RC Maze...

New place...
new areas...
new paths...
new passages...
new roads...
new routes...
new doors...
new entrances...
new exits...
new sights...
new faces...
new places...
the internal network of a mega maze...

i didn't noe this could link to there...
and there could link to that...
and that could link to those...
and those could link to these...
and these could link to here...
and here could link to everywhere...

secret passages everywhere...
secret doors everywhere...
only by working in the hotel shall u be able to experience the mega maze dat links everywhere to anywhere...

now i noe a lot of shortcuts...
LOL...
fun... :P

Garde Manger

K...
so here i am...
1st dae in garde manger...
all's well up till now...
still peaceful...
maybe becoz no functions...
so not busy...
so no hell...
watever...

simply boring...
nothing to do...
walk around...
look here... look there...
BORING...

can i change outlet?
i dun mind serving my missed outlets...
like butchery or Inagiku... XP

End of lasagne production for trial run 05/08/07

Finally... no OT...
further more...
todae work 10 - 4 oni...
6 hrs!!! XD
i is happy...

next week going to the dreaded garde manger hell...
hell... hot... garde manger... cold...
hmm...

will send the lasagnes for baking on the 5th of August...
and will assemble them outside Prego...

and the best thing of all...
TOMORO OFF!!!
wahahahahahahahhaa!!!
i long time no see Sundae off liao... :P
finally... can sleep till my heart's content... XD

And then, there was lasagne...

Yay... KM working wif me the whole of the lasagne thingy...
wahahhaa...
now got someone to tok to liao... hahaa...
no bored...
todae blanched 23 pkts of lasagne skins...
and let the production of lasagne commence...
made 63 moulds of lasagne... 60cm × 10cm × 5cm
tomoro another 63...
the dae after... another 63...
coz we only have 63 moulds... XD
den Sundae i off... :P

i knew getting arrowed to be part of the lasagne thing ain't a good thing...
coz confirm OT galore...
todae work 9-8... Zzz...
but ok lah.. lucky got KM wif me... so not so bored... LOL...

i might be going outside catering next week when i'm supposedly attached to garde manger...
we'll see...

Bolognaise!!!

The whole of todae...
practically nothing to do other dan doing the bolognaise...
150 kgs of minced beef...
and dat's only for 100m...
to think 570m!!! O_O
one time cook 50kg of beef...
so cook 3 times...
cook until my poor chef u full of tomato paste / sauce... -_-

anyway... KM kena arrow to come down to main kitchen to do the lasagne liao...
wahahhaa!!!
i got buddy liao... :P

tomoro start blanching the lasagne skin...
and making of the lasagne...

Start of preparation of world's longest lasagne...

The creation of the world's longest lasagne begins wif me peeling an onion... XD
18 Kgs of onions to be precise...
dat's 2 sacks of onions... Zzz...
and it's only for the trial run...
imagine actual dae... O_o
so blended onion celery and carrots...
for mirepoix...
1× 6 inch insert of blended onions...
1× 6 inch insert of blended carrots...
1× 4 inch insert of blended celery...
Zzz...

went to help dish out for 500 pax function todae...
lol... dishing out beside David... :P
stress...

actually... todae not a lot of things to do...
so sian...
very... sian...

1st dae in main kitchen / gardemanger...

Went to main kitchen at 8:45am...
luckily never go at 7am... -_-
if not... super sianz...
he came at 9:05am... LOL...
so i waited 20 mins for him...
imagine i wait 2 hrs... Zzz...
*faint*

todae lasagne stock never come...
so in the end... never do bolognaise...
so help out wif some pumpkins...
after a while... David Toh told me to go up to help out gardemanger... Zzz...
wah sian...
earlier step into my grave...
went into gardemanger...
can sense a heavy "sha qi"
a deathly aura...
i dun like the kitchen...
seriously...
not the ppl though... the physical kitchen itself...
like so ulu and eerie...
William seems all right though...
or maybe it's my 1st dae?
LOL...
got another guy... kena scolding until like nobody's business... -_-
so poor thing... :P
so i helped out wif some odd labours...
and doing some canapés...
some ppl there...
so childish...
quarrel over the smallest things... Zzz...

anyway... went to help set up function...
those canapés we made earlier in the morning...
yup... were for the function...
den saw Jeswan... LOL
the only banquet staff there... setting up...
so went over to have a little chat...
she working 3-11
i working 9-5
so i left earlier... coz gardemanger nothing to do... :P

Erm... dat's an apron... not a mini skirt...

