A little bit of music theory ...

Lost between primary school and lower secondary school, ALL music theory knowledge garnered. No reward is offered cos it is lost forever. The obvious choice left is to sit down and relearn some theory. Double bleah! Back from violin class with a resolution to practice them scales and sight singing diligently until the finger drops off( kidding). One week to THE day. So some last minute practice ( which will be painful) will surely help the progress. Let's just have the breakdown of stuff for the music exam
1. Scales ( bleah) with slur ( puke puke) + arpeggios, double stop, dominant seventh, diminished seventh and chromatic scales.
2. Sigh-reading ( grimace)
3. Sigh-singing( fingers crossed for a song in the major key...C major please and err can we keep it at less than 5 bars please)
5. Some other bits of the aural like tap tap, sing sing, period, composer, articulation, style....
6. Pieces X3
The end

Never let a little bit of work get in the way of a good coffee break...

Never let a little bit of work get in the way of a good coffee break..., originally uploaded by Vimrod1.

Time for some coffee. It's ten past eight and I'm nodding off already. A sure sign of old age:) Today has been tiring but I can't really pin point the one thing which sapped the energy. ( But if I have to confess...I would say the thought of my violin class in an hour is causing a little unrest )Directly after dinner I have been absolutely useless. Have a good evening.

You can never have too many bags *ahem*

Non-fake longchamps the white being the most recent buy. Two outings for it so far because I'm worried it would stain. Which is silly really because its meant to be used and used. The kaya green bag is now studded with black smudges, some dark brown ( worry worry what was the source) and the edges are slightly frayed giving it a retro( I wish) look. All bags are made in ( swoon) China except the white which has the tag " Made in France".

NOoooooooo!!!!

Found in the local flea market. 

The macaroons ....(AGAIN)

Comments welcome!!!!!!

A funny sight at the bazaar

The tall and lean....beside the local fatty;)

How to spot a fake longchamp

The lapel appears slightly more tapered compared to the original

The faux leather stitching looks uneven.

I found this on the shelf being proudly displayed yesterday evening at the Curve. I think even to the uninitiated the shape of the bag and the colour should alert to this being a fake longchamp bag. Happy shopping!

Macro mode with the injured G10

Flowers ....at the table during lunch

 I dropped the G10 for the second time last weekend. The focusing is definitely not the same and the drop was from waist high right smack onto the cement floor. And so I am now faced with the question: Do I now deserve a new camera? Or should I have the G10 fixed and continue using it ? Decisions decisions

A closer look....

Practice Till You See the Notes!

Practice Till You See the Notes!, originally uploaded by Nathan Demeny.

FOund this on flickr:)

Relieves tired aching feet

Relieves tired aching feet, originally uploaded by Krista76.

My feet hurt from all the standing up and walking today. No sitting from 10:00am to 5:00pm. I now can empathise with the sales girls at the department stores who serve daily. Aaaargh

Must buy..must read!

Finished this book during the weekend. 10/10

Currently reading this....10/10 so far ( midway thru)

Joanna Trollope. Thank you for writing these books. The first, made me initially sympathise with the mother-in-law ...and then I got angry at her..and at the end I finally understood her need to be wanted.  The emotions were like a SINE wave...up and down and I enjoyed it very much. Am midway through "the other family" and yes....savouring every page. A reward after the end of a working day;)

Messy

Revamping needed for shelf

It's Toosday! And I hope I have some energy left at the end of today to squeeze in some violin practice:) Happy Tuesday everybody