karaoke!

My house mate, Adam asked me if I wanted to go to karaoke one Fri night. Based on his research, we have to go to a place that’s somewhat on the high end because otherwise it could be a prostitution joint…
Anyway, the day he picked to go to karaoke, I was exhausted and needed to get ready to go on a trip early in the morning next day. So, I decided to stay home instead. Adam, Ayesha, and Yoshi went to Colombo to check out a few places Adam knew about. Unfortunately, they couldn’t get into any of the bars because some of them are closed, and also because Adam wasn’t dressed appropriately for the posh bar (his pants were too short…). So they came back to the hostel, and we decided to have a karaoke/dance party there. We all found the songs that we wanted to sing on Youtube. We put a red grocery bag over the light to create mood lighting. We all hit the floor dancing as we took turns singing. Adam also had a bottle of Arrack (which is a coconut based whisky) to share. Really sweet but actually pretty good. We were giggling and having a great time as we danced and sang more and more. Then, we heard footsteps. One guy from the international unit (the unit responsible for all the volunteers) and a matron of the hostel came to tell us to tone it down. They said that there was a funeral going on not too far from the hostel...(the funeral was for the guy in the picture. a 22 yr old man died of leukemia). Also our neighbors complained to the security guys that we’re too loud and keeping them up. As we talked to the guy from the international unit, Adam quietly moved to sit down on the coffee table so that they don’t see the bottle of Arrack. We are not allowed to drink alcohol of any kinds at the hostel. The hostel is run by a Buddhist organization. The thing is it’s very quiet around the hostel at night, and the noise travels far. I felt bad but couldn’t help laughing about our misfortune. We had more songs to dance for.
I was gone for the weekend, so nobody had a chance to ask me what we did at the hostel on that night. I was so glad to be out of town. People loved to gossip around here, and they seem to enjoy knowing what we are up to. Apparently, they knew that we were drinking which is against the hostel rules, but they didn’t kick us out…it was a super fun night that I would remember for a long time 