And... "that" major change on my life inspire this blog! But let me start with little old personal story....
My life goal has been set as over 10 years ago which was moving to Australia(which I believe BEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD) and opening my restaurant P.S.I.(passion. spirit. inspiration.) on 2018. For that, I made my own timeline, which is work as a cook on 20s and moving Australia just before 30. If I don't get sponsor / not good enough to get sponsored, retire from cooking! I passed the mission, but eventually I worked for L2o/Alinea, not in Australia. Time passed by.... I HAVE TO start working as cdc to be owner chef, I HAVE TO work at a small kitchen, small team with one tasting menu(because that is P.S.I. concept), I HAVE TO save heaps of money to open my restaurant..... To achieve the goal, we do what we need to do.....
My goal was stable just until last couple yrs. Last couple years I travel the world A LOT as I documented on this blog. Basically last 3 years I was traveling more than working! And... I got addicted to traveling as much as cooking or possibly... MORE! Start having the desire to work around the world as a freelance chef instead of settling down and having own restaurant. When I took my last job, Journeyman, I sworn myself I must commit myself for 2 year to build back my career(my 3 previous job didn't last one year) .... but/a bitter smile whatever it is... "to live honest", I had to leave Journeyman. I fucked my career... well... so what?
My life is always "unchained", but now I really felt released fully from everything, EVERYTHING... Now my mission is plain & simple finding the restaurant I want. There's no condition like job-hunting in the past years. Cook wherever I want, pure simple honest. Would love to go to Capetown(laugh), but there's budget and others, starting off Boston, NY, east coast.... maybe Toronto, Chicago, Mexico, Caribbean countries... circle out litte by little, possibly Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania... See where this guy end up..... the bottom line NOTHING stop culinary metal vagabond as usual!
So... ANYWAY I reset my life goal as of today. I never say I don't open my own restaurant, but I don't claim it's my life goal anymore! Again I just wanna cook "right" place where I can share my passion, spirit & inspiration and bring back my "fire', that's it!!! What do I wanna achieve in my life? The answer(as of now) would be I wanna conquer the world! 195 countries, 300 stage over 100 countries!! So.. here is new start of this blog... Farewell "restaurant P.S.I., here now on this blog is called "culinary metal vagabond"!!!! The crazy blog of the man who have 3 passion, cooking/heavy metal & traveling. Welcome board!!
Sincerely,
CJ
8/19/14