Contributed by: Sabrina Loi (DHM 0410)
I had an awesome experience at Berjaya University College Of Hospitality (Berjaya UCH) on the 12th of March, 2010.
Me and my best pal, Sook Kuan a.k.a. Amanda, were invited by Mr. Christopher for a trial class at the Upper East Side Cafe at Berjaya UCH, 14th Floor, Berjaya Times Square.
The Upper East Side Cafe - Berjaya University College of Hospitality
I am considered as a BUCH current student because I registered myself in February.
As they say, “Seeing is Believing”, I too was truly fascinated by the facilities at Berjaya UCH.
I quickly enrolled myself and began counting the days left for classes to begin.
Luckily, I was offered the chance to experience a day of practical classes with the seniors.
So let’s talk about my day as a trainee at the Upper East Side Cafe.
I learnt alot of things about running a cafe, thanks to the seniors; Rainnie, Angela, Dominic, Karan, Hein Yew and Michelle.
Having fun with the seniors.
For instance I learned:-
How to polish a wine glass.
How to serve a customer.
How to arrange cutlery on the tables.
How to be a professional waiter/ waitress.
Where to store the cutleries, plates and glasses after clearing up the cafe.
Arranging cutlery on the tables.
Amanda and I had a great time helping the seniors with their daily operations.
At the end of the day, we were each given a delicious piece of pastry for helping out.
Apart from that, we even got student discounts for all the breads and desserts we purchased.
We made new friends; Rainnie, Angela, Karan, Dominic, Shaun, Michelle and many others.
And we ate alot too! 
Enjoying our meal after service.
After the cafe operations however, there was one more very special session… They called it the ‘Trolley Sales’!
All the mouth-watering cakes, desserts, pastries, breads and cookies were loaded onto a cart.
We were given the chance to follow Michelle and Angela to sell the delectables to the Berjaya Corporation employees and Berjaya UCH Staff and students.
The response was enormous! Everyone couldn’t resist the sweet temptation and rushed to buy their favorites!
Delicious cakes for Trolley Sales!
It was certainly a wonderful experience attending the practical class at the Upper East Side Cafe.
I’m really thankful to all the seniors who welcomed us so lovingly and thought us a lot in such a short period of time.
Last but not least thanks to Mr. Resh, Ms. Sheila and Mr. Christopher for the opportunity to attend the practical class!
A Chocolaty Truffle Cake all for MYSELF! Muahahahaha!
I really can’t wait to see you guys this April!
Contributed by: Loo Kang Shen (DCA 0109)
On 26th of February 2010, the Digga Dugga Dong Club organized a charity visit to SPCA. Hein Yew, the president of the triple-D club was in charge of the entire affair. As part of a 7 car entourage, we started our journey around 10 am, and drove to SPCA, Ampang. This is where the story actually begins…..
Upon our arrival at SPCA, we were greeted by the Manager, Ms M. Chelvy. She then showed us around the facility and for most of us – it was an eye opener. Ok, granted that some of us were a little terrified of dogs, but that was all put to ease when we were introduced to the cute and cuddly tenants of the SPCA.
Our hearts went out for all the homeless dogs that were wandering around. It was good to see even our “terrified of dogs” friends warming up.
We all agreed on one thing though – all the dogs that were being cared for by SPCA looked chubby and healthy, perhaps because they were being fed with lots of proteins by the caretakers.
After spending few minutes going ga-ga over the dogs (yes, some of us couldn’t resist playing with them), Hein Yew then gave us our tasks and separated us into 4 groups. Group one consisted of Alex, Christine, Dominic, Richmond and myself. What was our mission? We had to change all the newspapers in the cages. Apart from that, we even refilled water for all the dogs (not too bad I think…but don’t ask about the smell ok 
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After completing our task, we then went on a photography spree – taking a lot of snaps with the tenants of SPCA. Before we knew it, we had to say goodbye to all at SPCA.
This visit to SPCA was definitely something that the members of Digga Dugga Dong will cherish for a long time to come…
