MPYO Result

*Letter from MPYO*

Maybe you have already forgotten about the fact that I have auditioned for MPYO a month back. If anyone remembered, I mentioned that before I auditioned, I already know that I would not get in. The only reason I went for the audition is to get an experience. To know how it is really in the real world. Now I know. I am still very ignorant. There's still so much for me to learn and to catch up.

My previous post about my music life is quite negative. I am very unsure about myself. But after my trip back from HK, I seem to be more open. I know I am still very far from success but I know I am working for it and I seems to enjoy the process. I like to know that I am doing something I wold enjoy. I might not play very well but I am always excited to learn something new. Maybe the only thing I have to learn now is to practice more and efficiently. Haha..

*Competition Number*

Anyway, a little update from my competition at Hong Kong. To tell the truth, I am a bit dissapointed as this is my first piano competition but I did not expect it to be held so.. abit.. lousy... =.="

To cut a long story short, there is no audience inside the competition room, neither is there a proper stage for the piano. The judges are seated in a way which reminds me when I am taking my theory exams. However, I admit that it is a good experience for me.

Nope. I did not win if that's what you want to ask. I do not even know the actual result as we did not stay to listen to the announcement. My groupmates wanted to just leave. So I don't know how we fare in the competition. It is really a regret. I wish I could stay but majority wins.

During the competition I am damm nervous. I could feel my hand shaking a little but we play finish the whole song. With mistakes here and there of course. Haha. At least I have a chance to play. I feel really happy actually.

Oh.. a little problem rise during the competition day. I am having diarrhoea that day. I guess I drink some unclean water or eat too much? Not sure but I was really blur that day. However, I did not plan to shy away from playing. Luckily I became better in the evening as the competition time approach. ^>^

The second problem arise. We are not sure whether page turner are allowed or not. All along, we thought that it is allowed but it turn out the other way. After a brief discussion, page turner is allowed but our suppose-to-be-page-turner went for their free practice session (we each get 20mins free practice session before competiting) so there's no one to turn for us. Our teacher are not allowed to do that for us. Luckily, while we are in the waiting area, we chatted with a Hong Kong competitor which turn out to be very friendly. She agree to page turn for us. So last minute arrangement. But she can turn our pages accurately. Bravo. Really grateful but we did not get a chance to properly Thanks her as we did not meet after we finish playing. I hope she do not think we are taking her for granted. *swt*

*After competiting I am relax!*

*four of us playing that day*

*Outside Parson Music which is the venue for the competition*

That's all for the updates. Might elaborate more in future post. I am still a bit blur from my trip. Hehe.. Nite guys. ^.^

Counting down

Counting down to the second I'm going to travel through air the 2ND time! ^.^

I will be flying through AirAsia on Monday 7am to Hong Kong for the Kawai Piano International Competition. I am not looking forward to the competition but to the holidays I am going to have. I wish all my worries previously is useless and I will be enjoying myself thoroughly.. I wanted to enjoy as I paid a lot for this trip. Not
to mention money but my time, my effort and my emotions.

Yes.

I am emotionally wreck this pass weeks.. Due to practicing and others factors which is not suitable to reveal. However, I just hope everything will be going smoothly and it would be a good experience for me.

So, I need to prepare and get some rest now before waking up around 3am later. So, wish me luck.. a lot of luck. And wait for my photos. This time I bring my DSLR and hope to bring back lots of photos for you all.

I will be back at 31st July! Don't miss me ya!

Hong Kong Part 7 - Foods @ Hong Kong

Steamboat

One of the most enjoyable occasion while travelling would be food! Therefore, I have decided to dedicate one whole post for foods I've encounter at Hong Kong. There's more actually but some of the food is just so tempting that I've forgotten to take photos.. Haha..

