Tonight was the second day of work, and it was way better than the second day. Maybe its because I went with a positive mindset, or maybe because I got to talk more with the other staff(guys are definitely friendlier than girls), or because today I was the 'runner',which put me to close proximity to the food, despite my bad cramp and bloated stomach, I kind of enjoyed myself today.

'Runner' means the person who is supposed to serve the food to the guests. For every shift, there will be one 'runner' who is supposed to serve the food to all the guests, running from the kitchen and back. Being new, I was kind of apprehensive being the runner initially, but I found it more fun than standing around pouring water and clearing tables(which I hate to do cos I am very clumsy and have not quite mastered the skill of stacking up the plates yet). And I got to talk to the chefs and watched them at work...heehee, which is probably one of the reasons why I wanted to be a waitress in the first place. There is an organized system which ensures that the food gets served efficiently, after they finish the previous course. The other staff and the chefs were all very nice to help me get used to the system, and after a while, it became a breeze, except when it became really busy and I had to send food to a few tables at a time.

A few boo-boos was when I mixed up the soup of the day(minestrone) with tomato soup, which is quite a silly mistake. And I was corrected by a customer who told me that tomato is not pronounced as 'to-may-to', but 'to-ma-to'. I simply rolled my eyes(privately), but gave a smile. The plates were also very heavy, especially for the main courses, and after carrying a few in and out of the kitchen, my fingers were so stiff that I was afraid it would give way while carrying something. And I really almost did that when setting down 2 particularly heavy plates of beef fillet, thankfully it didn't and the customers were nice about it. I really marvelled at how my boss could carry 3 big plates in one go, I've got much to learn.

And so today's 4hours passed really quickly today. With the live oldies music that I loved, and being able to talk to the staff, and with nice customers, why, the job really isn't that bad at all..hahah. though my legs are super aching now. Looking forward to more nice days to come.