Dedications - NUSSO Friends! The worse advice I've ever been given when I was younger, from someone very close to me, was to never waste time on friends who won't benefit us. Ahem, fortunately that was never how I decided to live my life. Gathering over Din Tai Feng when I was in town in summer '16! I made some of my best friends and spent some of my best college days at National University of Singapore Symphony Orchestra (NUSSO) and I would not give them up for anything. A h

Dedications - Students One of the hardest part of moving back to Singapore is leaving my students. My students have taught me so much, how to be a better teacher, musician, how to have empathy, how to communicate well amongst other life-skills. I treasure the special relationships I've had with each and every one of my students and their families. I've become so comfortable and open with them and know that parents trust me to tell them what's best for their child and to guide

My Journey at ASU; Dedications - Teachers (Part 1) Teachers are such amazing people, under-rated and under-appreciated but essentially the most crucial beings in the world. Music teachers are always seen as those who "cannot be performers" but are they really? Who are the people who taught performers then? All these insane amount of research about how music makes one smarter, yada yada yada, were musical skills not imparted by music teachers or did the child become smarter ju

Dedications - Family Whether we like it or not, our family shapes who we are. My parents put in their best efforts to bring us up the way they knew how to and the way they felt was the best, and for that I'm eternally grateful! I've spent many MANY many years in school and my parents, brother and sister-in-law has supported me through this journey and I cannot be more thankful. I grew up in a typical Asian family with tiger parents. My parents loved us and wanted us to excel

I've been wanting to blog for a while, and now that I have graduated with my DMA, am moving back to Singapore for good, leaving the US after being here for 7.5 years, it might be a great time to start. I've had so many thoughts and emotions throughout my time in the US, made choices that have changed my life and now seems like the perfect time to reflect upon my life and pen it down. Going forward I would also love to write about my teaching, lifestyle, thoughts and things I