better late than never

I finally had my first driving class today! 3 hours of driving. SO FUN! Except for the fact that the engine died I think about a hundred times today heh.

I thought that this whole 3 hours I will just be driving around the housing area, and he'll get me used to controlling the wheel, the gear and the clutch. But! He asked me to drive onto the main road! I was sooo scared my goodness there were so many cars. I wouldn't be surprised if half of them were cursing cos I was driving between 30-40 km/h. Too bad for them lah hehe :)

We drove all the way to Subang Heights. But now if you were to ask me how to get there I will straight tell you I don't know haha! I was so nervous, so I didn't really pay attention much to which junction I was taking, I didn't look out for landmarks either. All I know is, when the instructor told me to turn left, I turned left. If he told me to turn right, I turned right. Simple. I like Subang Heights. The road is so empty! Every 5 minutes or so a car will pass by, and then the road remains empty for the next 5 minutes. So nice!

And, now I know why people say the slope is the hardest part of the test. Have to balance the clutch, the brake, and the accelerator. Every time, it's either I released the clutch too much, or too little. And then of course, enjin mati. So many times I tell you! Towards the end I started to get the feel of things, but I definitely still need a lot of practice.


So now my only problem is the balancing. Controlling the wheel and changing the gear is super easy! I could do with a little improvement when making a U-turn, but otherwise, according to my instructor, I did pretty well for someone who's not drove before :D
HA! I'll be such an awesome driver haha!

Freeeeeeeeee

No more sweeping wooden floors
No more taking orders
No more keying in orders
No more setting cutlery for customers
No more checking ash-trays ( I honestly think I used to hear my manager shout ' CHECK THE ASH-TRAYS! at least 10 times a day )
No more running into the kitchen saying ' OI! HOW LONG MORE LAH THE FOOD! '
No more carrying trays full of glasses
Oh and the best part, no more dealing with ridiculous 'special requests' by extremely fussy customers. :D



My 'souvenir' hahaha!

I'm sick of falling sick

I'm sick. Again. Honestly, it's no fun anymore. It never was, it's just more miserable now. I want to heal once and for all.

My last day at Dome is near! 15th May, I look forward to the day. Hehe. Yes it's been fun, yes I gained a lot of experience, met a lot of people ( including JJ from Hitz! He's a regular ;) )
But I'm tired. SOOO tired.

So now I'll have more time to catch up. I know a lot of you aren't too pleased cos I haven't had the time to keep in touch at all. Haven't been coming online much, haven't been calling any of you, haven't been going out. I'm so sorry, once I'm done with work we'll start planning ok. :)

And this blog needs to have a make-over. A new look and better posts. All in good time.

Oh one last thing, I am officially a student of Sunway University College. ACCA, here I come.

I wonder

Life is full of what-ifs. For every single action you take, for every single decision you make, there are a whole bunch of what-ifs you could ask yourself. What if I did it this way? What if I had not done it? What if I hadn't made that decision? And the list goes on.

I have always been thought to not ponder too much on what-ifs. Mainly because what's been done has been done. No point wondering what would have happened if you did things differently. But I can't help it.

There have been times where I plan something with so much accuracy you could call it a close-to-perfect plan ( nothing's perfect right?). See I can be a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to planning stuff. Whether it's something as simple as who's fetching who, or something as big as where my life is headed. I can never rest easy if there's no plan. BUT! something always goes wrong at the last minute. ALWAYS. And the whole plan just gets screwed up. And I'm forced to make new decisions on the spot. And you find yourself going in a whole other direction.

And then I start to wonder what more life has in store for me. See the thing is, up till now, everything I have done has been based on last minute decisions. My original plan was to do my A-Levels at Sunway. But at the very last minute the plan changed. I ended up studying at INTI. And I'm soo glad I ended up at INTI, cos I made friends with a bunch of awesome people.
Then there's DOME. My original plan was to work at Coffee Bean. It just so happened that just after filling up the request form at CB, my mum walked past DOME and noticed a sign saying they needed part-time/full-time waiters. No regrets here :)


Makes me wonder what life would be like if my mum hadn't noticed the sign.........

Alice in wonderland

Finally got the chance to go out today. With my dear and my darling! :D


Dear, Darling, Me ♥

I haven't had this much fun in ages. We didn't go anywhere special. But I laughed so much I think I might have strained my voice a little bit. NO complains here though :)



Watched Alice in Wonderland.

Overall I think it was a good movie. There were a few flaws. For instance, the Hatter was EXACTLY like Captain Jack Sparrow. I know that's the style he's famous for now, but there's no reason he should talk and walk exactly the same. He COULD have been a bit crazier. And the tea party scene was disappointing. There were not enough flying teacups. Haha. And when the queen said " Off with his head!" ,isn't it supposed to be all high-pitched and shrill??

But other than that the movie was good. :D

I love random emails

A bus stops and 2 Italian men get on. They sit down and engage in an animated conversation.

The lady sitting next to them ignores them at first, but her attention is galvanized when she hears one of them say the following:

'Emma come first. Den I come. Den two asses come together. I come once-a-more! .. Two asses, they come together again. I come again and pee twice. Then I come one lasta time.'

The lady can't take this any more, 'You foul-mouthed sex obsessed pig,' she retorted indignantly. 'In this country we don't speak aloud in public places about our sex lives.

'Hey, coola down lady,' said the man. 'Who a talkin' abouta sex? I'm a justa tellin' my frienda how to spell ' Mississippi '.

$5.00 says you're gonna read this again!!




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On a random note, never did I think that I would feel so happy inside me when the customer I served walks out with a bright smile on their face, obviously satisfied with the service and food. Kinda enlightening =)

Has it been 3 weeks already?

My first week into work, I was busy complaining to every single person I met how tiring it was. How I was too tired to do anything. It was a new place. I had to memorise the menu, learn how to key in orders, learn what cutlery is needed for each dish served, learn how to serve drinks ( yes, for different sized cups, the presentation is different), all in one day. Talk about a tough first day. I thought to myself 'What on earth have you gotten yourself into?!'

Then second week came, and I started getting used to the hours. By then, I was already familiar with everything. Which meant that I started enjoying going to work. And the people I work with are really nice, so that's an added advantage. :)

It's now the third week, and I'm actually really glad I took this job. I'm not saying it's the best job in the world. But I have learnt a great many things. My memory skills have definitely improved. There are times when Dome is so busy that on my way to key-in the order for table 11, table 8 asks for 2 glasses of warm water and 1 glass of iced water, and then table 9 wants ketchup, and table 12 is waiting to order. And then at the same time, we have to take turns to look out for the people at the smoking area, cos the last thing we need is a customer coming up to us complaining they've been waiting for 10 minutes to order.

Patience is something you must have as a waitress. OK, I'm pretty sure many of you, as customers, have complained when the food comes late. And it's perfectly normal for you to get angry, cos you placed the order half an hour ago and you're hungry.

Now see it from a waitress's point of view. The place is packed. We're serving, taking orders, refilling glasses of water, changing ash-trays, clearing tables, non-stop for say, 2 hours? And the kitchen is busy, doing their very best to cook the food as fast as they can. But they can only go so fast, because food has to be cooked properly, if not there will be more complains, like duh! :P
And the orders just keep piling up.
And now imagine, in the midst of all this chaos, we still have to put a smile on our faces, politely apologize when customers start complaining. It's really not easy, but we still do it anyway, cos we understand why you're getting angry.

Although, there are times when I can't help but get annoyed. I mean, seriously, you can see how packed the place is, so be patient a bit lah! Hehe.

In a way, yes, I am glad I'm working at Dome :)