2009年9月3日星期四
J@tch Chef's Life (Teng~~~2009)
Im a lil burgerboy working in a huge, structured company named American Burger Corp Ltd Pte Intl Enterprise SDN BHD. Its a good explosure to see how a big company using a numbers of working tools on their daily operations. Local Ramli burger stall selling just burger and hot dog di tepi jalan; however a franchise company besides of selling burger and hot dog, we also have varieties of choices like french fries, apple pie, mash potato, ice cream, and somemore come out with Happy Meal with toys too to focus on large group of customer, and this is not only can found in America, Japan, British, China, Malaysia, Singapore and Africa too.
American Burger Corp Pte Ltd Intl Enterprise SDN BHD have many branch, and my branch named ATGees. During the days, i have experienced what the call of TeamWork...
When lunch time... ...we IM inform one another, we headache together on what to eat later, we car pool together, we share our working difficulties to one another during lunch time...
When teammates birthday... ... we celebrate, we sing birthday songs, we give present, birthday boys cut cake...
When yearly quarter end... ... we work half day, we go makan together, we go overseas, hotel for activities, we have fun together...
When we collected enough teamfund... ... we go for a dinner or movie, we eat pop corn, hot dog together...
When overstress on work... ... we find our way to release stress, we plan for a trip, go holidays to Cameroon Highlands, Genting Highlands, indeed we have fun together...
When peers left... ...we organize farewell party, we present farewell gift, we take picture for memories, some of us (note* only some of us) cry together...
Its all about WE, its all about a team of Burgerboy and Burgergirl's life. Without one of mate, without an every single mate, WE unable to make the "Great Moments" happens...
All's the great tools and equipment provided by American Burger Corp Pte Ltd..., during the work...Just one click on the button... 2-4 minutes to bake a burger, 5-10 minutes from Huan Chu to French Fries, 11-20 minutes from ice, chocolate and milk to Chocolate Milk Shake. Life is been great for the 1st half of year, until...comet hits somewhere on earth last year end and causing Tsunami last year end.
Obama Quote:"Change, We Can Believe..."
Jim_Tang:"Change, Can We Believe?"
After the economic crisis, ATG have experienced a huge change...Economic was moving backwards, customer tighten up their stomach instead of chosen to buy cheaper, substitute food like Hokkien Mee, Economic Rice, Nasi Kandar, instead of burger as their daily food. Change will never been expected for a burgerboy \ burgergirl, i have a colleague that fries french fries and pop corn, day in day out everyday suddenly resigned and go back to her hometown Seremban sell Char Seow Bau after Chinese New Year; Branch Toilet Cleaning Manager who taking care of the toiletries suddenly no role and need to take VSS and go for another job; A colleague that being a frontliner infront of the order desk had been transferred and salary cut to another department as a plate washer within 3 days notice (what the F* change, how could this happens to an employee carries healthy problems with heavy finance commitment change from french fries segment change to burger baking segment within a Quarter, when she tried so hard familiar with the process of baking burger, suddenly being transferred to another branch?). Yup, we just a burgerboy \ burgergirl, what to do?
During the days of change we as a frontline burgerboy, day in day out... we are working just like a french fries machine, and our branch leader busy for meetings. During weekly team meeting, the commom words we heard is..."sell more burger", "appreciate what you have now", "its Global Burger Business Growth", and the most..."How many burgers you sold today? Number Le?" During that time, burgerboy, and burgergirls suddenly feel undone, no clear directions and a chef's life is always unpredictable...May be I'm a lil bit negative minded, some times will have a tought, abo i go to plant Huan Chu suak liao lar...
A life of a burgerboy is all about rises and falls, people comes people go, what goes around comes around, change, change and still more to change. My wish is simple during this hard time:"change for better future."
Last time most of our customer walk in, placed an order, burger ready, money recieved, generate reciept, transaction done. But due to "Global Business Growth", American Buger branch which stationed in Africa's branch taking over walk in customer's segment. Now, my branch only taking care of company order, and where change begins...
