I visited Sharon!

After Sharon (the ex-coffee lady) came visit me the other day, I decided to do the same and pay her a visit as well. She now works at Old Chang Kee at the Velocity shopping center at Novena.

So last Saturday, when I had finish my English class, I decided to pay her a visit. I had to rush a bit as she finishes work at about 2 -3pm. It was initially hard to find as her directions were not very clear. She had told me to take the left exit from the MRT and I got lost and had to walk a long distance. This was followed by a few phone calls as well as asking around, before finally finding her.

She's working in a small stall with 4 people. 3 were Chinese workers. 2 of them worked in the kitchen cooking up stuff while another two, including Sharon, were at the front attending to customers. They were really busy and business seems good. While the working hours is shorter (6am to 2pm), there is almost no rest time as there is almost always someone there buying something. This must be a tough 8 hour job. At least in my currentl role, I am able to take a short rest during the "off-peak" hours of the day, despite the longer hours.

Due to the nature of her work, we hardly got a chance to talk as she was always serving customers. After a few short chats, I decided not to cause her too much trouble and decided to take a walk in the shopping center. At least I got to visit her... as she is a good friend indeed!

Sharon came to visit me!

As I write this, I just ended my second week making coffee after my ex-colleague, Sharon, who used to make coffee left. Today, I had a pleasant surprise when at about 3.30pm, she walk into our work place and said hello.

I asked her what brought her here and she just said she wanted to visit us because she missed us. While work at Old Chang Kee is fun (she said), she still missed this place as she had worked here for a little over 4 years.

Sharon (that's her name), asked me how I was getting on and I told her I was struggling... yes still struggling but doing ok and learning all the time. I had lots of questions for her. Which customer wants their coffee really thick? How much sugar should I add? When should I replenish the coffee powder etc... etc...She was innundated with questions from me. Nevertheless, she was really helpful and did her best to answer all my questions. I really appreciate her visit as it helps answer many questions I had.

Sharon works from 7am to 3pm and hence she has a big part of the afternoon off, which is good for her. At least she will find some time to do some of her own things. They work 8hrs day with one day off a week. Quite nice actually.

We had a good chat and I made her a cup of coffee. Time really flies when you are having fun. Well, it got to 6pm really quick and Sharon and I walked to the MRT together.

We had a good talk and I promise to visit her soon!