My first VIP event

2 days, 48 hours.. Another feat i completed after going back Ritz. Work for 42hours for Fri and Sat. Both start work at 6am..

Brief break down for the 2 days

Fri
6am: Prepare Coffee Station
8am-10am: Slacking
11am: Coffee Break, only clear stuff
1130am: Lunch
1pm: Prepare to TURNOVER!!!
2pm: Start turnover !
530pm: Reinforcement have arrived
730pm: Dinner, Nokia Dinner & Dance
12mn to 4am: OT

Sat
6am: Prepare Coffee Station
8am-10am: Slacking(sitting in silver store, eyes close)
11am: Coffee Break, only clear stuff
1130am: Lunch
1pm: Turnover
2pm: Help to clear M9, not under Ballroom
430-530pm: Slack, sleep, bath
530pm: Evening staffs arrived + briefing
12mn-2am: OT

Was mentally prepared when i booked for these 2 days. Heard that there will be many turnovers, Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. But didn't really turn out that bad. I only involved in turnover from conference setup to dinner setup, 1 turnover better than 2!

Conference setup, means the whole ballroom arranged with slim table (rectangle in shape) usually 3 pax to 1 table, sometimes also can use round table. Estimated pax for the morning is about 350. So do the maths on how many slim tables are inside and required to be cleared for dinner.

Removing of table not a major issue, next is the entering of 60plus round tables + EXTENSIONS. Extension is the killer.. With only 4-6 guys in under ballroom, carrying them in is a big chore. Not to mention pushing in of chairs.

Floor manager for the morning is Grace. Didn't exchange any conversation, other than orders. But ok, nothing much in the morning. Khor working at M9, no cock stories from him.
Dinner is smooth sailing for me. All experience staffs, still got time to walk around, chit chat. Haha!

Highlight for the day is a comment i received form a new manager, Adrian. Argh! Really triggered my nerve for a moment, spoil them for a couple of hours. He saw me ironing organza the other day, commented i like to do girls job, keep asking that i wear skirt or pants. I thought he was joking. Before the dinner start for Fri, i was doing skirting for the side station (instructed by houseman, Alan) . Then this guy came to Kian Pong (captain) who is in front of me when I'm doing skirt, asked him why put me in OT list when i can only do girls job.. Like previously, keep asking whether is wear pants or skirt (for info, Ritz does not have skirts for female staffs also). I still though he was joking, laugh and went off to do another table.

After skirting a few other tables, i just don't feel right about his comments. Thinking that his jokes does not match his expression. Maybe i worked from morning. Blood pressure abit on the high side. Complained to a few staffs during dinner break. He is not well-like by many staffs hence quite a few just tell me to ignore him. Or sometimes end up, they doing the ranting.

Pleasant thing is, end of the function. He ask me to find him, because i was standing by the side like a bouncer looking at the guests dancing. Kanna disturbed a few sentence then he ask to go for my supper break till 1230, 10mins earlier then the others. Guess he is not that bad after all. Just another Khor-trying-hard-to-be. Next time when see him, try not to slack around can liao, but girl's job i will still do!! haha!

OT, we are let off at 3am for those working early morning next day. No need to arrange back to the slim table for conference, reuse the round tables. Pretty easy, another house man even told me that i can leave as early as 2plus.

Picture of the day
Door gift for Nokia D&D

Saturday is a painful day for me. By the time i lay on bed is already 4plus. Morning 6am, I'm the only guy reported on time, rest are 1hr later. Some more morning i do not need to do anything. So ended up sleeping in the silver store, with another 2 female staffs ironing organza next to me.

Turnover this time, isn't as tough as 2pm staffs are more than enough. So end up helping M9 to clear up the area. Shift all the tables, extension and broad tables back to ballroom.. Sweat till underwear wet wet man~ Finish at around 4, houseman, Wang Qi allowed us to take a 20mins break. So Kuswandi and i went to sleep in silver store. Until 445pm, we went to bath and straight to dinner break. haha!

Here comes the highlight for the day!
I was in the VIP group for the wedding dinner. Group mates are Chew Hung n Lian Yin. haha!! Most fortunate man for the whole night, even Andrew also envy! Both girls been in the line for 4 years! Super super lao jiao. Got them around, sky also wouldn't drop on me. haha!!

All the tears of joys soon become sweat of anxiety when i need to do Fan Fare as VIP. Means last to walk on the red carpet and serve the wedding couple their first course platter. Imagine everyones' focus and cue is on me! Hands by the time reach the couple are trembling so much that the food on the platter got slightly messed up.

3 years working in this line, never so panic before. Just like first day on work. Everything keep asking them what to do. Anyway that's all for my virgin VIP experience. I decided to pamper myself with some dishes from the dinner. Went to office to help myself.

OT is the most no effort kind. Break till 1315 then go back ballroom. only help out for 45mins.


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