i left waitering! was a whole lot more painful and tiring then i thought. is the toughest thing i ever went through man! physically and slightly mentally.
i know you all wont understand my pain. till you've experienced it.
try thinking about this. you are wearing a pair of lousy leather shoes that does not have flat bottoms. its a bit like a curve at the sole of the foot.
and every step you take is a pain. its like your feet would throb. like pressure added onto your sole. then your heels hurts. every single toes. knees. calves. every milli metre of your skin, flesh and bone around this area just hurts so badly!
and you have to endure this pain for around 7 hrs each day?!? before you reach home and get to allow your butt to a nice comfy chair.
stnading and walking at moderatly quick speed to clear the plates, serve coffee, tea, various beverages. folding napkins.etc, etc. the problem is that we are sort of short of man power. and its a buffet. so on one table you can have to clear up to 9 plates? not only do you have to clear the plates. you have to clear the napkins. glasses. tea cups with saucers. when clearing dont forget these cups are not completely empty. so usually its almost full, cause we always top up their water, till they dont want drink le, we are still 'suppose' to top up the water, so in actaul fact we are just toping up the water so we can pour them away later.plus cutletry! after clear finish these things. have to wipe. then set the table. cup. one knife.one spoon.one fork. one dessert knife and fork. fold the napkin. before you set the table. must get cutlery right? cutlery dont drop from sky correct? get from where? kitchen right? oh need clean and wipe them first right? see my point. dont think its easy man. and so much manual labour for 5.50 and hour. issit worth it? NOPE! its just cheap labour. they call it casual labour, so that it sounds nicer. but was told that my pay exceed the trainees over there. they super poor thing. work 8hrs +++ always OT. and pay for each day is 18 bucks. my pay for each day is about 42 bucks? so arent they like terribly under pay?
water jugs arent like those baskets with the five loaves and fishes. we have to refill them. and yup, we use tap water. i pour like around 8 glasses need fill up already. oh i am sort of to serve about 100 guests? if all the tables are occupied?
see how busy we are? yupz. so its really tough. and carrying the plates is really not easy. unless you do the put on shoulder method. which i didnt dare to do until today. serene gave me the confidence and showed me that its alot more easier. but the scary part is that you carry a tray filled with cups filled with water. or tray with tons of cutlery. meaning forks, knifes. ok whatever tray you carry confirm got these things. so yup...
alright. serene is one fine lady. cause she was super nice to me for the past two days. my colleague la. yupz. she taught me the most, for a non - in charge. and she encouraged me. so yes she is awarded for best employee by me! HAHAH...cause she like guided me through these two days. didnt get to talked to her till yesterday. yup. worked for 4 days! and yes i quit! WHEE. cant tahan the tiredness. and i am not desperate for muni. so dont mind quitting. and i learnt a lot on waitering and the working world. and i jsut drag my feet to work for the past 2 days. and got scolded for stupid things. whihc makes work really sian! but yes serene is one fine lady that made my work a whole lot more beareable! and there is this auntie helen. whom is super old. like 50 plus? her name tag is helen la. but i think she give herself one. she is the one who does the wiping of cutlery. but i always help her when i can. YUPZ. so got to know her. its a pity i dont know her real name. but she has been really nice and friendly to me too! YUPZ. she is the runner up for best employee. HEHE. yup and there were other colleauges that made work more bearable. but usually when i get scolded is because everyone is stress and ya...
ok i got my pay. its not alot. honestly. above hundred. for four days of work. neh...its little. but the work experience i gained is like ALOT!!! i encourage ppl to do waitering for a few weeks. it really builds on character. to me i didnt build on humbleness, cause i am used to serving others. *ushering* but i built on tolerance, perserverance, observance, risk taking. stress handling in a different sense, its not like books. its being on your heels, keeping yourself afloat and keep your beverages served on time. but its difficult, cause at times so many ppl come. then the coffee and tea for breakfast is not enough. and topping up takes ages. unlike water that comes from a tap. so yes...learnt alot. how the systems works. and how the team works together.
i know serene would never get to read this. but i told her before i left that she is what makes my work a lot more nicer. ok i didnt say alot. was a bit shy. i know my skin thick. but i am not spas then so didnt get the word very out! and she is honestly beautiful. as in her feacuters are really nice! face...cannot judge figure cause wearing waiteressing uniform. cant really tell if she is hot. and she looks a little like janel. as in face structure, eye structure. so YAYEE. 'love her' ! haha but you know whom i ....hmm...anyway. i learnt alot! oh out of topic. i dont know what s the topic. its a really really really long post. and oh i visited st gab plus 6 other chiors today. all in st gab for syf rehearsel. so yup. had dinner with conducters.juniors.ex seniors.yup. was a nice night! WHEE.