it's a week after i've started work....man....i'm SO tired...just realised that in my 5 days of work, i've actually done 12 hours of overtime!!! Can't actually believe that.....and the fact that i'm gonna be paid for my overtime means i'll actually be earning quite a lot....hahaha...... =)
This whole week was really a week of learning for me......it was quite stressful actually.....coz the girl I was attached to for the week fell ill......so she was not around for 1 day, and 2 evenings...which meant that i was indirectly working alone......kaoz......the worst was when it came to the souffles...didn't know the right consistency....i almost died doing it.....but....because i was alone, I actually learnt to be more independent..... so..in a way, i guess it was good for me.... dunnoe who i'll be attached to next week...so i'm actually quite worried..it's either i'll still be attached to Regina, or i'll be attached to Lawrence, the gardemanger....which can also be known as the cold kitchen chef....
it's quite interesting at Les Amis actually...the camaraderie between the staff is so wonderful, and there's no actual politics...but..the chef is really quite weird....he'll make his own funny jokes, and he's always so anxious during service...that even when it's 10 plus pple, he'll be rushing as if he's preparing a banquet....i find that really weird because it is, after all a fine dining restaurant... and thus, people would be paying for quality. Whilst the kitchen team shouldn't take their own sweet time to prepare the food, at the same time, we should do our best to ensure that the food that is served out is pleasing to all 5 senses of the customer....although the taste and the visual quality fo the food aren't too bad, but sometimes i feel it could be better if the chef wasn't rushing us to do everything so much faster.....it's funny...i almost feel like i'm working at MacDonald's!! I know that if i were a customer, and I was paying so much to eat in the restaurant, I would definitely wana spend as much time there as possible...and at the same time receive quality for whatever i'm paying for....but i guess that my chef just don't see it that way.....
hmmmm...if not for his somewhat unreasonable attitude and the long working hours here, which almost makes me feel detached from the entire world outside, I think I do actually like it here.....everyone's friendly, and you get REAL quality ingredients...and ya....the people are nice to work with....it's almost like a family.....which is something quite hard to find....overall though, I do think i've had quite a nice week....despite the fact that i am SOOOO tired..... =) and the fact that I have not much time with my family and my darling.....and how i don't even know what day it is anymore....hehehe....but ya....otherwise, I think everything's great....
hmmz....it's almost 1.30...i think i oughta sleep......will spend my time catching up on CSI tmr..hahaha...can't wait!! think i'll update abt my malaysia trip tmr!!!
4:03 PM
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