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Benjamin Tan
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Advanced Diploma Hospitality Management
Polytechnic West
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W193
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G'day People.My name is Benjamin, most people call me Ben or Benben I was borned and raised in Singapore But I came to Australia 2 years ago to persue my studies in Hospitalty Management Currently Working for Tony Roma's Perth and 399 Bar I just simply love cooking and bartending I enjoy Badminton and playing pool as well I used to be from Marsiling Secondary School and proud to say that i'm from MSL badminton and Sports Leaders Council I'm proud to be from City Harvest Church and from N246 I LOVE EVERYONE!!! friends.
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TALK TO ME!!!Monday, 25 August 2008 God is good.. All the time.. All the time.. God is good.. I wonder what's in my head.. But ever since i watched SOT graduation ystd.. I've been saying this to myself.. LOL TO TANGY: CONGRATS ON GRADUATING FROM SOT!!!! =) I'M SO PROUD OF U!!! Anyway.. Time to blog again.. hahaa.. apparently, having sleeping disorders recently.. I believe that it seems to be the same reason as last time during my O lvl period bah.. Due to not exercising at all.. I remember how well i slept last night after playing badminton.. My backache is back again.. damn.. I really need to take this time to think.. Plan out my schedule.. I need to organise my time more.. I can't believe that i overslept all my theory classes last week.. And it's all afternoon classes.. I'm so disappointed in myself.. I'm so gonna change this problem of mine.. Anyway.. It's time for me to head back to exercise again.. hahaha.. Baddie was fun ystd.. Played with nicole and her cousins.. I taught aaron things as well.. Some doubles tactics.. I'm glad that i still can demostrate it to him.. Seriously, i've dropped a lot.. Especially with my fitness level.. Now that uncle is gonna bring the dog out to his workplace.. I can exercise in peace at the back yard now.. Without having my dog disturbing me.. hahaha.. talking about dogs.. yes, gypsy died last monday.. I'm still rather sad over it.. but uncle went to the ranger centre ystd to buy a new dog.. And this time, it's a HUGE german shepherd.. I'll only take his pic when he's friendlier to me.. Apparently, he's being abandoned by his ex-owner.. And we adopted him =) hope he'll like me bah.. Just like how gypsy used to love me =) School past week was ok.. Like i said.. i've overselpt.. But for my practical.. i've been improving.. Creating very creative dishes.. I know that tangy prayed for me.. She told me about it.. I thank her for it.. And u know what.. I'm gonna make her birthday cake at the end of this year.. I seriously hope that u guys out there can continue to pray for me.. Pray for strength to be with me.. Pray that i'll slide back to God more.. 3 days time.. It'll be my 8 mth here.. How fast did time flies.. I'll be returing to singapore very soon =) and i'm glad that i've programs awaiting me.. hehe.. Nicole asked me to go watch movie with her as well.. Let's hope that she doesnt want to strip me naked.. =X it's our joke.. hahaha.. I must change my focus already.. CHANGE TO STUDIES, GETTING FIT AND STRONGER AND WORK!!!!!!!! not to going back to singapore.. =.=" Let's imagine that today is still in may.. =.=" LONG WAY TO GO SIA!!! =.=!!!!!!!!!!!!! i've been thinking what to do.. hahaha.. will list out one day on another post bah.. haha.. gtg sleep already.. going to 3am soon.. Tmr got driving lessons in the morning.. WAIT.. before that.. gotta exercise.. hehehe.. den got large scale at 3pm.. Later, i'm going to be the in charge of the entree section.. Screwed up terribily last wk.. With just me and BJ.. Kudos to me, BJ and Marlene tmr.. The Singapore + Aussie + French Combination =) **anyway huixian, i think u'll be reading this.. but.. it's ok de.. don't need to keep on tagging my blog.. It doesn't matter to me if people tag or not.. It's up to them =) I don't tag them, they don't tag me back.. that simple.. heheh.. I super appreciated for what u did to me the past few weeks.. Good night people =)))))))))))))) Saturday, 23 August 2008 I'm back to blog.. Recently, the past week.. Come to think of it.. My life has not been fruitful at all.. It's all no good.. I'm not doing very well at all.. Especially in terms of health and academically.. Or shld i just put it this way.. I've been sick the past few weeks or so.. Can't really recover fully at all.. Bcoz, i've been lack of sleep.. Not having meals on time at all.. Weishan was chatting with me just now.. She told me this before she go off.. She hopes that nxt time we chat, i'll be sharing with her how fruitful my life is.. What was she trying to imply??.. Does that mean that she can feel how horrible i'm going thru as well??.. I seriously need this weekend to think about things.. And i'm so gonna change my lifestyle.. It's not going to be easy for sure.. I bet it'll not.. But to me, i hope that i can have at least put in the effort in this.. I don't want to be like all the time.. ALL TALK.. BUT NO ACTION TAKEN.. Like i've said, i wanted to exercise more often.. But bcoz of my sleeping disorder.. I've not