eNd oF mY jOurneY oF CC 06' ( extracted from Friendster Blog )
Thursday, 20 September 2007
2:32 am
well well well, it realli has been a long time since i last posted..n certainly some factors intruige mi to post..some more at tis wee hour..it's 2am n i'm startin to blog..i wonder it'll take mi how long to ever finish typing this post..ok, let's rewind back to e beginning of this yr..i'm a person who loves to tink of the past, esp if it's happy memories..ok,should be feb tis yr ba...we startin chosin the members for National Champs Challenge(NCC), since our store dun realli hav alot of ppl interested,so it was easy chosing..so it was mi,victor,jerold n alif...ok,we trained for nearly 4months or so...n definitely our hard work paid off..we were the champions...total we won 4 individual awards,2cashier,1base n 1cook..it was definitely a moment to cherish n relish again if i've e opportunity to..so mi,jerold n alif was chosen to represent the team of s'pore...initially e team was ME,Jerold,Alif,Ayu,Christine,Vincent,Liza and Mayuri...but due to certain factors,mayuri chose to drop out of e team..n Januver was chosen..
It was a fine day n everythin started in e e room beside boardroom at RSC..had a intro of each other,got to noe each other,e agenda n blah blah...Our team mgr was Pearlyn Ong n our coach was Tracy Low..but another incident occured,Christine chose to drop out of e team as she wasnt able to handle her sch stuffs,so Victor was asked to replace her...so our team became 8ppl agn...training went on well,toured around S'pore's KFC...went to TP,Kallang,CCK..haa..at CCK was e last place Alif trained with us..due to some personal issues,he decided to withdraw..n our team is v much fated to be only 7ppl..so training went on n on..we had e 1st selection in Aug i presume?? which is to cut down from 7peepz to jus 5peepz...well,it was cruel for them as it was e same place where e results of e NCC was released..kind of DE JAVU.. so Vincent n Liza had to leave e team but as long as we noe,we'll still be always as a team...
Ok,so left e 5 of us namely ME,Victor,Januver,Ayu n Jerold...training was even harder,tougher,strenious...u name it we got it..exhaustion creeps in n at 1 point, i feel lyk givin up..but due to e supporting cast,i hang on...(recognition i will leave it at e end of this long n never endin post) it was at tt point onwards tt i realise team work,team effort,team coordination means so much...to a personal lvl n of cos e team lvl... w/o a great team,which will be ur cast,no mater how gd u're,u'll not achieve as much with a great team !!
so let's fast forward a little...to e last week be4 we checked in into e hotel...we were all v much looking forward to e actual event cos it'll be e end of our long n tirin trnn...n oso mark e end of another eventful yr for mi...we had a lot of logistics matter to handle...a lot of things to confirm n definitely a lot of pep talk from a lot of ppl...some here some there..too many oreadi...had our last n final trainin on 29th OCT at AMK-KFC...did only 1 round n den we had our BRUNCH..which is breakfast cum lunch...den head back to amk-kfc to pack our things...n den left for HQ to label our smallwares n packed everythin to be ready to be brought to e hotel..n we had such a fun day at e board room...too bad i dun hav e video with mi..if not i'll surely post it..haha...played lyk mad...'rap' januver,took off his pants...saw his undies n whack his arse...n den ah mei(victor) was another victim,haha...i grabbed his leg n his pants tore..haha..hilarious sia...i ROFL,lyk dead cockroach jumpin lidat..haha..i tink Ayu had a great time lookin at e victims..haha...
30th Oct
i didnt go to sch..was too excited n kindda bothered by Regional Champs Challenge(RCC) to even go to sch..at tt moment,RCC was e most impt thing in my life..so had a great rest..slp till late afternoon, den packed my bag in e evening for e stay in e hotel...haa..so we had a conference at night to cross checked wif each other wad we hav to bring n definitely enjoyed e conversation we had..i had a early nite n slpt well...
