This is really fun – having to brainstorm on pieces which I can play at the wedding. Obviously, there are severe limitations (due to my limited skills), so I can’t just think of any piece I want. It has to be within my limited abilities. My list is more or less done. Here’s what I’ve [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Wedding Pieces Ideas!
Sunday, 25 January, 2009
Schumann’s Kinderszenen Op.15 No.1
Thursday, 22 January, 2009
I recently agreed to be the wedding pianist for a dear friend of mine. (She obviously doesn’t know too many pianists, that’s why she decided to take the risk of choosing me, haha! Just kidding.) And whilst brainstorming on appropriate pieces which I could play at the service, one of the pieces I thought of [...]
“Cinderella” The Musical: A Review
Wednesday, 21 January, 2009
(Author’s note: This post is way overdue.) “Cinderella”, the delightful musical written by Rodgers & Hammerstein, plays at the Esplanade Theatre till 22nd Jan (which is not many more days to be honest), and it is a musical that was originally written for television, and not the stage. Julie Andrews was the first to play [...]
Post-Trip Thoughts 2: Perfect
Monday, 19 January, 2009
I thought my UK trip with my 5 other friends was absolutely perfect. It was a tremendously enjoyable trip in every aspect, and I will cherish many of the memories for years to come. I don’t know what it is about me, but lately, I seem to think that a lot of things have been [...]
The Carpenters’ “Goodbye To Love”
Wednesday, 14 January, 2009
I stumbled upon this gem of a video on YouTube recently, and it was just the most amazing thing. It’s the story of how “Goodbye To Love” was conceived, told by none other than Richard Carpenter himself. Now I’ve listened to many Carpenters songs, and while I think many of them are excellent…my favourite Carpenters [...]
Post-Trip Thoughts 1: What Shorts?!?
Tuesday, 13 January, 2009
Since it is inadvertently fast becoming folklore amongst my friends, I thought I’d set the matter straight once and for all. Ok, I’ll admit – The photo on Facebook (here), and below, is for real. It hasn’t been photoshopped. (Although I did hope that it was never captured on camera. Too bad it was. Welcome [...]
Rough Weekend
Monday, 12 January, 2009
Apart from being able to squeeze in fifteen episodes of “Mind Your Language” in two days (which was an incredible experience, trust me), it was an extremely rough weekend for me. Probably one of the hardest weekends I’ve had in awhile. It’s times like these I find myself being able to take refuge in only [...]
“Wicked” The Musical: A Review
Friday, 9 January, 2009
Because I was in London for a rather limited period of time, I was only able to choose ONE West End musical to watch. Naturally, it had to be “Wicked” because I’d heard so much about it from friends who say it’s the greatest new musical there is on West End. The Independent hails “Wicked” [...]
