De Karlota

Karlota is a woman whose greatest achievement in life is to be able to stay away from Mental Institution and/or Jail. But she is still alive and breathing hard. A lot can happen still. :D

Arielles and the Ragdolls

I asked my girl several times if she is still interested to continue learning violin and her answer has always been yes.  But somehow, it seemed that her heart is not in it. If we talked about Ragdoll however then you can see the sparks in her eyes. She wanted one but she cannot always…

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Klaviervorspiel

First “performance” of my boy last night. A culmination of what he has learned since January. So he went there at the front, introduced himself and what he will play before sitting on the adjusted seat in front of the piano. He was the youngest and the smallest so he get to open the stage….

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Awards…  nichts, zilch

Student of the Year award Attendance Award Enthusiastic Learner Award Homework Hero Award Kindness Ambassador Award Best Listener Award Helping Hand Award If you are in Philippines, these are some of the awards/medals / certificate that a student received after finishing school next to being Summa Cum Laude/ Valedictorian. You name it, they got it. …

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Back on my Strings

Picking up the violin again after months of hiatus.  The strings became loose and must be tuned first. Changing temperatures and humidity affects the instrument. I am still at level 2 and coming back with a healthy respect for those who can play this instrument. It is certainly a lot more difficult than piano. So,…

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