farewell to swensen... :-(

the day started with my antic of coming late to work (prior to tht debbie called me to punched her card cause she knew tht she would be coming in late too). while i was doing my fountain opening, makcik came to inform me of sumthing unusual - the kitchen chiller was left wide open resulting in about fifteen 6litre icecream tubs melted which would probably cost the outlet about rm750...damn! what a way to start my last day in swensen...sigh

around noon, sook fun came in with sumthing in her hands - a cake from secret recipe? only for me to find out later tht she just bought it for me...i'm so so flattered! i guess maybe all this while none of my friends have ever treated me tht nice...how sweet she can be...

now it's like couple of hours before i officialy leave the outlet, and from the way i see it, things start to hyped up a bit, this farewell thingy really got me excited and reluctant at the same time...c'mmon i've been here for almost three good months and now? all the sweet and sour just kinda hard to be put behind as i'm on my way to a better life ahead of me...

we started to take photos every now and then, mostly me and debbie...how close we can become at times tht i never realised tht fact till now...oh ya there was this moment when all the staff gathered around me as i was about to cut the cake...it's just so thrilling and surreal...just couldn't expressed how i felt tht moment...wow!!!

perception vs. deception

have you watch "the usual suspect" before? it's one of my favourite movie up till now. it just caught you off guard from your reasoning when you have already had ur mind set to an obvious conclusion...

well i was with debbie as she was planning to have her eyebrows plucked in some facial saloon. but too bad it wasn't her lucky day since the beautician was not around. so we decided to browse for stuff in pasar malam when i decided tht we should have dinner or just some drinks at some malay stalls. as we were talking about life, suddenly she ask me whether i have ever seen her boyfriend (Edwin) before only for me to reply tht i would like to see his picture out of curiosity of course. she took out her wallet and showed Edwin's photo and at tht very moment, i was so f*cking dumbfounded when i finally got to see his face not because of the way he look like but of who he is...a (very lucky) indian guy. and no! i am no racist! it just surprised me tht's all because all this while i thought Edwin (u know lar, perception can be so midleading) was like any other typical chinese guy. how wrong i was...anyway i'm quite happy to seeing her getting so passionate and excited whenever i ask a bit about her boyfriend. :-) now you go girl!!!

so today i realised tht nothing is as it seems... heck!!!

met a japanese guy...whoa!!!

striking a conversation with a perfect stranger was never kinda my traits until one late evening when i was waiting for my train back to cheras from bukit jalil. what urged me to approach him was the way he dressed himself up and the untypical look he wore on his face...my instinct strongly dismissed my doubt tht this person in his 50s is no way a local malaysian. so a find a closest spot i could get to be able to comfortably passed my friendly gesture (btw it's only the two of us and even when a hot and lanky chinese girl almost in semi nude didn't even distracted me from pursuing my end. so i said in a very cheesy and tacky manner "going anywhere sir?" and bingo!!! by the way he verbally nod his head and his hands gesture acknowledge me tht he is someone from the land of the Rising Sun...whoa it's hard to believe tht i finally be able to converse one-to-one with a person from Japan!!!

from the things tht he said, he's a lecturing profesor from some Japan university Integrated Communication. so we learned about our cultural differences and to some extend he did amazed me with his body languages...so to speak. i mean whenever he tried to bring his point across and the way he cracked at my jokes...and i even managed to ask him of some japanese language...like "konichiwa" which simply means hello and yup i kinda forgot the rest of them. it was a thrilling experience for me in the sense tht i was able to deliver my opinions (and even jokes) to a guy of different generation and culture.

what i did learned today is tht you never lose anything if only you entertain your curiosity and be able to break the habit of being self-centred? tht's just great for me.

my breaking point ?