exercised at all.. And i'm super unfit now.. I really need to take time.. and plan things out this weekend.. I think i'll have to adjust my life a lot.. Wish me all the best bah.. =) Labels: Australia, tafe, Thoughts and Feelings Tuesday, 19 August 2008 OK guys.. apparently.. i'm back to blog again.. hmm.. something bad has happened just now.. Around 6 smth.. Remember in ystd's post, i posted about my dog gypsy.. Apparently, she has passed away already.. She got knocked down by a car just now.. I still remembered that ystd i was still playing with her.. It was really fun of her.. Especially the shoe incident.. I remembered walking out of home today.. Saying goodbye to her.. Giving her a rub before i left.. But den.. in a short while.. she's gone just like that.. Seriously no one's to be blamed for it When it's time to go, it's time to go.. Shall not say much about it.. but i just wanna thank everyone who said about her being cute and look big and strong.. Tks =) No matter what, you are always my good friend.. Tks for listening to me about my problems.. you know really a lot eh.. LOL.. especially about me and "ahem".. hahahaha..  In Loving Memory of Monday, 18 August 2008 Ok guys.. finally benben's back to blog again.. haha.. After being MIA for 2 weeks.. i was being super busy lah.. With school, with work and with BEING SICK!!! =.=" Yes, i was sick last week.. I was so sick that i really feel like fainting in class.. And i keep on having bad nosebleeding.. Probably all due to lack of sleep.. Overworking.. Not taking of meals on time.. Not Exercising at all.. so ya.. haha.. I seriously need to improve in my badminton lah.. I've seriously drop in standard tremendously.. My round the head smashes can't even have a steep angle like last time already.. No power at all.. i can't even control my taps and smashes.. the only thing that i can still do really well is my flick, net shots, drops, lobbing with forehand and backhand to the baseline consistantly and yeah.. that's about it.. my footwork totally sucks.. Can't move at all.. feet are stuck to the ground.. Feel like i'm so getting fatter and fatter.. Gonna partner cynthia again for the coming gala (north of the river) in mixed.. I'm so gonna kick nato's ass.. =) so it means it's time to exercise.. school was really great.. met the new chef.. chef denis.. from france also.. 3rd french chef in swan tafe =.=" ex head chef of duxton hotel.. a 5 star hotel in perth.. WOAH O.O and i was really touched the way how chef Jean Mahe introduced me to him.. He introduce me as "Star Student" =.=" Anyway, i was the Sous Chef on monday for large scale.. So i was in charge of this and that.. gotta shout the order.. i was seriously pissed with the front of house staff.. keep on talking inside the kitchen when my chefs can't hear anything of the order at all.. i seriously wanted to tell them to shut up.. Bcoz they were saying that i was too slow when i have food turning cold waiting to be served.. My shelf is totally filled with food turning cold and u are telling me to be faster??.. Oh my tian lah.. i'm a 2nd sem student.. I'm trying to set a good example to you all but u all don't take it as smth new to learn??.. Nvm about it lah.. let's just hope that God will touch them and they'll change one day.. Chef Taylor wasn't in sch on friday.. She was sick with chest infection.. woah.. get well soon chef.. Missing her nagging in english accent =X hahahaha made mille feuille slice, apple jalousie and palmiers with chef michel instead.. he's great.. having a french chef to teach u french pastry.. LOL.. how great is that??.. hehe.. but chef taylor was being really detailed in explaination.. Really miss it =) anyway.. I've FINALLY BOUGHT MY MICROSOFT OFFICE 2007!!!! AUD$144.. license for 3 computers.. Quite worth it bah.. hahaha.. It means i can finally start with my assignments.. Gotta do a set menu for a festive season.. And God knows y i chose halloween.. =.=" feel like banging my head on the fall after choosing it.. it also means i got no excuse to not help weishan with her work anymore =.=" awwww.. nvm lah.. since she's always busy.. and she trust me to edit it for her.. It shld be my honour right?.. hahaha... Recently met 2 new juniors on msn.. One is call huixian.. and the other is xiu po.. They are my juniors who are best friends.. Both currently in sec 1 this year.. same class as well.. Really bring back memories of myself being a sec 1 den.. hehe.. I really had fun talking to them.. just that i was being rather busy.. can't reply them fast.. hahaha.. paiseh lah ladies.. nxt time ok??.. and hope to see this year's sec 1 badge of badminton and SL.. As well as nxt years.. I wish to know more about them and see how youngsters are changing nowadays.. Nice ot meet you ladies =) anyway.. let me share with u a pic of my dog.. gypsy.. hehe.. she's 15 mths old already.. =) and she did something today.. show u all what happened bah.. hahahaha...  Ok.. this is gypsy.. i like to call her gyp.. short and sweet.. awww.. ain't she cute?? she's a ridgeback.. and when she sits down, she's up to almost my waist.. half way thru my thigh.. =) And u see what happened today??.. my boots fell victim to her jaws.. =.="" she took my leather boots as a chewing practice.. grrrrr.. my 100 dollars boots ah.. I wear this everyday day leh..
