Showing posts with label Bar Management. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bar Management. Show all posts

'Le Bar Management Finals

Mga etiketa: , , , , , - Wednesday, October 31, 2012


Hey stars!♥

I know I always update you regarding my Bar Management subject. Links to old post are listed below. Since the semester ended already, I wanna let you know what happened with my Finals.

Preparation:
Being the head of the Physical Appearance of the venue, I shall organize, conceptualize and put into reality every design we've talked about, the layout we kept making to maintain the space and proper allocation of everything that will be needed by our section. I can say, as a leader, I really don't do much "do this", "do that" unless I see my members doing and sharing nothing for the betterment. Good thing that my members are punctual enough and they even share some helpful thoughts. So, the preparation went really good and I can say that the room looked really fab and nice. It really matched our theme and it was really, really nice talaga. Besides the job of our committee, the over-all chairman, my friend, made every detail possible and she even did some of the task of our group. She's one great leader, I'm telling you. I admire her, really! :D ♥

Finals Proper:

Photo shoot for our Finals.
What I wore for our finals. ♥
Something to match my cocktail, Apol Jagger :)
I was number 11. I belong to the part of the section that would do Classical Mixing. I knew nothing about it and I will be the first one to do it. My mind went "afadfbdahahgvdfahbnabnncjanjnanacn" when I heard that they called me and asked to prepare because I'll be the next presenter. 

You know what happened? There's something about Classical Mixing that they told us to use white gloves. I already practiced my grip with white gloves. Then, someone told me before I was about to enter the room that we were supposed to use disposable gloves. Silly I was, I hurried and asked if I can get one. Next thing I knew was that, I ruined my routine. I slipped everything from my hand. My grip on my white gloves practice was 10/10, with what I used on the performance itself, I had 1/10 grip (yes, with disposable gloves). I cannot open the bottle well, place the cap on my finger gaps, pour wine and use the strainer, as well. Everything went YEHEY!! to BOOHOO, Boo that freak!

I cannot forget that moment. I thought I was going to fail. My world was shattered. I cannot blame anyone, because I believed and trusted. All I did was wear my sunglasses and cried. I cried a river. I cannot stop. I even managed to put make-up onto my classmates while crying. My friends were such a sweetheart for staying by my side and asked me to stop and kept me the words "everything's gonna be fine". 

After crying, crying and crying. I changed to our Bar Shirt .
I stopped and felt great after my classmate asked me why I was crying and I said the reason and she replied that I received a high grade. I asked her how did she knew? She said, she was sitting at the back of the judges and saw the evaluation sheet. There! I got 77/100 ♥ HAPPY! Despite of the spills, disposable gloves and all hurrah, I was able to get a passing grade! BOOHOO, Boo that freak to YEHEY YEHEY YEHEY!

After the Bar Finals, they went to our house to celebrate my birthday and had a booze until 6am. Like heeeey? :) HAHA!

So there, I shall end my Bar Management posts with a whooping 2.0 grade. (Which is a very flattering grade for a hard subject). Even though I had no hand-eye coordination for the flair assessments and Midterm, thoughts of that freaking disposable gloves and being a head of the Physical Appearance, I can say that, I FINISHED THE SUBJECT without failing it and I was able to overcome my fears throughout the semester. ♥




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Oct 12: Apol Jagger, Flair Assessment

Mga etiketa: , , - Friday, October 12, 2012

Sorry for the late spill! :) I am just so happy to say that, what I will be doing for my Bar Management Finals is "Apol Jagger" *tenenenenenenententenen* ♥ Yes, my first cocktail!! You know what's cooler than that? I passed the two cocktail proposals (so that my professor can pick or have something as a spare cocktail if ever one of them is not approved) and yes, you got it right, the two cocktails were approved and my professor just asked my classmates present there which one I will be making and they chose Apol Jagger. :) 

Yes! So now, the thing is, I am now deciding what I would be wearing. We have to dress up according to our cocktail. I got Apol Jagger right? and it's from the song, Moves like Jagger. I googled the definition of the song and it goes like, "the ability of a man to impress a girl with his own style, sense of fashion and dance moves". Meaning, I got to dress up with my own pick-me-up style. ♥ I am really happy with it, since I got the chance to find something I am comfortable with. I would go with leather, glitters and studs! :>

Another requirement before the laboratory exam is the flair assessment. Yes, I am not good with flairing, throwing bottles, catching and other moves. My hand-eye coordination is really poor. But guess what, hours ago, we just had the assessment. I was able to do everything except Snake Grab & Tap, which is really an I-know-right thing for me. Since I knew that I won't be able to do it. The good thing is I got flat 1.0 with the other advanced flair moves. Surprising it may seem, but yes, I was able to do it. Happy Apol here! 

