Applause is addictive...

Suddenly... I remembered... how happy I was when after singing a song, my friends were all clapping cuz they felt that the song was sung very well.

I believe, that is the beauty of karaoke and of applause.

Applause: Now you know why people are addicted to it. the "feel good" factor is really ommphy! Especially if you know that the people who are clapping have no stake in it. Which means, they're clapping cuz you're that good, the feeling that you get makes you on top of the world.

Karaoke: Come to think of it, I like going to karaokes cuz, firstly, I really love music. All the sappy love songs, yes, I love them. Hahaha.. don't care if it's not "in". Anyway, Chinese sentimental song is a chinese perogative. the "angmohs" start yawning and walking away in disgust if you throw more than 3 consecutive slow songs at them. Even our "fast" songs are slow by their standards.

Anyway, one fine day, I discovered that I am quite alright in singing, I can hold my tune, generally speaking, I don't sing out of tune... and... then... the applause.

that fine day (or night for that matter), I sang some "ah-mei" song... cinderalla (hui gu niang)... and the din in the ktv room, suddenly died down, cuz they all quietened down to listen to the song. And they were all so amazed... and clapped after the song. That was the one defining moment. I fell in love with singing.

Now... I am seriously wondering... which do I love more? the applause, or the singing...

I think... it's the singing. I sing even when there's nobody... I love music. But, it is also the encouragement from the applause... that keeps me going to karaoke.

and if you're wondering why I am writing such a weird blog (not that I ever write non-weird blogs), its cuz I have a report to rush, that's due tmr. And I am undergoing the ritual process called "procrastination".

Watch me die... and complain on my blog tmr. Wahahaha....