anyway, shall blog till here bah.. hahaha.. __________________________________________ before i go off, shall reply tags here eh.. hehe.. Sunday, 3 August 2008 ARGGG!!! I'm seriously aching all over.. Especially in my lower back and both my legs.. I seriously thing i overworked them ystd already.. had south lake gala badminton event.. Had fun.. Went to finals for mixed doubles with cynthia.. But really disappointed her.. I carried on playing.. But it was as good as a walkover game.. I've got both my thighs cramp.. I can't even walk.. But it's not an excuse for losing.. it just means that i'm not fit and strong enough.. Gotta start exercising ben =) WORK HARD!!! SHED THOSE FATS!! JIAYOUS =) I'll come back thin and fit for sure in dec =X hahahahaha =) wait for me.. December 14 (sunday) Changi Airport Terminal 1, 5.20pm.. QF77 Saturday, 2 August 2008 The past week was really tideous.. It's so full of frustration.. It has been a week of pain emotionally and physically and mentally as well.. I'm so extremely drained from all my activities.. In weekdays, it's always school to work, work to school.. No life at all.. And u know what??.. i may be "working" for over 60 hours a week.. But u know what??.. I NEVER complained before.. I always remember this.. I always remember having juniors and friends sharing with me about their life.. What they do is only going to school, study, go home and do homework.. and they complain how sucky their life is already.. And how tired they are everyday after just 6 hours of school.. But i notice that this is a common trend that's happening nowadays.. not just towards here in australia, But in singapore as well.. A thought came to me.. What if they were to work and study at the same time??.. Like me and my classmates here.. How would they acutally feel??.. It doesnt feel good at all.. It's indeed really tiring.. But to support oneself and having the passion to study at the same time is indeed tiring.. EXTREMELY.. Like i said, i'm down 60 hours a week.. And school that i go thru, for ur info, it's not like poly.. or JC.. It's studying and working and learning from experience.. I don't sit in lecture halls.. I stand all day, cook, serve customers and make drinks for them.. That's what i do.. To me, i treat it as experience... Bcoz nxt time, in the industry, i might have to work more than 90 hours a week.. Really taxing.. But getting the experience now is good.. Weekends are always the same.. Badminton den housework the nxt whole day.. Or vice versa.. Worst come to worst.. Homework and prepare for school.. This semester, i have to deal with this bloody stupid module.. It's in making pastries, cakes and yeast goods.. It's no good at all.. For hands like mine.. Which will melt the pastries or the fat once i touch it.. and it really sucks.. Like during ystd.. I gotta re-do my dough twice.. Bcoz i can't feel the heat.. and my hands are too hot.. It was really frustrating.. And working with Chef Cheryl was rather stressful as well.. It's already a slow and painful process while watching her doing the demostration.. And i still gotta redo my things.. Or take so long to do.. IT'S SLOW AND PAINFUL PROCESS.. BUAY TAHAN AH!!!.. But one thing knocked into my head lately.. it's about making pastries.. I do love to make them a lot.. And although i may be at an disadvantage.. I won't let my passion die for it.. I always say.. Making pastries and cakes is a form of art.. The process is slow, painful and tideous.. but the end result is indeed really heart warming.. Well, gonna post some pics of my work.. Enjoy it bah..  The famous mocha that i make.. my classmates love it.. see distinctively how many layers are ther altogether in each cup.. hehe.. it taste good also.. no sugar needed.. bcoz of the chocolate syrup.. =)
A cocktail that i made in class.. It's called a strawberries and cream.. good stuff.. it's similar to a banshee.. hehe..
A Fruit tart that i baked last friday.. it took 5 hours to make it.. =.=" almost died from making it.. tks to my hot hands.. but too bad, it broke on my way back =( wanted to give it to cynthia as it was her birthday.. but too bad.. it broke.. =(
 Me kissing the salmon.. hahaha.. it's really good stuff.. hehe...
A peek into the salmon.. it's really fresh.. even when i sneak a few pieces of it to the LSK to sumie and michiko, who are japanese.. they both told me it's good sushi =)
Tea flavoured salmon.. really good stuff.. hahaha.. it's extremely
And last and not least.. a pic of BJ, taking a pic of him taking a pic of me.. LOL.. he's my best australian buddy.. hehe.. of course, he's only a year younger than me.. of course we click.. hehe.. he may be young.. but he's a good chef =) Ok lah.. blog till here.. hehe.. take care peeps.. =) Labels: tafe |
On wednesday, learnt how to fillet a salmon.. Really fun class that night.. Ate TONS of SASHIMI.. hehe.. it was really a class full of rubbish and jokes.. hahahaha..
