Karaoke Fun

Today was the birthday of Bethany, a fellow new teacher.  To celebrate her birthday a bunch of us went to a nearby Karaoke place.  It was fun to rock out to American pop songs, mostly from the 80's and 90's era because who can resist singing along to a little TLC, Spice Girls, Celine Dion, Backstreet Boys, and Billy Joel?

Since there were 13 of us, we got to be in the big party room that had 2 tables, a tv with a sweet sound system and microphones for singing along, and a mini stage with lighting effects.  The best part though was the "Drink Bar" -- we got to have unlimited soft drinks, hot chocolate, tea, coffee, and ICE CREAM for 400 yen (about $4.80).  There was a really good mellon-flavored soft drink that made for an excellent float when ice cream was added to it.

This performance, by my friends Aaron, Greg, and Alex, was the highlight of the day!



Danielle, Ashley, Greg, Will and Talia (the other married couple), Tiffany, and Aaron.  That green drink is the really yummy mellon-flavored soft drink.

 

Everyone singing "Wannabe" by the SpiceGirls.  You can tell by the looks on our faces how serious we were about it!

 It was a fun day to share with new friends.  Though, when we sang "Wannabe", it sent me back to the days of junior high and missing my ABE girls!