PIANO!

I've done a lot of piano events in this school year of 2013, although some might scoff at it, but it was A LOT to me. First I had my theory test for Level 3, which was rather easy but still counts. Also, I played 2 duets this year with my friends who will remain nameless. One was "I Love a Piano" which was a jazzy song that involved switching places, which was rather fun. I earned a 3rd place at the duet piano competition for that piece. The other was simply named "Waltz" which was a simple but elegant piece that I can proudly say, earned me first place at the duet piano competition. These events happened in March.

In May, I played at the solo competition and the Guild test. For the solo competition one of my songs was a 8-page long sonata which I got cut off in the middle for. The other was a 2-page nocturne by John Field that I still got cut off for, because we were in a time limit. I felt cheated :P...the Guild test was...interesting. This year I was playing a special Sonatina medal and I played 14 sonatinas, which wasn't terrible because most of them were very easy, but I still had to memorize those 14 pieces.

In 2014 I'll do more, cause I'll enter 2 levels of theory and play a judged recital, but it'll be more planned and stretched. For my solo competition I'll be playing another John Field nocturne, and a Mozart piece that sounds rather graceful to me. For the duet competition I know that one song will be the Miniature Overture of the Nutcracker, which is not one of the most commonly known songs from Nutcracker, which might be interesting...tune in for more! Sometime...

Hablas espanol?

Ok, so first of all, I've been taking Spanish, and I know that the title isn't proper Spanish but I didn't really want to find the special signs and upside down question mark. I really enjoy learning a new language cause it actually presents a challenge to me, compared to some other boring classes. I love it! Although, I wish I could have started in 6th grade...

Hola! Me llamo Angela y me gusta mucho dibujar, escuchar musica, y montar en bicicleta. Tambien, yo jugo tenis, pero no soy deportista o athletica. Soy artistica, reservada, y a veces impaciente. Yo paso tiempo con mis amigos, y nosotras hablamos por telefono. Como eres?

Problems

Everyone has their problems, and of course life wouldn't be life without its ups and downs, but you have to deal with your problems.

For someone like me, I don't have a lot of problems. However, the problem for me is that I'm then creating my own problems. But the thing is that most of the time, in my society, our problems are so little. I know that might not make many people feel better, because all in all, they still are problems and they play a dominant part in our life. Also, some people do have very big problems, let me tell you my problems and what I do about them, which I know many of you would not like to hear, but I think they can help you, so please listen.

As for me, I have little sisters and my mother works overseas. I won't say much more, but loneliness is one of my major problems. Loneliness is part of life. Of course no man can survive without much needed company but you know, some of the most inspirational moments can come out of loneliness. Of course, that doesn't often help you deal with it, but know that no matter how hard it is, you have to overcome it. This is because, obviously, that you will always run into it. Remember "It's your life" by Bon Jovi? Personally, I love that song because it focuses on the fact that no matter what, it really is your life. For me, the idea of wanting to commit suicide is insane, but I understand the reason, its not just random, obviously, but you have to build your strength and know that its your life. Its not the end if your really awesome boyfriend dumps you or your best friend moves away. I know these are light examples. That's because I don't really want to go into the saddest examples.

My mother I have always admired. I was sad that day she had to leave overseas, and I was so worried. I told her, sadly, that despite trying to be strong, I didn't think that I could live on if she left me forever. She told me that "its your life" and although it maybe seems like a dark tunnel if something terrible like that happened, you will get over it, and you do have to be strong. Also, don't ponder it in the meantime. I know most therapists will say that you have to confront the worst scenario and tell yourself that you can live with it, then think what you can do about it. The problem for me is that I always am so stricken and terrified about something bad happening that I don't think about what I can do. This is something I personally have to work on, and I know that I have to confront some things, but people, out there, good luck because there will be so many ups and downs, and some really downs, but climb out of that giant hole and smile up at the sun again, because you CAN do it. Have faith, good friend (or person that I don't know:))

LETTERS FROM ME ON A BICYCLE~INTRODUCTION

         You may wonder what I'm talking about. You see, I am 11 now, and I've started to realize things that I didn't know before. Sometimes I have very sad moments, but I hope that I can read these letters in the future, and no matter how badly punctuated they may be, they will inspire me to move on. In my utopia, I imagine that hundreds of people read these letters and they get inspired by them. Honestly, I'm still 11, so don't blame me if I'm silly, but I honestly don't even know if people CAN access my blog.

         Anyways, I'm not very athletic and I could probably be more fit, and I'm not a competitive biker at all obviously, but when I get on my bike, I feel happiness and inspiration. Some of those probably just come from me being on my bike, because you should know, that exercising creates chemicals in the body to make you feel happy. Maybe I'm not completely accurate on that one, or many other things, but I choose to believe this because at least exercising prevents me from dwelling too much on certain things, and that often really just makes me feel better.

         So basically the whole point of this was to make me feel better. When I was younger, I know that I always felt like all the negative things were so far away: they couldn't touch me. As I grew to be this age, I understood more things, like life and death and that continuous cycle, and that honestly, anywhere on Earth, there were bound to be risks. This led to me over-thinking, and sometimes I really feel scared and sad. But I had things to get me through it.
       
