Blog #23: Senior Project Presentation

1) What are you the most proud of in your block presentation/or your senior project? Why?


         The most proud of in my senior project is I am going to graduate. I can't believe I have been learn so much up to this point. This is the first time that I am get a chance to work on something that I have a passion with. But more than that I get a chance to show or present my own passion to other people and too let's the world know who I am. I would said I can't ever imagine where I am today speaking in different language from where I was born at least an hour. I personally an unpredictable person who love to change all the time but maybe not this time. This 9 months project have confirm me this is what I want to peruse as my future career. Lastly, I would like to tell myself in the mirror, " Good Job, Bel! You have found a passion of your life and there is nothing impossible until you try"
  
2) Questions to Consider


a. What assessment would you give yourself on your block presentation ( self-assessment) ?


AE      P     AP     CR     NC


b. What assessment would you give yourself on your overall senior project (self-assessment) ?


AE     P     AP     CR     NC


3) What worked for you in your senior project?


        My activity is executed well as well as my decoration for turning a classroom to be a restaurant.
The audiences were engaging while I was presented. Everyone is willing to learn more about the restaurant. I have a great time doing my own presentation. 


4) (What didn't work) If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your senior project if you could go back in time?  


        If I had a time machine, there is one thing that I would like to done differently is too cite more resources throughout my presentation.


5) Finding Value


How has the senior project been helpful to you in your future endeavors? Be specific and use examples


        If I-poly high school doesn't have a senior project, I may not consider to transfer from Fremont Academy Engineering and Design to be here. I'm glad that I decided to transfer to I-poly. This senior project has all of my heart and always the reason why I want to come to school during my senior year and not graduated early. First, choosing a topic is pretty easy to me because I already know what I want to explore with. To be honest in the back of my mind I'm a little bit scare if I discover that I'm not really love the topic that I chose which is Thai restaurant management what would be my next step because I like none things. Then, I thought ohh well the purpose of senior project is helping you to feel the water what you want to do in your life. If this is what I want to peruse as my future career, I get ahead start in this profession before others. If it didn't go as a plan, I have a chance to not waste my time of my first two years doing something that isn't going to be my future career. Second, I get a chance to learn more about who I am as a person and how I work in this restaurant. I earned that if I got a heart to do something, I will find the way to be there all the time and want to be better in everyday. I discovered that I'm a workaholic. Working in the restaurant makes me feel like I am a person and have a value in me. It likes an addiction because when I can't be there in the restaurant I feel like my day isn't complete. But hey I have to deal with it! This is life I can't be with something that I love or doing something that I love all the time. Third, this project have show an alternative way of research that I never considering as a research before. I have to be honest I hate reading. It just never be my thing since I was born to the world. The senior project has been force me to read so many different type of word print. I realized that I don't like reading anything because I haven't find something that I am interesting in. This time I have to read about business, restaurant, and human which they all are fascinating to me. I have gain a lot of knowledge from that. The great thing about this is I am be able to test it out in real life at the restaurant. It likes "Learning by doing". Forth, I have found there is so much thing around the world that we can learn from but you going to be the one who searching for it. It's an opportunity to experience in your interesting field with the expert. If I don't have this senior project, I wouldn't as eager to learn as I am nowadays.  Fifth, Working with others people in a real job isn't that fantasy as all of teenager like us dreaming about. It required a lot of skills especially we all are still inexperience in this area. But how can you build that if you haven't been working in entire of your life. Since you are a youngest a lot of people who working in the same field that old will find the way to push you down in some way. All of your mistakes will be brought up or others blaming on you because they just afraid of you to become better than them. How can you deal with that? How can you be able to prove that to others even though you are young but you are not afraid to improve yourself in everyday. I have learned whenever the problem come don't have to show that you're angry or talk to them right away. Try to step back and deal like someone have an experience by setting up a meeting and explain all your point of view. Be open minded to hear other people perspective as well. Tell them that you want to be better and tell them to be patient with you. One thing that you have to except is "YOU CANNOT MAKE ANYONE TO LIKE YOU" People can hate all they want but it doesn't mean you have to hate them. If you want to win those people heart, give your heart to them even though how badly they treated you. Let's them feel guilty without doing bad thing to them. That's called, " A PURE WINNER" This project helps me to understand the real world even more. Sometimes It might harsh but it depends on your perspective to proceed thing around you.  Last, This senior helps me to explore to my people and learn each one of them individually. I will defiantly pursue my dream career. I will learn everything as I possible to learn. I will believe in myself. I will find the way to give knowledge as much as possible. I will keep moving forward. I will become a successful person. I will do things with my heart but be responsible in what I do. And I will own at least a one restaurant. Please don't forget to come and check it out! I am honored to have you as a part of my restaurant journey. 

