Onew's first Season Greetings 2025

2025 recap number 7.

Onew's first season's greetings as a solo artist.

I almost didn't buy the thing but since the theme was Chess/checkers, I couldnt pass on that. 

but once again, I didn't make full use of it. So this will be my first and last season's greetings from solo artist Onew. It's a waste to buy the next one if I'm not gonna use it. Cukup2 lah membali tapi inda pakai.

SHINee under SM also released a 2026 Season Greetings. it reminded me of aespa's 2nd Mini Album.

Almost pre-ordered but I know I'll just have one too many. So I didn't.

*few minutes in* I thought Onew has 2nd Season's Greetings but when I Googled for it, it says 'Jinggu' and I feel like atu bukn it? It did say Season's greetings.

So I research balik arah his personal IG, Onew Griffin's, as well as his company's IG, nada. So, now I'm not sure if it really exist or not. or if it exists only untuk Jinggu membership thingy.

So anyways, I almost preOrdered but like I said, barely use the 2025 ones, so it will be a waste if aku bali jua 2026 atu.

I guess I'm just gonna enjoy them online. Coz as always, 'take apicture, it'll last longer'.

SHINee Leader Onew

hot Onew pictures Dec 2024.

Kadang2 rasa ia ani very the macho. other times, ia macam, I cringed. ahahah 

Mind you, I believe I acted like him too. Always joking around esp time ambil gambar, one of the reason why I preferred gambar candid. For some reason I acted more decent when I don't see the camera. 🤣🤣

Anyway, enjoy.

Saja kan share my love for SHINee Leader Onew.

a/n: chapter fillers LOL

Journal Entry ...thus far

2024 recap number 4

Onew's Circle album collage journal spread.

definitely random and out of motivation when I started this spread. You know, that time when all your brain can do was made your eyes and hand to doom scroll on the internet especially on Instagram. 😅 I mean obviously I wanted to create this spread since i printed the pictures but just lack motivation. Until on day in Mar, I thought, sit down and just start. 

I am happy that I pushed myself to make this and actually finished.

Not my best creation but I created something and to me that still counts as an accomplishment for the day. Yay me!! 👏

In addition, I will throw some of the journal spread I created and managed to take picture of and may or may not have been posted on my second IG - kalau sudah I posted on IG, just pretend I haven't 🤟

SHINee World VI: Perfect Illumination in Singapore

Here comes 2024 Recap number 1.

I went on 2 Mar 2024.

I posted my SHINee concert pictures arah my main IG on 6 Jun 2025.

I thought I posted them arah my second IG jua before that but apparently I didn't. 

I posted gambar merchandizes saja.

Here are some pictures to share from the concert.

Finally in the pearl aqua ocean myself. 😭

I was at the side of the stage where views were only great when they go to the center of the stage and I took picture from the back LOL

PLUS cOnew nada at this concert - masih ya hiatus. He was already on one when I bought the ticket but I was still hoping in 3 months he will appear but ovvy I was wrong. I mean, we gotta support our other members ya? 🤭

They did come to the side and waved but my views were covered by tali2 stage lights ...sigh.. 

Also for this concert, I commissioned a friend (juwapapeterie on IG) to make me some charm bracelets - coz your girl nada the barang2 to create one. I created the backing card myself at least. hehe I think I did a very good job at it.

Only problem is, I didn't get to pass them around. I was too shy and overthinking and ended up not doing anything about it. huh. I was embarrassed to share them on IG coz you know, didn't share them out kan LOL but now, I think, I'm gonna face my fears and post them here (only becoz I know no one really come here ahahah). So, I guess I'm gonna have to give these out on the next concert - with new backing card obvously..#stopoverthinking

All in all. I was a little disappointed during that concert coz:

1. my expectation was Onew is gonna be there but he wasn't. 

2. I overthink about my seat mate - I came alone and I was wondering if the girl next to me was drunk or something. Nothing wrong with her enjoying herself but I also thought 'aren't you trying a little too hard?' yeah, that was bad of me trying to gate keep SHINee from this girl when in 10 seats radius, she was the only one with the correct amount of enthusiasm for the concert while I was shying away in my seat and simply wuuhuu-ing at appropriate time. hahaha

3. I don't know man. the malay word I would choose for that concert was "hambar". but then again, that was just me. I didn't manage my own expectation.

4. Song choice. either I was losing it or I was somehow unfamiliar with so many songs. LOL I am losing touch? Am I no longer a Shawol? ahahahah Ok, maybe bukn unfamiliar but they were playing mostly my least fav SHINee songs bah..yatah aku macam, nyeh...

What I'm going to take from this experience was that I didn't have to go next time if another member is missing. Coz the goal for me was to see all four of them in a concert. My first SHINee concert I went to was back in 2011 for SMTown. also in Singapore. I missed the one in 2012 when they had their concert in Singapore on my birthday. So, all I ever wanted ever since missing that one concert is to at least go to another one before I became too old to fangirl LOL - so yeah..I don't have to go if the concert is missing a member. I can go to the next one when it's confirm all four of them is gonna be there. And sekiranya lambat lagi for a SHINee World, maybe I can go to Onew's solo concert  first in the meantime. We'll see.

