Poor Tom Higgins!

By Irasema Tirado

Tom Higgins opened a new restaurant. Unfortunately the restaurant is not doing that great as he was expecting. One of the big reasons was because he didn’t do publicity. Another reason is that he didn’t hire professional cooks. He hired two servers without a temporary contract, so one of them quit after two months. To solve these problems there are some solutions, like do advertisement, hire a professional cook, and find employees with contracts no less than six months.

Do advertisements is the most important way to attract people to your business. They should be in places where people can see them, like television or big signs outdoors, newspapers, magazines, radio, websites. These should say: what kind the food is, how great the restaurant is, where the place is, and what the good deals are, etc…

Having a professional cook says a lot. After going to the restaurant because of the advertisement, people want to know if the food is good. If the food is good, people will like to come back, and will even do more advertisement by telling other people how great it was. But if the food is not good, people won’t give any good advertisement. Instead they will tell at least 10 people that the food is bad. That’s why it is important to have a great cook with experience, because they know what they are doing.

When you are hiring somebody for a job like this, we forget how much we will need them in the future. We should be sure of who we are hiring, and for how long. It is always best to do a contract and ask them to sign at least for six months. So you have secure employees for a reasonable period of time. To receive a good service when you are in a restaurant is really important.

There is no doubt that to open a restaurant is not easy, but if you want to, you have to be prepared. If you are not ready, ask for help, or just don’t start a business because the end is going to be a disaster, and you will lose money. Remember to use the solutions offered on the points that I mentioned before and good luck in your new restaurant.

How to Relax after a Stressful Day at Work or School

By Ayaka Tanifuji

Do you feel stress at your work or school? There is a lot of stress at my work and school. For example, at my restaurant, I have to cook many dishes beautifully and fast. If I make a mistake, I should be scolded by my boss. All the while, the orrders keep increasing. It makes me so upset. After my work, I usually feel stressed, so I need to relax. I'll introduce three ways of mine to relax.

My favorite way is exercise. I love sports. I usually go swimming after work on Sunday. Swimming is the best sport to exercise all the muscles of the body. After swimming, I can feel so comfortable. The other sport is dancing. I belong to the dance club in our university. The genre is hip-hop. I like hip-hop music; it is so much more fun for me.

The secon way to relax is taking a bath. When I soak shoulder-deep in the bath, the stiffness in my nect disappears. Sometimes I use the spa powder. It smells good and makes me so relaxed. There are so many kinds of spa powders, so you can choose your favorite flavor.

The other way is listening to music. Of course I like hip-hop music, but I also like jazz, rock, classical, and any other music. Especially classical music is relaxing. I like the beautiful sounds of the wind instruments.

As you can see, these are my ways to relax. Why don't you try them? You should try them. I hope you can feel good after trying them.

Book Report - The Black Tulip

By Shota

I introduce The Black Tulip. This book was written by Alexandre Dumas.

In 1672, the Netherlands is a dangerous place. It is a dangerous time. People are fighting in the streets.

Cornelius is a rich young man. Cornelius loves two things. He loves tulips and he loves beautiful Rosa. Rosa is the jailer.

Cornelius wants to win the prize. The prize is for the first black tulip flower in the Netherlands. But Cornelius has enemies. His enemies put him in prison. He is going to die.

However, Cornelius has some bulbs of the black tulip. Cornelius gives Rosa a bulb of the black tulip. She grows this tulip in her room. But a blooming tulip was stolen by enemies.

Finally, he was released from prison. Cornelius and Rosa got married. They got the prize money (100,000 guilders).