Having known korean stuffs for almost a decade is an experience that I will never trade with anything. The reason why I'm writing this is because I'm once again reminded of how my life was 8 years ago.

I'm only 20 years old and most of my workmates are in their late 20's but most of them have just started knowing korean stuffs such as K-music, Kpop, K-artists, and K-dramas. Sometimes during breaks I would usually see them fonding over korean artists that they like, they would usually talk of how good-looking they were and hoping they could see them in person.

I have one co-worker who's such a huge fan of BTOB she would casually talk of them, about their music and about her bias, Changsub, there was a never a day that I never heard of her saying good things about her favorite group and I, at the back of my mind would admire her of being such an open person. I do understand her fondness as I used to be her 8 years ago but not as open as she could.

Eight years ago, korean stuffs weren't really a big thing, openly talking about it in public would make you a laughing stock, people would find it very weird when they hear you sing their indecodable songs. I had one experience during our Christmas Party when my classmate brought the CD that I asked her to be "burnt" it had all my choice of songs, of course all of them were korean music, I played one and I really enjoyed listening to it when one of my guy classmates said, "Please, play a song that everybody can understand" I was offended by the act that until now I can still remember it. Good thing that was in high school where finding someone who has the same interest as mine was like looking for a diamond in an open field. 

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Oops, this is my first time writing a blog and I'm still in the process of learning how to write I know I will improve as the day gets better. ❤ somewhereinbrooklyn