Money here and there... No money no talk. Every typical fellow Singaporean would talk about it. It is evidently the essential item for survival in any city in the world. In order to get hold of one's rightful share of it, a person could do anything to make sure that he gets it.

The fight for money could happen every where. Be it in the workplace, home, or even on the street. Anywhere. But is money really that important that you have to harm another person to get them? Is money worth more than your friends or family members? Do the victims of these "crimes" deserve to be "robbed"?

Since you have a perfect and healthy body, why not live your life to the fullest and do something meaningful? What's the purpose of being involved in the battle for shares of the family's fortune?

Cherish your life humans. Appreciate it.



I felt so touched by the japanese drama. 一リットルの涙 aka 1 litre of Tears

~My Melancholy~

After some thinking and advises from my friend, I think I should see things from a different perspective. hmmm... For the time being, I'll just put those unhappiness behind me. I don't want to think about it for now. I want to make my life meaningful and youthful.

Goals in Life?

A PERFECT World of cause. Haha. But it's not possible isn't it? hmmm. Well, I guess I'll have to create it myself. =D

Currently my life is just revolving around Music & Performances, Entertainment & More Activities, Fashion (Window Shopping... No choice ah.. no money =(.. LOL), Get a Driving Licence asap, take up some useful course, and of cause Tennis!

Trying my best to gain experience on-stage... Took part in BHSO and performed with them. Though performance is not 100% perfect, but I felt a sense of achievement! That's due to the fact that I managed to complete Dvorak's Symphony No. 9!! It's a really tough piece... Though in some parts, I smoke my way thru... but i managed to play 80 % of the song... YEah.. Cool isn't it? Currently, I will be under SSO cellist Guo Hao soon and I really hope to leap a far distance this time round...=)

Don't know why, this time I really feel like trying outdoor activities like beach volleyball.. And the all-time favourite: cycling and probably i wana learn roller blade... haha! quite weird for me... yea. thats what i want though... Lol..

Have been looking at those branded stuffs recently. Prob not branded but maybe a more stylish formal wear? hmmm. haha... somehow i just fall in love with them.. maybe i might wear them for meetings? hmmm. haha

Driving.... haiz... when can i get my licence and a car of my own... haha.. so shuang right? can drive anywhere u want. i want a car with really sporty looks... it'll be good if i got a porche lah.. but too bad.. i'm not some rich dude... haha...

Audi R8
Probably my dream car?? hmm

Audi R8 Real version

~My Melancholy~

Here are some quotes on music by famous musicians. Enjoy!

1. Johann Sebastian Bach - "There's nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time and the instrument plays itself."

2. Ludwig van Beethoven - "To play without passion is inexcusable!"

3. Johannes Brahms - "Without craftsmanship, inspiration is a mere reed shaken in the wind."

4. Frederic Chopin - "Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art."

5. George Frideric Handel - "Whether I was in my body or out of my body as I wrote it I know not. God knows."

6. Franz Joseph Haydn - "Young people can learn from my example that something can come from nothing. What I have become is the result of my hard efforts."

7. Felix Mendelssohn - "Even if, in one or other of them, I had a particular word or words in mind, I would not tell anyone, because the same word means different things to different people. Only the songs say the same thing, arouse the same feeling, in everyone - a feeling that can't be expressed in words."

8. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - "Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius."

9. Franz Schubert - "Some people come into our lives, leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never the same."

10. Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky - "I sit down to the piano regularly at nine-o'clock in the morning and Mesdames les Muses have learned to be on time for that rendezvous."


11. Music is the silence between the notes.
-Claude Debussy


12. What's best in music is not
to be found in the notes.
-Gustav Mahler

13. When I open my eyes, I can only sigh,
for what I see is contrary to my creed:
and I must despise the world for not perceiving that music is a higher revelation than any wisdom or philosophy.
It is the wine that inspires new creations.
-Ludwig van Beethoven


14. Music expresses that which can not be said
and on which it is impossible to be silent.
-Victor Hugo

15. Music is the arithmetic of sounds
as optics is the geometry of light.
-Claude Debussy


16. Music creates order out of chaos: for rhythm
imposes unanimity upon the divergent, melody
imposes continuity upon the disjointed, and
harmony imposes compatibility upon the incongruous.
-Yehudi Menuhin


17. True music must repeat the thought
and inspirations of the people and the time.
My people are Americans and my time is today.
-George Gershwin

18. Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears from the eyes of woman.
- Beethoven

19. Chamber music - a conversation between friends.
- Catherine Drinker Bowen

~My Melancholy~

Days have passed since I last post on my blog. Just within these few days, I experienced a lot of stuffs. Everywhere. Every minute. Every second.

