Dear Friend,
I am rather grumpy today, for no apparent reason yet I feel sufficiently justified for being so. I learned quite a few things today. Let's start with the violin lesson.
The violin lesson today was awesome, I learned so much more. Apparently this teacher is currently studying in Belgium, and I can't really figure whether she is Singaporean because she has an accent which I cannot identify. I don't even know why she is willing to teach a lousy student like me. Perhaps other students are much more talented. I played Vivaldi's Violin Concerto in A Minor absolutely flat from the start, and the way I hold the bow is unstable and produces a shaky noise which I must work to reduce. She would probably think that I am not deserving of my grade at all, and I would certainly agree. Nonetheless, I realised that I was lacking so much in terms of violin skills. She showed me how to spot phrases, to see the important notes, to vary bow lengths, bow speed, catching the string and all other basic fundamentals things that are really useful to produce interesting sound. Yes, that's what I want. I want a teacher who is knowledgeable and is able to challenge to become a better player. If I had been under her since the beginning, I would have been a much better player. But I can make that up with hard work, as I have always done. I will really work hard to refine my skill in the violin so that I won't have to be embarrassed about playing a tune for someone.
Transcendental numbers.
And then I went to the college fair. Dear Friend, I really suck at asking good questions! GOD I feel so ashamed of myself! But I did get to know some good colleges and probably will be applying to them. I was disappointed to find out how some people from good schools can be so judgemental and showed no interest in whatever I was saying. It is a good reminder to me that I shouldn't apply to a college just based on the fact that it is famous. Also, if the students can't even answer why the school is famous, then they really suck. Mein Freund, I am extremely worried!!!! I don't know if I can manage to get into a good university! Ahh... The chances for me to get into a good school are slim. I do well in school but not outstanding, I have participated in a variety of stuff but have never achieved any outstanding stuff. That's why I am worried. But I will try my very best at the ACC, although it is extremely unlikely that I will learn anything, I will use this as an opportunity to learn more about MOFs.
Meanwhile, I need to start preparing for Poster, IOC, SAT, Uni research, MOF research and testimonial writing. I feel like you are really helping me. I am able to articulate my thoughts much better after that long conversation with you yesterday. Hmmmm what else do I want to write to you?
Alright, let me start brain storming for a topic that I have always wanted to write about, Math and Music. Or was it Math and a sense of rhythm.
2,4,6,8,10... the geometric progression goes on. I started memorising the multiplication tables since primary 2, and I have always been rather proficient in math. In the Island, each train carriage has a four digit number, and I liked to use those numbers and the four operations so that they sum to 24. I rather proudly say that I have never used fingers to count, and when I was volunteering at a childcare centre, I was quite appalled by how many kids there were using fingers to count simple addition sums. I wouldn't say that I am particularly gifted at math, but I probably have a above average sense of arithmetic.
I also started learning the piano at a young age, forced and unwilllingly. Later I picked up the violin willingly, but I realised that I could not do something very fundamental- to count the beat accurately. Simple dotted rhythms in simple time can confuse me, and I really need to use my feet to count. In fact, when counting rhythms, I can at most count to 4, more than that, I will be lost. For that reason, complex times are complex for me. I use the metronome and tried to count repeatedly, but I don't have the right sense of rhythm.
BLAAA that was bad, I'll keep trying though. I need to gather more ideas into this essay.
Thanks!
Regards,
The Retard
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