~ Arthur ~

I met him in a music shop in the city on the 12th Aug 2010, it was a rainy Thursday....

At that time, he was common, basic and boring looking. I took him home anyway and as a new flatmate, I wanted to spent heaps of time with him... but when I first started to play with him, he was very upset. He started to scream and yell like there was no tomorrow... it was terrible and worse, it was pinching on the tips of my fingers!! He was very naughty!!! So, I started to neglect him. I couldn't throw him from the balcony, that would be a bit extreme so I just let him by himself, at a corner, in the dust...

And, he started to give me the silent treatment! How dare he!?! (lol) For 3 weeks, he had not make a single note. Finally, I surrended. I picked him up again, dusted him a bit and started to play with him again. I thought maybe I could tame him... At start, it was still quite painful and he was singing quite out of tune... but I was determined to make him sing nicely and caress my fingers one day!

I have now been playing with him everyday or two for a month. He sounds nice and keeps good company :)