Thursday, July 21, 2005

grandma

my dear grandma was admitted to hospital on monday... seems she had a bad fall... Found out later that she fractured her hipbone and 2 screws had to be inserted to keep her hip in place...

the morning after that she got a stroke... now she's weak in the right side of her body... Rushed down after work to visit her.. she looked pretty weak to me, but she could still recognise me, and she nodded her head when she saw and recognised me.

Seems like just yesterday she used to take me out to the market for breakfast when i wuz juz a lil' kid. She would bring me to the market and after breakfast she always had 20cts for me to catch a ride on those kind of old school kiddo moving aeroplane thingies that played kiddy songs whenever u rode on them. sighx..

seeing her lying in hospital bed i can't help but pray so hard that she would recover soon... received an sms from mum during work yesterday that read "Better come visit soon or else no chance"... was so worried i rushed down to hospital in a taxi just to see her straight after i closed shop... didn't matter how much it cost i just had to get there in the fastest time possible.

*keepin' my fingers crossed, prayin' that she'll be alright after all this is over*

Monday, July 11, 2005

Percussion Practice...

almost developed a cramp in my arm while practicing Long Teng (again) today... i guess im getting old, or maybe i'm putting in much MUCH more effort in body language this time round. i guess to be an impressive soloist is one thing, to be a soloist AND a lead percussionist is another thing altogether...

Well, anyway leading and inspiring the young 'uns get really satisfying when u see them putting in the effort to do their best in the song. But i hope they understand why i am so strict with them during practice... making them come 2 hours early for every practice so that i can polish their skills, demanding 110% effort and concentration during rehearsals and so on...

At least the conductor's appreciative of the effort we have put in for this concert (he better be!). haha