Dad says October, October, …He never says my name once when he can say it twice, like it’s the words to a song and the sound rises like music. October, OctoberKatya Balen A girl called October is raised in the woods by her father. Her mother is a city girl lives in London. They both …
“So that they go home with a joyful heart.”Ton Koopman Since I attended his masterclass. “A joyful heart” as souvenir to the audience has become what I aim for every time I play organ. Joy is not something shallow like simply saying “don’t worry, be happy”, nor the optimism build on the air. Joy is …
Spoiler alert. If you have not read the book and do not want to know about the story yet. You might stop reading here, and come back later after you read the book. The setting of the story is in Penang year 1921 and 1910. The house of doors was a place where infidelity happened. …
Beautiful interruption in life, unplanned yet happened naturally, I can call it coincidence or a gift. I preferred to call it a gift. When I received a gift, I should express my gratitude. This blog post is my gratitude to a gift I received on Monday. Bad WimpfenOn Monday I attended an organ introductory session …
“There are a few times in life when you leap up and the past that you’d been standing on falls away behind you, and the future you mean to land on is not yet in place, and for a moment you’re suspended knowing nothing and no one, not even yourself. … … In spite of …
I am in the chapter 5 of Donna Tartt’s The Secret History. The privileged, well-educated and moral-degraded college kids are getting more horrible page by page. I have only read 1/3 of the book, it is still too early to say anything definitive about the book. One thing for sure, Donna Tartt is an extraordinary …
Recently, I bumped into an interview on YouTube, the founder of “The Futur” Christ Do interviewed international keynote speaker Vinh Giang. I have heard of “The Futur” not long ago, this channel provides tips on make a living doing what we love. And this was my first time listened to Vinh Giang, he is a …
I read Noel Streatfeild’s books in July and in August. I immensely enjoyed the four books I read and my summer 2023 is great because of Noel Streatfeild (1895-1986). Here are the four books I read. Ballet ShoesG.U.M (Great Uncle Matthew) adopted Pauline, Petrova and Posy into his family but he left them to Sylvia …
When I am not reading, I am probably playing organ. One of my various musical engagements is accompanying funeral service at the organ. Some funerals are unforgettable beautiful. Recently, I encountered this kind of funeral again. A man has died, I play organ at his funeral. The atmosphere was calm and peace, the clergy read …
Today was a grey day, however, when evening was approaching, the sky has given up to rain. I visited my friends in vineyard, my friends who are living in the vineyard are the flowers, the apples, the grapes and it was a beautiful surprise to see a bunny (See picture 4)! So tonight’s bedtime story …