final deli service

12 weeks ago, I have switched my mind back to study mode after 5 months staying away from classes, lecturers, notes, traffic jam and most of all...study!!!

even though not fully switched, but at least 60% I guess...anyhow, after 1 week of preparation and get used to the environment once again, 10 of us chosen Deli operation instead of Integrated Marketing Management (IMM) or International Tourism Marketing (ITM).

Advantages of choosing Deli operation are:
1. there will be no exam during exam week but marks will be given based on weekly performance.
2. there are only 10 operations and we will end 1 week earlier compared to others.
3. even though we have Restaurant Business Operation class, but as what I said, no exam.
4. there are only 10 of us, so lecturer know us well and marks will be given properly. (its all based on our strengths and weaknesses)
5. we learn how to fully operates a small restaurant and also small kitchen (all by ourselves)
6. we have free meal on every friday!!

Disadvantage is we have to go to college everyday but others only until thursday.

Anyway,who cares about the pros and cons about choosing Deli. The only thing that I concern is I really enjoy it!!!

from thinking what theme we should have to what menu we should cook...but it all ends in a blink of eyes. I mean, crap!!! This is our last Deli operation!!!!

To conclude this wonderful experience and whole 10 weeks of service, JJ as the supervisor decided to have the theme, Original Deli. Well, it seems like very meaningful but 1 of the reasons behind it is we are too lazy to think of another theme and do deco. (shhhh) But come on, it is a brilliant idea to sum it up right?

this is what I meant by small kitchen, the preparation kitchen is bigger than our production kitchen.

Instead of having a new menu, the kitchen side also decided to have the high selling dish in the past 9 weeks.

Introducing, Menu of the Day

Vietnamese Soup aka Anna's soup. But this time cook by Chin Yi with guides from Anna herself.

Roast Chicken Caesar Salad Sandwich. Used to prepared by me with smoked cajun chicken but this time by Omer.

Tomato and Spinach Quiche, prepared by Kok Foong. Vegetarian is needed in the menu, but it always the least welcome dish.

Chicken Meatballs Fussili by Akungee. Remember JJ's balls meatballs spaghetti? Its almost the same, just they change the pasta.

Mango Cheesecake by our dessert master, Desmond. Cake is totally his specialty, no doubt.
Dont believe me?? How about this??

Chocolate Banana Cake with mud cake's body. Cool eh? Another Desmond's masterpiece dessert. The cake is so nice that I only need to take 1 photo and thats it.

the whole service was not bad and actually quite smooth...but we were busy until 1.15pm only, its like 45minutes before closing. This is all because exam weeks and many students were not in the college.

the service team with checked shirts...

group photo without camera man(few seconds before this pic, I knocked my left knee on the floor..ouch!!)

after lunch, more fun time in Deli as this is our last time here.

another group pic without camera man...haha

its been fun working with you guys, although we do face some hard time during operation and quarrel for some reasons. But the end result will wipe off all the unwanted hard feelings. If I did anything wrong thats upset you guys, I am sorry for that. We all form a good team even though we are the smallest group, but our performance does the talking. Thanks again for everything and may success ahead of each and everyone of us.

cheers!!! (personally like this pic a lot..)

a group pic with our 'manager', Mr. Teddy. (thanks for everything sir)

last debriefing and feedback with Mr. Teddy...(ignore Charles)

beside thank you, still have to say thanks once again to those who turn up and support us for the past 10 weeks. Sorry if our service and food is not up to the standard you expected but we are improving from time to time. Sorry for all the inconvenient but thanks very much for not giving up on us and give us chance to improve ourselves. Without you all, we are nothing. Thank you!!!

by the time we break through all these obstacles in front of us, we will reach our dream..there and then, happiness will be with us...

It is about an end of another chapter in my life, where will I go next? Is my destiny in my own hand or in someone else hand?? Only time will tell...and time flies!!! So my destiny is on the way...

counting down : 2 weeks to final exam...

notice that imeem had changed their playlist into 1 big junk, anyone can recommend me something smaller and more suitable for my blog?? I need a change because it spoil my blogskin.

no more cooking

Before I really begin this entry, I have to announce that there were no Deli service this week.