I noe u black pants... no need show everyone... XP

Last dae in Equinox...

So it's my last dae in Equinox...
and seems like the customers noe abt it... Zzz...
why?
coz this is the 1st time brunch and high-tea buffet SO MANY PPL!!! O_o
brunch... long queue at the pasta station...
high-tea... also long queue... Zzz...
kaoz... non stop of bombardment...
to top it off...
my ingredients finish liao... nobody come and top up... -_-
and... no more plates even... Zzz...
wow...
stress...
no plates... a lot of ppl queueing...
service not giving me any plates... coz stewarding haven finish washing...
aiyah... i go steal from noodle section... LOL...
dun care...

actually todae no need stand pasta station de...
coz the guy supposed to stand pasta complain leg pain... cannot stand...
so he no need stand pasta... i take over... Zzz...
kaoz...
sae wanna go see doctor...
in the end... never go see...
stay in the kitchen oso stand mah...
wat's the difference?
-_-
nobody like to stand pasta station... Zzz...
so sad...

see... last time... got ppl willing to stand foie gras / pasta station...
u all complain cannot work wif him...
complain he cannot make it...
fine... now he got transferred...
u all no need to see him liao... happy?
den who stand foie gras / pasta station?
none of u wanna stand there...
complain this complain that... Zzz...
like kindergarden kids like dat...
i dun fren u... i dun tok to u... Zzz...
never think of the consequences first b4 condemning other ppl...
yeah... he might be a bit irritating at times...
but at least he work better dan u guys...
so poor thing... kena backstab liao oso dunno... -_-

ok... anyway...
chef wanted to eat spaghetti wif tomato sauce...
tell me whip out one for him...
so i did...
den i realised... after doing so many pastas...
i have never once tried my pastas... LOL
to think ppl commented nice...
which i dun feel like it's nice leh... Zzz...
so last dae...
i tried my own pasta...
spaghetti in cream sauce...
hey... it's kinda not bad actually... XP
den some one saw me eating my pasta...
"wah... eat urself... never cook for me..."
so i answered... "wat u wanna eat?"
to which he replied... "spaghetti olio"
fine... i went out and made him and olio...
another kitchen staff saw...
and wanted an olio oso...
so again i went out and back wif another olio...
den the previous guy said it's nice... not enough... still wan some more...
so again... i made another...
den ANOTHER GUY saw me bringing a plate of olio in...
he also want... but no chillies...
so again...
deja vu 5 times in a row...
going in and out... in and out...
Zzz...

k... tomoro's my 1st dae going to main kitchen to do the bolognaise sauce for the world's longest lasagne...
dunno if i should report 7am or 9am... -_-
coz i forgot wat time the person told me...
so i'm gonna assume it's 9am... LOL... :P
bo chup...
at most if 7am den i sae sorry... i remember wrongly the time... :P
HAHAHA...

i'm going to miss Equinox...
no more chio chio view liao... :(

Os Odreb...

Mipsly tinnhog ot glob boatu...
meses kile oyu vaeh hotginn ot od oto...
zoc uyo veen okto miet ot hpicered hits stop...

