*requiem for a dream

Friday, September 29, 2006

name change pls!

After today's hoo-ha, Raffles The Plaza & Tang Pei Yan will have to undergo a name change.
I'll just utter some random names like,

for mondays, i'll be known as 'Momo'
for tuesdays, 'tiramisu'
for wednesdays, 'washington'
for thursdays, 'tamade!'
for fridays, 'fifi'
for saturdays, 'strawberry'
for sundays, 'sunbear'

im not kidding but
The mooncake department is facing a CRISIS!
I cant believe im saying this but due to overwhelming response and demands, all the 8 booths we have are running low on stock, SOLD OUT for all! especially our speciality- the snowskins ones.

Could have just call it a day at around barely 1pm (my booth opens at 11am). My stocks are all cleared, not even a single piece left by then. And yet the upper authorities didnt allow us to leave til late evening when a teeny weeny bit of stocks arrived. (that didnt help)
Was left to be haunted by nasty and kiasu customers and almost closed to breaking down to tears at 1 point of time when 1 freaking man came to confront or should i say threaten me. Managed to keep my cool in the end. Unreasonable ppl!!! SO WHAT IF YOU HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY?!

okay now, i think we'll needa put this straight in their faces, like it takes at least 5 minutes for the chef to produce 1 box of snowskin mooncakes but on the other hand, it can exactly take a customer just 5 minutes to grab 100boxes.

GAH, i have this temptation to not turn up for work tmr. You know how irritating it is to be answering the same thing all over? im glad im not a telephone operator.

the only motivation are the durian mooncakes that the Shangri la hotel offers. The in-charge was so nice to shove me some yesterday as well as today : ) Their durian ones are really niceee. On par with Marriott's.

Alright, im out and i want out!

Sunday, September 24, 2006

the glorious times i say.

The term 'booth manager' sounds pretty good. But its real hell lotsa work to do i tell ya.

It's extreme tiring, to be on my feets for almost the entire day.
It's fun, to be the instructing others to do chores.
It's stressful, i gotta make sure the accounts & stocks tally at the end of the day.
It's hazardous, cuz i lost my voice from this position, all the 'thankyous' & blablabla...
It's crazyy, to be suffering from the heat during lunch time (no air-con, damnn!)
It's starvation, i only seem to care for my stomach only when the crowd's gone.
It's also satisfaction, when i see the wonderous sales and the performance of the part-timers

im at caltex house.
oh, and i think im feeling it again after sucha a longggg hiatus. =)

and Nich's hse has got real goooodd food. Chocolate fondue at his place? wth. haha.
ate my fill to cover whatever i lost out on during the hectic weekdays. YUMMERINOss~

Saturday, September 16, 2006

I need a massage, anyone wana?

did i tell ya gluttons that,
1 mooncake = 1000 calories

haha. but still thanks for coming down.

i sound like some busy woman but sadly i am really tied down by work.
i missed out on so manyyy...
and i miss you ppl whose reading and they know it : )

To survive in this realistic dog-eat-dog society,
I needa learn how to lie. smart foolproof white lies.
1) in order not to get bad shift timings
2) shake annoying customers off my back

cuz thats what happens when im too honest.

oh, and im still alive ebough to tell who those hyprocrites are. The FAT 'S" i hate.

Friday, September 08, 2006

mooncakes- my nightmare

It's only my 3rd day, and they 'promoted' me to be the supervisor! how nice? my foot!
Im the overall SAIKANGs in charge for the entire day to whatever my hum sup ( which means pervertic in cantonese) supervisor does usually.
And im all wounded all over since im considered performing a man's hectic chore.

But when i have frens like darling xinxin who travels all the way to the hotel, waited til i knock off and even bought me some herbal tea, listens to my rants... you'll realise life's not so bad afterall.
thanks babeh~ u know i heart you deep deep <3

aza, fel, isk and guys... i'll try to make it for the next outing okayy? thats if provided im not dead.

***The early bird special ends 8sept. 20% off
4 flavours- Crunchi Chocolate Pearl, Rum&Raisin, Champagne Truffle and Baileys
oh.. i like the champagne and chocolate pearl ones =)

Tuesday, September 05, 2006

RAMBLE MAMA MIA~

Good news and Bad news for me.
But the bad ones hitted me quite badly, like a bird with broken wings, wretched physique and mentality. Im gona rambleeeeeee my way thru this convenient venting outlet of mine.


***Just like my very 1st impression, i thought i was gona start off this IAP beautifully as this place.

With prettyy red mooncake boxes

But god knows, it was heaven brought to hell barely after laying my foot on that magnificient restaurant for minutes.

Now, see the BIG diff in the environment.

I was waiting bloody long for my so-called supervisor or 'buddy' im gona stick with for some real hell period of time. He toook even much longer than i did to the restroom. He 'lao sai' issit? this phrase ran through my mind. Worse, i felt a lil uncomfortable with him. Girls issue, if u know what i meant... hope im just a lil over sensitive.

My shelter of refuge while waiting - The locker room

The routes within the hotel for backstage staffs are seriously like a maze. I got LOST. Couldnt find my way out a couple of times.

Did self introduction and shook hands like 137378483times today. Judging from today's interaction, the people still seem rather nice. I hope im not wrong. So far, the aunties on part-time shifst are the best and nicest!And oh, an idian boy too.

This picture was taken at 8pm. MADness. I think im gona stick with being a taitai.

ya... if you noticed, my only consolation is the change of my top uniform piece. BYE to cheena ang pao suit for a teeny miny while.

But my feets still hurts like as if an amputation's left half done.

I was looking forward to a better day but the amazing working hours just shocked half the wits of mine.

Im glad i enjoyed myself thoroughly before this shit man.

***Dialling SOS.