When I got there, I had to load up the boat with food, cutlery and refreshment. It was surprisingly a pretty big boat and was well decorated. I was rather impressed. The main deck had a DJ and a wooden dancefloor after which was a carpeted area with nicely draped tables and chairs lining the windows of the boat on both sides leaving a huge empty space in the middle. At the end of it was where the food tables were placed and a the bar. The second floor pretty much looked like a casino. It had a roulette table, 2 black jack tables and 2 poker tables. At the sight of that all I could think was ” Are high school kids supposed to be gambling? Especially when you have teachers chaperoning the event?” But whatever, it was their night after all.

The kids started loading up the boat and they all charged towards the food…a hungry bunch. All of them were dressed up except for a few, one guy was dressed in a white track suit and one girl was dressed in a summer dress. The rest were in suits and gowns. The food the school had ordered were nachos and dips, pita bread and tzaziki sauce, fruit platters, vegetable platters, butter chicken, grill veggie skewers, beef satay, chicken satay, rice and way too many cookie, squares and pastry platters. Clearly, adults have no idea what kids go for.

The DJ was spinning pretty good tracks but the transition between songs weren’t that great and I winced every time that happened. Having polished off their food, the kids proceeded to the dance floor which was rather small, maybe about 20ft by 20ft. Somehow all the kids managed to squeeze onto the wooden dancefloor while there was a huge carpeted space which was twice that size and it was empty. On the dancefloor, everyone had their arms in the air squashed in that small square swaying like palm trees at a very fast speed; or what they call dancing, and probably smelling each others’ armpit and enjoying it.

Once in a while I had to walk around to keep the place clean and at each table, there was always someone who was just sitting there on their cell phone texting. Some just looked miserable. Later on in the night, each table had a girl complaining about about some other girl or guy or girl and guy and some drama. By 3.30am, many of them were on the floor, or lying on the chairs or had their heads on the table and many of them asking when the boat was going to dock. Unfortunately for them and us working, the boat was docking only at 5am. There was no where to run; we were stuck out in the open sea. My only other entertainment was talking to people and checking out the helm and chilling with the captain.

Overall, it was an entertaining night even though I was working. I learnt that I do not ever want to be in a high school with all that drama and I am happy I never had a prom. It is a good idea to pay to have your child put on a boat for grad cos they have no where else to go and they cannot lie to you about their location and by the time the even ends, they are beyond tired and will head to bed immediately once they reach home. Teachers have no idea what to order for catering because a lot of the kids were still hungry and we had 4 huge trays of desserts leftover and we had to throw away 1 and 1/3 of vegetable platters. Moral of the story, drinks and food are what kids need and desserts not so much. And of course, they left a huge mess!

It was quite an experience but damn those trays and chaffers were heavy.

My goodness, how can you live with a person like that? if you don’t have self control then I am sorry but seriously do you have to put other people through sch torture. Say what you mean and mean what you say. Don’t tell people to go ahead and then have them figure out a way to do what they want without you being tempted.

Halloween is already a day many women are using as an excuse to dress cheaply. Do not only blame the people who commit the sexual assaults. There is a reason why some women dress a certain way and one of the main reasons is that want attention. We are not saying you can’t dress the way you want. Just that actions have consequences and you just have to pay for them.

You can blame men to be the cause of everything. Firstly, just blame society in general. Even if these people already admit to themselves that they have a problem, it is hard for them to seek help because they shame their family. By the time they come to terms with the problem, the deed has been done and therefore a crime.

It is all about stereotyping. They should have come up with a better name than “Slutwalk”.  How many parents do you know who would just let their children wear what they want and not judge them. Just dress decently. There are ways to dress up and look attractive and not as though “you are asking for it” There is a reason why women dress a certain way that they do. It is because they want to attract attention. They are attention seekers. If you are showing certain areas to draw certain attention they you should know what will come out of it.

All in all, some “Slutwalk” supporters have the audacity to look at another woman and judge her on the way she dresses and calling her a whore. Well that is that is the same thing. If you don’t want the attention, don’t dress that way. Simple equation of action and reaction. After all we humans are all animals to begin with. All this is based on stereotyping, Psychiatric problems and judging.

Change the name of the cause and it might have a better stand without so much controversy.

There was the time when we all got pirated DVDs and VCDs from other countries and tried to pay as little as we can and forgo the quality of the movie to just get the story. Then there was downloading of anything and I was one of the last people on the planet to learn about it and of course, by the time I learnt about them, many of the good sites for downloading had already shut down. Streaming seems to be the way to go but as usual, the quality might not be as good and depending on your internet speed, it can be a pain in the lower region. Some sites also can be pretty difficult to navigate and a lot of movies are found on chinese sites and even though i am chinese, i cannot for the life of me read the titles or comprehend them. And of course, we will get the pop-ups which drive us crazy and the possible unknown viruses flying around waiting to attack your computer.

I decided to just spend a little money and sign up for netflix and I definitely do not regret it. The quality is pretty good and they have so many films that I have not watched and had wanted to watch a long time ago. As you watch the films you like, it brngs up more films that are similar to those you watched and the library expands. I have never watched so many films in such a short time. Love it.

And no I am not paid to promote this but it is awesome and I always believed in free entertainment…but cheap entertainment is good too!

