And so, I bid goodbye to songwriting again

I made the painful decision to end music classes at Millet today. They changed my instructor for the 2nd time in less than 2 years and the new instructor didn't seem to appreciate the song which I was learning to play, which was my self-penned composition. It was clear that she was into rhythm, musical structure and conformity, something which my songs didn't quite have in her opinion. It's not that she's a bad instructor, it's just that at my age, I don't want to waste time and energy putting up with people or bearing issues not worth my attention. Life is too short, and I think I've spent much time and money furthering this interest. I wished I had gone further, and I believed I could have travelled far with my departed instructor. But it was perhaps God's will in putting this to a premature end, for a reason which I will only appreciate much later in life. I'm cried a bit of sad tears today knowing that it will be for the 2nd time in life that I have to shelve my songwriting interests to an unknown future. Someday I hope more people can hear them. I just don't know when.

When Someone from the Past Visits

Sometimes when people ask me what I do in my job, I'm at a loss for words. It's like I do everything, and yet nothing at all. I could be said to be a generalist or an administrator, yet there are many who will not be capable of doing my job.

Today midway at camp briefing, a staff from our camp organizing partner came up and introduced himself. He was a student from the RP's DIEM 2007 cohort. He reminded me that I was his JIVE IG advisor n I administered his scholarship application, which he was awarded. He eventually went on to be a proud grad of not just RP, but also NTU.

I never taught him a class lesson or handled his FYP or PP. As club advisor, he prob saw me once a week for 1-2hrs, where I address >100 of them. I left way before he graduated. Honestly I don't rem him at all. And if he never came up to me today, this would have remained a secret.

But for him to come up to me 7 years later, remind me of the work I did, n the difference it made... It was an incredible moment. So thank you, CH, for this little gesture n the huge ripple it made in my heart.

I will remember you.

鬼丈夫

因为有iPad ,开始重温琼瑶剧。这些是小时候追看的戏剧，那是一个一家子饭后围在电视机前的休闲时光。那是一个没有高科技分散我们注意力的时代。如今重温，不禁缅怀当时的剧情，也追溯从前的记忆。

“鬼丈夫”在琼瑶小说全集中与众不同，因为小说是别人根据电视剧本代笔写的。可能因为这样，它没其他琼瑶剧那么煽情或歇斯底里，反而多了一份柔情和委婉。

看老剧，最大的满足来自随着年纪和成熟度，所带来新体会和见解。尤其是对台湾剧台词的鉴赏。感谢科技发达，现在可以用fast forward 和 rewind 来细细品尝唯美的词句。

好戏可以经得起时间的考验，无论哪个年代观看，都次次感动，场场动容。

U选1000

最近，新加坡的电台UFM100.3举办了“U选1000， 加倍好听”投选活动，邀请听众选出80年代到当代，最代表性的1000首国语歌曲。

虽然慧敏有18个年头没推出新的国语专辑，也鲜少出现在新加坡，新加坡乐迷并没忘记她。恭喜慧敏在竞争激烈的情况下，有3首歌曲上榜，分别为：

413-流言
452-尽在不言中
579-知己

详细资料，请到
http://www.ufm1003.sg/what-s-on/776-u1000countdown2014.html

Cheer Songs Attempted 1st April

家 (from 时间的歌）

普拉图式的爱情 (from 时间的歌）

流浪者之歌 (from 时间的歌）

鱼 (from 太阳）

女明星 (from "Piece of Summer II" 演唱会实录）

让我想一想 (from 让我想一想）

Self (from 华丽的冒险)

慢歌3  (from 还是会寂寞）