Before & After

Everyday, she wakes with a headache that cannot be cured with two quad tall americanos nor another can of red bull. Maybe it was stimulated by the uneasiness of her life these days and the leaps that she should make--but denies. She used to think a lot and make seemingly good decisions, but these days, she does this less and less as she refuses to think. Because of her headache.

Her friends have dwindled to be those of no vocabulary sets. Her friends and her have engaged in numerous activities that would have accounted for that though. So you know, no faults. C'est la vie. Shit happens. Lassez faire.

Today we will follow her through her day. We will count how many mistakes she makes and mark down where she fails to optimize her difficult situations and leverage her potential greatness. We will observe how many drinks she ends up drinking to kill her pounding headache and how many strangers she offends with her nonchalant rudeness. In the end, we shall deem if she is indeed a super anxious person suffering from internal conflict against her true self or rather a person made of so much fluff that she has been the most waste of our time to follow. --20150314

*** DIGEST ***

...THEN START FRESH...

Because she realized that life goes on.

An excerpt from Short Story #1

She nurtured her knowledge of everyday life patterns as well as the worldly matters that she was not—and never going to be—involved with. She was not that important. To be honest, this revelation was what had brought her down and had her make her businesses to a humble number. At one moment, she was convinced that the city needed her and the city regarded this as true for she fluttered from one end to the other blowing life to the most boring people and common events. But at the end of the day, such life she endorsed and generated was merely youth, and we all know that youth passes. She had woken up one day and youth graduated from her soul and mind. It had sowed the seeds of cynicism into her waves—internally destroying her gaiety. She woke up a beaten soul and she was no longer important to anyone, even to herself.

--c-a-t-c-h-m-e-i-f-y-o-u-c-a-n--

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Current Music Compilation 201408

----------------- DON'T JUDGE -----------------

51 Days - Paper Moon

Flørist - 112712b

로꼬 (LOCO) - 감아 (Hold Me Tight) (feat. Crush)

Yung Lean - RECHARGE

CEO - Whorehouse


RL Grime - Core


Slugabed - Another Chance 2014

Toshiki Kadomatsu - Space Scraper


FKA Twigs - Two Weeks

Keep the comments to yourself for this post. Ha!

Music Haul

KIMBRA a.k.a. Rachel's new favourite lady singer. 

I hear she's coming into town for a concert. I need the deets on this.

 AZEALIA BANKS 

 JUSTIN BIEBER 

(don't judge.. Like actually, please do not judge meeeeeee)

(it's so catchy, I don't even careeee)

(He dances so well, I dieeeee)

(He works so hard, if you hate him, you're just a big fat lazeass!!!)

JAMIE XX Guest Mix for Benji B, Radio 1

SNOOP DOGG + WIZ KHALIFA 

(the two hottest celebrities alive, HANDS DOWN. I can't belive Wiz is getting married... to Amber Rose. UGHG;ADGLldk;agjmdagk. It's alright. It's alright. Errthing's gon' be alright).

 A$AP ROCKY  -- Houston Old Head

This song's hits certain soft spots: bottles full of rose // life is a bitch, a bitch is like a ho, ho's want your money, money come and go, friends turn to foes, foes could be fake.... Lovely.

 SEU JORGE  sings Changes in Portuguese. 

Obsessed with this song. On repeat. Constantly. 

Therefore, this is the last video for sharing with y'all today.

Enjoy! Listen! Be happy!

Enjoy! Listen! Be happy!

Enjoy! Listen! Be happy!

$$$$ Kendrick Lamar $$$$

THE SPITEFUL CHANT by KENDRICK LAMAR ft. SCHOOLBOY Q

SWIMMING POOL (DRANK) by KENDRICK LAMAR

Been fadin' for too many nights in a row.

Recovery day today.

Started at Tim Hortons for a bagel with cream cheese

Hopped to Starbucks to flash my poor gold card for ma grande dark

Too lazy to shower

Hop to Jericho

Beach and tan and just living the Vancity life-

Moving again soon.

Wish me luck. 

Pray for only the Lord will help poor souls out from abyss.

