Wednesday, July 04, 2007
Y Yet another piece of Nostalgia
Labels: Nostalgic
the contents may turn hazy and become indistinct over time, but they will never truly go away. instead of being gradually forgotten from your mind, they lie dormant in the most secret corner, sometimes creeping into the quietest and darkest nooks of your heart, where they wait in silence for a reason to be called back. when that happens, they awaken with renewed energy, rushing out freely from where they have lied stagnant for eons.
sometimes you don't deliberately tunnel into the past to rake up memories and you don't just voluntarily decide one day to lone a painful walk down memory lane. sometimes an invisible, forceful hand just grabs you from behind. it lifts and releases you onto the deserted path of recollections of the past where you are left alone to fend for yourself and to slowly find your way out. And sometimes, you take longer than is necessary to find the exit, because as painful as it is to relive the memory, you know that something, somewhere, is telling you that you don't really want to leave it, afterall.
i love memories. both good and bad. reliving them may bring me tears and smiles, but none of that will stop me from thinking about them.
eadric, all your fault lar!
9th april 2005, was the first day i stepped foot into Conrad as a banquet waitress. that has been one of my longest job ever so far. working as a waitress has brought me so much joy and pain. wonderful friends. wonderful memories. :)
pictures paint a thousand words.
beware, its gonna be image heavy. :)
team of great superiors. (though there are a couple of them in this picture whom i still loathe)
first few days! that is why you see our fringe all clipped and neatly combed! mosaic away my face, 'cause i don't want to show you all my toot look. haha!
dont cha girls missed this giant mirror too?
CHRISTMAS TREE!!!!
we're the flower girls! that flower cold fridge reminds me of an encounter.... blush*
SIA function. look at how long my fringe became. lol, totally no 'government' already.
unglam unglam!!!! haha, one of the functions which requires us to wear this fugly hawaii uniform! lol!
'Golden Pigs' uniform. hahaha.
Outside catering at ZOUK!!
this is definitely one place where i'll absolutely miss - the changing room!
well, if not for the sake of mending my heart in a better environment, i'll never leave that place so soon and continue working till i'm all ready to start full-time after graduation. well, that was my initial plan - to work till i've enjoyed enough before finding a permanent job, which you can see by now. this isn't what i should be doing now. everything sure happens for a reason.
i left Conrad way too early. and went venturing many other Hotels. i tried Pan Pac (which i did worked for a few months at the Executive Centre), Hilton Hotel, Ritz Carlton, and lastly, Meritus Mandarin. we even had some failed interviews over at Swissotel and Marriot Hotel. haha! those were the days, running about trying out. lol!
Hilton Hotel! which sucks big time. this reminds me, marc (yes, that fella) used to work there for 2 years! i wonder how he tahan-ed the people there. oh, or maybe he's like one of them too? hmm.
Meritus Mandarin! one of the nicest uniform around.. haha!
meritus is the 2nd best place i worked in. SLACK AH! served and ate 9 courses almost every night. nicest captains around. enjoyed working with li'e so much. we eat snake together every time. hiding behind curtains while others have to serve cocktails. haha! :)
inside store, talking on the phone and snapping away. haha!
snapping away while the rest were busy setting up the ballroom. wahahaha.
while hiding behind the curtain eating snake. we became kinky! look, li'e was trying to kiss me! blush blush* hahahaha!
taking picture with the props. err, i forgot which is me liao. li'e, you remember? HAHA!
ahh well. all good things sure have to come to an end somehow. life's like that. i'm becoming so nostalgic these days. all the fond memories that i heart. there'll be MORE of such reminiscences coming soon. :)
so gals, do you still remember how to bun your hair? hee. :)
Joanne; twenty-one; 16jan'87
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