Things I Love To Do: #2 - Singing

I love to sing.

Plain and simple, I just like to belt out a tune.  I think I'm alright but I know I'm a little tone deaf, my voice goes quick and I can't figure out what octave I need to be in for certain songs but I love to sing.

I love worship songs (hands raised and just going to town on the song), R&B (Boyz II Men, Craig David, K-Ci and JoJo), and great melodies (old school singers like Elvis or Neil Diamond are better for my range).  I can't stand Glee but I do like Broadway musicals.  Stop me if you think I should give up my man card.

I use to have this fear of singing and I was in a choir in middle school.  My typical Korean parents would always want to show me off to sing to their friends and I'd refuse while my brother would sing "You Are My Sunshine" to them (5-7 year olds love to showoff). 

Now, I could care less where I sing.  The shower, church, in my car, alone in my house...I'll just go off.  One time, an Ethiopian student that I was chaperoning wouldn't eat another slice of pizza so I just started singing "We Are the World" in the middle of the restaurant (he still wouldn't grab another slice....).

And if we go NRBing (karoake), I will go off and hog that mike.  I've tried to be considerate but it's hard.  I just want to sing.  I'm not great with the R&B or boy band stuff except for Lionel Richie's Hello, but I can sing the pop rock and rocker type stuff well (Pearl Jam, Kings of Leon, Live, Stone Temple Pilots) so if you're in the mood to go, then call me up and I'll sign with you. Until then, I'm gonna jam in my car while all the other drivers get to stare and I won't care one bit.