So i went piano shopping with shaun today, straight after school ended at 11am.
i met shaun in the bus... and we got off at a bus stop for bus 7 to orcahrd. I got to see shaun's propesed new apartment as well; Pine Grove. three storey aprtment.. pfft.. rich asses...
Ok i must admit that the bus rife was surprisingly interesting. LOLZ... i brick terrace apartments up holland road.. i saw huge mansions... i saw the road leading up to the abandoned haunted house (which has been demolished as of now).. i saw the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building and the freaking HUGE FORTRESS called the American Embassy. Its flag was on half mast today.
I am rather impressed at the American Embassy (though some of you may realise that i am a bit prejudice against the newer generations of Americans). Its grey boulders of stone was specially carved out from Jamaica (as shaun says), the embassy is literally like a fortress.. complete with perfect windoing roads and men in blue uniforms with sub machineguns and dozens of surveillance cameras plus, im sure, a few snipers. I am truly amazed by its sight.
Piano shopping was superb. I was armed with Sam but i didnt manage to video record anything down though. I didnt want to offend anyone. We went to Paragon, the place beside Orcahrd Plaza, Plaza Singapura...
At the same time saun and i bought some scores.. he bought Schumann's.. i bought a preparotary level score book.... 15 glorious a4 sized pages with printed notes and a paperback cover that costs me SGD$14 per book (i bought two).... ouch...
Shaun became my piano tester for the day. We went all around shops from Kawai at Paragon to Yamaha at Plaza Singapura... with him playing that first piece you guys heard and saw on video yesterday. but htne of course.. he played more and literally blew everyone who was playing Guang Liang's "Tong Hua" on the other pianos.
I had my eye on a piano... the Yamaha U1J... made in Jakarta (urgh, says some pianists)... which costs around SGD$9000. But i find that i like the sound and touch a lot... but then again we went further to see if we had better ones.. bypassing that locked door holding the Grand Pianos... urgh.. the beauty~~...
We went to Kawai before that at the Paragon... also had a model i liked.... also a 9K upright piano... though the touch wasnt to my liking.... but the lady there was helpful nontheless.. They also had piano lessons... 115 dollars per months. 45 minutes per session, once a week.
The real killer was at this shop tucked away in the corners of the city.. Singapore Shopping Centre (what? you shoppers never heard of it before? Oh duh... its wayyy off orchard road... )
The shop's called Asian Pianos..... a second hand piano dealer. I found my so-called future piano there. Such a beaut.
The guys there were runing quite a lucrative busness, i must say. Their shop.. about the size of a normal HDB masturbate.. er... master... room, was packed full of upright pianos sitting against each ther, back to back. I had to leave my bag and camera else where just to get infront of the pianos. The guy, Leanord, answered my question when i asked how fast does his pianos go..... he said,"in a week, i get about four pianos out of here!"
it's amazing, really... he just sold two HDB-sized grand pianos for 9K each. His pianos selll about HALF of what was the orginal price.
But let's talk about my new found love... ah yes... a Czech (i say, Zc-e-ck, Shaun says, Jch-e-ck.) Republic-made piano.. the Bohemia 125... Such a beaut... really... polished walnut wood... beautiful sound, perfect for romance pieces, 125 cm tall, and the huge "Made in Czech Republic" crest inside the piano. I loved the way the hammers plonked down ontot he strings (did you know that there were actually THREE stiring per key?) while Shaun played. it was such a marvelous piece of art.
The original cost was TEN THOUSAND dollars! but now... Leanord's selling it for FIVE THOUSAND and a HUNDRED! Such as deal! what's more.. it comes with a piano cover, adjustable seat with brown leather, TWo free tunings, regulation, DELIVERY and 5 years warranty! OMG!!! NICE!!! I am so gonna get that piano!!!! ill be payin a deposit for it soon with my OWN cash! Still have to talk with my dad though abt buying it.
Then the two of us were off to the ICa building cos shaun had some passport thingy to do. We ate ice cream as well (whoopee!! i feel so fat!!) and then he cameover to my place for a while and then off to long john we ate.. witha bunch of noisy YJC-ians messing up the entire restaurant. Typical.... cant they be more like the North Viewers?
This weekened im off to the Methodist's School of Music for piano classes. The School is funded by a church... i told my mum that....but she still let me in on joining the class! whoopee!... though i wonder if they allow MUSLIMS to join.
Till then, enjoy the second piece of music played by Shaun... right after my cameo appearance on the ultimate evil: the polaroid!