The steamboat pix above is a treat from Cizzy's uncle who's at Hong Kong. He treated us to this famous steamboat restaurant which I've forgotten the name. Nevertheless, this restaurant is so pack with people and if her uncle did not make a reservation, I think we would have to queue for hours. (One special thing about HK, people are willing to queue. And almost all restaurant are full with people queuing.. Either the place is really that popular or the restaurant is small or the chef is slow. ^.^)

Mix pork Rice

This mix pork rice I think I've posted it before. Let me explain a little more here. This is eaten at a fast food restaurant. Yup! Not your average McD or KFC but HK fast food chain sells rice/noodles/porridge/western/etc. And they are delicious and flavorful. Besides that, each fast food chain have many many varieties for your delicate taste buds. Another point is, you get serve pretty quick as like all fast food chain, it is self-service. So, prepare to queue for ordering, queue for paying and queue for your food. But believe me, it's worth the queue. The workers there are always very swift. You wouldn't have to wait very long. It's really annoying as I've forgotten all the names. When I go HK again, I will be sure to jot down every place I went!

Snacks at Shopping Centre

Alright, don't bomb me. I know I so stupid. I even forgotten the name of the shopping centre we went. =.=" But I remember the taste of the food very clearly. This chicken wings are so tasty. Even tastier than my beloved chicken wings at Seri Petaling which I love so much. Besides that, people who knows me well know I don't like vegetables. However, this cheese baked broccoli is so damm delicious that I have helping after helping. I'm not sure whether it is the cheese or the ham, but the broccoli is really yummy. Another items we have is the fruits tea. I think I have lychee tea and Cizzy peach tea. Both equally nice. The lychee taste is so prominent but did not fully cover the tea taste. And most importantly, it is not too sweet. I don't like very sweet drinks. Haha...

Lunch @ The Peak

These photos you should be familiar. If not, click here >> Hong Kong Part 4. Or alternatively, you can select travelogue at Navigator at your left sidebar and select.

This is the 1st time I ate a lunch after waiting for nearly an hour. New experience but I doubt I will wait another time. Haha.. But this food is really nice as well. I guess if time permits, I might really wait for it.. Haha..

Vegetarian Snacks

Vegetarian Kueh

While we went to some temples, we ate lunch there just to taste their vegetarian snacks. They look so inviting.  However, I guess vegetarian is still vegetarian. I guess I couldn't ever be a vegetarian. Haha.. The taste is not bad but it doesn't make me go GOO GOO GAA GAA over it.. ahaha...

Wanton Mee

Finally, the infamous HK Wanton Mee.. how can we miss it. True to the rumours.. the wanton mee there is really delicious. Soup is just right and the wanton is big and full of prawns.. Not like the ones we have in Malaysia, full of pork, not to mention tiny. This wanton mee is eaten on the day we depart into Disneyland. Haha.. Before that, we have another wanton mee for supper but that's not really nice. The mee taste is very bland and the soup have too much MSG. Luckily we are able to eat one decent wanton mee during our trip. Haha..


I guess that wraps up the food post. ^.^ Writing about all these post makes me go all hungry. I think I have to go find food now. =.=""

Hong Kong Part 6 - Ngong Peng Shan

Tsim Sha Tsui MTR station

I guess I really have to finish up my post about my Hong Kong trip end of last year. I still have a lot more to go and there's still so many to share. However, I'm running out of time as I'm going to Hong Kong again next week. So, I will try to finish up all about this trip 1st before I go there for the 2nd time.. Haha

Cable car as background

Next attraction on our list is Ngong Peng Hill. We are going to take the cable car up. This cable car is much more bigger than our Genting's. Can fit about 8 person if I'm not wrong, and there's still place to move. Haha.. One of the specialty of the cable car which was just added in is the crystal cable car. What you mean by crystal? The floor where you will be stepping inside the cable car is TRANSPARENT! 

Yup.. you can look down at the wide sea when inside. Kinda scary but sounds interesting. The price for this cable car is a little more expansive than the normal ones. So, to save money, we choose the normal cable car. 

