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Macie Chavez is a 24-year-old girl with both the attention span and the randomness of a 7-year-old kid. She likes purple, hiphop, swimming and washboard abs. She's weird but friendly. If you you want to connect, chat or get to know her, drop her an email or leave her a tweet. She replies, swear on the River Styx.
    
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The Fangirl Dream
written on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 @ 2:40 AM
I’ve been a fangirl since I was in 5th grade.
When people my age were going gaga over Aaron Carter and Meteor Garden, I was
screaming my lungs out for Rain and se7en over Youtube and Crunchyroll videos.
I was the odd kid in high school because everyone was listening to either CPOP
or JPOP. None of them listened to KPOP. KPOP was unknown therefore it was
weird. Because of this, I found refuge on online forums. I gained a lot of international friends
through the online forums.
It wasn’t until I was in my 3rd year in high
school when my best friend decided to try listening to KPOP. It came no surprise
to me that she fell in love with KPOP. I was thankful because I found a new
spazzmate in her. I didn’t feel weird or alone anymore. We made fan fictions,
graphics and dreams about Korea together.
During the same time,
I realized that KPOP’s popularity in the Philippines was already growing
because I met a lot of KPOP fans over Multiply and OST of KDramas on local
television are now being played on the radio.
College was, to say, liberating. I met a lot of organizations
that supported KPOP idols from school clubs to fan clubs. That was the point in
my life where I felt that I found a place where I truly belong. No pretentions,
no supressing of feelings and no judgements. I found the KPOP fandom family
welcoming me with open arms.
There are two important things that this fandom has taught
me: to never give up on dreams and always keep believing. My best friend and I
dreamt together and made plans about studying in Korea. We were in high school
and at that time and we had no idea how to get in Korea. All we knew is that we
want it and we have to achieve it. We applied for a scholarship together when I
was in my 3rd year in college. The universe must have known how badly
we wanted it because it conspired with us and we both got in! I went to Korea in
2011 and studied there for 10 months under the exchange student program of my
school. It was one of the best years of my life. We weren’t only able to see
the loves of our lives, we were also able to immerse in the culture that we
have learned to love over the years. Living in Korea was nothing compared to
what we saw in the dramas. It was crazy, unexplainable and just great. Korea
was not a dream anymore, it was our reality for 10 months. Maybe if we weren’t
so bent on getting it then we could not have done it. But I’m glad we believed
in ourselves and held on to that dream. I daresay that our determination rivalled
those of the trainees of the entertainment companies. Yes, that much.
Now I do volunteer works, handle activities and even made a
thesis for my fandom. I know that I don’t only have to give back to my Korean
idols but to the whole KPOP fandom as well. The fandom that helped me grow and
be the best that I can be. The fandom that accepted me with open arms. And the
fandom that loved me as much as I love them.
Check out pkci.org, the org that united the KPOP family, for
updates in the Philippine KPOP Community and Globe’s bit.ly/GoUNLI30 for
the whole KPOP experience at only P30!
Labels: family, fandom, globe, KPOP, kpopcon, pkci
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The Fangirl Dream
written on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 @ 2:40 AM
I’ve been a fangirl since I was in 5th grade.
When people my age were going gaga over Aaron Carter and Meteor Garden, I was
screaming my lungs out for Rain and se7en over Youtube and Crunchyroll videos.
I was the odd kid in high school because everyone was listening to either CPOP
or JPOP. None of them listened to KPOP. KPOP was unknown therefore it was
weird. Because of this, I found refuge on online forums. I gained a lot of international friends
through the online forums.
It wasn’t until I was in my 3rd year in high
school when my best friend decided to try listening to KPOP. It came no surprise
to me that she fell in love with KPOP. I was thankful because I found a new
spazzmate in her. I didn’t feel weird or alone anymore. We made fan fictions,
graphics and dreams about Korea together.
During the same time,
I realized that KPOP’s popularity in the Philippines was already growing
because I met a lot of KPOP fans over Multiply and OST of KDramas on local
television are now being played on the radio.
College was, to say, liberating. I met a lot of organizations
that supported KPOP idols from school clubs to fan clubs. That was the point in
my life where I felt that I found a place where I truly belong. No pretentions,
no supressing of feelings and no judgements. I found the KPOP fandom family
welcoming me with open arms.
There are two important things that this fandom has taught
me: to never give up on dreams and always keep believing. My best friend and I
dreamt together and made plans about studying in Korea. We were in high school
and at that time and we had no idea how to get in Korea. All we knew is that we
want it and we have to achieve it. We applied for a scholarship together when I
was in my 3rd year in college. The universe must have known how badly
we wanted it because it conspired with us and we both got in! I went to Korea in
2011 and studied there for 10 months under the exchange student program of my
school. It was one of the best years of my life. We weren’t only able to see
the loves of our lives, we were also able to immerse in the culture that we
have learned to love over the years. Living in Korea was nothing compared to
what we saw in the dramas. It was crazy, unexplainable and just great. Korea
was not a dream anymore, it was our reality for 10 months. Maybe if we weren’t
so bent on getting it then we could not have done it. But I’m glad we believed
in ourselves and held on to that dream. I daresay that our determination rivalled
those of the trainees of the entertainment companies. Yes, that much.
Now I do volunteer works, handle activities and even made a
thesis for my fandom. I know that I don’t only have to give back to my Korean
idols but to the whole KPOP fandom as well. The fandom that helped me grow and
be the best that I can be. The fandom that accepted me with open arms. And the
fandom that loved me as much as I love them.
Check out pkci.org, the org that united the KPOP family, for
updates in the Philippine KPOP Community and Globe’s bit.ly/GoUNLI30 for
the whole KPOP experience at only P30!
Labels: family, fandom, globe, KPOP, kpopcon, pkci
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we live under the same sky
“To put away aimlessness and weakness, and to begin to think with purpose, is to enter the ranks of those strong ones who only recognize failure as one of the pathways to attainment; who make all conditions serve them, and who think strongly, attempt fearlessly, and accomplish masterfully.”
- James Allen Quotes
Sometimes I wonder how people see me and what they think of me. It scares me a bit, honestly. I am sure though, that what they think of me,
what they think my life is, is a complete misperception. I have always tried to show myself as a carefree person, as someone who wont get bothered
because of public judgements. I am sure my friend and family think there is nothing going wrong in my life, that I do not worry enough, that
I am always happy. And I am sure they probably somewhat hate me for it because, lets admit it, there is nothing worse than seeing someone
who is life seems so perfect while yours is a complete mess. Truth is, I have become an expert at pretending. I think we are all experts
or at least we are getting there.
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my sunshine
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