Nightmare of Reports

So, it's coming to an end of attachment and I've got to submit 2 thesis'.

It's going to be so tough with the lack of time I have to do anything. 15,000 words for my Diploma and another 30, 000 words for my Higher Diploma is no fucking joke.

It's gonna take lots of cramming and thinking just to pull it off. I can write and type at a moderate speed, but it's the laziness, time and inconvenience that's gonna make it fucking hard.

I believe my thesis for my Diploma course shouldn't be that difficult. It's the one for my Higher Diploma that's gonna be a bitch. For the Diploma Paper, I can talk my way through shit and stories, but for the other, it's gonna be hard because it's pretty much a research paper!

god fucking dammit!

If anyone is finished and would like to help out, please, you are so welcome to do so haha.

Let's just say it's gonna be a fucking long month!

i'm out..peace!

Work Work Work!

My life has been taken over....BY WORK!!!!!

Don't get me wrong..I love the work I do, but the time spent on it has really taken a toll on my life. I still have my weekends to chill and shit, but I just don't have the strength to do anything. Now I'm going to start following the managers around so I may not have my weekends much anymore too..the sad part is, I brought it upon myself because I wanted to learn more sob!

It's so hard to organize things too because last minute issues always pop up. However, the things I've learned and picked up seem to be really helpful. Keeping myself organized and responsible will definitely help me out in the future.

I can't wait til I have a holiday though. I plan to go on a nice trip with Nove. Maybe to HK or Bintan? depends on the time and how much money I have at that time. It will be great to relax and get out a bit. It's been so long since I've been on vacation ya know?

I'm gonna sign my contract next week and I hope my S-Pass is approved fast, easy and efficient. I can't afford to have any hiccups at this point. I need things to go smooth so I can start getting my life together. I need to do so much and save as much as possible at the same time. It's going to be difficult for the first few months but I believe I can do it especially with the support that Nove has given me.

Anyhoo..just a little update on what's going on.

I'll try my best to keep this blog alive, but it's getting difficult to find time to think and write.

Take care. Peace!

Raffles Culinary Academy

Last Wednesday, 11th June, was an exciting day.

The catering sales team and I were privileged to join the Executive Assistant Manager, Mr Fabrice Blondeau for a night of fun and cooking.

We headed down to the Raffles Culinary Academy (RCA) around 7pm to join Chef Saifal from Raffles Grill and his helpers from different outlets.

Now imagine a bunch of office dressed people in a kitchen preparing a 2-course meal and not knowing a single thing about cooking. Awkward is a word that i would use rather then weird.

On the menu for the night was...(not fully in detail because I forgot what we made and I left the menu at work =) )

1) fried scampi with celery and apple salad
2) black angus beef with sauteed mushrooms and carrots
3) chocolate cake with white asparagus ice cream

The night started with a well prepared mise-en place on the training stations and a wonderful atmosphere. We started by observing the chef do his stuff in the kitchen, trying to pick up as much pointers before getting our hands dirty.

While enjoying Chef Saifal do his stuff, we sat back with a nice glass of wine and laughed and gocked at his work. While he quickly demonstrated how to prepare the various dishes, it was soon our turn.

Amazingly, our whole department can't really cook except for maybe one of the managers who is a mother of two. While we struggled to marinate, fry and actually get something cooking, the helpers were there by our side to guide us and help us so as to not burn or destroy anything (haha) it was a mess to begin with and a tad confusing - but FUN!

After cooking the appetizer and enjoying it with a glass of wine, we started the main course, which was much more easier because it was just a piece of meat lol. With the raw red meat in front of our eyes, we stared for a split second wondering what to do. After figuring out what we were suppose to do it was smooth sailing from there.

Overall, the fried Scampi and Angus Beef Steak were amazingly good. Giving the fact that we had to cook it on our own after a demo from the chef, I think it came out quite well. We had a bit of a dry conversation but it turned out to be a bit more relaxed little into the evening.

It was an experience that I won't forget. Having the time to spend with the team and getting to have some fun from work was really relaxing and enjoyable. Who knew cooking could be so much fun? but if my kitchen ended up the way it did that night everyday, I'd be dreading the clean up afterwards lol!

Anyhoo..enough words...here are some pictures from the night. There are a lot more, but for some reason the photographer said his memory stick fried or something and we couldn't extract all the photos, so pretty much all of them are from the beginning of the class.

Enjoy




Preparing our first course - Fried scampi with celery and apple salad



Mr Logan (our GM) came down to show his support and take out some anger on his staff haha!



Everyone's quite lost at this point!




I became a very good stirrer that night!



I love the atmosphere to the room! amazingly pleasant!



Believe it or not, our kitchen wasn't hot at all!







Candid shot of me stirring!



Our director is scared of cream and butter lol!



This is where we were lost!!



All shocked by how he's handling the scampi on the hot pan!



Hard @ work!



Plating our appetizers!



Yum Yum!! time to eat!!



Though our dish was a tad salty, it was still enjoyable.

*I have pictures of the appetizers and main course, but i need to extract it from my phone, which i'm just too lazy to do now..one day i may add it in =p *

I'm out guys!!

peace!

Catering Sales Update

[SONG] Usher - Love You Gently

It's been 3 weeks into Catering Sales and it has been great.

Besides the overtime work and load of paperwork to do, i really do enjoy myself. I seem to have found my calling. It will be a tiring career and stuff but i think it will be worth it after i get the hang of things...hopefully!!

I've learned a lot over the past 3 weeks and there's just so much more to go. I can't seem to find the brain space to squeeze all the information in at one go...i try but it's really tough. Even though it's brain stressing, i think i've been doing quite well.

I'm so worried that i won't have the time to sleep anymore haha kidding, but seriously, i'm trying to squeeze in some time to finish up my thesis for school. 15,000 for my Diploma and 30,000 for my Higher Diploma is nothing to be joking about. I think i have about 5 weeks left before it's due and i have pretty much nothing!!!!

A couple of more months before i start receiving my full-time pay checks. I can't wait. Though it's not much to really survive since i have to rent my own room and shit but it's good enough for the time being. It's a good starting wager compared to most jobs available in the hotel industry.

Can't wait til the end of tmr then i can really rest. My eye bags have doubled and it's not even a joke. I look so sleepy and tired everyday...i just need a good 15 hr sleep...more would be better hahahaha =P

I'm out peeps! gotta hit the sack and get some shut eye!

peace y'all!!