Last dae of 2007...

This will be the last time i'll be blogging...
in the year of 2007...
2007 will end in 4 hrs...
anybody made their resolutions yet?
i made 3 last year... XD
this yr...
hmmm...
i guess would be career ba...
i'd like to soar new heights...
see me flyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy......

someone todae me todae...
dat i have a lot of "nu ren yuan"
i noe a lot of girls...
i'm surrounded by a lot of girls... juz dat i dun wan only...
hmmm... is it true?
sae until like dat... Zzz...
actually... come to think of it...
i do have more female friends dan male friends...
and ironically...
Jane has more male friends dan female friends... XD
so i guess we make the perfect pair... LOL!!!
oops... :P
watever...
but still... maybe the right one has not appeared ba...
or maybe i'm too focused onto my career to go into any relationships now...

and yes...
finally went to payroll office todae to check on my missing pay...
and banana cheesecake...
they told me HR told them i'm resigning...
so pay will be hold back till i resign and after all clearance cleared liao b4 they give me all my pay... last mth and this mth together... O_o
ahhhhhhhhhh... this mth eat grass liao loh... Zzz...
win liao...
when did i resign? i only finish attachment oni mah... -_-
and the best thing is...
how come Ben and KM got their pay?
only mine kena held back? -_-
i think i OT too much...
den too much money... they dun wanna give me... Zzz...
stupid payroll... stupid HR... (and i'm not implying u Ting... XD)

2 more daes!!!

Post christmas steamboat

Did breakfast in Kopitiam todae...
very busy...
omelette station...
so many orders...
from the renown egg white vegetarian omelette to the mini sized omelette... -_-
so sian...
seriously... indians are very fussy guests...
i wonder y...

anyway...
will be clearing leave starting next Thursdae...
coming Wednesdae will be my final official working dae in Swissôtel the Stamford...
wat to do... where to go...
we'll see then... XD
log book still haven complete yet...
well... i got 4 daes to settle all of it... -_-

after work went to Ting's house for steamboat...
though only 9 ppl ate...
they bought food enough for 10+ ppl... O_o
and... sorry girls... but i have to sae it... XD
coz i find it too amusing not to sae it out... :P
who on earth buys romaine lettuce for steamboat? O_o
LOL!!!
i was stunnded... seriously... hahaa...
but ok lah... did enjoy myself...
though i was too tired to talk much... XP

okie... 4 more daes!!!

Remember the good ol' chipmunk daes?

Brings back memories... XD

Alvin and the Chipmunks

Slept a whole 15 hrs todae... LOL!!!
7:30pm - 10:30am...
when i woke up... suddenly very hungry...
VERY...
it's then i realised i haven't ate for 36 hrs... O_o
the last meal was at 12am... during the pastry christmas party...
work till 4pm never eat...
go home... settle some internet stuffs...
slept at 7pm...
so until 10:30am den wake up...
looked in the refrigerator and saw some left over food...
so steamed some to eat...
ate wanton mee... glutinous rice and big pau...
my personal record of 36 hrs of hunger... XD

anyway... went out todae for movie...
Suntec to Marina Square to Cineleisure... Zzz...
eventually settled on Alvin and the Chipmunks...
at 1st i thought it would be a normal show...
though i wanna watch it...
but as the movie started...
it seemed better dan i expected it to be...
very nice music... XD
touching... and cute...
especially Theodore...

though it started off nice...
as the movie progressed...
it started to get duller and duller...
plot start to become stagnant...
there is no more climax...
songs start to repeat itself over and over again...
nothing new happened...
and then it happened...
it juz ended suddenly... Zzz...
i was like... huh?
dat's all?
seemed like so a short movie...

if i were to judge it by the first part of the movie... i'd rate it a 4 or a 4.5...
but... for a whole movie...
i'd rate...
3.5/5

i've always liked Alvin and the Chipmunks ever since i was a child...
when i was a kid... always watched the cartoon...
didn't realised until now dat Alvin and the Chipmunks dated back to the 1950s... O_o

k... tomoro off again...
who's free?

Merry Christmas?

