my beloved mornings...

I realise that I really need my mornings and love it so much! The morning sun that shines into my house and morning breeze are too enjoyable that it seems like a sin to miss it. And awaking to know that there's a long day ahead with many hours does WONDERS. I feel so much more diligent with that mindset. However, I have missed out much on it. My "nights" have been 3-4am and "mornings" begin around 11am. This must change! Its 4.41am now and I am vowing to wake up 9am tomorrow morning. Let this be a start and hopefully, I'll adjust my body clock back to 7-8am as my wake up time. Caleb needs to salvage his mornings!

I just came back from Carls' Jr @ East Coast. Another supper session with WangDaJie and Markolele. I think we spent 3hrs just suppering?? Of course, with many many conversations as well. We literally talked the whole night out. Mark was saying its amazing how much we have to talk about. From life, love, dreams, past, cultures, music and more music... Haha... I really love eating, talking and just hanging out with friends.

Music is intriguing me... Even more so these days. In awe and confusion, dilemma that there are so many genres, styles, kinds, variety, sounds of music out there. And I am thinking what does my future lie? Many routes out there to be taken. Well, I really should not think so far. I have not even gotten my education! Wait... I have not even been confirmed a place. :( 12 days to go. Prepare, pray and leave it in the Hands of God. :)

Read the Bible, pray everyday... pray everyday... pray everyday...

-LeB-

Our 1 day escapde...

It felt like a holiday, too relaxing and carefree to be true. We finally carried out our plan of having breakfast together. The stipulated time to meet was 9am but WangDaJie had the "call of nature" and could not be on time. We met up at around 9.40am instead, at Raffles Place. It is still early for non-workers! We headed down to Raffles Place in search of a westernized breakfast. WangDaJie was expecting glass houses, open spaces and greenery... unfortunately, we have to be reminded that we are in Singapore. Space is a constraint and we do not have that much greenery :( Still, we found Tully's Coffee and Quiznos at Far East Square. I like the place. Cafes... I love it :)


Our breakfast(s)... Nice nice!


Breakfast Khakis...


And my portion. I ordered the breakfast serving which resulted in a really small portion of sandwich. I then decided to order brocolli and cheese soup. Love it!

After breakfast, we headed to Suntec to watch a movie. Its... a miracle. Cause the few of us have never watched a movie together! For one, I am not a movie avid. WangDaJie is though, but there weren't chances thus far. So, we proceeded with our first movie together... And we caught Pink Panther 2! Whahahha... To critic the movie is a tough thing to do. Or maybe, not. I wouldn't recommend it actually cause its really LAME and irritating at times. But, there were also funny moments. WangDaJie and I have the same stand but Markolele thinks otherwise.


To commemorate our FIRST movie together. Pink Panther 2!


Tuesdays are always the best and I would always remember the half-priced waffles at Gelare. I love waffles and Gelare was a VERY frequent hang out last time. 6-7 years ago when I was still in secondary school? A frequent hang out with my buddies Sun Quan and Guorong. I would love to re-live those memories and have a meet up with them and get THAT usual spot at Suntec Gelare.

The waffles that day were not bad. I guess it was due to the fact that we tasted way better waffles at Korea. Simply amazing waffles! To open a waffle cafe is part of my dream :)

We went seperate ways thereafter and 7hrs later, we met up again... Do we love each other or what?? Wahahha... But this time round, we had another agenda. And that was to support Simon on his first night with his band at Firefly. :) Friends always have a big standing in my heart and I dare to say that I would go the distance for friends, cause they really matter to me. Especially my close friends. And, I always thank God for them :) To see Simon "gig-ing" very often and playing music again is a joy and I am happy for him. I certainly hope he enjoys what he's doing as well. God would bless him.


Outside Firefly, the couple...


Together with the star of the night, Simon! :)


ay back, we decided that Pink Panther 2 was such a good movie that we decided to take another pic. Now, I really do not know whether its thumbs up or down for the movie.

The day didn't end that quickly when we left firefly at about 1.30am. We continued with "early morning supper" and went home dead beat. Really dead tired. It was a long day but fulfilling day :)

-LeB-

Dedicated to Notbythehairofmychinnychinchin

Its funny how I got to this video. Clara actually gave me the link. Not that I did not know this video wasn't existent. Photos and videos always bring back memories. And this was "the ERA of the indecisives"... Its been a while and I have realised its been a while that I've been so crazy with them. Looking back at this video, it's really funny. Not so that the content is funny I suppose but it was the fun and nonsense that we shared with one another then. This was taken during FLOWER-POWER. During PSS2? When Rolly-Polly still wasn't attached? When all were still UNMARRIED and without kids? Ha... How time flies and the changes that have occured :)

Missing the old times, the good times and good friends... :)

-LeB-

The Soloist

Just finished reading this book and I really love it :) The overview of the b ook is about Nathaniel Ayers an ex-Julliard student who never graduated due to Schizophernia and because of the illness is living on the streets. At the age of 50 plus after 30 over years of living on the streets, a LA newspaper columnist is intrigued by this man and decides to write a column about him. Soon, he gets involved with his life and subsequently helps this man by finding lodging for him, knowing more about his life and illness, feeding his passion and more...

What was really interesting to me was definitely reading about the life of an ex-Julliard student. Now, Julliard is a top notch conservatory that only the most talented is admitted into the school. One famous example is Yo-yo Ma. It was mentioned that Julliard indeed contained the best of talents and competition was high in Julliard, everyone would be practicing to their core. It is probably like Harvard or Cambridge but its in the music aspect.

But soon, reading about Nathaniel Ayer's simple life on the road and just doing what he loves, playing a 2 string violin was indeed inspiring. His love for music was undeniably sacred. In the book, not everything was about music. The author Steve Lopez's love, care and concern extended to Nathaniel was beautiful. It really is. It is really difficult for me to imagine a "stranger" turned friend could do so much to help a person. There were many people who helped Nathaniel Ayer's as well. It is really comforting to see people extending help to this person's life :) It reminded me that love is always the most important. Be it love for a partner, for a family member, for a friend, for a stranger... etc. As the Bible says, of all things, love IS the most important.

The book is indeed an inspirational read... and the movie will be out in April. I will definitely catch this movie :)

Love, hope & passion...

-LeB-

1 month's time...

The audition is only a month away. Its frustrating at times not knowing whats going to happen in the near future. Prepared vs. Not Prepared... I am feeling the latter :( pray pray pray! Honestly, it really doesn't feel like I am going to leave, I can't imagine getting accepted, leaving and all. Maybe really its not going to happen. Whatever the case, I'll be trying... All the in the Hands of God.

-LeB-

readings!!!

its a miracle that Caleb is reading. yes, that seldom happens. but I have come to a point where I find reading really enjoyable! especially at my beloved starbucks. i guess it started with Lang Lang's biography, my read when I was hospitalised months ago. then it went on to a jazz magazine that I thought would be interesting to read and know more about the art. followed by Note By Note - writings about piano lessons :) it was a really enjoyable read as well. I love reading about the lives of musicians and anything about music actually. I am falling deeper into the art of music.

and very very recently, yesterday I went to the esplanade library to borrow The Soloist. A true story about a newspaper columnist and an ex-student of Julliard around his 50s with schizophernia. reading about his life and everything about Julliard is really interesting! takes me to another realm. very cool but all dreamy. 1 quarter through my book and I am really enjoying it. coupled with my Starbucks Java Chip Frappuccino.

Caleb is everything music... and is exploring more...

-LeB-