Gangnam Style by PSY

"Gangnam Style" is a K-pop single by South Korean musician PSY. The song was released on July 15, 2012, as the lead single of his sixth studio album PSY 6 (Six Rules), Part 1. "Gangnam Style" debuted at number one on the Gaon Chart, the national record chart of South Korea. As of December 12, 2012, the music video has been viewed over 939 million times on YouTube, and is the site's most watched video after surpassing Justin Bieber's single "Baby."

The phrase "Gangnam Style" is a Korean neologism that refers to a lifestyle associated with the Gangnam District of Seoul. The song and its accompanying music video went viral in August 2012 and have influenced popular culture since then. "Gangnam Style" received mixed to positive reviews, with praise going to its catchy beat and PSY's amusing dance moves in the music video and during live performances in various locations such as Madison Square Garden, The Today Show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and Samsung commercials. On September 20, 2012, "Gangnam Style" was recognized by Guinness World Records as the most "liked" video in YouTube history. It subsequently won Best Video at the MTV Europe Music Awards held later that year.

It became a source of parodies and reaction videos by many different groups, organizations, and individuals, including The Oregon Duck, midshipmen from the United States Naval Academy, and the North Korean government. By the end of 2012, the song had reached the number one position in more than 30 countries including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Although the song's reception in Japan remained lukewarm, the song topped China's Baidu 500 download list and was labelled by state-controlled media as having a "divine melody."

As the song continued to rapidly gain popularity and ubiquity, its signature dance moves were performed by many business and political leaders such as Google's executive chairman Eric Schmidt, British Prime Minister David Cameron, and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, who hailed the song as a "force for world peace". The song's influence on political activism was exemplified by the film Gangnam for Freedom. It was produced by the British sculptor Anish Kapoor to advocate the freedom of expression and had subsequently won the support of various human rights organisations including Index on Censorship and Amnesty International. According to the United Nations' news division, PSY has become an "international sensation" through his song "Gangnam Style."

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How and why PSY wrote the "Gangnam Style"

People who are actually from Gangnam never proclaim that they are. It's only the posers and wannabes that put on these airs and say that they are "Gangnam Style" so this song is actually poking fun at those kinds of people who are trying so hard to be something that they're not.

-PSY


Check out PSY's Gangnam Style video if you still haven't seen this video because at this rate, he gets 8 million views per day and soon he will reach the 1 billion benchmark before the end of 2012.

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12/12/12 or 12.12.12

For those who like to get a bit nerdy with their numbers, one of the century's most significant dates is approaching. Wednesday is 12/12/12, the last of the great repeating dates to occur in our lifetimes -- unless you're planning to live until Jan. 1, 2101, that is.

Despite its auspicious status, 12/12/12 doesn't seem to be quite as big a deal as 11/11/11 was. That milestone date had the added bonus of being a binary number; that's why it was also known as Nerd New Year (binary joke tagline: "it's ON!"). It was also Veteran's Day, of course, making 11:11 a.m. on that Nov. 11 even more sublime than normal.

So how to celebrate 12/12/12? Read all the signs in your daily horoscope? Bowl a perfect game in 12 strikes? Crank up "The 12 Days of Christmas" 12 times until your work colleagues run you out on a rail?

Well, first of all, there's the Concert for Sandy Relief, taking place at Madison Square Garden Wednesday night. The lineup is truly star-studded -- from Clapton to McCartney via the Stones, the Who and the Boss, Bruce Springsteen. It'll be streaming live on nearly 30 websites, including YouTube, MTV.com and Hulu. There are worse ways to spend an evening, and it's for a good cause.

So how are you going to celebrate 12/12/12 ? Are you gonna just share some 9gag pictures and post it in your Facebook wall " Brace Yourself, 12/12/12 posts are coming?" At least I made the 12/12/12 blog post and if you happened to stumbled to my blog, I hope you enjoyed reading this. 

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5/12/2012

This is the day that marks another great chapter of my life. 1 year and approximately 6 months attached with one of the top web hosting company.

Due to different directions, we have to part ways and I must say, I have had one of the best experience and also it has taught me a lot. Time for a new challenge. So yeah

Challenge Accepted !!!

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How do you handle adversity?

