When I was little, I used to wander into the kitchen and was
intrigued by the way my mother prepared food for the whole family. It was seemingly effortless, as if no big feat to whip up delectable dishes
every meal. As I grew older, I started to embark on my culinary journey as I
set foot in a bustling kitchen.
Before working in the kitchen, I used to believe, like the
majority of people, that being a good chef requires mainly superior skills and
experience in the culinary line. However, I grew to comprehend the complexity
of delivering food, worthy of being termed palatable, not to mention perfecting
each dish. Through months of intense gastronomic experience, it dawned upon me
that food preparation requires high levels of concentration and meticulous effort.
Apart from the skills required to dish out delicacies, the one preparing it has
to meld their heart and soul into the process of preparing them.
As observed in cooking competitions on reality television
programs like Hell's Kitchen and MasterChef, not only the experience and
skill-sets one possess matters, but the amount of heart and effort put in, is tantamount to the appeal of a dish. Even the slightest bit of
overlooking any detail would cause the mistakes to be magnified in the final
outcome of the dish. Having gained useful insights to being a good chef whilst
working, there is no doubt that one has to be endowed with a requisite set of
skills to be crowned as a good chef. Through these, I believe that in all aspects
of life, success lies mostly within the attitude one has, and not the altitude
he possesses. Possessing high altitudes does not guarantee and determine the
success and capability of oneself, albeit earning admiration and envy of those
who are fairly inferior in comparison. Through enhancing the work attitude and
reinforcing it with positivism in everything one sets foot on, not only altitude
can be nurtured, respect and trust will be duly gained.
Howard H. Stevenson once said that "If you want to find
direction in life, you have to start from the end." Through seeing
yourself in the eyes of others at the end of your life, only then can you grasp
the measures of your own success. Personally, I feel that success is not
measured by tangible achievements in terms of monetary assets and properties,
instead it should be evaluated by what one can leave behind to inspire others.
Now, I have learnt to live by the saying, "If you are cooking for the sake of cooking,
people will eat for the sake of eating." Perhaps by stepping out of my
comfort zones and attempt in treading the paths of other cuisines I had never
encountered before, challenging myself to encompass passion & my love for
food into every dish I conjure, only then can I hone my skills and achieve my
goal to be a better chef.
Such elasticity in the human mind, capable of bearing much,
but which will not show itself, until a certain weight of affliction be put on
it, and only in the face of adversity, will one's desire to survive spur him to
pierce the atmosphere of stagnancy.
Well supported between inspiration passage and impact towards live experience. Well use for your language but be careful of some careless mistake.
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ReplyDeleteYour reflection have a very good organisation and it is descriptive. Paragraphs are coherent throughout with clear main and supporting ideas.
Inspirational!(Y)
Hi Derrick, you have clearly presented your ideas. Well written piece of reflection. You possess strong vocabulary. It will be desirable if you could break down long sentence so as to facilitate the reader's ability to grasp your message.
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Derrick,
ReplyDeleteYour reflective writing is impressive!
Your writing is deeply reflective and sincere. I felt the passion in your writing as you reflected on your experience in learning to cook. You have shown me you have the capacity to be a truly capable writer. Writing that allows people to sense what you feel is a difficult feat. Keep up the great work.
Let me comment on the content, organisation and language:
Content and organisation:
Your writing is very well organised. The content is highly interesting and inspiring. You began with a description of what prompted you to want to be a chef, then you reflected on your own attitude and experiences, and stated quotes and beliefs that have formed a powerful impression on you.
The wisdom you shared 'the eyes of others at the end of your life, only then can you grasp the measures of your own success' is very thought-provoking, and quite clearly this has strongly inspired you to assess what is important in life.
Language:
I am highly impressed with your range and correct use of vocabulary and the complexity of your sentences. Just be very careful with the longer sentences.
1. Be careful with the organisation of ideas in a sentence:
It was seemingly effortless, + as if no big feat to whip up delectable dishes every meal.
It seems the ideas in your sentence are somewhat repetitive because 'seemingly effortless' and 'no big feat' have very similar meanings, so you may consider deleting one of the two phrases.
2. Think about the use of commas in the two sentences below. Consider deleting one comma in each sentence?
i. However, I grew to comprehend the complexity of delivering food, worthy of being termed palatable, not to mention perfecting each dish.
ii. As observed in cooking competitions on reality television programs like Hell's Kitchen and MasterChef, not only the experience and skill-sets one possess matters, but the amount of heart and effort put in, is tantamount to the appeal of a dish.
3 Use of pronouns: think about why you used 'it' here
Apart from the skills required to dish out delicacies, the one preparing 'it' has to meld their heart and soul into the process of preparing them.
4. Use of conjunctions:
Perhaps by stepping out of my comfort zones and attempt in treading the paths of other cuisines I had never encountered before, MISSING CONJUNCTION HERE challenging myself to encompass passion & my love for food into every dish I conjure, only then can I hone IN ON my skills and achieve my goal to be a better chef.
5. Think about the organisation of ideas and the use of commas here:
Such elasticity in the human mind, capable of bearing much, but which will not show itself, until a certain weight of affliction be put on it, and only in the face of adversity, will one's desire to survive spur him to pierce the atmosphere of stagnancy.
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