Asma's Daily Throw-up #16

Hi, everyone, I have a quick update.

So... the spring semester has started and it is already kicking me in the brain and feels. I am taking Microbiology and Organic Chemistry. Organic Chemistry is what made me to take a leave from university during 2016 spring semester. And I've been scared out of my mind. I failed, y'all. Like a gigantic red F. I basically spent the days of January coming up with ways how not to fail again.

I won't be writing as often as I want. When I have the urge to type something out, I will. But for the longform opinion pieces and lists, they require my full attention and I felt like I would be half-assing them more than usual.

Thank you for understanding. I hope you'll stay with me as I try to graduate college.

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P.S.

A little rant: A lot of people keep asking my Hooyo (Mom) why I'm still in college. I already feel inadequate, now they have to make my mother feel the same. She says that she replies that her daughter will be graduating without debt unlike your children. She's not as savage as that but it's basically the same. I only have a $1600 loan and I'm passing with good enough grades so not to look look like a complete idiot. And when I graduate, I'm definitely not using my degree besides getting money. It looks like I'm wasting my time and in a way I am. It makes me so frustrated. But I'm both working on growing and learning about myself and what I want for my future.

Phew... sorry.

Thanks again. I'll be back really soon.

Mariah and Johnny: Don't worry. They're not dating.

I wanted to share a little about what I've thinking about lately. Both are about Mariah Carey and Johnny Depp.

Both of these instances occurred on the New Year's' Eve.

First, my family want to watch "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them". I really truly was stalling to watch this movie because I was afraid they were going to ruin one of my favorite series. But since I'm a sucker for watching a movie in a theater, I went. Like, it was passable and I wanted to write something about passable films in the movie industry one of these days. The climax of the film, always near the end the movie, truly shot up the film from a comfortable 6 to a high 9 for me because my buddy Johnny Depp appeared in the film in the disguise of the main antagonists. Saint Dane style, if you've ever read the Pendragon series by DJ MacHale. I audibly gasped in the theater because I was so shocked to see one of my favorite actors in a Harry Potter movie as a crucial character. My sister got a mouthful while we were in the car because she knew he was in the film and SOMEHOW FORGOT TO TELL ME. If I had known, I would have most likely driven them to the theater myself.

Then in the next couple days, I tried to searched to find a clip of his appearance and I found that some Potter fans were angry about his casting. They asked for a reconsideration of his role or threatened to boycott the film. I understand why people were mad about him participating in the movie. I also don't excuse his alleged abuse. Thankfully, the matter was taken care of by the court of law and a settlement was reached, in which his ex-wife donated the money to show that she wasn't after it. I also think that Johnny Depp is not the type to married. I'm sure he knows that about himself too. He lived 14 years in his union to French actress, Vanessa Paradis. They had two children and never got married. I have come to believe that there are just some people who are too free in their spirit and creativity to be tied down with the word "forever" to one person. I think that it made Depp feel confined and suffocated, like he was doing too much yet always doing too little. I understand I'm projecting my fandom of him to this argument so it seems like I'm ignoring seeing the severity of his actions, but this is what I think. It's been sad to see one of my favorite personalities sink to a level where grotesque behavior, shameful public stunts and all the horrible projects he's chosen over the years lead people to throw him like old century's news. 

1. http://www.polygon.com/2016/12/1/13793982/fantastic-beasts-grindelwald-casting
2. https://www.inverse.com/article/24157-fantastic-beasts-twitter-roundup-johnny-depp-grindelwald
3. http://ew.com/article/2016/11/19/fantastic-beasts-defend-johnny-depp/

Now, for Mariah Carey. Like I said, my family and I were watching this live as I was writing my year end list of favorite K-Music songs. Witnessing it, I could practically see the headlines in the newstands. "Mariah wrecks her career", "Mariah Carey can't sing", "How dare Mariah lip-sync?". I've never stanned Mariah Carey, but I respect her hustle. And now that I know a little more about how artists perform, to expect her to sing in the cold December air is almost inhumane. She only did two songs. I mean, BTS did three (Fire, BS&T, and Save Me) and MBC cut out Save Me. They were also lip-syncing and dancing their choreography on a smaller stage that they were used to. Even though antis were also giving BTS hell because they hate them, I think lip-syncing is more understandable to fans when the artist is doing difficult choreo. Carey stated her dilemma throughout her performance and after when releasing a statement. What Carey did wrong was point the finger at Dick Clark Productions for the way they set up the sound for her performance instead of taking the responsibility for disappointing her fans with an unfavorable performance. I hope that in her docu-series, she shows the real behind-the-scenes of her career, while stirring up drama. What American musicians and artists are doing a lot more of now and should have been is showing the general public how hard writing songs and planning a performance really is.

http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7647869/mariah-carey-dick-clark-new-years-eve-nye-production-team-lip-synch-performance

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Asma's Diary Throw-up: HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! 2017!!!

