3 posts tagged “piano”

it's in a week.

a whirl of badly written chinese, stumbling translations, notes that bring tears

a phone call that means nothing and shouldn't mean anything and yet i'm still trying to make something

out of stories not my own and situations in an alternate universe(again)

in a place where berry ladies hallucinate of shadow hands and a piano that goes backward
because it's too hard to go forward and the rain makes everything standstill.
still hoping for the stardust of tomorrow.

in such a place i want to find.

01 Winter Love

BoA

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So how are things with Rissa? Things are not all that well. This is a pretty long post, so I split it up.

Language is not my forte?

    I don't really know to do right now. I wa s really excited to take Chinese 4A. I love Chinese...there is something in the power of being able to speak and write the hardest language on the planet. HAHA. I mean I used to hate going to Chinese School, but there came a point in freshman year of high school, where I went to class, and I was like "omigosh I get this!! I can remember these words!" It all kinda came together, and I started to enjoy chinese school a lot more, even though I might not have shown it.

    I had already decided the moment I decided to quit chinese school(because of crazy workload jr year) that I was definitely going to take Chinese in college. I took the placement test during zero week, I made sure I got into the class....and now.  I don't know if I can follow through.

    Was it that I'm not prepared for how intensive the class is? The fact that I have to constantly study? I wasn't exactly prepared per se, but I didn't mind it. I even started getting up early to study before class every day. I didn't mind it; I always felt that I was really learning something. I'd come out of class everyday, and be like "Wow. I feel more knowledgeable."

    And yes somehow, that doesn't seem to transfer over. I feel like I've learned more, I feel like I've studied, but somehow.....the grades don't prove it.

    And so I'm wondering, that whole thing where I thought I was good at languages....was that just me being arrogant? Me being delusional? I'm thinking of taking Japanese 2 next quarter; can I really handle two languages at one time?

First pass for classes already happened...OH NOES. I have no idea what to take if my back-up plan (because I can't sign up for Japanese right now) of signing up for Japanese 2 doesn't work out. I just signed up for Chinese and Chem 14b for now...sigh =-='

Too many notes, too little time.

I miss playing piano a lot. I have like no time at all to play anything. Being at home is really nice in that I can wake up and just sit down at my piano. MY. piano. How long has it been that I can say "i'm gonna play piano on my piano." No, it's been "I'm gonna go up to Rieber and play piano." To think I have to walk up like four bajillion flights of stairs just to play piano.

Although, I also have to say, I've never had as much satisfaction from playing piano than I have these past few months. It's so nice to be able to say  "I played piano for two hours, my fingers hurt". Is it bad that I'm happy when my fingers hurt? I don't get to play piano all that often, so I have to REALLY take advantage of it. And having the fingers hurt makes me feel like I've done something, that I've accomplished something during a time when I feel like I can't do anything right. It's weird to think that that if I were at home, I would be playing piano probably every single day. I still feel a little irked that I wasn't able to finish the whole grade series....ONE LEVEL LEFT! >< But oh well. Senior year really didn't allow for that...so i guess it's alright.

Majorly stressing

I still don't know what to do about my major. The more I think about it, the more I REALLY don't want to be biology major. Chem...I can do, but I don't have any joy from it. I can't even imagine taking physics later....

The way my schedule is, I'm not getting GE's done and I'm just....taking stuff I want to. HA. It's like "Wait a minute rissa, what are you saying. Isn't that what you're supposed to be doing?? You're in college! What are you talking about....what is this business of doing stuff you NEED to. PFT!" Oh my life T_T

Dorm food seems to have majorly sucked lately. Like more than usual. And this isn't just because of coming back from home.

And おめでとう！！ to NEWS, who finally got freaking dome concertS!!!  They so deserve it ;___; <3

And I had to add this in, because I love this song....

