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today, 21 Feb 2008 would be the day i turn 19 hhahahah...

i feel OLD lol......but what the hack.. life still goes on hehe...enjoying every moment of it :)

well... today is really a great day for me since it is my B'Day!!

On The 20th Feb 2008

went for training as usual but i requested for a morning shift
8am - 4pm so that i could have an early family dinner for my B'day
because....~~~ on the 21 feb = Chap Goh Mei(15th day of CNY)
how cool is that!! haha
usually on Cha Goh Mei i will be having a reunion dinner @ my grandma's place
so i celebrated my B'day earlier with my parents and bro..:D

Before the dinner!!!

when it was like about 3.45pm after my briefing with the Manager in Biba's Cafe
i was asked wether or not i wanna join their staff training
so at 1st i told him NO because i would be preparing for my dinner later...
after a while as i think further... since i am a trainee...-_-"
i should be taking every chances i have to be involved in programmes that the restaurants
conducted...so later on around 4pm i told my Manager, Mr Iskandar...
i wanna go for the staff training :)

there are 2 reasons for me to go...
1. as i have mention above i am a trainee!!
2. it's a WINE TASTING session


this wine tasting session is specially for those staffs involved in F&B Dep.
so every restaurant will send some of their staffs to be present for the training..

as you can see.. MO(Mandarin Oriental) is bringing in some new brands of wine to change their Wine List Menu... not to bored the guest you see..
so i went with some of the staffs there...to a small meeting room but it could fit quite a lot of pple i was pretty shocked when i see those glasses each person has hahah....


they will be bringing in
~~8 red wines
~~8 white wines

so there would be
~~8 red wine glasses
~~8 white wine glasses
~~1 water goblet to rinse your mouth:) hahhaa



the supplier will of course tell us about the types of grapes they are using for the wines and the manufacturers

since i am not a wine expert ~~~ all of the red wines taste the same to me!!!
all the white wines taste the same to me!!! :LOL hahahahah
well i did learn something from that tasting hehe...

1. the darker the wine the fuller bodied it will be
2. the swriling of the glass lets us know wether the it is a light or a medium or full-bodied wine as well...well sort of like...when you swirl, the wine kinda sticks on the surface in the wine glass and it will drop back to the bottom of the glass ... from there if you see the wine drops fast means that the wine is a light wine :)

me posing like a wine tasting expert LOL!!~~

of course i got to try all the wines right... but i wasnt that greedy :) i just sip every wine there so i can maintain my redness of my face DUH!!! hahahahaha

some other staffs got nothing better to do , they mix all the wine together and drink it at a shot...and ended up SLEEPING with their RED FACES just like a Baboon's Azz LOL!!!! hilarious man.... thank GOD they did not snore hahaha

So now moving on with my B'day dinner with my parents...
this time we chosed to go to Shangri-la's Japanese Restaurant, ZIPANGU
the ambience was alright ... it could get a little brighter there...
but the food was good!! hehe.

It's on the flOor~~ so nice!!

the wine cellar is at the entrance

by the wall of the entrance..they really have lots of wine for us to see and for them to show off LOL..

this is the table setting chopsticks @ the front hmm... very diff

So i have ordered the Tempura set so there are appetizers, main course and dessert included

this is a simple salad with Thousad Island dressing

this would be da Chawanmushi~~~so soft so nice hehe...

after chawanmushi comes the seafood soup...tasted GREAT...i finished it of course hehe....

this would be the Chef's Speciality ...it is made out of GOOSE LIVER on the top and radish at the bottom...sounds disgusting at first but when i had my first bite to it , it felt so soft just like Tofu lol....it has a really unique taste from the browned part on the top . it tasted a bit sweet ..first time eating liver and this is a good 1 hehe...

the long waited Tempura Platter is finally here :)

it's accompanied by white rice and...

miso soup :)

my parents ordered the Unagi and...

Chicken Terriyaki as well ... my bro pulak ordered another set...but i forgotten the name if it d... it is the same as mine but he has extra chicken terriyaki...

these are some of the pictures taken at the hotel...their deco for CNY.

