firstly, before any one of you read this entry, please give a round of applause for dear gundu and me. this is to reward and encourage two newbies(in cleaning and the ability to endure such hardship, will elaborate further on what's the hardship.) *clap clap clap*
ok, here i go. before we enter this use-to-be a heavenly place, called PEPPER LUNCH, we are full of excitement and were anxious actually. so when we went in, we were told to wait for our new uniforms and instruction.after about five to ten minutes or so of waiting, we were greeted with this ever so zookeeper-uniform-colour-liked uniform...("F***ing zookeeper la!" was what gundu said when we receive it) it is too horrible... however, we still look forward to the working part, despite of the first disappointment we had.
then, our journey to hell began..
one of the captain there, an indian or sikh guy introduced and explain everything to us about the operations of the restaurant and stuffs. we thought he was friendly and polite at first. we were also introduced to a manager there. to us, he was rather strict for our first impressions, and often order us around. we can't even rest and let our mind function properly(seriously!), before we are ordered to do some other stuffs again. today's work includes:
1)clearing of tables
we had to carry the trays with a hotplate on it. the hotplates were not as light as you think by the way. you know, i'll always scream in horror when i see or touch oily stuffs. usually i will wash my hands without any delay if i were to touch oily and dirty stuffs. imagine, my dear LB... i have to clear plates, and to touch oil, people's spit, saliva, mucus, phlegm... omg.. worst part is.. i cant wash my hands at all! because even if i wash, the next moment it will be oily again. the table cloths are...... beyond description(be it the colour, the smell...)
2)shouting the greetings
whenever there's customers coming in, we had to shout(yes, shout! the irritating kind.) out 'welcome' in japanese language, and 'thank you', as they leave. please don't think that i'm at my usual self, and that this task is as easy as ABC for me. guess what. the manager have to teach me how to shout. "eh! u think u talking to your boyfriend ar??? SO SOFT!!! louder la!!!" and he has to shove my shoulders while saying that....
3)serving
we must cook for the customers if they do not know how to cook themselves. procedures like how to mix, what proportion to mix, add what sauce, and which steps comes after another
must be memorised. and when i'm serving my customer, that damn manager, and some bossy people, who are also of the same post as me, will look at how i do it. i don't mind it if those people, who are of the same post as me correct me if i'm wrong. but they should really watch their tone, not to boss people around.
4)clearing trash
what the manager said, such as "hygeines are very important in F&B " are TOTAL CRAP!! how can we, after handling trash and were unable to wash our hands after that, be hygienic??? yes, they serve food after handling trash. . the trays are also not as clean as u think,or see. we were told to just simply wipe it and put it back to the rack, as a new and clean tray.
we are reek of pepper and barbecue smell from top to bottom. and even after several times of washing my hands, the table cloth smell still exist.. ya it still smells when i'm typing now. and if we were to die, it is definitely due to the leg-breaking experience and dehydrations.
we also met piggo during our break. and i swear tat she'll have her retribution!!
what a day.. it is only our first day gundu.. we must fight till the end of this long month... =(
