The theme from ‘Chemistry’, from local group Dreamz FM. A really great song. I feel so sad listening to it, and this song’s been stuck in me for years, even before it became famous with that drama. So nice~! Feel like crying. ToT;
Here’s me looking REAL bored at today’s ‘Meet the Junior’ session in my school, lol. One positive thing about today? There was this REAL COOL LOOKING (and sounding) YAMAHA GRAND PIANO IN THAT HALL! And me being one of the first few helpers being there over 1 hour than the others, I got to play it! YES! For the first time in my life, a GRAND PIANO! It sounds so sublime; almost heavenly~! I got to play my very few limited musical pieces ON A GRAND PIANO! Sounds so nice ; - ; …
I don’t know why, but I ALWAYS get attracted to pianos, regardless of wherever I am. Whenever I see a piano, I get soooooo excited like a little girl! ^-^ The piano has such a melodious (2nd time I’m using this word in 2 consecutive blog posts, lol) sound!
So anyway, I was playing the piano right? Theme of Love from Final Fantasy 4, Kuon-Hikari to Nami no Kioku from Final Fantasy X-2, Debussy’s Claire de Lune (under progress), Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata #1 (under progress) and Fur Elise, ya know? All that stuff, and then one of my Chem Eng lecturers (real young and real cute (!!) lol) sat close by and we talked for a while (when the juniors haven’t begun arriving yet). (People tend to get really impressed when I say I’ve only played the piano for a year and can’t read notes. I mean, its really no big deal! You can do anything you want, with enough practice. At least thats what I tell myself…)
Soo anyway, she told me that she tried learning, but eventually lost interest. Sad thing. She could have been a really beautiful pianist. Now’s she’s just plain beautiful. *sigh* LOL! Oh, and she likes Emi Fujita too! (she brought out her Emi Fujita CD) Like mweee~! Emi Fujita is this really cool Japanese singer who sings REALLY well. Wow. Beautiful and with taste! Nice! LOL! Kiddddding kidding. Enough with that aye? Heh.
Ah, turns out there are a few REAL pianists in the my course of studies. Real cool man. Got to know a few of them, One of them includes JiaJia (from my neighbouring class). A Grade 5 pianist and she plays really well! Bravo yo! Maybe I could learn something from all of the pros in my course! Heh ^-^;;
Mmm. Time to sleep.. Nite guys. Heh.
Life is just so nice; so perfect. Here I am at 10pm in the evening, drinking a nice steaming cup of Lipton Tea, lying back on the black half-leather sofa in my room, feeling the cool leather on my bare back. The lamp in the corner of my room provides the cool, dim and soothing ambient orange lighting that reflects itself onto my bedroom windows, providing a such a nice and serene atmosphere. Adding to the effect, my multi-split air-conditioning unit blows cooled air onto me and filling up the rest of the room. Aki Kuroda plays the piano to perfection with his score-perfect renditions of tracks from Final Fantasy 10, and my speakers reproduce the sound with perfection, filling up the room with melodious piano music. Life is just so nice, so perfect.
…at least for that moment.
Sometimes, just locked in this scenario for just a short moment in time makes life worth living. That sense of peacefulness within myself. To imagine myself somewhere above Tokyo city, overlooking the city skyline, in that exact scenario I described above would be the epitome of everything I visualize peacefulness to be. Maybe one day, I will get to fulfill that dream. Maybe. Just maybe.
Anyhooo. I think I have a small stash of other old pics..somewhere. Hmm.. *goes look for ‘em*
I came across something interesting a few moments ago: My high school pics! LOL~ Ah those were the days..
I miss those days soOooOo much. *sigh*. Those times in the drama club getting cursed upon for playing the wrong sound track (*Ahem* Kitaro *Ahem*), those nights (not) mugging away my ass for tests, those times playing soccer on the school field. Truly, I miss those days. Anyhooo, here are 2 class pictures in the class of ‘99. Guess where I am. ^-^;;
Here is a poem, composed by yours truly.
Taking A Bath In The Bathroom Upstairs
Slowly, I move,
Towards that bathroom upstairs.
Down and out, I do feel;
What I need, is to be on even keel.
Why is life so unfair?;
Why is it missing that special flair?
That I need, to make my life better;
Maybe a little something to take me out of the gutter?
A little talk to keep me up;
Appreciative of all the chances,
Handed to me in a silver cup.
Hardships endured and friendships made;
And after all that had been done and said;
I would like to think I’m a little better;
To have gained all of that in a life of helter-skelter.
As slowly as I intended to, I move;
Towards that light;
Towards that bathroom upstairs.