@rachelchungg

Ponytail Days

I've been wearing my hair in a ponytail the last three days. I think I'm going to make this happen. No more buns... just ponytails all the way ! I do know that it's only me who cares about this hair change (semi-crisis) but yeah. Just sayin'

Oh and super dark make up these days. Looks scary from far away. Just an ugly picture of a normal girl, I guess. Hah, checka checka-

And here are the old&new tracks around my life. Nothing summery since summer hasn't even peeked at us yet in Vancity. RAINCOUVER to be exact... even today, I'm sitting in a cafe like a lost kid, because I have NO UMBRELLA. Someone come and pick me up.. drive me back home, pweaze. :( :(

KING KRULE -- BABY BLUES

Theophilus London -- Big Spender Ft. ASAP Rocky

LYKKE LI -- SADNESS IS A BLESSING

Watch me drown then scoop me out-

JACK WHITE's BLUNDERBUSS

The best thing is you are listening to the whole album top to bottom on repeat and it doesn't feel long or awful in certain parts. And you're doing this by your lonesome at the school library and just chillen. Nothing matters except the beats and the voice into your ears. And I imagine if I did this with God's gospels, I'd be a better human. Skip the religion talk-

HOW BROKEN IS HE

WHAT HAS LOVE DONE TO HIM

DOES HE LOVE LOVE

HE IS SO FED UP

HE'S JUST BURST

IS HE LYING ?

HOW LONG I'VE WAITED FOR HIS SOLO DEBUT

HIS STYLES

YOU GO LOUD TO ENIGMATIC TO LITERAL METAPHORS TO MELODIES

HE WRENCHES ME INSIDE OUT

AND MY ORGANS ARE NOTHING

TO HIM

THEY CHURN FOR HIM

LOVE INTERRUPTION

I want love to, roll me over slowly

Stick a knife inside me and twist it all around

I want love to grab my fingers gently

slam them in a door way, put my face into the ground

I want love to, murder my own Mother

Take her off to somewhere, like hell or up above

I want love to, change my friends to enemies

Change my friends to enemies and show me, how it’s all my fault

I won’t let love disrupt, corrupt or interrupt me

I won’t let love disrupt, corrupt or interrupt me

I won’t let love disrupt, corrupt or interrupt me, anymore

I want love to, walk right up and bite me

Grab a hold of me and fight me, leave me dying on the ground

And I want love to spin my mouth wide open

And cover up my ears and never let me hear a sound

And I want love to forget that you offended me

Or how you have defended me

And everybody let me down

I want love to, change my friends to enemies

Change my friends to enemies and show how it’s all my fault

I won’t let love disrupt, corrupt or interrupt me

I won’t let love disrupt, corrupt or interrupt me

I won’t let love disrupt, corrupt or interrupt me, anymore

BLUNDERBUSS

Demons in your pocket

That sang romance

Performed a dance inside your silver locket

…

You grab my arm

And left with me

But you were not allowed to

You took me to a public place to quietly blend into

Such a trick

Pretending not to be doing what you want to

But seems to be

That everybody does every wakin’ moment

…

I laid you down and touched you like the two of us both needed

Safe to say that others may not approve of this and pleaded

So selfish would be there crying

And who’d be brave to argue

Doing what two people need is never on the menu

HYPOCRITICAL KISS

AND WHO THE HELL’S IMPRESSED BY YOU

MISSING PIECES

I was in the shower so I could not tell that my nose was bleeding

Dripped down my body to the floor right below my feet and

I looked in the mirror at my face, I thought I had a disease

…

I woke up and my hands were gone, yeah

I looked down and my legs were long gone

I fell forward with my shoulder, but there’s nobody there

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Japan Keepsakes

I learned some new outfit things to think about whilst browsing Dropsnap the last few days.

EXHIBIT A
From these girls, we learn that we MUST INVEST IN A PAIR OF COLOURFUL WILD PRINTED TIGHTS. Prints to GO FOR: butterflies, dull pastels, VERTICAL lines. Prints to AVOID: florals (they are so... OVER) and neon brights (just no).

They also teach us that for ladies, spring make up is KEY to becoming cute. Whether you have cheekbones or not, BLUSH IT OUUUUTTTTTT.

EXHIBIT B
From this random girl from the streets of Tokyo, we learn that WHITE PLATFORMS are SOOOO FRESH. I want a pair for the sun life..... Please. Black platforms are so... DONE AND OVER WITH. I HAVE SO MANY PAIRS ANYWAYS. I want white platforms. Do I just spray paint my black ones white !??!!!?!?!? Also, natural colored hair is USELESS. Hahahaha.

Now this band is far from Japanese... t.A.T.u. was a Russian girl group... I hear they were a lesbian girl groiup ?? Sth like that.. But interesting how I found out about them was through the Swedes. The Swedes, you would think would only listen to Swedish music since there's SO MUCH GOOD SWEDISH music out there ! Think Lykke Li, Peter, Bjorn, and John, and Husky Rescue. But anyways, t.A.T.u. keeps singing GOMENASAI throughout the song, befitting since that word is the song title... it means SORRY in Japanese. LOL.

