Today is the last day before HST intrudes the BC province. That'd mean getting tea at coffee breaks would be a little more expensive starting tomorrow. :-(
It is an eventful day today. Intense rehearsal for percussion ensemble concert in the morning. Boy, I thought I was awake when I arrived at the complex. But when I played the first piece, I realized I wasn't. I played terribly (at least in my perspective)! Good thing we were able to rehearse that first piece again. I hate this though; I hope to play well at all times.
I spent some quality time with my snare drum during the time when I was not needed at the orchestra rehearsal. It felt great to have practiced some rudiments. Sad reality is, when will I get to do this again? I hope to make this more of a regular routine, you know.
Harp concert came after the rehearsal. It was enjoyable. After dinner there was an audition workshop. Since I've been in auditions before so I know a lot of the stuff they talked about. I would have to mull over some of the career goals vs. reality things they mentioned though. Well, I have been mulling over them repeatedly, and even more so now ... Music is indeed a tough business, but I would not let this gift (that God graciously gives me) be wasted. I hope to keep this attitude until I die.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Powell River, Day 9
Went through some emotional ups and downs today ... Hai~
I wish to not have gone through all these roller coasters while trying to focus on playing good music, but it's part of life. How can I move forward with my life with all these distractions? Trust in the Lord, and He will give me strength.
Anyways, we played Der Rosenkavalier this morning. Oh boy, my legs felt like jelly while I was playing, and they still felt like jelly afterwards. Even though I have not played this excerpt much after the VSO timpani audition 4 years ago (it's 4 years already!?), I was so thankful that I learned it. Thanks Bill for giving us very detailed suggestions on what to do with this excerpt. It answered a lot of my questions. :-)
We watched World Cup after coffee break because two of the Spanish percussionists begged for that. LOL ...
After that, nothing too exciting happened. I must say the rehearsal was quite boring ...
I wish to not have gone through all these roller coasters while trying to focus on playing good music, but it's part of life. How can I move forward with my life with all these distractions? Trust in the Lord, and He will give me strength.
Anyways, we played Der Rosenkavalier this morning. Oh boy, my legs felt like jelly while I was playing, and they still felt like jelly afterwards. Even though I have not played this excerpt much after the VSO timpani audition 4 years ago (it's 4 years already!?), I was so thankful that I learned it. Thanks Bill for giving us very detailed suggestions on what to do with this excerpt. It answered a lot of my questions. :-)
We watched World Cup after coffee break because two of the Spanish percussionists begged for that. LOL ...
After that, nothing too exciting happened. I must say the rehearsal was quite boring ...
Powell River, Day 8
A little behind with my blogging ... I spent a long time writing e-mails and by the time they were done it was already time for me to go to bed.
I did not play a lot yesterday morning because the pieces I usually play in weren't rehearsed. So the couple of hours I had free I did some meditation and score studying. I won't expose what I meditated upon at this point because I am still waiting and searching for an answer to what I have thought about. But to my Christian friends, please pray for me as I am waiting for God's guidance towards my next step of life.
Orchestra rehearsal is the usual. I tried to squeeze in practice times when I was on break or counting rests. It'd be great if I had real practice time, but that's better than nothing. I was thankful that I took 2 years of orchestral reading at UBC because it gave me myriad chances to get to know orchestral repertoire. I remember reading Capriccio Italien at one of those classes. I don't recall reading Shosty 6 before yesterday's rehearsal, but memory comes back as we played.
In the evening we went to the beach for "barbeque". What really happened was we had grilled skewers at the beach, not really a barbeque. We had to hike in order to get to and from the beach. It was nice; I haven't hiked for a while. Sadly the weather was not the most pleasant for hanging at the beach. A few raindrops when we were having supper. :-P
I tried to practice after supper, but my shins and (strangely) my forearms were so sore that I just had to call it quits after about 1/2 hour. I spent the rest of the night e-mailing.
I did not play a lot yesterday morning because the pieces I usually play in weren't rehearsed. So the couple of hours I had free I did some meditation and score studying. I won't expose what I meditated upon at this point because I am still waiting and searching for an answer to what I have thought about. But to my Christian friends, please pray for me as I am waiting for God's guidance towards my next step of life.
