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| Saturday, October 14, 2006 |
| Friday, 13 October 2006 |
Wow, 13 Friday? Hehe is it an unlucky day? No, it is not effect to me because this is my favourite number. From the morning, I woke up earlier than another day half hour hehe. I sent a wishes to my sister because today is also her birthday! And the funny part is she replied me: “Thanks my FAT little sister” Mamamia, I already lost weigh but she still call me fat sister hic hic. I love to see her joke to me because at that time she has no stress from her work. I’m worry for her health now because she heard her friend told that if she wont eats for 1 month or 2 months, so she can get over an illness. Now she’s still working and only drinks water everyday, I don’t know is it true or not, but I’m worry for her, I don’t know she enough health to work or not. Me and my mom already hinder her from that but no point. So I just can hope it is true in order she will continue to eat again soon.
My work today was so cushy, I finished everything at 12am and I just walk around and around and wait until 3pm so can go home hehe. While waiting, the chef brought me a sandwich (ham and cheese and lot tomatoes) hehe, he said he know I am hungry so offer me one hahaha. No guest or not much work today, I just was lazy walk around, then I saw an old couple standing out side searching something. Huh, I was curiously dont know what they are searching and maybe they need my help? After I came and asked if they need my help. They were so happy when I asked them, they were searching the way go to the town. Hehe that is so easy for me because everytime no more food or go back school I always go to the town mah :p Then I showed them and gave some more information about luzern for them. They thanked me a lot and took one picture with me hehe. How good I am hihi.
So kept walking around, I saw 3 old people (2 old woman and an old man) were seating in front of the lift. I just passed and an old man asked me about the lift. They stayed in the 5th floor, but our hotels lift only reach to 4th floor only and they have to walk by stair to 5th floor. Ops, it will be difficult for them because one of them have a leg was sore. And they told me that if there is no lift to the 5th floor so it is still ok, they will try to walk up there. Huh, with my conscience, I could not let it be like this. Then I came to reception try to ask for them rooms which is in a lower floor than they no need to walk by stair. Umh…that is not my responsibility so I was worry the receptionist will blar..blar.. But everything was ok; they had available rooms in the first floor and near the lift, wow that is great. I ran back them and took them to see the room. With their happy in the face, I feel happy too. It reminds me when I worked in reception before; always have to consider who the guest is and which rooms have to organize for them.
Just waiting until the hour hand chimed three o’clock then I go, but before I had gone I also had to see the lady work in the bar so that she can take over my shift. I just told her everything was ok and I helped her to organize all the drink into the shelf (because I knew her back is not good and all the drinks is heavy, so just help her abit lah). Then my lunch shift was smoothly finished. |
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| Thursday, October 12, 2006 |
| 9 of Sep 2006 |
Because I was nervous in my first day of work so I got up very early...at 4:45am. I dressed up and everything done at 5:30am then I just was waiting until 5:43am to go to the restaurant.
Huh, I went to see Mr. Thomas - my manager, to show me what I have to do. Then he told me now I can go back to my room and will come back here at 6:30am???Huh, so strange…but I didn't ask why. Then I wouldn't go back my room. I just asked him what he will do now and he show me the coffee machine and he made for him one and made one for me and took me go to the downstairs where the personal room situated. We drank coffee and watched TV. I just kept quite and waited until 6:30am. While waiting, I taught with another guy same service like me, he said this is the room where all staffs have breakfast, lunch or dinner. Oh, ok, I understood. It means we will a half hour free to have breakfast. Now, already 6:30. I came back the restaurant, there are 3 restaurants, one is a small restaurant where is for a group which stay for long days. One is the hall where is for a normal group or for the group which pay less. And the last one is restaurant, where is for a special group and for the individual guest which means they travel by them-self. So today, I worked in the restaurant with responsibility is going around the table to pour coffee and tee for the guests who would like it…hic hic, it looks easy but...no. The whole my arm was pain after that because I don’t know how many cup of tee and coffee I poured (I think more than 200 cups…ack...ack...). So we close the restaurant at 10am, after that we start to clear the buffet and set up the table for dinner. While setting up the table, Mr. Thomas asked me go with him. He showed me everything in the hotel like the guest rooms, seminar rooms, lobby and the office...Wow the room here so nice, they decorate guest room by different style, and also the seminar room is very modern. After taking a round then I came back and helped my collages finish the work. So...we finished at 11am. Phew...finally my hand now could take a rest. Coming back to the room, I took a nap until 5:30pm hehe (instead of studying for my IELTS) but I'm supper tired so I had no more moods to study IELTS...hehe
I started again at 6pm, now we are serving dinner for 7 groups and each group have different course MAMAMIA, we ran this, we ran that to take this to take that upon the guest requiring. And the horrible part is serving the main course, I have to carry 3 plates in hand (and all of it is heavy and hot) for each time. Oh my God, after finishing dinner, we have to clean the entire messy thing here and set up again for breakfast. We normal finished our work around 10pm more or less depending on the quantity of guests and the time they start dinner.
