Dreams and Reality in 2009

Been busy lately. I brought rachel to the 2009 national piano and violin competition (selected categories, mainly the junior and the intermediate) and she pretty much listened to one performance and slept for the rest. HAHAHAHA.

But...on the home front, since re-starting violin lessons in April this year after our teacher had settled down in the same estate, I am glad that Rachel is enjoying learning violin well. In fact, just the other day I was highlighting to Yan some interesting matters written in my calendar 2009- in which i document any thing from music lessons, to practises to home cleaning and cooking schedules. Indeed it's been the dextos year of the Lord

13 Feb 2009- Dreamt Yan bought Rachel a high quality violin in a white LV case. I've since understood it meant that God (the Father) will supply all that we need for our musical education (passion)- high quality instruments and accessories included. It's all been taken care of, teachers, fees, great opportunities, performances, concerts etc, we need not be anxious about anything at all.

14 Feb 2009 - Asked God for a high quality italian handmade violin with beautiful expressive voice. (Some 195 days later, on 28 Aug 2009, I brought home the Maggini copy, though made in Germany at a bargain price through my violin teacher who's violin collector friend happened to be hard pressed for cash)

25 Feb 2009- Rachel requested violin lessons from Amy. (April 1,2009, it's no joke, she started regular weekly lessons with Amy after I had mine and also performed the chorus section of "Jingle Bells" in the teacher's christmas recital early this month).

11 July 2009-Dreamt that Rachel asked for piano lessons every day. It's amazing but she will practise on her own if yan or I am not available to coach her daily. Now I schedule time daily to supervise her on the violin, piano and on music theory.

God is amazing. In fact, some of my dreams are " a little silly".

Yesterday I dreamt I was "dating" David Garrett!!!! We were in this sound-proofed basement in a beach resort somewhere in Indonesia and I was asking him about bowing techniques. Unfortunately due to our height differences 1.88m and me (1.57m) I couldn't quite get what he was explaining though I could see how he did the sforzando and the spizzicato?????? I felt I was in the presence of God himself...very surreal...very awesome. Though I had the blessings to watched him perform live right in front of us (I was carrying a 2 year old toddler, rachel in the first row, at the Paragon Shopping Centre).

Maybe it was due to the circumstances that happened earlier that day. I had been rather pissed with my neighbours who will hit our floors (their ceilings) whenever I start to practise on the violin. In fact, they banged so hard on the floors that the mirror that leaned on the wall moved and frightened Rachel. I remembered pleading with God for our own landed house with sound-proofing so we may improve musically. My consolation is that even David Garrett was "chased" out of an apartment before for practising on the violin much. For me I would love to have a classical musician neighbour so we can play and learn together often.

This shall come to pass soon. After all I had not one but three dreams of living in a double storey large contemporary house, on elevated sprawling grounds. Coming down from a short flight of stairs with glass walls, there was a concert grand and a harp and a lap pool to the extreme right of the hall. In the sprawling lawn / garden, outdoor canopy tents were busy preparing for a birthday party...mine!!!!!! What a dream that I can't wait for God to bring to pass. Not forgetting there was also this dream where I was caressing a real 1741 Guarneri del Gesu!!!! Or a recent one that I was given the keys to a whole room of pricey antique violins. Hallelujah!!!