Monday, November 19, 2007
What is my part time job? Look at the above title. Sounds degrading? To some of u, yes.. to me..nope coz I am working in a restaurant. Where is the restaurant or what is the name of the restaurant? Its Cafe Vic at Carlton Hotel. Normal chit chat, I can tolerate. But when it comes to... "Dah lama tak jumpa u.. Mesti dah ada bf tau." (It has been a long time since we've met.... definitely U already have a bf) I am very honest coz if I lied to him I have a bf or layankan saja that I have bf, he or pple will have the perception, that I really have a bf. So I said to him straight, "Takder lah! Mana ada.. Jgn sembarang." (No! I dun have any! Dont make false accusations!) He can even laughed and joked, "Tunggu I eh?" (Waiting for me eh?) Oh pls la! I knw maybe he meant it as a joke but there's limit lah to jokes. Jokes abt bf & gf I dun like! I gave a 'cant-be-bothered' expression. He probed further, "Dulu I sound u taknak." (The other time, I proposed to u, u reject) Aiyoh!! I want to concentrate on writing the application form la! Stop 'entertaining' me! DuhZ!
How do I get the job? Remember R? I know I rejected him, but we can still be friends. So, as friends, I merely asked him if he happen to know of any part time job, please let me know. U know what? He has a new part time job >> a security guard at Carlton Hotel and he knows the restaurant, Cafe Vic needs staff so he asked if I want it. I told him I can give it a try.
11 Nov was the date of the interview. I had to go to the security checkpoint at the back of the hotel. (Maybe coz he was there or coz that was where part timers should be interviewed). R was there. He works there every Sat and Sun la! While filling up the part timers form, he chit chat with me.
Wah! He can really accessed you! "Dulu kulit muka U tak secantik ni, I tgk skrg ni ur kulit dah bersih." (The last time I saw U, the skin of ur face is not as soft and smooth as now) WhaT?! So that time my kulit muka very horrible issit?!
*I have met many guys also but R is the only one who behaves that way! FREAK ME OUT. *
Ni mcm want to be my bf? Gd thing I rejected him that time!
Anyway.. I had started my part time job on 17 Nov and 18 Nov. Work was TIRING! I am a trainee so I still have to learn. I had to carry HEAVY things and I chanted, "Bismillah" before carrying those heavy plates, bowls. Alhamdulilah, I was able to carry them easily. If 1 utensil drop on the floor, DIE! A small coffee cup cost a few hundred bucks! Imagine how much do u think is the cost of plates and bowls?! I had to be very careful. My Cafe Vic (most of them are part timers) colleagues kept reminding me, "be careful."
Btw, services in hotel/restaurant is part of my Marketing course in the module: Services Marketing / Marketing of Services (whichever way we want it to be), so consider the part time waitress job in Cafe Vic at Carlton Hotel as part of my 'attachment' or an 'experience' on how was it like servicing in a restaurant. *smart me - evil grin* I already know how was it like being in customer service - also part of the same subject (for the short 6 months in Kyocera Communication Asia Pacific - hahaha)
Announcement: The manager and the supervisor of Cafe Vic as well as most of the part time staffs of Cafe Vic know that I am taking my degree! I know who's behind this: R!!! Hey, yes I agree... I shld be proud coz pple know I am a degree student BUT they didnt ASK me.. they HEARD it from R! and R without respecting my privacy, just go ahead and tell EVERYONE! U know what? One of the staffs ( a part timer - I think) asked me, "Awak kena si dia tu ?" (referring to R coz she saw R smiled and chat with me for a while during break time) Being honest, I nodded my head. She probed, "Dia kawan ke apa?" Like duhz! I answered, "Kawan." She added, "Oh kawan eh, bukan apa-apa ke.." MY GOODNESS! What has R been telling to them?!!
Look, I appreciate the awareness of the Cafe Vic staff regarding my studies but I prefer if they asked me directly and not heard it from sumone, in this case R. See! Now a few Cafe Vic staffs has the thinking that R and me are close friends coz I heard R has been telling alot abt me to them, surprisingly it was mostly true! Seems like he knows alot abt me - SCARY!!!
Next week, 25th Nov (Sun) probably will be my last day.. Nope, it wasnt because of R, I am quiting. My grandmother lah, she's afraid I may be too tired coz a waitress job isnt easy. We have to take customers' orders, attend to their queries, services, pour cold water or warm water for them if we noticed their goblet (they didnt call it glass but goblet) is half empty, almost empty or already empty blah blah.. My grandmother was afraid I will fall sick. Sighz..
My mum on the other hand sneer a sarcastic remark, "Mak dulu semuda kau bertahan sampai 12 jam berdiri dan berjalan waktu Mak kerja as Sales Assistant kat Emporium..tak penat pun, kau baru 8 jam jer dah penat?!" *eyes rolling* She worked in an Emporium - did not need to carry trays, heavy dishes... unlike mine.. *mengeluh*
I have till 25th Nov to decide if I wish to stay and to those of u who read my blog, if u wished to 'visit' me, drop by at Carlton Hotel Cafe Vic on 25th Nov. *The customers who dine at Cafe Vic are mostly foreigners and a few Singaporeans - the Singaporeans must be damn rich to dine in such a restaurant!*
P/S: I received an invitation in Facebook from Ash By Def. Ash By Def thinks I'm HOT?!!! LOL... Also received notification in Facebook that Ross Revalina tickle me!!? Bigger LoL!!
Note: Today marks the one year death anniversary of my grandfather - Allahyarham Ahmad Markob bin Ahmad.
