Went to Paragon to try out the exam grand piano yesterday, and surprisingly it's quite a good piano. Teacher said that it's very bright and loud, which suits most of my pieces well. Only thing now is to get used to the slightly harder keys as compared to the piano at home. 2 more practice sessions there so that shouldn't be a problem. The only problem now is my guts and my nerves, and that can't really be fixed because my mind and body is just going to respond according to what happens on the day itself. But my teacher did ask me to perform for his students in a school, and I guess that'll expose me a little more to performing before the actual exam, so that's good I suppose. He actually said that I was asked to go as a motivation to his students there. Wow, I'm honoured. Truly.

Didn't go for any of the FOs this time round, main honest reason being because I think I waste my time there. Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with going to a gathering to hang out with classmates and friends and getting high over live performances and stuff - in fact, that's what I enjoy about HC's spirit - but really, I need to spend my time more wisely. And anyway, this is just a personal view, but whenever I go for FOs it seems like I just stay there lingering around for about an hour or so before leaving. Not really talking to anyone or making small talk at most, watching a few performances and clapping around with the crowd. And then I leave. Without getting any real sense of happiness at having gone. I guess the thing about FOs is that you really have to know a lot of people there personally in order to have fun? I may know a lot of people, but definitely not personally. Maybe that's why I don't really talk to people much during FOs. I also don't really enjoy being huddled in crowds of people.

I don't really know if I'll regret not going for any FOs later on, seeing all the photos put up online, or if I'll thank myself for not going. Whatever it is, that's that, I didn't go, I was being an antisocial, that's it. It's over anyway. But if I were to weigh the pros and cons of having not gone for any FOs this time round, I wouldn't feel so much regret. But that's just my personal opinion.

Last week of school is gonna be crazy, with the performance at the school, another practice session at the studio, going over and preparing programme notes, plus all the upcoming tests and exams. Things will just keep on getting worse from here on out. Hold on tight.

Went to Paragon to try out the exam grand piano yesterday, and surprisingly it's quite a good piano. Teacher said that it's very bright and loud, which suits most of my pieces well. Only thing now is to get used to the slightly harder keys as compared to the piano at home. 2 more practice sessions there so that shouldn't be a problem. The only problem now is my guts and my nerves, and that can't really be fixed because my mind and body is just going to respond according to what happens on the day itself. But my teacher did ask me to perform for his students in a school, and I guess that'll expose me a little more to performing before the actual exam, so that's good I suppose. He actually said that I was asked to go as a motivation to his students there. Wow, I'm honoured. Truly.

Didn't go for any of the FOs this time round, main honest reason being because I think I waste my time there. Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with going to a gathering to hang out with classmates and friends and getting high over live performances and stuff - in fact, that's what I enjoy about HC's spirit - but really, I need to spend my time more wisely. And anyway, this is just a personal view, but whenever I go for FOs it seems like I just stay there lingering around for about an hour or so before leaving. Not really talking to anyone or making small talk at most, watching a few performances and clapping around with the crowd. And then I leave. Without getting any real sense of happiness at having gone. I guess the thing about FOs is that you really have to know a lot of people there personally in order to have fun? I may know a lot of people, but definitely not personally. Maybe that's why I don't really talk to people much during FOs. I also don't really enjoy being huddled in crowds of people.

I don't really know if I'll regret not going for any FOs later on, seeing all the photos put up online, or if I'll thank myself for not going. Whatever it is, that's that, I didn't go, I was being an antisocial, that's it. It's over anyway. But if I were to weigh the pros and cons of having not gone for any FOs this time round, I wouldn't feel so much regret. But that's just my personal opinion.

Last week of school is gonna be crazy, with the performance at the school, another practice session at the studio, going over and preparing programme notes, plus all the upcoming tests and exams. Things will just keep on getting worse from here on out. Hold on tight.