Was supposed to work at 3am todae...
but went to the hotel earlier...
at 11:30pm to celebrate christmas wif the pastry staff...
they had a gift exchange program...
but instead of the usual lucky draw style of small paper in a big glass bowl...
they made little chocolate balls and the gift number inside it...
LOL... pastry mah... XD
innovative... :)

Look at all them presents... and the little chocolate balls... :)

food served there comes from all over the hotel...
some are freshly made... like pizza from Prego...
but mostly are leftovers from buffet like from PMC... LOL!!!
and also not to forget extra turkey and lamb rack from our christmas ppl... :P
after christmas supper...
had photo taking sessions and such...
took a photo wif Chef Kenny... XD

Chef Kenny and Me

and after dat... we went to Marina Square for tea and chat...
spend some time till 3am...
time to go work...

anyways...
i hate christmas...
seriously...
never hated christmas so much in my life b4... Zzz...
no life christmas period...
work work and work...
rush orders for Cold Storage and Café Noel...
den once go home... immediately sleep...
4 hrs later... start work again... Zzz...
ahhh...
but finally...
it has all come to an end...
i can finally catch up wif my sleep... XD
i wonder how long i can sleep till... lol...

will be having PH and off on Wed and Thurs...
anybody free?

ya... but still...
merry christmas to all of u guys... :)

Petrification

Was stoning the entire morning... LOL...
and not juz me...
almost everybody...
all too shag... cannot think...
lol...
a lot of funny mistakes...
den ppl tired get angry easily... XD
watever...

i spend my life in the hotel more dan i do anywhere else...
working 16 hrs... sleeping 4 hrs everydae... Zzz...
can die...
seriously...

actually...
they gave us a complimentary room for us to sleep in...
but too many ppl liao...
i'd rather go home an enjoy my own comfy bed...
since i'm staying so near... XD

Busy busy busy...

Juz finished work...
3pm...
now going to sleep... (will try)
and later 12am start work again... Zzz...
later will be working 12am - 3pm...
*faint*

anyway... todae a very busy dae...
and a lot of cock ups...
kitchen invoice and Café Noel not tally...
so a lot of extras and missings... Zzz...
a lot of running ups and downs...
so sian...
den got a customer claim dat the service keey in wrong order...
dunno he order wrong or service key wrong...
but... he ordered a lamb rack instead of another...
so we got to last minute make one for him...
which... we are already abt to go home... -_-
argh...
so sian...

ya... and also... i was late one hr todae for work... O_o
set my alarm earlier by 1 hr...
set at 4am... which i should actually set at 5am...
woke up at 4...
den realised dat it woke up too early...
so re-set it to 5am...
and guess wat?
i went back to sleep and didn't wake up... LOL!!!
was supposed to start work at 6am...
but i woke up at 6:30am... O_o
so sian loh... reach kitchen at 7am... late by 1 hr... Zzz...
argh...

National Tresure : Book of Secrets

Well... i didn't expect to be home todae... XD
let alone go out... lol...
they said this year not as much orders as last year...
so dat's y not as busy...
in turn... no need OT till very late...
but still... tomoro working 6am - 2pm
den go home sleep... start work again at 11pm - 7am... O_o
shagness...
oh well...

after work todae...
went to PS to watch National Treasure 2
quite a nice movie actually...
the usual treasure hunting for gold...
like in part one...
and those in Tomb Raider...
those ancient Aztec type of lost city and such...
city of solid gold... etc etc...

the plot of clues leading to new clues...
and finally to the treasure...
somehow seemed a bit too rushed...
like too simple for them to crack...
i believe part one would make a better movie though...
but still... it's nice... :)
4/5

Boring off daes...

There goes 2 of my off daes... XD
tomoro will officially start roasting of them turkeys...
all the way till christmas...
may or may not be going home...
depends...
we'll see... XD
so if i ain't blogging... means i'm not home yet... LOL
don't miss me ya?
XD

Gingerbread House?

