A Thought by Just An Ordinary ELF

Hi there again, ELF~

               I  just have some thought that I really need to share with you all, because apparently there are too many arguments following our oppa 6jib, either for the album or Korean chart regarding digital sales. I know that we all really love our oppa that’s why the arguments are really strong for each side. There are I-ELF say that K-ELF don’t fight enough in helping digital sales, there are also I-ELF complain about other I-ELF who just know how to complain even without helping stream or search in Korean site. The recent issues happen regarding the music video of Sexy, Free & Single Music Video which is apparently unlisted by SM that’s why people can’t find it properly when searching in youtube, and the video view count isn’t increasing that much although apparently there are many people who watch the video again and again~

            Ok first I need to, again, share the video here because ordinary people like me seems won’t find the official video easily. Here people, please watch it, and like it, and favorite it because it’s amazing:

              Well, I’m trying to be objective here, and I’m writing this just as a thought, as an ELF, who also love Super Junior and other fellow ELFs in all over the world. I’ve been interacting with some of you in Super Junior previous video, Mr.Simple. I may be not as active as the rest of you but I do read out the interactions happen there. Truthfully, I’m becoming prouder and prouder to be member of one of the world biggest fandom, ELF. There are many interactions which really show that we care a lot for each other, we have similar purpose that is to make Super Junior happier. That is, if I may add, the love that Super Junior has taught us all. We, can have a lot of friends, from all over the world, by becoming ELF. We should care for each other without differentiating the nationalism, religion, etc. We also learn to give our best always, in whichever activities we need to do because we won’t know whether we’ll have another chance to repeat the activities again. I believe that there are still many other things we learn from them, like we should love our family and cherish them as much as we can, we also need to return all the love people give to us in order to make us happier, etc. I wish I could learn many more things from them by get to knowing more and more I-ELF. So, what’s actually my thought in this post?

                  ELF, as we know so well that us, so many ELF, if not, all ELF all over the world are fighting so hard to make 6jib success. I believe they have they own way to do it. Some are continue watching the MV again and again, some are helping by searching, streaming, and downloading in Korean sites, some are buying the physical album, etc. It isn’t easy task for each of us because as we know, there are many other artists comeback in this July. We don’t have to add the fact that Super Junior isn’t very well welcomed in Korea itself. Also we may add the fact that, I don’t know whether it’s true or not but, the company who owns Super Junior isn’t helping a lot too (based on some facts and arguments, so forgive me if this statement is wrong). Just like our previous efforts, the road won’t be easy but, we manage to do that in 5jib. I believe that we’ll still manage to do that this time, and again, and again, and again if we’ll always stay together like this. So ELF, what I want to say here are:

1. Please, remain calm. Do as much as we can do to help our oppa. We don’t need to be so intimidated by many issues. It’s enough as long as we do whatever we can do to help our oppa. Not to mean that we shouldn’t work hard but, here I mean, work as hard as you can, as our oppa always do in whatever activities they do, and let the result out. Those who work hard, I believe, will get everything the best for them. The same law will happen to us.
2. Don’t blame each other, stay together. This is the most important thing. I don’t like seeing our ELF get an argument each other just because the view that isn’t increased, the dislike toward SM, the dislike toward MV, etc. We should know that our final purpose is just to make our oppa happy. We love each other because we love Super Junior. Therefore, don’t fight. I believe that we’ll be one of the strongest fandom eventually.
3. Don’t be blind. It’s not that I don’t like we become too much protective to our oppa but in my opinion, our oppa are much wiser that what we think. They need to know if they do something wrong so they can get better next time. That’s how we love other people, right? Treat them as your own family. When they do wrong, they need to be reminded. When they do a good job, we need to praise them. The most important thing is, we’ll always give them our support, whatever(good or bad) happen to them. Please see my meaning in this sentences. At least, if you can’t accept my statement, don’t judge other people who remind them when they do something wrong. They just want them to improve (I believe all people need to improve themselves all the time, same thing to me). I say something wrong here I mean it by something really wrong, not something that can raise bad image. PS, not that I remember them doing something bad before.
4. Don’t get agitated by troll. ELF, please, be mature. Every artists who are famous have many antis, that’s usual. Antis will speak rudely to them. Don’t react on that, we just need to focus on our oppa, not them.
5. Stay together always, ELF. Remember that Super Junior only have us, so once become ELF, then we’ll always be an ELF forever. Don’t ever leave them, okay?
6. Just do what you can do. I believe that Super Junior will only be happy if ELF is happy, right? What I mean here is, apart from supporting them, we should also do our best as a person who lives in this world. We have our own activities, family, friends, etc. Don’t ever abandon them. We’ll be a really good ELF if we can do this.
7. I love you all, ELF.. Thanks a lot for being ELF, for always being there for our oppa.. Let’s continue supporting them forever, okay?

