Jin’s sober face was staring intently at what I was doing. His smooth forehead slightly furrowed in deep concentration; his perfectly sculpted brows carved distinctively on his handsome face. His bright, sparkling eyes reflected an unadulterated soul. He isn’t Worldwide Handsome for nothing, I thought, as I peered back at him.
His face was devoid of his usual confident smile, though. There was a look of concern and confusion on his face, perhaps, expressing his perplexity about what I was busy with.
I didn’t know either what I was doing.
Then, with long, confident strides, he hurriedly went off and I was left alone. I felt sad. The girls beside my table were all babbling with excitement.
“Is papaya the right fruit? What fruit did you bring?” One girl asked me. She was breathless with anticipation.
“I don’t have any,” I replied.
“Why not?”
“Well, I won’t be staying long. I’ll be going home soon.”
The other girl grimaced at me and stated sotto voce’: “You’re always hurrying home, why don’t you stay for this activity for once?”
I focused my attention on the girl seeming to let her understand my predicament,
“You see,” I looked at her straight in the eyes, “Do you know how difficult it is to wake up in the morning with aching bones and fatigued muscles?”
They looked at me intently, trying to figure me out.
“When you get to my age, even taking a bath becomes a chore. So, please understand, that I’d rather rest at home than play games with you.”
I presumed they understood my plea because they kept quiet. Nevertheless, their eyes squinted and rolled.
That was when I remembered my cell phone. I had to call someone. I searched for it in my bag, on my desk, and in my drawer, but I didn’t find it.
I sauntered to the center of the room and called out, “who is the class president?” I had planned to ask for her help.
Someone replied inaudibly.
I suddenly remembered talking to Jin.
Perhaps, Jin knows?
“Where’s Jin? Did anyone see Jin?”
“He’s not here,” the girl on my right replied, and she led me to where Jin was sitting quietly with his friends.”
“Have you seen my phone?” I asked him.
“No,” he replied, squinting his eyes against the light.
I looked at him helplessly, trying to remember where I placed it. He shrugged his big, wide shoulders and gave one of his sweetest smiles.
I went back to my table and search frantically in my drawers again. I wasn’t able to find my phone, instead, I saw stunning and gleaming Christmas decors. They were so mesmerizing, I admired them for quite some time. I decided to use them next Christmas season.
Then I woke up.
Yes, it was all a wonderful dream, but not being able to find my phone in my dream bothered me. What might be the meaning of this dream?
And Jin, why did I dream of him?
I went online and researched my dream’s meaning, but was unsatisfied with the provided interpretations.
Each person has unique circumstances, so I will have to interpret the dream on my own.
This is what I have come up with.
The dream is giving me a heads-up about BTS and what to write about them.
I have been writing since high school and writing about topics I’m interested in has been an outlet for me. During my professional career, as a teacher and a medical technologist, I chaired our university school paper and had contributed to local magazines in the country. But all these were eons ago.
Now, I’m retired from work, but I still could not stop writing. Although my vocabulary has deteriorated significantly (because I no longer have good eyesight to read books), and I’m not as prolific as other writers, I still continued with my ‘hobby’. Call it a hobby or a stress outlet. Hence, if you encounter grammatical or typographical errors, please bear with me.
Had my late parents (God bless their souls) allowed me to choose my course before college, I would have chosen journalism. There’s no money in there, they said.
So, here I am in my old age, I’m in my 60s, still trying to write about my interests. I perceive BTS as my students in school whom I fully support. I cheered them for the challenges they have encountered and will encounter, and I rejoiced with them in their successes.
What fascinates me the most is their good personalities. Their sense of professionalism, genuine concern for their fans, and their humility are highly commendable. I’ve never met singers who have these precious traits simultaneously.
I felt like their teacher or grandmother cheering for my own students and grandkids. I wanted them to reach more people so that, these people can become happier too through the boys. That’s why I took it upon myself to spread BTS’ good word about loving yourself, about happiness, and love.
By the way, if you want to know the details of how I fell into the BTS rabbit hole, here’s the story:
Often, I read about famous persons with volumes and volumes of literary work written about them, but rarely personal accounts about these people. Why didn’t someone write his own personal account about them? These write-ups would show what type of people they truly were and how they have influenced people in their lives.
So, I decided to write my own personal account about BTS’ activities and how they have affected me at that time. I will label them The BTS Chronicles. There are also various posts related to BTS on this blog, if you’re interested to read them.
I’m nearing the end of my mundane existence, and I wanted to chronicle as many BTS events as I can, so that, hopefully, they may serve as windows to show BTS’ good influence. Perhaps, people could refer to these writings in the future.
By this date and time, I have turned this blog – my blog – into a BTS and prayer blog. I have stopped writing about other topics because I find it hard to write about things I’m not interested in these days – the writer’s block of old age.
BTS and the Grammys 2022
It’s past April Fools today, and Twitter has been teeming with Pokemon pfps. BTS ARMYs have decided to play a prank on the boys. The hashtag #CatchUsAllxBTS trended on Twitter as ARMYs posted Pokemons for BTS to catch. Incidentally, it is the anniversary of Pokemon, how cool is that.
One of my beloved moots has been writing a daily log about BTS, and how I wish I could use her entries. But I didn’t have the courage to ask for her permission.
Therefore, I will continue. On April 3, BTS will be performing at the Grammys and I’m so thrilled, as it has been their lifelong wish to perform their own song at that particular stage.
Previously, they have presented an award on stage, then they have performed with Little Nas, and then performed virtually their own song.
Now, they will be performing in person at the Grammy Stage – a fulfillment of one of their lifetime desires.
Earlier though, when Hobi and Jungkook tested positive to covid, days before the scheduled Grammy performance, the whole fandom was in despair. However, as of this writing, Hobi has already landed in Las Vegas and Jungkook was now allowed out of his room, after 5 days of quarantine.
YEHEY!!!
The world is on the right track again. All 7 of them will be performing Butter on the Grammy stage, just as Suga and the boys had hoped for in their earlier interviews.
The ARMY slogan: “What Suga wants, Suga gets,” comes into mind.
Indeed, he is the BTS Minstradamus! He is able to foresee the future; all his wishes have come true.
I have prayed every night that they get the award they have been nominated for: The Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for Butter. They will be pitted against the music industry’s big stars, such as Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga’s I Get a Kick Out of You, Coldplay’s Higher Power, Justin Bieber and Benny Blanco’s Lonely, and Doja Cat and SZA’s Kiss Me More.
I can feel it in my bones that they will win this time. They don’t need the Grammys but the Grammy needs them, as one writer aptly stated.
As proof, Las Vegas, the Sin City will turn purple during BTS concert, which is scheduled next week. Read more HERE. All You Need to Know about the BTS Permission to Dance Las Vegas Concert
Borahaegas will happen (Borahae is the BTS-ARMY word for Love). Although, I’m sad I couldn’t be there because of personal and financial reasons, I’m still so stoked thinking about how my fellow ARMYs from all over the world would be enjoying the city with BTS-related events, such as BTS-themed hotel rooms, a BTS café, and a BTS exhibition at AREA15.
The Bellagio Fountains will also take part in welcoming BTS and the BTS ARMY to Vegas.
I’m breathless with happiness. I’m jubilant!
I’m happy for all ARMYs going there. They will surely have a grand time with our legendary young men. Cheers to you all. Have a wonderful time!
I’m sure my wonderful moots, who would be there, would be sharing their purple adventures with our legendary boys.
Hence, I would be there too!
(To be continued)
