Villa di Parma: June 2010

Friday, 18 June, 2010

When the bosses are not around......

When the Bosses are not around....

Someone had the time to....

make a nice 3 layer Latte....

take a nice picture......

show it to the lady boss....

almost one year later...

"See, nice Latte right?"

Hmm.... I wonder who made this and for who? ; )

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p.s. We are proud to have Team Members that take pride in what they do. Even when Bosses were not around... they choose to ~~practice~~ play with food / beverage in order to better oneself and improve on their skills ; ) Yes....we "play" while we work. We like to have fun ; )

Have you receive a doggie, a sword or a flower from us?

No?

Ah.....come visit us and discover the child in you.

Cheers!

Monday, 7 June, 2010

Grief

James, the brother of Jesus once said,

“Life is like a mist.

It appears for a little while and then vanishes.”

Being in the F&B Industry, we are seen as the Service Provider, whereby you, readers / guests of the restaurants; are the Consumers. However, because we are in the “people industry”, there are times whereby our regular guests became our acquaintance, and for some, subsequently, friends.

Can friendships develop from a mere

Service Provider – Consumer relationship?

Sure; but when and how?
Well, I don’t really know until today.

Perhaps........

Grief – the sharing of grief, I realized today………
may be one indicator.

Strangely, when I was ordering the wreath, I couldn’t bring myself to order the usual arrangement with standees. I also couldn’t bring myself to even put the name of the restaurant down on the card.

This time, emotions are involved.

Instead of the standard practices, I

• handwrote the note….

• omitted the name of the restaurant….

• selected an arrangement familiar to what I got for my grandma….

• made the home visit alone.......

The frailty of life…

The grieving process….

Sign………..

In times of bewilderment, turmoil & perplexity, I cling on to this:

“And the peace of God which transcends all understanding

will guard your hearts and your minds

in Christ Jesus.” Phil 4:7

D, F; you know what I’ve written on the card…….
take care my Friends....

till we meet for a pizza again…….

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Note: Wanted to insert a nice pic with this post, but sorry, couldn't decide on a suitable one...nothing is nice enough fo rnow. Please bear with me on this simple, wordy, no pic post. I am currently not exactly in the mood to find "a nice pic". I am sure you understand.