In the Thai restaurant the other night, there was a family group in; the waitress was their daughter. She began singing as soon as the "closed" sign was turned; her best friend glided around the tables like a dancer on a greek vase. She was at the music academy; working hard to get the money to continue, she invited the family to her work for the first chance they'd had to hear her sing since the course started. Our bill came very late but that was ok...