Die Hard 4.0

Todae off...
went to Taka's Sushi Tei for dinner...
had "Golden Roll" - tiger prawn maki wif mango and ebiko roe...
"Phoenix Roll" - tiger prawn maki wif unagi and avocado...
"Coral Roll" - juz a simple maki wif salmon sashimi and salmon roe...
the yaki udon a bit cannot make it...
too wet le...
dryer a bit will be nicer...
overall experience... average...
like sae 2.5/5 LOL...
tiger prawn overcook though... XP

Phoenix & Golden Roll

Coral Roll

Yaki Udon... yeah... "Yucky" Udon XD

after dinner... went to Lido for a movie...
Die Hard 4.0
quite a nice movie...
can fight wif transformers...
4.5/5
worth to watch loh...

Die Hard Basic Driving Theory Test Qn no. 101

Qn. 101 : While driving in a tunnel, and the lights of the tunnel suddenly goes out and you can't see anything, what should you do?

A. Slow down the vehicle and come to a complete stop.
B. Switch on high-beam and continue driving.
C. Honk your horn to alert any incoming traffic.
D. Just keep speeding, you have the right of way.

Die Hard 4.0 Answer = D
Just keep speeding, you have the right of way.
Result = Major Collateral Damage!!!

Stupid drivers... Zzz...

Parisienne Potatoes

THIS!!!
is wat u call parisienne potatoes...
so round... so perfect...
i dun even bear to eat it...
too beautiful liao...

Cheese Balls?

Finally... time to rest...

Been slogging for the past couple of weeks...
been working fo so long...
haven had an off for 2½ weeks...
close to 3 weeks of offless work... Zzz...
approximately 18 daes straight of work...
finally... tomoro is my off...
i can sleep to my heart's content...
feel so tired...
Zzz...
a couple of daes more and i think i'll collaspe... -_-
so so tired...

ZZzzzz......

Future in X Years...

Been thinking a lot lately...
future...
wat's in store for me?
time is of the essence...
every second i wait...
is every second nearer to my death...
wat will happen after my graduation?

Ambition - To be a boss of my own restaurant...
ambition... without execution... is merely a dream...
and dreams are something you do while sleeping...

fell alseep juz now... while lying on my bed...
i juz woke up...
and suddenly felt like blogging...
so here i am...

things to do...
i'm gonna do a menu planning project...
but this time... it ain't for the school...
i gotta come out wif a feasible menu...
a menu which could profit...
choice...
continue in Equinox?
or devote my whole time into business venture?
or maybe both?... XP

let's start small...
hawker center... coffee shop... food court?
small western stall...

wat menu?
wat equipment?
i can't afford combi-oven...
substitution for combi?
grill on griller till required doneness?
or use of fast cooking cuts of meat?

5 yrs in the making...
i shall have my own stall in no more dan 5 yrs...
heck wif Executive Chef...
heck wif Director of Kitchens...
it'll take too long a time for me...

don't laugh...
this time...
i'm serious...

now start planning...

Tears from the Heaven...

It rained todae...
at least... i think... :P
heard thunder and rainfall...
when i was out doing my pasta station...
rain had stopped by then...
looked out the window...
the air is exceptionally clean...
the weather so clear i can even see Indonesia...
like a misty window pane wiped sparkling clean...
everything look so beautiful...
add in a rainbow... and it'll be perfect...

rain is good...
it cleans the air around us...
in this polluted world we call home...
supplies us the essence of life...
and not to mention...
wonderous peaceful nights of sleeping...

i like rain...
but not when i'm stuck somewhere without an umbrella... XD

Last dae of Equinox A lá carte...

If there are no changes...
todae will be my last dae in Equinox a lá carte...
tomoro going back to banquet...
hope no station for me... Zzz...
i is sian of station...
next week will be bolognaise week... -_-

i finally got myself an FFIII for my DS... :P
yay...
now i have some new entertainment...

i gotta save up money...

Stewarding sad sad life...

