Sunday, October 05, 2008

UST-ITHM-HRM CONQUERS DLSU GOURMET CHALLENGE II 2008 AS OVERALL CHAMPIONS!

Call time was set at 3:30am at the Quezon Drive of the UST grounds and departed for Dasmariñas at 4:00am.


UST-ITHM participants, logistics and support groups arrived at DLSU Dasmariñas before 5:00am together with Regina Carmeli of Malolos Bulacan.


Ingress and registration time was at 5:00am and to our astonishment, coming late had no bearing. The organizers necessitate a lot of improvement.


There were no ID badges printed for the participants. Only 2 badges were given to the coach later that day. The organizers informed us that this would do. What was ironic was that the furnishing of badges given to only the late participants. Student marshals were very passive and I had to remind them to cordon of the competition area since some of their compatriot school participants and coach were coaching their participants.


Certificates of participation ran out at 5:00pm


After learning the results at way past 9:00pm the UST participants all tired and hungry headed back to UST and arrived at past 10:00pm.


Recapping the whole event, DLSU never expected the turn out of the volume of the participating schools and last minute changes made were not

enough. Out of town competitions, such as these require early call times and imposition of sanctions for late comers is obligatory in fairness to the prompt participants.


My suggestions to improve future competitions:

§ All categories must start simultaneously at 6:00am sharp. By 12:00noon, the winners are declared and awarded their prizes and everyone is given a chance to rest and return to school so as to avoid oppressive attendance until 9:00pm.

§ The need for more competent student marshals and appropriate venue is indispensable.

§ Critically assess Judges Credentials is necessary not because they are close to the faculty of DLSU but to avoid controversies and biases. A comprehensive briefing of Judges before competition proper is crucial and deviation form the criteria completely discarded.

§ The scoring for the judges must be based on the International Computing System (ICS) based on international TESDA competitions where every criterion has a corresponding minimal and maximal point factor that leaves no room for judges to guess and the scores are not discrepantly in the extreme highs and lows.

§ Instantaneous briefings after the tally of scores implemented as needed.

§ The adherence to time management and o bjectively address concerns of participating schools is essential.


The Second Invitational Gourmet Challenge 2008 of DLSU has no acceptable excuse for the outcome and irregularities that occurred. The organizing committee should have learned from the previous competition held last year and anticipated the turn out of participants.


In spite of the scorching heat, thirst, hunger, lack of sleep and biased judging, the senior HRM students whipped their behinds and landed as the overall champion!


GOLD LIVE CAKE DECO

Maebelle Tadeo 4H4

Mel binuya 4H4

Ralph Aldover 4H4




BRONZE LIVE TABLE SETTING FOR TWO (Honeymoon Theme)

Kashmir Pabla 4H5

Myla Abeleda 4H5

Marvin Soriano 4H5




PARTICIPANTS:

LIVE TABLE SETTING FOR TWO

Jorlie Cruz 4H4

Shirley Unidad 4H4

Ronal Dimailing 4H4


LIVE TABLE SETTING WITH CENTERPIECE

Karez Dinamarca 4H5

Kamila Fernandez 4H5

Maureen Flores 4H5

Ashley Cooper 4H4

Darice Narvaez 4H4

Christine Perez 4H4


LIVE MARKET BASKET

Monica Salalila 4H5

Kehnalin Balabbo 4H5

Alby Nadres 4H1

LIVE PLATED DESSERT

Lea Juego 4H5

Carmela Garcia 4H5


LIVE NAPKIN FOLDING

Ava Miasis 4H4


MOCKTAILS FLAIRTENDING

Jesse Yanzon 4H4

John Maddatu 4H4


CULINARY QUIZ BEE

Ana Canceran 4H4

Christine Manaloto 4H4


Photos courtesy of Myla Abeleda and Mark Tangco

Overall coach Buhay Cocinero

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