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December 04, 2005
karaoke day
Over the past week, we've had a few phonecalls and emails about performing a few of our songs at a karaoke contest on Saturday, as a guest appearance type of thing. Logically, thinking all parties calling were speaking of the SAME event, we agreed, each time... "yes, yes, yes! We'll be there, just let us know when and where!" Much to our surprise, we were eventually informed there were actually TWO events, BOTH of which we agreed to attending/performing, and ONE of which we were asked to judge!! So... today was officially Karaoke Day.
The first one was at 2pm. Both events were on our campus, minutes away from our front door, so really it was all pretty easy to coordinate. The first event was an English Karoke contest. Out of pure respect, I will say NOTHING other than the fact that it was quite an exprience. Britt, Joe, James and I judged the contest. After the contestants did their thing, Britt and I were supposed to sing a couple of songs. 
Well, apparently, techinical difficulties follwed us all the way from J-Ville. After announcing us, getting the crowd excited about the MeiGuoRen entertainment, and pumping the crowd up about how we write songs about love and life and being thankful for every experience we encounter... the CD wouldn't play. Go figure. Many minutes later, the music started and we did our thing. It was a blast! For those of you who know Heavenly Noise, we sang "Thank the Universe" and "Be Thankful" -- as soon as Britt started rapping, the crowd went wild! Not sure if they understood what he was actually saying, but they certainly appreciated the passion and emotion we gave them. They really seemed to enjoy every second of our performance, even clapping and shouting after long notes and highly emotional parts. It's amazing how, even NOT knowing the language, they totally understood what we were saying!
So then, our OTHER performance was at 6:30pm. This one was in the auditorium. Nice sound system, great stage, enthusiastic crowd, it was great! There were 18 contestants and we played 1/2 way through. THIS time, we had cordless mics and a huge stage to play on. We ran up and down the aisles, and absolutely loved every second of it! The audience here in China is quite interactive. I mean, they hoot and holler and clap mid-song... they really appreciate passion, which is something we have lots of. I hope we have more opportunities to play before it's time to go. It seems now, the days are so limited. We're already at the "we won't be here" stage when it comes to upcoming events. :( which is kinda sad, really. but you know, it's really exciting too... because wherever and whatever the future has in store for us is exactly what is meant to be.
Bring it on...
Posted by daiseykat at December 4, 2005 01:31 AM
Comments
OOOHHHH! That sounds like a fantastic time. I am ao glad that you guys got to show your stuff for them. Do you have an actual address there, so that we can mail you something?
love you
brandi
Posted by: Brandi at December 4, 2005 04:58 AM
Hi Brandi!!!
Here's our address:
Britt & Daisey Traynham
Foreign Affairs Office
Hebei University of Technology
No. 8, Guangrongdao, Hongqiao District
Tianjin, 300130, China
love you!!!
~ daisey
Posted by: daisey at December 4, 2005 03:00 PM
Hello Daisy or Britt, My name is Eric, I am a Canadian ESL teacher, currently back in Canada after a year of teaching in Seoul, South Korea. I had a great time, and I am looking to do some teaching/traveling in China. I had stumbbled upon your site while searching for information on Life in Tianjin. I have been offered a teaching position in Tianjin at a school by the name of Kid Castle. They have offered 6000RMB per month with 20 hours teaching per week, is this salary livable for Tianjin, is it possible to shop, explore, live, have fun on 6000RMB per month? What did you think of the city sites, shopping, nightlife, and all that jazz? I would really like to hear your info, suggestions and insight on living and working in Tianjin, it is so hard to make a decision half way round the world. Thanks so much, I really appreciate any info you can give.
Posted by: Eric at January 6, 2006 06:30 AM
My email is eperreault11@yahoo.ca, I hope to hear from someone who is or used to be living and working in Tianjin, thanks a bunch:)
Posted by: eric at January 6, 2006 06:31 AM