Exhale

Today was a fun , albeit slightly painful, experience (literally)

Wore the platforms instead of the courts. Uglier. But slightly more comfortable. Toes still ached while I walked though. Sylvia had nice shoes! She came hobbling in this morning so I asked if she wanted to swap footwear but unfortunately her shoes didn't fit me. She opted to go barefoot later on after she stumbled and fell down the stairs. Yuehao, Anj and Elaine wore three-piece suits! I want one!

Took a test to discover our working personalities during the career workshop. I have the Inspiring/Domineering persunality-type. Interesting insight, but the stereotyping went a bit overboard; the way the course instructors said it, you would be inclined to think that all I-people are giggling freaks and all the D-people would burst an artery by the time they hit 28.

Then had a break. We didn't eat because we were still foolishly believing ESeah ~ that a free lunch would be provided during the dining and etiquette course - I mean, that's why she told us to bring our own cutlery right? To makan? Well, we turned out to be wrong and right. There was a meal - but it was just one meal and only the 3 volunteers who were demonstrating how to use the cutlery ate it while we watched! Feel so cheated :|

Some interesting facts:
1. When you dine, fold your napkin diagonally and place it over your lap. You should actually sit on one end of the napkin so should it fall off your lap, you can just flip it back up.

2. The napkin is just "for show". You do not actually use it while eating. So, keep tissue handy. Always fold your napkin neatly and leave it on the table if you need to leave for the washrooms etc.

3. Apprently, you aren't really supposed to change the side on which your cutlery's on. So if the salad fork's placed on the left side of the table and you want to use your right hand, pick up the fork with your left hand, place it on your plate and then discreetly switch to your right hand to pick it up again!

4. Never spit out hot/very spicy food into your napkin. Drink water and smile and tolerate.

5. When using hands to eat chicken wings, use only 3 fingers [from each hand] when holding up the wing. It looks "neater" and better.

6. If you cannot finish the food/you don't want to eat it, eat about 80% of the dish anyway and 'arrange' the uneaten bits to the side of the plate so it looks "neater".

7. When eating the bread, the correct way to eat it is to break it up into bite sized pieces, butter it and pop it into your mouth. Repeat until you finish the entire thing.

8. Avoid seafood [crabs, lobsters] as far as possible.

I never knew there were that many rules to observe while eating. I'v been eating in front of the TV ever since Power Rangers with just a spoon :|

posted by Jeanne @ 9:13 PM