I was just reading some of my old stuff and got so disappointed in myself. I used to write good, interesting, meaningful things. Why am I now just writing CRAP? FLUFF? SHIT?
Why do I suddenly want to write YA Romance? Femi's Diary is chicklit but it does have depth. Why am I not taking my writing seriously? Am I scared of failure? At least, if I don't try hard I don't get disappointed when nothing comes out of it. Is that what the problem is?
I am wondering why I spend my time writing things at soompi that I know nothing will ever come out of. I know it's good to keep writing so that I get better at it but shouldn't I write something that could have a future? Plus soompi really isn't really the right place for me.
Going back to YA Romance, I just read some stuff and I think I can easily do it. Plus these stories are like 40k+ words which I can easily come up with. I wonder if I'm considering this because I think it's easy. Anyhoo, I'm thinking of really editing WFF and sending it to Simon & Schuster. I'll have to de-Koreanize the characters but is it even publishable in its current state? How can someone who isn't Korean and has never been to Korea write about Koreans in Korea? Oh well. I think getting rejections is better than not trying at all.
I think it's about time I stopped just writing and sitting on my ass without seeing if I could actually do something with it. And even though NE is kinda doing it, it's online. I guess I have to see if I can get anything published. Time to dust off my old stories and edit. Time to come up with new short stories. Time to start working on a novel instead of just thinking up stories I never write. But is it time to stop writing at soompi?
Sunday, March 4, 2007
Saturday, March 3, 2007
Such a touching song!
I love this song. In fact, everyone that watches Rules Pyaar Ka Superhit falls in love with it too. And this song is the reason I started uploading songs to youtube... now I'm a maniac. :D Well, now I can enjoy the subbed version anywhere in the world. Woo Hoo!
Chhodo Na Mujhe
Chhodo Na Mujhe
Naija Praise
Since I'm in the uploading mood, I decided to upload a nice gospel song by Sammy Okposo.
Basically, just like we have hymns, in Nigeria, we also have praise songs or choruses that we also sing as part of Christian worship. Some are in English and others in the native language.
Nigeria has about 250 different ethnic groups so Sammy Okposo celebrates our diversity and praises God in this wonderful song that's a fusion of different choruses from a variety of ethnic groups.
Since he can't exactly sing 250 different choruses, he kind of sticks to the Niger Delta area and adds the three major ethnic groups. He starts off with a song from where we're both from called Isoko. Isoko wado! Wazobia!
Naija Praise
Basically, just like we have hymns, in Nigeria, we also have praise songs or choruses that we also sing as part of Christian worship. Some are in English and others in the native language.
Nigeria has about 250 different ethnic groups so Sammy Okposo celebrates our diversity and praises God in this wonderful song that's a fusion of different choruses from a variety of ethnic groups.
Since he can't exactly sing 250 different choruses, he kind of sticks to the Niger Delta area and adds the three major ethnic groups. He starts off with a song from where we're both from called Isoko. Isoko wado! Wazobia!
Naija Praise
Since it's not online...
... I decided to upload it. Men, I am loving Eji Owuro as well as Olo mi which I already posted on this blog.
Eji Owuro
Eji Owuro
Selena RIP
I really liked the movie starring J.Lo and it's a shame that I only got to know about the artist after her death but I love her stuff.
Bidi Bidi Bom Bom
Como La Flor
Dreaming of you I absolutely love this song.
I could fall in love
Bidi Bidi Bom Bom
Como La Flor
Dreaming of you I absolutely love this song.
I could fall in love
Quest
15-minute ficlet I wrote a long while ago. I really need to start writing new stuff (outside of my soompi stuff).
Word: Quest.
She was on a mission of sorts; a quest, some might say. She rummaged through her purse looking for it. Her fingers moved through crumbs, pens, make-up and all her other 'essentials' till they brushed a small, round object. She smiled as she pulled it out.
"Fucking eraser," she said, throwing it on the floor. Frustrated, she grabbed her bag and turned it upside down, emptying it on the bed.
She searched through all the knickknacks that had resided in it for the past month but couldn't find it. Satisfied her search had been thorough, she pulled up her pillow and felt under it. Then she pushed the contents of her bag to the floor and pulled out all the sheets.
“Where the fuck is it?” she snarled to herself. “Why the fuck am I not organized?”
She kicked the bundle of sheets and blanket to the floor then pulled up her mattress. Still nothing. She let the mattress drop to the springs then got on all fours and searched under the bed. She pushed her shoes aside, pulled out the previous year’s yearbook and shoved the screw driver to the foot of the bed. After about a minute of pushing and feeling, she exhaled and let a smile replace the scowl that had practically been etched on her face for the past week. She picked it up with two fingers, pulled it out, then sat against her bed.
Without missing a beat, she unwrapped the candy and popped it into her mouth. “No one ever said dieting was easy,” she reminded herself, wiping the sweat off her brow.
Word: Quest.
She was on a mission of sorts; a quest, some might say. She rummaged through her purse looking for it. Her fingers moved through crumbs, pens, make-up and all her other 'essentials' till they brushed a small, round object. She smiled as she pulled it out.
"Fucking eraser," she said, throwing it on the floor. Frustrated, she grabbed her bag and turned it upside down, emptying it on the bed.
She searched through all the knickknacks that had resided in it for the past month but couldn't find it. Satisfied her search had been thorough, she pulled up her pillow and felt under it. Then she pushed the contents of her bag to the floor and pulled out all the sheets.
“Where the fuck is it?” she snarled to herself. “Why the fuck am I not organized?”
She kicked the bundle of sheets and blanket to the floor then pulled up her mattress. Still nothing. She let the mattress drop to the springs then got on all fours and searched under the bed. She pushed her shoes aside, pulled out the previous year’s yearbook and shoved the screw driver to the foot of the bed. After about a minute of pushing and feeling, she exhaled and let a smile replace the scowl that had practically been etched on her face for the past week. She picked it up with two fingers, pulled it out, then sat against her bed.
Without missing a beat, she unwrapped the candy and popped it into her mouth. “No one ever said dieting was easy,” she reminded herself, wiping the sweat off her brow.
Romance done right.
One of my favorite things about Bollywood is when they do romance well, it's just unbelievable and has this way of lifting your spirits.
Now, Kal Ho Naa Ho, is nowhere near perfect and riddled with a lot of crap (the SRK parts) but this song is just a great example of "Romance Done Right."
Kuch To Hua Hai
Now, Kal Ho Naa Ho, is nowhere near perfect and riddled with a lot of crap (the SRK parts) but this song is just a great example of "Romance Done Right."
Kuch To Hua Hai
Aye Udi Udi
Why do I love this song so much? Perhaps it's because it's from Saathiya which is one of my favorite films. Period. And it's so fun and flirty. I really loved Rani and Vivek in this movie.
Then of course, I have to listen to Chhalka Chhalka Re which is also from Saathiya.
And since I'm talking about this film, Chupke Se is sooooooooooo cute and awesome. This movie just rocks.
Then of course, I have to listen to Chhalka Chhalka Re which is also from Saathiya.
And since I'm talking about this film, Chupke Se is sooooooooooo cute and awesome. This movie just rocks.
I am really loving the song...
... Eji Owuro which is the title song of the movie of the same name. But since I can't find it online, I'll post this old school song. :) Yeah, there's no connection.
Wait for Me
Wait for Me
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