Grab Your Earplugs

I've been here, what, ten days? That's as long as it took for me to be fully immersed in Asian culture as I was handed a book of songs, microphone and "forced" to sing Karaoke. Yes, "forced" because had I not, it would have been considered rude. Oh, there were so many choices! Do I sing Memories? Yesterday? We've Only Just Begun? After a rendition of "Do Re Me.." with the kids, I was alone with the music. So what did I choose? "Change the World" by Eric Clapton was the only thing I could imagine myself singing and holds a special place in my heart. So I gave it my best two and a half minutes and I think I'm still beet red. This was one hundred percent sober mind you, in a group of virtual strangers-at their house! So I had no bar "atmosphere" to buffer my voice. Consider yourself among the fortunate who were not subjected to my squwaking.