31ST OCT
We are to meet up 11am at RSC boardroom, saw a lot of ppl..haaa...confirmed everythin agn,packed n consolidate everythin...when everythin was done, we bought lunch from e canteen near RSC back to RSC to makan..n den pizza hut team arrived..we didnt realli talked a lot cos not too familiar ma..budden we still represent S'pore..haa..bus suppose to reach at 1pm..budden got delayed due to dunno wadeva reasons...den we took a lot of photos while waitin for e bus.. so e bus came at 1.45pm..e journey to e hotel was so short la..s'pore so small onli..haha...oh ya..we stayed at MERITUS MANDARIN !! a 5* HOTEL lei...hehe...free lodgings,free food,free wadeva..some more still hav allowance..so we were brought up to lvl 5, which is e temp de maniac center..we were briefed on e stay in e hotel n wad'a gonna happen durin e 4days stay...so we got free gifts from YUM..e stuffs were great...n den we got to noe tt e potato chips,drinks n ice cream we can take as many as we wan,it's all for us..FOC...haha...but den we gotta control..cant eat too much to prevent us from falling ill..so we had lyk around 2hrs+ to get ready for e dinner at nite which is called e night of national pride..teams will wear costumes tt represent or symbolises there country..so we wore SIA shirts..n ladies wore e kebaya..so be4 e dinner,we had spare time,we went out to walk walk,wanted to play bowling but den no bowling center nearby, so we walked n walked n walked..so ended up at cineleisure..which is only behind e hotel..so we jalan jalan agn..n saw irene..which is 1 of last yr player..definitely gd to see her la..haa..den we went on to take neoprints...it was fun takin neoprints,as usual,Ayu n Januver were e ones editing e pics...after tt we headed back to e hotel, gotta meet at e 3 ladies room at 6..n oh ya,my room mate was Jerold,Victor tgt with Januver n our room was connected n Ayu in e same room as Tracy n Pearlyn..so u noe which room i'm referrin to la..we got there late n den got nagged agn..as usual..w/o a doubt 1 ...haha..had a great photo session..took with so many countries la..so many flashes..never taken so many photographs be4 in my life...night of national pride is to award all e players with e gold medal as all of us r oreadi champions in our own rights..so it was definitely a night for every1..n durin e dinner,we will noe wad time will we play...n
1st Nov
we woke up late n wanna swim de..but in e end did nth..oso didnt went for breakfast at chatterbox..Yuling came n visit mi at e hotel..haha..so touched..had a conversation wif her n Ayu,but she hav to leave early to go for work...so we had our BRUNCH eventually at Swensen's..it was such a expensive meal la..140++...but ok la..7ppl 140++ considered cheap liaoz...finished our lunch at 130pm n we were suppose to gather at our room at 2pm..but we need to do some last min shoppin n it was e most hectic shoppin we had ever done...chiong to wisma..see liao jiu buy tt kind..haha..n den ran back to e hotel..luckily we reach e room be4 dey did..if not will kanna naggin agn..hahaha...so did some serious talkin...strategize agn..go thru wad we had to do..basically everythin v logistical...n rehearse our cheer..haha..we went down to AMK-KFC to hav a final look at e store..while Jerold,Januver n Victor had a final run of e base tt nite..n dabao 2boxes full of nuggets back to hotel to makan...be4 tt we had another pep talk by Yazid at Pizza Hut next door...it was nothin much tho...calmed our nerves n make sure everythin alright..we were advised to slp early tt nite,but not all can realli slp early..esp Pearlyn n Tracy..dey r more worried dan us who r actly playin..haha..onlookers will always be more worried dan e 1 playin...n den we oso had a rehearsal of drawing e station..Ayu was e most nervous n stressed 1..which i dunno y..but it's realli scary to mi,to see some1 so stressed out lyk tis..we had up n down n hopefully all will go well when we actly draw our stations...so tt marks e end of our 2nd day at e hotel..
