My parents went to Kuala Lumpur over the weekend and brought back two chocolate and banana cakes from fashion designer Zang Toi's West 57th St Cafe (RM62 in total - what a bargain!). In my - and the rest of my department's - opinion, the cake would easily a strong contender for the title of the world's best chocolate cake ever. In fact, a male colleague of mine said, "You've ruined all chocolate cakes for me. All future chocolate cakes will be held up to this cake as a benchmark and found wanting."

My reply: "Now, if I could only have that effect on all men, my life would be complete."