We woke up around 8 o'clock again. After quick breakfast and a cup of coffee, we went out looking for jobs in area of Qawra and Bugibba.
It was very hot and humid outside. Whenever you step outside from any immobility in Malta during summer, you have to know two things: first, you have to wear a hat, and second (if you're white), you have to use sun-tan balsam. You'll suffer very much if you don't have those two things.
We tried every single restaurant and bar on the strand side of the city, but no success actually. However, after two hours I think, I tried one of the restaurants just on the beach itself. The name of the restaurant was Sun Surf&Lido, and it looked nice from the outside.
I came close to the buffet counter and asked if I could talk to the manager. They said yes and asked Joe to come close to me. He came and said:
- Can I help you? - he was bald and short, yet of a more muscular body shape. Around 40-50 years of age, glasses.
- Yes - I said, giving him my CV. - I'm looking for employment.
- Are you experienced?
- Yes, sir, I have ten months of overall experience in restaurants.
- As a waiter?
- Well, two months as a waiter, and eight months as a deliverer in different restaurants.
He took a short look at my CV.
- You speak German fluently? - he asked distrustingly.
- Well, I wrote "intermediate", but I think I can manage taking orders from German tourists.
- You speak Russian?
- Yes, a little bit.
- Do you have a black shirt and black trousers?
- I have black trousers and I can get a black shirt.
- Sure you can get a black shirt.
- Yes!
- So come today at 5 and I want to see the experience. - he said pointing his finger at me.
I was stunned by this conversation. Well, I really wasn't expecting him to employ me; though I looked for a job, I was a little bit unhappy with all the "no" answers from different people, so I thought everybody will say the same thing.
I stormed out of the restaurant to get the news to Krzysztof and then went to the nearest "Tal Lira" shop to buy the cheapest shirt of my life (everything is for 2EUR in these shops).
The only thing bothering me was what he meant by "I want to see the experience". I was to find out that day...
Krzysztof went to Paceville to keep looking for a job and at 5 I went to the restaurant to work. Joe was already giving orders to different waiters about the plan of tables for a big party which was due to begin at 8PM. By "big", I mean huge: over 300 people partying in one place.
That evening was very busy. I was told to be only collecting empty dishes, but I did many different things (including being introduced to all the people working in the restaurant). Apparently, everybody besides me and one Russian girl (Jekaterina) seemed to be Maltese! Deandra, Matthew, Neville, Roderick, twin girls (don't remember names), Dylan, Annabelle - waiters; Salvo, Chris and a girl which name I don't remember - cooks; two dishwashers I don't know the names, Raymond - shareholder and bartender, Ryan - bartender, another girl and a man by the bar, a female manager, another guy looking similar to Salvo and a cleaner - I think these are all the people I met at the restaurant this one day. Quite busy if 22 people (or even more) worked at the same time, huh?
I was back home at 2AM. Back and legs were killing me. I just hit the pillow and received the justified rest.
absolutely no horse bathing here
Bugibba harbour view
Place I work in - Sun&Surf Lido
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