Speaking Too Soon A Bad Idea

First and foremost, 2 very important things have been settled for my Paramore trip.

I went to Terminal 2 today, managed to get a morning bus ticket, 10.00a.m to be exact. Terminal 1's pretty useless, there are only 4.00p.m buses to Singapore.

Bus ticket price = RM45. Not cheap at all.

And my mom told me to be prepared to pay SG45$ for the trip back. And that's even more! (Based on my mom's experience)

But all the sacrifice to watch Paramore. It's worth it.

Another thing, I have been granted leave for the trip! Now I don't have to worry about a salary cut, or even have my job at stake :D

That's settled, stress level dropped like crazy. Feels great.

All that's left is to organise transport from the Singapore bus station to my cousin's house, and also to the Singapore Indoor Stadium. But that's not a very big problem.

Yesterday, Coffee Mug was deserted, free food at certain areas because of Prophet Muhammad's birthday. Get a chance for free food, might as well go and take it, rather than paying for expensive food. I would do that.

Today, same case. For the first 150 minutes into my job. Deserted again.

I honestly thought of the place closing down. It's scary.

So I saved a message, then sent it to quite a number of friends, hoping for them to come to Coffee Mug anytime soon. I don't want to get bored.

I spoke too soon.

8.30p.m, 4 families, back-to-back-to-back-to-back came.

It's a lot for my standards, considering that there's only me as the waiter there that time.

Running here, running there, I was sweating as if I was running a marathon under the sun.

Went on till about 11p.m. Then it cooled down a bit.

Once my shift finished, I decided to go to Old Town White Coffee. Yes, I know Jusco closed. So I went to the Era Walk one instead.

It... was... full! Past midnight, no premiership match shown, no alcohol, still that crazy crowded!

But I love the Hot Honey Lemon juice, that's the only reason I went there :D

Finally, interesting things have been happening.

Lucas quit his job sometime ago.

Then Guy quit his job

And Geraldine quit her job.

Who else?

Last night I dreamed of expressing my love for someone.

Don't worry, it's not to any of you bloggers/blog readers. So stay cool :D

But the best part: (The whole conversation was in Malay)

I was at work, one girl asked me where the toilet was.

I pointed to the door.

She was entering the gents toilet.

Then I pointed out to the ladies' toilet and told her she's supposed to go there.

She opened the ladies' toilet door, looked inside.

Then she went back to the gents one, asking, "Ini boleh guna, kan?"

And so I said.... "Er... boleh..."

And then she REALLY went right into the gents toilet.

I walked away with only a ????? in my mind.

Gender confused?

And today 2 people went to the same toilet at the same time. I didn't see more, thankfully :D

It Ain't Fun Being Sick

3 consecutive days, continuously sick.

Running nose, constant sweating, sore throat, swollen eyes and off and on headache.

Yet I would never skip work just like that. Though I try and rest when I can before work.

The main reason - Applying for leave for the Singapore trip to watch Paramore live!

If I skip too often, I might not be able to be granted leave, or not being able to organise the overtime days properly...

Or to fear the worst... SALARY CUT!

I've sacrificed a lot to watch Paramore. Once in a lifetime opportunity.

Especially before the SPM results are released. God knows what will happen to my life if my results are bad.

Probably will go on labour for good :P

That's why I just wanna enjoy like mad before that :D

I personally like to live a normal life, even when I'm sick.

I'm tired of staying at home all the time besides work hours.

So... went to Jusco... again.

Destination: Sushi King... again.

Main food: KOEBI (Sea water prawns)... again.

But I did grab a few things from the moving belt.

There was one thing - the first thing I took from the belt

There were tiny bones in it!

One bone entered my throat, had discomfort swallowing anything else.

The FREE green tea helped me :D

Although I had to use up to 7 pieces of tissues, due to the irritating running nose.

Was walking later, and was half-hoping to see Geraldine working at Starbucks.

Turns out she wasn't there. Anyway I won't order anything from Starbucks with my cold, so it's alright.

Saw Adrian and Savita while walking, but didn't want to disturb them for too long.

Went to Old Town White Coffee, and had something light.

I found my favourite drink there - Hot Honey Lemon juice!

