Gosh … It really been a long while since I updated this blog , 2 main reasons . 1) Being I did not have Internet excess for about 1 mth (excuses) 2) Been very busy with the new setup of the shop (excuses no.2).
First of all, for all those who been checking this blog of mine out on and off, I will try to update more of my life and work here more frequent (that is if I am not spending all my time on my new PS3!!! ha ha ).
It had been more then a month since the shop is opened, a lot of ups and downs during this period, but now, more or less things had been kind of stable (I think)
Xmas is over ( today 25th le ) So gonna work on CNY and V.day items now , I know it's a bit late but better late then never.
Before I go into work work work , something about my life here first : -
Finally consider settled down , got a room above the shop , quite big but EMPTY. Why empty ? cos I only got the following inside :-
1) 1 TV console and a TV( 32” LCD though :P )
2) 1 PS3 Console with 2 games
3) 1 Sofa Bed
4) 1 Cabinet ( 5 layered drawers ) for my clothes
5) 3 foldable mattresses ( Bryan , Wz and Mavis , one each )
6) 2 cushion ( came with the sofa bed)
7) 3 pillows ( 1 by Wz and 2 by Bryan )
8) 1 body bolster
9) 1 suitcase ( as my table for my Macbook )
10) 1 Magic mop
11) some misc stuffs lying around
Imagine my room is @ least 6m by 5m , 30 sqrm ( abt 1/3 of my HBD size ) but with only these few items ….. So frenz , where is my house-warming gifts !!!!! :P
Still got a problem with the language here , so meals are a bit problem for me. Brunch is usually Chicken Rice or Bread , Then dinner is usually Indo Mee ( my style ) I usually cook with curry chicken , or a lot of different ways of eating.
Work
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How I spend my time here ? well usually wake up @ 7.45am then brush my teeth then open the door for my staff to come in , then will do all the daily stuffs , like prepare for orders , for shop sales , etc. then at 9.30 , I will go for my shower and get changed. Then whole day will be in the shop , working , till 8 pm , sometimes I will take a break in between , maybe a nap or something , cos I am working more like split shift here , 12 hrs shift ( where the other staffs only work 9 hrs ).
At nite , usually I be cooking my own dinner , then off to shower and then TV or nowdays start to do a bit of gamming , Just got a PS3 but seems like not enuff time to play ☹ can no longer be like last time le , play games ALL NITE LONG !! Guess age catching up with me. Just always feel not enuff sleep here, dunno why also.
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Everything so far so good , except that we really need more exposure to get ourself notice. Sigh , I wanted this to work , will look good in my resume next time ( even though I am really not ready to be a “chef” YET. Anyway daily operation had more or less stable a bit , now just need to work on the “wedding” CHEAP packages , headache , cos really got no experiences in this field.
X’mas over , not very fantastic cos only mange to sell less then 20 logs cakes , I kinda of hope to hit @ least 40 pieces though. My cookies is moving slow also , did not even manage to sell a single whole fruit cake. ( Oh did i mentioned , we opened on X'mas day itself and the walk in was pathetic !!! ( if not for a collection , it could had been worst then a normal weekday !!! )
Some things I really need to figure out , how to minimize wastages, cos the strawberry here really can die , SOOOOOOoooooooo Juicy that it keeps “weeping” and the color change real fast after cutting , thus my cakes can onl;y last 2-3 days MAX.
Things I had oreadi done to help minimun wastage , do small amount for cakes tht cannot keep long , use plastic wrap , sugar syrup the cake …. Dunno what else I can do. Headache also …
For main focus now is to
1) Come up with the wedding packages
2) Cookies and Cakes for CNY
3) Cakes/chocolates for V.day
4) Bring down operational cost
5) Bring in more Revenue
6) Learn how to write ... Sigh writing and pipping always hit me real hard !!!
Think that’s all for now , Sunday today , tomorrow OFF but cannot go back cos need to learn some local cookies from Boss’s relative. Well always good to learn more things ☺ no harm done , maybe will try catch a movie tomorrow ( if got time cos I am thinking of doing some sweet bun for own consumption , bought my own yeast n flour and filling oreadi)
