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I wrote this last night as i could not sleep really well..
Why not just post it out to share with everyone.. It's the thank you speech that i'm going to read out if i win tonight for the International Student of the year..
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I would like to take this time to firstly, thank everyone for coming here today to the award ceremony.
Before I came here today, I told myself this, that regardless of whether I win tonight or not, I will still continue to work hard and give my best and continue to be an ambassador of Polytechnic West in the industry and within the campus, not just locally, but overseas in the future as well.
My name is Benjamin, and I’m turning 19 mid this year. I was born and raised in Singapore and came here after my GCE O levels examination. I first started out my studies in Swan TAFE, the former polytechnic west in 2008 from Commercial cookery, Food and Beverage Service in Cert 4, Diploma of Hospitality Management and currently doing my Advanced Diploma in Hospitality Management.
Firstly, I would like to take this time to thank Heather Jones, coordinator of International Students studying Hospitality, for taking me into the school, when I was just an under-aged student and constantly looking after me when I was doing my studies here.
I would like to thank my mum, for sacrificing so much just to send me here to a foreign country to study. Thanks for all the love, care and support for me throughout all my life.
Thank my step-dad for looking after me, when my mum is not around, working so hard to provide for everyone in the family. Thanks for giving me money to get my 1st set of uniform and tools for classes.
I would like to thank all my friends and family back home in Singapore, for always constantly sending their love and support all the way back home to me here. Thank you for always believing in me and keeping me strong and motivated for my work and studies here.
Thank my classmates, especially diploma group 1, for all the fun and joy and making my study experience here a fun-filled one.
Thank all my colleagues and ex-colleagues in Tony Roma’s and 399 Bar for teaching me so much and molding me into a better cook and bartender as the days go by, as well as always believing so much in me to progress on.
Thank all my lecturers, Angela Schlegel, Angela Lee, Kylie, Eugene Ursula for their time and hard work and their patience. Not forgetting all the baby-sitting when I was still and under aged student. Thanks for showing me what the hospitality industry is all about and making me fall in love with it deeper as I progress on in my studies here. Not forgetting Shaun Roetheli, for nominating me for this award, as well as his constant effort into spending lots of time, to mold me into preparation for World Skills State Waiter of the Year Competition, which I got 2nd position in.
Thank my Father in heaven, Jesus Christ, my Lord and my Saviour.
Lastly, to me, Polytechnic West is not just about a place where we learn and gain knowledge and additional skills about a certain industry, it is about education only. It’s about building lives, as this place has indeed shown everyone what love, passion about doing something is all about, just like what everyone, especially the lecturers here are demonstrating. Polytechnic West over the past few years has given people like me a chance to learn and grow, as well as gain a life-long skill that gave me a dream, to believe and strive on to fight for what I really want to achieve. Thank You Polytechnic West.
Thank you everyone.
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I visited Margaret Court's Church, former world no. 1 tennis player.
It's call Victory Life Centre.
Nice place. Awesome experience.
I was just sharing with Jiayi earlier about my experience there in my email to her. So thought maybe i should take some parts and write it down here.
"......... Remember i sent you a sudden email on Monday? About during my quiet time, I was prompted by the Holy Spirit to go back to church? Yup, I obeyed and went to a church this morning. Honestly speaking, when i woke up this morning, got myself ready and hop onto the bus then train from home, as I was about to reach Glendalough Train station, where the church is near at, I began asking myself, what in the world am i doing when i could still be enjoying my sleep in bed? Never the less, i carried on and walked towards Victory Life Centre, which was about 700m away from the train station.
First step as I entered, I was immediately greeted by ushers, and I was at the bookshop and small cafe area where everyone from the 1st service was fellowshipping. I was lost and i seriously look lost and i headed towards the information desk to ask for direction. It is quite a small church, about 3 stories high, look like a warehouse. I was told to head upsairs to the 3rd storey, where their auditorium was at. Immediately, i was greeted by ushers again and the 2 door ushers gave me a friendly handshake. I was there at about 10.15am, about 15 minutes before the service started. As i look into the auditorium, which probably seats about 300 to 350, it was only 25 percent full. However, as time goes by, at about 10.29, there was this thing "1 minute" shown on the screen, and you could see that everyone started to get seated down. To my surprise, the auditorium was full of people. The screen counted down again at 30 seconds, 15 seconds, 5 seconds, and 1 second. Then, the worship leader started the service.