Orchestra rehearsal is the usual. I tried to squeeze in practice times when I was on break or counting rests. It'd be great if I had real practice time, but that's better than nothing. I was thankful that I took 2 years of orchestral reading at UBC because it gave me myriad chances to get to know orchestral repertoire. I remember reading Capriccio Italien at one of those classes. I don't recall reading Shosty 6 before yesterday's rehearsal, but memory comes back as we played.
In the evening we went to the beach for "barbeque". What really happened was we had grilled skewers at the beach, not really a barbeque. We had to hike in order to get to and from the beach. It was nice; I haven't hiked for a while. Sadly the weather was not the most pleasant for hanging at the beach. A few raindrops when we were having supper. :-P
I tried to practice after supper, but my shins and (strangely) my forearms were so sore that I just had to call it quits after about 1/2 hour. I spent the rest of the night e-mailing.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Powell River, Day 6&7
I apologize for not writing last night. :-P It was 1am by the time I finally settled in my hotel room and I was so sleepy because of the beer.
2 performances down, 4 to go.
Yesterday's performances went quite well. Of course, Mahler 1 was a difficult piece of work and we only had one week of rehearsal, and therefore we weren't flawless. (What an excuse!) At least I skipped one measure of rest towards the end in the matinee concert. Thank God I was able to recover ... :-P
The more I play Mahler the more I appreciate his work. Such a gifted composer!
Next week will be Tchaikovsky's Capriccio Italien and Shostakovich 6. More intense work to do.
Today is a day off for us. I slept like nobody's business. But because I'm used to getting up early, I woke up at 7-ish am and decided to get up by 9am. Being wide awake makes breakfast taste better. Today is the first day when I finished everything I ordered ... lol. Doing laundry was a pain in the butt though. I'd rather not talk about the pain I went through, but I'd give you one piece of advice - when you are in a small town trying to do coin laundry - bring enough changes (that includes loonies and quarters) so you don't have to run around to get some. :-P
It's time for dinner. :-)
2 performances down, 4 to go.
Yesterday's performances went quite well. Of course, Mahler 1 was a difficult piece of work and we only had one week of rehearsal, and therefore we weren't flawless. (What an excuse!) At least I skipped one measure of rest towards the end in the matinee concert. Thank God I was able to recover ... :-P
The more I play Mahler the more I appreciate his work. Such a gifted composer!
Next week will be Tchaikovsky's Capriccio Italien and Shostakovich 6. More intense work to do.
Today is a day off for us. I slept like nobody's business. But because I'm used to getting up early, I woke up at 7-ish am and decided to get up by 9am. Being wide awake makes breakfast taste better. Today is the first day when I finished everything I ordered ... lol. Doing laundry was a pain in the butt though. I'd rather not talk about the pain I went through, but I'd give you one piece of advice - when you are in a small town trying to do coin laundry - bring enough changes (that includes loonies and quarters) so you don't have to run around to get some. :-P
It's time for dinner. :-)
Friday, June 25, 2010
Powell River, Day 5
Another timpani mallet festival.
I must say I wasn't all wired up for it this morning. Actually, it always takes me a few hours to wake up in the morning. It takes even longer to wake up when you go through a relatively long and draining schedule everyday. Nevertheless, I still enjoy the camp very much so far.
Back to the festival. We talked more on mallet choices, and then went on talking about tone quality and technique. Even though I was sleepy, I was still very inspired. What Bill taught us gave me answers to a lot of questions I had regarding my timpani playing. Finally there are some hopes!
However, I am a little horrified with the mock audition list he has given us. I know the entire list but one excerpt, yet the one I am the most scared about is Der Rosenkavalier ...
We played through concert repertoire in the afternoon and watched the Faculty Chamber Music Concert at night. I must say, I really thank God for creating music. Not only because it's enjoyable and refreshing, it is also a very good tool to pull people together. :-)
I must say I wasn't all wired up for it this morning. Actually, it always takes me a few hours to wake up in the morning. It takes even longer to wake up when you go through a relatively long and draining schedule everyday. Nevertheless, I still enjoy the camp very much so far.
Back to the festival. We talked more on mallet choices, and then went on talking about tone quality and technique. Even though I was sleepy, I was still very inspired. What Bill taught us gave me answers to a lot of questions I had regarding my timpani playing. Finally there are some hopes!
However, I am a little horrified with the mock audition list he has given us. I know the entire list but one excerpt, yet the one I am the most scared about is Der Rosenkavalier ...
