Born/grew up : Los Angeles, California, US
Graduated : BA in Accounting (Cal State Fullerton)
Other : Passed the California CPA exam (1987)
Worked : Research Analyst (electronics technician)
Accountant at CPA firms
Retired 2009 : Moved to the Philippines upon retirement
Serious pianist, cellist, violinist
Piano projects : Rachmaninov 2nd piano concerto No. 2
(2nd mvmt)
Chopin (nocturnes, polonaises)
Beethoven (sonatas)
Cello projects : Kol Nidre
Dvorak Cello Concerto (2nd mvmt)
Violin projects : Brahms Violin Concerto
Sibelius Violin Concerto
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
Goldmark Violin Concerto
(I try to learn the easier parts
as my skill level is barely intermediate)
Golf
Basketball
Tennis
Reading thriller novels
Traveling
TV Shows : Mad TV
Wonder Years
Family Guy
Dave
Chapelle
Movies : Exorcist
Scarface
Cloverfield
Song : Vissi d’arte (I lived for my art)
An aria from the opera ‘Tosca’
Composer : Puccini
For me, no other song in the world
comes
close. Simply the best ....