Two boxes and live music at the Rookery

Bon Bon: Hey Snoopy Bro, you aren’t helping!

My first two boxes have finally arrived after being on the sea for almost three months, which are longer than the 6-8 weeks estimated by the Hong Kong Post.

I’m in no hurry to open these boxes though. I don’t need the books and sketchbooks in them at the moment and I’m hoping I can move to another flat soon. Fingers crossed that we will find an appropriate accommodation.

Andy Aitchison performing live at the Rookery.

Lots of music going on in Otley this weekend. And two of the new friends I have here, Andy and Burny, are musicians. I went to their live performance at the Rookery last night and I enjoyed them a lot. I don’t know how to describe music in words but I can tell you I enjoyed it a lot despite the fact that I knew only one of the songs they sang. I think not knowing the song (and therefore I was unable to sing/hum along) and yet I still found myself moving my body, listening attentively — these were sure signs that I did enjoy it.

Live music has its magic. There is a Cantopop singer called Hacken Lee who is renowned for singing live exactly like his CD recordings. But that’s not the kind of singing that moves me. I prefer the unpredictable, the accidental, and the unrepeatable sparks that happen in a live performance. And that includes what we may consider as “mistakes”.

Uncle Tall, thank you for introducing your musical friends to me and bringing me to the show. And I enjoyed “dancing” with you after the show with Andy DJing. The dancing is in quotation marks because I am not quite sure my Bon Bon-style rabbit dancing could qualify as dancing.

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