the past couple of days have been with my sec 1 scouts.. its kinda of new experience as since attachment i; seldom have time to really do something with them... yesterday me n leigh met 2 of them at BK to eat before we head to serene's play.. we had so much laughter, all courtesy from the the enthics of bala the indian guy who say girls are a waste of time..wait till he grows up abit more.. and see what he says... anyway serene's play"college girls" was a light hearted funny comedy.. i enjoyed it throughly. though there's not much depth, i laugh my guts out especially by the gender disorientated dance instructor fritz and serene's acidulous cutting punchlines... and come today, i joined them at scouts.. this bunch of them has boundless energy, maybe because of all the sec 2-4 are not around, all the negative energy can't be found. we did dirty clean up job together, clean the concourse floor together.. i feel liek part of them like i m back to my sec1 days... i miss those days.. where everything seems to innocent and simple.. wake up, go school, play soccer and bball during recess and after school, smell and sweat liek a pig in the bus while going back, bathe, eat, homework, then irc after that, then send out good night pager msg then head to bed.. good night world..
Sunday, August 29, 2004read many of my friends ejournal and the word that keep flashing in most of the journals is "FAKE" is this really the hospitality industry or the working world. definitely one day, one will surely be pissed by something, and he/she is still able to flash a bright smile to the guests.. is that being deemed professionalism? i think it gotta depend on the person attitude or motive in what he/she is doing. If serving is his/her passion, i don't think its called professionalism, its more of being yourself. if he/she feels its more of part of the work, then its called professionalism. sad to say, its really hard to find those people filled with "the passion". Have the world became so selfish that pleasing people become a chore? will robots replace these near extinction service-orientated people in the future?Wednesday, August 18, 2004Been so caught up with work these 2 weeks when i'm in HR. its a well-lived, well-learnt and fulfiling 2 weeks. after working almost 2 months at four seasons, i know i have matured. realise my manner of speech have tone down, i walked much more faster and i became more insightful. The hospitality world was so nicely painted by our lecturers. Behiond all the glamour, lies alot of hard work and cold hard sweat. i see things from different perspective. from a highly rank officer to the aunty attending to the room. almost everyone worked their ass off to make ends meet. not all of them worked to put that smile on the guests' face but to feed their family. my bonds with the stewarding aunties and chinese nationals, housekeeping aunties and uncles, banquet aunties and the laundry aunties i could say is the strongest as compared to other departments i've been to except the HR department. behind each and every of them lies a story that grips my heart. its aches me to see those aunties worked when they should be at home with their grandchilds or sitting at the void decks chattign with one another. they have worked enough in their entire life, its time for them to rest, to enjoy life and embrace the tranquility of the golden age. yet they are still here, taking orders from those barking supervisors. they should be treated with respect and a smile. nothing beats to see these aunties smiling. it warmed my heart. i promise myself, next time if i have surbodinates irregardless of age or gender, i will treat them the same respect i give to my parents. i'll lift them up when they fall, rolled up my sleeve and get dirty with them if the situation calls for it and yes , thank them everyday for making my day a smoother one. Next time when you're out, do yourself a favour. buy the $1 for 3 packets of tissues from the aunties or uncles, sincerely thank the person that helped wiped your table, and you know what, you just make someone smile. =)Thursday, August 05, 2004 |
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