} the one about the magic of heart-shaped sprinkles

so weird, feels like i havent used this computer for a long time. after using the laptop at work for so long, feels good to not be using a laptop that freezes every 15 mins =) yay i love you Thinkpad T41. HAHA.

anyway yesterday was a good night at the cafe! as i was riding the bus home last night i just thought to myself, i wish i could have days like that everyday. =) and then before i went to sleep i decided to flip open the 'my utmost for his highest' book, and this is what it said for yesterday...

'We all have moments when we feel better than our best, and we say - "I feel fit for anything; if only I could be like this always!" We are not meant to be. Those moments are moments of insight which we have to live up to when we do not feel like it. ...'

..CREEEEEEEEEEEEPPPPYYY.

anyway, it was a good night. it started off slow and then got busier, which kind of sucked actually, cos towards the end we just want to go home, yknow? but at least my colleagues and some customers made it interesting. =)

there was a guy who looked like daniel radcliffe, as pointed out by the chef.. haha i wanted to tell him that as i served him the food but decided against it (in case he found it insulting? or flattering to the extent of flirting? ugg). and then there was a young woman with BIGGG hair and she was complaining because she thought other people found it ugly and as i gave them their order i wished i was a guy so i could pass a compliment without sounding like a lesbian because i really thought her big hair was cool and looked good on her. haha.

we had a very sweet young couple who smiled at me ALL THE TIME... even when i almost forgot to give the guy's credit card back to him, i was all sheepish and 'sorrysorry!!' but the girl instead of going all bitchy just BEAMED and gave a big THANKYOU. they are going to be a happy couple for a long time, they have my blessing. =) ahahah.

and then there was quite a shitty couple, a caucasian man and his young asian girlfriend (i know love knows no boundaries but i still find it so wrong), who was supposedly on a rush to catch a show so they asked me to recommend something quick to eat.. and after i listed down a few options they decided to just have drinks, and then they SIT THERE AND TALK FOR AT LEAST HALF AN HOUR. wthhhh man. they left a 10 cents tip though. ............ -_-

speaking of irritating customers, that actually reminds me of these two women who came last week, pretty late on friday/saturday (read= busy time). well i think they sat there for a pretty long time, and they had no menus so my natural assumption was they had given their orders. and then suddenly they say to me as i pass them, 'hi, can we have the menus? and ice water? or just SOME SERVICE?' it was their rudeness that really irritated me. i mean, if you're going to come in and sit so quietly on a BUSY weekend night, and then NOT signal us or anything, of course we're bound to ignore you! if its a slow night we'll definitely notice you and serve you, but when its people everywhere its just hard to see who just came and who's just hanging around after 2 hours. jeez. we're still human.

but the kind of customers i dislike the most is the type that saunter in right before closing, and then bloody take their time without any consideration for us. sorry people, in case any of you are not aware, we dont actually live in the cafe you know.

like on monday, when 2 girls came in at 10pm (we took last orders at 10) and told us someone had told them earlier when they called that we close at 11. well yeah, we close the place at 11, but we actually have to clean up and pack up before then? hello?? so they sit. and they were still waiting for their 2 friends. and they order a fondue. which is not a fast thing to eat. sigh. but long story short, we somehow managed to close the place at 11 and catch the last bus. thank goodness.

and yesterday, we had a HUGE group of indons... first it was supposed to be 12, then became 16, then became 14. so i for some reason told them that im indon, and there in the middle of the cafe 14 indons roared in surprise and started talking all at once and suddenly i was their favourite waitress and i knew i had made the biggest mistake in my life. especially when my colleagues told me they are regulars and they are notorious for coming in right before closing. that wouldnt be so bad, but now they know me. dammit.

one of them is a singer, supposedly, though i never heard of him before (oops). though im not exactly up to date with the indon music scene. well before they left they asked me for my phone number so i could attend their future events but i instinctively declined. later on i was kicking myself about it (what if the guy becomes famous???). but even later on i looked at the cd they gave me and the moment i realised it was a worship cd, i knew i made the right choice in following my instincts.

sorry, i know worship groups have noble intentions and all, but i think i have too much experience being pressured in Christian groups and i'd rather gladly continue my wayward church-only-once-a-week-and-sometimes-not-even-that ways. im just not that enthusiastic. sorry God.

well anyway those were the more memorable people that came to the cafe. it was a good night like i said. i remembered to smile and i didnt break anything and i didnt burn my hand and didnt mess up the drinks... i think. heh =)

in fact some of yesterday's good feelings rubbed off today i think. i must have been blubbing for those good feelings to overflow into the next day like that. heh. maybe cos of the MAGIC DONUT i ate before night shift, it had heart-shaped sprinkles! its a LURVEEE DONUT. =D or maybe cos i felt so shitty on mon & tues, so yesterday GLEAMED in comparison. all about perspective.

anyway, in the morning i talked to my mum about the overseas study thing. and i didnt lose my temper, didnt work myself up. the response was still negative, but for some reason i felt good. =)

and i talked to my boss. =) and he responded in a way that i expected. i had planned what i was going to say back to him. but i didnt say it. i somehow, on the spot, just said some different things. and the reply was promising. maybe he's still 'cheating' me, haha, but i duno why... now the anger that i had been so full of, is totally/almost totally gone. its miraculous.

and then today, i had my first free evening at home in over a week. my first dinner at home in ages. (my maid even commented it feels like she hasnt seen me in a long time. and its true.) and i went for a run. and i watched Forrest Gump, finally, after looking forward to it since before easter. and that kind of completed my contentment. when the movie ended i just sat there watching the credits. not thinking about anything, just sitting, and my head wasnt crowded with thoughts. its a first.

i need to get me more magic heart-shaped sprinkles. =P

2008-04-17, 11:47 p.m..
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