but even life at the top has its ups and downs.One of the worst moments in the young musician's life was the death of her grandfather, Tan Lip Kee,lived in Singapore, She explains."I was his only grandchild so we were close" Vanessa thinks that her grandfather was disappointed with her choice of career,He couldn't really understand why she wanted to play the violin professionally. One day,when Vanessa was 15 and preparing for an important concert,the family received a call telling them that Tan Lip Kee was very ill with cancer. Her mother flew to Singapore but the young woman stayed in London to do her concert."All through my life,my parents reminded me that you must do your job and do it to the end" she says.