                  Although we are ELF, we may have different perception in seeing things. I just need us to remember that we’re ELF because we love Super Junior. Whatever the differences exist, we still have one purpose that is Super Junior. That’s why we should respect each possible different opinions, respect the differences by being mature. It’s good if all ELF can be as mature as Super Junior. So people outside our world can respect both the idol and the fans.

                   That’s just my opinion though. I’ll be happy if most ELF agree with me though, hahaha.. ^^ Let’s keep supporting 6jib, ne?

Saranghae, Super Junior and fellow ELF~ Stay healthy and happy always..

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SDLC vs RUP

I just finished writing about SDLC and RUP. Before forgetting things which I always tend to do, I should write about the difference between the two terms. I won’t explain the definition of each terms anymore here, so please check out the definition of each terms directly to related article.

1. SDLC is a software life cycle, while RUP is one of the method to develop software. So basically, in RUP there will be SDLC phases.
2. To implement SDLC, there will be many methodology used. They are waterfall, spiral, iteration, W method, V method, RUP. So basically, we can use RUP to implement SDLC.
3. There is 7 main phases in SDLC, while in RUP there is only 4 main phases.

Well, I think it’s quite clear though about the difference between both terms. I don’t know whether I can compare both of them anymore because they are totally different. I feel stupid here~ >< But I still want to share this article, because it’s possible for some people out there who still also wonder what the difference between the two. Well, I’ll try comparing methodology to build an application later then~ I should learn more..

Hope this article can be useful for all of us though, so thanks a lot for reading~

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RUP ( Rational Unified Process )

Well I’m back~

After reading some article related with RUP, because actually I learned this thing in my previous university which is why I’ve forgot almost all of it. It’s kind of old though to discuss about RUP at this time but whatever, I also need to know and understand what is RUP actually. I myself often ask, what is exactly RUP, and what the difference exist between RUP and SDLC? Here is the result of my brainstorming today about RUP (hahaha, doesn’t make any sense because I don’t actually read many article about it). Well, I’ll try my best to explain this thing in my language..

RUP phases

RUP, as the acronym states, is a Rational Unified Process which is originally developed by Rational developer as a software development methodology

Based on UML, RUP organizes the development of software into four phases like appears in picture above. Each consisting of one or more executable iterations of the software at that stage of development.

• inception — where the project’s business case is stated and the team decides if the project is worth doing or if it is even possible. It is important to the process to first formulate the scope of the project and also determine what resources will be needed.
• elaboration — where the developers take a closer look at the project to determine its architecture foundation and to evaluate the architecture in relation to the project. This stage is important to the RUP because it is here that developers analyze the risks associated with changing the scope of the project or adding new technologies along the way.
• construction — where the development of the project is completed. The application design is finished and the source code is written. It is in this stage that the software is tested to determine if the project has met its goal laid out in the inception phase.
• transition — where any fine-tuning is performed. Any final adjustments can be based on user feedback, usability or installation issues.

