kar-a-o-ke

2nd May '07

tonight we were invited out by margaret's family for the second night in a row. it was margaret's 20th birthday and we attended an intimate dinner with her close family. very strange to be invited to such a private gathering, considering we only met them the previous day. anyway, once again they put on major feast and once again, we were forced to drink. fun fun.

after dinner we went to karaoke. i've seen so many k-tvs (k-tv means karaoke establishment) in songyuan, even though it's only a city of allegedly 300,000 people. i get the feeling they really dig it. the karaoke lounges are very luxe. the main problem is that good quality english songs are scarce at these venues, and you find yourself often faced with a songlist that is very bland and repetitive. britney spears and the backstreet boys are most common. but tonight we were lucky to get away with a bit of the eagles, the beatles and simon and garfunkle. oh, and i busted out to a bit of mariah at the end. very therapeutic. all in all, karaoke gets the thumbs up from me.