10 years

10 years from now is a very long time in life...10 years from now would be 2020...where would i be? what would i be doing? so many questions linger in my mind & yet there is still a long way 2 go...hmm...for one thing, i hope by then i would be still alive & healthy...have a steady job & maybe have a family...today in class, my Food & Beverages lecture, Mr. Dunno What's His Name said that in ur line...Hospitality, there is no such thing as a holiday or a 9-5 job...it's work, work & WORK...JUST WORK!! not that his word scared me or had any impact on my decision 2 choose this course...i mean, i have experince this WORK, WORK & JUST WORK with NO HOLIDAY thing...when i was a cashier in Jusco...this what i went through...sometimes, i would just sit in the liqure shop from 10-9 with only about 10-11 customers a day...or i would be placed in the pork shop for the whole day, 9-11 and having to face 3 boring aunty butchers not to mention the total customer averaging less than 15...BORING...yes, that's what i felt when i was placed in those shops...DID I EVER THOUGHT OF QUITTING? sadly, the answers was NO...& it is still a NO...i fondly remember during JCard Day when i was placed at the pork shop from 9-12...i remember how i went up 2 the cheif cashier & politely asked for a change of counters..working in Jusco made realised that i wasn't cut out for boring jobs...i like jobs that are not only challenging, intresting but also requires a lot from myself...i do understand that these kind of jobs have NO LIFE...yes, working frm 9-5 allows you to go on a date, movies, holidays & etc...but it pales compare to what im about to step into a few years from now. a typical 9-5 job probably requires u to sit in front of a desk with a laptop & typing proposal or whatsoever everyday...unless you get promoted to the GM or VP or Presi...forget about relaxing in a lazy armchair...my kind of job will see me walking here and there, up & down, north, south, east, west...non-stop...having to do Over Time & possibly holding the same post for 10 years...my kind of job will require a high knowladge of almost everything to go far...

05/08/2010
stop writing yesterday because i was tired...help my friend Regina to fix her eack today...felt good about it...had a very boring day soon after...F&B class was a bore,,,Mr.Vinyaraj tried his BEST to be FUNNY..but sadly..he FAILED...my youngsters are looking good in FM10...makes me so proud knowing that these youngsters are a success..i fondly remember signing them in 2009...some were touted as a bad buy, while some were blasted by the fans as "OVERSPENDING". i fondly remember Neymar...sign for a total of 26mil at the age of 18...now in 2012, he has so far scored more goals than Rooney, Rossi, Ronaldo & Messi in the first 10 games...Wilshere, Marquinhos, Kadlec, Wood, Jovetic & Rodwell are a huge success too...not forgetting the Da Silva twins...now i understand what those guys at Los Wonderkids felt when they prode about their youngsters in the LW Forum...when out for dinner 2day...then i went wondering around...i have no idea where i am now...SERIOUS...as i walk, i kept thinking about my future...what will i become in the HOSPITALITY line..i remeber the encouraging words of Mr. Reuben, my beverages lec on the wonders & uniqueness of wine..."WINE IS NOT JUST A DRINK...IT IS A BUSINESS, A VERY LUCARACTIVE ONE...JUST LIKE COFFEE..." & i also remember what Mr.Vinay said 2day..."I WANT TO SEE YOU ALL AS A GM IN FUTURE...NOT AS A FRONT DESK GUY OR WAITER..." those words really made me think where i want to be...as Mr.Reuben said.."HOSPITALITY IS A WIDE FIELD...SPECIALISE IN SOMETHING IS IMPORTANT"...do i want to SPECIALISE in WINE? become a SOMALLIER in future? have my next life surrounded by WINE? hmm...what is WINE to me? a drink? something expensive? something for the rich? something only for occasions? something to make you drunk? or something to drown your sorrows in? NO...WINE to me is a field that can be explored, exploited & studied...i fondly remember my days in the liqure shop in Jusco...i would always take a look at the labels behind the wine botols as to have an in depth knowladge of them...Chardonnay, Shiraz, Australian wine, Italian, French, US, S.Africa, Argentina & etc...i never knew that South American wine were considered special while the French wine were considered "PETROL" by many ppl..i was praised by a few customers for having some knowladge of WINE...i remember going jogging one day after i stopped work when a lady saw me & proclaim to all in the park that i worked in Jusco & had very good hospitality skills as well as being knowladgeable...while it made me proud, i also know that i still have lots to learn...in a HOSPITALITY organisation, it takes more than one to work and click...right from the waiters, the supervisor, manager, chefs, stewards, demi-chefs & so on...all have to work together to produce excellent service...TEAMWORK it is call...here i now ask myself if i really have the ability & strength to stand for long hours in the resturant, work in the fornt office, dealling with customers...my answer is a definate YES! i will work hard towards my goal...i will travel all arround the world sponsered by my Hotel...working in different kinds of Hotels & Resorts..building up an impressive CV...have extensive knowladge if what i do...& most of all...be an EXPERT IN WINE!! that's all i guess...for now...i am lost with little money left 4 cab & i have to find my way back home...luckily my Hp is post-paid..i can call 999 if the need ever arise...till next time...cheerio!!!