First
of all, our many thanks to all who helped in one way or another, in making FON
such a successful event!
For
those were unable to make it, Melbourne Uni held a carnival-like event known as
the Festival of Nations (FON) whereby some clubs opened a booth selling food of
international cuisines on 29th and 30th August, which is
Wednesday and thursday. The booths were open from 12 to 3 pm on both days, and
this year, we sold kaya toast, boiled eggs as well as coffee and tea, kopitiam
style (as is popular in Singapore and Malaysia)!
On both
days we received many orders of kaya toasts and coffee, our main sellers! We
later found out that there were several stalls selling tea as well, one of
which was the stall beside us. The first day seemed pretty sunny and some could
even be seen wearing sunglasses! On the second day though, winter decided to
remind us it had not yet left so it became pretty windy and cold. Nonetheless,
that was good weather for selling our hot drinks!
To be
honest, at certain points in the two days, it was actually a little hard to see
if we would be successful. It was after all, a school day where everyone had
classes or assignments due, and not everyone would be free to come over for a
bite, thus making it pretty quiet. However, it was as though God was telling us
to keep faith when a horde of hungry and curious people filled the place and we
had to rush out orders! That was quite an experience too, toasting, spreading,
cutting, packing and receiving the cash! … Of course, they were done by
different people, but still, it was some fast-paced hard work for a while! :P
It was
also interesting to find out (from this event), how many of us had hidden
talents of being potentially famous hawker sellers! Aspiring work, considering
the statistics of how much profit a food stall can rake in! Hahaha just
kidding.
Seriously
though, I think the team did a good job on organising the event, especially
Reina, and I think the kaya was well made too! ^^ Some people were asking about
how long the kaya lasts – for our very supportive cosduans who bought them,
they could easily last 2 weeks, I’d say! The life span, comparative to those
sold outside, Does sound short, but well, it’s healthier without the
preservatives!
More
updates coming up soon! :)
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