Sunday, May 30, 2010

Event #7 - Conjoint Birthday Party, Hansan Vietnamese Restaurant (may 29th)

another year has been and another birthday has come and this time around it was a conjoint birthday party. On a decision from the birthday boy and girl, the party began at Hansan Vietnamese Restaurant on 525 Panmure Ellerslie Highway. Upon arrival to my surprise I find that the restaurant was dominated on one side by our group grabbing a total of 43 seats.
Occupying the largest amount of space, we in turn required the greatest amount of resources and attention. A decision and risk that had to be taken by the owners for a day's personal boost in profit. Seeing how were served quickly, and given the freedom of a great amount of noise, this would possibly of affected the enjoyment levels of other customers. If they had taken the risk and we were too rowdy a group, many customers would be instantly turned off by the idea of eating at the restaurant.
I couldn't help but think that risks are not only necessary in businesses but in life itself. Risks are taken for a single purpose. To get somewhere better, faster. By taking a risk we immediately ignore the main question, "What if the risk doesn't work out?" But to take a risk one must ignore the possibility of the question becoming valid. However, if you consider the fact that every decision in life has a right and wrong, then being wrong is the risk in life. Therefore in turn, is there ever a moment in life where a decision made isn't a risk? And if there isn't, then that would give way to the idea that life is in fact all about risks with every decision, small and big. So then the final question we could ask is, "What if the owner had decided not to take the risk, or rather what if the owner was wrong for taking the risk?"

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