I really had a great time... having a family outing for dinner at such a wonderful place . i definitely will be back for their buffet dinner @ Lemon Gardens their hotel coffee house..:)

Valentine

well...
it's valentine again !! hehe...
HapPy ValeNtine'S dAy fOlks~~
though it is none of my business...but i still enjoy this celebration..:)

i mean... getting all the preperations for this day @ Biba's Cafe with OT included was really worth it.. cause it turned out to be better then i ever expected ...
with all the decos.. and stuff

and of course the most important thing during Valentine's Day...
RED ROSES~~~~without them there wont be any Valentine's Day anymore!!!
well of course MO(Mandarin Oriental) never forgets about the roses DUH!! haha

there are some pics i've taken..to share here in my blog :)


hmm... i am given an assignment to help Kak Sinah to go down to Basement 3 to collect the flowers from the florist ...

when we are there...i am able to take some pictures of those flowers being prepared...this would be a bouquet of red roses that has been ordered by our guest :)

LOVELY~~!!

well... there are these!!! flower stands beautifully decorated but i am not sure where are they going to put it cause my restaurant did not ordered it but it looks great!!! after putting those candles on the candle holder should be the most perfect thing!!

well this picture is taken in the walk-in chiller for the flowers hehe...these are to be taken to our restaurant and to be placed on the tables for every couple only the girls get it !! ahhaha i think the guys got a chocolate box LOL...

this would be our centre-pieces~~~ beautifully finished too... so red.... and the roses are so BIG i really never seen roses that BLOOMS that BIG in my life!!

here is a closer shot of the BIG BLOOMED ROSES hehe...

here it is....a TROLLEY of them!!~~

this would be the flower vase that will be placed at the buffet counter and the entrance of BIBA'S CAFE:)

this would be the eg. of the table setting.... so CLEAN i simply loved it ~~!!

Happy Chinese New Year

hello all...............

Happy CNY!!! hehe....

Happy Mouse Year hahahah....

hope that it's not too late to wish you all....

well on the first day which is yesterday...

woke up quite late about 10am... cause the night before i got only 6 hours of sleep because of my shift ...+ after the family dinner... need to be home to do some preparation for a praying ceremony...which is about 1am++...

see... so tiring leh...

after i woke up... get prepared...wore a red sweater LOL... and a pair of jeans

i know it is a bit crazy wearing sweater in the morning but i have no choice cause that is the only red garment i have...:P

it is not that hot actually...was alright hehe...

after that i wished my parents and bro Happy CNY haha...then get ang pou lor hahahha....

after everyone is ready then we went to my grandma's place where everyone gathers there every CNY.. so this would be our Yap's Central hahahha.....

when we reached there...as usual...snow will be barking away......like a mad dog.....

it has no reasons for barking... as we enter the house it barks...

as we approach the entrance snow will be in the cage...-_-" so this means... this dog only do the SCARING but NOT the BITING....

anyways... the house was filled with relatives though the place is a bit small but makes us stand closer together and have more conversations which is a good thing as i dont really see my relatives that often...

well we as kids , our 2nd motive there is to get Ang Pao lor hahaha what else lol...

i also ate Cai for half a day hehe... means Vegetarian for half a day

the food was of course delicious!! hehe...

after those ang pou collecting all my young cousins and I went upstairs and have a meeting hehe.... some playing dota...and some played Chor Tai De

well of course no betting was involved...just for fun...:)

about 3pm...

we start to go to some relatives homes...for visiting...[ to get more ang pou] haha...

after that... we back to my grandms's place about 7pm...

i took a nap while waiting for dinner hehe......

after dinner we gamble a bit playing BlackJack with my aunties and uncle...hehe...

played with small amount of money and i didnt really win much...but was fun hahaha..

cause if there is no gambling it wont be CNY hahaha...

anyways again... happy chinese new year~~~!!! BoOoOoO haha...~~~

HapPy bIrthDay M i r i a m

hey it's my fav female singer/actress

MIRIAM YEUNG'S

birthDay!!! hehe... on the 3rd Feb

she will be 34 this year hehe..

hope that she will be happy forever and make more comedies this year cause i really miss her comedies.... + i hope that she will launch a mandarin album early of this year

hope that she will stay pretty as alwayz.... :D

and also faster make her announcement of her concert tour in Malaysia!!!

really looking forward to go and watch her concert again!!

A mOnth wIth CascAde!

At last~~~my 1st month of training is completed...~~~~
hehe....kinda happy but will miss the place cause it's very relaxing there...not much stress

but as far as i know the 2nd department will be a hell lot of work to do there...
anyways i will talk bout that later~~
will be showing the moments @ Cascade Rest & Bar!!

tHis woUld be the poolside area... which is considered the most exp area in this hotel cause of the Magnificent view over-looking the KLCC park and the Convention Centre~~~even Trader's Hotel LOL.....

this would be my little babies~~!! hahah cause in Cascade we use them everyday for the guests . if we dont give the guest ice water IT'S WRONG ~!!!!

this would be the SILVERWARE JUG that i always used to fill up those babies of mine before i serve them to the guests.... not only that but we also refill those half-full glasses of the guest... and sometimes we give the whole jug for the tennis players...-_-"

when the JUG + Glass you will get this :) with a lemon slice as well!!

well this would be the centre-piece for the tables...they wont be replaced till they are DRY and DEAD LOL......hahahahhaha

this would be the so called 'life saving equipment' but so far it has not been used ..there are 2 reasons behind it....1. it is freaking hard and by the time you throw it to the victim , the victim will be knocked down by this 'SAVING EQUIPMENT'~~~!!!