         I want this series of "letters" to be both humorous and inspiring, but make people feel like they can relate to you. Honestly, I live in a very lucky place, and sometimes counting my blessing and listing what I'm grateful really makes me feel quite happy and lucky. I think of all the people in the world who've had to go through so many worse hardships. Honestly, I think if they could go through these things, why can't I? Whose to say that I'm not capable of dealing with these things? Although, I do realize, honestly, and I have to say this, that right now I have a pretty weak mind. But this is to help me get through it. So basically, tell yourself that life is a sidewalk; you can fall numerous times. But pick yourself up, brush yourself off, and keep on going. Certainly, you will eventually reach a part of the sidewalk that's smoother than the rest. Sometimes you might have a harder time picking yourself up. I say there's no harm done in having other people help you pick yourself up. Sometimes you'll need help. Sometimes you feel sad. Sometimes you question yourself.

         Things work out often, but you also have to accept that sometimes things don't work out. My mom told me about the sidewalk. Eventually I questioned her: What if you couldn't pick your self up, and people couldn't help you either? That was what really scared me. But my mom told me something that I will try hardest to keep with me. Well if you're always worrying, why not think of this: Why aren't you worried about something in the cosmos shifting and us all being doomed? True that's extreme, and I myself don't like to talk about bad scenarios, but honestly, there are so many things we can't control. That might not feel fair, and sometimes it still doesn't feel fair. Why can't things sometimes be all fine? Why do bad things have to happen sometimes? Well don't you think that if bad things never happen, you wouldn't treasure the good things as much? The point is: If you are always worried about what's going to happen tomorrow, answer me this: "Is that going to stop you from living your life today?" I know sometimes things really seem sad and you don't really think that this will help, but there are so many amazing people out there who, despite all the odds, kept living. Keep trying, whoever is reading, whether it be myself or someone I don't know at all.

Signing off,
Me :)

All About the Meaning of Life

Apparently, life probably has an infinite number of meanings, depending on who you are and what you aspire to become. But the following words are all true.

Life is an opportunity; you're lucky you got this chance, now use it wisely to do something that really matters in this world.

Life is beautiful; now go and look back on all those moments you wish you could freeze in time, those beautiful, lovely snapshots, freezing a moment of happiness in time.

Life is a dream; figure out what you want to do in life, then persevere that dream.

Life is a challenge; no matter what, don't forget those barriers, tall or short, because they all took effort to get over.

Life is your duty; don't forget to fulfill the job. Do what you were born to do, and what you want to do.

Life is definitely a game; the bleachers might be a safer spot, but it is played on the field.

Life is a promise, to those who love you, and those who did. Life is a promise to everyone you love, including the ones that you hate, because you can prove them wrong.

Life is a sorrow. There will be an unlimited amount of problems in your world, no one can have their utopia today, but we learn to put our sorrows away.

Life is a song. Sing it loud, clear, and with feeling. Let everyone know that what your feelings are; don't shut them away.

Life is a struggle. Everyone may put up a fight with this fact, but in our hearts we know it's true. We must learn to accept it. Because nothing is perfect. Not in this world. And not in the near future.

Life is most definitely a tragedy. Often you may find yourself asking Why me, of all the miserable, horrible human beings? Confront your problems. Don't let them start eating away at the insides of you.

Life is an adventure. Don't you dare waste it; tiptoe across a active volcano; swing across a vine in the jungle; swim across the Amazon river.

Life is luck. Not everything is fair. Luck is luck. There is no such thing as being 'lucky'. A body makes its own luck; be it good or bad.

LIFE IS LIFE. WE HAVE TO STRIVE AND FIGHT FOR A FAIR CHANCE AT IT.

Never Going to Be As Young as This Again...

This quote is so true. Every day we age a little more. That doesn't take any fun out of life, though. We should enjoy our time, and make the most of it. Life is full of experiences of love, hate, kindness, bitterness, and all kinds of things. That is what makes life up. We should enjoy all the times, even the sad and bad times. Humor yourself when you feel bad, and don't think that the only good part of life is the happiness part. Smiles are a good thing, but so are lessons learned. Life is everything, the hills and the valleys. Make the most of every single second.

Chinese Vogue...?

A Chinese Vogue magazine? How interesting! This lady is most definitely dressed interestingly, what with her dramatic makeup and eccentric clothing/ Feathers?? Bangle bracelets?? Light blue and pink?? What an interesting combination...Besides that, you can see her outrageous eyeliner, which does MORE than just outline her eyes. What an interesting front page...

Space Needle

On our trip to Vancouver, we also visited Seattle, because we had to stop in the middle of our flight. We checked out the Space Needle, which really was amazing. It had a long, thin structure, with a circular top, and a thin needle on the top (the name really fits!). Underneath the famous structure, there was a play area, where I had A LOT of fun. I went on the bumper cars, and merry-go-rounds. Then, we even traveled to THE TOP LEVEL OF THE SPACE NEEDLE! WOW!

Serenity In a Bedroom

     Would what you call this? A bedroom, or a sanctuary??? This bedroom really is one that I would really enjoy having. The calm peacefulness of it is amazing, and the color theme fits perfectly together. Looking out the window, you would see the calm, carefree ocean. One version of a dream bedroom would definitely be this one. The calmness and simpleness is really great. So, at night, you could simply draw the drapes and snuggle up in your warm, cozy, and soft bed. In the morning, you could wake up, open the drapes, and feel the soft sunlight tickling your face. You could then proceed to getting a mug of whatever-you-drink in the morning and simply sitting down in the chairs. What do YOU think you would do??

A New Start

Welcome Fellow Bloggers! So, recently, I'm in the middle of 6th grade. Not in the middle of the middle yet, but close enough. Anyhoo, I thought that I would make my blog more useful, and post some pictures, advice, that sort of stuff. A long time ago when I got my blog, I was a little girl. I posted about silly stuff. Hope I can stop that. :)