Let me share some photos from the Encore, when Onew finally came out of his hiatus. 😭

Credit goes to respective owners of these lovely photos (some has watermarks)

Onew and Punch

it's been so long!

So, Onew x Punch released new song via SM Station. called 별 하나 (Way).

I liked it on the first listen. I really do.

I have not learn the meaning of the song yet. coz I am lazy but I'm sure it's sentimental. or so far from the melody.

and 

you should also listen to this version. I'm sure it's really live. Their voice just melts~

here's extra. I thought some part of the song sounded familiar to me. took me a few days but I found it. Elliot Yamin's Wait for you.

Familiar kn?

my favorite color

Hi!

proper greetings this time. 👋🏼

took me a while to start this one coz I was checking whether I have made this kind of post before or not. but couldn't find anything on it. So, here we are.

...30 years laterr...
I found the post. I mentioned my 3 favorite color in here. I'm afraid I'm gonna contradict myself about how Purple isn't Male-related LOL.

My favorite color. hmm 🤔 It goes from liking Lime Green, to Colors, to Purple, to Orange, then to Mint, then anything Pastel, then Yellow. I mean, I don't know how people can have just one favorite color.

The reason why I have so many is becoz, back in high school, I remembered feeling very envy with other friends; they be buying cute items from this Knic Knac shop with their favorite color and i couldn't buy any coz they didn't have that cute thing in my favorite color, Lime Green. Apparently, Green isn't a color for a girl?
I think from that moment on, I try looking for my next favorite color, you know, just in case the no.1 color isn't available.
WHO MADE THE RULE TO ONLY BUY SOMETHING IN YOUR FAVORITE COLOR? AND KALAU NADA YOUR FAVORITE COLOR, YOU KENOT BUY? WHO?!

but that was before. I'm all grown up now and have a shopping problem. BHAHAHAAHA

sigh

anyway, my favorite colors. Lets discuss.

Pink

90s Power Ranger. Pink Ranger. Kimberly. oh how I love pink ranger! but I have to mengalah with my cousin, and ended up liking Yellow Ranger. coz she the other female ranger.
Then fast forward to high school. oh how I hate pink. coz a classmate was sooo minat Pink that everything she owned was pink. argh. but I guess I was just jealous LOL coz I wasn't 'supported' to buy whatever I want.
That was then. Now I like pink. in pastel. coz its prettier. rose gold is another shade of pink and is prettier.

Light / Lime Green

ok. this one is funny. I only like it coz I was following my sister. this is also during my highshool period. I remember she had all her stationery and books' wrap in that Lime Green color. and I was following everything she did. coz I always want to be my sister. *cue Ashlee Simpson - Shadow. LOL I think I was in that Lime Green phase during Form 5, Lower and Upper Six.
I stopped liking it tho.
but now I'm accepting it again.
coz

NCT!

Purple

This was when I began understanding that favorite color is supposed to be your own. and I remember thinking, what can I buy that represent Harry Potter? This was before the existent of Pottermore and its House Sorting. At that time I, as everybody else's too I'm sure, a Gryffindor, which is red but I don't want that to be my favorite color, so I rack my brain and came up with purple coz in book 1, Dumbledore was wearing a Purple robe.
LOL
still one of my favorite color now but the only reason i avoided it, if I can help it is becoz I don't like seeing one color in my wardrobe.

Orange

Onew. I wasn't able to buy official merchandise and I was looking for things that I can relate to Onew. and he was one of the MC on a show and his 'jacket' was orange color (other MCs were wearing diffent color from each other too). so orange.
I seldom choose this color nowadays.

Mint

SHINee World. Official merchandises are expensive as fuck. Suho mentioned recently, "capitalism". dam right it is. anyway, Instead of crying over that official SHINee phone case I can't afford, I ended up buying one that is just SHINee color.
still my favorite now. Its funny, coz this color is associated with 'aesthetic' stationery color for some reason. hence, easier to get my hands on. 👍🏼

Yellow

Now, this is from Pottermore. I was sorted once before (not Pottermore) into Ravenclaw but that was before I started picking colors that have some relation to my favorite things. Ravenclaw is blue by the way. So, Pottermore sorted me into Hufflepuff. My initial feeling was 'so I'm not a Gryffindor worthy' but soon after I'm like HASHTAG HOUSEPRIDE BITCHESSS! lol again, official merchandises are expensive as fucckkk and instead of stressing over that, I bought color that associates with my house color. Yellow.
THANK GOD for primark and online seller! #youthemvp
come to think of it, I once choose yellow coz Onew wore yellow jacket twice. Yes, i'm that crazy. hahaha

Peach 🍑

this is definitely becoz of that Ice Peach tea drink. I don't know what Peach the fruit real color is. I don't think it as pink as the emoji indicates. but I like that color. I think this is the pink that makes me like pink again. Then, I bought the Too Faced Sweet Peach Pallette. then that Nivea Delicious Drop Peach&Vanilla flavor lipbalm. then Jaehyun.