Tastes lovely, and good for my cough too.

I'll insist on coming here all the time in future. And drink the same thing.

Bought loads of Lemon Tea bags, some lozenges and yogurt. All for health reasons.

Nothing left to do in Jusco, nobody also, I decided to go have a light dinner at Coffee Mug.

Went there because I'm guaranteed a discount :D

Love the food there too :D. But I was very full, although I just had an appetizer.

During my work days, I'll be always eating at Coffee Mug. I'm always thinking when I'm serving, "Damn, that looks good" :D. So better to eat there for now, especially with the discount :D

Oh yeah, one more thing, when I reached Jusco I was searching for parking. Roof area was closed, so I would have to rely on luck to find a parking space.

When I found one, I was going "YEEEAAAHHH!!!!" and then suddenly, 'involuntarily' singing "Celebrate good times, come on!" (If you recognise it)

I was still singing it softly, even when I got out of the car, then walking, this was exactly what I said:

"Celebrate good times, come on... DAMN! I almost got hit by a car!" :P

Later on, while walking back, then I realised - Ugh... I forgot to take out my parking ticket again!

Had to walk all the way back to the car to take it, and walk all the back to the autopay machine.

I very rarely curse, but when I grabbed my ticket out of my car, I actually said f***ing ticket.

Better for me not to forget next time... :P

Depression State?

Finished an unusually quiet day at work yesterday.

I'm guessing most of them were staying at home to watch the Man City Liverpool match.

I was looking forward to one match.

Wigan vs. Tottenham.

Went to Kensington before that for supper.

Ate 2 pieces of garlic bread, a triple-scoop banana split, and drank a hot chocolate.

Total cost - RM13.70 including service charge.

Coffee Mug's banana split, 3 scoops of ice-cream also - RM14.50, without service charge.

When I noticed this, I thought, I might as well eat at Kensington instead of Coffee Mug!

Seats at Kensington are super-comfortable too.

Just that the main courses? Not as good as Coffee Mug's.

Checked the time, 11.50p.m!

Drove heck fast to catch the Wigan match, came from Oakland to Rasah Kemayan in just 6 minutes!

And then, the drama started.

Tottenham's Defoe scored a goal, where he was clearly offside.

Screw it.

He dived later, but luckily the penalty wasn't given.

Sucks being a Wigan fan doesn't it?

I checked Wigan's future fixtures...

And then... one thing on my mind - RELEGATION!!!

Die die die die die die die die die die die die die!!!

Ugh... if Wigan gets relegated.... uh.....

I don't know?

Support Negeri Sembilan instead? :P

And today, then I thought to myself...

"I-AM-TAKING-FOOTBALL-TOO-PERSONALLY!"

I think this is affecting my life, and making me angry sometimes. I was sweating unvoluntarily today at work, not thinking properly while doing things etc.

So I promised to myself.

If Wigan gets relegated, I'll stop following football (hopefully for good).

Lastly, Geraldine and Jasmine's gonna start work very soon.

Ready?

All the best, just avoid getting fired :D

BTW, thanks for making me feel better, Jasmine, for your positive reply in my Cbox.

Tense Day

Today I took a lot of time to think about things that were happening.
Loads of questions played in my mind.
Earlier today, 2 people came and submitted their application form to work in Coffee Mug Cafe.
They're only available to work at night.
I'm wondering whether I'll have my duty time shifted.
I'm also wondering whether they're gonna work along side me.
I seriously don't wanna shift duties, nor have another 2 guys working with me. I like the privacy, and I don't want it to go away.
Secondly, my cousin in Singapore, Kenny told me, that I'm back to not being sure whether I can stay over from March 6-8 yet. Back to square one in organising accommodation if I'm unable to stay there.
If I can't, I'll just have to find another way to stay there.
Whatever it is, I must go for Paramore's concert!

