A list again.

[fishpatrol]

1. Damn those bright, distracting, pink plastic things
The bruise on the inside of my thigh is still there from last week. I got it from walking straight into one of these bike posts because I was too busy staring up at a pink plastic flamingo whose head was sticking over the balcony of an apartment building to look where I was going. =___=;;

2. I'll appreciate this when I'm forty
This morning (before 8am on a Saturday! D:), my parents dragged me out of bed to go to a conservation area park thingie. I was snoozing in the backseat with my glasses off and my headphones on, and apparently I looked young enough to pass for a child because we were only charged for two adults and a child ticket at the entrance. I'm hoping "child" equals "16 and under" and not the usual "12 and under". LOL;;;

3. My mommy is lol♥
My mom and I were sitting on a park bench waiting for my dad to finish fishing and I was making her listen to SJ-M songs. I told her about Henry being Chinese-Canadian and a dancing violin player, and my mom was like, "You play the violin -- you can put your hair under a hat and join them."* ;;; And later I revealed my nefarious plans to convince her to like the kind of music I like so that she would willing buy CDs and other merchandise for me when she goes to China, and I told her about the limited edition SJ-M CD which seems to be only purchasable in China. She was like, "Why don't you just have it shipped to your aunt and when your dad goes to China, he can pick it up for you. Or you can even ship it to my friend's place." After her initial, "Why are you still chasing boybands at your age?" (her exact words were, "你这么大还追星啊?"), she's been surprisingly nice about my crazy obsessions (including things like, "You want to fly all the way to LA for a concert? Okay, let me call your uncle and see if you can stay at his place.") XD<3

*-She must be the fourth or fifth person now to imply that I look like a guy (other people who have said so directly include my best friend and my ex-boyfriend...in a teasing manner, of course ;)). Kind of makes me want to dress up like a guy for a day and see if I can manage to successfully pass as one, heh. XD

4. Tenipuri songs are educational, okay
We saw an plane with a long streaming white tail of clouds. I pointed up and said, "That's called a contrail."
My head has been saturated with useless words lately because I've been studying for the GREs.

5. There are no such things as stupid questions, right?
Okay, so in Korean shows you often hear people refer to their friends by their names plus an "yi/ie" -- e.g. Sungminnie, Kibummie, Jaejoongie. Is the "ie" a form of endearment, indicating a close relationship, or is it actually the subject particle "이"? I can't recall if I've ever heard one person call another [insert name]-ie -- usually it's [insert name]-ah/yah ("ah" or "yah" depending on whether the ending letter is a consonant or a vowel, I assume). I could be totally off the mark. Idk. XD

Comments

[photograficnerd.livejournal.com]

@ 5, I've kind of wondered that myself. I've heard it used a lot but again, like you, can't recall if I've ever heard anyone call that person directly.

Lol. Your mom is cute. :3

The one time it's nice to be thought of as a child, not having to pay full price. Hehe. Otherwise, so annoying. D:

[spring.livejournal.com]

#1 made me want to squish you. The same thing happened to me, only with a pole. D:

#2 made me smile. LOL I wish I can pass as younger! Tweens think I'm sixteen. People my age or older thing I'm in my mid twenties. Gosh >_>

#3 LOLOL I ran and told my mom about this one. She pulls the "you're a man" card on me one too many times. LOL I love your mom's choice of words. How funny! XD

After her initial, "Why are you still chasing boybands at your age?"
amen XD
she's been surprisingly nice about my crazy obsessions
haha, mine just gave up on me

Did you go to HB in the end? And I didn't know about SJM's limited edition CD. The fact that it's only purchasable in China makes me all kinds of sad though. D:

Regarding Korean particles, I don't really know much about them. I just assume from what I pick up with hearing. I didn't know the subject particle. I'm wondering what the topic particle is. I can't romanize it for beans but I think it sounds something like "uhn". and do you know what the possessive particle is? and out of randomness, are you taking this at a uni? I can't find anywhere near me that teaches Korean. D: sry to bombard you with MY Korean questions. XD

[joyfacedown.livejournal.com]

Woah, that bike post looks soooo dangerous, I hope you're all right.

I have a stupid question that I think only you can answer because Wikipedia wasn't very helpful. What is the difference between SuJu and SJ-M?

I hope you can get the CD you want!

[trolleys.livejournal.com]

Your mom is so cute. <3 if she questions your enthusiasm for boybands again, you can mention me & and 27 year-old ass and you will be of a more acceptable fangirling age by comparison. XD

Is the "ie" a form of endearment, indicating a close relationship, or is it actually the subject particle "이"?

It's the former. You'd attach 씨 (or 님 to show ultimate respect) in any other case.

I can't recall if I've ever heard one person call another [insert name]-ie -- usually it's [insert name]-ah/yah ("ah" or "yah" depending on whether the ending letter is a consonant or a vowel, I assume). I could be totally off the mark. Idk.

No, you're right on the mark. :) One wouldn't say 이 when addressing someone directly; in that case -ah/yah is appropriate, as you've mentioned. Oh how I cringe at fanfics that get this wrong. >_<

[postingwhore.livejournal.com]

1. You are so cute.
3. YOU HAD AN EX-BF??? WHEN. WHY DO WE NOT KNOW THINGS LIKE THIS. -_- ALSO I AM SO JEALOUS THAT YOU COULD PASS FOR A GUY. NO FAIR. :(
Also...I've been hanging around Chinese fora lately, and lol...追星>追总理. I am so easy. :(
4. You so studious. :( I'm still trying to find grad programmes...preferably ones where I don't have to take the GRE, like England. lol. My first choice app...is so ridiculously easy. I don't even have to write any essays, apparently. lol what??????

[illuminations.livejournal.com]

Interesting re: #5. I will now strive to be more linguistically correct!