Currently, my life is mostly spent in the office. Every weekday, it is the place i have to report to. A seemingly friendly place initially could turn out to be a demonic place. Devil's aura loomed every corner of the little 2 storey building. Why should I be working there in the 1st place? No choice... It's a compulsory national service.

The exterior gives a somewhat uneasy peaceful appearance. Inside, it's obviously a warfare. An office one. With INVISIBLE elven Arrows being fired around every now and then. Perm staffs are obviously the army men, defending and attacking at the same time. As a small fry, I tried to hide myself like the way a hermit crab would do. But, how am I suppose to hide away totally from the arrows when i'm in a battlefield?
Tough isn't it?

I would agree that this is a good training for me before i enter the working world. The warfare would be more brutal and cold-blooded. But why does human has to do this? What does one gain from all these? Power? Promotion? Money? Can friendship(be it casual or close) be compromise for these? Is that worth? Why can't people live and work in HARMONY like the notes from symphony works. Perfect Harmony.

Everyday. I am training myself to be stronger. To face up to these problems with confidence and learning to be tactful when handling these issues. It's tiring. Really tiring. Why can't the life in office be like playing cello in an orchestra? Isn't it beautiful and perfect that way?

After performing at the VCH for BHSO, I'm currently preparing a song The Swan by Saint Saens for an audition. Hopefully, I would be able to pass this audition and i can get to rehearse and perform eveynow and then. Won't be wasting my time trying to survive in a warfare for the time being. No point. I would rather do something that i like and better at. At least i got to enjoy and gain experiences from what i do. And not jobs that shrink one's brain.

Improving in progress................30%

On a lighter note, here's a video i would like to share with you guys.

~My Melancholy~

Haha... Isaac's play. Well Done man...

~My Melancholy~

After being involved in the TDA, i was already pinned down by tiredness. To add on to this misery, i was picked to do duty on 3rd Aug (SAT) for 24hrs. Which means i can only go home on Sunday. Oh my god... This weekend is the worst i ever had.

I had to report to camp early in the morning at 7am. And duty starts. What i got to do is to be at the counter to change pass if anyone comes. So boring isn't it? Stuck in the small aircon house, i can do nothing but to talk and rot... waste of my saturday which could be spent on more meaningful stuffs outside... haix. forget it. Its so boring on saturday.

I only get to go home on Sunday 7am. took me 2hrs to reach home as the public transport does not increase the frequency of their services on Sundays. Poor me. I was feeling so tired at that time. when i reached home at 9am, i took a quick bath, had my breakfast and got to go out again cos i am having a cello lesson with a cellist from SSO!! Its such an honour. Too bad i din got enough sleep... Lesson still have to go on.

He told me that he has to start from basics as i had picked up all bad habbits from different cellist outside. Perfect basic technique is the key to be able to play all songs. That's his idea of teaching cello. So, for that 45mins cello lesson, he taught me special fingering techniques and the art of the bow. I just realised that an upbow and downbow has different way of playing.. that's really amazing.!! After the lesson, I got to pay $364.. oh my... 45-min Session cost $78. But really hope he can do miracles. He said that within one year when i've mastered his basic technique, i can move to a higher level! Hopefully i learn fast enough.. haha

At night i went to watch a concert by Hwa Chong Voices (Choir). Jonathan Kee invited me to go.. haha... Initially, i wasn't interested in choir at all. Dread to go. But when i was there at the Esplanade Recital Hall watching the concert, I was truely impressed by their performance!! NEver did I expect choir to be so interesting. It's like a String Ensemble, with Soprano(Violin I & II), Alto(Viola), Tenor(Cello), and Bass(Double Bass). Each of the section harmonises very well. Their tones are in tune and their voices are strong. Inevitably, the HCJC's Choir got Gold With Honours for their SYF... I was really touched by their performance and it somehow changed my impression of choir concerts... The soloists too sang extremely well as they really have soothing and clear and transparent voices. The most important thing is that I didn't imagine Jonathan could sing so well! haha!!! Cheers to you Kee.. haha..

~My Melancholy~