We played through concert repertoire in the afternoon and watched the Faculty Chamber Music Concert at night. I must say, I really thank God for creating music. Not only because it's enjoyable and refreshing, it is also a very good tool to pull people together. :-)
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Powell River, Day 4
Perhaps God gave me a lighter day today because I was sore and blistered from playing the monsterous cymbals yesterday. Seriously, both of my index fingers are still red right now.
Today started with percussion ensemble rehearsal. The rehearsal is so enjoyable when it is actually productive - working out details that would make the piece of music sound exciting, motivating each other to get better ... I have been longing for such rehearsals. Moreover, I miss the percussion trio that was sort of formed back in September. If God is willing, I hope the three of us (you know who you are, if you happen to read this entry ...) can reunite once again for more phenomenal percussion music.
After coffee break we had a timpani mallet festival. Such an eye-opener for me. When I bought my A. Putnam mallets, I was whining about how expensive they were. Well, I should shut up now as they are not expensive compared to A. Kato mallets, which are around $150/pair. They feel really nice though. I can also peacefully dismiss (well, I have not been a huge fan of them after a while) my Vic Firth general timpani mallets. I could still keep them for multi-percussion stuff. The European Classics ones are still cool.
I played around 20 cymbals notes (most of them are soft, and are played on suspended cymbal) at the orchestra rehearsal. With the stage light, I felt screaming hot at the rehearsal and became a little impatient with my counting. I sneaked out quite often ... lol.
There was supposed to be a mock audition tonight for every session of the orchestra, but Bill decided we should only have one audition next week. Therefore, we (percussionists) have tonight off. Well, he gave us a bunch of excerpts to look at ...
Maybe tonight I should listen to a ton of music and see if I can eventually get some inspiration to compose. Or ... score studying. :-P
Today started with percussion ensemble rehearsal. The rehearsal is so enjoyable when it is actually productive - working out details that would make the piece of music sound exciting, motivating each other to get better ... I have been longing for such rehearsals. Moreover, I miss the percussion trio that was sort of formed back in September. If God is willing, I hope the three of us (you know who you are, if you happen to read this entry ...) can reunite once again for more phenomenal percussion music.
After coffee break we had a timpani mallet festival. Such an eye-opener for me. When I bought my A. Putnam mallets, I was whining about how expensive they were. Well, I should shut up now as they are not expensive compared to A. Kato mallets, which are around $150/pair. They feel really nice though. I can also peacefully dismiss (well, I have not been a huge fan of them after a while) my Vic Firth general timpani mallets. I could still keep them for multi-percussion stuff. The European Classics ones are still cool.
I played around 20 cymbals notes (most of them are soft, and are played on suspended cymbal) at the orchestra rehearsal. With the stage light, I felt screaming hot at the rehearsal and became a little impatient with my counting. I sneaked out quite often ... lol.
There was supposed to be a mock audition tonight for every session of the orchestra, but Bill decided we should only have one audition next week. Therefore, we (percussionists) have tonight off. Well, he gave us a bunch of excerpts to look at ...
Maybe tonight I should listen to a ton of music and see if I can eventually get some inspiration to compose. Or ... score studying. :-P
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Powell River, Day 3
There is a part called "Butt Kick" in the reality show "The Last 10 Pounds Bootcamp" (which is about weight-loss, obviously). This is what I have gone through today - some serious "butt-kicking".
Today started with a group lesson on timpani. Bill made us to really focus on our wrists when practicing our strokes. He gave us a bunch of exercises to work on. I managed most of them fine until he asked us to play fast paradiddles on the timpani. Playing normal paradiddles is still manageable for me, but playing "syncopated" (when you accent the second note of the paradiddles) paradiddles is when I feel I am stupid. I never made very good friends with paradiddles; it's probably time to get acquainted with them again. Hopefully, we will become good friends this time.
We also spent some time with Bill's cymbals. He brought his 20-inch Istabul and 21-inch Paiste (hopefully I got the spelling right) for Mahler 1. I played with the Istabuls yesterday because they were less heavy than the Paiste, and today Bill just handed me the 21s and they were monsters! I had to put them down after about 5 hits ... He did say they were huge and stiff. If we could get a good sound from them then we can get a good sound from any cymbals ... LOL.
