Expect to hear exclamations of a similar nature as you walk back from the University Arms Hotel having been wined, dined and suitably entertained. Tickets are sold out, performers are preparing their acts, Koh Sr. is practising his Hokkien - rumour has it that even MM. Lee is on the waiting list. Foolish, I say - because patience is only a virtue if there's a chance you're going to get what you're waiting for...