This is quite a boring post as not many pictures were posted here. This morning, I attended the meeting at 10am with my restaurant manager and my colleagues . As usual, same time, same place. I thought we will be seating talking about service system deliveries like what we did last time, but today is different. It was totally a surprise for me. Just when I started to feel fed up waiting for the grand opening of the restaurant since a month earlier, the director of the restaurant happened to appear himself in the meeting today. He told us confidently that we shall be starting working on the 10th of October 2007. Hussein, our restaurant manager ordered us to know the menu well as he will be giving us a quiz on it soon. Whoever don't pass the test shall remain a kitchen porter (taking dishes out from the kitchen to the restaurant, no chance to talk and serve the guest) Suddenly, there is a fear within me. I start to feel nervous whenever I think about work. I need to know French, Italian and Spain cuisine well in order to SURVIVE in this restaurant. I need to know how to serve alcoholic beverages, handling complaints, using Micro system, taking orders, up selling...etc etc.
The restaurant ought to give the best service to our guest. They want everything done purfectly so that there will be a high level of customer satisfaction... customer will visit again...bla bla bla
Hello, does anyone realized that I am still considered a FRESHLY GRADUATED teenager here who have no experience in those kind of "purfectly serving skill"? I can't guarantee that I will do it all right BUT I will try my best to make it right the first time. This is the most I can promise for now cause I am not quite sure of myself though, not sure how far I can go.
The meeting only last for 2 hours as the manager was busy with other kinda stuffs. Of course la, restaurant opening soon boh, still got so much time lepaking with us meh? Felt kinda stupid heading home with those kind of uneasy feeling due to work, so I indulged myself in a shopping spree activity with Mindy the whole afternoon. WAKAKAKAKA, I bought myself this pair of sensible shoes.
How could I not? I mean, hello!!Not long, I will be standing and walking around the floor of the restaurant for hourssssss serving millions of guests per day **As if** CAUSE according to our director, the restaurant will be VERY BUSY as many customer will head to our newly open restaurant o__O **we will see about that**At night, We went to Tai Wu Chinese Restaurant. As I just received my salary today, of course it is time for me to reward myself abit. Frankly speaking, I really admire Jack and Poh Kiang because both of them know the menu of the restaurant very well. This is because they are both the loyal customers of Tai Wu? or experience in job really does make the difference?
When they asked me to order a dish, I had totally no idea what to order yet I afraid that I will ordered something bad. So, I just simply describe a dish to them which I ever ate last time then immediately they know what I want, some more they knew the name of the dish. WOW!!You guys ROCK!!! I had really enjoyed my dinner just now. All together we ordered 6 type of dishes. **Great huh?**Prepare a tissue, I am going to show off those dishes out now!!** I didn't forget to snap the dishes this time**
Pork Leg, broccoli,button mushroom,carrot,hyacinth bean
Chicken wings fried with pepper and salt
vegetables
This was the dish I ordered. Beef braised in sweet and sour sauce. I'm loving it!! Why can't it be change to lamb meat instead of beef? Mindy didn't eat this dish as she can't eat beef. **mindy, Sorry **
Deep fried duck's tongue
Tauhu with mince meat Chit chatting with them after such a nice meal did reduced my tension feeling towards work. I told myself to be brave. As I am a girl who likes challenges in life, I believe that this is the best time to prove that I am a tough girl!! I CAN DO IT!! YEAH!! GIVE ME FIVE!! Suddenly I remembered the line of words which I saw once sticking in Mindy's room during exam time---IF YOU THINK YOU CAN, YOU CAN!!
2 comments:
Hi Cindy.. Hope i can managed to finish before d line cut me off again, wasting o that im trying to send to you. Think yeeyee faced d same problem too d day before, thus wasting o her hard effort. Both d lines seems to be out this past 2days. Hope it wd be better now.
Think its not a boring post at o. Lots of informations, lots of nice, yes, very nice dishes you all had ordered to reward yourself. I think you all deserved it. And that product from your shopping spree.. looks cute n beautiful. Hope you can say d same abt it
when you wear it.
Meantime study hard for that menu. Yes, if you think you can, you can.. So dont let anythings deter you from what you want, just go for it!
Happy studying and love, Mommoi
Cindy..abt you saying you will try your best, n if such answer is considered not good enough, then next time always remember to say; yes, you can! (Malaysia boleh!) (Say it with confidence, like what you did in your interview.) No need to be humble. This is a dog eat dog world. Being humble, we wont be able to survive!
But of course we know that once we say this, then it must be said with responsibility. How? Its by listening carefully to whats been ordered of us, or whats been asked of us, or whats been thought to us, all d time making very sure we understand every words n not missing anything.. (Remember you told me once, that confidence is a very important character of a waitress? M i correct here? If so, then always remember this theory. Apply it to your training, to your work.. you will sure breeze thru! )
I know working especially in places that require perfection is sure tough. And always remember you are now entering a stage of your life where you have to learn to be more serious. D period where everything is combined with 'fun' is already past and gone. When you received peoples pay, they considered you an adult and you are there to help them out. They expect d best from you.
Have confidence in yourself. I know you are a keen learner.. As long as anyone is willing to learn, they can excel, and especially you.
Love always, Mommoi
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