This is to my colleague Fred Oh. On my first mother's day here in US on May 11, 2008, I went with my mother-in-law and my husband to Fred's concert at the University of Chicago. It was raining and the wind was chilly, and my husband was bothered in the morning because he thought we would not be able to go coz his mom has prepared other plans for the day.. Nonetheless, we went..and I was glad we did.
Fred, the quiet uveitis fellow, was there on the stage, with a violin on his left hand, started to play a classic by Beethoven. I was mesmerized, everybody were! The piano played with his violin, and I felt like I was brought to a different dimension. The music went straight to my soul and I was seeing a different Dr. Oh. His alter ego was there.. or Fred was there.. it really did not matter. My husband was amazed as well, with how he played the instrument, and my mother-in-law who also played piano was in awe. The usual quiet Fred, that afternoon - a performer, gave life to the classics. This was beyond what I expected it to be, and being there was just a great experience for all of us.
After the performance, all we could say was... Is that you Fred??
Below are our pics..
Fred and Me
Damian, Fred and Me
After the wonderful performance
Fred and Margaret
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