Remember the times i worked in Palm Beach Seafood Restaurant...
and Petals... and Rosette...
kitchen = wash ourselves...
pots and pans... nobody ain't gonna wash it for you...
you use... you wash...
simple as dat...

after working in a hotel...
u realise...
kitchen cleaning is none of your business...
sweeping... mopping... wiping...
you do none of the above...
kitchen staff work till 11pm...
stewarding will work 1 more hr extra...
they work till 12pm...
if kitchen work till 1am... (like in Prego...)
stewarding work till 2am...
to clean up the whole kitchen...
combi oven...
stoves...
table tops...
refrigerators...
pots and pans...
utensils...
etc... etc...

i dunno... i pity them sometimes...
here's and example of the mountain of things they are supposed to wash...
after kitchen close...

The job of just ONE steward... Zzz...

Two heads conflict

When 2 heads go against each other...
only one shall prevail...
i guess the bigger one let the smaller one win...

it's always a new experience...

2× OT Pay...

By right todae off...
by left... todae work...
so chef convert my off to pay...
= OT ×2
nice...
nice?
i will be working 2½ weeks loh... without off... -_-
after 2½ weeks den can finally get an off to rest...

my entire schedule turned upside down... Zzz...
becoz of the Prego World's Longest Lasagne...
certain outlet attachment will be cancelled/postponed when i'm needed for the production of the lasagne...
dunno if i'll get a chance to go Inagiku or not...
hopefully my Garde Manger attachment cancelled... den i go other outlets i missed...
LOL!!! XD

Went up to Jaan todae to blend our basil pesto...
wow... i saw their appetizer plating...
SO NICE!!!
like going out for photo shoot like dat...
omg...
beautiful...
really a piece of art...
the salad vegetables like can stand on itself...
the art of fine dining...

todae busy...
150 Pax...
but still can handle...
the flow come one by one...
not one shot all come together...
or maybe becoz i familiarised wif the entrémettier section liao...

i dunno y...
i feel happy...
even though i do OT...
and my off cancelled...

ah yes...
Equinox not manpower becoz...
got someone MC...
and the relatives of TWO (2) of the kitchen staff passed away...
wow... so coincidentally...
oh well...
life sucks...
:P

OT...

Work 10 - 6 todae... (by right...)
den some ppl MC... some family problem...
some off...
so = kitchen not enough staff...
den me been asked to stay back...
ok loh...
so work till 10:30PM...
lol... work 12 hrs straight todae...
but got OT pay... XD

and yes...
due to the shortage of manpower...
my off tomoro has been cancelled... -_-
this whole week i no off... :(
chef sae will convert to pay...

anyways...
my attachment in Equinox has been extended for another week... -_-...
Prego extend 1 week...
Equinox extend another week...
aiyo...
Inagiku no need go liao...
after Equinox... i'll be attached to main kitchen to do the bolognaise sauce for the longest lasagne... -_-
so buh bye Inagiku...

ah yes... speaking of world's longest lasagne...
todae went to chef office wif some other ppl for a briefing from Otto Weibel...
wah... all the big big chefs there...
Dir. of Kitchens...
Exec Chef...
etc etc...
me?
the smallest... juz a trainee... LOL... XD
been arrowed to be part of the world's longest lasagne isn't a good thing...
coz A LOT of preparation and overtime... confirm...
sianz...
these couple of mths can no need see me liao...
i sell my soul to Swissôtel liao... Zzz...
they must be marksmen...
arrow can shoot so high up...
69 floors... -_-

This is SOOOO COOL!!!

Transformers... finally...

finally got to watch Transformers...
2 hr long movie...
my review...
4.5/5
nice movie...
it's so cute when u see giant robots trying to "hide"
LOLness...
please... don't try...
my christmas wish...
can i get Bumble Bee?
it's too cool...
imagine i can change cars every week!!! WOW!!!
this week chevrolet...
next week porsche...
the week after ferrari...
dat'll be awesome!!!

anyways...
got a letter from Otto Weibel... -_-
i gotta report to Chef Office at 3:30 PM tomoro...
for details on Prego's world longest lasagne...
a few people were selected...
and i'm one of the few... LOL...
dunno if it's good news or bad news...

Bumble Bee... i want Bumble Bee...