Another thing that happened at home, when I was locking the grill door, the electricity tripped abruptly. I turned it on, was on for a short while, and it tripped again.
Then I went to tell my mom about it, she was half-asleep that time.
We wanted to find the cause of the tripping, by testing the 10 circuit breakers one-by-one.
I tried turning it back on again, and this time it hasn't tripped since.
I didn't dare touch any electrical appliance for 15 mins. Didn't want the electricity to trip again.
Then the first thing I touched - the computer :P
It's been alright, but the electricity thing has been overshadowed in my mind by work and the Paramore concert trip.
And finally one thing... I was pretty surprised by what I saw.
Signature Hot Chocolate - Most Unhealthy Hot Chocolate in the U.S.A.
And yes, it's the Starbucks one.
Whereas the Starbucks Chocolate Mocha is the most unhealthy coffee drink.
Unfortunately for 96.7% (guess) of people, good taste easily beats healthy stuff.
I'll still go visit Geraldine on her first day at work, but I'll always keep these statistics in mind.

FACT: 4 slices of pizza from Pizza Hut still has less calories than a Signature Hot Chocolate from Starbucks.
I repeat - FACT!

CNY Gathering(s)

Unfortunately, because of work and stuff, only yesterday I managed to go to my first open house for Chinese New Year.
First up, Jason Too's house. I left the house at 2.20, had the GPS with me, and left.
First, the GPS told me to go by highway. I told myself, no way! I'm not paying toll!
Then, the GPS told me to go the town way. It made me take one whole big round. And later, I encountered traffic. Severe traffic. I saw stationary cars for 15 mins. Then, I knew it was better to turn back.
So I just turned back, went the Bukit Chedang road instead. Finally the GPS told me something good.
I knew where I was going. I only managed to save as near as Jalan Tok Ungku in my GPS.
Reached the road, and thought that I got lost. Called Jason, i understood what he said, but had no idea where to go still. Then I turned back.
Suddenly, I realised that I took this road sending my brother home from school a few times before.
Then ugh... I U-turned back to Jalan Tok Ungku again.
Things looked more familiar, and I eventually found my way to his house. Easier than I assumed though.

Reached the house, things felt awkward at first.
Went into the house, there was this girl who brought me in. I didn't know who she was that time.
Went to a table, and i got a shock looking at the huge stakes in the gambling. Ahhh! I wouldn't gamble with that much money.
I spent a lot of time watching people gamble.
I did play blackjack for a while. Lost 7 bucks in the process. Ugh...
And soon, got RM10 in ang pow money from Jason's mother. That's HUGE for my standards!
So, 3 bucks profit from Jason's house. Not bad :D.
I was playing the PS3 most of the time. FIFA10!
Won all the matches I played :D
First up, one guy named 'Jared'? played with an Indian guy, whoever he is.
After 60 game mins, Jared "Liverpool" was down 4-1 against MU.
I replaced him and won 5-4 after extra time. How sweet is that? :D
Then played solo with Jared, won 4-1. I pity him.
I played using MU after, teaming up with Bernard and another guy, against 2 others. It was crazy fun!
We won again, and I scored a freekick! First time in FIFA10 PS3 history!
But I was laughing mostly at Mei Lin when she looked reaction-less when Bernard and all were celebrating the victory. :P

Went to McDonalds later. Just before leaving, then only I knew that the girl was Jason Too's sister. Took so long for me to know!
Then at McDonalds, Diane asked whether I was Jason Too's age. (Do I look 16?!?!?) :P
Once she knew my age, I heard a lot of Do you knows - "Do you know Kumuta?", "D y k Geraldine?", "Jasmine?", "Jane?" :P
She was complementing them. I genuinely think they're nice people too.
During then, I was tempting Eu-Kynn with my Chocolate Sunday. Real funny. :D
Drove to Eu-Kynn's house after, wanted to be there just for a while.
Reached there, and there were way too many people enthusiastic with a near empty aquarium. Wonder why.
And soon, the guys managed to tempt me to play Poker!
My first hand I think, I slowly went all in. First time and I might not play again! And I ended up winning. About RM65 in winnings I got just for that hand. I won just 2 hands overall, still escaped with a RM18.50 profit at the end of it (I banked in RM10).
That's the beauty of Texas Hold'em Poker. Won 2 hands, lost maybe 100+ hands, yet still got profit :D
Got another RM10 in ang pow money, which was good. :D

And the next day - back to work.
Felt really tired.
I got scolded by a co-owner of Coffee Mug for not noticing a customer at an outside table. Gah... wrong place wrong time. Was too concentrated to my Sudoku. When I have a rhythm, I always concentrate hard to solve one as quick as I can.
I've been working 15-20 mins overtime almost every day. I still love my job.
The co-owner saw that. And still was happy with my dedication to the job, despite some mishaps.
Feels good to let everything out on my blog.
Feeling much better now.
Although it sucks being a Wigan fan at this point.
Still...

| KEEP | THE | FAITH |
| DARE | TO | DREAM |
Wigan Athletic F.C

What A Day

Yesterday was crazy! Ridiculously tiring.

