Hi friends,
It has been
a busy week at work and I felt that I ignored my life at home. When I lose
home/work balance and losing the control and quality in them, I stop everything
and start cleaning the house.
My dear
friend in London told me that she has started sorting out the clothes to make it to 100 pieces. Although it is my policy, there is no need to
make it to 100. As long as you feel it is manageable, I think there is nothing
wrong having 300 dresses and 500 pairs of jeans. Whether you are feeling truly
good about it, is the best measurement for“sorting out” – not only about things but also
about people - relationships.
Then, my another
obsession – breakfasts. Having big good breakfast, and cleaning the house. It
sounds rather sad way of spending weekend, doesn’t it?
Well, with a good piece of piano music, I spent my Sunday morning feeling happy
and content. Where I came from, particular pieces of Chopin, Liszt and Beethoven
give us nostalgia and high percentage of people in my generation can hum these tunes.
They are Heroic Polonaise, La Campanella and Tempest.
I recently
bought my favourite pianist, Nobuyuki Tsujii’s CD through Amazon. It is a
beautiful collection featuring the work of Chopin and Listz. Although I absolutely
adore Nobuyuki's talent, his Heroic Polonaise was just too elegant for my liking. When
it comes to Chopin’s greatest work, it has to be Vladimir Horowitz.
If you click
the following link, you will be shocked what this wrinklie old man is capable
of. He is amazing. This is my kind of Heroic Polonaise.
However, Nobuyuki
Tsuji is just right for me for La Campanella. He is certainly a talented young
man, but not as gifted as Horowitz.
Every once
in a while, right in the middle of my ordinary life, music gives me a fairy
tale.
Righto, time
for me to go back to cleaning!
Enjoy your
Sunday afternoon.