EXHIBIT C
Again, check out the blush action. I will go home tonight and blush my cheeks out to get the similar effects. If it works, I'll take a picture. If it doesn't (which is most likely... Sadly...) then I will just get depressed and write a poem, yeah ?
Also from this girl, we learn that BLUE HAIR RULES. Must get my hands on that Manic Panic... but also the belt. Her outfit is pretty hideous in my opinion, but the belt just makes it look real nice and put together. Can all belts do this ? NO !! ONLY GET BELTS WITH A MIDDLE BUCKLE PIECE. Get a black and gold one for simple VINTAGE look that you can carry out all four seasons. Get a COLOURED or TEXTURIZED one for the winter (hint: Burberry Prorsum fw 2013, photo below !)

Image source: http://alefashion.wordpress.com/


Okay, yeah, I found more new music that I'm absolutely in love with. I will post about that later. I need to go work on Korean radio now. My show, KOREA WEST (K-WEST) LAUNCHES THIS COMING MONDAY..... THREE DAYS !!!!!!!!!!!! Lots to do.. Pretty stoked though !! Oh and I was just at ZULU RECORDS on 4th Avenue.. it's their ANNUAL RECORD STORE DAY !!! CH-CH-CH-CHECK IT OUTTT for they are open til 930PM TONIGHT (WITH SHOWS IN THE EVENING !!!) !! Killer salezzzz.

xxxxx Much loves xxxxx You likey my new toque ?? xxxxx

@rachelchungg

M A Y B E E E E E E E

MAYBE BECAUSE I DIDN'T WORK FOR THE WHOLE WEEK

MAYBE BECAUSE IT'S BEEN SUNNY AND I'VE BEEN CRAVING LONGER HAZY HOURS

MAYBE BECAUSE IT IS FINALS TIMEZZZZZ

AND I WANT TO AVOID EVERYTHING RELATED TO THE STUDIES

MAYBE

JUST MAYBE

PERCHANCE

PERHAPS !!!!!

THAT IS WHY I HAVE BEEN FINDING & COLLECTING MUSIC HERE AND THERE.

THE PLAYLIST (ISH) SO FAR (ISH)

1. Grapes EP Mini Mix- RL Grime.. POSTED ABOUT 21 HOURS AGO. This is easy listenin'. It's not heavy, it's not rap, it's not pop, but it's like everything in between and hitting the right codes. I think it's super girly at parts (CLICK CLICK GO FOR IT GIRLS !!) but it should be "manly" enough for men.. Is it weird that I genderfy tracks !???!?!! But ya know what I mean.
http://soundcloud.com/wedidit-collective/grapes-ep-mini-mix-rl-grime
Also check out WEDIDIT COLLECTIVE's other uploaded track if you feel like it. Not as good as this, but it's a totally different feel.

2. I DIDN'T KNOW by Tristesse Contemporaine. This band I was so blessingly (blessingly is not a real word btw) introduced by my lovely French friends, Lise & Ed. The band's from Paris, pretty new. Pretty hot right now. It reminds me of DRIVE (RYAN GOSLING !!! SWOON !!!!) OST. Which is why I'm even more obsessed. So good.

3. DAYTIME NIGHTTIME by Tristesse Contemporaine

4. LOVE by 김C !!!!! My favourite Korean man :') :') with a solo album, Priority !!! AWH YEAH. This ain't my favourite track off his solo EP actually, I'm really into 옥상에서 부르는 노래 (song you sing on the roof ???? literal translation..) but this seems to be his title track. Seeing that he has released an official M/V for it already. Berlin has done him well, eh ? K-indie goes minimal....

5. OUT OF THE GAME by Rufus Wainwright + Helena Bonham Carter. I've always had a love/hate relationship with Helena Bonham Carter, because she is SOOOOO TALENTED and SOOOOOO AMAZING at whatever she does. Excpet... she's going out with Tim Burton.. ew. And she's really creepy as hell. Kinda a psycho. But look at this vid, she's WORKED HER CHARMS ON ME ALL OVER AGAIN. Sigh. And with Rufus's voice just swelling out... I don't know what to do except to smile blindly and stupidly into my laptop screen. (Full screen this)

6. And for all the Bowie fans out there.. SPACE ODDITY (original m/v) by David Bowie !

There are more tracks I wanna share, but I'm too tired. Six is enough, yeah ?