From the scheduled 7 hours shift given to me early on, and on the 13th, I was told to extend to 8 hours, but yesterday, it went to nearly 9!

But it was a really really good experience working for that long.

It was pretty crowded, but still it was less than the previous Valentine's Days, as the Chinese New Year break was on, so many would have spent their holidays with their families instead or went somewhere for holiday.

Still, it was definitely enough to make to waiters busy.

Thankfully, no casualties serving people, although I saw things slipping around the tray Subrash was carrying. And in the kitchen, I accidentally broke a small saucer. Damn... all the while I thought is was plastic!

Subrash and Tishaan earned RM65.80 each, working a total of about 14 hours. That is an average of RM4.70 per hour. Take that, every other place in Jusco!

In addition, each of us got a free Valentine's Set worth RM39.90, free Fried Rice, free Fried Noodles and free Roti Canai! (BTW rice and noodles cost RM9.90 each).

Coffee Mug - The best place to work, seriously. It was worth it for all of us, even for me who didn't get the RM65.80, because I'm earning by "per-month".

We left the place at about 1:45a.m.

Bought some ice-blended chocolate (better than the Starbucks one) to end such a busy yet good day at work.

Anyway, guys, vacancy for Coffee Mug is considered closed now. Because Subrash and Tishaan will be called for lunch shifts if they are required. Sorry Lucas!

Finally, call me gay or anything if you want, I don't care, but I like watching Glee. The performances are good, whether you like it or not.

Expect my next blog post on the 18th.

Big Weekend

This weekend would be my busiest days of my working career.
Large crowds expected, compared to the normal near deserted days there.
Over the past two years, there had been no empty tables at all on Valentine's Day.
I'm nervous, but looking forward to it also. It is going to be really busy.
Yesterday, the preparation started. Many cakes were baked, but I spent about 2 hours just folding serviettes.
I was tired looking down, then I started bending my neck here and there to stretch, and my manager laughed at me. Ugh...
But I couldn't believe how empty it was on that day. 7 groups of customers in my full 6 hours of duty. That is the lowest I have ever experienced.
But for today - Subrash and Tishaan's going to join me at work. Hopefully they'll be fine.

This morning, around 10.a.m (I'm still asleep at this time), my mom started banging the door.
Then she asked me where the car key was.
I told her I hanged it back (at the place it should be)
Then she called my dad, asked him...
Turns out that he brought BOTH the sets of car keys to KL.
He went to the Mercedes to get something, forgot to put the keys back, and drove the Hilux to KL.
We do have spare keys for the Merc, but I was awaken for nothing...
Now I'm a bit sleepy. Hopefully I can do my job properly at work.

And finally, reasons I hate Valentine's Day
1. Prices of eveything goes up - flowers, food etc.
2. Restaurants are ridiculously crowded.
3. Romantic areas will have too many people. I don't like crowded places.
4. The main reason - Why show your real sacrifice only on Valentine's Day, when true love should be shown every single day?
And if I were to celebrate Valentine's Day anyway, at home I will barbecue some meat for the two of us, sit and enjoy the night, the breeze, the stars (If any).
Saves the money, saves the petrol, away from the crowd. Perfect for me.
And if you don't accept me being different, suit yourselves. Go ahead and call me weird and stuff if you want to.

Hmmm... just to cheer myself up - accommodation organised fully already for Singapore!
Looks like I don't have to camp in SG. Paramore, here I come!

