Note: This post is guest-written by Michele, the one who introduced me to the pub I currently work at. Since I’m off work this week, here she is with a guest post to keep y’all happy.
I went outside to hand out some change and get some bills signed because there was a lull period inside.
Sure enough, a man at table 56 waves at me. I go over. Three guys and a girl, all Chinese looking but turns out, only the girl is local.
Guy 1: One more round for everybody.
Me: (Eyeing the glasses & noting that two were identifiable) That will be a pint of Kilkenny, a pint of Guinness and what are you drinking Ma’am?
Girl: Tequila.
Me: On the rocks or neat?
Girl: Rocks.
Guy 1: (Sniggers) Rocks!
Me to Guy 2: And you sir, what would you like?
Guy 2: (Points to completely empty rock glass)
Me: (seeing customers walking into my post and losing patience fast) What is that sir?
Guy 2: Sea Bass.
Me: (Wondering if that is some new exotic cocktail that I have not heard of before): Let me repeat your orders. That will be a Kilkenny, a stout, one tequila on the rocks and one Sea Bass.
Everyone nods.
I return to the cashier, and somehow I’m suspicious about the Sea Bass drink. I turn to my boss and ask, “What is a Sea Bass?”
Boss: It’s a fish la, girl.
Me: I know. But a customer ordered it!
Boss: He wants a Seabreeze la.
Me: Ok.
I change the order to a Seabreeze, but just before putting it into the order box, I decide that a Seabreeze is too difficult to sell if the order is wrong, so I sigh and head back to that table outside.
Me to Guy 2: Sir, just to confirm with you, you want a Seabreeze right?
Guy 2: No, Sea Bass.
Me: (totally losing it) That is a fish, sir.
Guy 2: (chews on a fry thoughtfully)
Me: …
Guy 1: It’s on the menu, let me show you.
And then he proceeds to flip the page open, and point to a drink. I am bursting with curiosity to see what exotic drink this Sea Bass is. And what do I see??
Chivas.
Me to Guy 2: (trying not to laugh or cry) Would you like your CHIVAS on the rocks or neat?
I go back and recount the incident to my boss, the cashier and my supervisor. Everyone except one waitress has heard it.
20 minutes later, my supervisor calls me. He looks like he is about to burst with laughter as he waves for me to look at a captain’s order. On the captain’s order written by that one waitress, I see the order for “4 Sea Bass”.
I burst into laughter.
I presume, that waitress who did not hear and ordered the 4 seabasses is jadeite? :)
Yo woman. Which pub are you working at? MAYBE I’LL COME VISIT! =D
Kar Mun - NO! :D I’m not working this week heh.
Wen - msg me on MSN :)