Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Week 2 _ Two paragraphs

R200603674 Eun-Jin Hyun

 

An Experience with the Worst Waiter

 

            Service position can be more difficult than just making practical merchandises since it requires strong mental strength. Customers, however, do not consider their effort as an option but as a mandatory. Therefore, meeting a very rude waiter is quite a displeasing event leaving an unforgettable impression. Russia, where it still has its communism traits, is a place easy to find the worst waiters someone could ever imagine. When I was in Novosibirsk, a city in middle of Siberia, there was a family restaurant which looked like the Russian version of "Outback Steakhouse." With my Chinese friends, as we entered the restaurant a blonde hair waitress with emerald green eyes stared at us with a very dismal face making us even sorry to interrupt her break. Without moving her facial muscle, she asked us bluntly whether we wanted the smoking area or not. After we were seated, we asked for any recommendations and the reply from the doll-like waitress was very simple and precise.

"All." She mumbled.

Trying to mask our frustration with a grin, we ordered a smoked mutton dish and a beef tongue. After 30 minutes we got our meals but found a dead fly lying along with asparagus on my dish. Immediately, although my Russian speaking skills was very limited, I complained to that waitress for a refund or a new dish. However, this pretty waitress suddenly thrust a finger before me and swiped the fly away.

            "Now it's clean. You can eat it now. You're not going to die anyway." She said, with obvious irritation in her voice.    

We were so mad but had no choice to keep silent since there were three guards in black uniforms staring at us. They were about to roar at us if we just spat a single word. Except the dish which had a fly, we did eat our supper and paid reluctantly. Because of the rude service, we did not want to give any tips, so we just swiftly left. As soon as the door was closed, however, we heard the waitress's voice shouting at us.

            "You got all the service and this is what you pay for? Don't you ever come back!" She yelled furiously.

As she warned us, we never went back or even close to that restaurant. Thanks to this waitress, I have learned that meeting polite waiters can be a hard chance sometimes.  

 

 

 How to Throw a Surprise Birthday Party for a Friend

 

            By just shouting the word "surprise" can make a normal party into something special and unique. For those, especially high school students who want to make it more dramatic with less money, several steps are recommended to follow. First, a fight between best friends is crucial. Making a group fight and urging the birthday girl or boy to choose one side would be effective. At this point, the birthday person gets frustrated by seeing their friends getting into a severe argument and completely forgets about the birthday. The thing he or she might only consider is how to solve this problem. While the birthday person is caught in mind, one team gets the cake and some birthday crackers and for distraction, the other starts to blame the birthday person for not mediating. The birthday person may get upset and have another quarrel as scheduled. Before it gets worst like a physical fight or insulting, the friends would end the argument in a very silly way, such as saying "I got angry because I was just practicing for the Oscars!" Then as soon as possible bring up the cake and crackers to the site and shout "Surprise! Happy Birthday!" All that is needed is just a small cake, a few crackers with beloved friends who are good at keeping secrets.    

 

 

1 comment:

  1. Sorry...again.... I thought my email wasn't sent properly..so I sent the same assignment.. Please comment on the later one. Sorry for making it confusing...:((((

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