My Birthday/Christmas Wish

Hmm by right this entry shld b posted on my birthday itself but i got no time to blog on tat day.. Reason is bcoz I went to have dinner w christina.. Aft tat we came back to our house here n was chatting half way when we saw henry who also join us n we chat till 2:30am.. By then we got no choice but 2 go home coz i need to wake up at 5:30am 2 go back to camp 4 reservist n she got to work e next day.. E best part is I haven even pack my things yet hahaha...

Anyway here a big big Thanks 2 everyone for all ur well wishes.. To christina who ask me out 4 dinner to celebrate my birthday and also Soo ling 4 e present..

Juz realise ytd tat christmas is next monday but too bad i'm broke 4 this month so can't get any christmas gift 4 u all. Sorry ppl.. U all know who u r.. Hmm nic was telling me last night tat he dunno wat to get 4 my birthday so i decided to put up a christmas wish list. Note: Most things here r things i want n not a need n juz 4 u 2 c tats all. Dun need to follow this list to buy but if u 1 i also dun mind heehee

1. A platinum Ring or platinum ring w white gold from lee hwa ( My most wanted item)
2. A stainless steel italian brand ring tat cost less than $100
3. A swatch or any nice looking watch.. ( Too lazy to go look 4 1)
4. A Braun Buffel wallet.. Must b soft leather 1 ( something i 1 4 some time liao)
5. A new handphone. Nokia n80 or song ericsson w850i
6. A mp3 player (since i can't listen to radio on e way to work.. I need 1 now)
7. A 250gb harddisk
Hmm think tats all for this year heehee

O btw jzu 1 2 said a big big thanks to ppl who give me all those christmas give.. Hmmm too broke n by e time i got $$, christmas is over liao.. Hmm will make up 4 every1 next yr but got to save up alot w this pathetic pay of mine..

O wish every1 a happy happy chirstmas n a happy happy new yr.. Wun b able to meet up w any1 coz b working till wee hours on eve n no off day on e day itself..

Life after TCC

Hmm first let me update abt my job thingy... I got a job w e emerald hills group, e company of ice cold beer. I was given e position of a server b4.. This was b4 my reservist but aft some consideration, i decide not to accept it coz if i 1 2 b a server i rather go 2 a hotel n work.. Wat i'm looking 4 is 2 b a bartender..Well currently i'm waiting 4 e hr of smc to call me. Will update on tat part..

My first ICT (reservist) tat was held last week.. I really dun understand y every1 said ict v relax 1.. well it wasn't 4 me lor.. Altot it was fun as most of e ppl in e reservist unit r friends i know back from my active days, e things we do since day 1 like car orientation, gg out on detail, listen to talk n etc.. all these is rather tiring but as compare to army days well, it still way better hahaha.. Lets juz hope tat we get to go tawian 4 our training rather than australia, wallaby. Pray Pray pray.. hmm wait.. i would take wallaby anytime compare to gg india... NO no nononono...

So here i am.. rotting at home 4 now waiting 4 call.. Thinking abt e things tat i have done lately. Realise tat actually i v v sick or tired abt some of e things i done n hw friends treat me n also e way i treat them.. Its always when they need help then they will b close to u, call u almost everyday to ask u 4 advise n also 1 me to lend a listen ear.. Hmm if juz listen n dun need me to talk or give advise its fine.. but aft giving them advise, not only do they nt heed e advise, they keep doing e same stupid fucking old thing over n over n over again.. Then aft tat they come back w e same old shit thing again.. Dunno is it bcoz as i grow older i dun feel like repeating things over n over again or e patience is not there or there r more things 2 b worry abt now tat dun wish to b bother by all their stupid meaningless thing..

As time goes by i really get so disappointed w them tat now I have decided to juz leave them alone.. Dun bother abt wat is happening to them n dun ask.. Be e old freddy who dun care abt any1 else.. Sometimes i really dun understand them.. y do they keep doing e stupid old thing again when ppl younger than them can think n do things in a more mature way.. Sometimes i really feel like giving them 2 tight slap to make them wake up their fucking idea... IF only i can......................

