Coffee
Dark with a hint of sugar (but I do have to confess I love tea).
Cake
Oooooohhhhhhh caaaaaake. I loved them all yet now I remember that lavender cake the most.
Kinks: Interests, Quirks or Peculiarities
I like film, comics and pretty shiny bright things (and kept trying to convince Emily to wear colours, like orange or something).
What attracted you to Coffee, Cake & Kink? (Why CCK?)
It was near my university, had excellent coffee and cake and I could sit quietly without tourists being around. And there was a hot girl wearing a collar the first time I stopped by. And people were so much fun to talk to. So I had to work there.
3 years on, how do you remember your time at Coffee, Cake & Kink?
Many more years on! Wet, and entertaining... most of the friends I still have in the UK I made at CCK either from working together or them being patrons.
Is there anything that still makes you laugh / cringe?
I still remember (and hate) having to clean the toilet at night, it took soooooooooo long and I had to do it right.
Why did you leave CCK?
I didn't leave CCK, I left London! School finished so I had to move back home.
What did you do / where did you go after CCK?
I worked both in Art and Media. I got commissioned to make a piece for the 2006 friday late at the V&A and won campaign of the year at Media & Marketing Awards for one of my projects (it was the first time a campaign from the middle east won!).
How did it compare with CCK?
A lot more vanilla and I don't have to lock up at night.
What skills or experience that you gained with us turned out to be most beneficial post-CCK?
Being open to everyone's very different ways of seeing life and accepting them - I grew as a person.
Where are you / what do you do now?
I am still in the Middle East, mainly Dubai. I left the full time job so I can concentrate more on art, but I still manage to consult on a few media projects to keep me fed and well-dressed ;)
What do you put on your CV when presenting your time at Coffee, Cake & Kink to prospective new employers?
As I was a student then, I don't put anything CCK on my CV. But anyway kink wouldn't effect any jobs I look for (art, media, advertising).
Have you ever found yourself needing to explain it in more details? If so, how did you go about it? What was the result?
I tell many of my co-workers about my time at CCK, and they just listen and ask questions later... Those do get personal as I have always tried to help the orthodox become less so ;)
Overall, have you found "Kink" on your CV to be more advantageous (quirky, attention-grabbing etc.) or disadvantageous (prejudice)?
No "kink" in the CV but plenty in my art!
Have you stayed in touch with anyone from your CCK years?
I see Emily mainly when back in town and Chloe sometimes (but doubt any of you know her, she only stayed on for a month or so).
Anything else that you would like to say?
My time in London wouldn't have been the same if I hadn't found CCK... all the naughty things I've been getting up to due to what I leant there! Oh, and I've become a coffee snob due to all the brewing I did at CCK.