Chasing a Dream

A degree in one of the most prestigious and expensive universities in the Philippines, a good career and a generally great life is what I have left behind. I thought at first that dreams are for those who have yet to achieve what they really wanted to achieve  and not for someone like me who have almost achieved everything at a very early stage of life. But I was wrong, dead wrong. Here in the small City/Country of Singapura I realized that somewhere deep inside me I am still dreaming and finally chasing my dream..

 

Eating is my passion but cooking what I eat is something that I am passionate of. I started chasing my dream of becoming a Chef in my own right at Singapore Culinary Institute with so much enthusiasm and hopes of reaching my dream after "planting and nurturing season". It was tough, not only because I'm back locked in a contained space with other food enthusiast like myself but also because this school and the country where I am at gets my spending sky high!

With different people to work with and extreme characters I need to deal with on a daily basis, it builds the excitement in me as I learn more and more of the craft I have loved since long I can remember. Everyday was something new, something different. Some days seemed to be the same as it may go through the same process but surprisingly with a different outcome!

As in any other school, team work is valued. With team work comes patience, a whole lot of it, and the more patience I develop the more eager I am to learn more (or maybe I should say eat more). I remember asking my team to hasten up so we can get more dishes to feed ourselves. Finally the much awaited end has come...

I told myself "this is the life!" and I really thought at that time it will never come to an end. But then as all beginnings there's always an ending. It is not everyday anyway that you'll always have good dreams. There will be days that you'll be haunted by nightmares. Mine is just about to come...