oooh, what a day...=)

What a day. I was suppose to post something this morning before breakfast, but kind of overslept a bit, hehe...Today the whole family headed for Stockholm. We got (or mum) this invitation from the Malaysian Embassy a while ago, saying that we were invited to Tastes and Crafts of Malaysia. I already knew it was going to be quite stressful today since we were suppose to got to this delayed Första Advents dinner at Trudel's, but that nasi lemak and those two curry puffs, and the OH-SO-PRETTY handmade scarf mummy bought me were so worth it. xD

a rainy noon in Stockholm

passed through a market with food and pastries from different countries

give me fudge! Sickly expensive though...SEK 28/100g and one piece way like 120g !?

Mmmhmm, todays lunch, nasi lemak - I couldn't resist :)

curry puffs!!!

I couldn't believe that he actually made that by hand =)

NK's famous Christmas windows were the last stop in the capital

two of them, out of many...and then the rotating Christmas tree inside...

I still had to do some homework, so brought Candide with me to read...and I finished it tonight as well! :)

Okay, fun is over...back to physics....-.-

Investment can't stop for music education and opportunities.

Economic times are tight, perhaps the tightest in my adult life. I read an article in NY TIMES which stated that American's appetite for spending is down. Indeed, I agree that we should be reducing spend on "consumer" items.

I believe that it is critical that we invest heavily now in our future via education for ourselves and our children, and for opportunities to grow as individuals and artists. As we seek out Obama's new deal, I hope that he will include investment in the arts, in diverse education experiences and opportunities. Our society will be judged, rightfully so, by the impact we have on our world in relationship to the legacy which we leave for generations in arts, intelligence, science, exploration, etc. "We the people" cannot afford to stop investing in the people "ourselves". Communities, composers, schools, and music/arts must be at the center of the 21st century "new deal".