THEY'VE hoisted the No 8 typhoon signal. Your formal dinner party on the Peak has been cancelled. Are you feeling down? Despondent? Dejected? Au contraire; you're delighted.
This is the first chance you've had in ages to slip into your pyjamas, put your feet up and relax in the comfort and privacy of your own home.
So you settle in, secure in the knowledge that the most stressful decision you'll have to make tonight is which tape to put on the stereo.
For many, the natural inclination when faced with this all-too-rare night-to-yourself is to cosy up with a glass of wine. Which wine in particular you reach for when you're home alone depends on a number of factors.
For instance, if you are like Alan Zie Yongder (creative dynamo, publisher, company president and CEO) the choice is made for you.
On those few-and-far between occasions when he does spend a quiet evening on his own, he simply drinks ''whatever is in the fridge'' if it has been opened or in the cabinet if it has not.
But it will always be ''a bottle brought over by a friend'' which seems to work out just fine because ''my friends have great taste in wine,'' he boasts.
