Demi Cuisines

11012018

Today is another usual day.

Went to work this morning, done the inventory and make a lists of order.

Kinda tired for the past two days of sleepless nights but I am still smiling.

Breakfast shift ain’t that bad, had fun chatting with my regular guests and new guests’ too.

Now, I’m sitting here at the office observing my trainee (let him do what I taught him).

He’s doing fine. A bit more of focus and he will be there. 

Time will come I know he can run his own restaurant soon.

Keep posted. 

Talk to you soon.

10312018

Hola!

How are you today?

A basic question that until now, I’m not sure if the person asking is really concerned about your day or it is just a regular question that pops up every time you met.

Many of us, if not most is stuck. Stucked in a sense that you wanted to do something but you can’t. I strongly believe you have been into that situation too if not today, right now or any other day.

That is how I feel.

Weird feeling that I wanted to do more but something is shutting me off. Inside me, there is a strong force, something a vibration that I can’t resist. I don’t want to prejudge though I know that it is the right thing to do.

What is missing or holding me back? Seriously?

A question I need to answer. It has been 5 long years and it always haunts me. What is this inside me that wants to break out and explode in no time?

I knew deep inside me the answer.

How to bring it out? Still discovering… >>>

10292018

Hitting 3 birds with 1 stone. Remember this phrase?

How is that? I used to be a guy who finds solution to any circumstance. And honestly, I still am.

Way back 2006, I was a general assistant at one of the busiest restaurants in the island and I was assigned in the catering department. My supervisor is away for 6 weeks and I was tasked to lead the team of 6 guys. It was December by then and party every where, left and right almost every day. With regular deliveries for breakfast, lunch and dinner to our regular exempt companies I need to be ahead of time preparing schedules, calling extra staff for functions (5 functions at a time atleast). I am glad that we have 6 vans and an open bed truck as a back up. At the same time, I need to do ordering for drinks and prepare these drinks for the guys to pick up for their functions.

Are you still with me? To cut it short, here are the things I did to do 3 things on a single trip.

I prep a lists to order a day ahead ( I have 4 vendors to deal with).

1. Walk in to work at 8 a.m. and make the first call. Not all vendors were happy to deliver if you order a case of beer. I need to pick this one up. Then make another call and so on.

2. Readiing my delivery (8:30 a.m.) for lunch since other guys are loading the trucks with their own deliveries and functions afterwards.

3. Deliver (11:15 a.m.) the food to the site, pick up (11:45 a.m.) my order on the way back and start (12:15 p.m.) to load my truck with my function in the evening before having my lunch.

In total it is not only three, but more things had been done in a short period of time.

There are more of these stories. Some happen randomly and some didn’t notice the difference of doing multiple things in just doing things.

Have you had the same scenarios?

Enough for this for now. I want to share ideas with you. Besides, I don’t want to take much of your time unless you want to read more about My Stories.

Regards,

Denver Balanag

Consultant | Entrepreneur

https://demicuisines.com

10262018

I’m glad you follow.

I would like to introduce my self before we go further. I don’t want you to think that I am only available online or should I say a virtual person.

I am a real person just like you and we can do a video chat or even meet when time permits.

I am Denver, soon you will see in my features that I came from Asia. But hold on… Not everybody agree that I am Asian. When I talked to people and asked them to guess where I came from they would say India, some would even say I am from the Middle East. Well some I would say is quite good in guessing. And yeah, I am a Filipino. It is kinda hard sometimes to convince them and the only reaction you get was this “Seriously???”.

I am not used to talking to people, well, at least when I was still in school years back then. And soon as I joined the job industry, I need to be open and start talking to people, different people with different culture and dialects. I was mesmerized that I thought it is hard to communicate but, soon as you talk to them the feeling is just amazing that you are in a conversation. The moment you exchange couple of words seems you know each other for a long time.

I have worked in the marketing and sales, have taught in the college for couple of years and worked in the hospitality industry for over 9 years.

Honestly, I don’t want to share this. When I was in high school, I got bullied. Not once but many times. I am glad it just pass through. I feel a bit irritated because I come from the province and my classmates call me “promdi”. It bothers me for a week and after that I just let it go or should I say I got immune to bullying.

Here is another thing for you, I was denied several times in my US Visa application.

How is that?

I am trying to be as honest as I could, presenting all the documents needed and paid the application fees. Few times denied overseas and once in my motherland.

I am not shy to share this with anybody and I don’t need any sympathy either.

I knew that it is part of the process or should I say experience. Process of what? I was not even given a special reason why my applications are denied. Of course I asked for the reason and the immigration officer always give me two answers. 1. You did not meet the criteria to be granted a US visa.

What is it so that I can fix it?

2. You can re-apply after 6 months or worst go to a lawyer and make your case.

Wow! Well, all I wanted is to visit my sister in Philadelphia with her family who is living there, now a citizen, for 10 years as a Professional Nurse. Plus the thing that it is more cheaper to fly home compare to my regular route. Anyhow, it is what it is.

I met different people across the globe already. I have work with Sri Lankans, Bangladeshis, Indians, Zceck people, Russian, Nepalese, Italian, British and of course Bermudian to name a few. Also have been to different countries in Asia, Europe and Middle East.

There is still something missing. I am not sure what it is.

I deliver in the job, I can tell that I am one of the guys to work with and yet every time I spend time in the day at work an inner gut is telling me a different thing.