How I Spent This Week's Off Day

Every single time I get an off day, I'll say I want to rest.
But I never end up doing so.
I just always will feel like going out and doing something. Not very often I get to go out the whole day.
First thing, I managed to get Subrash and Tishaan to work at Coffee Mug with me on Valentine's Day.
I brought them there, to look around, study the menu and just get an idea of what's to be done.
And guess what... The manager told them that they have to work on the 13th also.
Tell me first, lah! Then only I can provide accurate details.
Luckily they were fine with it. They have nothing to do at home anyway.
But it's still good I've got my friends to join me on two days instead of one.
Subrash is hoping that people he knows will come to the restaurant. I highly doubt it though.
I have to teach him some ways to be polite. Especially when you have to while working as a waiter. I'm not worried about Tishaan in terms of this though. I only hope he doesn't go and try and make out with a girl customer. Or even a guy.
We had some Nachos and we planned to go to Jusco.
I unfortunately had to return home for my toilet business first, while Subrash forgot his wallet, and Tishaan didn't bring his money.
So shortly after, I sent them to Jusco.

The so-called outing in Jusco was a pretty interesting one.
Before Lucas and the rest arrived, we were just walking around finding something to do.
I played against Subrash in the air-hockey thing. It was violent!
I had my hand bruised. Not his fault. I hit it so hard, it bounced back straight onto my thumb metacarpal and Ouch! It did hurt for quite a while. But it was alright.
It was stuck at 2-1 for so long. All of a sudden, Subrash lost his concentration, and I ended up winning 6-1.
Good game though. A good fight for a very long time.
Then, Lucas and the whole group arrived.
We went down to Manhattan Fish Market to meet everyone.
There was Lucas, Pravin, Kelvesh, Geraldine, Jane, Adrian, Savita, Edmen and Guy who was working there.
We spoke shortly, then Pravin and Jane left the area, I've no idea where, and soon, Savita and Adrian left, then we all started following each other, but for no apparent reason, as we didn't know where to go.
I can't remember what time this was, but the earlier time we went to the Manhattan Fish Market, Kelvesh and Lucas had something to drink.
Kelvesh had some kind of tea. I wanted to throw the packets of sugar one-by-one to him. But the first one itself ended up in his drink. It was completely accidental, but I simply said that I did that on purpose. But after that, I thought throwing the rest of the sugar packets is not the smartest thing to do.

So Lucas, Subrash, Tishaan and I decided to go to the arcade, while Geraldine decided to stay at Manhattan Fish market.
The 4 of us continued the pool tournament we created.
Lucas and I was in the final, while Subrash and Tishaan fought for 3rd.
Lucas and I played relatively well for our standards, so it was a matter of who does well when it matters most.
Our pool match ended in just about 3-4 minutes. It was very quick, and close, but Lucas managed to squeeze out the win.
It was a deserving final, wished a few things happened my way but I'm gracious in defeat. It was a good match.
Tishaan's match with Subrash was slow but still entertaining. It came down to only the black ball, and Tishaan got it in the end. I wouldn't have expected him to hold his nerve, but he did well.

Soon after, they wanted to play one game called "Left 4 Dead" or something like that. I didn't join them. So I went to search for the rest, and coincidentally bumped into Pravin and Kelvesh. We went to Old Town White Coffee and had something to eat. Then Jane showed up. Walking with Geraldine there.
Them coming together, same expression, looked quite angry, I knew something was wrong. Especially when Jane came, sat down, stared at Pravin or Kelvesh (didn't really see), then walked off.
Suddenly they came back again. Jane was pissed, but I will not publicise the reason.
No idea where Kelvesh and Pravin went, but I decided to join Jane and Geraldine to eat at Manhattan Fish Market.
I had some calamari, and finally something from the place which did not make me want to puke.
The other two had their dinner there, and we just chit-chatted.
We went to KFC to meet up with the rest. Right after, Jane and Geraldine just... disappeared.
I had to go to the toilet, and then when I came back, Kelvesh, Adrian and Pravin disappeared too.
Asked those remaining, they had no idea where the rest went.
I went walking around, just hoping I would see someone, but to no avail.
And then the remaining group went to Siang Malam.
I wasn't feeling very good, so I requested to head straight back home. Tishaan said it's alright and they could go home by themselves.
Met Aaron in the process, but I couldn't speak for long.
Back home, back to the toilet business again.
Real sickening day in total, it was irritating having this discomfort for most of the day.
But thankfully it didn't happen on a work day, it would suck even more.
Whatever it is, hopefully I'll be fine the next few days.
Advice: Eat more fruits.

