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The
girls at this
Gloria Jeans coffee shop near my
workplace freak me out sometimes. Even if
there are a dozen or so customers lined up
as soon as I walk in they turn their heads
to look at me and then they say in a
'Charlie's Angels-like' chorus "Good morning
Marvin!". Honest, I'm not exaggerating!
Kate tagged along once to see for
herself and she was horrified. Hehehe!
It's
a bit bizarre, but I appreciate the
attention. I feel special... albeit too
special sometimes! It's a lot better than
being ignored especially if you're in a
hurry. This is not like
Starbucks at Martin Place where I lounge
around for ages. It's either a Latte,
Cappuccino or Flat White and then I'm off to
work. And of course the girls turn and say
"Have a nice day Marvin!". Yeesh! Now and
then I get a freebie, like a 2nd coffee or a
cookie. Today I got a Banana slice. Yum!
My
day was going well until I realized that one
of the burners was offline. I tried
desperately to switch the pilot light on but
it just wouldn't cooperate. You might think
that if one is not working then I still have
five burners and that should be okay. Well,
not quite. It's like closing a lane in a
highway during rush hour. It's not funny!
I
sold a lot of Garlic Breads today and heaps
of Caesar Salads and other stuffs as well. I
only sold one Veal Parmigiana... well, not
quite. Five minutes after it went out it
came back to the kitchen. Apparently the
person who ordered it didn't realize that
Parmigiana comes with cheese on top. D'uhhh!
It's
written on the menu! Plus it's common
knowledge anyway. A Veal Parmigiana is among
the most recognizable Italian dishes
anywhere in the world, even my grandma knows
it. Actually a lot of people don't even know
it's Italian, but they do know at least that
it's got cheese on top.
Anyway I had to make another one without any
parmesan. And the one that came back... I
had it for dinner so it doesn't go to waste.
Mmm... not bad, but not as good if somebody
else made it.
Any
sort of food taste better if somebody else
prepared it, don't you all agree? :)
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