Hi, Everyone.

Sorry for being so late. If you want to follow me on social media to see what I'm doing, I'm on Twitter and Instagram. Links are in my pages.

I've been sick, motivated, and truly tried by my family. It's still 2016 in East America. As I'm writing this, I'm watching the New Year's Eve Party in New York In the two hours remaining, I will fulfill my promise to you of my list of favorite things from 2016. I hope to enjoy them.

Thank you for sticking with me through 2016. I really appreciate you reading my silly blog posts. I'll do more and better content next year.

I hope everyone around the world will work very hard together and strive to better themselves in 2017.

Hugs and Kisses,

Asma of qualitywithoutilmo.


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Asma's 2K16 - Top 10 Debuts of K-Music

I've been such rookie trash this year since it's my first full year in KPop. I wanted to make a "I AM ROOKIE TRASH" Post but I could never get around to it.

Here are some of the rookie groups I've followed in 2016 in simplified terms:

1. NCT U, NCT 127, NCT DREAM

  

Debut date: April 9, 2016
Debut album: 7th Sense & NCT #127 & Chewing Gum
Favorite song: Paradise. (I just adore this song. It's so beautiful.)
Chosen bias: Haechan (The boy is so awesomely extra. I love it.)
Bias-wrecker: Taeil (He's so cute.)

2. Astro



Debut date: February 23, 2016
Debut album: Spring Up
Favorite song: Polaris ("Wanna go with me?" No, Eunwoo, you are too young! Everytime I hear this I want to puke. I love him.)
Chosen bias: Cha Eunwoo (I literally can't. I don't deserve him. He's too beautiful. Watched his web drama: My Romantic Some Recipe. I could not. I had a heart attack every single he did anything.)
Bias-wrecker: Rocky (I fell for him when he became the Mask on Hit the Stage.)

3. KNK



Debut date: March 3, 2016
Debut album: Knock
Favorite song: U (I love this new song and its performance.)
Chosen bias: Youjin (I miss his long black hair)
Bias-wrecker: Jihun (I fell for him when he)

4. VRomance



Debut date: July 12, 2016
Debut album: The Action
Favorite song: "Girl Friend"

I don't really know them that well now to find somebody to bias.

5. SF9



Debut date: October 5, 2016
Debut album: Feeling Sensation
Favorite song: "Together"
Chosen bias: Chani (My little angel)
Bias-wrecker: Dawon (I can't stand him. He scares me with how bias-wreckish he is.)

6. Pentagon



Debut date: October 10, 2016)
Debut album: Pentagon
Favorite song:
Chosen bias: Yanan (How can he say that he doesn't want to be seen as cute when he is the biggest bowl of fluff? I don't understand. lol)
Bias-wrecker: Yeo-one (Him and his camera girlfriend roleplays and running his hand through his hair. I need him to stand in the corner and reflect on how he is wrecking so many hearts.)

7. BOYS24



Debut date: June 19, 2016
Debut album: Rising Star
Favorite song: "E"
Chosen bias: Sungho (There are so many boys but he caught my eye because he reminded me of Suga from BTS. The cold unforgiving exterior but a soft, aegyo interior.)
Bias-wrecker: I have so many boys that I love. Should I post about them? I especially love the Chanmin (Minhwan & Chani) couple. I think they are such best friends.

8. Blackpink



Debut date: August 8, 2016
Debut album: Square One
Favorite song: "Playing With Fire"
Chosen bias: Jisoo (I believe that Jisoo is the girl version of Jin from BTS. She is so cute.)
Bias-wrecker: Lisa (Her rap and dance slay me!)

9. Victon



Debut date: November 9, 2016
Debut album: Voice To New World
Favorite song: "What time is it now?"
Chosen bias: Subin (I've had maknae-disease this year. He's so cute an squishable an motherable...)
Bias-wrecker: Seungwoo (I love the way he curls his mouth when he smiles. Ugh, he's so cute.)

10. Agust D (Suga of BTS)



Debut date: August 15, 2016
Debut album: Agust D 
Favorite song: "Agust D" & "Give It To Me"
Chosen bias: Suga
Bias-wrecker: Min Yoongi jjang jjang man bboong bboong