*I really need to talk about other people more often.. i keep mentioning "Shaun"...
i met shaun in the bus... and we got off at a bus stop for bus 7 to orcahrd. I got to see shaun's propesed new apartment as well; Pine Grove. three storey aprtment.. pfft.. rich asses...
Ok i must admit that the bus rife was surprisingly interesting. LOLZ... i brick terrace apartments up holland road.. i saw huge mansions... i saw the road leading up to the abandoned haunted house (which has been demolished as of now).. i saw the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building and the freaking HUGE FORTRESS called the American Embassy. Its flag was on half mast today.
I am rather impressed at the American Embassy (though some of you may realise that i am a bit prejudice against the newer generations of Americans). Its grey boulders of stone was specially carved out from Jamaica (as shaun says), the embassy is literally like a fortress.. complete with perfect windoing roads and men in blue uniforms with sub machineguns and dozens of surveillance cameras plus, im sure, a few snipers. I am truly amazed by its sight.
Piano shopping was superb. I was armed with Sam but i didnt manage to video record anything down though. I didnt want to offend anyone. We went to Paragon, the place beside Orcahrd Plaza, Plaza Singapura...
At the same time saun and i bought some scores.. he bought Schumann's.. i bought a preparotary level score book.... 15 glorious a4 sized pages with printed notes and a paperback cover that costs me SGD$14 per book (i bought two).... ouch...
Shaun became my piano tester for the day. We went all around shops from Kawai at Paragon to Yamaha at Plaza Singapura... with him playing that first piece you guys heard and saw on video yesterday. but htne of course.. he played more and literally blew everyone who was playing Guang Liang's "Tong Hua" on the other pianos.
I had my eye on a piano... the Yamaha U1J... made in Jakarta (urgh, says some pianists)... which costs around SGD$9000. But i find that i like the sound and touch a lot... but then again we went further to see if we had better ones.. bypassing that locked door holding the Grand Pianos... urgh.. the beauty~~...
We went to Kawai before that at the Paragon... also had a model i liked.... also a 9K upright piano... though the touch wasnt to my liking.... but the lady there was helpful nontheless.. They also had piano lessons... 115 dollars per months. 45 minutes per session, once a week.
The real killer was at this shop tucked away in the corners of the city.. Singapore Shopping Centre (what? you shoppers never heard of it before? Oh duh... its wayyy off orchard road... )
The shop's called Asian Pianos..... a second hand piano dealer. I found my so-called future piano there. Such a beaut.
The guys there were runing quite a lucrative busness, i must say. Their shop.. about the size of a normal HDB masturbate.. er... master... room, was packed full of upright pianos sitting against each ther, back to back. I had to leave my bag and camera else where just to get infront of the pianos. The guy, Leanord, answered my question when i asked how fast does his pianos go..... he said,"in a week, i get about four pianos out of here!"
it's amazing, really... he just sold two HDB-sized grand pianos for 9K each. His pianos selll about HALF of what was the orginal price.
But let's talk about my new found love... ah yes... a Czech (i say, Zc-e-ck, Shaun says, Jch-e-ck.) Republic-made piano.. the Bohemia 125... Such a beaut... really... polished walnut wood... beautiful sound, perfect for romance pieces, 125 cm tall, and the huge "Made in Czech Republic" crest inside the piano. I loved the way the hammers plonked down ontot he strings (did you know that there were actually THREE stiring per key?) while Shaun played. it was such a marvelous piece of art.
The original cost was TEN THOUSAND dollars! but now... Leanord's selling it for FIVE THOUSAND and a HUNDRED! Such as deal! what's more.. it comes with a piano cover, adjustable seat with brown leather, TWo free tunings, regulation, DELIVERY and 5 years warranty! OMG!!! NICE!!! I am so gonna get that piano!!!! ill be payin a deposit for it soon with my OWN cash! Still have to talk with my dad though abt buying it.
Then the two of us were off to the ICa building cos shaun had some passport thingy to do. We ate ice cream as well (whoopee!! i feel so fat!!) and then he cameover to my place for a while and then off to long john we ate.. witha bunch of noisy YJC-ians messing up the entire restaurant. Typical.... cant they be more like the North Viewers?
This weekened im off to the Methodist's School of Music for piano classes. The School is funded by a church... i told my mum that....but she still let me in on joining the class! whoopee!... though i wonder if they allow MUSLIMS to join.
Till then, enjoy the second piece of music played by Shaun... right after my cameo appearance on the ultimate evil: the polaroid!
*I really need to talk about other people more often.. i keep mentioning "Shaun"...
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