Just read some RJC guy's blog. Apparently, this author just completed his 3 mths stint in BMTC 4. Through his words, the field camp was projected to me in such an utterly disgusting manner, that I can't find a stronger word other than fear for it.
Anyway, 3 mths passed & yup, I was back at NUH yesterday for my check up with the psychiatrist.It wasnt a very pleasant experience. I would consider psychiatrist to be a fotune teller. Afterall, they read my face like a book. I was quite taken aback when I was told that I dun look good & in return I gave my answers to his comments. It wasnt a nice experience because somehow, I was told to take my condition in a more serious light, for from my results, my condition had somewhat affected my performance quite adversely.....( I am quite glad with this comment coming out from a proffesional's mouth, as this literally means that I TRIED)
But, on the flip side of the coin, this means that I will have to continue with my usual medication for 3 more months. This decision came in view of me having to serve NS and the fact that I have been having diffculties from sleeping.......... well, I cant do much for now. & I might have slight depression...... which is another sickening thing.....
On top of that, I was advised to continue with NS for now, afterall, ( I dun really know how to bring forth wad I wanna say here so I will leave this part blank as of now.)
Catch up with Jeremy & pei Jun, its a wonderful nite, thank you for walking me home :)
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Reflections on my work experience at Conrad.
I only realize that my last official day of work at Conrad Contennial Singapore at 10.30 pm 14 April 2010. It was an utterly sad ending, like the somewhat bad and unhappy starting. But ignoring the head & tail, the process has been a meaingful, beneficial and perhaps memorable one.
My Last day
I spent 14th April without knowing that it was my last day. But thinking back the sequence of events that ufolded seems to be a series of mistakes destined to happened as a form of retribution to Bruno. ( LOL I SOUND SO BAD HAHHA)
It all started with a plate of Royal Chocolate Hazelnut ( Conrad's signature cake). Apparently, the new Bernard in my Kitchen had placed it on the lowest stand and actually made the silliest mistake of over decorating other plates of cakes ( apparently, the caramalised pear mouse cake) with rainbow coloured frosted sugar piece that resulting in the outshine of our Royal Hazelnut. Hence Bernard was angry with new Bernard & me being the senior casual labour have to take up the pile of shit and make the new arrangements & apologise on new Bernard's behalf. Beacuse, the new Bernard suggests that the old Bernard has no sense of Cake deco& was rather fed- up with new Bernard's "suggestions"........ nvm, its a small matter.
The 2nd incident of the day is linked to the third mistake. It was like 8.30 pm, when business at Oscar was super busy( thanks to 112 reservations, zzzz), but some how, Bernard came and topped up everything and, there was this very very short time when I am free, so I decided to make a trip to gift shop, without remembering that William is OVERALL IN CHARGE for the day. After making a pact with my friends from cold kitchen, I brisked off to gift-shop and was rather elated to realise that there's still a royal available. My eyes were like blink blink haha..... Paid and made my way back to Oscar. Was so suay, suay enough to ump into Willam. Its like thunder storm, should hab told him that I went to check reservation zzz but probably its seige mentaility, I told him the truth & surprisingly he let me off, with just a stern glare, but enough to scare the wits out of me....... Then he started patrolling pastry side. It's like hell can. I left for 2 mins & all the fruits were gone, I was like WTH, no choice, he took out his formidable weapon, the camera & naturally the utterly disgusting state of the fruits were pictured. Oh well, nothing could be done. He called the kitchen & hell know whad happens. Anyway, thats the end of the 2nd episode.( & cold kitchen was quite nice to counsel me telling me that its alrite, nthing big will happen to me haha)
The 3rd and last matter of the day, was a deliberate mistake by me. I dun really care. Because the snapping of pictures by william irks me beyound believe, thus I simply felt like taking a risk of irritating him abit further.I knew that I should never pour away food at the buffet station as William sees it as a gross disrespect to the food we are selling, but I find that its already a major sin to pour away food every nite. Thus, I decided to do a little trick. Pour the food all into the same plate & cover the plate with a piece of cloth, hahah. I really didnt expect him to be so angry by my act that I literally saw him fuming from his nose, but still he didnt scold me. hahah, and I even have the cheek to tell him that waiters does this also muahahaha...... Who cares, if I know that it was my last day early in the day I would have pulled him to the dustbin, telling him that by throwing away tonnes of food is 造孽,责寿already. wad an idiot.........
Anyway, after the somewad long and suey day, when I was back in kitchen, my sis informed me of my last day, I was like -.-llll , sad utterly sad. She was like" we should have known earlier and made cakes & brought down more good food for u. Dun be sad, u still wan to work? I ask the boss for u" " 美好的时光总是匆匆而过."haizzz but, they did manage to prepare smth for me, I shall nt reveal anything here hehe :)
That nite, joey, pei pei, pei qi, Kelvin walked me to the MRT, it was a sad good bye. An abrupt end to the chapter. We felt that Bruno was a bit mean and irresponsible to not inform me of my last day.