After the coffee break (yes we went for coffee/tea again!) we had a triangle festival. It's interesting to hear how the sound of a triangle travels to different parts of the hall. It's also interesting to find out how each person has a different opinion on what they think is the most favourable sound (or like Bill said, sound with characteristics) to them.
After lunch we had orchestra rehearsal. Playing with a pair of 20-inch cymbals gives me a massive upper-body work out. Better still, we had to rehearse this piece for 2 hours straight this afternoon, and another hour in the evening at the open rehearsal. So that's a 3-hour upper-body workout for me. My arms and my back were sore at the end of the day. Well, think of it this way, Bill said playing cymbal crashes should involve your back (Vern, do you agree?). If my back is sore, that means I have involved my back effectively. At least I tried to ... LOL ...
Most of the percussionists (myself included) got a break when the Beethoven's 1st piano concerto was rehearsed. We did a little snare drum circle outside the building. That's when my butt is kicked again. The Spanish guys introduced us to some technical exercises that they do in their studies. We also did MORE paradiddles. (!!!) Nonetheless, it was so much fun, and I strongly suggest this kind of "bonding" practice to any ensembles.
I'm looking forward to more butt-kicking tomorrow ...
Today started with a group lesson on timpani. Bill made us to really focus on our wrists when practicing our strokes. He gave us a bunch of exercises to work on. I managed most of them fine until he asked us to play fast paradiddles on the timpani. Playing normal paradiddles is still manageable for me, but playing "syncopated" (when you accent the second note of the paradiddles) paradiddles is when I feel I am stupid. I never made very good friends with paradiddles; it's probably time to get acquainted with them again. Hopefully, we will become good friends this time.
We also spent some time with Bill's cymbals. He brought his 20-inch Istabul and 21-inch Paiste (hopefully I got the spelling right) for Mahler 1. I played with the Istabuls yesterday because they were less heavy than the Paiste, and today Bill just handed me the 21s and they were monsters! I had to put them down after about 5 hits ... He did say they were huge and stiff. If we could get a good sound from them then we can get a good sound from any cymbals ... LOL.
After the coffee break (yes we went for coffee/tea again!) we had a triangle festival. It's interesting to hear how the sound of a triangle travels to different parts of the hall. It's also interesting to find out how each person has a different opinion on what they think is the most favourable sound (or like Bill said, sound with characteristics) to them.
After lunch we had orchestra rehearsal. Playing with a pair of 20-inch cymbals gives me a massive upper-body work out. Better still, we had to rehearse this piece for 2 hours straight this afternoon, and another hour in the evening at the open rehearsal. So that's a 3-hour upper-body workout for me. My arms and my back were sore at the end of the day. Well, think of it this way, Bill said playing cymbal crashes should involve your back (Vern, do you agree?). If my back is sore, that means I have involved my back effectively. At least I tried to ... LOL ...
Most of the percussionists (myself included) got a break when the Beethoven's 1st piano concerto was rehearsed. We did a little snare drum circle outside the building. That's when my butt is kicked again. The Spanish guys introduced us to some technical exercises that they do in their studies. We also did MORE paradiddles. (!!!) Nonetheless, it was so much fun, and I strongly suggest this kind of "bonding" practice to any ensembles.
I'm looking forward to more butt-kicking tomorrow ...
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Powell River, Day 2
Today is when the music comes.
I was well-rested last night so I got up before 7am quite energized. I was a little nervous about the seating audition, but it turned out there was no audition for the percussion section. Instead, we drew our parts in random order and worked on some percussion ensemble music (as we are playing a show next Friday). Our instructor (Bill Linwood) even bought us coffee/tea. :-P I have met him before through an orchestral audition; now as I communicate with him more, I find him quite a laid-back person. Well, he might become very critical when he gives private lessons. LOL ...
Yesterday I said I felt like going back to a high school band camp. Guess what, I feel even more so now with the setting we rehearse in and the equipment we use. You will understand what I mean when you see my pictures.Also, I am one of the older people. A lot of people I meet are under 20 or in their early 20s. My goodness!
The first piece we rehearsed in the afternoon rehearsal was Mahler 1. The part I got was cymbals. This is the exact same part I got last year when I read it at VPO! (Hooray) I played with Bill's 20-inch cymbals and I now have sore shoulders. I was a little disappointed with the ensemble's unpreparedness. I thought this camp is readying young musicians to get into the professional field and thus people should be a bit more up front with things. Perhaps things will get better as they go.
