Since being in Hong Kong, we have had the fortune of being able to experience the phenomenon that is karaoke on multiple occasions. Yes, they do love it here. Our experiences have involved karaoke while eating lunch or dinner (called K-Lunch/Dinner), and other times while just enjoying it over some drinks at a local bar. This experience in particular was in celebration of one of our classmate's birthday. We call him Chu, but you can call him Jack.
We went along with 15 of our classmates to this local karaoke place called California Red. The only way that I can describe the interior is to say that it looks a lot like what I would imagine the inside of some sort of Amsterdam sex club to look like. Hallway after hallway of small soundproof rooms, each with their own TV screen and seating area, complete with dim lighting and glowing colorful walls. It is really a sight to see. There is even a small army of workers bustling between rooms to deliver food and clean the tables.
After we arrived, we all partook in the buffet dinner and let the festivities begin. They had quite a good English song selection, and Mark and I definitely tried our hands at some old classics like "Purple Rain" and "Desperado" and "In the Air Tonight", much to the displeasure of our local friends who had to endure our pitchless wailing until their songs could come back on. But just because their songs were in cantonese didn't mean they could keep the microphones from us, or keep us quiet. One of the highlights of the night came when the live Michael Jackson song, "Beat It", from one of his tours came on. Something went wrong, and no words showed up on the screen so that nobody could sing along...but nobody seemed to want to switch to the next song. Everyone in the room just became captured by the performance, even without much of Michael's vocal volume, just because it was that cool.
Needless to say, the night was pretty fun. We got to connect with our classmates even more, and I would say we will probably do it again before we leave.
We went along with 15 of our classmates to this local karaoke place called California Red. The only way that I can describe the interior is to say that it looks a lot like what I would imagine the inside of some sort of Amsterdam sex club to look like. Hallway after hallway of small soundproof rooms, each with their own TV screen and seating area, complete with dim lighting and glowing colorful walls. It is really a sight to see. There is even a small army of workers bustling between rooms to deliver food and clean the tables.
After we arrived, we all partook in the buffet dinner and let the festivities begin. They had quite a good English song selection, and Mark and I definitely tried our hands at some old classics like "Purple Rain" and "Desperado" and "In the Air Tonight", much to the displeasure of our local friends who had to endure our pitchless wailing until their songs could come back on. But just because their songs were in cantonese didn't mean they could keep the microphones from us, or keep us quiet. One of the highlights of the night came when the live Michael Jackson song, "Beat It", from one of his tours came on. Something went wrong, and no words showed up on the screen so that nobody could sing along...but nobody seemed to want to switch to the next song. Everyone in the room just became captured by the performance, even without much of Michael's vocal volume, just because it was that cool.
Needless to say, the night was pretty fun. We got to connect with our classmates even more, and I would say we will probably do it again before we leave.
Gotta comment on this one - I cannot believe they thought your singing was "pitchless wailing!" After all those years in choir, c'mon... you had to have knocked them dead. Literally. The MJ stuff had to be hilarious - where's the vid?
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