Due to the change, I switched my role to Burger Hunter, not hunt for deer, hunt for rabbit, but hunt for customer and being part of project "L"...Be proactive rather than passive...now I, Hunter, have wear burger costume, stand in front of Restaurant running promotions, distributing flyers, probing customer on their appetitte, upsell customer to add on cheese, fried eggs, vege on top the burger...
Aunty...try our American Burger Bo?
Uncle...ate our American Burger before? Don't lie you, very delicious 1...
Leng Chai...how do you think of American Burger?
Ah Dik...beli American Burger free Bumble Bee toys...
Replies from Customer...
Aunty:-"Mai lar, American Burger not nice 1...I prefer Kentucky Fried Ducky, Mag Ronald, Burger Queen, Fando..."
Uncle:-"I vegetarian 1 wor..."
Leng Chai:-"No, I'm on Diet"
Ah Dik:-"I like Megatron..."
Passed flyer to 10 customers, 4 customer throw the flyer to rubbish bin, 3 customers throw to 2nd rubbish bin, 2 customers throw flyer to 3rd rubbish bin and 1 customer will come back and ask...American Burger really that nice r?
Punch in chun chun at 9, punch out chun chun at 6. Dont have the intension of coming early and staying late in the restaurant as the more i stay, the more i felt myself useless. Trying to change burger selling attitude few times but ended up looking with another Hunter, each other and shake head at the end. And yet, negative thinking of planting Huan Chu rises again...
Last month, starting of brand new Quarter change again...
Change Could I? Change I Could? Could I Change? Yup, I Have To Change...to sell more burger... ...
J@tch Chef's Life (Zoom~~~2008)
Indeed, sudden change of working life from the job description of running here, running there to sitting concretely in a cubical was tuff in the beginning. Previously freelance as a cook in nasi lemak, kim chi ramen, and char koey teow tending on outside works and much freedom, now working in a cubical life was totally different compare to previous job. Now, its time for looking a consistence life based in Penang…
Before fully on board on an American Burger life, I was given the training on ‘how to make a tasty burger’. Firstly baked the bread in an oven, select fresh vegetable, meat, cheese, sauces to be added…wow, different in how was I am tought in cooking kim chi ramen, nasi lemak, char koey teow from my father. Life seems challenging, enthusiast in wondering how will I be when I firstly on board on American Burger life. When the time of training, I was punctual to work in 9, punctual go back at 5, sometimes go back earlier at 4 something still confused wanna back anot, until one day, my college says to me, ‘when u can go back earlier, fast fast go back earlier and enjoy ur life… …’ I was stunned in wonder Y? until I found the answer after the nightmare start… … … …
And now, I was able to feel on what is the feeling of office working life, working from 9-5, in front of computer most of the time of joting down the order of customer; the feel of Saturday and Sunday life that I was unable to feel while working as freelancer of cooking nasi lemak; and still to come, the feel of festival on big holidays, as I used to say, this coming chinese new year able to stay at house and wont be selling nasi lemak anymore as what I did in the last 3 years (sob~).
Working is meant of learn from time to time, many of issue still awaiting for me to discover and learn from time to time and there will not end. Selling burger is on how to let customer likes our burger and make them happy not only for good burger they ate, but still, let them felt happy after ate our American Burger. Serves the household customer was not the same with serving the big company customer whose ordered bulky of burger at one time and complicated burger orders deal. The face of burger seller in my department turn around very fast, the people around me was changed over 30-40% since the day I joined, I appreciates what I learned from peoples around me whose left on how to make a good burger, may be it was what we called an office life, switching from work to work to find a clear blue sky…
J@tch Chef’s life (Rewind~~~2007)
1st dishes:-Freelance chef (freelance tour guide)-homemade nasi lemak with salsa sauce.
Indigrents: 1 chicken drumstick, rice, oil, ikan bilis, chilies, cucumber, egg, and special made salsa sauce.