Sushi King!

It was Lucas's first day working at Sushi King.
I decided to go and support Lucas, who helped me in taking my first order in Coffee Mug.
I went there, and Lucas looked incredibly hilarious in the Sushi King outfit.
And he just had to have his mustache to go with it. :P

Sushi King is the best place when it comes to waiting for food, because you don't really have to wait for most of the food, instead you can grab them from the moving belt.
But it also can be quite frustrating. I'm sitting down somewhere, and I gotta wait for the food from the belt to come.
One thing, when I find the food I want, I have to hope nobody takes it in the process.
For one of the foods I wanted, the girl next to me got it just before I did. Damn!
Secondly, getting distracted eating something, and then something I wanted from the moving belt passed me. I went silently "NOOOOOoooooooo......" :P
Thirdly, I keep staring at the really nice dishes, which all cost RM6.
I'll just stare them move from left to right, thinking, I want this! I want this! But damn, the price!
Curse the octopuses, 6 bucks for a small plate of it. They tasted lovely though when I ate a bit of octopus with the usual rice and seaweed, which cost RM4.
The seawater shrimps, known as KOEBI was the best of the lot, 4 bucks and I think 16 small prawns. They tasted really good, and finally something which was about worth what's being paid.
Lucas did pretty well, he cared a lot about the customers.
Although he did give a bit too many bill papers :P
I gave a RM1 tip to both Lucas and Theresa. Both good employees.

Had a waffle before going back, and back to work once again.
It was much emptier today, as it was a usual work day for adults.
There were so few people, it got a bit boring at one point.
Played a lot of Sudoku today, and got sleepy.
At 8.40, still on duty, I actually slept.
Luckily, no customers saw me sleeping. The head waiter woke me up after 10 minutes.
Nothing to do, was pretty bored, that was bound to happen, and it did.
If there were customers in my sight, I wouldn't have slept, or even sit down playing Sudoku anyway.
Now days I want customers to come. Now I'm more comfortable speaking with them, and even joking with the regular customers.
I still remember my first few days, I didn't really want people to come :P
Glad things changed.
And I'm happier that I got into a better mood today.

Food Critic!

I enjoy going to different restaurants, for the sake of trying new things.

And now, I would like to do this food critic thing, where I comment about certain restaurants, and whether I would recommend this to friends.

Today, for supper, I went to this place called "Kafe Taiwan"

It's located at the remote shop lot area, at the road leading to Rasah Kemayan from the Jusco area.

When I entered the place, I got a good welcome from the waiter.

The place was pretty comfortable, smoke free, although a bit noisy from the voices of other customers.

I ordered Salted Chicken Rice. A waiter came about 15 minutes later, saying that they're out of rice.

So I ordered another type of noodles. I didn't even know what it is, but just tried it.

The noodles came with salty chicken, as I wanted, and had tofu, half-boiled egg and some vegetable which looks like leek.

I wasn't into the food when I tried the noodles. Thankfully, the chicken saved me from having a bad face throughout the meal.

A waitress who looks my age was speaking to me also, making me feel better because of the long wait.

I also will have a rating system for each restaurant, and it goes as a per 100 basis.

For Kafe Taiwan:

Food = 37/100

Comment: Not my taste, too little vegetables, too many tofus, and never eating this dish again.

Service = 65/100

Comment: Got a good welcome, they didn't make me feel left out, but the 15 minute delay just to tell me there was no rice left was unacceptable.

Manager's attitude (If got) = 51/100

Comment: She did well to train the waiters/waitresses, but she did not take the 15 minute delay seriously, looked lazy on most occasions.

Overall rating: 49/100

The food is not one to remember in a good way. Service good, and I'm sure it will be better if a certain type of food didn't finish. The apple juice I drank was fresh, and wasn't too sweet. The location is excellent from me, as it's easily visible on the way back form work.

Will I come back there: I will still give them another shot.

Recommendation to friends: For now, no.

