Chopin Piano Competition 2010: Piano Concerto No.1 in E Minor
Winner for this year is Yulianna Avdeeva (the lady in the video) from Russia.
This year marks the 200th anniversary of Chopin and Schumann. Hopefully, after the exams, there are still some sort of museum activity/music festival (to celebrate the anniversary) for me to attend.
Friday, October 22, 2010 9:02 PM
Friends and life
I find the above pictures to be eerie.
I was surprised I didn't get really sad.
The sadness gradually lessened as the day went by.
But I was touched when Mr Kuah and his student performed 'If We Hold On Together'. Oh yes, the council video was nice. 'Por you' lol, muppin.
College life seems like yesterday. It's so amazing how two years passed by this fast. We never really found that out in our primary/secondary school life, isn't it? I've enjoyed my life in college, with the guitar peeps, dinners, chats, surviving through competition and concert, preparing camps. The guitar people were the ones whom I spent a lot of my first year/first half of this year afternoons with. (And later, my buddy! More to come, definitely.)
And here, my lovely friends whom I spent my entire journey in college with. Going round together, eating together, studying together etc. The people who made my life in college much bearable.
Thanks!
12:06 AM
AFI - Silver And Cold
Uh, almost living in disbelief. Jeevi predicted I would cry. I said perhaps I would, but laughed it off, thinking I can control myself properly. Now, oh its 12am already. FRIDAY, it is. I'm suddenly overwhelmed by sadness. Can't believe myself. This kind of emotion happens everytime there is a "farewell" or something.
Now I need something to calm me down. Listening to rock calms me down a lot. It gets rid of my anxiety too.
Thursday, October 21, 2010 12:33 AM
Ambiguity
I ought to be sleeping, but I really must get something out.
Friday is coming. I'm...scared/sad. The message Angelyn sent, touched me a lot. For the past few months, I had been living in uncertainty. (Just like what Angelyn said, lol).
And yes, "Farewells are the hardest thing in life".
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 6:23 PM
Staying strong
I got inspired by Mr Lim today. Well... He said about needing a strong character, and perserve on. To be gutsy. Don't get demoralised. Our VP was also really inspiring.
So...I need to build up my character. In this sense, I am saying I need to be stronger. Really, I was partially, almost totally demoralised after the Prelims. This was especially so when the teachers started asking you what happened, why you didn't do well and they kept probing and when you don't feel like answering-because you know that once you start talking, the tap in your eyes may just start to flow as well, they give you that "I bet you didn't study" look. (Eh hello?!! I did study. I studied day and night. I did revision, practice papers etc.)
Sucky results made you think whether you can really do well in less than 2 months. Results aren't good. Life's not good.
Yes, so I am going to stay strong. Not going to be as fragile as before. Not to get upset so easily. Not to be bothered by other people's comments (like how some teachers like to discourage you at this point of time). I will pull through this. Yeaheyaheayhaheagadghedjh.
Thursday, October 07, 2010 6:15 PM
Losing all balance
Time is running soooooo short. I'm gonna flood my brain with problems of the Japanese economy soon.
Tuesday, October 05, 2010 9:14 PM
Fare
Just a few days ago, my grandma taught my sister and I the way to making dumpling/wan ton while I was in the midst of completing assignments. It was really fun and all it took was less than 15 minutes to make and cook about 30 dumplings (of course with the mince meat and prawn prepared and marinated). Yes, I felt really good after that. Cooking does makes you feel relaxed. ___________________________
Do you feel more at ease listening to songs on repeat/ shuffle? I like songs on repeat a lot, a lot. I really don't like my songs on shuffle. Maybe that explains why I have only 200 plus songs on my touch now because I don't really put songs which I don't like, into it (this means pop). Oh, but I do have a pop-Blue (Is Blue pop?), some Motion City Soundtrack, a lot of AFI, Alesana, Red Jumpsuit, some electro and some random.
But then again, I still have songs which I'm not so fond of in the touch.
When I get hooked to a song, I listen to it on repeat- maybe for an hour or two, about 2 times daily. These few days, I got back to listening to Darling, I Want To Destroy You (AFI) again. Reminds me very much of Brisbane and comforts me a lot, a lot.
