This began a few week back, when i voiced out my "mama, nanti nk pergi kedai la, boring la ddk rumah". IT was then, when i've decided to memberi knhidmat bakti kepada my aunt. Tolong-tolong apa yg patut, rather than staying put at home, doing nothing other than bermain dgn our newlay adopted kitten. i wasn't expecting the pertolongan to be a part time job, nor did i expect any wages from my aunt. Tapi still, tolong jer la. Untung-untung dapat majukan business, untung-untung, dapat enhance social skill, untung-untung dapat discover a whole new me.
Memula, i was soo excited. Yer la, i've never worked before. Lebih-lebih lagi sebagai the front man yg menentukan jatuh-naiknya sesebuah restoran. I did my job well, fairly good I think. Tapi little that i expect that being a waiter is astonishingly devastating. I was scolded, for many times. Yang paling tak boleh lupa sebab i've ordered sate RM20 for a group of customers, when they actually mengorder sebanyak 20 cucuk sahaja (=RM10). DAn saya agak yakin dan pasti, bahawa mereka sebelum tu mengorder sate sebanyak RM20, sebab I've re-read the order sebelum mennyediakan apa yg di-oerder. WEll, customer is ALWAYS RIGHT.
Selain tu, pernah gak kena tengking, sebab hantar lambat. The customers tak nak bayar and terus pergi. I recon, that was partly our fault juga sebab lambat, tapi agak inevitable sebab order org lain berderet2 lagi. Well, customer is ALWAYS RIGHT. Dah asyik kena tengking jer, saya decide untuk pergi bertapa di bahagian dapur, dan menjadi si-pencuci-pinggan mangkuk., Walaupun agak meloyakan (gross), tapi better than kena marah x tentu pasal.
However, 2 days after that, i resume my job as a waiter. Bukan sebab suka-suka, tapi sebab nak improvise communication skill sebelum menjadi a full-fledged doctor. Kali ni, hasilnya memberangsangkan. Bukan apa, sebab i inadvertently learnt many things pasal life.
I've discovered that basically, org yg pergi makan kat gerai can be segregated into a few groups, seperti remaja yg makan sekali tapi bayar asing2, pasangan couples yg menmadu kasih, family yg makan beramai2 yg selalunya ada baby yg menangis, kawan2 yg lama x jumpe yg order air teh tarik tapi occupy meja sampai 2-3 jam, dan golongan buta/cacat si peminta sedekah yg akan datang selang 2 hari, dimana mereka mampu memiliki kereta mahal sedangkan pelanggan tak tahu penipuan mereka.Well, malaysiaku, tanah airku. Itulah kita, rakyat malaysia...
nevertheless, i've also learnt about the value of hardship and berdikari. And money is not easily earned. Mulai saat ini, saya bercadang utk no longer pester my parents for cash whenever i feel like going shopping. baik menabung sikit2 dari upah bekerja n bila dh byk baru belanja. It's sweeter and lebih syioook that way. :)