journal #269.

my friend just signed up to get her own blogspot. hoorah.

alynn, welcome aboard and enjoy your stay. :D

journal #268.

last friday, i went to saddle ranch to pick up my last paycheck. i texted nick, the executive chef to meet me upstairs. we met but it was awkward moment. why? he laid me off after i told him that i got a new job.

after receiving my last paycheck, nick asked me something. he wanted me back to work there again for the weekends only. i was shocking. i mean, why the hell did he laid me off and then reconsidered to rehire me again? what?

of course, i respectfully rejected. because i already washed my hands off the ranch and move forward to a real kitchen. why would i go back to there and i will wash it again in someday? forget it.

i already miss my friends that we worked together since i landed in 2008 of october.


saddle ranch, thanks for nothing.

journal #267.

i am a certified culinarian chef.

now i have my goals to receive the certifications:

- certified working chef.

- certified sous chef.

- servsafe.

- haccp.

- certified executive chef - i am still pending on it.

and lastly, certified master chef. shit, it costs 10K to get a test. that test will last for 10 days to complete that exam. 10 days? good lord. there are only 62 certified master chef in the united states of america. do i have desire to become a master chef? no. once i am a chef, i am a chef. that's good enough.

i will study for servsafe and haccp to get those certifications. after that, i will focus on sous chef and working chef as well.

certified executive chef, maybe 5 years later. not now.

that's my goal.

journal #266.

i am so glad that baseball is here. i love that sport.

the job is great. my boss told me that i will get a raise and promote as well. i don't know when. it could be this late month, may or june. i don't know yet. at saddle ranch, i worked there for 17 months. i did get a raise, just a buck and didn't get promote as well. the chef/sous chefs told me that you are a great worker. i nodded them because they just wanted to say it, that's all. it's like they rub it on my face, you know? at new work, i will get a raise and promote, too. that's new opportunity and experience for me.

today i will go to saddle ranch to pick up my last paycheck. after picking up, i will make a final decision: should i file a lawsuit for three reasons. one of them is discrimination. and i have a slightly evidence. or i contact to the better business bureau to file a complaint. but i will talk to the president first. to see if we make an agreement such as settlement.


have a good weekend.

journal #265.

finally, the baseball season has come back. the opening day starts today.


hail to the mets.