Anti-Air Gun

Nothing much again todae...
nothing but alá carte...

anyway...
chef told me got someone by the name of (i'm not telling who)
in Equinox...
always activate his anti-air defense mechanism in the toilet...
and the whole of Equinox kitchen noes abt it... -_-
lol...
i should go to the toilet one dae and see... :P

tomoro going bact to 10-6 again...
till Fridae...
Saturdae and Sundae going back alá carte...
i hope no more station for me... :(
i is so sian...

Full of treats... :P

Usually finish mise-en-plus at around 5:30PM
den go for dinner at tuck shop...
but todae chef told us to finish mise-en-plus ASAP...
before 4:30PM...
so we did... finish at 4:30+
den we have 2 hrs dinner break... LOL...
whole of Equinox kitchen went to Victoria Street to have dinner...
chef treat us dinner... hahaa...
why?
read on to find out... LOL

reached back at 6:45PM
set up and ready to go...
todae not very busy...
coz i can handle entrémettier alone...
haha
so ok...
den got some wedding banquet up at Equinox...
i love banquets...
coz of all the extra food we can eat...
shark's fin lah...
soon hock lah...
ee-fu noodles lah...
OMG...
if everydae got banquet...
i'll become a pig soon...

den whe kitchen close...
pastry brought out a bdae cake...
for our chef...
coz it's his birthdae todae... :P
dat's y the treat... XD
mmm...

happiness...

07.07.07 - Lucky Day

7...
a perfect number to some...
a lucky number to many...

it juz so happens dat we managed to see this dae...
for the next occurence shall come a millenium later...

todae... is my lucky dae... :)
went to Funan to collect my NDS...
coz of some calibration problem... (courtesy of my youngest bro... -_-)
which i got it repaired for $80... -_-
there was a buffet for members...
though i wasn't informed of...
it's juz my luck to be there on this dae... :P
so i had a lucky dip...
and got myself a PSP holder... which i don't need... LOL
and a DS Lite screen protector... which i need... XD
and a funny looking necklace (i think) which i dunno wat i need it for... -_-
but hey! i got free stuffs... XD
lucky yeah?

My Lucky Dip

and...
that's about all of them...
2 Sous Chef and
2 Jr. Sous Chef...
of Equinox Restaurant...
all of them asked me if i wanna stay on after i graduate...
(on different daes lah...)
Equinox got so scary until nobody wanna join and u ask me mah?
or Equinox got so in need of staff mah?
oh well... we'll see in another ½ yr time...
they sae i try to apply...
if got vacancy they take me... -_-
diaoz...
maybe open small hawker center stall... LOL...
Eugene be my Executive Sous Chef
and asking for $3 per mth salary...
now dat's wat i call CHEAP LABOUR!!! XD
Candace be my Restaurant Manager (hawker ctr in this case... LOL)
LOL!!!
Hawker Center Manager...
so cool rite?

Alá carte madness

So busy todae...
kaoz...
so many long tables...
so many orders...
do until heenz... Zzz...
so tired...
Zzz...
ZZzzzz......

anyway...
on my way home todae...
took bus 961...
again... saw the star chef watermelon guy...
last time saw him on bus 100...
hmmm...
noticed he got off at Golden Mile...
he crossed the overhead bridge over to Golden Mile...
so it either he's living at Golden Mile...
or he's going there for something else... ;P
oh well... who cares...

Alá Carte

Alá carte

alá carte

alá carte

alá carte

alá carte

alá carte

alá carte

alá carte

alá carte

alá carte

alá carte

alá carte

alá carte

alá carte

alá carte

alá carte
alá carte

alá carte

alá carte

A sight never forgotten...

