23.9.05
new experiences.
went to work on wed. i'm quite amazed at how a hotel functions esp after working in one. i realised that it requires like very detailed planning and stuff. normally we dun see this other side, only the glam and glorious side. but now i understand how they manage to showcase such organisation, excellence and professionalism. it all boils down to detailed planning going on in the background. i entered the swissotel via the staff entrance beside the timberland shop in raffles city mall, and was greeted with some form of underground maze! there were sooo many routes jus zigzagging about and it was like some underground bustling city. u sign in at the security, make ur way to the fashion room where u jus tell them where u're working and they'll giv u the right uniform from that whole backlot of 1001 uniforms, then proceed to the locker room where you see people jus changing infront of their lockers, (think football movies?) then proceed to the 69th floor (the wonders.. and the view!) for work after navigating ur way to the right lift. (raffles the plaza and swissotel share the same underground passageways so it is quite a headache) after work u proceed back to the locker room to change out, return ur uniform back to the fashion room (ahh no need to wash urself) and go to the payroll room to collect ur cash using ur voucher issued by watever unit u were working for. systematic? yeah definitely so.
we actually had an early night cos all the guests left by 9 plus but after helping to pack up the rooms and return all the cutlery back to their original places, i still reached home at 11 plus. waitressing is very tiring leh. i never knew a tray of glasses could be so heavy. it was a buffet style cocktail party so we had to stand around with the tray carefully balanced on one arm for an extended period of time, (i purposely chose my left so that i'll train my weaker arm's muscle ;p) hence ur arm soon grows tired. then u feel very happy when u manage to offer someone a drink and they accept cos then u'll feel ur tray significantly lighter! yep, so thats so much for the experience. oh at least the colleagues are nice and fun. but i still prefer office jobs. more brain juice involved and more pay too =)
i watched sammi cheung's magic kitchen with my frens who stayed over last night. considering the fact that we din sleep the whole night until after we had breakfast this morning, i feel very awake and alert now. (enough to type this post at least!) it wasnt really a superb show but it was touching enough to get me tearing at parts. in total, we watched 2 movies (with ice cream -smiles and thanks sheryl for that- and chips.. mmm perfect), played table tennis (very useful to energise us when we were feeling sleepy) and..i can officially say that i've completed 16 rounds of majong before! a new milestone =) previously our record was 15 rounds, which was quite stupid cos it was one round short of completing the bei3 feng1. yeps so i had a great time catching up with my jc frens and colleagues-to-be who have been mugging very hard in nus. and i'm a very good fren k. knowing that they've been working so hard i treated them to a 4 course meal at -drumroll- my very own house! i cooked jap. (see what a clever choice, exquisite but ez to make ;p) assorted sushi (the express way: make ur own! u get to choose ur condiments too - kill 2 birds with 1 stone), cha soba, tempura and miso soup. mmm. i spent most of the time buying the ingredients tho. had to go down to the jap supermarket at lido. and then to the one at liang court cos the lido one ran out of unagi. and i had to have unagi. treat mus treat dao4 di3 mar. haha. hmmm and i think the reason why i spent so long was cos i was amused at all the special items they sell. afterall, it IS another form of shopping. yep, i am growing to like other forms of shopping. i used to only like shopping for furniture cos i've a fondness for furniture design. (yep anything to do with DESIGN, it gets my attention) then it was stationery. for all you know i might begin to like shopping for clothes even tho i once hated so. talk bout discovering the gal within me. haha.
i fluttered by;
10:20 PM