Praise and worship was good. Presence of God was there. Although i do not know the songs, but the songs were easy to learn. Catchy tunes and easy lyrics. There was actions to 1 of their praise songs, which was great. To be honest, I've never thought that Australia will have so many people worshipping God in 1 service altogether, and seeing them really on fire for God, even though being adults. After praise and worship, a pastor got the whole crowd to go around greeting each other. Although i was seated quite back, Pastor Margaret came up and gave me a friendly handshake saying hi to me. It was really an honour to meet her and even shake her hand. Hopefully as the weeks to come, before i leave, i get to take a picture with her.
When Pastor Margaret went up stage, I had a deja-vu. A sight that I have seen it myself before, but I have never been to the church before. As pastor kong mentioned before, deja vu happens because God has shown us a glimspe of eternity, it is a God thing. Therefore, one thing i know was, I should be there at the service just now. I was guided by the Holy Spirit there.
Pastor Margaret preached today. She talked about the Glory of God. The 1st point she mentioned today was about we, being what we speak of. The words that we speak will reflect on who we are. We can't blame anyone around us for becoming who we are. These words immediately struck me, 1st 2 minutes and i was convicted. Guilty. Being from a kitchen, I always blame the stress in the kitchen for making me swear like nobody's business all the time. Even until today, i struggle with swearing and cursing all day, as in the kitchen, saying the F word is like saying please and thank you. Immediately, i can't blame anyone for myself for wanting to rely on my own strength but not God's. Pastor also mentioned about us having a crown on our head, which is the glory of God. She also told us that we have to become the light, the light of the world that shines in the darkness, as we got the light from the glory of God.
She mentioned something which I am still wondering about today, which was "Faith is no higher than our mouths". I'm still wonder about that. I don't really understand what it means. But i suppose it means when we speak, we have to speak with faith and speak of faith, not just saying things for the sake of saying.
The part of the message today that really impacted me the most was, from Exodus 34:28 to 35 and a few others later about Moses. It was basically about Moses going up to Mount Sinai to seek God. Moses really spent a lot of time with God, he fasted and prayed. When he came down, he was shining with God's glory. However, that's not all. Moses really love everyone around him that he would be willing to fall on his face to pray to God, just so that God will forgive people around him. Pastor challenged us, asked us, whether have we or are we even willing to even humble ourselves so much before God, that we will fall on our face and pray to Him, for the loves one we have and for the places we love. Pastor was challenging us whether are we willing to fall on our face, and pray to God, for Australia, for our family, for our workplaces, for our businesses. Wow. Such simple thing, but then, it was really impacting to me. I began asking myself, when was the last time that I fall on my face just to pray to God, for people around me especially, when people are praying for me. I can't be selfish anymore, I need to humble myself before him more. But she also mentioned that when we seek God, seek Him for who he is, not for the good we are going to get from Him.
In closing, she mentioned that in order to get there, successful on the top, it's out of the obedience that we have towards God in our life that gets us there. To me, I want to be up there again, even though I have been up there before, but that was without God. Imagine that I'm up there with God, how high is he going to bring me again?
At the end, Pastor asked the whole hall to join hands, and we all prayed together. It was nice. The presence of God was so strong. Extremely strong that i felt like as though inside my spirit, it was stirring on the inside of me. I almost thought i was going to have a deliverance there. I felt so much lighter when i went out of the auditorium. I felt like being totally refresh. I felt like my burden is lighter. It was really awesome. Somehow, words just can't explain that feeling, but it was just amazing.
