前天和昨天在梦里都见到爷爷了。前天的梦里我还喂他吃了冰淇淋。

刚刚打电话，爸爸跟我说，前天是鬼节——七月半。

看来是爷爷托梦给我了，否则怎么会有这么巧的事情？

I passed both fields.

I am now a real phd candidate...

Life is exciting!

I survived the first week!!!

It was so stressful...

When listening to a musician, we need to get a feel about his personality. Why? Because personality determines what kind of music he/she excels at. For example,you wouldn't expect Richter to get the best interpretation of Mozart, simply because there is no such merry and lightness in his performance. His personality is too heavy for Mozart. And he himself admits this. Though the skills are perfect, the emotions are not matched.

There is always the subtle connection between the composer and the musician. When a musician correctly captures the inner tempo of a song, you are pretty sure that he/she really understands the content as well as the background.

BTW,Mozart's music is a natural remedy for me, by the same token. One should seek the genre of music that is most suitable for him/her.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIdLKwsPleM&feature=related

This is the best interpretation of Mozart K332 I could find. It's really beautifully played.

I read much faster than before.. I finished two chapters from Buchanan's book, another two from Schopenhauer's, and three "ugly" papers last night.

Tbe speed of reading is all about comprehension, grasping the key point and neglecting the redundant part.

the Isle of the Dead is derived from piano concerto No.3 .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA0kXDMKiLg&feature=related

Listen to the part starting from 8:52. This is exactly the same with
the beginning of the Isle of the Dead.

I also suspect a few notes after that are inspired from Hungarian Rhapasody..