R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Hey guys....sorry for ignoring my blog yet again...I've just been crazy busy over the past week...I'm so damn busy that it's not even funny!! I go to college every Monday, Wednesday and Friday....and I gotta work from Thursday to Sunday...and they're all freakin' 12 hour shifts. The worst one is Friday...coz I gotta go to college at 8am in the morning and then head straight to work after class and finish work at 11pm. My feet really hurts like hell at the moment....*ouch*

Anyway...this restaurant that I'm currently working at is a brand new restaurant...so all the chefs are not very familiar with the menu, except for my head chef, who is also the owner. So we have an entree chef, breakfast chef, grill chef, dessert chef, sous chef and head chef. And guess which chef am I?? Lol...I still laugh at the fact that I'm the dessert chef (coz I hate desserts...very much!!).

I bet you must be thinking why the hell am I in charge of desserts when I don't even have prior experience in the kitchen. The truth is.....I don't even know why myself. To be honest, I wasn't even sure if I was capable of handling a whole section by myself...especially since I'm just a small potato apprentice. And for the past few days...I have done a very good job in proving that I'm not capable at all in handling a section all by myself...coz I was slow, unsure, unconfident and inexperienced. I could see the look on my chef's face when I asked him how'd I do over the past few days...even though he said he was pretty happy with my performance...but his facial expression contradicted his words. Even the other chefs didn't really have confidence in me...how do I know this? Well...they were basically ignoring me and weren't really trying to include me during service. So I was kinda upset when I got back home last night, thinking that I could never measure up to their standards.

But today when I went to work, I performed soooooo much better...and even I was shocked at my sudden improvement and confidence. Because dessert orders normally comes in a bit later, I had to assist in the entree section. I did pretty well, teaming up with the entree chef in plating up the dishes at a speed and accuracy I'd never thought I could ever achieve after only 2 days of working in the kitchen. On top of that, I still had to make the desserts when the orders comes up. I did quite a few desserts tonight...and all of them went out pretty good! Except maybe for the chocolate fondant...where I still can't really get it right. But other than that, everything was good. Not awesome...but good enough for a person who's never worked in a professional kitchen before until 2 days ago.

I was soooo high with adrenaline...and it felt good. And guess what? My head chef started complimenting me...the other chefs gave me a pat on my back....and I even got a freakin' high five. Well...the thing about the kitchen is that...you gotta do something really MAJOR to gain RESPECT from your fellow chefs...especially if you're the only female in the kitchen. If not, they're just gonna treat you like a small potato for as long as you work there. They would never trust you, unless you've proven to be trustworthy. And THAT, ladies and gentlemen....was what I gained today! RESPECT and TRUST!!

Alright...enough gloating for the time being. Plus, I kinda need to go now...coz I still have a major assignment to complete and I still gotta go to work tomorrow and on Sunday....which gives me only so much time for my assignment. I'll see you guys soon then! Cheers!