Was passing by one of the kitchens when i noticed an artist making a gingerbread house...
sticking pieces of little gingerbread bricks using icing sugar onto a little wooden house...
wow... so nice...
he said there will be lighting in the house...
to make the doors and windows "glow"
hmm... i wonder wat the end result would look like... :)

Gingerbread house... (U/C)

for the 1st time after work...
i walked the internal compound of Raffles Hotel...
from outside... it looks normal...
nothing out of the ordinary...
but once i stepped further inside...
wow... everything is so elegant...
fountains everywhere...
marble flooring...
everything look so posh... O_o
now i noe... $1000+ for a room is definately worth the stay there...
you'll feel like a king there...

Fairmont Singapore

Been busy recently...
so never get to blog on the official re-branding of Raffles The Plaza to Fairmont Singapore...
12 Dec 2007
the dae RTP becomes history
and gave birth to the 1st Fairmont hotel in Asia...

Front entrance of Fairmont Singapore, previously Raffles The Plaza

nothing much to blog oso... LOL
good nite...

Hungry Ghost Festival

Worked 7-3 todae...
so did breakfast for Kopitiam...
omelette station...
Zzz...
i think too long never touch omelettes liao...
a bit rusted...
they looked a bit gross...
argh...
luckily not much ppl todae...
so not dat stress...
ya...
and they are great at throwing me there alone... O_o
all others dissappeared... -_-

there's also another function going on at abt 3pm...
think some talk from the Ministry of Defence trying to psyco new ignorant kids into joining the SAF as regulars... XD
watever...
after the talk was a coffee break...
NOTE: coffee break...
NOT LUNCH...
Singaporeans really kiasu...
once the doors open...
out rush the people... like locusts over a wheat field...
there ain't even space to move around...
and there they are... swarming over the food...
within seconds... the buffet set-up is empty...
and by god i do mean empty...
clean... spotless... zero... gone...
not a piece of tart or bread or sausage or pie left...
NIL...

went to top up the buffet...
even b4 i place the food down... already ppl starting to pick food from my insert... -_-
and once i place it down...
all come swarming in behind me... go back in... and out again...
empty again... Zzz...
and until all the tables are sparkling clean... they start to wait egerly for the food to be served again...
we have no more food...
all fed to the hungry ghosts...
so went back to kitchen to fry some emergency supplies of samosas...
and once we top up... we left...
dun care liao...
give u coffee break...
u think we serve lunch... Zzz...

the best thing is...
juz look at the amount of food they take...
1 person take 10 sausages...
5 chicken pies... Zzz...
a function of 650 people...
baker made 700 pies...
if everybody take 5 pies... wah... it's no wonder not enough food...
and then... the plates were cleared...
i saw the leftovers on the plates...
Zzz...
so many food...
all take so much... den never finish... throw away... -_-
can't finish dun take so much lah... ahhhhhh...
pek chek...

ya i noe...
dat's not the worst...
wait till i see ppl who ta pao from buffet lines...
lol...
oh well...

christmas is nearing...

Wish List

Finally thought of wat i want...
a fully equipped kitchen for me to dish out all sorts of food...
an experimentation ground for my test dishes...
able to dish out professional dishes at the comfort of my own home...
able to produce a 4 course set menu for my family...
Appetizer, Soup, Main Course and Dessert...
will wanna decorate my dining area into a mini restaurant... XD
hopefully i can get these when i move house... :)

The Passion is Growing...

Ghosts?

Ok...
chat wif a fren on MSN todae...
heard abt his encounter wif a ghost during his recent visit back in Malaysia...
show u guys wat we chatted abt... :P