First and foremost to be a freelance chef, it requires the cooks to be unique, aggressive, and yet responsible, or there is no restaurant willing to hire the chef with normal ability. I’m not doing perfect and still trying my best to improve every time. Thanks to the peoples around that giving such chance to cook this dish. During freelance chef, restaurant doesn’t appoint me many times, or sometimes two or three times per month, each time 2 to 3 dayz. My confidence will up one level when the time I wearing my chef’s uniform together with 1 long hat on my head. I’m attracted with this cooking life as it allows me to face anything special that is not from the menu. Comes out my own flavor, travelling to different restaurants to cook for different customers, and always be alert to solve problems. It allows me to one step closer to the king of intelligence. During the process of cooking nasi lemak, the important thing is to insert true feelings of Malaysian, as nasi lemak only can found in Malaysia, so the knowledge of local culture have to be strong. By presenting all the cultures, warm feelings of Malaysia into one roof’s, that’s NASI LEMAK. But the weak point of being a freelance chef was I have to sacrifice the time with parents, especially the season times. Because freelance chef have to travelling to different restaurant, mostly overland and when the time the customer takes rest and having their dinner. Contrary, no matter the there is local customer or foreign customer, we as a chef have the responsible to cook an aromatic, delicious nasi lemak to satisfy their stomach. As customer is always RIGHT.
2nd dishes:-Contractor Chef (Samsung HP merchandiser)-Korean Spicy Pork Ramen with Pickle.
Indigrents:-Ramen, Pork, Pickle, Chicken Soup, Spices, Mushroom, Pepper, and Chilles.
If you love spicy, this dishes is indeed suitable for you. I have intervened as a contractor chef in this Korean restaurant since the process of creates my Menu, so more or less, the flavor will be great. last time, this Korean restaurant only in Penang Island, then Butterworth, and now Sungai Petani and Alor Setar, as the branches expanded more and more. Although in the surface, this Ramen jobs is easy, but it requires some skills in pulling the flour becomes Ramen, cooks the chicken soup with spices in the suitable heat, sinks the pickle with chilies etc. This jobs is cute, during this job is carrying on, my Korean restaurant boss always continuously said, “fight for your restaurant!” or “Don’t lose customer to the neighbor Japanese Sushi Restaurant (Sxxx Exxxxxx) or Western TGI Saturday Restaurants (Nxxxx, Mxxxxxxx)” “I pay you such an amount of wages (act not so lumayan) is going to see wat the result you pay back to me…” or “We have to archieve of selling 100 mugs of Ramen per day, than wat our rivals, stupid white face selling 1,000 of Unagi sushi per day…” bla bla bla~1st month, gone, 2nd months, passed, 3rd months repeats the same words…As a contractor chef, sometimes have to used to be wat the Songs that Sing by our boss(although boss is not singing as well as RAIN), or u will be get trouble and fired very soon. At the beginning, I was so refuse to listen to this SONG’s , but for three meals per day, I tries to accept wat the boss singing every time, or I wouldn’t be survive on this Korean Restaurant for years. Yet, Boss is always RIGHT.
3rd dishes:-Hawker stall (hard labor for family business)-Char Koey Teow.
This is the third alternative chef’s jobs when I was free during this year. Penang as a hawker heaven is full of delicious hawker food, and hence most of the hawker center in Penang Island you can search, at least one stall selling Char Koey Teow, even u goes to KL will also see PENANG CHAR KOEY TEOW. So, setting up a Char Koey Teow Business is easy, but how to survive in the market of Char Koey Teow is crucial. Therefore, as a non-risk seeker, I choose to becomes the junior helpers of Char Koey Teow to my father whose have decades of Char Koey Teow experience. As a junior chef, I follow my father goes to shopping at market in the very morning with a very MUST tool *BASKET* in my right hand. To buy the indigents of Char Koey Teow, watch the skills of father negotiating the raw material prices with aunty uncles. Before open up the stall, we have to arrange all the raw materials in the proper place so that it won’t face any hardship on finding raw material when frying Char Koey Teow. During the business is operating, it is a skill need on how to communicate well with the customer while frying Char Koey Teow, take care of the heat, indigents added, etc. And after the business, we have to clean it up the plates and tools. Char Koey Teow life is tuff, have to face on to the hot heat every day, oily, and smelly. But as a son of my father, I have no choice and always have to be ready as a GOLDEN SUBSTITUTE when every time father’s worker on MC. Dirt and tuff should not to be a matter to me, but the matter on how to Fried a plate of delicious CHAR KOEY TEOW is important.
