[DonCJ]

I don't know this Mistress from Oz, so I have no brief for or against her. As she is a Singaporean herself, I'd imagine she knows how to talk to her compatriots. Perhaps Oz has ruined her.

In general you are quite correct and one gets more flies with sugar than with vinegar. Offhand I would suggest that she should have screened applicants by email before giving out her phone and maybe she would have had fewer undesirable (or crank) calls than the other brother reported above.

I am pretty irascible on forums but in person I'm a nice guy. However I have little to do with the day to day operation of CJ since about four years ago. New subs never even meet me, unless and until they have been here several times (if then). Old friends are another matter. If you are one of thise then I am sorry I was supercilious above.