After service, I was invited to a visitor's lounge as it was my 1st time there. I met a few nice people and even a pastor. I told them that I was from Singapore and they began talking about City Harvest. They do know who Pastor Kong is. They say that he is a awesome guy. I was telling them about in CHC, how we don't really have the opportunity to get close to him as he is always busy and having people around him. They were saying, he's going to come again this year, but i forgotten to ask when. Hopefully, I'm still in Perth then, then i'm able to get a picture and hopefully meet him.
Overall, I felt like a changed person. I no longer feel tempted to lust and swear anymore. I can feel the peace of God in me. I'm really looking forward to go back there again next week =)"
I'll be back again soon =)
Take care people =)
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That you really treated that person like a really close friend..
Someone who you can be really honest to..
Someone who you can be yourself with comfortably..
Someone who you can totally trust
Someone who loves and cares for you for who you are
Someone who respects your no matter what
Someone who thinks of you think of whenever you are down..
I did have a friend like that..
Like i said.. I "DID"
Yes.. Past tense..
Because, of something that she told me, that made me don't want to be there for her anymore..
She shouldn't have said it the other night..
Until today, I just want to break off all ties between me and her..
Each time she try to come and talk to me..
I just shut myself off her..
Until that night, i just told her..
I can't face her anymore..
Each time i face her, I just don't know what to say..
All i know now is,
We can never be and go back to what we used to be already..
7 years of friendship.. Ruined in just 1 night..
That very night.. of January...
That night, when I was already very down..
You hurt me..
Goodbye my friend..
Thanks for being my friend..
At least for that 7 years..
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Wow..
Just Amazing..
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With your actions and thoughts..
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However, it brings out the worst of a human being..
Just like how it brings the worst out of me..
Making me doing things and saying things that people who know me vaguely will be shocked..
Especially my CG members..
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I saw my 1st ever crush of Australia,
I met her a long time ago when i 1st came to australia..
She has really changed a lot..
Not just only in character, where she looks happier and more out-going out,
but she has become more beautiful as well..
Somehow when i saw her, i felt a "thud" in my heart, and it was really beating..
Somehow, I felt that all my confidence disappeared..
It's like she has drifted so far away..
I can't bring myself to talk to her..
All i could do in the end,
was to stay in one corner,
watch her and remain silent..
And see her walk away..
Further and Further...
Good bye girl..
Take care..
Will always remember you definitely..
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Here's your itenary for this upcoming week:
- Complete S.W.O.T for University Club @ UWA
- Marketing Promotion and Review Method for Bistro
- Cleaning Checklist for Bistro's Closing Procedure
- Feedback Form - Bistro
- Stock-taking Sheet (Bistro)
- Time out sheet for staff in Bistro
- Marketing Part 1 - 4Ps
- Complete Peformace Appraisal Checklist for Monitor Staff
- Prepare yourself for your marketing assignment for your presentations
- Recruit Staff Part 1 - Job Roles and Responsibilities
- Marketing part 2 - Ideas to develop 3 Flyers for Greco's
- Further thinking for Business Plan
Part 1 to 6 is to be done by Thursday (25th Feb Night)
Part 7 onwards is to be done over the weekends
Just to let you know that you have
- Badminton at Rosmonyne with Willy at 7.30pm on tuesday (call ben chai to ask about racket)
- Badminton at Vic Park (remember to pay norm)
- Badminton Be Active Tournament at Kingsway 9am Saturday
- Work Wed, 9.30am to 2pm
- Work Thurs, 5pm to 10 pm
- Lunch Appointment with Mihee and Mel, Wed 2pm
- Make booking at Bentley Pines Restaurant for Mihee (4th March), and Family (17 March)
That's all for now sir, any problems please update me again.
Regards,
Your Secretary,
Benjamin Tan =)))
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How do you tell someone that you're so sick and tired of that person's negativity that at times, when that person is being negative agian, you just wanna strangle that person, or just close the conversation, or just wanna scream at that person..
Because all the time, due to this, you just feel so exhausted.. Feel like you're wasting your time at times.. It's just so damn bloody frustrating..
How how how??? Hmmmmm...
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