One month of 2013 is done. It felt fast to me and I honestly
can't remember too much of what I did in January. Going to try things a little
different this month/year.
- I caught up with certain people this month including a
high school friend who was in town from Korea for a couple weeks. It was
good.
- I attended RAW on January 14th. Saw my first cage match in
person as well as see The Rock live and in attendance. And speaking of
wrestling, the Royal Rumble was a great PPV. I was 50/50 on predictions.
- Soundbox had their 3rd birthday bash on the 19th. Ended up
doing some RFM video/photo work. It was great seeing some familiar faces I had
not seen in a long time as well as enjoy watching some incredibly talented
dancers grace the stage. Check out performances from that show (especially
CAKES, LunchBox, Laddy Rascals, and Riot Squad).
- Tons of work for The Game Fanatics. I actually think this
is where the majority of my time has gone. Filming, editing, sometimes being on
camera, uploading, etc. It really does take a large chunk of time. I've been in
the process of uploading our older episodes of The Game Fanatics Show onto
YouTube and since they're uncompressed, they take 3-5 hours to upload. But
anytime I upload anything, I take that time to catch up on stuff. They keep me
busy, but the results have been worth it more so than before. We've come a long
way.
- I manged to complete watching the entire original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series. I forgot a lot of stuff that happened like the first half of season 7 being entirely in Europe. My opinion about the series changed now that I'm older. At first I didn't like it when the series changed at season 8. Rewatching it now, seasons 8-10 were pretty good. Those seasons and season 1 had the most action while 2-7 were more cheesy. I still enjoyed those, but I preferred the ones with more action.
- Goku VS Superman happened. My choice didn't win, but
during the fight I kept thinking "but it's *****." Avoiding spoilers
in case you haven't seen it yet. But overall entertaining.
- Speaking of Superman/comics, The Dark Knight Returns Part
2 was incredible. And Superman: Unbound is looking to be good. Can't wait for
that.
- And I'm still doing stuff with the WingedVoX name. We're 4
episodes deep with "WingedVoX Revolution," my one week in the Korean
music industry. It's a series of home videos I took during that time when I won
a music contest and had the opportunity to make a song and music video. That
happened 9-10 years ago and barely showed any of these videos to anyone. So please
check them out.
- And I think that's it for this month. It's not too
difficult to know what I've been up to since I do put a lot of it online
(Facebook, YouTube, Twitter). So if you aren't connected to me through various
sources of social media for Royal Flush Media, The Game Fanatics, WingedVoX, or
my personal accounts then you're missing a lot. Support me because I'm going to
keep doing these things and possibly a lot more as this year progresses.
Thank you for reading. Be healthy, be safe, be thankful, and
be loved.
"No resolutions. Just goals." That was the quote I
started 2012 with. Unfortunately a lot of things happened that prevented almost
all of my goals from being achieved. Personal problems, business problems, and
other things just kept happening one after the other. The main thing was health
problems because they almost factored into everything.
Initially I was going to write a longer entry detailing
these stresses and frustrations (I just deleted 2 paragraphs and there was more
that could have been written), but I think the sooner I leave 2012 behind me,
the better.
There are 2 things I am thankful for that did make me smile
and kept me going through the year; Vampy and The Game Fanatics. Vampy is an
incredible inspiration and she puts a smile on my face with her tweets, videos,
and things she has signed personally for me. I do hope to meet her some day.
The Game Fanatics was what I needed to keep my video producing going. If it
weren't for them I would have had less to do and my editing/producing skills
would not have improved at all. And they properly motivate me, give me recognition
on my skills, and are very ambitious with what they want to do and achieve. I'm
thankful that I'm now a part of that ride.
Of course there are other people that were there for me. I
think I've expressed my appreciation for them in person. If I haven't, then
maybe next time we meet.
I am so glad 2013 is here because I was looking forward to
so many things that are already in place to happen. Win or lose, these things
need to be done. Evolve for the better.
2013 is the retry of 2012. "No resolutions. Just
goals."
Thank you for reading. Be healthy, be safe, be thankful, and
be loved.
I'll apologize now for the negative attitude I'm having while typing this. This is late and it's going to be short. I've been pretty busy and a lot has been happening and were it not for what happened yesterday, I'd probably still have the energy to care about writing what happened in November. All I can really think of that happened was the flash mob and the WiiU launch. I know other things happened, but those 2 stick out and I would just complain because those were both stressful.
And then there's the usual plugs. I know a lot of people don't read this blog, but if you do and you haven't bothered to support me in Royal Flush Media, WingedVoX, or The Game Fanatics then you never will for whatever reason you have that you won't bother to tell me. Thank you to those that do because I really do appreciate it.
I might not do a post about 2012 when the year is over because it sucked almost all year round. If I do, I'll only talk about the highlights which were few and far in between.
Thank you for reading. I apologize again for the negativity. Be healthy, be thankful, be loved, and be safe.
But now that I think about it and look back at Tweets and
what I filmed, not much really happened. So for this entry, I'll try something
a little different and focus on major things I was involved in. I'll end it the
same with the shameless plugs that no one supports. Sorry if I skip on other
important details.
