Restaurant: Le Bouchon, Changkat Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur

In my glorious confident voice, I told her, it has been all planned.

The day’s itinerary has been confirmed and all she had to do was to seat down, relax and let the day passed. She seemed unperturbed although she could definitely expect something, for it was her grand day, her birthday.

With a job title; consultant for almost two years, the first thing you learn is that you dont really consult all the time but rather you are a con-sul-tant. The convincing voice had always been part of the plan and it didnt fail me even at the most crucial of times.