A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as when one problem was solved, a new one arose.

Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In

 the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans.

She let them sit and boil; without saying a word. In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl. Turning to her daughter, she asked, “Tell me what you see.”

“Carrots, eggs, and coffee,” she replied.

Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg. Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma. The daughter then asked, “What does it mean, mother?”

Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity: boiling water. Each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak.

The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened.

However, the ground coffee beans were unique. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water. “Which are you?” she asked her daughter.

When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?

Think of this: Which am I?

Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?

Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart?

Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor.

If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you. When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest do you elevate yourself to another level?

How do you handle adversity?

Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?

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Mao Sugiyama, A Japanese Artist Cooks and Serves His Own Genitals to 5 Diners at Public ‘Ham Cybele’ Banquet

A Japanese artist publicly cooked and served his own surgically-removed genitals to five “lucky” diners in Tokyo last month.

CalorieLab reports  that Mao Sugiyama, aka “HC,” came up with the insanely unique idea of grilling his own manhood and was able to do so after undergoing a radical surgical procedure in which his penis and testicles were removed. Sugiyama, who is a self-described ‘asexual,’ treated himself to the surgery for his 22nd birthday.

After the surgery, Sugiyama tweeted:

[Please Retweet] I am offering my male genitals (full penis, testes, scrotum) as a meal for 100,000 yen [$1,250]. I’m Japanese. The organs were surgically removed at age 22. I was tested to be free of venereal diseases. The organs were of normal function. I was not receiving female hormone treatment. The length at full erection was 16.1 cm [6.3 inches]. First interested buyer will get them, or I will also consider selling to a group. Will prepare and cook as the buyer requests, at his chosen location. If you have questions, please contact me by DM or e-mail.

That tweet generated so much buzz that Sugiyama decided to host a public tasting, which he called ‘Ham Cybele- Century Banquet,’ at Tokyo’s Asagaya Loft event space. Six people signed up for the $250/plate experience; five of them showed up for the big date. Sugiyama, dressed in chef’s attire, seasoned and braised his own genitals on a portable gas burner and served them up in various creative dishes.

Shigenobu Matsuzawa, a 29-year-old event planner, was one of the “lucky” diners. “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime chance, so I decided on the spur of the moment to do it,” he tweeted.

Diners had to sign waivers releasing Sugiyama from anything that might have gone wrong from eating human genitals. A local police spokesman told CalorieLab that despite many citizen complaints, there was nothing they could do, since cannibalism isn’t illegal in Japan.

But, “we’re going to talk to the people at Asagaya Loft and ask them what is going on and why they hosted such an event,” the spokesman said.

From L to R: testicle, scrotum, penis. 

Dafuq did you just read???

Well this occured in my mind as well

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I am so lost

Dafuq? After months or years since I logged into my private property, I am so lost now. I feel like Captain America. Did I just slept for 70 years? The dashboard is so fresh and it even comes with Analytic? Is that Google Analytic? Ouuu Emmm Geeee (OMG), I mean this shit should have been implemented when I started blogging. My gosh!!!! I seriously do hope Blogger will kick WordPress's ass and Google can rule the world for once.

Just wanted to test out some features and update about my obsession on 4sq badges but it turns out I just opened up a Pandora Box and somehow a black hole just sucked me and put me through layers of dimension and throw my skinny ass into the land of Na'vi and I am seeing colorful shit in here. The dashboard looks fresh certainly and not forgetting the sleek layout as well. It's so Google+'ish if you know what I mean.

That's all for now as I'm actually blogging from my office workspace. I'll check you out real soon (I mean Blogger aka Blogspot) and I shall revamp lots of shiz niz. Now I seriously know how Captain America feels. So lost and so confusing but at the same time curious to find out what shit he can do after knowing the real shiz niz and gain ultimate POWAHHHHHH !!!!!

Where am I ???

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Dear readers

I have decided to focus more on my WordPress and Tumblr rather than Blogspot for the following reasons.

Learning how to make money from WordPress

Tumblr for funky pictures

And note: Google Plus is getting funkier than Facebook.

P/S: Blogspot is for me to scribble for inspiration. Stay tune and I'll provide my WordPress and Tumblr Link real soon.

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