elusivek | Murphy’s Law

Erm... so... today was the day for that Labour Department mandated industry-safety (Hospitality) license exam thingamajig.

The staff were surprised to see me, a foreigner-looking person. I decided to play along this time. I asked if they are sure there will be an English paper for me. They guaranteed me a yes.

There was a mid-morning break, and I walked out to the balcony to have a look at the scene. Macau Tower in the middle in the far end, and the tall buildings further back (in the middle of the photo, just in front of those mountains) and that's China already.

Did the almost all-day training, though that was in Chinese. Wasn't that bad. Got to cram a little more facts that I had overlooked. Lunch was at the dim sum place of this hotel. Pretty nice, I liked the lunch.

Waiting area at the restaurant, and restaurant interior

Wall decorations. This was so cool!

We were 6 people and so we ordered quite a bit.

The view from our table. This is all China. We call this the "inner harbor"

Anyway, after lunch, it was revision, and then exam time. The Labour Affairs Bureau people were late coming in, and, the biggest joke of all, "Forgot to bring the English version of the exam." While I could read Chinese, I wasn't confident in actually doing the exam in Chinese. A few people (staff) simpered at me and asked me if I wanted to write the test still. I said I spent the whole day there for the training, I'm not coming back again another day for the training again. If I pass, I get the license, but if I fail, it does not count into my file (we can fail 2 times, and then we need to do another test but at the Labour Affairs Bureau, which is a bother). They just shrugged. I know they can't promise me anything, but I had to make a token protest!

While the test was going on, the Labour Affairs Bureau invigilator came by my table and asked if I could understand. I answered, even if I couldn't understand it, they don't have an English paper for me... passive aggressive, yes, but that sent her scampering back.

Anyway. I passed. Phew. Here's my license with this photo I took in Seoul a few years back. It was all the rage to get your passport photo or career bio photo taken in Korea because they'll photo manip your photo until you look good... LOL... this is the first time I've used that photo. I look like my Mom there...

When we left, the temperatures suddenly dropped, and it was so cold... it was just 5pm, but I decided to screw my job and just go home.

The dog and the cat just slept on me to get warm. *rolls yes*