johnnytcw says:
i went back to penang
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saturday
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so around 10something night la
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i feel sick feel hot
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then we go sleep lo
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i sleep wit my sister son
johnnytcw says:
then at the midnight i feel fever
johnnytcw says:
hight fever
Wye Chuen says:
ya?
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so i cant sleep
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till 6am
Wye Chuen says:
uh huh...
johnnytcw says:
i want to go toilet n get some drink
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then after i go toilet
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i get my water
johnnytcw says:
so i cant sleep
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then i think want to watch movie
Wye Chuen says:
den?
johnnytcw says:
then in that time
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i want go to room to get something
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i feel tat got thing looking at me
Wye Chuen says:
den
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so i turn to toilet tat side i see a person was sit on toilet bow
johnnytcw says:
is looking at me
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:(
Wye Chuen says:
is it very clear?
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or blur blur...
johnnytcw says:
is very very clear
Wye Chuen says:
maybe ur fren?
johnnytcw says:
no la
johnnytcw says:
is ur friend
Wye Chuen says:
haha... maybe... XD
Wye Chuen says:
den u see liao wat u do?
johnnytcw says:
wat u think le?
Wye Chuen says:
how i noe?
johnnytcw says:
sure go in room wont come out la
Wye Chuen says:
if me... i'll walk closer to take a closer look... see if it is really a ghost or my imagination
johnnytcw says:
wat imagi ar
johnnytcw says:
is long hair le
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a white
Wye Chuen says:
face look like wat?
johnnytcw says:
skin is like black green le
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very big size
Wye Chuen says:
how far away are u from the toilet bowl?
johnnytcw says:
is very near
Wye Chuen says:
u look at it directly or at the corner of your eye?
johnnytcw says:
is like face to face le
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bcos i didnt close the toilet door
Wye Chuen says:
hmm...
Wye Chuen says:
maybe u r tired liao
Wye Chuen says:
so see funny things
johnnytcw says:
nol
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so my sister try to find
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u know tat kind of people
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god
Wye Chuen says:
den?
johnnytcw says:
their say he is not in my sister house
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u know y
Wye Chuen says:
y?
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bcos he is follow on me
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to my sister house
Wye Chuen says:
from where?
johnnytcw says:
i dont know
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den how?
johnnytcw says:
their say he want something
Wye Chuen says:
den u come back singapore lah...
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their also dont wat he want/
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now i at sg lo
Wye Chuen says:
the ghost no passport cannot cross custom... LOL
johnnytcw says:
where got such thing
Wye Chuen says:
got...
Wye Chuen says:
u come back SG liao still got see the ghost?
johnnytcw says:
not yet
Wye Chuen says:
see... i told u...
johnnytcw says:
not yet lo
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how i know
Wye Chuen says:
no lah... dun worry...
Wye Chuen says:
but if u really see it again... u dun be afraid... go and ask wat it wants...
johnnytcw says:
hmm

so... do u believe in ghosts?
do ghosts really exist?
well... to me... i dun believe in things i couldn't see...
so i'll never believe in it until i get to see it wif my very own eyes...
and if i ever get to see one...
1st thing i'd do is to get 4D from it... LOL!!!

Singapore Chefs Association Gala D&D

Ok...
it's been a very long time since i've blogged... LOL...
coz very busy and tired recently...
OTed 16 hrs on both Sat and Sun...
so very tired...
have a lot to blog...
have a lot to sae...
but lazy to bring up to blog... lol...
coz too much liao...
like airport and stuffs...
oh well...

so let's talk abt todae...
SCA D&D...
Eugene and Tian Mu went...
saw them... said hi to them... lol...
i ain't an SCA member...
but i was there...
y?
coz i working there lah... hahaa...
event held in our hotel...

b4 the event started...
i was in another ballroom settling another function...
risotto station...
after it ended...
i rushed over to the SCA function...
salmon station...
after we cleared our stations... and was abt to go home...
i went up to the ballroom again...
to look for Eugene and Tian Mu...
chat wif them a while... den noticed Prego's Chef stealing food from the stations...
LOL!!!
i followed him...
and wow... he sure did get a lot of food...
from makis to chicken rice... to satay and rendang... lol...
even brought back wine... O_o
den i followed them back to Prego...
and we feasted there... LOL!!! XD

EVIDENCE!!! hahaha...

