My new baby!

For the umpteen time I'm starting yet another blog entry with a "it's been so long since I last updated" sentence. I've decided to blog today because of one lame, bimbotic reason: I am doing so much for my company's blog while my own blog is collecting dust.

Right anyways. I am excited! (few things in life get me really excited by the way) I have finally decided to take up music lessons! I know this decision came sorta late (very late in fact, to the extent of ultimate retardation), especially since people usually start at the age before they even attend elementary school.




You know how its like when the older you are, the greater the fear when it comes to learning new stuff. So yeah, I was really afraid when I started my first music lesson, about 3 months ago though it was only theory. I must say that each time I finish a lesson, I feel frustrated with myself and obviously cannot help feeling that I was erm... stupid.



3 months on now, things are much better I must say. A colleague was telling me that I was probably giving myself too much pressure for learning to even be enjoyable. Perhaps she's right. Anyways, my teacher told me during the last lesson that I can advance to grade 2, so I'm quite glad with myself heehee.

So, after a good few months of procrastination/denial/delusion/contemplating cycle, I am finally going to start my viola lessons like tomorrow, and I'm so looking forward to it.




I got my first musical instrument of my life! (if you exclude the primary school staple the recorder of course) I got my 15" viola from Synwin as recommended by my teacher and it cost me $600 with an adjustable tailpiece and shoulder rest.

While I cannot yet play it, I must say I love its sound! (I can't understand why so many violin players say nasty stuff about the viola actually)

Anyways, here it is: My new baby!!



Yes. It's huge, and it's heavy. I got a bruised collar and jawbone trying to hold that under my chin cos of its weight and size, (I can't help feeling like a clumsy bimbo) but I'm probably holding it the wrong way. Anyways. Laters.