KTV Madness

We;ve been slogging thru our first couple weeks of class...Business Statistics and Business Management. Statistics has been a bear, but I'm lucky that I have such a smart husband, because he has really helped me out with this class. His mind works in some sort of sick, twisted, mathamatical way, and I just don't get it. For example, cliff can spend most of the class editing pictures on his computer or screwing off, while I'm scrambling my brain trying to get it together. All of a sudden, I see his head shoot up, his eyes squint and his head tilt (like a dog watching TV) and he'll raise his hand to ask question. More often than not, it will sound like an intelligence, well-thought out question about something that I've never really thought of. It's alittle frustrating sitting next to him, when its so easy for him to understand something that I'm struggling with, but he's always helped me with a happy heart, so I consider myself lucky.

Our other class is Business Management, which is supposed to teach us about being a good manager, which should help us to be a great leader. We've had three classes thus far...our professor, who is also the dean of the school, has been 30 minutes late for two classes and cancelled the last one at the very last minute. I would think this kind of track record in the business world would lose a contract for you...perhaps he's never studied leadership by example? Since he cancelled our Friday class, we (like the students we are) decided to go out on thursday and celebrate. One of the most common forms of partying in asia (especially here) is karaoke. It is so very different than the version in the US and I love it. I was first introduced to it in Taiwan and it is an all night affair, as there is no closing time or last call here. You and all of your closest friends rent a private room, order a vat of beer or other drinks, pick out your favorite songs and sing with your friends. You have your own songlist, sound system and microphones. Outside the room is a large buffet room to keep the alcohol levels in check and each room has a private bathroom. Pretty great huh?

next to me is Stacy, from Taiwan...she and all the Taiwanese classmates really, really, really like to sing...

Cliff and I with Stacy's husband John...
John and Cliff belting out "I'm a Barbie Girl"...you can see the words on the screen...it was hilarious.
The ladies, belting it out...the middle girl, maggie, is also Taiwanese...

Like any night out, eventually it boiled down to a drinking game, which was pretty fun...lots of dice and lots of laughing...

Cliff, as you can see, had a great time...


We were proud of our accomplishements that night...


Short post to show you some of our class mates and the fun we're having...off to study for our statistic class...