Its Spring!

It seemed like an overnight change from Winter to Spring over here. We just switched over to summer time on Sunday and as if on cue, the temperature suddenly soared to over 10 degrees during daytime, flowers were sprouting out from the grass, and I've even spotted people wearing shorts and tshirt to school this week! As my school is by the sea, during lunch time, many students were just lying on the grass facing the sea, enjoying the sunshine.

I'm definitely not switching over to tshirt rightaway. The temperature drops very drastically during evening time, and with the wind, I still feel chilly while walking home! Beats me how those students can take it.

Course is getting more and more difficult. For signal processing, I'm lost already. Some of the students find it easy thou, so sad. Got to know a Vietnam classmate today (who's called Viet, so patriotic,ha) , he's doing PhD over here- 5 yrs and its only the start now! I can never imagine myself studying for another 5 yrs, haha. (Sorry EY, if u're reading this, no offence,ha)

Anyway, here's some pix to share, we visited the Marine Museum last wkend.

Here's just one of the buildings on our way home, dunno what it is, but I just thought it was pretty unique..

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I happened to look at one of the biographies on Lee Hom today. In the article, he was expressing his gratitude to his violin teacher whom he will never forget, as the violin teacher was the one who inspired him on music when Lee Hom was just 9 yrs old.

林老师是一个从新加坡来美国念书的研究生，那时的他是一个腼腆而不善交际的人。

也只有透过那样的特质，才能反映出，当他在面对“音乐”这件事的时候，是如何用最虔诚的心和灵魂，赤裸裸地献出一切。 他的热情、专注，与一种无怨无悔的面对……，

每当林老师在跟我讲述音乐的那一刻，他的眼睛。里面那道正在燃烧的光芒，——那是视野，是一种一旦决定献身音乐，就无怨无悔拿一切去燃烧的坚定面对，我觉得他让我看到的，是我这辈子都很难再看见，而且还要终其一生去学习、去寻的音乐信仰。

When I was reading this, it suddenly reminded me of someone that I know, especially the portion about the teacher feeling passion for music when he talks.

And to add to the fact that Lee Hom was referring to a Singaporean.. all the facts clicked together, I realized actually LH was referring to my NUS Symphony Orchestra conductor!

Wow, I totally agreed with the above description, Mr Lim was a man of few words, but his eyes and body language is always brimming with the passion for music. I respected him alot while in NUSSO, I did not have any background in orchestra but he was willing to let me tryout percussion. Made stupid mistakes sometimes but he never scolded harshly and and will walk up to guide me after practices patiently. Very respectable man.

According to article, Lee Hom visited him 11 yrs later, when he first came to S'pore to do album promotion . I was thinking very much, how Mr Lim must have felt, to know that the kid he taught more than 10 yrs ago is a upcoming artiste! And now another 10 yrs later, this kid is now an international star! Just very amazing.

It suddenly made me think of my piano teacher, after stopping classes after JC, I used to drop by her place to visit, but I havent done so since Uni I think. The last time I met her, I remembered her telling me to bring my bf to visit her the next round (and I wasnt attached then). I never did and now I'm married. Time flies, really wunder how she is??

Ah, cant wait to start my violin lessons!