today can't wait to go to work for knowing tht i'll be meeting our newly transfered supervisor from sg. wang outlet - Hasliza. the first impression of her was like hmm she's what her sister is not...i mean she's a bit fair and got the figure and the first conversation tht we had was when she asked me quite an odd question like "who's the more senior fountain guy (bartender) in this outlet?" and so forth...i mean common lar...why cant it turned out to be a typical introduction phase so we could work with each other comfortably knowing ech other ability and working style right? tht's forgiveable i guess...

oh ya...today's the Earthquake Day*!!!! even before i started my shift, i come to realise tht we didn't seem to have enough staff to handle the crowd which was unfortunately expected...the trouble start to haunt me around 7pm when dozens of customer keep coming in non-stop and u know what...each of these desert-crazed customer ordered exactly the items tht i wish never should have been order during my shift tht night - Earthquake! Regular and Giant Size alike...how was i supposed to deliver those deserts on time...yup talking 'bout coping with pressure..phew...and there's a few times when i almost lost my nerve and sense when i began to throw stuff here and there...hoping tht some of those people around me to realise the tensed moment i was in...but not to the point of making te antic looked tht obvious...

around 9pm, one obviously unsatisfied middle-age Indian customer approached me asking why their Earthquake haven't reached their table like forever...and to my surprise i calmly brushed down the tensed situation by replying to him with such a soft but stern voice of mine by assuring him tht i would deliver his order within 5 minutes...and of top of tht i even subconsciously trying to show my uneasiness by showing this guy seven or more order chit which i havent got the time to do...haha this guy to my delight kept silence and i noticed he kinda wore this surprised and dumbfounded look on his face :-)...man i tell you...it's the most pleasant moment tht i cant shed off for the rest of the night...wow...you go Jamie!!!

after tht incident (well i did noticed them standing a distance behind me watching the whole incident rather quitely for awhile), Candy the chef from the kitchen and even my manager came to me to offer some help...whoa man i was touched by their gesture...really!!!

now it's 11pm...whoa i thought it was an hour earlier...i guess when you are too tied up to things tht you do, time just flew by...i'm fully relief tht all of those busy moments were finally done...i must say today i did learned the extend of my breaking point and i guess i should keep it as a lesson...a priceless one...

the guy with tht hairband? well tht's me oops...with my beloved sister 

me n' josh 

who is she? 

a bansar outing

went to bansar around midnight cause we were to meet up with jacqueline and her beau fariz...i just cant wait to see her again coz she kinda hv a soft spot in my heart...c'mmon lar she turns heads here and there...she's just sumthing u know...sweet and gorgeous...but as we got to get ourselves comfortable i realized tht it's not all about meeting her up tht make me nervous but of how much involve i am to be when conversations were to be passed between the five of us...well i do think the night did belong to me since i engaged in conversations .maybe i was better off ro speak in semenanjung than trying so hard to speak in english with fariz...what an irony...

darn! i actually enjoy tht social outing indeed...a night to remember i guess...

less working hour?!! tht's not good right?

went to work again today as usual but with a bit of 'dramatic scene'. it started with my way of questioning this young assistant manager regarding my working hour where this guy has lessen it to the amount tht i didnt see it benefit me at all...come to think of it - totally unnecessary, i mean why should i even bother with the way how this pathetic manager handling the restaurant right? i'm just a part-timer afterall...maybe i just feel a bit uneasy when there are issues that dont quite compatible with the way i've expected it to be... and things were not as simple as they seem...

oh ya i got an unexpected messages from magdeline...i just dunno why but i kinda enjoy reading every words in it...they just reflect the person she is to me - totally adorable!!!

see?...my day effortlessly ended in a good way...thanks to her...

i got the job!!!

went to Teknology Park Malaysia for this Graduate Skilling Scheme, didn't expect much out of the trip since i might not excelled in the given programming test anyway...well u know, things didn't go as bad as i thought it to be since i passed my programming test and had opened my mind that i might be quite good in programming afterall...i shall make some pledges tht i should sharpen my logical thinking for the very potential career in programming...hmmm i am so excited...can this be the very beginning of my dream? well God knows...