"WHAT?? do you mean there will be no food pics this week???"

no, no no no. Please stay calm. No deli service doesnt mean there will be no food pic for you. But instead of normal food pic, I will be giving you some VIP food pic. (at this point, you can either choose to scroll down immediately to see those pics or read the whole damn thing before looking at those pic)

well, the reason why I am going to show you some VIP food pic because we did something special this week. The school canceled off the deli service and all the deli students are in this special function whereby one of the VIPs is the owner of the places we are cooking, serving, studying, eating, lepaking....etc etc. Ya, the chairman of Sunway Group, Tan Sri Dato' Seri Dr. Jeffrey Cheah.

there will only be 16 VIPs which is the only people we are going to serve. This means we are only serving VIPs!!! Total 7 of us plus 4 semester 1 juniors and 4 chefs in the kitchen side. Where else in the service side, 3 of us and 2 lecturers. Compared to our deli service, 5 in kitchen, 5 in service, serving 60 pax. (this you can see how important are the guests)

by the way, today is actually my group last kitchen practical. So it is kind of cool to round up our semester 7 by participating in this special function.

unfortunately, Jin was in the service, so it is a bit cacated.

well, it is a bit like coming back home where 4 semesters ago we were yelling and shouting in the production kitchen, preparing 12 dishes week in week out. Semester 3 was the best semester we've ever had. It was the only short semester we have but every week we are in the kitchen and in the restaurant.

ahh...those days~ (semester 3 kitchen final exam, dinner service)

after many weeks of relaxing service in deli, finally we got the taste of real service again. Got screwed by chefs all along the operation which makes us laugh at the end. Miss those scolding and purposely act blur to regain them is what chef Siew Lee said. ( the 1 in front of everyone in the group pic above) She is still the best, our mummy.

ok, before service. We are so damn busy, but we still managed to enjoy ourself.

they even invited a band to perform for those VIPs...(they practicing)

and a bunch of jakun watching them before got our asses kick in the kicthen.

ok, time to work!!!

pre-arrange starter...(preparing smoke makerel salad)

pre-arrange dessert (arranging fruit platter)

how about sample?? alright, here you go.

Nature's Perfect. Combination of smoked makerel salad and cream of brocolli soup.

Cajun Style Roast Chicken. Authentic roasted chicken served with berny potatoes, sauted vege and topped with mushroom sauce.

Braised Lamb. Slices of lambs in brown sauce accompanied with pilaf rice and sauted vege.

Penne Arabiata. Panne sauted with green and yellow peppers and tomato coulee with a dash of chilli flakes. (the most simple dish of the day because it is vegetarian)

Sunway's Toast. A smooth mouth watering marble cheese cake and a refreshing fruit platter.

by the way, after the whole operation. We still dont know which 1 is Tan Sri. Funny right?? after 2 years plus studying here, we never see his face beside his huge portraits in the library. But who really cares how he look like. But we just want to see who is that successful man behind all these building and ofcourse this golden land named Bandar Sunway.

the group that suppose to be in service this week, end up 3 in kitchen and 2 in service. cacated as well.

as usual, after service. Its lunch time!!!

with all the stoves around and those extra ingredients they order only for this function. We turn them into our lunch!!!

end of service, no more kitchen for me...time to keep my utensil kits, my kitchen uniform and my safety shoes...

next week will be our last deli service...damn, I hate to repeat this but I have to say it again. TIME REALLY FLIES!!!!

heavy rain on 1 morning...I enjoy morning rain alot, it clears my mind but make me lazy as well. Wish I could just sleep through the day, but life must go on and I am ready to take every challenge that comes to me. Hope you will do the same as well.

Music Deli

Another week, yet another Deli service...well, it's Friday already. Every Friday marked the end of another week. Time flies, just 3 more Deli services and thats it!! 1 month later will be my final exam, as in the very final Final Exam for this diploma. No more after this unless I further my studies. Well, that is not the point..what I am trying to say is, TIME REALLY FLIES!!!!

From that 5 months training to ending of semester 7, many things happen in between but it seems like just happened yesterday (everything still clear in my mind and will always be...)

Alright, back to the Deli service. This week I am in the service team again and we decided to have the theme, MUSIC~

freaking old singer/ band posters from some old entertainment magazine found at home

Anna's master pieces (corridor's deco)...she is the Supervisor of the Day

another Anna's hard work (food tags)

and our ULTIMATE CENTER PIECE..never had so much stuff here before. thanks for those who contributed!!

This week was very similar to previous week where we are short of man power again. Not on the service side, but the kitchen side...

The remaining warriors...see how sad they are?? (pity them to the max)

But we work as a team!!! Due to I am the bartender today and seriously got nothing much to do, so I am also the stand-in Chef of the Day..muahahhaa!!! (salute me!!! salute me!!!)

alright, I know you all will be getting ready all the rotten eggs for me...so in order to distract your attention towards me..I introduce you Menu of the Day...

Desmond's Potato Chicken Soup...looks damn clear and tasteless, but the taste is there.

