One great thing working in shipping business is that everywhere we go in the world, I think people will take us out for yummy dinner and drinks. Sometimes that is good and sometimes bad.

When people served me frog legs in Singapore, I was not very impressed. Pig intestines in Malaysia was not my favourite either. Lady with dick in Nagoya was very surprising.

My favourite restaurant in Singapore was SOS,  just in front of  my office building when I was working in Tanjong Pager. I think I am very lucky I have great colleagues in Asia, a very good young boss who bought me good food and wine, and an old boss who bought me Rolex at Singapore Takashimaya after three years of very hard work.

So today, I have done the same good thing that my colleagues and bosses did for me.

We had a visit from our Manila office. So I took Lea to a restaurant in the city. She gave me just 5 hours notice before her visit and it was real tough to find a good restaurant before dinner time on Thursday.

My boyfriend is real helper when it comes to finding good restaurants and gifts in an urgent situation. He may be better than American Express Japanese overseas assist desk.

I used to love American Express counter emergency cash service at Collins Street. I have to say, as a former family card user, American Express is the best for kids. When I first came to Australia, I could not speak any English and Amex Japanese Assist Desk even translate to order my haircut. Diners has not much cool factor and service for family card user and when I was university student, not many place took Diners in Australia. Worst thing is Japanese Diners categorise and details each purchase and when they issued monthly statement, my father knows what I did that week and where I went to. But my father loves me very much so he never stopped my card until I started working as a company employee.

I love my father and my mother very much. They always let me do what I want to do even though sometimes I did not succeed. My parents are not really typical Japanese parents, that is why I am always proud to show my parents to my friends.

Anyway, without Justin I am sure I would not able to keep my clients happy all the time. Do you know Justin is organising drinks and dinner at our house a week after next Saturday for my clients and friends too.

Justin found this restaurant called Gills Diner just behind Commercial Bakery in the CBD.  The interior is nice, menu is so-so but easy to understand. Wine selection is fantastic but I still prefer whisky. We ordered duck confit and lots and lots entree and lots and lots of wines. My friends who work just across the street from the restaurant joined us after work. Justin and my new Japanese lady assistant also joined to meet this very powerful lady from Manila.

I really hope she enjoyed dinner and drinks that evening. The staff at Gills Diner even gave us yummy bread from Commercial Bakery for free. Justin, Eriko, all my friends and I had such a good time, and we all reached home at 2 AM. I cannot recall what happened after dinner. But I have bite mark on my right ear and very painful. Also I woke up in the spare bedroom.

The next morning, I went to work on time and stayed until official work hour. But Eriko and I were so dead at the office all days.