It's nice to find out that the hotel I stay in is only a 10-minute walk from where we rehearse. I'd love to exercise my limbs more, given we get fed really well at the camp.
With little there is to be done, I think I'll turn in early tonight and get some practice done tomorrow morning.
I was well-rested last night so I got up before 7am quite energized. I was a little nervous about the seating audition, but it turned out there was no audition for the percussion section. Instead, we drew our parts in random order and worked on some percussion ensemble music (as we are playing a show next Friday). Our instructor (Bill Linwood) even bought us coffee/tea. :-P I have met him before through an orchestral audition; now as I communicate with him more, I find him quite a laid-back person. Well, he might become very critical when he gives private lessons. LOL ...
Yesterday I said I felt like going back to a high school band camp. Guess what, I feel even more so now with the setting we rehearse in and the equipment we use. You will understand what I mean when you see my pictures.Also, I am one of the older people. A lot of people I meet are under 20 or in their early 20s. My goodness!
The first piece we rehearsed in the afternoon rehearsal was Mahler 1. The part I got was cymbals. This is the exact same part I got last year when I read it at VPO! (Hooray) I played with Bill's 20-inch cymbals and I now have sore shoulders. I was a little disappointed with the ensemble's unpreparedness. I thought this camp is readying young musicians to get into the professional field and thus people should be a bit more up front with things. Perhaps things will get better as they go.
It's nice to find out that the hotel I stay in is only a 10-minute walk from where we rehearse. I'd love to exercise my limbs more, given we get fed really well at the camp.
With little there is to be done, I think I'll turn in early tonight and get some practice done tomorrow morning.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Powell River, Day 1
Beginning of the trip I have been looking forward to.
It's time for me to escape from reality for a bit - given my life has been chaotic for quite a while. I still had to play in an accompaniment gig this morning. :-P
Before I hit Powell River, I had to first pass by Vancouver because there is no direct flight to PR from Calgary (of course not!). It's nice to look at Vancouver once again. I miss this place.
Hauling luggages is always a pain in the butt for a percussionist like me because we have more to carry than anybody else in the orchestra. This time I have two suitcases (1 with clothes, 1 with mallets), a snare drum and a laptop ... Yikes. Thank God there are shuttle buses connecting between the Main Terminal and the South Terminal (where I take my flight to PR), which makes my luggage carrying a little less exhausting.
When I checked in at the South Terminal, the lady charged me for an extra luggage. She claimed that my snare drum wouldn't fit under the seat and therefore I couldn't carry it as a carry-on baggage. I wasn't impressed at first, but later I found out why. The plane was SMALL - you had to crawl your back in order to get in, and the plane can seat maybe 20 people at max. The PR airport was of course very small too and very primitive looking.
Originally SOAP says we'd be picked up by bus. And you know what - bus means people's cars. The staff from SOAP came pick us up. They drove us to our accommodations and helped us check in. By the way, my hotel is right beside A&W. :-P
When I finally arrived at my hotel (with my heavy luggages - phew!), there was an envelope on the desk which included the schedule, information on PR, and money for dinner tonight. It feels like being in a high school band camp again - when all your needs are well taken care of by the chaperones. As much as I want to be pampered, I am already not used to it ... haha.
Anyways, tomorrow is when the real camp starts. I am totally inconfident about the placement audition because I haven't practiced as intensely as I was when I was still a student. But it doesn't matter - I don't care if I'm placed last ...
(P.S. I went to DQ for dinner. I had a chicken strip basket, which included fries. I left 2/3 of the fries uneaten. I can't eat that much fried stuff anymore ...)
It's time for me to escape from reality for a bit - given my life has been chaotic for quite a while. I still had to play in an accompaniment gig this morning. :-P
Before I hit Powell River, I had to first pass by Vancouver because there is no direct flight to PR from Calgary (of course not!). It's nice to look at Vancouver once again. I miss this place.
Hauling luggages is always a pain in the butt for a percussionist like me because we have more to carry than anybody else in the orchestra. This time I have two suitcases (1 with clothes, 1 with mallets), a snare drum and a laptop ... Yikes. Thank God there are shuttle buses connecting between the Main Terminal and the South Terminal (where I take my flight to PR), which makes my luggage carrying a little less exhausting.
