It's been a year since I last updated this blog, but reading what I have left behind to what I am today, growing up from 2006 since I started writing, in that tiny musky carpeted room in Australia where it all began - through summer, autumn, winter, spring - I guess I grew up.
Strange, I feel the same everyday. But the photos published every detail of me and my life, unconsciously. People had always been the seed in my heart, some had came and left without a trace, some stayed. My adding up friend's list, lovers, colleagues, and even family members. So much beauty, love, baggage and so much sadness.
The fear of once I had, being alone, fear to let go, learning the hard way are teachers to my own. I still have fears, and I doubt I will ever be fearless, but gravity works wonders.
End of the day, sentiments brought me back here. I wonder a year from now, when I read this post again, I would be proud?
It was of a highest pleasure, to listen to him play.
One of our many amazing programs, 'Sorcery, Sunshine & Shakespeare', had invited French pianist Jean Yves Thibaudet to perform Saint-Saens' Piano Concerto No 5 - 'Egyptian' for our October concert. He finished the Saturday evening with encore from Brahms Opus 118.
I must say, I still could not express the experience of listening to him - it was pure beauty. I remembered that I could not speak after the concert, I was still holding my breath and still holding that feelings inside, that feeling I could not explain, of how he could create music, only music, without any words and lyrics, that could touch me so deeply and profound, and to give me that watery eyes. It was a heart felt experience.
I was not the only one, walking backstage, I bumped into our MPO pianist, her eyes was red, we both just took a deep breath, and shook our head of how unbelievable he is.
Thibaudet played soundtracks for some major movie such as The Portrait of a Lady, Pride & Prejudice, Atonement.
Here is one of my favorite from Pride & Prejudice. Enjoy.
…ollo (no, it is not a penis. It is from the animation Megamind)
I confess I am not a movie buff. I end up watching too many chick flicks with pink covers. But I do not mind knowing more good stuff.
I have a dear friend who seems to know a lot about movies, and when I tell him
‘….huh?? no I have not watched it..’ *stern face*
I get a ‘WHAT??!!....’ *eyes stretched so big, mouth goes to the shape of an O’
Cracks me up.
So here I have, a list of movies lined up insisted to be watched.
Among them are
-Shawshank Redemption (I thought Europeans just have trouble with pronouncing the movie title, I mean…what is Shawshank? It sure rhymes with my name Soo Shan)
-Dirty Dancing
-Perfume (Half way to go, perhaps the only time I was awake was when the guy was smelling the dead lady’s boobies, hehe)
-Oscar (Apparently I will laugh all the way)
-Amadeus (Boys with wigs)
So ok, although I do not have a companion to watch a movie on a lazing couch, I suppose having someone that distributes is blissful enough.
