Tawau: Bing's recital: 2nd Mar 2012

It's been a while since I update my blog, but recently traveled quite a few places, I should start with this, a friend's solo recital in Tawau. 

My music college junior, who has just finished her studies not long ago, she decided to go back where she came from and perform her debut solo recital, hometown Tawau. 

Her motive is rather motivating, to expose classical music to the locals of Tawau. Luck is on her side, with a good intention, she managed to advertise her concert in all the local papers for free, printing posters at extremely cheap price, renting piano at a reasonable price, too, everything just seem side with her. 

We stayed in this cheh-kai new hotel, luckily its new, I don't know how will it be 6 months down the road.

The design of the room is just simple. 

Toilet also simple, well, how complicated you want a toilet to be?

Looks haunted corridor especially in Tawau. 

The unfinished cafe, an oboe solo going through my mind 

The reception

The lift that is designed to confuse you upon entering. 

I went to the highest floor, the 10th, to get a full view around the Tawau town, i reached this under construction site. 

A shot in the night.

Mosque near the sea

Town 01

Town 02

Town 03

Town blah blah.. 

Blah blah..

Blah...

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Went to eat their "Bottom fragrant Mee Hoon" something like Gong Foo Yin Yong, except the Fried Mee Hoon is hard at the outside, soft in the inside.

Mango sai mai lou.. 

And then we went to the Tawau library where her recital take place later tomorrow night for rehearsal. 

I sing because of you ~ ~ 

Around the library

Then we went to Pasar to walk around..

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And then Karmel cafe for lunch.. 

Saw this paper, so true.. 

During the recital.. 

The Kawai piano, thanks to Connie Thien the provider

Our star.. 

whatever.. 

My damn freaking funny choir teacher, Susanna Saw..

Our damn freaking unlucky performer, Michelle Cheong (broke her bag zip, shoe lay, violin shoulder rest at the same night)

This brings back memories.. 

Loo Jingyi.. playing Tom & Jerry arr. Hiromi

MIA ladies Choir

Terrible guest performer.. 

well.. no comment.. 

same here.. 

Looks like an interesting island.. wished to visit this place some day. 

Goodbye Tawau, Penang here i come. 

Dolce ?

Had a session of ensemble playing with some friends from UCSI..

Came to a part which was my turn to play a short lyrical solo..

Then Dr Png commented.. "Can you make this phrase a dolce ones?"

Dolce... Dolce... Dolce.. Dolce.. Dolce..

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Dolce? ?   ? ?

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I just can't imagine the phrase in my mind, or feel it..

Suddenly Dolce is not familiar to me anymore..

What is dolce? Such a disappointing discovery of my incompetent tonight..

And it's getting higher

Long time no see

Thank you very very much for the dinner and biscuit!!!

Had a great and fun night catching up with you!

Take care and safe journey when you go back.. missing you so much!!! =D

Restart and move on

Enough grumbling like a kid, its time to continue this journey!!

失去了目标，会剩下什么?

生命的变质

还记得小时候，当我听到音乐的时候，我都会欣喜雀跃，随着音乐哼起歌来。

印象深刻的是小时候的电子游戏机里，有一些会用到古典乐来配乐。有一首曲子在脑海里挥之不去，也不知道是什么，只是觉得很好听，直到大了，跟古典音乐接触多了，才偶然发现，原来是柴可夫斯基的第一钢琴协奏曲。

尤其是管弦乐，由几十种不同乐器组合的音色，充满了喜怒哀乐的表达，一张专辑可以一遍又一遍的听，每次都听得很入神。凡是管弦乐的，都会上网下载来听，乐以忘忧。

从此，上网听音乐几乎是每一天的事了，没有金钱能力的当时，一直努力地翻遍网络企图下载免费的曲谱。

不知道什么时候开始，直到最近在检讨着我对音乐的追求，发现我听音乐，无论是什么音乐，但已经没有那种感觉了，好象，我们互不相识，也无法更深一层认识。

现在纵有了不少的谱，但好像从没翻阅它们，只是充当书架的装饰罢了。


听音乐，好像只是掩盖听觉的无聊，好让时间更快过。


通过这点，我能不能下定论，我生命里的音乐是不是变了呢？音乐已经不再是我真正要追求的东西？

这条船，应该驶向哪儿？