Today is also the birthday of my dear classmate, Mommy Kim, as we call her. Although I wasn't able to come to her celebration, I just wished that they would have a good time on her place. 
Happy Birthday, Mommy Kim! ♥
***If you'll be able to read this ;-) 


Apol Jagger and Star Apol ♥

Mga etiketa: , , , , , , - Friday, October 5, 2012

Holla! How's everything going? I hope all is good with y'all because with mine, I am really in great joy and happiness with everything I am having and achieving right now. 
Wanna know why? Read on! :)

Being a HOTEL AND RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT student, one of our major subject is Bar Management. As part of our final exam, we are instructed to make our very own cocktail with a section-wide base, Basi wine, and our choice of modifiers, garnish and glass. Sounds good, huh? Yeah, it really is. I enjoyed the whole time I am conceptualizing and debating with the different ingredients I will be using and the supposed-to-be appearance of my work. It came out really well and I am really pleased with the result.

Before presenting my cocktails, let me please remind you that:
The choice of Modifiers, Garnish and Glass are based from my preference. No hate! ♥


Apol Jagger ♥
I named it that way, all because of some trip by my friends. I heard it sound well and decided to use it instead. But I really thought of naming it Apol Jagger, not only it was my Facebook name, but because it gives me this unique identity that will put some great move with my soft and subtle name, Apol. Also, every time I hear "Moves like Jagger" by Maroon 5 on a bad day, it will really put a smile on my face and every thing will straighten up and move how it was supposed to be. :) 



Star Apol ♥
Yes, just like my blog, instagram and twitter accounts; I called my second masterpiece as Star Apol. I really love hearing those words. Why? As my constant explanation goes; 
Just like the stars up in the sky, hard to reach, -- goes like my dreams. I may not be able to have it today or tomorrow; but one thing's for sure: with pure love and effort, I'll be able to reach it one day. ♥ 



That's it! I hope you had fun reading this. By the way, I am really happy that my cocktails were approved and the one that I'll be making on Oct. 19 is "Apol Jagger", my first cocktail. ♥ :) Catch my update about my finals! Yeeeaaayyy!! 


All about the Bar

Mga etiketa: , , , , , - Wednesday, September 5, 2012

It's been so long since my last update/ blog post. Yeah.
School was, as always, busy, nerve and head wracking. So many things to do at school plus the requirements. *breathe in, breathe out* But, as always, I am really enjoying school. Since, I already experienced a good Flair Midterm, Declamations, Bar Tour and many many more. You know you are learning, when you are going through different activities and seeing to life how you see yourself putting way too much effort just to get this grade or maintain your academic excellence. 



AUGUST 17, 2012
My nerve-wracking Flair Practical Midterm ♥
Got a 71/100 grade. 
Not bad for a *puchu-puchu* Flair Routine.
Out of the few blessed and lucky people in our class, 
I PASSED!
Our Flair Practical Midterm goes this way;
  1. You have to pick from the fish bowl, a piece of paper which contains a cocktail. There are 120 cocktails in all. (You have to memorize all 120 cocktails! or if you are lucky enough like me, I got what I knew.)
  2. You will be given a minute to familiarize the cocktail. Think about the ingredients, procedure, glass and garnish.
  3. Next, you'll be getting the ingredients you need and you must put it in the table.
  4. FLAIR ROUTINE *2 minutes*
  5. MIX your cocktail :)
Although, I wasn't able to make the cocktail perfectly; I forgot to put ice and wrong position of garnish. But still, I passed and that's what is all about. My midterm grade or half sem grade is 2.0. :) Not bad, really! 


AUGUST 29, 2012
Bar Tour @ Area 05 Super Club

We went to Dad's/ Kamayan/ Saisaki/ Sambokojin for our eat-all-you-can buffet lunch :) I was super full and really, really, really satisfied with the desserts and different cuisines I saw and tasted at that place. But just to be sure to fit my outfit for the Bar Tour, I already worn my stuff and had a cover up (sweat-shirt) just so it won't reveal my clothes for the night. The picture above is what I wore during the night. 

OOTN:
Cover-up: Vixen
Statement Necklace: THERAPYBAGS
Skirt: Greenhills

In the name of the Bar,
I am loving my HRM life ♥

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