Thank you SR, the place where my bartending and nightlife journey all started. The place where I met great customers and colleagues who made great mentors that guided me to achieve more in my life, and learnt so much more about myself.
Walking through chinatown and seeing the signboard that leads towards ann siang hill always make me feel like I am going back home. The feeling never fades. The enthusiasm, passion and love to head to work back then still lingers every time I pass by the vicinity. It can't be put through in words, maybe it's the people there, maybe its the rooftop environment that made me fall in love, maybe it is just my comfort zone, or maybe the first is always unforgettable.
I have always longed to go back. Back to being behind the rooftop bar where it all started. I wanted to continue the journey where I left off, but i never had the opportunity to. And I guess, I will never be able to as well. I gave up the opportunity to stay in the SR team back then, because I wanted to achieve more in the bartending field and I know I didn't want to stay put and achieve more as a floor staff.
Now that I am offered better learning opportunity that could bring my bartending career further, I wanted to be back, back in my comfort zone, back to where I would call a home, back to screening room.
Stepping back in SR today, I realized the place have expanded, the feel have changed. SR is still the rooftop bar I have the most fond memories in, with the same table settings, same POS system, same environment with the same few people whom I will never get sick of talking to, but something just felt different, and it can't be put through in words. I guess everyone have been growing and changing through times, and I should stop looking back on what I have lost and what could be gained from the past and start working on what I have now.
Given a chance to come back to this place where i called home, with the position i once yearned for, i hope its still all worthwhile even if it means giving up on my job now that have greater career prospect. And i hope it would bring me back the peace and joy that i used to have.
After all, I just want to be happy.
And i know even if i meet fked up colleagues and bosses, at least i would be happy to take it all for the few people i love in there. And now, its time to learn people management, and most importantly learning to handle myself and keep getting better.
After all, I just want to be happy.
And i know even if i meet fked up colleagues and bosses, at least i would be happy to take it all for the few people i love in there. And now, its time to learn people management, and most importantly learning to handle myself and keep getting better.
