27.5.08

演奏會

前兩天, 拉大提琴的朋友Y說:「哈哈, 我們破了浸大記錄, 有勇氣在學校開演奏會。」

真的, 要在同輩面前演奏是需要很大的勇氣, 因為一般主修演奏的學生都不會同意其他人的演繹方法, 而且他們會將別人的演奏跟著名鋼琴家的彈法作比較, 所以大部分意見都是偏向反面的, 有些人品格修養差, 亳不留情地批評別人, 什至在數人家有多少個錯音。因此, 對於在同輩面前彈琴, 我一向都是可免則免, 不過對於別人的意見, 無論是好還是壞, 我都會樂意接納。

演奏會將會在七月九日在浸大LT3舉行, 我和朋友Y都很期待!

26.5.08

Summer Holiday

I must admit that I get lazier. I haven't updated here for nearly one month.

My first semester in college is over. I viewed my GPA two days ago and I got 3.71. It is quite impossible to get 4 because I can never score A for English. This is not my first language and the professor usually gives B+ only as my course focuses on composition. Still, I hope that I will get a higher GPA next semester. This will be a challenge for me as I will take more than 18 credit hours while the maximum is 20.

I have come back home for one week already. Perhaps it's because I lived alone for the past two months, I felt a bit strange when I arrived at home. There is so much freedom when living alone. I can do anything at any time. The most important thing is that no one controls my sleeping time. Nevertheless, I see my parents all the time and they push me to bed at around 12:30a.m. every night. Beyond doubts, I am not allowed to stay up late. I am afraid that I will gain weight during my stay in HK. There is good food everywhere. I eat more than before. Also, I sleep more many hours every day. People usually gain weight when they study abroad but it seems that my situation is the opposite.

The summer holiday will last for three months. I predict that it will be an exciting one. Firstly, I will go to two music camps. One in Missouri, USA and another one in St. Petersburg, Russia. Sadly, the procedure for applying a tourist visa to Russia is very complicated. Right now, I still haven't received the invitation for the visa while the camp will start on 17th June. St. Petersburg is a very nice place and I really want to go there. Besides that, Russia was the country where my favourite composer, Rachmaninoff was born. Just see how things work out.