no.354 140419 Thank you for the old cassette tapes

Oldies

I found old cassette tape from the 90s. I threw out most of them when I was packing to move to my new place a year and a half ago. I still kept a handful, but I decided to only keep three and the rest went into the garbage for good. The three most valuable cassettes that are being kept are: a recorded tape, "December" by George Winston and With Psalty (쏠티와 함께2). Each embodies a special story.

The recorded one has my voice and my cousin's voice from, probably when I was in elementary or middle school. I think that was the first time when I went back to Korea since I moved here. It was funny listening to me from the past. According to my mom, I sound exactly the same as now.

December by George Winston has one of my favourite songs - "Variations on the Canon" by Johann Pachelbel. It's a song that helped me realize that I have a special power:) If you're curious, you can read about this story here. 

I think I got "With Psalty" from my conductor at my church in Korea. I used to be in a choir at my church when I was in elementary school. We covered many songs from this album, and I particularly remember one song in the album. I just looked it up on Youtube and I'm really surprised to have found this song there! It's called "모래위의 집." I remember teaching this song to my sister, just so that I can sing with her (it's a round music). My mom and my sister would always wait for me at the back of the chapel until I finished my choir practice every Sunday. Then, we would head over to find my dad who was also a part of a choir. I haven't been a part of a choir since my childhood… I'm hoping for an opportunity to join one, hopefully in the near future!