Reflections
Chef Joey, I was in particular grateful to her, my sister. Being teochews, we spoke nothing but teochew in the kitchen, as though we were real siblings. She was really helpful, kind and nice to me. She taught me many things and was really daring enough to trust my ability to allow me to cook things like genash, make cookies etc. Its a once in an lifetime experience. I will miss her :)
Pei pei, Sue, Ken are nice people that I have met in my life :)
Bruno, a u....... guy in the kitchen. Gave me an utterly disgusting ending.
Shu Pei, a irritating woman, glad that she's no longer in the kitchen.
Anyways I really enjoyed my days there. Thank you everyone :)
My Last day
I spent 14th April without knowing that it was my last day. But thinking back the sequence of events that ufolded seems to be a series of mistakes destined to happened as a form of retribution to Bruno. ( LOL I SOUND SO BAD HAHHA)
It all started with a plate of Royal Chocolate Hazelnut ( Conrad's signature cake). Apparently, the new Bernard in my Kitchen had placed it on the lowest stand and actually made the silliest mistake of over decorating other plates of cakes ( apparently, the caramalised pear mouse cake) with rainbow coloured frosted sugar piece that resulting in the outshine of our Royal Hazelnut. Hence Bernard was angry with new Bernard & me being the senior casual labour have to take up the pile of shit and make the new arrangements & apologise on new Bernard's behalf. Beacuse, the new Bernard suggests that the old Bernard has no sense of Cake deco& was rather fed- up with new Bernard's "suggestions"........ nvm, its a small matter.
The 2nd incident of the day is linked to the third mistake. It was like 8.30 pm, when business at Oscar was super busy( thanks to 112 reservations, zzzz), but some how, Bernard came and topped up everything and, there was this very very short time when I am free, so I decided to make a trip to gift shop, without remembering that William is OVERALL IN CHARGE for the day. After making a pact with my friends from cold kitchen, I brisked off to gift-shop and was rather elated to realise that there's still a royal available. My eyes were like blink blink haha..... Paid and made my way back to Oscar. Was so suay, suay enough to ump into Willam. Its like thunder storm, should hab told him that I went to check reservation zzz but probably its seige mentaility, I told him the truth & surprisingly he let me off, with just a stern glare, but enough to scare the wits out of me....... Then he started patrolling pastry side. It's like hell can. I left for 2 mins & all the fruits were gone, I was like WTH, no choice, he took out his formidable weapon, the camera & naturally the utterly disgusting state of the fruits were pictured. Oh well, nothing could be done. He called the kitchen & hell know whad happens. Anyway, thats the end of the 2nd episode.( & cold kitchen was quite nice to counsel me telling me that its alrite, nthing big will happen to me haha)
The 3rd and last matter of the day, was a deliberate mistake by me. I dun really care. Because the snapping of pictures by william irks me beyound believe, thus I simply felt like taking a risk of irritating him abit further.I knew that I should never pour away food at the buffet station as William sees it as a gross disrespect to the food we are selling, but I find that its already a major sin to pour away food every nite. Thus, I decided to do a little trick. Pour the food all into the same plate & cover the plate with a piece of cloth, hahah. I really didnt expect him to be so angry by my act that I literally saw him fuming from his nose, but still he didnt scold me. hahah, and I even have the cheek to tell him that waiters does this also muahahaha...... Who cares, if I know that it was my last day early in the day I would have pulled him to the dustbin, telling him that by throwing away tonnes of food is 造孽,责寿already. wad an idiot.........
Anyway, after the somewad long and suey day, when I was back in kitchen, my sis informed me of my last day, I was like -.-llll , sad utterly sad. She was like" we should have known earlier and made cakes & brought down more good food for u. Dun be sad, u still wan to work? I ask the boss for u" " 美好的时光总是匆匆而过."haizzz but, they did manage to prepare smth for me, I shall nt reveal anything here hehe :)
That nite, joey, pei pei, pei qi, Kelvin walked me to the MRT, it was a sad good bye. An abrupt end to the chapter. We felt that Bruno was a bit mean and irresponsible to not inform me of my last day.
Reflections
Chef Joey, I was in particular grateful to her, my sister. Being teochews, we spoke nothing but teochew in the kitchen, as though we were real siblings. She was really helpful, kind and nice to me. She taught me many things and was really daring enough to trust my ability to allow me to cook things like genash, make cookies etc. Its a once in an lifetime experience. I will miss her :)
Pei pei, Sue, Ken are nice people that I have met in my life :)
Bruno, a u....... guy in the kitchen. Gave me an utterly disgusting ending.
Shu Pei, a irritating woman, glad that she's no longer in the kitchen.
Anyways I really enjoyed my days there. Thank you everyone :)
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