RUP is similar in concept to Extreme Programming in that only what is useful and required is produced and the development plan is updated throughout the process. Both methods seek to develop a system of best practices in software development.

RUP represents an iterative approach that is superior for a number of reasons:

• It lets you take into account changing requirements which despite the best efforts of all project managers are still a reality on just about every project.
• Integration is not one “big bang” at the end; instead, elements are integrated progressively.
• Risks are usually discovered or addressed during integration. With the iterative approach, you can mitigate risks earlier.
• Iterative development provides management with a means of making tactical changes to the product. It allows you to release a product early with reduced functionality to counter a move by a competitor, or to adopt another vendor for a given technology.
• Iteration facilitates reuse; it is easier to identify common parts as they are partially designed or implemented than to recognize them during planning.
• When you can correct errors over several iterations, the result is a more robust architecture. Performance bottlenecks are discovered at a time when they can still be addressed, instead of creating panic on the eve of delivery.
• Developers can learn along the way, and their various abilities and specialties are more fully employed during the entire lifecycle. Testers start testing early, technical writers begin writing early, and so on.
• The development process itself can be improved and refined along the way. The assessment at the end of an iteration not only looks at the status of the project from a product or schedule perspective,
  but also analyzes what should be changed in the organization and in the process to make it perform better in the next iteration.

For more comprehensive reading about Unified Process itself, you can read it here.

Let’s learn together, should we~

References: many articles from google, wikipedia,

Philippe Kruchten, What Is the Rational Unified Process?
Philippe Kruchten and Kurt Bittner, How to Fail with the Rational Unified Process: Seven Steps to Pain and Suffering

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Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

I believe that almost all IT people have heard this term at least once in their life. Software Development Life Cycle or usually called SDLC actually describe about the life cycle of an IT application. There will be some phases in building IT application. In each phase, the result from the phase before will be the resource/input for the next phase. There are 7 main phases in SDLC, they are:

• Requirement Gathering

As the name, in this phase we gather the requirements needed to build the application. How to gather them? There are many options, we can do ask the people in the field directly, gather the data that is usually used, googling, etc. We should gather as many requirements as we can so that later we can have as complete data as possible to do the next phase, that is analysis.

• Analysis

This phase includes doing the analysis for the application from the data that has been gathered in the first phase. Here we’ll get the specification of the application in detail. What module will be needed, what roles will be exist in using the application, what function needed in each module, etc. 

• Design

From requirement specification above, we should create the design of the application. Common design method that is used is UML (Unified Modelling Language) and RDD (Relational Database Design). Although the implementation of this phase is often neglected but this phase holds an important meaning in building an application. This phase can define the requirements in detailed way and therefore we can ensure that the requirements that have been defined before are really needed or not. If we make the design first, it’ll make developer build the code easier, they won’t need to think what attribute needed in an entity, what functions needed in each module, etc. A good design will determine that the application will be reliable and easy to maintain.  You should imagine an application without design. A design can act as documentation and the guideline for the development team. If there is bug later, we can also see the design documentation for easier way to fix the bugs.

• Code

In this phase we build the application by making the code. We should choose the best programming language that is matched with the application requirements. If we build web-based application, almost all programming language has had framework now, so we can choose one of the best suited framework to build the application.  The advantages if we use framework, we don’t need to build our own architecture of the application. We also can use some useful libraries that have been prepared to handle common method needed in application (connect and modify database, authentication method, validation method, etc). Later if we need additional libraries, we can directly search on the framework portal and if available we can download it directly. 

• Testing 

This phase will be done once the code has been finished. We need to do the testing as a unit/module based testing and as a whole application/requirements based testing and integration testing. Why? Because it is possible that the function which is built separately can be working well in each, but can’t be working at all when they are integrated. There are many tests that can be done once the application has been finished. You can refer here.

• Deploy

This phase includes deploying the application in client server, or in web server, whichever needed. There will be configuration and final testing activities in this phase.