As the 1st year in chef’s life, I likes to discover delicious foods when I travelling to different places, tasting different types of local foods and comes out very own flavor. This year I have comes out 3 different types of dishes, hopes will get the response and support from my customers like you soon. thanks~
2009年8月20日星期四
I am ES now...
Today I am busy,
Busy for...
-register for Penang Bridge Marathon (come lets join together and have fun~so far Cliff, Cliff Gf, Jason, Jolene and me had registered)...
-watering plant at my desk...
-go to toilet...
-filling water...
-surfing web...
-day dreaming...
-listening to songs...
-blogging...
-watching people jalan here jalan there...
-reading forward e-mail...
Shh... dunt tell my leader on this, because i am very busy de...=P
2009年8月13日星期四
我是个冷血动物
这个星期一拿了半天Leave陪母亲到医院做身体检查,医生给了我们时间考虑是否动手术,昨天决定了,今天母亲一个人去验血,明天早上需要到槟安医院去动手术。
而我呢?今天还是放工后到PISA游泳去,游了泳后到外面吃都没有跟母亲说一声,似忽不意识到关心这两个字怎样写。煮好了的晚饭还要打电话问我又没有吃。在外面吃了晚饭也没有问候她对明天的心情怎样,在母亲最需要家人关心时自己却在忙着做自己的东西。我。。。是一个冷血的小伙子。
刚才临睡前到母亲的房间看看,母亲拿着纸面巾盖着脸睡觉,手术前一天有点紧张,而我呢?又能为她做些什么?明天上班时会放母亲到医院去,父亲和我又得工作,手术时没有至亲在身旁,母亲得一个人去动手术。我。。。真的是一个该死的冷血动物!!!
2009年8月12日星期三
Stim-Stim+Blur-Blur的一天、merdeka run延期、同学会
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至今,H1H1病流感夺走了38条人命,日益严重,中午吃饭时收到一封,原本在这个星期日比赛的Merdeka Run 也要为流感让步,延期到11月,到时不是MerdekaRun,看来是Hari Raya Run了。唉。。。
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刚才回到家,父亲一看到我就问,“你有什么M...M...Mail的?”母亲比较聪明,说“e-mail啦!”接下来“你的父亲小学的女朋友要他的e-mail,来个同学会”。头脑顿时Stun着。。。
哈哈,原本以为年轻人才有同学会的,怎么知道一个50出头的uncle也有小学同学会?!?很可爱。晚上父亲的被骗嫁去新国的“小学女朋友”打电话给父亲跟父亲要M...M...Mail的时候,父亲叫我跟他的“小学女朋友”说我的e-mail。一听电话,先称呼一声“Aunty”,对方“小学女朋友”惊吓到一声“蛤?虾米?Aunty?!?”我顿时不知所措在想“我到底是不是说错话了?”笑了一笑,原来才知道她已婚了,Huh~还好(不然我就完蛋了)。噢,oklo第一次我不知道要称呼什么,可是下次我会叫一声姐姐的=P
2009年8月5日星期三
编号J4C8W1S
2009年8月1日星期六
不能说的秘密。。。
Bibi, bubebobibobabibabubebebubabi, bubebobibeba, bubebibibobeba, bebiba, bubebabibo, bubebababubo. Bibubobebobibabibubabi "BU", babibobababa. Bubibibebabobabibiboba, bibebababobibebabubibebebebuba, bubibibabobabububebibababubi. Bibubabebibu, bibubo, bibababubibeba, bubababibiebbobebebabi, bibibabibobabubababibebebibababo!!!
