Comments on: Karaoke – dirty little secret or Asia’s favorite pastime?

By: Antoni

Antoni — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:27:43 +0000

thanks chris… i was ready to married that girl but after what i found, like u said better to forget her…. when i called that nite club, i ask if she was working and they spoke about a “mammy’s” or something like that, what is it?

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:54:41 +0000

You don’t understand how to get your d|ck out of your pants or the money out of your pocket, Antoni? Sorry for being so direct, but prostitution has world-wide the same universal business model and in those KTV bars it’s no difference.

I don’t know you or your gf, but if you are no troll (just commenting here for stirring things up), I would recommend the following: forget about that girl and move on – you can get the girl out of the bar, but not the bar out of the girl. Stories about failed relationships in this milieu are legend; not only in Thailand, but all around Asia. Just my 2 cents and sorry again, if that came over a bit rude.

By: Antoni

Antoni — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:44:35 +0000

thank u chris… so in that kind of place if i understand well is only about girls or prostitute… but how does it work?

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:14:02 +0000

You aren’t serious about that one, Antoni, right? Have you been to any Karaoke place in Asia and especially Johor Baru? I really don’t know, if I should give you hope or the truth, but am pretty sure, you will find out eventually. Just one thing, 99% of KTV places in JB (or Batam in Indonesia for that matter) are not about singing.

By: Antoni

Antoni — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:35:20 +0000

Hi I am Antoni from Belgium… I want to ask if someone now the karaoke De paradise ktv in Joho Bahru (Malaysia)? What kind of Karoke is it?
I ask that coz i met a girl who work there and i was wondering what kind of job she can do??? I know her pay is 10euro per hours and she just work 5 or 6 hours per day and win more than 1000euro per month who is very high salary in Malaysia…
Is someone can tell me what kind of job it must be???
Thanks for ur help

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:19:39 +0000

ralph, sorry, I only found this picture via Google Image Search. I dont’ have a high-res version.

By: ralph

ralph — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:05:00 +0000

Hi Chris,
The shot of the ‘karaoke temple’, do you have a high res of this? i am interested in using it in a ad campaign.

thanks
R

By: barsoom

barsoom — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:51:50 +0000

I think the karaoke started in the Philippines which was called then as “minus 1″
You put in a cassette tape and only the accompaniment comes out and the voice is cancelled out. You then sing thru a plug -in mike using the original accompaniment. Some years later, the karaoke came out.

By: roy519

roy519 — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 19:11:09 +0000

Hello Chris, magic sing is microphone embedded w/ chips that hold hundreds of songs. You plug ur mike to ur TV & voila, you have a karaoke machine. They are very light, most pinoys bring theirs whenever they party. Most pinoy households have it esp those living overseas. Wow, you sing “I still haven’t found what I’m looking for”? You must have a nice booming voice.
Enjoy ur holiday!

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:39:22 +0000

suzanne, that was the case with me before also. But constant practice has changed that a bit. Surprisingly and it’s fun on top also.