Watching the live telecast of Mendelssohn's Elias from the Verbier Festival as I'm typing this. It's simply wonderful that medici tv has allowed people to watch the Verbier Festival for free.

Last sunday I attended the concert of the girl whom I helped a few years back (mentioned in a previous post) with Shu. Many of the singers that day were quite mediocre, with the exception of her. There was even a guy who sang (and danced) the Merry Widow waltz duet with a voice that showed no hint at all of classical training. She was definitely the best among them. Who could have imagined how helpless she and her mother looked back then at esplanade library? I remember I was a bit mean that time. I took the score of Allelujah from Mozart's Exsultate Jubilate and showed the girl the coloratura part and asked her if she could sing that, knowing fully well that she couldn't. I met the family before and after the concert. After heaping perfunctory praises, I told them that it was just a small favour. They were still very thankful nonetheless, especially the mum who called me their 恩人.