If ya got some good tunes SEND EM SEND EM EMAIL EMAIL COMMENT COMMENT LINK ME LINK ME.

And a bonus cut... of............

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Where's the bridge ?

LESSONS OF THE DAY:

1) Don't push your luck.

2) I get by because of my friends.

3) Procrastination goes nowhere... but I like fashion.

4) Emotional stability is key, because it is hard to achieve.

5) In desperate need of change of place + pace-

6) Only about a month or so left til Whistler.

Gotta keep energy flowing, exchange warmth, and look up.
Before I get lost, before I get lost, before I lose.
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Songs of September 20th at the IKB

Drinking drip coffee (bleugh) and a carton of chocolate milk together.
Getting lost in the republican regime of Siena.





Noise and some talk.

다때려치고떠나구싶다.

이런생각이맴돌때.
버스안에서... 잠깐에 (아주 BRIEF !!!) 행복 + 힘을찾으려구

검정치마's 무임승차듣는다-

후회: 기도할걸-

Human League

JUST SAYIN'

TAKEN ON MY BLACKBERRY. DON'T FOCUS ON ITS UNFOCUSEDNESS.

You like ? from Rachel Chung on Vimeo.

CALI SWAG + MUSTANGS = PARTY ALL NIGHT LONG

I LIKE CHINATOWN... MANIL + PHEOBE, RESPECTIVELY.

I GOT A LITTLE SENTIMENTAL FOR YOU [KATHY], NOT DRAKE. BUT HE'S GOOD HERE. THUMBS UP-




And here's the Blackberry battery killer. I listen to this and How We Do by Mount Sims so much, I swear, it kills my cellular battery faster than WhatsApp does. #totalexaggeration. However, that's how much I listen to those songs. Maybe next post, I post How We Do, but this one's It's Not You It's Me by Coconut Records.

It's been a while
How you've come back in style
Singing hey na na na na na
Back on the block
Really nothing but talk
Singing hey na na na na na
C'mon hey na na na na na

One two three
Tell her that I just can't go on
Tell her that there's just something wrong
Tell her that I just can't go on
Uh huh Oh no

Back by demand
Do whatever you can
You look older I can tell by your hands
Drinks only gin, says it's how to keep thin
And she's crying after every meal
Lord you don't know how you're making me feel

Rrraah
Tell her that I just can't go on
Tell her that there's just something wrong
Tell her that I just can't go on
Uh huh Oh no

Six records in
Don't know where to begin
Singing na na na na na
Tell her that I just can't go on
You'll follow through it's the best you can do
Singing hey na na na na na
Tell her that I just can't go on
C'mon hey na na na na na

Tell her that I just can't go on

Living's a beauty yet for me, humid death is coveted-

songs of the day

This morning while nomming on brunch, I took out my laptop to play some tunes. And WOW. I was so sick and tired of all of my - supposedly - favourite songs that I went berserk trying to find some new music to listen to. I always have a folder of music that stashed away labelled, "LISTEN TO THIS NOW," meaning that they haven't been listened to, but have been downloaded. So I went there and found The Radio Dept.'s Passive Aggressive: Singles 2002-2010 Disc 1 & 2.

WHAT. A. BEAUTY.

All day long, I was at home trying to catch up with whatever I missed on the internet and doing tedious email, research, and tutor preps. Plus course works + time table planning... The Radio Dept. was there with me. Encouraging me on- :')

I'm totally in love. You should be, too.

And for kicks, this isn't RADIO Dept. but RADIOhead:

OH BTW, PS. PS. PS.
KREAYSHAWN JUST ANNOUNCED FOR LIVE CONCERT + GUESTS @ FORTUNE
AUGUST 28TH 2011, BABY.
SAVE THE DATE.

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RUINED THE GREENS

TODAY I HAD TO CONDITION MY HAIR THREE TIMES TO GET ALL THE DEAD ONES OUT + CLEAR AWAY KNOTS. IT WAS TERRIBLE. I'M SURE I JUST WIPED OUT LIKE 1/8TH OF EARTH'S LEFTOVER GREENS. WAA !!!!!!!!

To rinse my sorrows away, I treat myself to hottie watching, SNOOP DOGG <3 <3 This remix is OUT OF THIS WORLD, and don't judge me that I still find Snoop Dogg ridiculously attractive. INSTANT SWOON-

Remember The Dead Weather ? Watch their hilarious interview for Rolling Stone Mag, ahahhahahhahahaha Jack White sooooo sarcastic ! Hahahhahahaha. Jack White + Karen Elson is getting a divorce (BOO) and accordingly throwing a divorce party. GG- Below the interview, is one of The Dead Weather's songs that I used to be SUPER into.