1 more mth to ORD!!! XD

Internal paint job

Everyone's been talking abt the rain...
so i shan't talk abt it... :P

our hotel currently undergoing some paint job...
paint the walls white...
and they sae bright rooms look bigger...
and indeed... it is true...
the usually old yellow walls wif yellowed flouresent lighting corridor looked so very small...
compared to the newly painted pure white walls wif newly changed flouresent lights...
wow...
the corridor looked so much more spacious dan b4... lol...
next time i'm painting my walls in my home bright... XD

i'm starting to miss everybody in the hotel...
our time is running out soon...
:(

Bread Man

I miss pastry already... Zzz...

bakery so sian... Zzz...

very sian...

KM working in pastry now...

though we are in the same department...

only separated by a wall...
we dun get to see each other much... hahaa...

todae saw the baker make some very cute rasin bread men...

LOL...

so cute lah...

looks so much like la pi xiao xin... XD

Isn't it cute?... XD

saw Equinox chef todae...
asked him if he needs any new staff...
coz i graduating soon...
nope... Equinox overloaded wif staff liao... Zzz...
so sad...
i guess i'll be leaving the hotel after all...
well... we'll see...

5hr flash creation

Charged for AWOL

yep... i'm being charged by the SAF for AWOL...
LOL!!!

details...
one fine dae... they call me up...
asking me... "y didn't you report for ICT todae?"
i was like... O_o
huh?
how come i never recieve any notifications?
"did u recieve any SAF-100 todae?"
"err... nope..."
"nvm... we'll check it out..."

so peace for a couple of daes...
until the letter comes...
asking me to report to Selarang Camp on 3rd Dec...
which is...
todae...
asked if bakery have any afternoon shifts...
they said no...
so had to get an off todae...
thus...
-_-

so off i went to Selarang Camp...
btw... "charged" seemd like a very strong word...
but... actually... it's no big deal... LOL!!!
so waited for my turn...
a few others oso kena AWOL... LOL!!!
the guy ahead of me kena $300 fine... O_o
woah...
dat's ½ my pay... -_-

den it's my turn...
he asked me if i knew of the ICT...
if i had recieved any SAF-100...
nope... and nope...
is this the 1st time being charged for AWOL?
yup...
ok... since it's the 1st time... i'll fine u $150...
O_o
WHAT?!
no way man...
den i argue wif him...
den tell him i studying...
den bargain wif him...
den finally...
ok lah... this time i give u a severe reprimand... (woah... strong word again...)
if next time u AWOL again... den no more chance...
ok!!! XD
SAF like to use big words...
hahaa...
sounds serious...
but actually... is... "ok... this time i give u chance... next time cannot liao..."

so i is happy... i saved myself $150
HAHAHA!!!
$150 can buy 70 plates of chicken rice leh... -_-

The Kingdom

Worked 15 hrs for 2 consecutive daes...
plus watching midnite movie and having supper till 7am...
enough to get me in slumber till 5pm... LOL...
lucky CK not meeting for morning movie...
if not i'll sleep till the next dae... XD

anyway... watched The Kingdom...
abt terrorism...
a bit of a sensitive issue to be put into a movie...
but luckily it's about the alliance of the US and Iraq...
and not abt the US vs Iraq...
so this movie COULD... bring both nations together...

nice story line...
though the evil old big mastermind should survive the shots and then the colonel die trying to tell them he was the mastermind and failed...
and nobody found out his true identity of Abu Dunnowat...
wow... dat's sure gonna make most audience feel very pek chek and smash the cinema screen wif their bolted-onto-the-floor seats... LOL!!!
and we shall await The Kingdom 2
oh well... still it has a "happy" ending...

violence and gore is just abt right...
not too gory... still able to digest...
humour are juz mainly on language...
but still ok...
why do you Americans say bad words?

4/5

Best pastry job

I finally found the best job to be doing in pastry...
making the durian puree for PMC... AKA Plaza Market Café
open the durian puree from packets and mix wif milk and gula melaka...
and at the same time eating it...
LOL!!!
i is enjoying it...

these couple of daes very tired...
coz requested to OT again...
for garde manger... AGAIN!!! O_o
so will be working 8am - 11pm...
15 hrs again... Zzz...
8am - 3pm : Gardemanger
3pm - 11pm : Pastry

i wonder if i can survive tomoro nite... Zzz...
hopefully... XD