4 weeks at tcc

Haven been updating my blog 4 abt 2mths already.. Hmm Lazy? No time? Com spoilt? Sick? Well.. lazy is e word... ok since its so super long.. I shld back track to to to to... oo i quitted my job..

I finally quitted the job at HQ at e end of oct because I finally got a job at TCC.( the coffee connoisseur) Well, I actually applied for the position of a MT( management trainee) but as my dip doesn't have any attachment and my past experience was all working part-time n also was all before i went to army, they can only give me e position of a jr captain.. Since i really have no choice, i decided to take up e job. I din really plan to work here 4 good as i only 1 2 take it as a stepping stone coz end of e day i will still 1 2 go back to work in a hotel. Hmm I dun really have a reason as y i like working in a hotel.. its not as relax as working in a cafe and promotion wise, it wun b as easy as working in a resturant.. but mayb becoz i grew up working in tat kind of environment tats y i 1 2 go back...

So there i was working at TCC at raffles exchange.. Started e job on e 6/11 and i still remember i worked till 10pm(closing time) on tat day. I was v surprised coz on abt 90% of e ppl there r malay n 80% r females(full n part-time staffs). Having so many malay n females staffs there, i find tat communicate was a problem during my first week there.. My boss isn't tat strict therefore its a rather relax environment to work in.. v v big diff compare to a hotel (trust me). On e first day, i was assign to a trainer who happen to b a jr captain too but she works there 4 more than 1yr 1/2 already. I was suppose to go 4 training a few days later but it was cancelled so i juz workin in e resturant under e guidance of my trainer.

Something happen during e first week.. A group of 4 came in n joined 2 tables (e tables was suppose 2 b 4 table for 2) together. When i came out of e kitchen, i saw them seated in e corner of e resturant so i walked over and suggest to them if they 1 2 change to a bigger table.. The refuse to change n was rather rude so i juz let them have their way n it was also aft lunch hours. But as i walk off, my trainer came over to me n aft knowing wat happened, she blame me for not consulting and even said tat i'm gg against an "order" by our boss of allowing customer to join table.. I was v unhappy at the moment coz i wasn't the 1 who seated them nor was i e 1 who helped them to join e tables.. I explained to her abt wat happened n even 1 of e full-timer who was behind me all these time ( from e min i came out of kitchen) explained to her, she refused to accept it.

Few days later I have a talk w 1 of my mt and i decided to let it go and try to focus on my job. On e second week, i was suppose to have training too but 1 of e full-timer was down w chicken pox so boss cancelled e training so there i was working in e resturant without a trainer. There is a christmas deco competition coming out so my boss hold a meeting w all e mts n full-timers to discuss abt it but they left me out of it.. I was v unhappy abt it 4 e whole week. I know tat i'm new to this company but i personally feel tat even tot i'm new there, the shld at least make me to sit in n listen to wat they discuss abt n c if i can b of any help. Wat got me even more piss was every 1 including part-timers must fork out $10 for e deco and we need to rent costume to wear 4 a week 2 suit e christmas deco theme of e resturant.. I was really wtf man.. u ppl left me out of e discussion then there u all 1 me to pay 4 this n tat.. If i'm a part-timer there then i dun really care but i'm working as a full-timer leh.. I'm part of e resturant n company n i'm employed as a jr captain leh.. Even my waitress know more abt it then me...

Meet up w my classmates on friday n aft talking to them abt my job, they ask me to quit n find a hotel n work coz tcc wun get me far.. I din really give it much tot at first but over e weekend i decided to hand in my resignation letter.. lol u all must b thinking juz 2 weeks n i'm quitting coz i'm unhappy juz bcoz i'm not part of e discussion for e chirstmas deco. well actually not..

