Specialized Training at Michelangelo's

I did my second training in Michelangelo's Pavilion KL. Finally training is OVER!!

I don't know how to express my feelings towards the whole training thing going on in my life. Bitter sweet. 60% bitter 40% sweet.

Open kitchen concept. The place where all floor staff lepak.

Michelanglo's is a open kitchen concept restaurant so you can see the action going on when the chefs are preparing your food. And also the constant shouting between floor and kitchen staffs, for your entertainment.

Casual dining area and bar.

It's a dimly lit restaurant with beautiful custom-made sitting chairs and sofas, but it's not for us to sit. Who cares? my restaurant managers can sit around watch tv when the rest of us are busy until our legs are going to fall off!

Bar area. that's my supervisor Jack and bartender Azrul.

Lunch hour is the busiest time, no time to breathe. AT ALL. Sometimes i hate the crowd because there's too many people and too little staffs; ironically i can't stand the restaurant being too quiet too, i'll be bored - to death.

House pouring wine

I did my training with Kwang Yik (KY) and he is my wonderful bitching companion. I always bitch to him, and he have to stand me bitching. Thanks dude. Also another guy that have to stand me bitching, Hadi in the kitchen. I'll lean against the expo and talk to him like a neighbour seperated by walls. When it's their off days, i feel miserably lonely and desperate to talk to people in my league, my channel, my frequency. Damn those off days.

KY setting the restaurant.

My working hours are 9 in total include an hour break.

In the 8 hours of working time only 4 hours are very busy, i'll be working my arse off but i'm content. The rest of the 5 hours are like stoning, walking, serving some small little things and stuff like mise en place.

Non-smoking dining area after 3pm. Nicest place to serve because it's not hot.

I work during the day time usually because i was never late to work (in fact i'm tres early), and one of the reason is because of my safely to go back at night.

My last day staff meal - mushroom soup with garlic bread.

Michelangelo's serves great food. I love them.

I love the kitchen staffs very much because they are funny, they are friendly and helpful.

My beloved chefs (from left)- Shah, Hadi(with the head tilted), M, Yus, Zaki, Ali G, Anuar

Anuar

Ong, our new butcher

Anuar, Hadi and Lesley. She's 5 months pregnant and is standing the whole day working her butt off.

First month working in Michelangelo's is hell, big time. I'm working independently because i know i cannot trust anyone and i know what i'm doing. I'm close with the supervisors, and the cashiers only. There's one new staff that i particularly like because he respects me and he is nice.

Yus and Ali, total gayness.

Everyone knows i hate the gender-confused bartender. She/He is new, with no bartending working experience and she's a cleaner before that. When she first came in she was nice and humble until she got over her head and thinks she's the boss. She is prejudice towards me and acting like a total asshole.

Her name is AJ. And she looks like a guy. Totally nasty attitude and cocky. Well yeah, she thinks she is hell of a great bartender.

The coldest part of the restaurant. Do you realize i'm actually working in a restaurant full with naked man?

That 50% of my unhappiness working there is because of her. My restaurant manager side her. Until one day my general manager and the rest of the staffs agreed that she have an attitude problem. I tried a lot of times to work nice with her but she refuse to be nice to me, well too bad-la, now people know her true colors.

Signature of Michelangelo's

On my last day of work, i told my restaurant manager that i don't like the bartender they hired recently. To be honest during the whole training period i've been pretty kurang ajar with my RM, sorry but i just have to let it out before i go loco.

I press this every single day to punch in and out, take orders and make special request. Very nice to use with great system.

Of course there are happy times too when guests are having fun. Some guests are fussy but i'm happy i get to meet these kind of customers because they take good care of the service and food quality. Sometimes guests will leave big tips or even compliments to my service, that's enough to make my day :)

MZ sent over a florist to give this to me on my last day of work and as a birthday gift. Thank you very much.

My second month passed real fast. I was adapting well already and getting closer to the staffs. My days are much less miserable and i actually look forward to go to work some days. General managers and the boss treated me really good and they always hear out about my problems because i was making as many complaints as a fussy customers did.

"Hi! Joanne, Today is your last day working here. Good job!! Well Done!! Earlier Bithday Wishes."

There are days when i just want to cry out loud and tell those people how much i fucking hate them but i know i have to keep my composure. Then i'll run to KY and Hadi to release my tension. I'm such a bitch when i'm at work.

Julia and me. She is like a sister to me.

My bestest friend is Julia and her sister Nelly. They always hear my problems out, give me encouragement and always there to help 24/7 110% whenever i freaked out.

Faizal the horniest man i've ever seen in my entire life.

Although my asst. restaurant manager were not very helpful, but he is way funny and that brightens my day. A bit too much sexual influence though. Hahahaha!

Fellow floor staff - John, Cynthia(supervisor), Wiwi(hostess), Shah, and Kapet my brother.

Some of the staffs were very very nasty towards me the first month but suddenly they became very good to me the second month. I don't know what happened but that didn't bother me cuz as long as they treat me well, i'm okay with anything.

Pizza Chef he's a very nice guy. John and a sleepy looking me.

I did not really try hard to kiss everyone's asses because that's just not important to me. Yea i changed a lot since training started, i turned to be more icy. Ah, maybe i just need to get back to college.

John, me and Kapet

My feet was really in pain for the past 2 months and both my toes are totally numb until now. Everyday when i step off the bed both feet can't really feel the ground, it's excruciating to feel the 'electricle shock' feeling when my feet touches the ground.

Oh la la, Chef Kamarol.

To go to work i had to wake up at least 3 hours ahead to be on the safe side. You know how the public transportation works didn't you?

Look who's the boss.. HAHAHA!!

Just when i started to get used to everything, my training is reaching to an end. I can't believe the day i was looking forward to for so long came in a blink of an eye. Everyone was EXTRA nice to me the last week. I was afraid that i'll get showered by rubbish water (kitchen tradition for staffs that are going to quit) so everyday i bring extra clothes to work.

The chefs cooked me a lot of food the last day. My favourite chocolate lava is the best! i had one each day for 3 days before my last day at work. Normally i won't get to eat all those stuff cuz i'll have to pay if i want to eat.

The last day of my work, i got damn lot of soft toys. So touching, they even made me a huge dessert plate. Yummies. I got cream all over my face.

My big plate of dessert.

I was so happy my lasst 3 days of work that bartender didn't come for work. Huuray!!!! everybody can sense my happiness.

Restaurant manager Mr.Charan, Julia, Cynthia, i forgot her name and Yus.

Just like i'd said, everything didn't start off so well but i manage to fit in after a bit of struggling here and there. It was quite sad that i have to leave the restaurant because over the days i'll been spending my days and night over there.

Wani, the only one who can come close to my size.

I never thought i would publicly hate one person so much. And i told everybody, and now i put it in my blog.. dayum! i really hate her that much!

No romance involved. Although he look tres chaud when he is saute-ing.

I get along well generally with the rest of the staffs, in fact the new ones are very nice people. there are a lot of people that sayang me a lot, especially the kitchen staffs. I'm totally spoilt by them, totally.

Former butcher, quite close to him.

I guess what i'll miss the most is my regulars.

Anuar, the lost politician.

My farewell was pretty intense, i almost cried but i didn't, just teared a little bit. Thank you so much.

Ali G greedy for a peck on the cheek.

Chef that sayang me the most, what can i say?

Thank you for the good memories you guys left me and yes, i will come back for more free food.
:)