Aircrash

If I had never stopped playing the piano, I would have never picked up the guitar.I hated the regimented and chore-like study of the instrument and eventually switched to the flexible and effervescent six strings. If I had never learned the guitar, I would never have thought to myself that I wasn't good enough to play in a band and decide to pick up the drums instead. I would never have played in that first university band back in first year with Peng Yew and Amir, and I would never have been called by Tristan to audition for his band early in second year. And I wouldn't now be playing drums in a band called Crossing Boundaries.

Trading one skill set for another. Seems like a fair deal, especially since the drums has turned out to be my favourite instrument/outlet for expression.

But sometimes I wish I never gave up playing the piano, so that in times like these I can sit in my room and play Amsterdam to myself.