Some rap for you-

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엄마's never-ending 잔소리들은슬쩍내려보내구
난
일찾으러나가야쥐.
References, shit.

HUZZAH FOR NEW BANDS !!

GIVERS.

If I have to compare them relatively, I find them to be like a cross between Vampire Weekend and MGMT. Yeah. The summer will be here eventually and I should become a happier person. I'm looking for happier songs. I'm gonna go UP UP UP. Their second song's called SAW YOU FIRST. I do like that one better than UP UP UP for sure.

THE BLOOD BROTHERS.

Totally a recent find through a buddy on Facebook. Punk rock ish full of happy energy. I really like it. It's almost as catchy as pop songs !!!!!!!!!

ALTERED IMAGES.

SO FAB. SO AMAZING. ULTIMATE GIRL SINGER. SO LOVELY. OBSESSED. 1980S.

IF YOU CAN'T REMEMBER ME

AT LEAST REMEMBER FEDERICO AUBELE

AT LEAST REMEMBER FEDERICO AUBELE

AT LEAST REMEMBER FEDERICO AUBELE

AT LEAST REMEMBER GUCCI GUCCI

AT LEAST REMEMBER LOUIS LOUIS

AT LEAST REMEMBER FENDI FENDI

PRADA

PRADA

PRADA

KREAY KREAY KREAYSHAWN

Thanks to my friends who help me get by each and every day.

YUCK !!!!!!

British band, Yuck has taken over me with these following three songs.
My favourite is the last one, the third. Lyrics follow-
The members include Daniel Blumberg and Max Bloom who used o be in he band, Cajun Dance Party. They are a new band, just catching spotlight through Pitchfork from a few months ago in February. I like their sound even though it sort of sounds like everything else.

SUICIDE POLICEMAN
If you conjure up a fear
Make it loud so I can hear the tambourine
I just want to let you know
I could be your suicide policeman
Don't you go
'Til my eyes have left your face

Everybody hopes and waits
I can't believe
Everybody hopes and waits
I can't relate to my predicament

Brother, if you're feeling low
Tell me one thing I should know of your situation
I could stand out in the hall
I could be your suicide policeman
Arrest your fall
When you're afraid to hit the ground

If you conjure up a fear
Make it loud so I can hear the tambourine
I just want to let you know
I could be your suicide policeman
Don't you go
'Til my eyes have left your face

Everybody hopes and waits
I can't believe
Everybody hopes and waits
I can't relate to my predicament

Brother, if you're feeling low
Tell me one thing I should know of your situation
I could stand out in the hall
I could be your suicide policeman
Arrest your fall
When you're afraid to hit the ground

Visit Yuck's MySpace for a whole lot of info and songs-

songs of the day

1) LOVE by KAZAKY
THIS WILL BLOW YOUR MIND AWAY. THESE MEN ARE NOT MEN. THEIR FLEXIBILITY ! THE RAW SEXUALITY ! THE AWKWARD CRINGES INSIDE YOUR STOMACH WHEN YOU SEE 'EM BE SO GRACEFUL IN HEELS ! THE FACT THAT THEIR FACIAL BONE STRUCTURE IS IMPECCABLE ! THAT THEY ARE FROM UKRAINE !!!!!! (Super big kudos to my Moon unni for linking me this; check out Moony's blog, M's Bohemian Romanticism !)


2) Ca Ira by Les Breastfeeders
French bands speak French. They've attitude and balls and energy. What more do we need !? Oh right, I almost forgot, all eyes on the HAIRY DUDE WHO'S DONNED ONLY WITH FUR JACKET AND PANTS THAT PLAYS THE TAMBOU-FUCKING-RINE !!!!!!!!


3) Fireworks (a capella cover) by Mike Tompkins
Yeah, this guy. Remember him from Ellen ? Yeah. Well this is his newest.. but it's still a month old. I'm a late bloomer- Still, this dude's INSANE. HAS MAD SKILLZ.


4) Wealthy Poet by Geoff Berner
BEST FOR THE LAST !!!!!!!!!!!! A Canadian guy signed with Mint Records. There's not a single thing that I don't like from this song. I SERIOUSLY NEED TO GO OUT AND BUY HIS ALBUM. G;AIDGAD;LGKH;OAIEKMADFD. Visit him at his website: GEOFF BERNER IS GOING TO BECOME SUPER BIG.


Enough play, let's study-