A Moment of Beauty, Captured
While practising the piano today, I suddenly looked up and saw sunlight shining through my metronome, casting a pattern on the wall that looked like a glacier—or perhaps a crumpled piece of crystal.
Life
A Day as a Volunteer Bookseller During Singapore’s National Reading Month
My day as a volunteer bookseller began with learning how to arrange the books on our display table. At first, I focused on showing off the prettiest covers. But soon, I noticed that readers tended to buy books by series rather than by individual titles. So I changed my strategy.
The Music in Our Genes
Before leaving Beijing, my maternal grandparents came to spend some precious time with us.
Grandpa loves playing the erhu, and its melodies are always so beautiful and expressive. Whenever he hears a piece of music he likes, he can quickly work it out and play it on his instrument. Grandma
Beijing Impression
Beijing really is a place with distinct seasons. The exact same view outside the window or in the park evokes completely different feelings depending on the temperature and the color of the sky.
Winter versus summer for example. Winter felt more gloomy and dark especially when walking around the neighborhood&
Dry Grass
When driving by or looking around in California, I often see big and small hills covered in yellow.
Up close, this yellow covering is actually dry grass stalks. They make some pretty satisfying swishing noise. Some shrubs and wildflowers grow between the stalks as natural decorations.
Once I stood on
From Relief to Rerecording: What a Piano Diploma Taught Me
Checking my inbox today, I was overjoyed to receive the official notice that I passed my ARSM piano exam. Though I prepared for this milestone completely solo without an instructor, designing my own 30-minute repertoire brought a unique sense of joy and discovery. The recording process, however, was intense; nerves