arbastro's Got Talent 🎤

(1)"I have always had a passion for music. Whenever I would hear people play or sing, or listened to music, I knew I wanted to be a part of that world too. So, when I was around 8 years old, I got a keyboard for my birthday (they also gave me headphones with it so they wouldn't have to listen to my awful playing). From there on, it came in phases — I would play for a bit, but then got stuck because I never progressed. I would play for a month or two, and then not touch the keyboard for half a year. When I was around 10–11 years old, I got a cheap guitar. The quality is definitely not the best, but it does the job. But, the same thing happened all over again: I didn't know how to learn to play. I lost joy because there was no progress. I had phases of playing, and then not playing for a long time. That lasted until December 2024, when I came across a video on TikTok showing chords with lyrics to play — it was "Perfect" by Ed Sheeran. I started learning those chords; it took a long time to get the muscle memory (and to get rid of the pain in the fingers, yes I had that too 😅). At the same time, I was active in some expedition-servers. I joined a VC in V0YD once. I simply played that song there, it was far from perfect, but everyone was so encouraging! From there on, everything went uphill — I learn more and more every day, I can play almost any song now. I've also managed to apply the learning technique on piano. Then came the singing — just the chords of a song are boring, because well, it's the same thing over and over and over again. So yeah, I gave it a shot, some people in V0YD liked it, so I kept doing it, trying to improve and so on. I even got offered a spot on the staff team as a musician — I happily accepted. Nowadays, I do concerts in V0YD and occasionally in other servers as well!"

(2)"Being able to make music and play for people is both an amazing way to interact with them; it's a great conversation starter. It's always fun when I can play a song that's been requested right off the bat. It makes people happy and that's what I find joy in as well! Playing for people also makes me want to improve my playing and singing, so it's a win-win situation: they get music/concerts, and I have an "audience", a reason to keep playing and improving. It's always fun with the right people around!"

(3)"I'm not exactly sure what I will do with the prize money, I'm currently thinking of donating a bit to my little sister, since she really wanted to earn some robux. I think she deserves something nice. Other than that, I might get some new avatar items, but I don't really have a plan or specific thing for what I want to do with it yet!"

(1)"An AMV I saw online inspired me to begin drawing. They had a very interesting part in the video where the characters posed like they were in various movies, and so I too wanted to draw my favorite characters as if they were characters in another movie."

(2)"I draw stuff my friends ask for them or characters they want (although I am still not very good). This has been a great way for me to practice and for them to receive something too."

(3)"I am not sure how the payout will work, but if it's through a gamepass, I will ask for it through my group so I can use it when I need it and can payout to my friends if need be."

(1)"I love to cook & studied it in school; I also cook at home a lot."

(2)"Everyone likes food lol."

(3)"Maybe save for development of my own Ro-Karate group or share with my brother."