Currently watching : Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Raffles Restaurant, Kenilworth. Monday 11th October, 2004.

A director from Unilever sat at a table for one. He ordered a Singapore Sling*, 4-course meal with Penang Lobster as his main course, a bottle of red and two pints of Tiger beer. He then proceeded to complain about the gents' facilities before ordering a couple of double whiskeys and asking me to play some good ol' Andrew Lloyd Webber numbers, after which an Irish coffee.

If by some weird chance you haven't already realised, that's a LOT of alcohol.

He then decided to have a conversation with me about the business he's in. Having consumed all that lemonade, it wasn't surprising that he wasn't able to keep the conversation smooth-sailing, but instead kept twitching and looking down at his shoes. He began stuttering after a few minutes and kept saying the same things over and over again - and asked me 10 times whether I can remember the Unilever website address (unilever.com). My colleagues were pretty relieved when he decided to drag himself off his seat and leave.

Every day like this is an education in itself. People come and go, and have different backgrounds, personalities, and styles. Talk about coming to UK and getting an education. :)

* An inimitable combination comprising refreshing dry gin, warm and spicy cherry heering, tangy lemon juice, a drop of grenadine and a film of benedictine floated on ice to provide a truly memorable and heavenly cocktail. (quoted directly from the the Raffles menu)