When I checked in at the South Terminal, the lady charged me for an extra luggage. She claimed that my snare drum wouldn't fit under the seat and therefore I couldn't carry it as a carry-on baggage. I wasn't impressed at first, but later I found out why. The plane was SMALL - you had to crawl your back in order to get in, and the plane can seat maybe 20 people at max. The PR airport was of course very small too and very primitive looking.
Originally SOAP says we'd be picked up by bus. And you know what - bus means people's cars. The staff from SOAP came pick us up. They drove us to our accommodations and helped us check in. By the way, my hotel is right beside A&W. :-P
When I finally arrived at my hotel (with my heavy luggages - phew!), there was an envelope on the desk which included the schedule, information on PR, and money for dinner tonight. It feels like being in a high school band camp again - when all your needs are well taken care of by the chaperones. As much as I want to be pampered, I am already not used to it ... haha.
Anyways, tomorrow is when the real camp starts. I am totally inconfident about the placement audition because I haven't practiced as intensely as I was when I was still a student. But it doesn't matter - I don't care if I'm placed last ...
(P.S. I went to DQ for dinner. I had a chicken strip basket, which included fries. I left 2/3 of the fries uneaten. I can't eat that much fried stuff anymore ...)
Thursday, June 03, 2010
谷、谷、谷！
為了不要讓我以前的老師明白我寫甚麼，我唯有用多一點時間用中文打字吧。
我將會在6月21日到7月8日到Powell River, BC參加一個職青管弦樂團訓練營。這一個訓練營集合世界不同國家的青年人﹝有意就職於管弦樂團或已經在管弦樂團就職者﹞作音樂交流，當中將會有個人授課、集體綵排、演出及模擬面試。一說到模擬面試我便有一點不自在：因為我之前去過幾處地方考管弦樂團，每一次籌備都令我心力交瘁。練習從早到晚，不見天日。雖然當昨天我收到要預備的東西時，我發覺很多都已經練了幾百次，但我放低了差不多一年，怎能在半個月之間回復專業水準呢？敲擊樂組有七個人，當中有美國藉、西班牙藉，又有在安省的，只有我跟另一位從亞省出來的。其他地方的音樂教育豐富很多，今次實行甚麼都是排最尾了！
其實我想嘗試用一個輕鬆的心態去，因為今次是神特別為我預備的一個trip。本來我沒有想過要報名，但因人手不足加上我以前老師的推薦之下，我不單不用通過考試便獲取錄，而且還學費全免﹝當然，我還要付近$2000的食宿加機票費﹞。多年來我想去都沒有錢去，今次終於可以用自己掙來的錢去了！感謝主！
我相信神給我這次機會是要避一避世去尋求祂的心意。我在這一年實在忙得很慘，心裡不時不太安靜。不安靜又怎能聽神的聲音？
既然「托賴」有得去這個trip，那就盡我能力去努力吧‧‧‧
我將會在6月21日到7月8日到Powell River, BC參加一個職青管弦樂團訓練營。這一個訓練營集合世界不同國家的青年人﹝有意就職於管弦樂團或已經在管弦樂團就職者﹞作音樂交流，當中將會有個人授課、集體綵排、演出及模擬面試。一說到模擬面試我便有一點不自在：因為我之前去過幾處地方考管弦樂團，每一次籌備都令我心力交瘁。練習從早到晚，不見天日。雖然當昨天我收到要預備的東西時，我發覺很多都已經練了幾百次，但我放低了差不多一年，怎能在半個月之間回復專業水準呢？敲擊樂組有七個人，當中有美國藉、西班牙藉，又有在安省的，只有我跟另一位從亞省出來的。其他地方的音樂教育豐富很多，今次實行甚麼都是排最尾了！
其實我想嘗試用一個輕鬆的心態去，因為今次是神特別為我預備的一個trip。本來我沒有想過要報名，但因人手不足加上我以前老師的推薦之下，我不單不用通過考試便獲取錄，而且還學費全免﹝當然，我還要付近$2000的食宿加機票費﹞。多年來我想去都沒有錢去，今次終於可以用自己掙來的錢去了！感謝主！
我相信神給我這次機會是要避一避世去尋求祂的心意。我在這一年實在忙得很慘，心裡不時不太安靜。不安靜又怎能聽神的聲音？
既然「托賴」有得去這個trip，那就盡我能力去努力吧‧‧‧
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