~ De Journeys ~: Protocol & Social Etiquette Course

24 January 2008, Thursday

Today, my time is utilized with programs.

Wake up at 7.30am then went to gymnasium at 8.00am with Chiew Boey. To our shock, there are so many people there although so early. Finished gym at 9.30am. We had a packet of Nasi Lemak in the canteen and walked back to hostel at 10.00am. So tired and sleepy BUT cannot sleep!!

Rest a while and start to boil Chinese herb tea. After that cook porridge for lunch. Inside, I put potato slices and ‘Bak Gua’. Not bad, hehe! Then, eat with anchovies fried by grandma. Nyam! Nyam!

At 2.30pm, we went to the Centre for University-Industry (UIL) to hand up the ‘Suggestion Form’ of the preferred internship company by bus. After that, we walked to mall. Huah!! So so so hot… The sunshine could burn my skin. My bf and I walked around the mall and waited for UNIC bus to come and fetch us to Executive Development Centre (EDC) UUM for Protocol & Social Etiquette Course. There are around 250 students attend the course.

For the first two hours, we listened to lecture by a lecturer from the Faculty of Hospitality. At first, everyone was very excited attending the course but it ends up being boring at the earlier part. The lecture is about how to dress up and how to communicate in a proper manner during a formal function. Some of us talking to each other and some of us took out our handphone and play game! hehe... good student?

(Rest 1 hour)

8.00pm. The time that most of us waiting for. Time for dinner!! But of course need to eat in a proper manner treat it as a formal function. We’re taught how to use cutleries provided to dine. Seems to be easy; just take the cutleries and eat. NO! There’s full of style and manner. Different dish different way of eating. You know how? We have hard time but enjoyable.

We had mushroom soup, oriental bun, chicken chop set and dessert. Yummy! Yummy! The food was not bad if not being fussy. He!

First dish (Appetizer) - Oriental Bun