Tough Day Today

Be prepared for my long blog post.

I've a lot to say today.

Or maybe I can divide it into two blog posts.

We'll see, I'll make my decision while typing.

Today, Coffee Mug was very busy.

I was sprinting on certain occasions, and I don't remember sweating so much before while doing this job.

The head waiter was a bit hard on me today.

At a few points, I felt like screaming back at the head waiter.

But I knew it would not be a smart thing to do, especially when there are customers around.

At the same time, I was sending messages to Geraldine.

I did get a bit mad when she said that she didn't want to go to Sushi King, and I was really expressive with my words.

Sorry about that, Ged. When I feel unhappy, I'm very expressive when it comes to anything at all.

Others who are reading this, Ged and I are friends, and have no relationship whatsoever, don't get me wrong.

During work today, I was thinking a lot about how couples treat each other during dates.

If you read one of my earlier posts, there was a "Love sure is complicated" encounter.

Love Sure Is Complicated - Encounter 1

I stated already in my previous post, but if you're lazy to read it, then better I put it again now.

There was one couple, who was arguing all the time since they came to the restaurant.

I went there to take orders, and they were quiet, and just gave me orders.

Then when I walked away, they started arguing again.

I went to take an order from another group, and could still hear the argument from the place I was standing, and I even heard the girl screaming softly in anger.

Then 2 minutes after the food was served, I saw them feeding each other.

How? I think it's pretty impressive how the situation changed just like that.

Love Sure Is Complicated - Encounter 2

A couple today, they come pretty regularly.

Both of them got their food already.

Almost straight away, the guy grabbed some of the food from the girls' plate.

Just like that. Without permission.

Luckily the girl was quite alright with it.

Although, I have seen before, not in this restaurant, one guy got angry with a girl for taking a bit of his food.

Heh. I really don't know what to think of this.

Love Sure Is Complicated - Encounter 3

Another couple out on a date. They look like typical "Apek Cinas", only dressed nicely though.

While sitting down, the girl started sending messages using her phone. I thought, "It's a date! You gotta spend this time with the guy, not the one speaking through the phone!"

And then, the guy did the same thing also.

Makes me wonder about the significance of a date.

I did see the girl wanting to hold the guy's hand, but the guy keeps shaking her off.

And then, about 5 minutes later, the guy tried doing the same, and the girl starting hitting him.

Later, I noticed, the guy was frustrated, as he gave most of his money to the girl. The girl must have demanded it. I did manage to see the guy's wallet, and there wasn't much money left inside.

I don't always support the guy in terms of relationship, but I'm not afraid to say, the girl's an arse!

Although the guy should not let himself get controlled by the girl so easily.

It was crazy. The girl was pretty rude too.

I'll tell you more when I encounter more incidents/issues between couples.

Next blog post - Food Critic!

My Current Saturday Life

I work in Coffee Mug on Saturdays from 6p.m until midnight.

The result? I'm unable to watch most of the premiership now days.

All I can look forward is getting to know the results of the matches. Or if I'm lucky, I can watch the last bit of them.

Is this marking a loss of interest in watching football?

It is slightly true actually.

I didn't seem to be bothered about what John Terry did.

And I have been a little lazy in reading in-depth match reports now days.

But I'm still a Wigan Athletic fan, hat doesn't change.

And life being a Wigan fan is not easy.

Manchester United and Chelsea matches are shown 38 times a season.

Wigan only has around 12 live matches on TV.

If there's a live match also, then I won't be able to watch it because I'm working!

However, maybe my future wife will be happier, because Wigan matches aren't shown often, so I may spend more time with my wife than watching football. :D

Today was one of the really good working days.

Today, I had no dissatisfied customers, and everybody seemed to have a smile on their face. I like that.

Although there was one couple who was arguing with each other the whole time they were there. And each time I went near them, they kept quiet. :P

I'm the peacemaker :D

But they were really polite to me. Then when I walked away, they started arguing again.

2 minutes later, I saw them feeding each other.

Love is so complicated....

I'll be going to Sushi King on Monday, lunch time to go and meet Lucas. Maybe to help him gain confidence in taking orders and stuff. (He did the same to me at Coffee Mug)

Anyone wanna join? :D

I know Subrash won't want to. :P

I'll tell you all about it on Monday night.

