New Directions (or not, just over-using the reference to Glee)

Been so lazy to update, despite being in the midst of holidays.

The most new thing right now is that I have started working part-time over the holidays. Been dreading having to do a clerical job or data entry *shudders* so I was very excited when I was given the chance to try something new - service crew to a small express-type restaurant.

Really enjoying myself because it's not desk-bound and it keeps me at my toes. Sometimes I give out flyers to help advertise but I prefer to be doing the serving and stuff - right in the thick of the action.

It's not that I don't like giving out flyers but I think serving is more exciting. So the solution is to give out the flyers fast so I can get back into the action.

After two days of giving out flyers I noticed certain things that seem to make people more prone to taking the flyers. Wearing a giant sign definitely helps because it's catchy and people think it's cute (whenever someone says, "That's cute!" I just pretend it is in reference to me and not the sign. haha). Anyway, because I think it is a bit funny to wear the sign, it's easier to smile. I must say that smiling definitely helps because some people naturally smile back when they are smiled at and even if they do not take the flyer, they still smile so it is really like my job is to make people smile. =)

I used to think that it is good to smile but honestly, smiling for no reason might make people think that I am crazy so giving out flyers is a good excuse to smile. Even the degree of the smile makes a difference: Smile without teeth, smile with only the top teeth, or full smile. It is kinda fun having my aim to make people smile rather than to finish up the flyers because after a short while I find that the flyers are all finished out anyway and it feels good to make people happy in a small way.

I only learned to take down customers' orders today and it's not as easy as I thought. Made quite a blunder in writing one particular order because I put the quantity at the right side and so it was missed that the order is actually for two and not one. The customers had to wait quite long! Thank God they were very understanding... Foreigners are generally more tolerant, that's what my colleagues say. But we still have to smile nonetheless. =)

Remember, a merry heart does good like medicine and it takes fewer facial muscles to smile than to frown.