Bababiboba~
2009年7月30日星期四
这是写给即将离开ATG、Services Sales 的两位同事、朋友的部落葛。
Benjamin-A.K.A-Chicky Ben:-
Ben是我进Dell后的接下来一个同事,很好笑的还记得当时我坐在Cathy的后面,Cathy在四月一号致电给他说他被录取时,一开始Cathy跟他讲了一句:"Its not an Aprilfool joke, but its true that you are engaged."说完了电话,在旁边的我们都笑翻天了。以前一起刚进Dell时,他就是我出双入对的Buddy,一起吃午餐,一起到公司上班,一起从早上7点做工到晚上11-12点,一起去打篮球,打羽球,辛辛苦苦工作了一天后一起去按摩店按摩(*清洁的)。。。
Sheila-
是一个很乐观有很坚强的一个女人。年纪轻轻的只有30出头,正当人生的最巅峰时期的她遇到了每个人都不想要的“朋友”,癌症。她是Internal Transfer 的职员,当他一进来ATG不久时就Hospitalize了3个月,也时常听到她进进出出医院的。他给我们看了以前她年轻的相片,年轻时的他和现在的他完全是两个人,只因为打了Kimo针,吃了一大堆的药品。。。平常走过他的桌位和他交谈时,他都很客观地看待人生,完全不能意识到他为了他的病状而悲伤的,又是跟他谈话时自己也觉得有点的惭愧,因为有时遇到某某小事时,自己会就会变得很脆弱=(
明天他们两就要搬去楼下了,只是希望重组后的Dell会使我们每一个的员工都过得比以前好。。。
2009年7月29日星期三
刚才在网上看到的一篇文章。。。
最近喜欢上了慢跑,有时早上到公园慢跑,有时放工后到健身中心慢跑去。看了这篇文章,脑海里浮现了许多的疑问,到底自己是为了什么而跑。。。?
以前刚Join Fitness First 时是为了新鲜感而慢跑;出来工作时是为了和许久没联络的中学朋友而跑,因为在那里才可以遇到他,互相鼓励之下跑得更远,更起劲;在划龙船时是为了面恶心善的教练而跑,如果没努力跑的话过后一定会Kena到Jia Lat Jia Lat;刚进Dell工作时是为了争取Contract 到 Permanent而跑,那时几乎每天从8点工作到10-11点,跑步时心里在想"X 的,慢跑能比在Hell 更辛苦的吗?"
每当跑步时都会发觉到心在跳动,鼻子在呼吸,左右脚板踏在地上时更让我感觉到我原来是活生生的一个人。上个礼拜和 Cliff 到 PSDC 的马拉松慢跑,让我发觉到每当超越一个人时,心里的满足感就增加了一点,相反地被别的参赛者超越时,心里就想跑得更快,更快地把他追过去。喘喘得跑步过后,喝个水,冲个热水澡后,发觉到整个人焕然一新时那才是人生的最大享受。
而最近发觉了自己是为了增加信心而跑,为了纾解压力而跑,为了冲业绩而跑,为了健康而跑,为了看风景而跑,为了不要在Botanical Garden时时常被一大堆的Uncle Aunty超越而跑。还有为了达到目标而跑*
2009年7月28日星期二
1st day CTRE at Sentral---Heritage Talk
讲座会7点开始,六点一到,匆匆忙忙的离开工厂到Segi去了。
太匆忙了,喝了的水壶不小心关不紧,水流到整个座椅,而放在旁边的NokiaE66也被水盖顶了。。。真疏忽。。。
在那里遇到许多以前的导游同事及朋友, Michael, James, Emily, May Tan, CK Tan, Chuin Siang, Zhi Hao, Xiao Ming Etc...。每个都是好像无奈的被逼要上这堂课的,不然时间到时没有得更换职照。
今天的主题有点闷,讲的都是槟城古老建筑物的结构。
上课到了一半,跟隔壁的Chuin Siang 点一点头,打个信号,两个去外面吹吹风,吃吃蛇。
休息时刻,吃了两包的nasi lemak,走到久关仔角卖水果又回到礼堂听课去了。
2009年7月24日星期五
2009年7月18日星期六
星期日,布,和一个可爱的母亲。。。
