Hi guys,
I have just found out from my parents the next interviewee will be Kent Leong (AKA My Dad)
Seriously even I am not all that sure what my Dad does at work! This should be quite an interesting experience for me and the rest who are wanting to participate in this interview!
We will probably be able to handle some of their equipment too, under adult supervision of course! Today Aunty Jin Ai and the Zen sisters dropped me off at my Dad's office and they seemed rather interested in the office surprisingly!
I am really looking forward to our next "I wonder" interview and I hope there will be more kids/teens participating this time round.
-KLJY
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
A visit to Nail Affairs Spa
Filing my nails
End product
Some of the nail polish (There are tons more!)
The counter
Pampered!
Waxing room
Pedicure and massage chairs
More nail polish
Amrita presenting the certificate to Uncle Eric
Me presenting the certificate to Uncle Eric
The first "I Wonder" outing to a nail spa called Nail Affairs Spa with only two participants, Me and Amrita!
Got up extremely early today thanks to the thunder, it scared me and I thought it was an earth quake (How silly of me to think so...) Eu Fai was awake too because he slept early and also because the house was shaken by thunder! I grabbed my glasses and had a look at my watch... only 7:00 am!
Since me and Eu Fai were already wide awake we went down to do our usual after-waking-up stuff. I went on Facebook and had breakfast (Mama my grandma made us some hot Milo, it was really enjoyable since it was storming!) Eu Fai played with his Lego! Felt so sleepy since I did'nt comb my hair or freshen up yet :P
At around 8:00 am Papa came down to tell us to dress up soon and then me, Papa and Mama started moving the mini/small fridge into the hall and the dinning table into the play room!
So today was the day! Interview at the nail spa! I had some Mexican jumping beans inside me already!
It took a long time before we reached Aunty Wai Leng's house because the of the jam caused by the storm. Amrita was'nt all that ready for the interview so I was kinda nervous if I prepared enough questions to ask Uncle Eric! Entering the nail spa was very dreamy to me... in heaven or wonderland seeing all those nail and skin products! A sleek and modern shop filled with products that make me dream of using them...
We started of with with an introduction (Hello Uncle Eric, my name is Karen and this is my friend Amrita) then the interview.
Questions N Answers:
Q.Did the process of schooling help you with this business?
A.Interaction in school you will meet and get to know many people who has different character. Some are are kind but some aren't. That will help you in your business because in business you will be meeting a lot of people too.
Q.How do people/customers know about your nail spa?
A.Leaflets. We employ some people to give them out in housing areas close by. 80% Of our customers are from the neighbourhood around us.
Q.How many employees did you hire?
A.We started out with 2 but now we have 5 since there are more people coming to our nail spa.
Q.How long did it take to train your employees?
A.It took 1 month to train the foreign employees, they practiced among them selves after work so that they will know how the customer feels.
Q.What are the obstacles in your business so far?
A.
1.Not having enough customers knowing our nail spa.
2.It is hard finding skilled worker that would stay/work long with us
3.Having to pick them up from their houses and send them back because they don't have transportation.
Q.What are your feed backs?
A.A nice and nearly spotless spa, kind employees.
Some random facts:
Nail polish brands Nail Affairs uses: O.P.I, Orly and Essie
70% of middle aged women visit the spa
The posters are all home made as in the pictures are gathered and printed at home.
There are 3 stations: The manicure table, pedicure spa and the waxing room
There are 3 type of waxes they use for body waxing: Rosin (Is it the real rosin we use to rub on our violin bows?!), pine wax (Rosin and pine wax are rubbed onto your skin and you have to place a piece of paper or cloth on top then take it off to remove the hair) and hard wax (Hard wax is main for sensitive places like the eye brows, armpit and face. It is slightly different from rosin and pine wax because you don't have to use a paper/cloth for this, you just spread it it on the part you want to remove the hair from. It will contract after a while and it will pull/remove the hair together with it.)
After the interview I asked for a FREE manicure and Uncle said yes! I felt so excited!
