<![CDATA[OakPages: Search: piano]]> http://oakpages.com/tag/piano?view=rss http://oakpages.com/pg/blog/gabriel/read/3573/a-song-to-remember Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:05:46 -0700 http://oakpages.com/pg/blog/gabriel/read/3573/a-song-to-remember <![CDATA[A song to remember]]> Gosh, I can't even remember when was the last time I played the piano.  It feels like forever in a day.  I missed it -- I really did.  Now, don't ask me why, but I watched A Walk To Remember.  I know, I know, it's a total chick flix, but as it turns out it has a really great song called, "Only Hope."  The scene where Jamie sings this song is quite touchy, specially when the mellow low notes in the piano battle with reverberance her smooth high notes.  The music is fantastic.  You would have to watch the movie to undrestand why it is so good.  So, anyway, I did a quick online search and found the sheet music.  So I went to the basement to unpack and hook up my PSR-2000, and I played.  I finally played the piano, and it felt great!

And so it has come to pass that I've been down in the basement for a couple of hours trying to learn how to play this song.  It's challenging, but everytime I learn a small piece, I can hear Mandy Moore singing along.  I can see the movie in my head, rolling at the pace of my fingers as they hit the keys.  This, exactly this feeling, is precisely what I missed the most about playing the keyboard.  It feels great to play again.

 

]]> http://oakpages.com/pg/profile/gabriel Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:40:24 -0800 http://oakpages.com/pg/profile/gabriel <![CDATA[Gabriel Mongefranco]]> I've been called a hacker, a poet, a programmer, a very talented writer, an unorthodox problem solver, a humanitarian, a creative person, a geek, a creature of the night, a crazy young man, and a guy with a cute smile.  Those things do describe me, quite well in fact, but they do not define me.

Yes, I am a hacker who likes to break everything I can put my hands on.  Yes, I am so creative and such a programmer that I built a secure wireless robotic network for my senior project in college.  And yes, my hundreds of passionate poems and epic stories have proven worthy of readership, publishing and broadcasts.  What can I say?  I am a very complex individual.  I enjoy many varied activities, but most of all, I love learning new things!

It is this passion for learning that drives me into testing the defenses of computer systems, writing with words that descend from heaven, pushing the limits of micro controllers, and exploring numerous places, from deserts and glaciers to cities and jungles, while making new friends around the world.   My passion for learning not only defines me, but also strengthens me with hope so that I may always keep moving forward.  Learning is my hope for the future, my right, and my life.

 

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