Mr. Khairul Nizam Bin Nayan:

When I applied for this job after I came back from Japan, I had an interview with the head chef. The second step involved an interview with hotel management, HR and the general managers. Either we are qualified to become team members for the hotel or we are not. After a few stages, we were selected equitably according to our skills and experience. It took a couple of months last year if I am not mistaken. The approval came one or two weeks ago. I booked a ticket from Kuala Lumpur and came here. I want to share my experience. I am a qualified chef. I worked everywhere in the world. I just came back from Japan, where I had been setting up a nice hotel and restaurant that sells Asian food, which people in Japan really love. I wanted to do the same thing here because I love Ireland so much. It is like a first love. I love the people here and I love the country. That does not mean I want to stay here. I want to share my experience and expertise. I have been in this industry for over 26 years.

There would not be any issues in communicating because English is our second language in Malaysia. We study it from kindergarten through to high school, college and university. It is always our second language. Most chefs can speak English fluently. We communicate easily, especially with people in Ireland. I had studied English for more than seven years when I finished high school. I had been selected for a scholarship from royalty in Malaysia, so I stayed there for almost seven years. It is a nice country but after I googled Ireland, its history and people, I started to fall in love with it. I wanted to come and share my expertise and experience as a chef. I really enjoy-----