Busy night todae...
not doing alá carte todae...
ben asked to do peking duck station for function buffet...
wow... dat's a MAJOR wastage of food...
the food prepared for the function...
guests only consumed 5% of it... -_-
kaoz...
after buffet...
service staff all came in to "clear" the buffet... :P
which they only managed to clear another 10% of all the food...
so where did all the rest of the 75% go?
into the dustbin of coz... Zzz...
heart pain sia...

anyway...
after buffet...
went to help out in dishing out Main Course for another private dinner function...
well... choice of Asian Chicken and Veal Rack...
majority chose veal...
den while dishing out the Main Course...
suddenly noticed the veal getting lesser and lesser...
too less in fact...
den the Chef asked how many more veal to go...
counted 13...
which we then realised only left 7 pieces...
den the Chef asked if there is any more veal left...
no... all of the veal on the bain marie liao...
the look on the Chef... stressed... shocked... stunned...
he asked the guy who prepared the veal...
didn't you count?
the look on the guy's face...
stunned... dumbfounded... scared... shocked... stressed...
LOL...
the look on them faces...
PRICELESS!!! XD
tensed heart stopping moment there...
Chef asked if there are any Lamb Racks from alá carte...
faster add in...
but later realised...
there is a miscount...
so actually... the Veal is just enough for the function...
Phew for everybody... LOL...
this is my 1st time seeing such pure shocked faces... :P

i had my fill of the buffet leftovers too...
LOL...
not to mention another 3 oysters... :P
i'm gonna get fat...

真实

你说的话在我心中生了根
爱得很深所以心很疼
记忆在我的心中翻滚
是不是每一个人
都像我一样笨

只怕再问对彼此都太残忍
我能感觉另外一个人
我等等笑容换成泪痕
爱在崩溃的时候比较真
太多疑问知道答案又如何
原来容忍不需要天份

只要爱错一个人
心痛比快乐更真实
爱为何这样的讽刺
我忘了这是第几次
一见你就无法坚持
孤独比拥抱更真实
爱让人失去了理智
会不会是我太自私
拒绝更寂寞的日子

放不开也看不见未来
难道这种不完美
才是爱情真实的样子

太多疑问知道答案又如何
原来容忍不需要天份

只要爱错一个人
心痛比快乐更真实
爱为何这样的讽刺
我忘了这是第几次
一见你就无法坚持
孤独比拥抱更真实
爱让人失去了理智
会不会是我太自私
拒绝更寂寞的日子

孤独比拥抱更真实
爱让人失去了理智
会不会是我太自私
拒绝更寂寞的日子

放不开也看不见未来
难道这种不完美
才是爱情真实的样子

Back to alá carte

K...
haven't been posting much recently... :P
so...
i'll blog abt these few missed daes... XD

Sundae...
last dae of station...
YAY!!! XD
no more foie gras...
no more pasta... :P
business same as all usual Sundaes...
brunch nobody...
high-tea busy like shit...
i dun understand y ppl can like to eat plain pasta...
no no... not aglio olio...
but plain...
as in blanched in water sauté in butter plain...
no salt...
no pepper...
O_o
bleh... XP

also saw a scottish guy...
yeah?
he wore a skirt... LOL...
kilt i mean... :P

everybody left me to die...
so busy... and nobody help top up my station... Zzz...
crap... and so busy until almost closing liao still got ppl queue... -_-
anyway...
last dae in station liao...
i broke the sauté pan...
LOL
oops...
dun care...
last dae liao... dun need it anymore... :P
well... i was sautéing mushrooms when the handle detached itself...
not my fault... :P

Mondae...
= off dae...
pretty much boring dae...
spent whole dae at home rotting...
WHO WANNA WATCH TRANSFORMERS WIF ME???!!!
i is sad...

Tuesdae...
= todae...
back at alá carte...
doing vege stuffs again...
den help out at dinner function...
and ya... the glass stove broke... LOL...
i think overheated... XD
not induction stove though...
but electrical heating element under a glass panel...
so it's still hot...
and it broke...
1 long crack line...
woah...
lol... time to change a new one anyway... :P

ok... dat's all for these 3 daes...
i'm off to eat my durians liao...
dad bought it and the durians are sitting in the living room waiting for me to eat them... :P
ciaoz...