Touch of the Master's Hand

It was battered and scarred,
And the auctioneer thought it
hardly worth his while
To waste his time on the old violin,
but he held it up with a smile.

"What am I bid, good people", he cried,
"Who starts the bidding for me?"
"One dollar, one dollar, Do I hear two?"
"Two dollars, who makes it three?"
"Three dollars once, three dollars twice, going for three,"

But NOOOoooooo
From the room far back a man hides under his mask
Came swift and picked up the bow,
Then wiping the dust from the old violin
And tightening up the strings,
He played a melody, pure and sweet
As sweet as the Angel of Music sings.

The music ceased and the auctioneer
With a voice that was quiet and low,
Said "What now am I bid for this old violin?"
As he held it aloft with its' bow.

"One thousand, one thousand, Do I hear two?"
"Two thousand, Who makes it three?"
"Three thousand once, three thousand twice,
Going and gone", said he.

The audience cheered,
But some of them cried,
"We just don't understand."
"What changed its' worth?"
Swift came the reply.
"The Touch of the Masters Hand."

And many a man with life out of tune
All battered with bourbon and gin
Is auctioned cheap to a thoughtless crowd
Much like that old violin

A mess of pottage, a glass of wine,
A game and he travels on.
He is going once, he is going twice,
He is going and almost gone.

But the Master comes,
And the foolish crowd never can quite understand,
The worth of a soul and the change that is wrought
By the Touch of the Masters' Hand.

OFFICIALLY 17!

I don't understand the fact that i'm getting excitable about getting older, but I do understand how sacred it is to celebrate ones birthday! The word said it all, BIRTH-DAY. Though it landed on the first day of school term, I'll say its pretty awesome!
Awesome defined in the sense that (not in any order) :
1. I got my first b'day sms 12 am sharp from Hiro! No.1 sms from my no. 1 cousin in France (not to mention the surprise parcel that came early next morning heehee)
2. followed by smses from my buddies old and new consecutively !MuaX!
3. Liyana aka AlgaeJ surpried me with a special visit to my school! (tears...)
4. the Haydnites and CO at school were with me
5. the dudes of Big Evil co. threw a surprise party on Saturday at the violin studio
6. the pressies DUH.. ;D
7. sweet intimate b'day celebration dinner at the restaurant with my fav. CHILLI CRAB! then brief cake-cutting on Monday. (hw = kill joy)
8. violin bandslam playing random songs haha
9. Meghan was so so thoughtful... socks for different day of the week
10.Cheng Xi came over at 9+ pm to play billiard intense session with me! XD

Pictures.... on the way. No time to download after you guys sent me. oopsy!
Anyway.... something triggered the art genes in me and I came up with this painting! Guess it must have been all the romantic love poems kinly symbolised with the moon in everyone of them that trigggered this---- 'master piece' XD

Like a Secret Swan

Trying to be so perfect, cause I know you're worth it..
The side of me I want you to see....the words I want you to hear...I never did say, but I was hoping secretly that you would be able to feel it nevertheless.
What's wrong now? I fear I might lose myself if i don't change back, as for you, you might lose the girl you(might have)fell for not too long ago. Those songs we played, fed by our sweats and aspirations has never stopped ringing in my head just as how I never lost faith in you. So won't you duet along with me?

FIVE MORE DAYS & I'M OFFICIALLY 17!

Constant as the stars above

Drafty... plain drafty....
Its Teachers' Day celebration yesterday and out of my normal practise, I head back to PRCS. Yea~ so I get to catch up with a few 'fav.' teachers such as Mr leong & Ms H, which was kinda cool. I know how anti-climax and annoying it is to conclude my feelings with 'cool~' which would totally discredit their work on me. But, I guess some things are better left unsaid I suppose. Ms H looked at me with X-ray eyes, which freaked me out just a little bit.. she seems to be able to see there's more to it then what is there on the surface. And YES, there's alot more I wish to tell her if only I can write them all down for her to see. I'm not at my best at expressing myself verbally recently so I rather she be able to see it through me. I wonder if she could just look at me and really see my heart. Her tight hug saved the day, keeping me from falling into pieces in public.

If only the melancholy colors of the rain would just end and I, to be able to survive the storm to see the rainbow emerging soon before long

Practise last Saturday. Love the pine color of the piano, a good change to the good old black I see all the time ;)

My STARFISH violin!!!!! its finally arrived! I've been anticipating it for months. I'm so happy :D

Chillin' out on my fav. place mother earth can offer-the WIDE OCEAN. its taken back during my vacation, but i guess i just needed a little of how-things-used-to-be

as the sun embraces the moonlight