Inside cable car

Fei preparing to snap photo

CC being our photographer

View from cable car

Saw the photo above? Note the long long stone walkway from the land to the sea? Doesn't that remind you of some ancient TVB drama.. where those ships land and depart? Haha.. look similar to me.. hehe

Some view from cable car

Mind you, this cable car is extremely long and high. From the pictures above, you can imagine how high it is.. Haha.. Quite comfortable ride actually and really enjoyable view and cool air. 

Buddha Statue

This is the a sneak peak we get of Buddha statue while still inside cable car. So huge! 

Reached!

Cassie at Ngong Peng

China Village

Upon reaching, this is the village view that greeted us. So different from the modern building we just came from. Feel like I'm in some old China village. Haha.. Very nicely decorated and the floor is extremely dust-free  rubbish free.. haha.. 

Nice landscape 

Cassie at Ngong Peng village

Of course we waste no time and start to snap snap snap! We are so fascinated by the buildings. Those buildings are actually shops selling souvenir and food. Those souvenir shops sells really nice things.. some very interesting but those are expansive. If you have a chance to visit this place, spend sometime browsing one shop will be good. Because almost everyshops sells something similar. Choose the biggest one there and spend there will be good enough. Haha..

Oh.. And we ate Bing Tang Wu Lao there as well.. Some kind of fruits which added caramel.. If I'm not wrong la.. Did not manage to take a photo of it though cause we are too excited to makan. Haha..HKD10 per stick if I remember correctly.

Cc photographing from opposite bridge..

This is the place she photograph us..

Look at her? Haha

Good pose Fei Fei

Cassie posing at bridge

Damm good poser..

Again

Cassie at another side of the bridge..

I guess all of us are addicted to the bridge.. We spent soo many time at the bridge taking photos.. Haha

One of the beautiful shop Sign board

Cassie and Cc are here!

Cassie at village street

Cizzy with Buddha at the background

Can you spot us?

Take 1

Take 2

Take 3

What I wanted to snap was just this signboard. Usually, one single snap will do. But, with friends like this, you need at least 3. ^.^"

Signboard

Saw the poster? Doesn't the faces of the emperor and empress look so familiar??!!! I'm shock to see the faces there.. LoL...

Tao Foo Fah

Before we walk up the hundreds step up to Buddha, we stop for Tao Foo Fah. This is my 1st time eating Tao Foo Fah with brown sugar. Not yet melt. Did not snap any photo of the sugar but it taste.. um.. special. haha.. not exactly to my taste cause I need to add a lot a lot of sugar before it become sweet enough for me. But I did not regret trying it. Haha..

Fei at the beginning of the steps

Journey of hundreds steps begin. Cc's mom doesn't want to climb so she decided to jaga our bag. This is a very good thing cause without the bag, we climb much more faster and easier. LoL.

We snap and talk and laugh while climbing and before long, we are panting like what my dog did after 3 runs around the garden.. 

Reached!

Anyway, we managed to get to the top!!! And of course. A victory shot! Haha.. It's super duper windy up there and our hairs are flying like crazy. Coollll air is sooo nice.

Some other God statues

There are few God statues up there and we took pix with them. There are so many people up there that we need to snap fast and next.. Hahaa.. Decent pictures are a bit hard at times like this.

Cassie at hill top

See my hair? So messy already. Comb also can throw away.. Haha.. Nevertheless, the view up there is really breathtaking.. Enjoy ourself there just staring at the green green hills.. 

Up to down

See? After we come all the way up, we need to go all the way down again. LoL.. Although going down is normally easier, but we still lag abit before going down.. Trying to avoid the obvious.. Haha..

Some snap shots 1

Some snap shots 2

Alright, that wraps up our trip around Hong Kong. Next post will be us at Hong Kong Disneyland! Stay tune for MANY MANY MANY MICKEY MOUSE!!!