Keep reading! :D

Another Day, Just That I'm Off

Last night, I was driving home from work.
Reached home, opened the gate to park my car inside.
As usual, did that, nothing interesting.
Then I went forward, just about to park the car, and I heard one of my dogs screaming.
I ran over its leg.
I didn't feel a bump, but luckily the car wasn't really sound-resistant, so I could hear the screaming.
I immediately reversed. My mom went straight to the porch, checking if the dog was alright. I parked my car, with many metres away from the front.
The dog was limping. I was hoping that she will be alright.
Thankfully, she was jumping up and down today. Phew, luckily it wasn't severe.
It sure was a close call.

Nothing interesting happened today itself.
However, I did manage to learn Michael Buble's song, Everything and the intro of Haven't Met You Yet on the keyboard.
I encountered something very strange when playing the intro of Haven't Met You Yet.
I just could not concentrate playing with both hands.
I got frustrated, started hitting my own head etc.
And then, I just tried using the opposite hands for the song. My left hand on the right, and my right hand on the left.
It was a very pleasant surprise, as it worked! Woo hoo!
Hands get a bit tiring, because I'm not used to playing this way.
I was wondering why I could only concentrate playing both hands, with them in opposite sides.
Turns out that I'm so used to using my left hand in playing chords, that I can't switch hands.
And for this song, the chords are supposed to be played on the right side, as it's supposed to be played with my right hand.
Not the case for me. I can play it now, that's most important.

Lastly, I need to get people to read my blog! :P
I'll slowly, lets say, promote it. :D
But well, not everyone's interested anyway, so what the heck.
See you all.

Salary Day!

So, this is my first official blog post.
I don't really know what to think of this, but heck with it.
It's been a few weeks since I have started working in this restaurant called "Coffee Mug Cafe" in Oakland Commercial Centre. I only worked here because I enjoy the food there, and was a relatively regular customer.
So, it has been 3 weeks into my job already. I use to hate my job at first, then I thought it was alright, now I love it!
I can play Sudoku when I'm not busy serving customers. :D
I'm not that good at it, but time sure passes fast when I'm at it, so it's good for me. :D
It sure feels great when the customers are really nice to me, and when I see some friends come over, or want to come over, regardless whether they want to disturb me or not.
I've got Zeno, Harsimrit and Theresa Belle who will come one day. Hopefully anyway.

Speaking of Theresa Belle, it reminded me of... Sushi King!
Lucas got a job there. To my amazement, he actually got a job!
So, we decided to go to Sushi King for lunch today, just for the fun of it, and a few times, telling Lucas what he should be doing. :D
So, any good memories of the lunch there? Oh yeah!
I have overcome my fear of salmon now. Woo hoo!
I felt like puking half the time when I ate Salmon at Manhattan Fish Market. I didn't like the food there. And then I said I hated the food when I saw, the cost of lunch for 2 was over RM80! Madness! My mom paid though :D
Other memories of today's Sushi King lunch? Edmen and Tishaan inserting all sorts of ingredients into this egg custard dish which came with a sushi set.
They put some of a Starbucks cookie, cabbage, green tea, soy sauce, prawn's tail, etc. Ridiculous! Edmen couldn't even look at it himself! They showed Theresa somemore. :P
And finally, Subrash. He hates raw stuff, seaweed and seafood.
He later said, "I'm not going to come back to this place even again!!!". At least 3 Sushi King staff heard that!
The rest of the time, we played pool, foosball and the ice hockey thing, what ever you call it.
I won every thing I played :D
Had to go back early though, had to get ready for work!

A day in the office as usual, except that it's a restaurant.
Finally got my salary. Guess my salary. Bet none of you will get it right before you look at the next line.
RM306.45!
Where do you think that came from?
In January, I started on the 13th, so it was 19 days till the end of the month.
This is how my payment works:

Monthly salary = RM500
Days in month = 31
Days worked (plus off days) = 19

Salary = (500/31) x 19 = RM306.45

Yeah, like that :D

Alright, that's enough of typing, please check this blog as often as you can.
Thanks for reading!