Chin Yi's Deli's Special Sandwich...dont know what so special, but it is special. But person in-charge mc today (1 out)

Akungee's Cheesy Chicken Quiche...he MIA right before operation due to some interview (2 out)

Omer's Seafood Carbonara...the most expensive pasta ever sold in Deli. But still damn worth it compared to Pink (a poor service restaurant beside my college)

Kok Foong's Apple Cheesecake...with lemon taste apple slice. lol

Desmond's Chocolate Brownies...the extremely sweet dessert we have ever served.

We have marked up the price due to the increasing of production cost and eventually we got the highest sales so far!! Break record again..ha-ha-ha (but also not go into our pocket, so happy for what??)

anyway, after a looooong day...its lunch time!!!

look at the food, we even did trolley sales to clear off most of them before putting them into our stomach.

but before that...
group pic!!!!

enough playing already...time to eat~

what a day...here comes another weekend, but nothing much will happen.

took this just now from my room, look at the traffic. Despite after price of fuel increased, traffic jam still happen in a small town like Cahaya...weird huh??

anyway, thats all for now...

ps: week after week, counting down to that special day...

ra..ra..ratatouilleeeeee

what a crazy week...didnt get enough sleep for the past few days, all these happen due to laziness of mine that led to doing last minute work again (that is so common) every beginning of semester I will always said to myself, "this semester will be no more last minute work" but already 7 semesters...and its still the same, cant change..haha. Anyway, I was talking about my Law assignment which talk about Fundamental Liberties in Constitution of Malaysia, all about our rights as a citizen in this country.

well, hand up already..so time to relax again!!!
before that, here is another deli service brought to you by semester 7...

this week theme was Ratatouille..yes, you heard me..the animated movie about rat who can cook~ dont ask me why they choose this as a theme and this week I was in the kitchen..so, dont bother at all...anyway, I know you readers will be more concern about the food rather than the cooking rat theme...

its not a smooth operation for both kitchen and service side...for kitchen, ofcourse it is all about the food where else the service problem occur for service team. All these while we were saying that we are lack of man power during service and this week, the other group had faced the ultimate challenge on lack of man power. They have only 3 persons to run the whole restaurant. other 2 missing in action.

the 3 remaining soldiers...

lucky for them as their customers never come in 1 shot like what happen to us during our service time, plus it is holiday week for several courses..so they still managed to cope with it while the kitchen team are freaking relax through out the whole operation...

'they' means us..the kitchen crews~ =_="

but before this, we faced some crazy moment where Charles lost his chicken and Anna could not get her pie out from the ring..but everything back to normal when the problem solved and the rest is just fun time in kitchen~

alright, here is the food!!!!

JJ's Seafood Soup...prepared 30, sold around 10~

Charles' Club Sandwich...we managed to find the lost roast chicken breast which hide somewhere below the trolley~

Jin's Vegetarian Spaghetti Carbonara...only sold around 5 plates

Anna's Black Pepper Lamb Pie, the most sell able item of the day, left 4 at the end. But getting them our from the ring got us headache.

and ofcourse...
my no strawberry taste Strawberry Cheesecake and also un-presentable Apple Tart. The huge strawberry on top managed to cheat some customers to order it. This has conclude I am sucks in making dessert!!! Made 3 rings each and end up only sold 1 ring...and forced to sell them out in half price around college.

this was the worst service ever as the whole college is so damn quiet. So end up we got repaid on all the 'hard work' we did...

look at that!!! from starter to dessert, we finally got the chance to taste everything...

look at the Vege-cano Spaghetti Carbonara...we made 2 of this

but before lunch time..the kitchen crews' stomachs were actually 70% filled up. Told you earlier we were damn free in the kitchen~ what else will you do when you got nothing to do and nice food around you?? (I dont have to tell you what to do right??)

the best part was we do food testing by mixing up things we have...ever tried mayo with garnash (melted chocolate)??

this is still the best...
hmmmmm~~~~ so irresistible...

cheers with strawberries!!! the one with no strawberry is Charles who eaten his too earlier.

after the service, went to Midvalley at night to meet up with Daasa, one of my all time buddy. He is leaving to Kedah to study in UUM this sunday..so meet up with the 'gang' which consist of William, Andrew, Yanjie, me and 1 of Daasa's friend.

had KFC after many months since having it at Batu Feringgi during first day of CNY. Then had a pool game before leaving...short meet up due to as usual our 'punctuality'~

well, thanks Daasa for the meal and the game...take care bro and study hard!!! (did not take any pic..)

sunset marked the end of another day...one week closer...but how close?? no idea at all...