Hiatus

Finally, I have decided to update my blog. I haven't been the most diligent person on earth when it comes to blog-updating, and I am super hangat-hangat tahi ayam.

I am not a Type A person, no matter how hard I try to discipline myself, planning things etc. But in a way, it means that I have less risk of cardiovascular diseases or HTP compared to those with Type A, which is good. But sometimes, I think I am a mixture of Type A, B and C. Best of all worlds, or worse?

Neighbour's daughter practising piano again. She has been playing the same song for the past 2 months.
I finally understood how my neighbours and family felt. Is this karma? But she is definitely improving. Many a time I have to resist myself from walking over to their house and tell her the correct way of practising.
Tips for practising exam pieces (or any song at all) on piano:
1) Patience - You won't be able to play the song properly until you have practised enough. Screwing up the tempo and rushing through parts you already know and then slowing down immediately when you reach the parts you barely knew will only make your song sound horrible. Play slowly, practice one hand, and then combine both hands. Until you are sure of what you are doing, increase speed.
2) Perseverance - Don't jump from one song to another. Finish the part of the song that is allocated to you for the week, before jumping to the next.
3) Discipline - Practise to 15 to 30 minutes for 5 days day is better than practising 2 hours for the ONE day.
Oh wells, who am I to complain. I have made all the above mistakes before.


I have been through many ups and downs for the past few months. Life is fair. I am lucky in the sense that, despite all the possible downs I could have experienced, I am actually doing very well and am happy with my life. God has been kind to me. You lose something, you gain something. Thinking back, the series of event unfolded in such wonderful way that whenever a door closed, a new door is opened. I tell myself to trust what is planned for me, and make the best out of all that is given to me, and be thankful. I have learnt a few things, and set new principles for myself to follow.

I finally realised the importance of being patience, and adapting the "do everything in moderation" rule..
1) Don't make decision when you feel extreme emotions, either extremely sad or extremely happy. Wait patiently. If it's hard to make decision because every time thinking about the issue there were a lot emotions, try to think rationally. Slowly but surely, you will be able to see the big picture.
2) Differentiate Wants and Needs. If you can imagine yourself living comfortably without that thing, it's not a need. When you forgot to bring your toothbrush during a trip, you would purchase one from the shops. Any brand would suffice, because all you need is to brush your teeth. You would even use the one given by the hotels if there were any. But let's say you are at home, and had darlie toothbrushes, but you only wanted oral-b, and went all the way out to buy, then that is a want. We can access wants and needs by our level of desperation. Can I live WITHOUT IT? Most of the time, we underestimated our capabilities. We are actually more adaptive than we know, that's why we are the most powerful species ever existed on earth.
3) Identify the important things and people in life. Life is so short. Spend time doing the things you love, talk the people who cares about you.


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That's all I guess.
Better be studying.