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Today I had experienced my first time as a restaurant manager...and boy do I suck. All the mental preparation came to naught as things change and you have adapt.

However I have much to thank my friends and also my co-worker/ classmates for their support. Now I need to analyse my mistake to see where have I gone wrong.

There was so many things that could've been done better. I was frantic when we had a last minute walk in of 8 VIP guest. I've also forgotten to prepare a soundtrack...and during the course of lunch, we did not do crumbing, change cutleries. I also felt like we were too slow and guests were kept waiting for too long.

But my biggest pet peeve today was the b*tch who ffk-ed me. Imagine if I did not have the additional walk in...what am I going to tell the lecturer? The whole world could ffk me buy never her. I hate the fact that I just got manipulated/ threatened by her. 

"Next time you guys also have commercial, also need people to help you, so help us this time, next time we can help you." 

This is her direct quote. I wasn't happy with the manner and tone she said this. I felt like she was threatening that If I did not attend hers, she wouldn't attend mine. So FINE I attend but in return she must attend mine. 

Even though we're suppose to collect payment first, I trusted you as a friend that you would come when you said you would. She didn't even have the decency to inform me. Don't promise if you can't because you;ll just be ruining people's life. She should know better as our course is 100% coursework s every single mark is important. 

Butterflies in the WInd

Have you ever felt how quick the time flies?

Time flies, I've always agreed with that. However, In recent years I felt it pass the quickest....16, 17, 18 and now 19. I felt like in no time, if I'm not watchful, I'll be an old lady before I achieved anything. =/

This semester is very stressful since I have the 'good fortune' for the Dean as my lecturer. Our practical class is where each of us take turns every week to be the manager and in turn manage an actual restaurant of 30+ pax. 

I am the first MOD (manager on duty) and the problem is that he expects things to go smoothly but he hasn't even met us - his students yet (for briefing..tutorials). 

I am hoping that things can go smoothly as this subject is  100% coursework which means we have to do well each and every week. With him...I somehow doubt it. Pray that I will manage well...

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On another topic...today I made French Onion Soup with Garlic Bread (serves 4) for breakfast. Just so you know...don't be intimidated by this recipe. Its one of the easiest to prepare and it is a personal favourite of mine. As usual, I didn't manage to get a picture again as it was gone is a split second.

Ingredient

1/4 cup butter

3-4 nos onions, sliced thinly

1 tsp sugar

1tbsp flour

2 1/2 cup of chicken stock

1 tbsp of white vinegar

Basil leaves

Method

Melt butter and sauté onions for about 10 minutes or until soft and brownish (not burned). While sauté-ing, add sugar. After that, stir in flour until it blended. Add water, stock and vinegar (Can be substituted with white wine if you have any). Reduce for about 10minutes and it should be ready to serve. 

In the meantime, garlic bread is a simple process of crushed/ chopped garlic + butter + basil leaves spread on normal everyday bread. It is then toasted in the microwave oven till brown =] Be careful as it is brown not black. 

P/S: Do be advised that each serving is western sized portion.

Challenges Ahead

Its the time again where semester begins and you are constantly feeling like sh*t and yet excited all the same

Throughout the holidays, I spent my time catching up with my various interests be it catching up with my novels, mangas, drama, trying out new recipes and of course my recurring addiction of Pet Society. Needless to say, my love for it is still as strong as ever. 

Today had been a fairly interesting day. I travelled back to my campus at Nilai to register for the new semester and I find it extremely annoying that the lady managing the Hospitality Counter isn't even from this department. I don't know whether to pity her or to get pissed with her. She is slow... inefficient and she doesn't even understand what I'm talking about. Things went downhill from here

bla bla bla I went back to my accomodation to find it sort of ransacked. They apparently have mistakenly assumed that my room is empty and proceeded to clear my room EVENTHOUGH the cupboard was padlocked and there was OBVIOUSLY signs of people living there. My bed was overturned, my bed sheets gone, items in my drawers cleared and dumped aside. 

This is a sign of the incompetence. How can you NOT know that someone is living there when I already PAID two months earlier. 

On a brighter note I have a GPA of 3.80 last semester with a result of 1 A and 2 A-....I'm happy but I am also disapointed as a classmate has managed to obtain a higher score than mine. This is brought my CGPA to 3.63...Not bad...I guess but I have to keep up.

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On another topic, I'd like to share a recipe thanks to a great friend of mine (who has also 'persuaded' me to continue blogging) 

Herb Marinade CHicken (serves 4)

4 chicken legs
1/2 cup chicken stock

1/3 cup olive oil 

1 tsp sugar

1/2 tsp soy sauce

1/2 tsp pepper

1/2 tsp cayenne pepper

2 tsp garlic

basil leaves

Combine all ingredients (amount is estimate) in a bowl

Marinade chicken legs

Preheat and Bake in oven at 180C for about 45 minutes

Its a really easy recipe that is currently a family favourite and so I'd like to share it in light of the soon to come festive season. I;d post a picture but its gone before I could so yeah...try it. 

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And also in light of the year of the dragon may your family be blessed with good health, peace and prosperity