Chefie’s World

My dear readers,

Right now, I’m off in some distant common country – learning and having a grand vacation time. And of course, eating! hehehe.

I will post more stories, pictures and recipes soon.

Also, I would like to thank you all for the love and support. Because of you, I was mentioned in one of the most influential blogs for 2008.

http://www.influentialblogger.net/2008/07/week-13-top-10-emerging-influential.html

Again, thank you so much!!

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If you look at the description of my blog it states that it will make you go through the life of a chef, his experiences, trials and others….so what have I’ve been doing the past month….tons of work that posting wasn’t a priority or that I didn’t have the inspiration to do any writing since all my time was and is spent on teaching…and other events of the day. The joy of teaching sometimes takes its toll but not in teaching itself but in other areas I love doing, I stopped blogging, exercising and you might say, have a life…since there are so much lives I have to educate, shower and share my learnings and insights while they share their own lives with me. I just started three sections of pastry classes three weeks ago and it has again energized me to do what I truly enjoy the most. Over 50 students with different personalities are slowly sharing a part of themselves and in the process I realize what the real reason for them being a part of the class really is. So much activeness, energy and vitality in all of them, I hope.
I also realize that since cooking is still the main objective of their course, pastry is not a skill they really like and would rather just pass it, but I really ask for something more. They still have to at least to fulfill certain standards and pass it. Some students even realize that pastry is a part of culinary that they enjoy and are thinking of pursuing as a career.
Aside from all these work, I also had a short overnight trip to Davao, to attend my student’s legacy buffet dinner…I had to since they sent me the ticket but most of all they were touched by me…Hahaha…it was a very successful dinner, well planned and organized and beautiful interiors with an ambience just right for good dining. I congratulate them, Batch 5 of our Certificate Program, thanks Allyne for bringing me back to Davao for making me feel that there are people who are true to their word and will do their best in any endeavor.
After seven months, I asked a former friend to return some books and things I wanted back. Happily, he replied but never returned them until the intervention of another friend. I try my best to keep my word, every favor I do as much I can, if I can help, I help but when a person expresses a thought and there must be action done, I usually take that very seriously, and that’s what makes us all professionals…why can’t other people be just like that….that’s why it’s a former…..
I don’t want to waste my time with all these people who have nothing else to pursue but to use other people, I have grown this old not to face them but who I am to judge that’s why real friends never leave you, others come and go.