During my third, something happened again. 1 of my new full-timer was been "assualted". A customer throwed a metal teaspoon at her which hitted her back. All bcoz she 1 2 ask 4 e bill but there was no1 in e restaurant who she can ask coz every1 was so busy.. I din really know wat happened at tat time coz i was in e toilet but aft tat i saw my full-timer was standing at e counter holding on 2 e spoon. A few mins later, i overheard some1 telling my mt tat she is crying behind e kitchen and by e time i realised wat happened the customer have already left e restaurant. Aft this incident i was glad tat i hand in my resignation letter. Every1 in e restaurant(even my trainer) din know wat happened.. n when my mt knew abt it.. she din even confronted e customer. She waited till e customer walked out of e resturant then she talked abt it.. At tat v moment i really dun understand.. Y din my trainer or my mt confronted e customer? Y did they let e customer walk out of e restaurant? Is this hw they look aft their staff? Both of them been working there 4 more than 1yr n this is hw they handle situation.. I was so speachless.. All they did was file an incident report.. Wtf man.. When my other mt n boss know abt it, they will talking abt it n boss was telling them wat they shld e next time.. At tat v moment i feel like tell my boss" wats e point of talking abt it when its over" but i din.. I was e only 1 in e restaurant who walked away n went 2 e other corner of e restaurant to do my job..

On the v last week something happened too. Normally aft lunch we will all follow a schedule (written on a piece of paper) to go 4 our lunch break. So on this v day, my trainer was e in-charge. It was abt 3pm so at tat time i told 1 of my full-timer to go 4 her break n leave e things at hand 4 me to do. If she go later than 3, then e next person will b delay too coz he/she can't go 4 her break till e pervious person is back from break. 45mins later, my trainer ask e same full-timer 2 go 4 her break again but tat was e time she juz came back from her break.. When my trainer knew abt it, she questioned her n realised tat i was e 1 who allowed her 2 go 4 her break she was so piss off then tick me off it. She said she has allow another full-timer 2 go at 3 already n since she was e in-charge of e day, i shld ask her in every decision she make..

Forgot to state tat there are 2 mt (management trainee) , 2 jr captain(me n my trainer) n my manager (also my boss) in e restaurant. All 54of us(exclude my boss) will "run" a shift on our own or rather 1 of us will always b e manager in-charge for e day. As i was new so i haven been able to do tat. Working there for 4weeks, I really feel that e management system is lousy.

Firstly, hw can they put 2 jr cap in and outlet?? In this way who would listen to wat the new 1 will have to said? Ppl will only listen to e most senior 1 and when come to giving order, no matter wat e most senior 1 will have e most "power".
Secondly,there is 2 mt in this outlet too. Can some1 tell me an outlet w 2 mt n without a assistant manager; hw can a manager have time to actually teach them? Do they know e meaning of e word trainee???
Thirdly, hw can they allow 4 of us to b e in-charge of e day??? Example 1: My trainer is e in-charge of e day, watever she said every1 got to listen then hw abt my mt(s)?? Watever they said we have to listen too? then wat? Example 2: If 1 of my mt is e in-charge for e day, then wat abt my other mt? dun tell me watever e other 1 said we dun need to listen? Example 3: If my trainer is e in-charge, does tat mean tat i can' have any said in e operation in e restaurant??

Hmm i'm glad tat i quitted there coz to work w some1 like my trainer i really feel tat she really cmi. Frankly speaking, her product knowledge is v good but 4 some1 who work close to 2yrs in tcc, her product knowledge is something tat is expected of. She alway 1 2 use her power n so afraid of ppl climbing up her n doing better than her.. Take e lunch incident for example, i heard from e other full-timer tat she was allowed to go 4 her break earlier bcoz she told my trainer that she was hungry.. WTF man.. who is nt hungry? but do we have a choice? every1 got to wait till their break time then can go.. hw can my trainer juz change e timing bcoz of this stupid reason.. she also din bother to change e timing on e paper or remove it.. n there she is putting all e blame on me.. Joining of tables by customers she also blame me 4 it when she was in e restaurant n she din even know wat was happening.. I look at e way she handle things, i personally feel been a jr capt there is a waste of my time n moreover she is my trainer...
Nvr have i been so unhappy at work b4 and in 4weeks on my job n there is so many stupid shit gg on.. No wonder on1 last long at this company hahaha..