Just fyi - as of right now and from Hong Kong, this is what I get when I click on the link
"This service is temporarily not available from your service area."
And continuing on the Chill music vs K-OK singing at a a KTV, this is what I further wrote:
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You ain't in Cincinnati ForCrissakes!
Given the set of circumstances, what our agent writes is balanced and as such, for those who are contemplating joining KTV parties – make sure PRIOR to committing that you know what it is that you are committing to. You're paying the agent and it is thus NOT out of line for you to 'order' precisely what you want; no need for you to ask me or anybody else to tell him, now that this matter is out in the open, just go ahead and order what you want yourself!
And for the sake of those who are wondering what this is all about, I'd like to outline to you what it is exactly that we are discussing – the hooking up of an IPod to the KTV system to play supposed 'Chill' music all night instead of KTV singing – and the ramifications of such.
- Learned habit vs. Fish out of water.
KTV gals are trained and used to acting a certain way to 'entertain' their Beau of the night, which includes singing soppy love songs dedicated to him, singing duets, exaggerating appreciation of the punter's singing abilities etc. When you only have 'chill' songs, they really are like fish out of water with not knowing what to do. They then try to pick up what they think is expected mannerism for the situation and it all ends up in a stilted and artificial atmosphere for everyone.
- You'll end up paying more. Lots more!
As there is nothing else to do, both guys and gals end up just drinking and drinking lots more. Last Friday is a typical example as the Bill at 9:05 PM – barely 3 hours into the session, had already ballooned out to RMB 385. Ridiculous – how does anybody put away – what – 18? 24? Bottles of beer in 3 hours?
- The evening really drags out –
Whilst I am quite sure that xxxxxxxxx did not mean to convey this fact, what he writes in his post #4928 here.
I do have to say that we had been partying for what felt like hours and hours and looked at the clock and it was literally only 7:50 pm I was truly shocked how it felt like it was 11 pm and we were barely not even to 8 p. M!
Is truly what happens when you've only got 'chill' (again – read B. O. R. I. N. G.) music on offer. It is just plain ole BORING!
- Xenophobia?
Please refer to that caustic remark by the gal that I wrote about in my post #5034 below. The PRC Chinese as a whole can be quite xenophobic and ARE wont to have 'sentiments' anytime they feel that foreigners are not appreciative of their customs and 'druthers. But perhaps she was just getting a headache from listening to unfamiliar and strange music – I know I get such head-aches! But then again, my friend (who has been coming to China for over 30 years and CP over 10 years) and who had 'visited' us at our room that night had made a semi-serious joke about 'Man – you guys are going to be easy targets! ' with all the implications such joke is supposed to mean when he saw that we were playing our own music. And this friend should know as he's in the entertainment field and is well acquainted with just about all 'factions. '
- Silent night, Holy night.
YUP! That is how it feels to me when we've got that crap chill music on! Nobody moving about, the room bathed in the eerie and somber semi-darkness of the un-flickering still picture on at the TV screen, girls trying to act in an un-accustomed manner and everyone just getting smashed to relieve boredom.
- Forgeddaboudit – unless you're a fluent Chinese speaker!
WHAT and HOW are you going to be with your gal if you cain't converse with her? And there ain't nuthin' else to do when you're listening to chiill music. You cain't even join in the games – which are a must – as there really is nothing but stupid games to play under the circumstance. Oh, you can hold her hands all night long and stare forlornly into her eyes!
- You're in CP ForCrissakes – you're not in Rome or Cincinnati!
You want 'chill out' music – go to McDonalds like xxxxx say – or any other venue – and NOT a KTV where the rest of us also pay good money to enjoy what is expected to be enjoyed there! And if chill music is what you want –as what xxx says., then pick and chose such songs from the usually massive playlist available at most KTV's in CP – just like the rest of us need to do if we want to listen OR SING certain songs. Don't be so self-centered!
OK – all that I can think of right now! And whilst I am of course given to exaggeration, the REAL truth is very much central in what I have written above.
So, like I said – just tell our agent what you want.
SEAJ