Hic hic, it is really hard for me in this time because me I long time won’t work already and now start to work again. The whole body like just fighting with someone, all is hurt and can’t move when I sleep special is my arms and legs.
But anyways the entire hard things will trend me to be better when I face with the life in the future. |
| Posted by Ghost13 @ 6:10 PM |
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| 8 of Sep 2006 |
Phew, finally I arrived hotel...There is a middle-aged woman with blond hair showed me my room. She took me to the room and said something in German but I could get that was about the key’s deposit. That was a shock for me when I heard she said that I have to give her 200 CHF to deposit for only the KEY...??? (Because she spoke German so...I misunderstood). Unfortunately, I don't have that much money so I answered her that…I don't have enough money, I'll give her tomorrow after I withdrawn from the bank (by German...) With a big eyes surprise, she ask me again...DON'T YOU HAVE ENOUGH MONEY? (by German). Huh...I thought that lady is crazy…she think I'm that rich to have always in my pocket up to 200 CHF? @.@
After that she left and now I'm alone with my new room. That is a small room with one single bed, one square small table, one chair, one chest, one wardrobe, one little shoe-shelf and one wash-basin. Huh…that's quite a humble room but I love it. Because I no need to share the room with anyone and I really have my private space where I can do what I want. However the thing I dislike is I don’t have my own toilet and bath-room…I have to share with another 2 Vietnamese girls but they are quite nice and friendly.
Ok! Now I'm organizing my stuff and try to go to sleep early because my first day of work start at 5:45am (hic I have never wake up that early). |
| Posted by Ghost13 @ 6:09 PM |
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| 1 Sep 2006 |
After a short holiday in Malaysia with my lovely friend, I flied back Switzerland and now I’m in Mike and Vanessa’s house, my brother in law‘s friend in Zurich. I stayed with them last year while I did my first internship in Switzerland. They are the one who found the job for me in Angkor Restaurant – 5 stars service. Comparing with other friends I think I was the most earned experience from internship. So lucky I am when I worked there because from there I met a lot of friends and also it liked my second home. My boss was very kind and my manager – Dewi – always helps me when I was in trouble. In a comment I have to say thank to Mike and Vanessa who created for me better days when I stay alone here in Switzerland.
While waiting for the day I start to work, I just lazy stay in the house, sometime go back to school to meet my friends. Or sometime I come to Angkor to chat with my manager and my boss hehehehe. So relaxing I am. In total I’ll stay in Mike’s house 1 and a half weeks then I move to Luzern for my new job in 4 stars hotel… |
| Posted by Ghost13 @ 6:07 PM |
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| 27-08-2006 |
Hehe, finally I got the job in Europe Hotel. It was a confused situation between me and the school. The problem was I work for the hotel only 2.5 months and the school wouldn’t accept to give my certificate to the hotel so that hotel can make a contract also the working permit for me. I was so angry with Mr. Perez (my internship coordinator but now he was fired by school hehe) because he gave an absurd answer.
I was so sad because I thought I couldn’t have that job. I replied the hotel that I would love to work in their hotel but my school wouldn’t let me work because the term is so short. And I hope next year, I can work for them.
After 1 day, hotel had replied me again. They said: ““NOW” they don’t care about my school, I can send them any paper which related to me so that they can try to get the permit for me.” Hehehe I was so happy and faxed all my paper for them on the same day.
It was so lucky for me that the hotel can did it. And now I’m going to work there so I can practice my German also can earn more experience from the hotel. |
| Posted by Ghost13 @ 6:05 PM |
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