Karaoke with Boss et Plus

Ok, I can't say enough about how much fun I had karaoke-ing last night. I went to California Red's Red Box Plus, which is the best, top of the line spot for karaoke in Hong Kong -- as in, celebrities go there and it's twice as expensive as the already expensive passtime. And HAD FUN! I loooove singing, and I love having a bunch of people sing with me and dance around with me and applaud when I'm done. Of course, not to mention the drinking was nice, too. We happened to be in the Johnnie Walker-themed room, and we had BOTTLES OF JOHNNIE WALKER OLD SCOTCH WHISKEY! I wasn't drunk (didn't drink a whole lot coz I was too busy singing!), but my friend Ed ws hella drunk. That was pretty funny. Oh, by the way, as it turns out, I was partying with my old boss, my old boss' son (who I've known him since I was born!), the owner of California Red, the owner of a natural gas company, the part-owner of a dessert company (she gave me a VIP card!!), the owner of a record company, the owner of a speech training institute, the top representative of Caldwell (the US real estate giant) in Hong Kong (who is a big frick'n flirt when he's drunk), the owner of ... yeah, it was weird because it was fun partying with older people.

Anyway, let's move on.

I went to the cultural centre (notice that?? centRE?) yesterday and got a bunch of info on what I wanna do apart from the research project. I think it's awesome. Check it out:

1. Jazz and ballroom dance classes are relatively cheap -- Jazz for 400 (50USD) per 8 one-hour courses, ballroom for 200 (25USD) per 8 two-hour courses. I am pretty happy about that. I'm gonna do it.
2. Gym membership for, well, free.
3. Old film showings and free lectures.
4. Art and history exhibits for cheap and free lectures.
5. Drama productions and ballet performances (for a little more than I wanna pay for, but I'll consider going to at least one).
6. Volunteer at MERCY CORPS (it's a Portland-based NGO!!).
7. Part-time editing for an education material publishing house.
8. Travel around HK by joining charity walks (I don't know if this is gonna work out, but I'll try).

I am actually really excited to have a chance to be a part of a semi-foreign society. It's gonna be great!

Wish me luck!! I love y'all!