2nd Nov
woke up early tt day..around 8am..to bath n get ready..n den had our breakfast at chatterbox..it was buffet styled..overall ok la..not too bad not tt gd..haha..n den we met up n talked bout strategizin agn...last min rehearsal in our mind...everythin was gd..well,n ready to go..met at 11am at e lobby for e bus to arrive..so e bus arrive at 11.15am n we boarded e bus..in e bus,it was fun...sang quite a number of songs we will only sing durin National Day...hahahaha..realli feel so proud lo..to represent s'pore...although it's not realli nationally acclaim,but it's somethin to be proud of...when we reach AMK-KFC..so many ppl were there to receive us..we were led on by Suria...den we were entertained by a grp of dancers...hehe..n rcv a chicky plush toy..which is so cute la..haha...once we got into e restaurant, we were ordered to change into our uniform...n when it was 12.15pm..we were goin to draw e stations...Ayu picked 1st..she got 1st cook..n it was mi,i got 1st base..n den Januver,he got 2nd cook n lastly ah mei,he got 2nd base...tt's wad we had prayed for..n it had came true..we were all so high la..cos we noe we definitely can perform to our best..so waited till 1245pm..e time to do our uniform check...everythin was perfect,it had to be..haha...n den came 12.50pm..we did our cheer..so many ppl were cheerin us la..e feelin was so gd..12.55 Tracy went in for e 5mins check..n we were singin national days songs agn..so many ppl singin tgt wif us..u'll seldom see tt lo...haha...n on e dot of 1pm..e whistle went off...S'pore dynamite don't play with dynamite!! BOOM BOOM !!! 38mins went by jus lyk tis.. n den another cheer...3cheers for judges..HIP HIP HOORAY, HIP HIP HOORAY, HIP HIP HOORAY !! we heard lots of positives comments from e ppl there..well done..be prepared to go up on stage...but we dowan to be too confident..so we stayed back n supported e M'sian team..which is under e same Franchise as us..around 3 we head back to e hotel...Jerold n Januver went for a swim, Ayu went for her interview while mi n ah mei stayed back at e room,to pack our stuffs n get some rest..we didnt got into e top 3 cheer...but who cares man..there's more awards to be won other dan best cheer..haha...so we went to centerpoint n bought stuffs to celebrate regardless e result..we should relax ourselves after so many months of training...we bought beer,cake,chips..a lot of things..n den ayu met us at centerpoint after her interview..n we head back to e hotel..haa..time to meet was 6.45 at their room...every1 was so smart la..haha..so nice..so suave..Ayu was oso v chio tt nite..every1 was so glamorous..so when we got to e ballroom,we took photos agn...flashes everywhere agn..hahaha..Tracy n Pearlyn couldnt realli eat la..dey were so worried bout e results la..hahahahaha..but den 1st up was Executional Excellence(EE) award for Pizza Hut (PH)...dey won 3awards la..n dey were so worried we wun do well....here comes e result for EE award for KFC...fastest cook we didnt win anythin...so comes to least waste..i got 1award for myself..n den most customers served..it went to Januver n Ayu...while most accurate cashier went to ME n Ayu...so out of 8awards so far..we oreadi had 5 in e bag..i definitely tot it was gonna be a nite for all or us n for mi indeed...so next up was team award for PH...PH-SG got another 5awards...so total dey had 8awards.. n comes to best individual for KFC...Ayu n Januver got e best cashier..Victor got e best base n Ayu got e best cook...i was so happy for dem...but oso on e other hand..sad or disappointed cos i didnt win any best individual for myself...n i'm definitely proud of e team...so in total KFC-SG got 9awards...n total KFC-SG n PH-SG got a total of 17awards...record breakin yr..no other team had so many awards lyk us be4..of cos i'm proud to be part of this record..part of this history...n Ayu was e limelight..she had 4awards n in 2yrs in RCC she won everythin..way to go kakak..!!! she really retire in ultimate glory !! total we had 2best cashier,1best base n 1best cook..isnt tt a de javu as compared to NCC ?? we got e same thing 2best cashier,1best base n 1best cook..n oso in NCC,1 didnt get to win any best individual award,n e same goes to RCC,1 had to be left out..is it a coincidence??de javu?? u decide for urself..shouldnt talk too much bout tt nite..it didnt realli went on too well for mi...
3rd Nov
it was time to checkout oreadi...n we had lunch at sakura n den checked out at around 2.30..went home around 3+..unpacked my stuffs n definitely missed my laptop la..hahahaha...n den had a great nap...woke up at around 7+..cool,went down to TP-KFC with ah mei..chatted with dem..talked cock..played blackjack..i was e banker la..lost $37..tink luck realli isnt by my side ?? haha.. of my love life is gettin on track ?? cos there's a sayin if u're unlucky in gambling, ur love life will be gd ?? haha...for u to judge it urself..haha..well,tt's all for e stay at e hotel...below shall be e recognition...
ok,let's start with e team members 1st..i go according to age...if not dey say i bias agn..hahahahaha...
AYU: i definitely must thank u a lot,u hav taught mi a lot in RCC, u gave mi a lot of encouragement, gave me pointers, gave me suggestions to improve myself n definitely made me push myself harder..i cant deny tt u're realli mesmerizing tt i was actly mesmerized by u n cant help fallin in love with you..but now u're e best ever sis i can possibly hav!! Love u loads n hope tis r/s will con't forever !! n i'm v v proud of u..made s'pore proud,made urself proud n u're a true legend !! BRO N SIS FOREVER !! lastly,congrats once again!!