=====The Game Fanatics=====
Honestly, I'm doing so much with these guys and I'm
thankful. They've kept me busy and have been encouraging and have helped me
strive to get better. Thanks, TGF.
I can also post on the site. My first post was the first
episode of season 2 of "The Game Fanatics Show."
I also got involved with their Extra Life event this month,
which I never thought I'd be part of. Although I only filmed a few clips and
had photos taken, it wasn't bad.
And I still have more things cooking for the site. Stay
tuned for that.
=====Parents=====
My parents returned from their month long trip on the 17th.
It feels really good to have them back. Not just because of home cooked meals,
but I kind of have a better sense of time flow when they're around. Don't know
why.
But while they were gone, I at least learned more so than
ever before that I can take care of myself. The worst part was being sick and
alone, but I survived. It did make me wish I was in a relationship so someone
could at least help take care of me. Besides, with my health in probably not
the most stable it has ever been in so many years, it was good to know that I
was okay without my parents around to be a reliable crutch.
=====Gangnam Style Flash Mob=====
So the bulk of my October was spent putting together and
teaching "Gangnam Style" for a flash mob for the Korean Festival in
November. Friends I knew in KASH were excited and we got the thumbs up to do
it. Friends at Soundbox were interested and we collaborated. So every Saturday
, the last to Sundays of October, and the first Friday of November was spent
teaching this dance and working on formations and getting better.
A few had questioned my health and they were right to be
concerned. There was one point after teaching and after most had left that I
had a tiny attack. From the beginning I was planning the whole thing without me
being part of it, but towards the latter half of the month I was confident that
I could hold up. The dance was simple and not demanding so I was okay with
doing it.
I'll do a more complete wrap up about the event itself next
month, but I won't leave you hanging too much. Check out the performance below.
=====WingedVoX, Royal Flush Media, The Game Fanatics=====
I did another month long photo project on Twitter all
October. Did you miss it? Then follow WingedVoX on Twitter. Such a simple
solution.
There was also a tiny delay in a project under this name
that I was hoping would start in October. Hopefully in November so keep tuned
to this name to find out when it does happen.
I did complete a new series of videos that will debut in
2013. The first episode is slated to debut the first day of January.
More Adventures came out and more are to come. I'll throw in
the Extra Adventure here as well. The last few will slowly come out the rest of
this year.
RFM has been filling up with more TGF related work. I'm glad
because there was little to show for a while. We also posted more photos
recently (November) on our Facebook so please check those out and support us.
A great artist I found out through Vampy. I actually bought
one of her daily drawings when her store opened up. It might be the fact that
she's a "Calvin & Hobbes" fan that I'm digging and attracted to
her style.
"Who Framed Roger Rabbit" is easily one of my top
3 favorite movies. Seeing this incredible figurine of Jessica Rabbit...I almost
impulse bought it. I have really taken in interest in high quality figurines,
but I stop myself from buying them. They are pretty expensive and I know after
I buy the first one, I'll be easily inclined to buy more. Someday I will get
this one of Jessica Rabbit though.
- I'm briefly in this video put together by Soy. Some clips
are from when her sorority came to Houston
for a convention. It was good seeing all those girls again. That was a fun
time. Hope Soy and maybe some of the girls come back to visit sometime.
- SNSD's latest Japanese music video was released. It's
alright. It's safe.
- Thank you for reading. Be healthy, be thankful, be loved.
September/October has been busy. It's crazy. I'll probably
forget some things that happened in September so I apologize.
=====09.01.12=====
It took over 15 years, but I have finally watched all of
"Ranma 1/2." I think a few years ago I might have seen the last
episodes some where because they seemed very familiar. Either way, I'm glad I
saw all of it. I did watch the movies and OAVs again afterwards.
=====09.02.12=====
I celebrated with just 3 friends having dinner and getting
ice cream. We (minus 1) then went to the studio to chill for a bit...and this
happened, ha.
Afterwards, we all went to D&B because I just wanted to
play some games. Nothing big. I wasn't planning to do anything originally, but
a couple friends pushed to plan something for me. I was fine with that and it
turned out to be fun.
Called up a couple friends since I had not seen them for a
while and asked to have dinner and hang out with their kid. It was good
catching up with them and I always enjoy playing with their kid.
On the way back from dinner, they got some drinks and there
was a bunny outside the cafe.
The rest of the night was just talking while playing some
"Wii Sports Resort" with their child. Playing video games with a 2
year old is fun. He didn't want me to leave even though he was tired, aww.
=====09.09.12=====
A nice outing for some dim sum as a belated birthday meal
with 2 sisters and a guy I've known for more than half my life. Dim sum was
good, but the service was blah.
Afterwards, the sisters and I went to get ice cream and we
ended up talking for a very long time about a number of things. And if you know
me, I do just enjoy chilling and talking with my friends. Thanks for the food,
ladies.
=====09.10.12=====
Live on RAW, Jerry Lawler suffered a heart attack. It was an
odd show for the rest of the night as Michael Cole went silent out of respect
and the crowd could tell something not planned had happened. I felt horrible
also and was just hoping the worst had not happened. Thankfully by the end of
the show, we were told that Jerry was transferred to a hospital and was
responding. I think all wrestling fans gave out a sigh of relief.
