Enjoyment in Service

It wasn't a good start by waking up at 7am in the morning when I have to reach school by 7.30am! Somehow I had a feeling that my ears will turn deaf to the alarm clock today. Usually I have to wake up lastest at 6.15am. I was rushing like mad this morning. But guess what? I managed to reach school by 7.30am sharp! Far too exciting ya???

The second thing which made me rush like mad today was the proficiency test marking scheme. I forgot to bring it! I ran all over the school to print the notes, but it was too early. None of the photocopying shops were opened. So I ran all the way from TCA to Business School (which is from one end of TP to the other), get the paper printed and make my way back to TCA.

What comes next was the test. I finished one station of the test (serving a table of 4) and went for lunch break. After that, the restaurant is open for operation. After the operation, I continued with the other 2 stations (setting & clearing a table for 4) Well, I don't really feel like talking abt the content of the test. All I know is: YES! IT'S OVER!!!

During the operation, I did waitressing for the day. The interaction with guests wasn't as much as being a captain. There wasn't time! I was wondering whether I should be happy about switching off the alarm clock. The "rushing" part made me much more alert during service. I learn teamwork today. We were busy, but we managed to handle it well. There wasn't much mistakes made in our area. I feel proud. Time flies today. The only silly mistake I ALMOST made today was to set table setting at 2.15pm, when last order was at 1.45pm. I thought it was still 1.15pm.

All in all, I was glad that my day did turn for the better. At least it ended with a smile. It was great, because service was great. I'm starting to fall in love with service!