes also about Leader in your blogging, so I could read from there, I believe you just don’t have enough time to spend, I believe you can manage a forum very well because you have 110% confidence in yourself and you love Leader so much, you was just a bit too tired
Pruepieces[Quote]
OMG..was shocked when I saw that question.. I think you are suitable! Pls don’t doubt yourself.. Like what others say, LKHJ isn’t a typical fanclub in the first place..and thanks to you and the other 2 princesses, noona fans have such a lovely playground. I am sure besides me, there are many starlings fangirling for the first time, and are not too interested to join other fanclubs. So if not for LKHJ, we wouldn’t have the chance to support such a wonderful star!
Of course, wun want to see you overly tired and I believe you know what you want… so whatever it is, will still support your decision…
sagaseed[Quote]
I’ve learnt in the relatively short time following KHJ, that the K-pop world, and the Korean entertainment industry is, in a nutshell, a mad, mad world.
If not for this forum, and this blog I don’t know if I’d still be quite this interested. This is due, largely to the ethos of this forum and blog, and I think that the fact that it isn’t a typical fangirl forum, is what makes it unique, and worth being a part of. So, why think about your ability and suitability to run this forum within the definitions of what is typically expected? I like the fact that you make your own rules, and that you offer more than just information, but insight; which only a person who is passionate about the subject and who has experience in this space can do. Personally, I much prefer that you blog your heart out in this space! I admire your frankness, and in all fairness, I’m not sure that there are many who would unselfishly share their thoughts in such a candid manner. There’s no need to apologise for being who you are!
Thank you BB , EMZ and Miyo, for working so hard to keep this going, and for sharing your skills and talents with us!
SP501[Quote]
My Dear BB,
You got me worried. What do you mean by not suitable to run a forum? You, EMZ and Miyo started this blog and then the forum, and most Starlings will agree with me that it is managing well. I am one who will need to visit both for updates and comments. Looks like my day is not complete if i fail to visit these 2 places.
BB, I still remember the early days when you wrote click HERE, Here and here. I will click, click and click. The many interesting articles posted and many informative reads. Although long write ups, but I never got tired of reading them. You are so resourceful. Its from you that we know more of K-fandom. You net is casted so widely, you never fail to keep us updated.
BB, you are my BIG SISTER in this aspect. Be it in the forum or in this blog, who can be more suitable?
christine[Quote]
Hi bb
it would be really sad, I think, for many of us if you stopped managing the forum. As you said yourself, the forum WAS intended to be different from others, as a noona’s playground
So many people have gravitated here for that reason — it’s nice to have a forum where level headed discussions can take place, and where some of us don’t feel as out of place as elsewhere.
That’s not to say we don’t appreciate the other princesses! I think everyone has her own role, and you’ve been great in yours. The press conference effort was excellent in its planning, and it really takes someone with drive to keep things going as you have. I personally like the way you’ve been a link for us to the other side, it makes us feel more “connected” — some of us would have been lost otherwise. As you’ve mentioned before too, some of the fanclubs are run by people with more experience? It helps to have someone who can see the bigger picture. Though I really like having the younger starlings around too! They keep me becoming old(er) and (more) cynical,and make up the balance.
btw one of your retweets today said “The only way to fight authority is to be one”. Wasn’t that part of the original reason? :p (I really feel that statement the older I get!)
Having said that, I like reading your blogs, it’s nice reading someone’s take on something, as opposed to a mere repost of a piece of news. I guess that’s why blogs like yours and dramabeans are so popular; they set the tone out for others. I think lots of people would be willing to help out on the forum if you needed your time to blog….
Sorry for a long rambling post.
Just my penny’s worth
illublue[Quote]
Hihi unnie,
My answer to ur question if LKHJ forum will be better managed by someone else? Definitely NO!
LKHJ forum is not a typical leader forum, agree with what cuithil mentioned…i’m too attracted by the ‘un-fangirly’ aspects n the ‘company’ of fellow noonas n of coze fellow dongsaengs starlings. All thxs to the forum, i hv managed to ‘venture’ out of my nutshell n i dare say i’m a happier person now.
I definitely miss reading ur ramblings as much as u miss blogging….
I love love all things u share, be it as a simple quote or those interesting articles u shared. I wish ur day has 72 hrs, so u cld hv time for ur work, ur blogging, the forum n sufficient sleeping hrs n most imptly ur ME-time. LKHJ exists bcoze of unnie, emz n miyo… n unnie remember the ‘pink house’ rules? Juz continue running the forum ur method…u’r doing a fantastic job.
This post of yours reminded me of the posts u written abt cagali. So unnie, wanna say a big fat THANK YOU to u too for the time n effort put into running the forum, things will not be the same without you too. N i hv always admire ur ‘superwoman’ drive n i believe it’s ur drive n passion for life which made the differences. Unnie: Hwaiting!!!
Kate[Quote]
just a heads-up to say i’ve sorta blogged something related to this HERE
bb ♥[Quote]