• Maintenance 

This phase includes maintain the application that has been deployed. It’s also impossible that there will be bug fixing activities in this phase.

I think that’s all my share about SDLC. I may update this post later. So, hope this post can be useful for us~

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Sungmin’s Variety Show in 2012

Hi there Sungmin’s biased, VitaMins, PerMinent, Kyumin shipper, etc..

   

Actually I don’t have any plan to write this article but I find out that many people are looking for the information about our Sungmin oppa variety show in 2012. Well, I figure out that I have some information about this fact, yes I’m this kind of person (while singing DJ DOC, I’m this kind of person~). So I should share what I have, right~ Here we go..

Sungmin becomes quite active this year, which is the exact reason to make me happy.. He becomes the DJ in Sukira to replace Leeteuk n Eunhyuk in late 2011 with Ryeowook. He also appears in many variety show like in last We Got Married episode, although he just appear for some minutes but the conversation he has with Eeteuk make everyone laugh.. He’s becoming witty I think.. Here are some of Sungmin’s variety show (from the latest date), ps: please leave the credit intact, I just share the information, the video and engsub isn’t mine

1. MBC documentary for Donika.
2. MBC We Got Married TeukSo couple ep.24, Leeteuk calls Sungmin.
3. Ai Yi Qi Celebrity ep 119.
4. LG Fanmeeting with Ryeowook, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, and Kyuhyun, this isn’t variety show but I think you wanna see it too.
5. SBS Star King with Leeteuk, Eunhyuk, Sungmin, Yesung, Ryeowook, Shindong.
6. Come To Play with MinWook.
7. Invicible Youth ep 24.
8. tvN Taxi with Sungmin, Jessica and Luna.
9. TBS King’s Brunch with Super Junior.
10. MBC Special Documentary ‘Dreams of Becoming a Legend with Super Junior’.
11. MTV Studio C with MinWook.
12. PR Ambassador of Korea Hansik in Arirang TV.
13. MNet Boom the KPop with Super Junior.
14. MNet MIC Interview with Super Junior.
15. Pit a Pat Shake with Sungmin.
16. SJM Celebrity Tour Guide Lunar Year Special.

I don’t have any information with the variety show with engsub, I’m sorry. If you’re willing to search maybe you can find it in ithetime.wordpress.com. I’d like to give the link here but ’till I post this article, I don’t get unsubbed video yet there so you can check it later. I think that’s the information I get from various resources, but mainly of course from sup3rjunior.com. I hope this information is helpful for you~

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Let’s fight together

Do I give such a strange title post? I don’t mean let’s fight together in a super full strength soldier of light way though, I just mean let’s be strong together~ I hope this title don’t create any bad impression.. I don’t know why but again, I’ve been feeling a bit down in recent days. Well, life is kinda hard for me, haha.. Such a hyper comment~

Anyway, I’ve been listening to this song again and again. This song gives me a lot of hope which is the one what I’m looking for.. Anyone of you like Japanese pop? Well, I do.. Actually before I get immersed with k-pop, I’m a Japanese pop addict, well quite a bit. I like Yui, Kobukuro, Miho Fukuhara, Monkey Majik, Yuna Ito, etc. Nowadays many Korean singers debut in Japan, like TVXQ, Big Bang, SNSD, Shinee, etc. I like TVXQ too, their Japanese song are good. For those Japanese addict, try listening to their song too. They’re really good..

Well should back to the topic. It’s not a secret anymore that I really like Super Junior. Although they don’t officially debut there, but they also have some Japanese song which is Japanese version from some of their song in Korean album. They also recently sing a Japanese song with title Way, which is the one gives me a lot of strength..

Here is the video link.. It’s not MV though, but it has English translation in it.. Try listening to it once, I bet you’ll get to like it too..

