What a rare moment. Rachel is sleeping. Actually she was having a little cough so we had to skip her Sunday school. To be frank I am more keen to rest and shop today but went ahead with rachel to meet yan for service. Unfortunately the crazy IT fair made attending service an ordeal with the huge human traffic jam and the various diversions. We did made it to service only for me to leave after worship some 15 mins of sermon for toysrus as the kid was really bored.
Then came the heavy rain so we have to yet again cancel my sister's house hunting assignment. Total cab fare was almost $20 inclusive of morning's mad dash for hotcakes at Marina Square Macdonald's. Really there is nothing that irks me more than being stuck in a cab in the heavy traffic. That's the only time I wish the cab driver was my own chauffeur and the Mercedes cab was in fact one of the family cars. What a huge difference it would be. I am anticipating that reality soon.
Well, another thing is we are believing God to travel to HK next month. I really want to catch David Garrett in concert and playing my most favourite Bruch Concerto in G Minor. Remember this piece speaks of my "marriage partner dream" that was dashed to pieces and then how God in his grace supplied a better alternative. I would love to bring Rachel on a Disneyland Pilgrimage too. She's already 4.
I last went HK in 1992 when I was in first year university. It was a fun and spendthrift week as we stayed at Sheraton towers and shopped all day long. Sightseeing was secondary, there was nothing much in HK that appealed to me except malls and concert halls. I would not want to waste precious time and energy visiting temples or even famous streets. This short getaway is much needed since I last travelled in 1998 to Thailand for a regional church camp. I so miss travelling especially the shopping before the trip and during the trip. I must watch Confessions of a Shopaholic to see how far I have fallen from "grace" of being able to shop to my heart's content for both essentials and luxury and also gifts to others.
As for now to the end of the year, I just want to FOCUS on playing better violin. I am forever fine-tuning my everyday schedules to pack in more activities and rest and also time to practice. Already I am heavy laden with the entire household chores and my dad's weekly laundry plus home schooling my only kid. But when there's a will there's a way. There will always be time for people you love and the activities you enjoy. So, I am not going to waste my precious time on so called friends and acquaintances and even some church activites. I rather invest in Rachel, in my violin repertoire (suzuki at the moment, hahahahaha) and in having a clean and relaxing home. Of course, I can do with more shopping time both with rachel and preferably alone.
Last night after I watched a rare footage of the legendary Heifeitz, I prayed that I will be able to play all 24 caprices of Paganini and the Paganini concerto before I say goodbye to the world and no I do not want to be too wrinkly and old when that happens. So, I better invest more time honing violinistic skills to speed up the process.
Time for some scales and arpeggios. Au revoir. ( I forgot to mention i am studying, revising french too even as I teach rachel this beautiful language.) A bientot!!
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