And believe it or not, two weeks later he was interviewed and
I think we all needed to see that to feel better and be thankful that The King
had survived a heart attack.
=====09.12.12=====
So Soundbox was being renovated (the earlier video was one
of their last official days before renovation began). I found myself at the
studio and was ended up helping with cleaning and more the first day it
reopened. I'm glad though. Got to see lots of people I had not seen in a long
time and it was just good to be around their energy.
I wasn't able to sleep much the night before since I was
going to take my parents to the airport in the morning. They were going to the Philippines for
one month. Not going to lie, but I very emotional when we were saying our
goodbyes to each other. My parents telling me to "Take care of
myself" and "Take it easy" has never meant more than it did as I
dropped them off at the airport. What really sucked was that I got sick for a
week almost immediately after they left. Being sick and alone suuuuuuuuucks.
=====09.14.12=====
Had lunch with a couple of SSF members. One left and me and
the other went to a Game Over. My first time there so I was checking out what
they had. At that point, we were informed that WiiU pre-orders were going to
stop a day after announcing, which was just the day before. So we rushed over
to a Gamestop and I was thankfully able to still reserve a Premium WiiU along
with the new Mario and "ZombiU."
We went back to my place to play some old school NES games
before he left to get ready for work. And then I stayed up a little before
deciding to take a nap. By that time, I had been awake for 40 consecutive
hours. Man, was I tired.
=====09.18.12=====
I had mentioned in the last entry that my internet had been
running slow . Well, we got a cable guy to come out and check out what was
wrong. Thankfully, he fixed things and I can now upload/download at a great
speed. I do have an extra hole in my ceiling, but it was worth it.
=====09.23.12=====
I decided to finally play "Metroid Fusion," which
I got for free through the 3DS Ambassador Program. I was immediately sucked in
and ended up beating it 3 days later. 5 out of 5. Very linear, but a solid game
throughout. Plus having played this after Other M, I read all her
dialogues/monologues in her Other M voice.
=====09.25.12=====
Hung out with another SSF member for lunch again. Ended up
going to Best Buy after to buy "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 1."
We watched that at his place and it was fantastic. 5 out of 5 as well. A must
watch for any Batman fan. And I can't wait for part 2 next year.
=====09.29.12=====
So some plans had been formed throughout the month (maybe
starting in August), but I went to the studio to meet up with a couple people
to talk plans. Unfortunately he forgot and we rescheduled for later at night. I
just had to find out what to do for the rest of the day. Ran into BS before
leaving and quickly chatted with her (always good seeing her). I then went to
Game Over hoping to find an SNES. They had one, but it was awfully discolored
(got a normal one cheaper off eBay days later). Then I went to Fry's
because...I don't know...I just had not been there in a while and I couldn't
think of anywhere else to go. Next was the Galleria where I walked around and
played the Technica game that had Kara songs in it. A couple of quinceanera
girls talked to me afterwards since they were Kpop fans and were hoping there were
more than Kara songs on the game, ha. Went back home to rest for an hour before
heading out to meet up and discuss at Tofu Village.
Plans were made and we were set.
=====09.30.12=====
Met with some SONEs who did a bulk order of SNSD's latest
Japanese single. We only met briefly and talked for a bit. That was okay since
I had to set up for some filming later on.
Did some work for "The Game Fanatics." We shot a
short promo, ate, talked about future plans and ideas, and even shot something
new. Can't wait for this new content to be aired.
=====WingedVoX, Royal Flush Media, The Game Fanatics=====
I'm starting to do a lot with this name. In fact, this and
RFM work will be combined in the near future...or have already been. I can't
officially say it yet, but please stay tuned and support me. Not only that, but all my gaming tweets/posts will now be via the WingedVoX name. Also, new
Adventures are up AND I've started a new photo project for October. Please
check all that out.
And as before, most of the latest RFM work has been in
conjunction with The Game Fanatics. I've added some of the commercial/promo
stuff we've done for them on YouTube and Facebook. Hopefully I'll get more
stuff from others to share soon.
Still doing stuff for this group of amazing gamers. We shot
the last episode of "The Game Fanatics Show" season one. Season 2
should be fun when we kick that off.
I'm glad I'm doing work for them and that they want me to do
more with them. Better than before, which was nothing. Show them some love.
=====Final Thoughts=====
- After watching all of the "Cyberia" Super Replay
on Game Informer, I know own this monstrosity.
- I ended up learning DBSK's latest song. It's cool, but not
the same solo. And this one can really tire me out, which is dangerous. I'll
have to limit myself or make sure I'm okay to perform this if I ever do.
- I learned somehow that the Genki Rockets had released
another album and I had no idea about it. I immediately started looking up the
videos I missed and ordered the album. I actually missed that the repackaged
one I got was different from the normal edition so I'll purchase the normal one
later when I get more YesAsia stuff.
- Thank you for reading. Be healthy, be thankful, be loved.