Blog 16: Answer 2

1) What is your EQ?

          "What factor most influences a customer in returning to a Thai restaurant?"

2) What is your first answer?

         Making customers feel at home is one of the factors that influences a customer in returning to a Thai restaurant. The customers are essential to making your restaurant business move forward. There are five ways to help customers feel at home in your restaurant, such as greeting and welcoming them, being constant with your food, having a reasonable price, creating a good environment, and meeting sanitary standards. All of these elements play a role in making the customer feel comfortable to dine in at your restaurant.

3) What is your second answer?

          My second answer to my essential question is you should have passion for and be responsible to the restaurant industry. These two things will always go together. Passion is falling in love in what you do. It's important to follow your own heart. Passion is also the willingness to improve your working habits. Customers can often feel how much effort an employee puts into their job. If the employees don't want to work or serve, how will they provide satisfactory service. Only passion isn't enough. That's where responsibility comes into play. A restaurant owner must have focus and be on top of his responsibilities. Passion is a motivation but responsibility is concentration.

4) List three reasons your answer is true with a real-world application for each.

• When I was working on my first component, I learned that passion in baking kept me inspired to do better all the time. Sometimes, I would cry and almost give up in creating Thai Tea cupcakes but responsibility helped me to complete my work.
• I have been observing and helping in a Thai restaurant for about three and a half years. I was willing to do anything that they needed me to do because I wanted to learn everything. I didn't mind going to work every day of the week. I even wash dishes in the restaurant as well.
• Being responsible can be about updating the inventory, being organized, and being flexible. 

5) What printed source best supports your answer?

          My best resource is DiFillippo, Steve. "Chapter 1: Passion." It's All about the Guest: Exceeding Expectations in Business and in Life, the Davio's Way. 10th ed. United State: Copyright, 2013. 1-20. Print.

6) What other source supports your answer?

• DiFillippo, Steve. "Chapter 2: Set The Tone." It's All about the Guest: Exceeding Expectations in Business and in Life, the Davio's Way. 10th ed. United State: Copyright, 2013. 21-37. Print.
• Bourdain, Anthony. "Chapter 2: Food Is Sex" Kitchen Confidential. 1st ed. New York: Bloomsbury, 2000. 19-24. Print.
• Fickenscher, Lisa. "Thai Town Grows on Ninth Avenue." Crain's New York Business, 25.34 (2009): 1.
• Rowe, Megan. "Restaurant GM Inspires Passion for Excellence." Restaurant Hospitality, (2013): .
• Sanson, Michael. "Strategic Moves, Passion Build Strong Restaurants." Restaurant Hospitality, (2014): .

7) Tie this together with a concluding thought.

          Most restaurant owners understand how to move their own business forward but sometimes they do not realize that "Passion" can play an important role in inspiring them to move in a positive direction for their own career.  If you have passion but don't take action, your dream will not go any where. That's why passion and responsibility always go along together.        

Lesson 2 Reflection

1) What are you the most proud of in your lesson 2 Presentation and why?


