I always contemplated on the idea of having my own blog. My vocabulary is minimal since I never liked reading books. I speak Tagalog very well, but I was always embarrassed to speak in English in my younger years. I passed high school and college without being good in writing, but I got better in speaking it along the years. I used to think in Tagalog and then had to translate it to English. But now I am all set. I have been living in the Washington DC area for the past 14 years now. I speak the English language very fluently now. I practiced really hard on my diction and my accent.
The main reason?
I wanted to succeed in my profession. I was always worried that if I had a strong filipino accent, I would have a hard time getting hired as a bartender. Bartending is all about personality. I was not born with the "model looks" of some bartenders out there, but I have character. Bartending involves a lot of talking. It was hard for the first few years when I pronounced some words differently to what people here are used to hearing. Just a little bit of language barrier, per se.
Now that I have finally posted my first blog, keep posted on the great stories I deal with in the world of bartending. I will be sharing you funny stories, sad stories, great recipes, and drinks you should never ever try.