BONUS:

Red

*cue Taylor Swift - Red
LOL this one is the most random. I only ever pick this color when I'm buying gadget or its accessories. I know it started with that Sony Ericson w760 Walkman I once had. It wasn't entirely red but it accent was. I bought my sony viao, back then, in red coz it matched with my phone. I wanted to buy a red car just so it matched my phone and laptop. I didn't get to tho.
Now, I owned red laptop and a red car. but really, not becoz its my favorite. I can't put this color in my favorite list actually. Red color is more sentimental to me. My dad used to have a red car. Hmm.. I think that is why. That second last sentence, honestly, just pop up to the top of my head. huh



There ya go. What's behind the color that I pick.
but if you see me picking up color that is not in this list, its becoz its the only nice color that I can pick. Why my color not being there stop me from picking it up/ buying the thing, right? If you needed it, you just gonna deal with the color choices the kadai provides. 😜

What's your color story?

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When In Seoul

possibly, this is part 1 of 5? Possibly. Let's hope I don't get lazy by the end of this post. 😆

Hi guys.

I finally gather enough energy to make post about the time when I went to Seoul in Feb 2019.
I really can't explain why I keep proscrastinating to post. But in all honesty, it's probably only becoz I was lazy LOL
Here I am tho, not being lazy and ready to share memories of my first ever trip to Seoul.

Let's start.

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Knowing me, I would want to visit anything SHINee related place as soon as I land in Seoul! but of course, our flight landed in the afternoon of 11th Feb 2019 and even on my itinerary, I gave ample time to rest. thus, SHINee can only happen the next day, 12th Feb 2019.

So, Day 2 in Seoul.

I went with my friend by the way. I was not on a solo trip. I wish. but no. for good reason. (confirm buat few more parts for this LOL) anyway,
based on my itinerary, we left our hotel, at around 10am to go to SMTown Coex Atrium at Coex Mall in Gangnam. and we arrived there at around 11am

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We’re living in the SMTown!

A post shared by AJ Awang (@vengeanceawg) on Feb 11, 2019 at 8:24pm PST

but as excited as I was, the SMTown Atrium actually opened at 11:30am, so now we wait.

It was so cold by the way! I forgot how cold but it was so cold! like! I don't remember it being that cold when I went to London back in 2009. 
Point of me telling you about this is becoz, my phone died on me (later on I found out that my battery life depleted and needed to be changed). Lucky my friend was there to take picture and lucky I brought my sony digi-cam along too.

anyway, I held hand with Onew.

There was a wall of brass plagues right on the side of the entrance. Its the hand mold of SM artists.

look at my tiny digi-cam

While still waiting, among the pillars, a few more people arrived. 

crossword: find SHINee

One of them approached me asking, "are you a Shawol?"
Me being the scardy cat that I am, answered hesitantly, "I am"
She explained that she thought I was one becoz of my head scarf color. LOL and proceeded to give me a support gift for Key.

I was so touched, I was speechless. Like, thank u. I didn't expect to meet fellow Shawol on this trip. Let alone to meet one at SMTown Coex!
We get to know each other a little; she was from Malaysia and she was in Seoul for Key's mini fanmeet/concert at the SMTown theatre (I was aware of this event but I didn't bother try and get the ticket of. coz yes, they sold out in minutes. and with my kind of internet, I really don't stand a chance) which was why she was distributing the support gift. She was actually leaving Seoul that night.

I only opened the gift when I get back home in Brunei.

it was a mini banner. 09.23 is Key's bday 23rd Sep. Yes, me and him, September babies. 💕💕

the IG tag was Brenda. well I thought it was IG. but turned out it was Twitter handle Brendaaa1104. So, thank u, Brenda. You made my day!

Onward!

We went inside as soon as the door opened. I was taking picture as soon as I get to the merchandise floor but the worker was like 'No picture'-juseyo~ and her hand like this 🙅 and I was like "Sorry" and proceeded to take picture more discreetly LOL

well, as you well aware by now, my my 2018-2019 got erased, meaning, I don't have that much pictures to share. but I did manage to salvage some. So here they are:

These pictures don't do justice to the place. but that is all you're gonna get. Thank my USB extension being faulty and wiped out my photos. ARGHHHH.

and here are the things I bought:

Onew's monster magnet, SHINee chocolate, SHINee Gangnam doll, NCT U Boss Pen, Taemin Want Album, EXO's Keychain. and that "wanna be" picture with Onew. LOL rasa jua bah ahh~~

We didn't stay long at the Atrium. We went out checked the Starfield Library which is just next wing from SMTown Atrium. 

this is not my photo.

It was part library/part bookshop in the middle of a mall? It was pretty to look at but it was noisy? I saw children actually doing their homework at some parts of that place tho. I was not feeling it.
I went to a Kakao store near by soon after.
Liat2 saja. obviously every thing in that store were cute! but I was on a budget and I already splurged on SM merchandises. so, yeah. *cuci mata

I mean, kid, noona trying to take picture here. Move

and we left soon after that. We went to Namsan Tower next.
which I'm gonna continue on the next post.
See you there
annyeong~

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