music that speaks

Reflecting upon the long weekend that has just sped by, I think I have spent it pretty well. Ma and Pa dropped by on Friday and the family spent some quality time together before john left for Switzerland. I am envious how closely knitted dearie’s family is, compared to mine which seemed separated with indifference. I am only thankful for my mummy, the only kin who is indispensible in my life.

I appreciate dearie for accompanying to my mummy’s yesterday. I find comfort seeing her well and to me it is never an obligation to see her weekly. I draw strength from her at times; she continues to brave through unhappiness and stands strong these years.

i spent a couple of hours playing the piano on Sunday. I practiced on a new yiruma piece and got it to sound pretty decently by early evening. I tried playing the piece along with the mp3 playing into my left ear. So left ear was listening to the studio-perfect piece as my right ear tried to listen to what my hands were playing. It helped me to work out the expressions of the piece and gain a quick feel of the speed and mood of the piece.

I practiced my chopin nocturne no. 2 too. It’s been a while since I last played it and watching li yundi play it on youtube inspired me. Not that I want to play like him, which I believe I can’t be in this lifetime. But I feel his playing breathes life into music; life into notes you see on a piece of paper. His fingers run on the keys without hesitation, each note he plays produces not just a sound, it tells a story. I dream of playing music that has life and speaks too.

i did some reading too but I’m still miles away from finishing the book.

Finally got my hands on the exercise clip! Will start doing it during lunch later. I think this is good indoor exercise. Seeing the results pa got from doing it daily is really encouraging.

So there goes long weekend and back to toil at work. Next long weekend to look forward to is in Nov, so that's a consolation.