Well, we life to accomplish some purposes, the purposes should be made in order to make our life full of mean.. When accomplishing one by one of our purposes, the road won’t be easy in each steps.. That’s why we need to be strong.. But God is wise, although the road will be hard ’till some extent, we’ll always have another one beside us.. Our God in unexceptional, He’ll always guide us in every conditions.. Our family, also our friends.. Don’t fail to see what purpose you need to accomplish when facing difficult things, because in the end there will only be satisfaction and smile when the purpose is fulfilled.. Believe me, every hard things we face is always worth it..

Please be healthy and be strong always, every one.. Notice everything that’s happen always has it means, you’ll always have others to lessen the burden.. ^^

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Sexy, Free & Single

That is the title of our beloved oppa Super Junior 6jib, or 6th album. Sexy as they always seem, Free as love they always give for their fans and family, & Single as they always together as one. Hahaha, my own interpretation for the 6jib. This album of course need to be special because this will be the last album for our beloved leader Leeteuk before joining the army this year.  This also the first album for Kangin, the member who two years ago joined the army, after he rejoining Super Junior member.

So how about this album? Let’s talk about this

The Photo Teaser

The photo teaser actually comes a little sudden which of course success making us, ELF, anticipate this comeback eagerly (as if we didn’t from the beginning, hahaha). The first teaser that is released is Eunhyuk teaser, following Donghae, later then both member teaser released in one day. They are Leeteuk n Ryeowook, Yesung Sindong, Sungmin Kangin, n the last is Siwon n Kyuhyun. Below is the teaser of each member:

Eunyuk

Donghae

Ryeowook

Leeteuk

Shindong

Yesung

Kangin

Sungmin

Siwon

Kyuhyun

Well, that’s their picture teaser for 6jib. How’s that? Amazing, right~

For me, my favoutite is Leeteuk because he looks extremely beautiful here. Although Kyuhyun too look really handsome and innocent, same one goes to Yesung my extreme bias, I still prefer Leeteuk. How ’bout you, ELF?

The Music Video Teaser

For this one really makes me mad because I’m not in town at the time. I just know the teaser has been out just this afternoon, what a pity~

But I still feel thankful because it seems the MV doesn’t seem to be disappointing, hehe.. For those who doesn’t find the teaser yet, here is the video.. n please ELF, don’t reupload the video, let the world know that our boys are indeed amazing by showing millions view in this video~

The Songs Teaser

Here also comes the songs teaser.. The album seems really great from this video~ I love especially Yesung’s voice.. As usual, so charming

The Album

First, let us see the list of song that we’ll be listening through the album:

Here is the link for Super Junior member booklet message.

I’ve listened almost all the song, please refer to sup3rjunior.com for guideline to buy this album ELF. Please be together, let’s make this album a hit just like Mr Simple again, or even better than that okay?~

Recommend of course From U, the song that is dedicated for us ELF, also someday, bittersweet, daydream which are ballad songs and really makes me tearing up 😦 As expected from KRY + Sungmin (should we make it to KRYS?)

The Music Video

Well, the music video is out today at 12 PM KST 3rd July 2012. Here is the video:

 

Remember don’t reupload the video to any other channel, we want the view to be bigger this time. Let’s work together, ELF~

Help Super Junior Wins Awards?

I believe that as a true ELF we’ll always want our oppa to be the best, right? They deserve it because they always do their best in their comeback, despite their busy schedule and all.. We should return the love by supporting them as best as we can, right? So there will be two ways to do this for now:

1. Download and stream and search about Super Junior Sexy, Free & Single in Korean sites. Complete tutorial, goes here.
2. Order the album from sites which will be counted for big daesang. Complete tutorial, goes here.

Let’s fight harder, ELF~

I love you all..

Wow~

As expected from our oppa-deul, right? They always give the best comeback for us, ELF..

Let’s also support this album with full of love, right ELF? Let’s run together again with them.. Let’s be the one who always love them until the world end~

Super Junior oppa, fighting~ 6jib ddaebak!!!!

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