After a press briefing today in Makati, I went straight to Yupangco music store to buy the piano stand that I’ve been eyeing for two years. I straightaway ordered the model I wanted and threw in a sturdier sustain pedal for good measure.

Good thing my car is big enough (with second row seats folded) to accommodate this heavy thing.

While deciding whether I want the single sustain pedal or the three-pedal attachment, I played the baby grand pianos that are as expensive as a down payment for a house.

You can hear the differences in sound quality as you go higher in price. The more expensive ones are 👌✨.

I fell in-love with this electric baby grand piano. It’s a lot smaller than the acoustic baby grand piano but it sounded like one but the latter has a richer tone. It can fit where you can fit an old upright piano.

I played and played and finally decided to get the single pedal since I never used the soft and the sostenuto pedals anyway. I was like a kid in a candy store. I knew I would be spending more than planned. 🤦🏻‍♀️ The pedal and guitar stand for Twin I weren’t supposed to be in my shopping cart but here they are. 🫠

When I got home, I immediately opened the box and assembled the piano stand. I am already a veteran Ikea assembler so this might be simpler than building a wardrobe or drawer, I thought.

I dropped by SM Mall of Asia to buy cheaper guitar strings in one of the music stores there and some picks. The ones in Yupangco are for professionals.

I also needed to get Twin A new backpack since Twin I got a hand-me-down High Sierra school bag from her paternal cousin. Also picked up fairy lights and lanterns from Ikea as requested by my girls. They wanted to decorate their study areas to welcome the new school year.