“俊豪啊,迟liao,赶快点,迟liao。还不快点醒。。。”。等下又听到。。。“老eh,迟liao,赶快醒,来不及了。。。”
我醒了,昏昏沉沉的走到客厅的沙发小睡,看到父亲飘啊飘的走到厕所刷牙。
母亲拿了布,从客厅抹到厨房。过了不久,又来了。。。
“俊豪啊,迟liao,赶快点,迟liao。还不快点去刷牙。。。”。等下又听到。。。“老eh,迟liao,刷牙酱久啊?迟了。。。”
好像猪农赶小猪似的。
就酱。。。拖了拖了,到了7点一家人一起到了植物园早运去了。
晨运后,吃点心后回家。父亲收拾运动用具后便到FitnessFirst去,我就冲了凉,在房间扮死尸,而母亲则拿了水管在家前的空地洗地。
扮了大约半小时的死尸后,起身到后面打算喝杯水的,可是还听到她在外面洗地的水声。我知道等下她一定会拿着布在从家前面抹到后面的,结果拿了她的抹地布,抹桌子布收在一个地方,藏了起来。
自己也开了电脑上上网。。。
一下子,听到她在外面走着走着的,开厨的声音,看看地上。。。心里很不安的。。。再过一下子,走进房间问看有没有看到他的那块布。接着又到外面找她的那块布了。我就不睬她的,就在房间上我的网,要看她要找到几时。。。
不久,进来我的房间跟我说到,小偷是不可能投他的那块布的,问我她的那块布在那里?我还是否认,结果被狠狠地cubit几下后他又到外面寻布去了。
不久后母亲找到布了,走到我面前炫耀,好像很光荣似的。huh,想要把那布抢回来,追到客厅去还是不放手。唉,还是让她去抹她的地吧。
一篇部落格写完了,现在她还在洗厕所。。。唉,无言。。。
2009年7月15日星期三
2009年7月14日星期二
14-07-2009 Tuesday~阴
2009年7月13日星期一
13-07-2009 Monday 布鲁~
2009年7月12日星期日
七月十一,星期日的一天~
Bali Hai?桃园?榕彬?。。。还是一如往常的,一上了车,三个王八蛋就建议这里建议那里的。最后还是到了点心之家吃点心。。。
今天一整天阴天,又没有下雨,天气很凉爽。。。吃了早餐,三个王八蛋到了FitnessFirst运动去。
下午到GurneyPlaza去吃午餐。三个王八蛋又来了,Chili?炫心?A&W?Swensen?Nandos?停了车,从一楼到三楼,从三楼到一楼再从一楼到三楼,最终打算到KimGary Settle 了我们的午餐。
还好才39块。吃了后就去逛逛,GurneyPlaza今天Celcom有Function,请了几个黑皮的在那边玩RockBand,乱到。。。Shopping买了NikeT-Shirt。。。
之后回到家,一个小睡后,兴趣勃勃的父亲穿了刚买的Adidas鞋;母亲穿了刚买的那套衣服,三个笨蛋又浩浩荡荡的去BotanicGarden慢跑去了。跑了4圈,回家冲了凉又匆匆忙忙的回到旧家载阿嫲去吃玩餐。
Oba今天来到家前铺了雨盾,现在看起来整个家好像一艘船了=.="。。。刚好姑姑他们载丝霓回来,便一起到Tg。Bungah那儿一起吃。
晚上载了阿嫲回旧家,遇到两个隔壁邻居,母亲阿嫲和LaoYi们又在讨论他们的课题了。那个那个,那个那个家前几天淹水,那个那个的孩子,你的孩子大了,有了女朋友了?好命的一早当年轻阿嫲.了。。。。。。=.=".LaoYi话题持续了约30分钟后,三个王八蛋才回到新屋。。。
部落客后,等下看了报纸,星期日要过去了,明天又要工作了。。。唉~
2009年7月11日星期六
我的处子贴
Tara~~~
我要开始我的第一个网上部落客了。
早上喝了一杯的葡萄糖,到Fitness First 去了。30分钟的慢跑,30分钟的健身,15分钟的拉胫。P(^-^)P
回到婆婆家后打包一包大大包的那“辣死你妈”当午餐,hm...超满足的。过后就呆在电视机前面看着吴宗宪那无聊的家伙的众艺节目,看PrisonBreak, 一看,一个星期六的下午酱就过了。
下了一整天的雨,原本傍晚打算要到植物园慢跑<<< 贡龟了。晚上原本要到小学去打羽球的,怎知电路短线<<< 又贡龟了。。。!·#¥%……—*()!·#¥%……—*()。
只好上一上网,再接再力的看Prisonbreak...