       Making time is the most that I proud of during this presentation because when I was practicing I went overtime and I really try to cut things out but It's really hard because I feel everything's important to my presentation. When it comes to the real one, I am so so so so nervous and lost so many things that I want to talk. It's actually turn out great because I made time.


2) a) What assessment would you give yourself on your lesson 2 Presentation ( self-assessment)?
                 AE     P     AP     CR     NC


    b) Explain why you deserve that grade using evidence from the lesson 2 component contact.


          I meet all the P requirement and go beyond that. During my presentation I was including my independent component by making Thai tea cupcakes with cream cheese frosting and passing it out. Also, asking for any recommendations and suggestions to make it better. I gave out the prize for my activity, "Can you fold it?" and the best three folders got it.  My PowerPoint followed rule of three. In every categorized on my first answer which is four of them I have at least an example and a research along each point. Everyone's engaging throughout my presentation as well.


3) What worked for you in your lesson 2?
       Have more than enough stuffs to say because you never know what you might leave some of it out. I did rehearsal a few time the day before. The way I'm presenting it I can feel my own passion about this topic during that time.


4) what didn't work? If you have a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your lesson 2?
      
       Showing how to fold the napkin at the cuisine because I really don't know how to work with the camera dock so at the end I decided to show on the presentation board. I would make a video for this so everyone can be on the same page at the same times and I will have an opportunity to helping others people if they are needed.


5) What do you think your answer #2 is going to be?
       
       My second answer is having a passion about what you do because it will help you to improve yourself and ready to adapt in every situations. When you have most of everyone willing to work to the same goal with their love in what they are doing, it will make a cuisine moving forward. Your struggle will become your teacher! Passion makes you see the same event in a different perspective.

Blog #9: Lesson 1 Reflection

1) What are you most proud of in your Lesson 1 Presentation and why?

        I would say I proud of myself that I can present in front of the class without a notecard everything just from inside my head and the experiences that I have done. When I presented old fashion, It helps me feel my own passion and try to give out the informations to others. It's the first time ever! Ipoly always bring new challenges that I never ever done before but it is great so I can learn more.

2) Question to consider
        a) What assessment would you give yourself on your Lesson 1 Presentation (self-assessment)?
                 I think I deserve a P or P-.
        b) Explain why you deserve that grade using evidence from the Lesson 1 component contact.
                 I got all of my plan outline and turn the rough & Final draft on time. I went over time like 2-3 that what the rubric says.

3) What worked for you in your Lesson 1?

        Honestly, I love to present in the old fashion style because it helps me feel my own passion deeply which I never feel that before. Even though this presentation style makes me nervous more than the regular one but I have more chance to eyes contact and interact with others more. Also, in order to do this type of presentation you have to extremely and clearly understand your knowledges, organize your outlines severals times, and transform into your own style of presenting.

4) ( What did't work) If you had a time machine, what would you have done different'y to improve your Lesson 1?

     I would try to change my hook up activity from asking question to something else. GOTTA BE CREATIVE! For the pros that I giving out I would think something that simple and relate to my topic. Honestly, I thought I'm going to give out the brochure or the pocket book at first. Then, I have changed my mind because It's too simple and people will do it normally. I just wanna do something that different and symbolic that's why I came up with the bookmark idea. During the presentation I would make sure my time is meet not go over it but the fact is I have so many things that I want to share to the class. When I was practice my time is 20.37 mins, I have to cut half of what I am going to say out which make me sad but ohh well you have to do it. When I present it, I was go over time like 2-3 more mins, I would say I would have to learn how to organize what I'm going to say better. Seriously, it's also due to my English barrier that I have less time than others to talk cause I'm not talking that fast but I have so much to say which is frustrate me sometimes. Ms. Laussa told me that I need to slow down when I talk to make the flow. I just don't know how to fix that because I want to share my informations that I have but there is not enough time for me to do that. Also, I will bring something that relate my topic more such as the posters but have to be creative.