VICTOR: well, noe u for kindda long liao le..u're oso a great supporting cast..never get tired of discussin RCC stuffs with mi,always discussin how can we make e run a beta run...how can we improve ourselves n e rest..definitely not a selfish fella..always tink of e team 1st no mater wad..congrats on gettin e award u wanna hav for so long liaoz!! u derserve it cos u put in much more effort dan mi !! way to go !! i will neva call u kor u noe y..cos u look younger dan mi la..n another thing,u're mei mei...how can i call u kor..hahahaha!!
JEROLD: tis guy i've known him for lyk 6yrs le..always a great supporting cast..in vball,was a great team mate,in soccer,another great team mate..n now in RCC,definitely another great team mate..a realli great supporting cast..need i say more?? although u may not be able to play tis yr..try again..never give up !! u'll definitely get ur chance..jiayou jiayou!!
JANUVER: wad i gotta say bout tis lil basket..he's e youngest of all,e most playful but oso has an insight of an adult.. he tot tt i was a arrogant fella,but i totally proved him wrong..n despite knowin him for onli 4-5months,it seem tt we've noe each other for dunno how long oreadi..ur spirit of never give up, which is e most impressive,allow u to persevere e tough trainings tgt wif ur studies..n u pull off everythin so well,got 2nd in ur lvl..got urself 2awards..tt's e most wonderful thing tt could ever hav happened rite ?? congrats once agn!!
BIBLIOGRAPHY
SIM KAY SOON for givin us support n words of encouragement..thankiew!!
YAZID for being e overall in charge..his presence were gd enough to calm e nerves of e team..e ever reassurance for e team...ur slpless nite while e date is drawin nearer paid off...thankiew!!
TRACY for being our team coach..givin us tips n wadeva when needed..never givin up on us..despite all e naggings,it paid off..so it's v much worth it...THANKIEW!!
PEARLYN for bein our team manager..oso givin us tips,advises n alot of stuffs...settle most of e logistics thingy..tt made us hav all e info tt is required..n ur naggings r e worst i've come across so far..e longest winded ever...wahahaha..(beta dun read,if not i die)hehe..but it all paid off ..thankiew!!
ROYCE for being e part time coach..for givin us pointers to improve ourselves..to take time out from his oreadi busy schedule to see our run n give us his invaluable comments!! thankiew!!
SP-KFC for lettin us to train in their store..although we had to wash all the things..but it's all worth while..thankiew!!
AMK-KFC for lettin us to train in their store too !! credits to their management staffs n staffs workin there..definitely had a great time there...thankiew!!
ALL TE's n Star Trainer namely Kelly,Lynette,Constance,Desi n Siti for comin down for our assessment n assess us..all ur feedbacks n comments were invaluable..it allowed us to improve ourselves n got to where we r now..thankiew!!
ALL e AMs namely Mandy,Catherine,Nancy,Michael,Raffid,Khaw,Didi n Marcie for comin down for our assessment so early in e morn every weekends..but all e early morn is worth it as all ur slp were well repaid...thankiew!!
ALL e ppl from QA namely Shalon,Tracey,Vickin Karen for makin time out to be our judges for our assessment..thankiew!!
Melinda n Gina for wakin up so early to judge us n oso be our customers at times..thankiew!!
Miao Ling n Jane for takin their time off to be our customers for most of our trainings...thankiew!!
Kannan n Irvin for wakin up so early durin e weekends to open e store for us to use.n always so accomodative to our request...thankiew!!
To every1 tt has played a part in 1 way or another for this RCC...THANKIEW V MUCH !!
N not to miss out ppl who played a even greater part in trainin mi few yrs back..all my shifu's n shimu's..n oso my store..TP-KFC...thankiew v much!!
(if i miss out any1,do not hesitate to tell me)
tt's all from mi..it's oreadi 4am..i took 2hrs to type tis post...realli realli long...had a enjoyable time readin, n rmb to leave some comments if u've read it...n thankiew for making this such a wonderful event n wonderful experience for mi!! i've tasted wad's hardwork,sweat,blood,exhuastion,tears,kisses,hugs heartbreak,sorrows,happiness..so takkaire every1 n god bless !! =))
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