On Getting Used to this New Life
It's Friday evening and even though I could probably go out for a few drinks with some friends, I simply don't have the energy! I'm still recuperating from yesterday's day of work. My assignment at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre proved to be quite tiring! The experience was one for the books but the assignment itself was very unorganised. Once I was actually inside I didn't know who to report to, what I was meant to be doing or how anything worked! After a bit, it became very evident that the newbies, such as myself, were delegated to do bottom rung tasks such as wheel chef's trolleys around and, collect and scrape food bits off of dishes. My agency had told me I was doing plate-up service, which is actually quite wonderful because you get to actually put the food on the plate and make it look presentable. What I was doing was more of a kitchen hand/catering assistant job. The best part of the night was getting a free dinner from the leftovers: grilled tofu served on a bed of curried red lentils and a sweet vinaigrette reduction. So yum.
School was sooooo boring today. I really do feel like I'm in high school or middle school on Fridays (theory days). However, my studying paid off because I got a 97.5% on my latest assessment. Why do the Indian students think it's appropriate or even acceptable to speak Hindi (or what have you) all throughout class? I really do think that because we're in an English-speaking educational institution, English should really be the main language spoken in class. It's got nothing to do with the fact that I can't understand them, it's just annoying because they speak all during class, especially when the instructor is trying to explain the in the most simple of terms the concepts that will appear on the assessment that they will most likely fail, once again. I'm not worried about myself, I'm just annoyed with the sticky slow speed I'm forced to learn this stuff at.
I'm really hoping this job lead works out! It's be the perfect job to have for 4-6 months or until I can learn enough to get a position at a proper restaurant. I get the feeling that until I'm actually done with my course and officially a "qualified cook" by industry standards I won't be doing too much else in the kitchen besides kitchen hand tasks. I'll just have to take this thing day by day, it's the only way to do it.
This coming week is my last week of school until late January, so I can work for as many hours as my little heart desires. Must. Earn. Money.
School was sooooo boring today. I really do feel like I'm in high school or middle school on Fridays (theory days). However, my studying paid off because I got a 97.5% on my latest assessment. Why do the Indian students think it's appropriate or even acceptable to speak Hindi (or what have you) all throughout class? I really do think that because we're in an English-speaking educational institution, English should really be the main language spoken in class. It's got nothing to do with the fact that I can't understand them, it's just annoying because they speak all during class, especially when the instructor is trying to explain the in the most simple of terms the concepts that will appear on the assessment that they will most likely fail, once again. I'm not worried about myself, I'm just annoyed with the sticky slow speed I'm forced to learn this stuff at.
I'm really hoping this job lead works out! It's be the perfect job to have for 4-6 months or until I can learn enough to get a position at a proper restaurant. I get the feeling that until I'm actually done with my course and officially a "qualified cook" by industry standards I won't be doing too much else in the kitchen besides kitchen hand tasks. I'll just have to take this thing day by day, it's the only way to do it.
This coming week is my last week of school until late January, so I can work for as many hours as my little heart desires. Must. Earn. Money.
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