day 5, singapore: i've been invited to a black tie luxury jewellery launch organised by a friend who owns and runs a top notch consumer PR agency. there isn't a familiar face in the crowd except for a celebrity whom i had a bit of a crush on [who has aged somewhat gracefully with botox], a gaggle of gays and enough tai-tai's [women married to money] to make it a top notch blingfest.

some things have never changed after all these years. 1/ a 7:30pm start for an event begins at 8:30pm. 2/ there is still a very broad interpretation for black tie and this includes sneakers, shopping bags and t-shirts. 3/ i am standing next to the media scrum and recognise this photographer who has covered my events from years ago. what a small world indeed.

piper flows quite freely in wide rimmed red champagne glasses. it makes me feel quite happy since the cost of alcohol is prohibitive here. i make small talk with this man who tells me he runs a luxury hair salon that serves champagne to his customers and he'd like me to pay him a visit. sure, i like nothing more than fishing bits of hair out of my alcohol while someone does my hair.

josh and i have a chinwag about my gala event and i find out the luxury hair salon owner has tried to get into his pants as well.

what a small world indeed.