Setting things right

I had worn out my violin shoulder rest's rubber pads and this caused them to not be able to properly secure the violin. This was noticed by my violin teacher and knowing the poor student that I am, kindly advised me to just get the rubber pads. Apparently, they sold them - one of those little nick knacks of knowledge you carefully tuck away in the undulating folds of the hippocampus. To make full use of my trip I decided to visit the new Synwin branch at Marina Square and pick up a pair of earphones along the way. I got the items and went back to try installing the rubber pads.

The whole experience was mildly therapeutic. The peeling away of the old rubber pads which were on the brink of disintegration and then the wriggling of the almost-too-tight rubber pads to replace them. 4 repetitions later, the shoulder rest looked almost as good as new. It has been serving me since my very first lesson some 2 years ago. The replacement done, I tried them on the violin and they fit perfectly.Goodness knows why I procrastinated in replacing them till today.

And yet, there are just some things that can't be store-bought to make things right again. These are the things, I fear, that really need mending.