Karaoke part II (of ??)

We went to a different place this time, with the promise of a better selection. And lo, the selection was grand!

Notable songs on the line-up included Under Pressure, Mr. Roboto, and Money. Incredible finds! Unheard of! I felt like Louis Pasteur discovering that thing he discovered. And other remarkable options not yet sung, but sure to make an appearance in the future: songs by Rage Against the Machine, Smashing Pumpkins, and Boney M (you know the one).

And all this after being informed that we'd gotten stuck with a second-rate room, that an even better selection might be available next time. The mind boggles!

The group this time included two Japanese girls, an ethnic-Chinese-by-way-of-England-and-before-that-Malaysia who was also a big fan of J-pop and pretty good with the kanji-reading, and a not-Asian-even-a-little-bit fellow who probably has the best Japanese out of all of us gaijin. Upshot: Japanese songs made a strong showing, and I joined in the singing of Medaka no Gakkou (children's song vaguely remembered from the distant past), CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA (which I have heard hundreds of times as the theme song to Dragonball), and Honey by L'arc en Ciel.

Too much fun. I just hope I don't have to speak tomorrow.