The ELF Me - 1 Year Anniversary

2nd October 2011, I accidentally watched their A-Cha MV while my sister was watching it on the desktop in our living room. Her friend tagged her on facebook, nothing more, nothing less. She knew some of them and started introducing those some to me.

Out of curiosity, I searched their videos on youtube, and I came across this video. At that time, I thought, "Wow, this guy really can sing."

Okay, I admit. During that whole A-Cha MV, he's the one who caught my eye. And after watching the video of him singing live, all of a sudden I became interested in him. So, with the help of dear Google, I got quite a handful of his information.

Then, I went on to read from Wikipedia about this group called Super Junior. Because of him though. When I realized that there were two sets of names: the stage names and the birth names, I decided to just memorize Yesung's, plus his birthday, since it's quite impossible to memorize all 13+2 of them. Well, that's what I thought at that time.

But within an hour or so, all their names and birthdates were glued in my head. From the eldest to the youngest, no problem.

After that, I watched another video of them, Super Junior Show episode 18, if I remember correctly, about their Thailand trip. The video was taken way back in 2006. Their cheerfulness totally mesmerized me.

And all of a sudden, voila! Call me an ELF, Ever Lasting Friend.

Some days later, a friend said to me that she became their fan during the early part of 2011, and she also said that during these later months of 2011, her passion seemed to have died down. She's still their fan, but not as much as before. So, in conclusion, she told me that as the days passed, I would not like them as much as when we were chatting.

And today, 2nd October 2012, I believe she's right.

Now, after a whole year have passed. After learning almost (Note: just to be modest) everything about this group. After experiencing quite a number of things with them and the other ELF, just imagine, in an amount of time as short as a year, a lot of things have happened to them, and us, good ones and bad ones. After all these... I don't think I like them as much as a year ago.

I like them more than a year ago. Can I use the word love? It's such a strong word. LOL.

After knowing them, after realizing how much hardships they've been through, after understanding that this group that brought me so much laughter has endured so many hurtful incidents. They survived. With their tears and sweats, they've achieved so much. And yes, they deserve all of them.

I learned a lot from them. A whole lot.

Not giving up, giving all you've got, and working hard doesn't always give you what you've dreamed of. But if you are patient enough, if you are willing to keep going, you'll see that miracles do happen and dreams do come true.

I am proud to say that I'm a part of ELF, a part of the sapphire blue ocean. And I look forward to my 2 year anniversary post. 1 year down, forever to go.

It's not end, but and...

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