Day 3 (Countdown: 137 days left)

Was deployed to man lounge area. Lucky its rather windy, but still, once a 汗宝宝, always a 汗宝宝. Lols. This morning, I remembered I uber dread going to work. I still am when I reached the doorstep seeing that it was still not opened. Its already close to 10am already lor. Then slowly I saw other chefs arriving but not a single service staff appeared to accompany me. Rofl. Sadded man. When the head chef and the another guy (still don't know his name, cek ark I know) came, then they opened the door. I go inside stoned like for 10, 15 mins still no service staff come. Wth. I was uber awkward there la, I was like stoning and letting the other chefs change first cause I don't wanna malu myself change so early then also don't know what to do next. Lols.

After some time, at last I saw Kim. Whew, a familiar face! Wahaha!!! I still stoned for a few minutes after realising that I should ask her what are my tasks. Lols. Yeap, so I practically did opening this morning. Set the table for alfresco area (practically the opposite of what I did for the first day at the alfresco side). Set up the lounge (also like the opposite of the first day) and by the time I know it, its briefing time! You know, one major thing I should correct myself is to ask when in doubt. I never asked because I feel pai seh. Loled, I know. But this kind of thing must slowly learn de lah. Like the 1st day and today they kept saying "soup of the day is mushroom soup, fish is baramundi..." Then when they say the steak I like blank le, don't know what they talking. But I just diam diam. Lols. Then they still add wad is not available lah, then drink of the day is what lah, I even more gong. Coz never go ask what is inside the drink and whatsoever. Must make a point to ask already, coz today guests got ask me what is our speciality here, and I almost couldn't answer. The worst thing is that I suddenly anyhow gave a blah blah cocktail to get away with the speciality question. Wah, if they really order that blah blah drink I mati kong kali liao lor. ROFLMAO!!! Wah, cannot risk sial...

As usual, during the long break don't know where to go or what to do. Walked aimlessly around the Cuppage Plaza/Centre, slacked at bus stops, walked to Plaza Singapura, walk back to Somerset 313, set at the sofa area, half the time sleeping, half the time awake. Lols. Really lifeless sia. Going time le, start strolling back to Orchard Central to see what I dread again.

Dinner shift as usual I kena the lounge again. Lols. I actually quite sad lah, coz lounge like really nothing to do lidat. As in, like they asked you to give out flyers to passer-bys and like only one or two people at the lounge. Then you looked inside the dining area, you see others like busying serving people then you feel like you slacking there. Some more you alone lor, so like you wanna find something to do also hard lah. then again you scared the managers there see you like eat snake, so you wished there are tons of passer-bys to give out flyers to. Lols. But then the evening crowd is different. Today is exceptionally quite packed lah. I see the inside and the alfresco like cannot breathe lidat. Even I go to the runner station to get something also have to take queue number lidat. Wahah!!!

Today got a few mini incidents bah. One is when I go in to take water pitcher (always got people steal my water pitcher de, then bar don;t have must run one big round to take, tsk) one of the managers asked me to clear the table, I initially misheard as what you want. But I reacted within 0.01 seconds (Ceh!) then I went to clear the table. Okay nothing big. The next one is I on the way to dispose the dishes, one chef called out to me to serve 2 plates or desserts to the alfresco area. I was like wait ah, I go put the soiled dishes first. Come back take the two desserts and brought outside then Adi (one of the managers) was like "Come, give me. Eh? Where is the spoon?" I was like got spoon de meh? Then he asked me go take quickly. I went back to the same place and asked the other chef where can I get the spoon. But he must so stern answer me back "You wanna ask don't ask here, ask there *looks at the runner station*" I was like okayyy.. But in my mind I was like relax lah... Must so fierce de meh? Lols. But its understandable lah, chef ma, I also got kena this before during culi prac. I think is xi guan already lah. Wahaha!!! But really don't know why chef must be lidat de, like so shiong and snobbish lidat. This morning talk to him like still okay leh. Lols.

Anyway, back to my lounge story. got a table of six, all ladies and a little girl. Wahaha! They celebrating one lady's birthday so one of them asked me if I could light a candle on a lava cake. I was like sure, why not? Wahaha!!! When the lava cake comes, I was like trying to get the candle to light. Using matchstick sia, 1 time, 2 times cmi. Until the third time then got. Heng arh! Wahaha!!! Then Brought to the table, sang the birthday song, took a photo of them. Voila! I think they quite happy with my service ah, got a few bucks of tips. But not for me nia lah, must put in the cashier drawer de. Lols. Not bad eh, Ben! Got tips only from 2nd day of work. Wahaha!!!

Overall, today I feel I did quite okay despite the fact that I still dread that place and the (I think is) Board of Directors was there meeting and it wasn't a pleasant one. Can hear lots of foul language and shouting. Lols. Surprising right? And also, I actually solo-ed at the lounge proved that I'm independent. I'm satisfied with today bah. Haha!

Also, today I tried to open up abit and talked to my colleagues and they turned out to be quite approachable as well! Quite happy leh. Wahaha!!! The manager I met today, Susan was really nice and noticed I worked past my time and asked me to go home. Good sial. Then I got to talk more to Kim and she actually let me know about overtime, and some SIP stuffs. She isn't that bad afterall lah. Lols. Joel as usual, always giving me tips. Rashidi, we went along quite well together. And also Claire, just met her today. I feel that she is really another professional lah. I feel that people who can be host really superb lor. I feel that I can really learn alot from her. Tried to talk to her before I went off, really nice chatting with her man.

I wonder how will I do tomorrow? Will I be still dreadful to go to work? I must put myself in positive mode sia. If not how to survive the next 137 days? Lols.