Step by step of the manicure process:
You get to choose what colour you want (Of course!) and what fragrance for your lotion/cream (I chose a Japanese fragrance)
1.Trim your nails (Use a nail extender if it is chipped or too short)
2.File
3.Remove dead and dried skin
4.A massage in warm water with a soft sponge then with some lotion/cream
5.Apply anti-chip base
6.Apply base coat (Turquoise in colour)
7.Apply two layers of nail polish
8.Dry nails under a special fan for 5 minutes
9.Apply top coat (Maroonish in colour)
10.Apply some special oil on the nails to make it smooth and sleek
Manicure: RM 35.00
Pedicure: RM 45.00
Your reporter and interviewer,
Karen Leong J.Y
Got up extremely early today thanks to the thunder, it scared me and I thought it was an earth quake (How silly of me to think so...) Eu Fai was awake too because he slept early and also because the house was shaken by thunder! I grabbed my glasses and had a look at my watch... only 7:00 am!
Since me and Eu Fai were already wide awake we went down to do our usual after-waking-up stuff. I went on Facebook and had breakfast (Mama my grandma made us some hot Milo, it was really enjoyable since it was storming!) Eu Fai played with his Lego! Felt so sleepy since I did'nt comb my hair or freshen up yet :P
At around 8:00 am Papa came down to tell us to dress up soon and then me, Papa and Mama started moving the mini/small fridge into the hall and the dinning table into the play room!
So today was the day! Interview at the nail spa! I had some Mexican jumping beans inside me already!
It took a long time before we reached Aunty Wai Leng's house because the of the jam caused by the storm. Amrita was'nt all that ready for the interview so I was kinda nervous if I prepared enough questions to ask Uncle Eric! Entering the nail spa was very dreamy to me... in heaven or wonderland seeing all those nail and skin products! A sleek and modern shop filled with products that make me dream of using them...
We started of with with an introduction (Hello Uncle Eric, my name is Karen and this is my friend Amrita) then the interview.
Questions N Answers:
Q.Did the process of schooling help you with this business?
A.Interaction in school you will meet and get to know many people who has different character. Some are are kind but some aren't. That will help you in your business because in business you will be meeting a lot of people too.
Q.How do people/customers know about your nail spa?
A.Leaflets. We employ some people to give them out in housing areas close by. 80% Of our customers are from the neighbourhood around us.
Q.How many employees did you hire?
A.We started out with 2 but now we have 5 since there are more people coming to our nail spa.
Q.How long did it take to train your employees?
A.It took 1 month to train the foreign employees, they practiced among them selves after work so that they will know how the customer feels.
Q.What are the obstacles in your business so far?
A.
1.Not having enough customers knowing our nail spa.
2.It is hard finding skilled worker that would stay/work long with us
3.Having to pick them up from their houses and send them back because they don't have transportation.
Q.What are your feed backs?
A.A nice and nearly spotless spa, kind employees.
Some random facts:
Nail polish brands Nail Affairs uses: O.P.I, Orly and Essie
70% of middle aged women visit the spa
The posters are all home made as in the pictures are gathered and printed at home.
There are 3 stations: The manicure table, pedicure spa and the waxing room
There are 3 type of waxes they use for body waxing: Rosin (Is it the real rosin we use to rub on our violin bows?!), pine wax (Rosin and pine wax are rubbed onto your skin and you have to place a piece of paper or cloth on top then take it off to remove the hair) and hard wax (Hard wax is main for sensitive places like the eye brows, armpit and face. It is slightly different from rosin and pine wax because you don't have to use a paper/cloth for this, you just spread it it on the part you want to remove the hair from. It will contract after a while and it will pull/remove the hair together with it.)
After the interview I asked for a FREE manicure and Uncle said yes! I felt so excited!
Step by step of the manicure process:
You get to choose what colour you want (Of course!) and what fragrance for your lotion/cream (I chose a Japanese fragrance)
1.Trim your nails (Use a nail extender if it is chipped or too short)
2.File
3.Remove dead and dried skin
4.A massage in warm water with a soft sponge then with some lotion/cream
5.Apply anti-chip base
6.Apply base coat (Turquoise in colour)
7.Apply two layers of nail polish
8.Dry nails under a special fan for 5 minutes
9.Apply top coat (Maroonish in colour)
10.Apply some special oil on the nails to make it smooth and sleek
Manicure: RM 35.00
Pedicure: RM 45.00
Your reporter and interviewer,
Karen Leong J.Y
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