The R Word

I have one student only with me now, and I have high expectation on myself on how can I make the lessons fun and informative, and most importantly, to see progress on my student. I learned my piano since 8 years old, and completed Grade 8 when I was 15 years. Most of the exams I got Distinction, except for Grade 6 and 8 (or only 8 I can't remember) that I got Merit - for the ABRSM practical exam. For Theory, I did win some highest marks prize for the Trinity Grade 6 in my region, which was kind of unexpected at that point of time and I took pride. My teacher switched me to Trinity from Grade 6 onwards as she said that it was more straightforward to pass - but it is still equally qualified as ABRSM or some sort of thing. I couldn't bother much. So after ending of my Grade 8 piano, I took up violin class when I was Form 4, 16 years old, where I had only classes for 3 months plus before I quit. I told myself and the teacher that after my PMR exam (a Form 3 exam for Malays