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Danse Macabre: The Actual Thing

Bf secretly took a video of us, so I get to hear how we sounded! Unfortunately, the last bit was cut off because he accidentally pressed stop. Still, thanks Lennel!

Twitter Updates for 2010-03-09quareberry

• playing piano…. hope no neighbours complain. #
• wishes she can practise piano from morning to night. #
• running started at 7pm last night in the end! AND 6am this morning. *pats self* #

She was right…

…in saying that no matter how you think you want to stop playing piano already, you can’t because you love it too much.

Anyway, here is a beautiful, familiar piece I recently sight read with my teacher.

NYX Muses: A Fashion Blog!

I’ve an extremely kind and sweet friend- Yuan Xin! I really appreciate her, and all the small things that she does for her friends. For example, everytime she goes to Guang Zhou (her parents are doing business there), she’d pick out lots of presents for Mouse and I, usually purple stuff that we love.

And she’s cool too! Can’t you tell that she has great fashion sense from the above picture? I always knew that she is someone to go to when I (or even my bf) requre fashion advice, but recently I started reading her blog again and I’m reminded of how cool she is. She writes about fashion, shopping, lifestyle… and the environment (she even has World Wildlife Fund widgets- didn’t I say she was extremely kind?)! Really very interesting…

Thought its time I added her to my blogroll since I read it everyday, and she recently wrote about Fashion by Women, for Women (in honour of International Women Women’s Day), which I thought was a great angle…so visit NYX Editorial, her old blog and NYX Muses, her new blog .

I need to meet her for dinner soon, miss her.

A Refreshing Change

After weeks and weeks of Saint-Saens, I am finally learning Chopin today. What a refreshing change!

I love the Chopin, hopefully I get it up soon.

That same Jacket…

Touch 2008

Both the above are Touch 2009…

And the above 2 are Touch 2010…

I’ve worn the same old blazer/pants for the past 3 Touch concerts… is it me, or has the blazer grown bigger???

Okay, I think they look the same in photos after a careful look. My blazer felt massive yesterday, lol!

Touch 2010

Its finally over and I would like to thank-

My SUPER partner Sherilyn, who practised very hard, practised late at night with me, was so patient, put up with my nagging, bought me drinks, bought a blazer so that we can wear pants to perform, always gave me assurance, learning her part so fast, being such a fun partner and PLAYING SO WELL.

Nerissa and Sooty for turning pages for us, I think they have a peaceful presence! Sooty (ex-partner) was my page turner, and his presence was truly comforting during the actual performance. I felt like I was playing for him when he came over to my house to listen to my repertoire before my diploma exam.

Sooty also led me practice on his back backstage, which was a good warm-up- literally, because my fingers were freezing backstage and his back was quite warm.

Nerissa also encouraged me A LOT while I was so frustrated practising. =)

We were also their page turners and they also wrote us random/sweet messages on their scores just before the performance. I was about to flip to page 2, when I saw ‘Hello Chengwei =)’ and I nearly burst out laughing on stage.

Tzening, for helping me … securing my pants with a safety pin so nicely, haha. Before that, I was pinning it over and over again until I thought the pin would break. (Yes, my pants became too big and I didn’t realize it until I put it on before the full dress rehearsal.)

Sue Ann and Serene for attending! This was their first time attending a piano concert, just to watch me =). They also bought me pretty roses… they couldn’t find purple flowers, but I actually like deep red roses.

Thanks to all my friends/colleagues/bf’s mum/students who attended as well.

Anirban who constantly encouraged me online and told me that I can do this, telling me it was awesome and hugging me =).

My teacher, who put up with my sight reading during piano lesson because I played nothing but Danse Macabre for about a month, and also helped me work out the challenges of this piece.

Finally, my ever-wonderful boyfriend, Lennel, who is always so patient whenever I am busy. He sacrificed time we should have spent together, sacrificed his time by coming over to my house to have dinner with me and watch me practice, encouraged me always, accompanied me to NUS to practice with Sherilyn late at night and COACHED me the day before concert,… yes, he doesn’t play the piano, but he would tell me which parts sounded disgusting and make me play over and over again. Time to make things up to him over this weekend…

I’m so happy its over, and now, back to Chopin.

Protected: The Humbling Piece

Twitter Updates for 2010-03-08quareberry

• running begins again at 6am tomorrow. #
• I usually feel slightly sad when concerts are over, but now, I feel so GLAD its over. Middle of the night practising BE GONE! #
• wants to thank @jiansh for coming to watch her concert yesterday, and urgest him to organize dinner with Lynn! #

Expect…

  …nothing but the absolute very best from yourself.