PR WRITING 1ST ASSIGNMENT

WORLDS LEADING CHEF IN THE MAKING

“A chef is born”, simply explains about this person who we are talking about here. Amirul Naim Bin Iskandar or preferred to be called Naem, 20 years old is a student at KLMU College under the faculty of Culinary & Arts. He is a potential chef in the making. Having the passion to cook enabled him to work towards his ambition to be a reputable chef in the industry. Naem actually realized his penchant for cooking when his Mother taught him his first dish, Nasi Lemak. He was fascinated with cooking and prefers French cuisine particularly in pastries such as croissant and other French patisseries.

“I am a good cook, but nothing beats my mother’s cooking”, says Naem being modest and appreciative towards his mother, who is a single mother with four children. Naem being the eldest son amongst his siblings feels responsible to bring comfort and betterment to his family. He pulls up his socks each time he thinks of the hardship his mother has gone through raising up his brothers and sisters. “Cooking is like a science experiment” quote’s Naem. He explains that cooking is not only based on recipes. In fact, at KLMU they train their students to think outside the box. He so far has invented one of his own recipe which taste scrumptiously good as told by one of his lecturers. So far he has not named his recipe yet but soon he will. As for now, he is also tightly scheduled with a part-time job as a waiter in a restaurant. He looks forward to college everyday because he gets to cook in a well-equipped kitchen and thirst for knowledge.

Naem is planning on opening his own restaurant in the future which specializes in French Cuisine and plans to call it “Mère la recette” which means “Mum’s recipe” and he wants to dedicate this restaurant to his mother. However, before that he also wants to work with many other prestigious hotels to gain experience and popularity before he begins his entrepreneurship. Naem always stands to this saying “A smooth sea will not make a skillful sailor”, thus he is willing to face any kind of obstacles in life to achieve his dreams and nothing will break his determination because he says that he have experienced worst imaginable phases in life. He also mentioned that during his high school life that he had participated in a cooking competition which was called “Rasa-rasa Malaysia” which was competed between classes in his school and he managed to win the grand prize for his class. He said he enthralled the judges by his expertise in making his mothers delicious Nasi Lemak which was served with Rendang Chicken on the side. Points given were for the great taste and also for the amazingly creative food presentation.

“I am still fresh in the industry but like a flower, I will bloom. I also idolize famous chefs like Jamie Oliver and Martha Stewart”, says Naem. He says that such TV program’s he watched also influenced him to pursue in this field of work and also learn recipes from them. He may be just an under-dog in the industry but with great determination, desires in life he will strive to achieve at his level-best.

Written by:
Macalister Z.