BUCH

This is my first post about BUCH ever since I joined it 2 weeks ago. In case you don't know what is/what does it stand for, it is a college, Berjaya University College of Hospitality or BUCH for short. It specializes in Hospitality & Culinary courses. It is located inside Berjaya Times Square. Pretty cool isn't it? I never knew this place existed till I saw its booth at the Edu Fair 3 weeks ago. I was attracted to it when I saw its courses and facilities.. Who isn't attracted to a college that's located inside a mall or has a lobby that looks like a hotel? The assistant marketing manager, Mr Resh was the person in charge of the booth so he was the one telling us about the place.  BA & JuYi was there too. I was surprised when I saw Richmond @ Rich man there cz I never knew he was studying there! He told us the interesting activities they held there last year e.g Robert Rainford from Licence To Grill was there to demonstrate, Moses Chan from the Hong Kong limelight was there & a competition similar to Hell's Kitchen was held there as well! Jamie Oliver was scheduled to come the week after.

There was a discount available for M'sian citizens cz the college was still quite new. After thinking through, I decided to join BUCH! I was interested in Hospitality as I would like to serve people. I registered the week after as I was still working then. So, Mr Resh brought me for a tour around the place! I was awestruck when I entered the campus! The lobby looked like a hotel lobby! Their library was superb as well! There were no classes on Fridays for Foundation students so there were a few of them inside the ICT lab. I registered in Foundation as I wanted to know the basics of it before making any rash decisions. I missed the orientation as it was held on the 6th-8th Jan.

After I registered, I was given a goodie bag  that consists of several maps, notepads and a Berjaya Hotel towel which could prove useful. I was also given a t-shirt which I chose pink which is not my favourite colour but I kinda like it cz I don't have single t-shirt which is pink in colour. I was actually 1 week late for my classes as it had started on that week itself which is on the 11th of Jan but Mr Resh said that the lecturers would be able to assist me if I couldn't catch up on the lessons. Mr Resh also gave me the schedule for the semester which was the Jan '10 semester

Working at Dessert's Bar

I was bored after SPM.. Wanted to look for a job as I didn't intend to stay at home and get fat like a couch potato!

 No way, josè! I can't imagine myself looking like that! So, I went to look for a job in a mall that was nearby my house which was KLCC. I wanted to work at Toy's R Us but there was no vacancy! Arggh! I wandered around a bit and saw this cafe that looks kinda interesting so I walked in and asked whether they had vacancy, actually they were finding workers. :) I filled in the application form and they told me to work at the Menara Hap Seng branch located just 10 mins from KLCC cz this branch is full. So, I told them tht I'll start on 22nd Dec. The manager, Mr. Bala said alright.

...........Then came 22nd, my shift starts at 10 so I arrived there 5 mins before, the supervisor, Mr. Gobi told me I was supposed to be there 15 mins before.. I was introduced to the other 2 workers there, Dialan & Azamri whom I called Abang cz he was the most senior there. I was given the duty to memorise the menu and to give out flyers, standing outside and inhaling the smoke and dust gave me the cough and flu that I didn't ask for.

I wanted to go back inside but I had to finish giving out the flyers, I managed to give it all out by 1. Then, I was taught how to serve the customers and to welcome them when they walked in. I went for lunch at about 3 as there was a big crowd from 12 till 3. I went with Abang to eat lunch at one abandoned parking lot where there was a small stall selling nasi lemak, mee, etc. After eating, we continued sitting there cz our legs were aching after standing for so long! Imagine standing for 5 hours straight without even having a chance to sit. There wasn't a lot of customers today. Most of them went to Starbucks & Old Town which were next to us..

I went back at 7 cz we had to work exactly 8 hours excluding 1 hour break. Tht was the end of my first day of working there.

I worked for another 2 days, then I took off on 25th Dec as it was Christmas & Eze's parents 20th wedding anniversary. I continued on 28th and 29th then I took off again, continued on 4th Jan as sch students & working adults went back to school & work. I worked for another 11 days as I wanted to enrol in college after I've visited the Star Edu Fair. My last day of work was on the 14th of Jan. Had a lot of good & bad memories there but I had several complications while working there, I haven't received my Dec & Jan pay as I'm writing this post, I only received my application letter on my last day of working there and I didn't received my set of uniforms! But, at least the pay was good which I wouldn't disclose it here.

? things to be done!

The ? refers to the number of many things to be done so I didn't specify the number. I've changed my layout back to the blogger's cz my previous one effed up everything!! I need to refurbish my 'About Me' section.. It's getting old & smelly! Random stuff about me will be in here so if anyone of u has something, comment it here.. I'm on a hunt for a new layout but I'll be sticking to this one first! *Drum roll*

#001 My full name is Charles Joel Lim Zhi Yoong! Pretty effing long right? Sounds like a Malay name right? Some ppl thought I'm mixed & some said it's cool. People call me Cj/Carl/Charles/Lim/Zhi Yoong/Bread (How tht name came about?)
#002  I'm mixed cz mum's Canton & dad's Hokkien.
#003 He stays in KL, M'sia
#004 He studies at some lame school governed by a "wicked old witch" which is SMK Seksyen 5 Wangsa Maju.
#005 He's the one & only child at home
#006 He goes to Metro Tabernacle A/G!
#007 A homesick person but not all the time.. Enjoys outings casually
#008 He thinks 2012 is overrated! It's not going to begin & end like tht!
#009 He loves taking pictures & videos!
#010 He craves for a DLSR!!
#011 He's a proud follower of Jesus Christ & fully believes in miracles!
#012 Has friends from all over the world..
#013 Looks better in person than in pictures (Well, some looks alright..)
#014 He believes in the bible verse " Do unto others what you want others to do unto you"
#015 Has been blessed with many friends because of that!
#016 A 016 user.. DiGi rocks!
#017 Ex-vandal & M.R.V (You don't wanna know wht it means!!) member. Observe my neighbourhood then you'll know!
#018 He constantly checks mail & FB all the time!  It's insane! Prolly waiting for hawt chicks to chat with him!!
#019 He can produce ineffable (means too good to be describe!) work or assignments if he puts his heart & soul in it!
#020 He enjoys loud music especially METALCORE!!
#021 He can be desperate at times..
#022 He hates being ignored esp. when not being replied!!
#023 He knows being single is sweet when u can flirt all u want without feeling guilty but being in a relationship is sweeter!
#024 He's being envied for not having any pimples or acne!!
#025 He prefers group work than solo
#026 His motto is "Over compassionate kills."
#027 He enjoys food!
#028 He can finally cook something other than maggi
#029 He hates this country sometimes cz there's no other seasons
#030 He's dying to join a band!
#031 Who is a forgiver.
#032 Who is a Chinese but doesn't know Chinese ..
#033 Who can remember faces but not names
#034 Who is a joker.

And the list goes on......

To be continued..