2. the swimming pool is not that deep LOL....and to me it is quite small... what a pity....

the blue sky~~~~with a very long straight cloud passing by~~~

this would be the night view so beautiful huh...

the lights are so pretty~~`

we have lights too !!! hahaha

guess what~~!!! Mr. Sheikh Muszaphar is in DA HOUSE~~~~ hahaha... he as we all know is the first malaysian astraonaut!!!

he's friendly , zainol asked him whether or not snap a pic together and he said sure after i changed i will come by the restaurant :) he is very tall too~~!!

from left..

ibrahim = malas~~!!haha

allan - he created attitude. funny guy!!haha

rahman = supervisor!! haha nice guy too

zainol - another LG Viewty Fan hahahah!!!!

me = tallest hehe...XD

finza - nice guy... still studying from Jawa~~

on my left...shafri - fun guy haha...used his Nok N95 to snap our group pics haha.... clear leh...

from left.. abang - he is the man ....stewarding!!! one of the hardworking guy...

ikin - she made me sandwich T_T thank you!!!!!
me = tallest hahahahah....

amar - in-charge of the whole kitchen there!!! funny guy hahah...also allows me to eat whatever i want hahaha....if i ask la...but you know me la...i wont de ma...:)

my right would be tajul - poolside attendant...very friendly and hardworking...never really seen him scolding anyone EVER...~~ how hard is that ...

me~~!!

i really had a fun time at Cascade...gainning those experience...

so now i will be preparing for my next adventure @ Biba's Cafe which is located at the ground floor of the hotel and the worst thing is that this is the hotel coffee house which also means that it will be packed with ppl during breakfast , lunch and dinner for their buffet service...

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~ I D U S T R I A L ~ T R A I N I N G ~

harlo~~~~
long time didnt update d...
sorry for that....

weLL i have a great excuse to cover up this case ngehehe....
i am actually having my Industrial Training which last me around 3 months...
from 2 Jan - 21 March
a bit the long right...but considered ok hehe...

Purpose : gain exp in the hotel industry by knowing the services provided to guests , what kind of guests are there in this WORLD...and much more but interested in this one...GETTING TIPS lol....haha...

Place : Mandarin Oriental Hotel
Department : F&B
Restaurant : Cascade Restaurant & Bar
Period : 2 Jan - 31 Jan
Scheduled Shift : 11am - 7pm
Transportation : LRT , Walking and much more walking...


i will be uploading some of the pictures after my first month training @ Cascade...
well not that easy to snap pics everywhere i go ...if i got caught i dont really know what will happen to me...

so since i am an "employee" there now..i am not allowed to use the guest entrance anymore...T_T
i will be using the back way~~~which is at the basement... fyi. it is opposite the entrance of KL Convention Centre...:)

wa...so hot down there....well... everything was good there but the only thing is that...their staff lift is too darn little which is only 1 ....so this is slowing all operations.........including my outfit change...
everytime i need to wait at least 5-10 minutes for the lift to arrive...
so if i come late = GG

1 best thing that is good there would be the meals for the staffs...in my opinion it is very understanding of Mandarin to actually supply a buffet style meal for their staffs...
so we can eat as much as we can drink as much as we can....sometimes there are ice creams too..~~~
so in a day i only need to spend for my transportation and nothing else..
i can save a lot of pocket money this time yea~~~

HapPy bElatEd nEw yEar~~~

hey guys....
hapPy lAte nEw yEar yA~~~
sorry for posting this new year greetings to all...SO LATE hahahha....

firstly i would like to write about my 2008 New Year experience on the 1st Jan 08 and the day before where all the celebrations are being enjoyed on the 31st Dec 07....

i was about to go out celebrating and have a good buffet dinner.....
and turned out the WORST thing that could happen to someone during this kind of occassion...
i got a DIARRHEA.......WTH man....
ruin my mood...my consumption for the night...
only thinking bout foods that would be in my mouth and tummy from the buffet....
but not in the reality...

i ate porridge KOSONG...and because of the gas that is in my stomache...
i cant eat bread...
for my case....i cant eat vegetables...dairy products as well...haihzzz.............somemore cannot eat FRUITS~~!!!!!
so i only ate porridge and oat crackers....
omg i cant imagine that man...a celebration night with congee KOSONG and OAT CRACKER...
that is the worst New Year Countdown EVER~~~!!!!!!