INGREDIENTS

1000g of self raising flour

2 ½   blocks of salted butter (total 625g of butter)

3 whole eggs

4 egg yolks

10-15 pineapples(depending on how generous you want to be)

FILLING

Grated and drained pineapple – Fried until slightly moist and add Sugar (sugar to taste)

METHOD

1. Sift flour into a bowl
2. Mix butter and flour together using the rubbing-in method until bread crumbs are formed
3. Add in the 4 egg yolks and mix thoroughly
4. Add in the 3 whole eggs and mix thoroughly until a sticky dough is formed
5. Start making the base either by hand or using a tart mould
6. Fill in the base with the pineapple filling
7. Brush top of filling with egg yolk
8. Bake in 200°C oven till golden brown

I currently work at a cafe and a new employee was hired. Being in Canada and having to work in the service line, you would think that the basic requirements would be that the person is able to speak and understand English but apparently I am wrong. When you apply for a job, you should hope that the person hiring you is from the same background as you.

This new guy does not have a good understanding of the English language and is beyond retarded. He is unable to do anything he is supposed to do and throws temper tantrums when he is unable to complete his task. To make matters worse, he has an attitude problem. It is one thing to hire someone who is slow but hard working and another to hire some who is incompetent. It is like teaching a legless frog to jump. It ain’t gonna jump no matter how you teach him. By that I even mean it as a complement cos the frog looks better.

We all go through a training period whereby we learn the list of things that are needed to be done and do them. The same thing as when you get a new dog. You teach the basics like sit, heel and stay. At a cafe of course the most important thing is to make drinks and brew coffee, stock up the fridge and take out the garbage. But no, this guy just stands there looking stupid then looks at the work schedule for 15 minutes and then walks around when there is no coffee left in the machine. You would think that after training he would know the bare minimum of things to do.

When asked to make a Maple Red Latte, he asks if the customer wants a shot of maple syrup and then doesn’t know what to do next cos he doesn’t know a red latte is made with rooibos. When asked to get an Apricot cookie(low-fat), he storms around not knowing what to do and then passing the task on to someone else and then says that it isn’t an apricot cookie, he calls it a low-fat. And this is because on the label, it reads: Low-fat Apricot Cookie. When working behind preparing for catering, he tells his co-worker to do the orders and he will watch to learn; he doesn’t even do anything. A customer orders a tiramisu and he asks the customer to point out to him what they wanted. He walks around to the front to try to memorise all the labels but is unable to collect the dirty dishes. Mind you, when the rest of us were trained, the manager  is always making sure we clear the dishes, brew the coffee and do whatever is necessary.  The basics were pretty much drilled into us.

Now how can a person like him get hired? Firstly, it is because he and the manager are from the same background. So you can say that is empathy. In my eyes, it is just pity. The expectations are so different and biased. Anyone and  everyone who has encountered him have said that he was sure to be fired but i assure you that that will not happen for a long time.

Now don’t you think there is a problem with the management? There has to be at least some basic set of qualifications and requirements that need to be made so that customer service would be better at any place. A list that needs to be checked against before hiring anyone. Not just based on how the manager feels cos no one wants to work with someone who does not pull half the weight. And honestly, call himself a man? he might as well just cut it off cos he doesn’t need it.

I happened to be asked by a regular about my day and due to the monthly gift that us females receive I was feeling horrible and I was getting sick on that exact day and still had to work. What a triple whammy. He then told me that a few years ago, he used to be a woman and he definitely did not miss the monthly surprises. Coincidently, a week before, I watched The Tyra show and it was featuring young transgender children and it was oh great I interest to me; the whole process be it psychologically, emotionally and physically. Thanks to him I now have more knowledge and subject. It also showed me that love knows no boundaries as his fiancé was with him even before he went through the transformation and became a man.

As much as I am a romantic, I do not like the idea of Valentine’s day very much. One big reason is because it has become so commercialized that it is slowly losing the true meaning and essence of the day itself. Flowers become more expensive and people’s expectation of their partner is raised so much higher.

Why is it that you have to buy something for your partner on this day? Is it necessary? If you loved him or her, everyday could be Valentine’s day. It should be about quality not quantity. We should be able to appreciate every little thing that our partner has done for us and show that appreciation and not do it only on Valentine’s day itself. For many, it seems as though the more expensive the gift, the more love is put into it. I would rather a simple gesture of love or something handmade or if your partner took this day to open up and tell you their true feelings for you.

It has been a while since I actually celebrated Valentine’s day on the actual day itself and with someone special. For many, this day is just depressing as it reminds them that they are alone and they feel empty and would desperately rush to find someone to fill that void just for that one day. The happier singles out there would take this day to celebrate their freedom though it can be seen sometimes that they are covering up and hiding some bitterness inside.

Couples should think about their single friends and show them love if they can take some time out to do so. Show come appreciation for the friendship and support friends have given them. Everyone will find that special someone like I have. Though sometimes it seems too good to be true, don’t keep looking for that one bad point about that person just to satisfy yourself. Everyone has their shortcomings. Accept your partner for who they are even though some things they do can annoy you. Support each other’s dreams and all will be good.

This is just a thought on previous experiences in life and I hope it helps some people get through this day be it a good or bad one.

Here, I would like to share some recipes and creations that I have made with success. Usually, people don’t like to cook because of the amount of preparation needed. For me, it is the washing up. But hey, what is the dishwasher for; my new found favourite appliance in the house. The recipes that I share here are simple and don’t take up a lot of  time except for maybe a few which I will post up only because I love those dishes. I hope whoever reads this will be able to try making the dishes and enjoy them.

Like I have said before now I know why people blog. It brings back memories and laughter that we all need in life. We all news to learn to laugh at ourselves. This is not a habit of mine but I hope it will be come one.