Tuesdaytalk - HOTTEST TOPICS ON THE COCKTAIL CIRCUIT
published: Tuesday | July 8, 2008

1. A flight attendant was overheard complaining about her experience in Jamaica. As the story goes, she was working on a flight to Kingston and by the time she got to her hotel, she received a call from a man who proceeded to proposition her. He regaled her with stories about himself, his wealth and his healthy assets and wanted a chance to give her a demonstration. Apparently, he was a passenger on the flight and saw her identification card and made note of her name. He also knew what hotel the crews use on their layover here. The young woman was warning her colleague to conceal her identity if ever she had to do duty on the Jamaican run. Are these men desperate or what?

A bundle of dollars

2. The big-city businessman scoffed at the thought of availing himself of the benefits of a tax amnesty. Now the word is that he has received one of the heftiest assessments ever made in Jamdown. From now on he is expected to have a better appreciation for the words 'amnesty' and 'assessment'. From all indications there are others who will be similarly targeted.

Yes, doctors can be wrong

3.People are asking how come so many medics were not able to pinpoint the problem in their high-profile patient. Apparently, after many consultations, it was an observant nurse who made the critical diagnosis. In the end, treatment had to be sought overseas. Many have long lost faith in the system and are ensuring that they have the means to dash abroad at the sign of any illness. It does not bode well for the future.

Cheating the dead

4. The two siblings were extremely close. Then suddenly one of them died. It is what the surviving sibling did that has friends and relations talking non-stop. The beloved brother went to his brother's widow and disclosed that his brother had borrowed a loan to buy the car and since he was now gone he would have to repossess the car to recover the outstanding amount. And to think it was the only car in the family. But the wife doubts that there was ever any loan because her husband told her about all his financial dealings. A cheat is how some are describing this upstanding citizen.

Changing of the guard