Singing and Scrabble

I had my first noreban experience last night. What's noreban? Well, it's what we westerners know as karaoke, but better. We went after a going away party for one of the teachers at the school, so we were all well lubricated by that time. When I think of karaoke, I think of a big room crowded with a bunch of weirdos waiting an hour to get up and sing "Endless Love." Not at noreban. Your party gets a private room with two mics, comfy couches, and a bunch of tambourines. We had to sneak in the beer. No long lines, no annoying frat boys singing Bon Jovi, just you and your friends having a great laugh privately. My only beef with the whole experience is that one of the Korean teachers at the school took my bread and butter song. I was crushed. I was going to save "Greatest Love of All" till things started winding down, but this b-tch went straight into it for her first song. I'm going to have to teach her a thing or two about showmanship and stealing other people's acts...

Some of my students almost beat me in Scrabble. How embarrassing is that? We split into three teams: two teams of four girls and the only boy in class and I. These girls were vicious. I started the game playing nice because I wanted them to have a chance, but they quickly took advantage. Straight away one of the teams spelled "aqua" for a triple word score and 39 points. I had nothing, and this kid on my team was purely dead weight. He wanted to put an "O" after a "D" to spell "do" for three points. I tried to get him to reconsider, but he was intent on spelling "do." Who am I to rob a child of his moment in the spotlight? I soon took over, though, and took the lead shortly before class was over and saved myself from weeks of embarrassment. I played again in the next class and showed no mercy. "Dark" for 42 points was my big word of the round. How much of a loser am I for taking pride in this???????

I must go. Have a good weekend!