This all happened in the music school >>

3 weeks ago...

Piano Teacher: "Do you intend to take the music exams for next year?"

Me: "Ermmm.... I don't know if I can play well enough to go for exams...."

Piano Teacher: "Mr Ng wants you to take Grade 2..... although I think you should go for Grade 1"

Me: "Ermmm... Let's see first.. I just wanna concentrate on my MCAD exams first..."

2 weeks ago...

Piano Teacher: "These are the books for Grade 2"

My eyebrow rosed.

Piano Teacher: "Please pay them after the lesson.."

After the lesson...

Cashier: "$35 please"

My eyebrow rose once again. (One of books is only 3-paged, but it is tagged at $5.50!!! Erm, can I just photocopy it?)

1 week ago...

Piano Teacher: "Have you paid for this month's fee?"

Me: "Nope.."

Piano Teacher: "This month you are starting grade 2 right?"

I interrupted: "What?! Gonna charge 10 dollars more?!?! Right??!?!"

No wonder Nr Ng, the BOSS of the music school, preferred me to take the Grade 2 exams... he can earn extra 10 bucks from this month onwards... This is really a very expensive hobby... from the very first SGD90 per month to the current SGD110 per month.. I am feeling the pain for parents who have to send their children for tuition, music and art classes... How do they afford it?