Candy's Blog

I finally signed up to have my own blog. I usually just read Manny's blog. To anyone reading my blog, I'll probably refer to certain people regularly especially my fiancee' Neil.

I just turned thirty last month. The big 3-0! I tried to think about what I've accomplished now that I'm 30. In a nutshell, it seemed that I haven't accomplished much. I think about all the mistakes that I've done. Obviously, I did say to myself that if I had another chance to do it again then I would do certain things differently. What are they? Well, I couldn't name all of them but here are a few:

1. College


2. Clubbing


3. Friends


4. Relationship(s)

For my birthday, we went up to Santa Barbara and attended a Cinco de Mayo celebration. We also went to Solvang and Santa Maria. We stayed at Holiday Inn for the night in Santa Maria because it was quieter (the rates are cheaper too!) We had dinner at a local dining spot called Jocko's. The city is actually Nipomo, CA. They had the best and most tender filet mignon I've ever tasted! I'll probably go back there again. I saw the article below about how much certain people make working for the hotel industry. The figures are quite interesting.

What Do They Pay You To Do That?

Average base hourly wages of US hotel employees:

$5.75 Bellhop

$6.00 Bartender

$6.22 Breakfast attendant

$6.92 Housekeeper

$7.00 Laundry worker

$9.00 Security guard


Source:American Hotel & Lodging Association's
2000 Hospitality Compensation and Benefits Survey