11 ゴメンネ ジュリエット

NEWS

Gomen ne Juliet

When I met you, I remembered
I remembered the long forgotten feelings of loving someone
Since that time that those wonderful feelings were restored,
Every single day has been so bright and colorful
Even if things get in the way, nothing will be lost
Because I vowed to do my best to care for you and love you

Love is mutual, I sent it to you, it can’t be held back
I miss you, I want to see you but I can’t even do that
Our wish to never be apart didn’t come true
We can’t send each other a million kisses
I miss you on this holy night
I fell in love with you, I want you to love me

Even if I were to become blind, I would know it was you
That is because we hugged each other so many times
We both loved each other, but we couldn’t get beyond that
I guess it must have been fate

Though we checked it by sharing a million kisses
Some part or some thing didn’t seem quite satisfied
We both sensed the end of this romance
Ah sorry, Juliet

Translations credit to: NEWShfan @ LJ

So, I haven't written a blog entry since moving into UCLA, but there's not much to say about stuff here. It's college? I mean you're either experiencing it or you're gonna. Or whatever. Anyway....

A 'Secret' Music Box

I recently got my credit card.....HEHE. >_>

I bought a lotta stuff ._____. It's in the triple digits, and not barely in the triple digits either...

But one of the best things I bought...was definitely this:

Music_box

It's actually really small, but that's okay <3 It comes with THIS:

Mini_score

Which is just wicked awesome xD

Of course the highlight of those purchases is definitely WITHOUT A DOUBT the jay chou ticket and I do not, and will not EVER regret spending that money XD.....the other stuff....>_> *sigh* But I told myself(and I will follow through) that I wouldn't buy anything ELSE not neccessary to my living and/or  entertainment related until I get a job...because otherwise Rissa's just gonna be spending money left and right...that isn't completely mine anyway .____.

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Majorly Distressing

I recently found out I've been taking the wrong math class.....Math 32A is definitely not the math class I'm supposed to be taking...it's for like engineers and crap....so I was able to get out of that class and into Math 3C, which is for Biology and Life Science Majors...(I didn't know we'd have a totally different math section...but okay XD ) and  thank goodness that I got out of that class....I didn't understand it at all....was definitely gonna get an F in that class -0-

Speaking of this major thing.....I'm so....it's not that I'm torn. I'm more worried by the fact that I'm not torn....

I really want to switch to East Asian studies/Asian Humanities/Linguistics (???) It's one of those things....the whole point is that it's a faaaar cry from oh, say. biology. .___. I don't know what to do...I actually had a chat with one of the  Bank of America  teller while I was transfering money from checks into my accounts...and it's like o_o. Even he said I should switch. HAHA. As I remember him saying "North Campus just has more fun" (He was a bio major and went to ucla apparently XD )

I don't know. The more I take chem, the less interesting it is to me....but I love my chinese class. It's my earliest class, and it's the same length as the rest of my classes...but I never feel sleepy in that class...and I'm always paying attention...and it's just ...I love the feeling I have after I get out of that class....like I'm actually progressing in Chinese.

I don't feel that way when I get out of Chem. I don't get that feeling when I came out of Math (hopefully this new math class I'm gonna start taking will be better tho :] )

So I really don't know what to do....It's just first quarter tho...so I try not to think about it. *sigh*

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Hands on Keys; Hands on Me

Yesterday, because of looking up Vanessa Carlton sheet music, I had this sudden urge to play piano. I haven't played piano since a very long time ago....and so I went to go play. Everyone was at the UCLA vs. Cal game, so there was no one at the music rooms :) And I played for two hours....and .....it was absolutely heavenly. I haven't played in sucha time, I had actually forgotten the overpowering feeling of peace and happiness and love I feel after really playing piano...It isn't a feeling that makes you wanna smile really wide, but more like the experience of feeling the wind flow past you as you stand on a cliff overlooking the ocean. Is that a bit dramatic? haha...And I fell in love with the piano all over again...I think the fact that I was alone, in a snug little room, with the sound reveberating all around...it helped. XD

Speaking of Vanessa Carlton, her new cd Heroes & Thieves is (because I'm not capable of thinking up good vocab words) amazingly beautiful I love every single song on the album, but what really caught my attention was the track Hands on Me and Heroes & Thieves, which you can listen to here(just click the pic) :)

02 Hands On Me

Vanessa Carlton

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I first saw you at the video exchange
I know my heart and it will never change
This temp work would be alright if you'd call me
You'd call me

I lie awake at night
And for you I pray

We crossed the deepest oceans
Cargo across the sea
And if you dont believe me
Just put your hands on me
And all the constellations shine down for us to see
And if you dont believe me
Just put your hands on me, oh no

The subway radiates with heat
We've barely met
And still I cross the street to your door

07 Heroes & Thieves

Vanessa Carlton