![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This head waitress is usually a middle-aged woman who has worked her way up the ranks. ![]() In a Malaysian-Chinese restaurant you don’t place your order with an ordinary mortal, such as a waiter or waitress, no! You summon the head waitress herself. There’s always a kerfuffle at the start, when we’re still trying to decide what to order. When I thought about it, I realised she had a point. In fact, after 6 nights of dining out like crazy my partner announced: ‘You haven’t seen drama until you’ve watched a group of Malaysian-Chinese discussing menu choices.’ And with the trip lasting only 10 days, the eating was intense. That’s where the idea for this series of blog-posts came from – because as usual, I ate copious amounts. Thankfully there was a spurt of rest, when I took a short trip to Malaysia for a family celebration. In between radio interviews – the highlight of which was my appearance on the BBC World Service – and speaking engagements, I was mad enough to carry on writing my third novel. I promise I’ve been busy! At one point I was writing so many publicity articles that everything blurred, and I didn’t know my right hand from my left. Hello again, it’s great to be back! I know I’ve been away for a while. ![]()
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