Tag Archives: Amsterdam

Ukulele: ticket to ride

Little did I know that buying my first ukulele and learning to play it would change the direction of my life.

Posted in review, self, sheet music, travel, ukulele, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Ukulele: ticket to ride

Ukulele repertoire: song sheets for amateur music making

Ever since getting introduced to the ukulele on Maui, I have been curiously witnessing and participating the rituals of ukulele groups and clubs in Maui, Boston, London, and Amsterdam. The ukulele allows self-accompaniment for singing without a conductor or leader. … Continue reading

Posted in review, sheet music, ukulele | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

The monument house: piano room

I didn’t get to say goodbye to my Steinway A, for I didn’t know when I would return to see it.

Posted in self, travel | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on The monument house: piano room

Planning travel: Maui to Boston, Utrecht to London

Nearly six years after flying to Maui and getting a job there, I booked a one-way ticket to Boston and started planning my exit from paradise.

Posted in travel | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on Planning travel: Maui to Boston, Utrecht to London

Family reunion of four

I came across an old e-mail from my dad in October 2003, referring to a series of blogs I posted about our family reunion the previous month. “Your updated Sept journals,” he wrote, “describe our reunion after 17 yrs quite vividly. Though … Continue reading

Posted in personal development, photos, travel, website, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Family reunion of four