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In other matters, I had a great time today! Watched ‘The Whole 10 Yards’ with Naf and Grace, then proceeded to the Esplanade to seek refuge in the great sanctuary that is the library. I have to say, wow! The library is a really great place to sit, and think about things. The environment is so nice, dark and jazzy. We then rented this really cool piano room in the library where we enjoyed playing the piano. It was sooooo nice and fun! ^o^;;
After that, we proceeded to the Baybeats concert just beside the main Esplanade building. Really cool music, I must say. 10/10! Naf had to leave early, so after that, I met Fir for a few mins, and then me and Grace enjoyed the music (actually, I was the only one enjoying the music. Grace was like, virtually sleeping. Lol) Then proceeded to have an interesting chat on the way to City Hall MRT. Topics ranged…greatly. Haha. Stopped by Starbucks to geta nice Frappucino and some bread at Breadtalk. Sat down to eat…and then proceeded by train home.
I would just like to say; sometimes, the simplest things are the best things in life. Ya know, talkin’ with friends, immersing yourself in the calm environment of a library, music. It was somehow a very fulfilling day. Really nice, slow and relaxing day. That’s how life should be; slow, unstressed and peaceful…
I feel so down; so lonely. What in the world is happening? Life is so aimless; so meaningless. This ain’t one of them phases dammit. I’m going to be an adult soon. Where did all those years go to? One moment I was just playing soccer in the wide open fields; and in the next, some people I know are already getting married. What is my purpose in life?! Live life in the possibility, not the probability; that’s what someone I knew said once.
Everyone has dreams; to live in the lap of luxury, to have a wonderful and loving family, to earn that first million. Eventually, what happens? Before they can escape society’s grip, society shapes them into a perfect jigsaw piece; part of that huge archetype that is the brainchild of the perceptions of people have of society. So few live their dreams. They just drift into obscurity, living their life as slaves; huge conglomerates paying them wads of paper currency for time spent; they are paying to ebb away our lives. I don’t want to live life that way; I really don’t. What am I to do? We work the day, we return to our families at night, we sleep, and the cycle continues.
Why do people do this? We need money. Money is important in society; we are shunned upon if we do not have money. Ignoring this fact would be similar to you ignoring the people around you; that is impossible to do so; no matter what anyone says. I don’t want obscurity. I want non-conformity; to go against the norm; to live life the way I see fit; to not care what people think about me. No nine-to-five jobs for me. I want to master 6 languages; I want to earn my first million before I’m 25; I want to own a nice house by the countryside; I want to master the piano; I want a loving wife to live my life with.
Ideals.
Life isn’t always perfect; but how did Donald Trump make it? How did Bill Gates make it? The world’s richest men. They were just normal people like you and me; they were not afraid of working hard; to break through society’s perceptions. I need to revamp my life; I need to rethink my priorities. I swear I’m going to work hard; I’m going to break stereotypes; I’m going to live my life the way I see fit. It is NOT too late. Work hard; gain respect; change perceptions. That is what I am going to do.
Everything has a balance. I shall work hard at destroying the balance; yet maintaining an internal one. Give myself internal peacefulness. I shall strive for greatness.
Heya peeps. Cosfest 2004 was a blast! Here are the pics I took at the event.
http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v324/Tachikawa/Cosfest%202004
Final note: Cuteness~!! *melts*
(Middle girl) ^-^;
Awwwwww man. It ended. Today. Though I feel like I should be happy, I somehow miss my attachment company. Those times spent in the canteen talking, eating, joking around…those nights spent zombie-eyed in front of the machine stuffing stuff into the …uhhh…slots. Supposedly ‘evil’ supervisors and co-workers turned out to be really nice and wonderful people once you got to know them better.
….and unfortunately I got to know them better only in the beginning of the final week of my attachment. Sucks. Well, at least it better to have known them a little more than to rather not know them at all right? *sigh* Most of my co-workers were from China, so I improved on my Chinese, that’s a plus point. Also, I met some really amazing people there. People who could speak 3 languages so fluently, you’d never thought it was possible. It totally renewed my interest in languages. Friendships gained, trust built. A truly magnificent experience.
You just notice how many differing personalities people have! Especially this one guy from China, I kinda forgot his name, but his nickname was ‘Iori’, as in Iori of ‘King of Fighters’ fame. He truly looked like him, right down to the hair and height. My friend and me were closer to him than to the rest. He appeared rather ‘friendly’ to us (friendly in OUR terms meaning: looks intimidating; will chomp you down and spit you out first chance he gets), but hey, as I said, looks can be deceiving. He turned out to be very friendly. When we were saying our final goodbyes, he looked kinda sad and dejected. He didn’t mix much with his co-workers, which is a sad thing. A really great and funny guy. I took a small picture of him with my handyphone. *sigh* Miss him and his antics already.. ToT;
In closing, just would like to state, I MISS EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE ALREADY~…and its barely a day back. *sob sob*… Some things just have to end, I guess. Everything that is left are…memories.
.*wipes away tears* anyway, on a lighter note. Here’s the link to my recording….keep in mind that
1) I suck.
2) I don’t know how to read notes.
3) I don’t know how to use the 3 pedals..
3) Certain parts been recomposed Tachikawa-style.
4) Everything was decomposed entirely by ear.
5) Recorded using my Sennheiser mic and played on an upright Yamaha piano.
There you go. You have been warned!
Tachikawa Vs Beethoven-Fur Elise (Simplified-T)
Here
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