My Friday Life

i skipped training coz of the weather.. ^-^v

saffron was good.. great team dynamics i can say? lolx.. i was the butcher, saucier, stewart, sweeper, and food taster all in 1 day.. lolx.. the only gross thing was the beef shanks.. i strained it in a coriander, looking at all the blood flowing off.. after which i feel so uneasy coz beef is not supposed to be washed with water, so i got to make do with handling bloody beef shanks with my bare hands!! cut into dice.. imagine trimming away the fats, and beef is much more diff to cut compared to fish fillet!! the beef is sticky, due to the blood and the meat, and i can feel the tissues and blood in my nails!!! the niam niam feeling, and i got to "hold" the beef tight enuff so that i can cut.. it's like sinking my nails deep into the raw beef.. it sux lah..

helped saucier today.. got the hang of it after awhile.. know wat to do and wat not to do.. new order=put portion into inserts and ginger on top. wait. pick up=put insert into overn, set timing, on. after which=take out souffle cup and prepare rice. overturn souffle cup at the red line. let huishan pass so that she can out her spinach and asparagus. then wait for the "ding", open oven slightly to let the steam escape. use tourchon tk insert. remove ginger. den let huihui prepare. remove souffle cup. soak in water. wait for next order.. it was interesting!! much better than being pattisier and juz slacking ard waiting for pple to order desserts.. the 7 pax one really fun.. all at once order 7 portions of fish.. so fun!!

only a bit of food left for testing.. the beef stew was fantastic, plus the potato!! awesome stuff!! not to forget the fried dumplings with wasabi mayonnaise!! argh~ superb!! the dessert pudding ws great too, the vanilla sauce complements the pudding well. wow~

today wasnt as tired as past saffron trainings.. maybe coz i busied myself with alot of stuff, until i enjoyed wat i was doing.. i told others to relax.. lolx.. that's sth new!! hehe

had great fun working with them.. QQ is an outstanding aboyer... her orders are clear and loud, minimising miscommunications, think the service side kanna "confronted" by her a few times.. lolx.. a great help to the sauciers!!

1 table commented that the fish is too salty.. think i shldnt be that generous with the salt ya.. haha.. shld be more generous with the wine instead.. saw chef Ng insert.. flooding with wine.. lolx.. and chef Phua still told us not to put that much as it is only for flavouring.. lolx..

volunteered to sweep the floor, again. coz noone seems to like sweeping.. as usual, karene did the mopping.. this this becomes a fixed duty for me and karene le.. lolx.. after food tasting, everyone was slacking ard so i go clean up 1st.. became the assistant stewart.. lolx.. anyway, nxt week my turn also.. fruitful day.. saffron is always so comfy.. nice and snug.. lolx.. plus nice smell.. hehe.. i didnt even know outside was raining cats and dogs until someone came in and told the rest of us.. once i stepped out of that kitchen, i was freezing.. lolx.. the wind ar.. half numbs my feeling and my hands and toes are icy cold.. think blood circulation not gd lah.. haha..

slept thru the 2 lectures.. and by now, i think alot of pple know that it is the norm for me to slp during lecs.. to the point that shini told me that she heard frm pple de.. lolx.. of course lah.. it IS the norm. and pple noticed.. coz the lecs are too boring,.... pple chatting away and looking ard.. sianz.. even Nair slept!!! haha.. imagine lecturers slping.. waste of my time.. shld hav gone home earlier..

cold cold day. gd gd *rub hands together..

gonna slp early tonight.. tml is a brand new day.. weather would most prob be hot and humid, coz of the rain tonight.. and practically no clouds.. so tml muz apply sunblock ya.. keep away the UVA and UVB rays.. lolx..

ok.. hope nxt week's training is as smooth sailing and fruitful as today's.. but as usual, chef phua's flare ups are also considered a norm as the weeks go by.. so getting used to it le.. =D

saw this ger at the bus stop today.. quite pretty.. but when she took out her cigarette.. hmm.. impression TOTALLY changed... didnt want to seem rude so i didnt fan my face, nor did i make it very obvious that i was dying to get out of there, although i really feel like walking to the side where the wind wasnt blowing.. lolx.. so far succeeding at controlling my temper.. so ya.. ^-^v

haha. that's all.. my fri life.