Okokuqala, noma ngabe silapha ngempela ukukhuluma ngebhulogi yakho, kumele ngikubuze imibuzo embalwa mayelana nokuphila njengomculi womkhumbi wemikhumbi. Sitshele kancani ukuthi uhambise kanjani ulwandle olwandle.
Ngemva kwekolishi, ngabuyela endaweni yaseChicago futhi ngibandakanyeka nendawo yendawo yomculo ohlala kuyo.
Ngajoyina i-reggae band, eyakhiwe ngama-jazz gigs, ngihamba namasonto ambalwa futhi ngidlala endaweni yaseshashalazini yendawo. Nganginomsebenzi wamalanga, kepha nganginomdla kakhulu ekudlalweni komculo kunomsebenzi wosuku lomsebenzi. Ekugcineni, ngangifuna ukwenza ikhefu eliphelele futhi ngibe ngumculi wesikhathi esigcwele , kodwa ngaleso sikhathi ngangingekho umsebenzi okwanele ukwenza lokho kwenzeke. Ngokwezezimali, ngidinga okuthile okungangisiza ukuba ngiphume futhi umsebenzi wemikhumbi yokuhamba ngomkhumbi wawubonakala uphelele ngoba behlinzeka indawo yokulala nokudla ngaphezu kokukhokha.
Manje sengisebenza emikhumbi emibili. Owokuqala waya eNyakatho YaseLwandle, eMedithera naseCaribbean. Nginenhlanhla ukubona isiqingatha sezwe kulowo mkhumbi. Kwakusebenza njengehhotela elinamanzi phakathi kwama-Olimpiki ase-2004 e-Athene, eGrisi, ngakho ngathola ithuba elimangalisayo lokuya emidlalweni. Ngasebenza njenge-keyboardist ebhentshini lokubonisa, futhi sasiyiqembu lokulondoloza labo bonke abenzi bezivakashi abafika emkhunjini.
Siphinde sadlala amasheya amaningi e-jazz ngesonto emakhulwini omkhumbi. Ngenza abangane abaningi kulowo mkhumbi futhi ngabona izindawo eziningi ezinhle engingasoze ngilikhohlwa.
Umkhumbi wesibili wawudabula iziqhingi zaseHawaiian. Ngasebenza njengomqondisi womculo wezenzo zokuhlala zezivakashi. Lona umsebenzi we-fancier futhi kusho ukuthi ngokuyinhloko ngihlala njengomgibeli - ekamelweni labagibeli, ukudla kwabagibeli, izinsiza zokugibela.
Senza ubusuku obubili ngesonto futhi saso sonke isikhathi sikhululekile ukuhlola lezi ziqhingi. Noma kunjalo, ngenkathi iHawaii inhle, ngaso sonke isikhathi esingenalutho ezandleni zami ngaba nesithukuthezi emva kwezinyanga ezimbalwa.
Lapho uqhuba emkhunjini we-cruise, ingabe unenkululeko yokuzikhethela ekunqumeni ukuthi yimiphi umculo ozoyidlala noma ingabe inkampani yokuhamba imoto ikhetha uhlelo?
Uvame ukubusa mahhala ngaphakathi kohlobo lwakho. Uma wenza isethi ye-jazz, ungashayela noma yikuphi okuqukethwe okufunayo uma nje kufana ne-jazz idiom. I-Same iyahamba ngama-cover aphezulu we-Top 40 ebhodini noma amaqembu e-classical. Indawo yokuphumula ngayinye ihlelwe njengesiteshi somsakazo ohlukile, futhi abagibeli bangakwazi ukuhambela esiteshini sabo ozithandayo, noma uhlobo, ngokuvakashela indawo yokuphumula ehambelanayo. Ngokwesibonelo, uma abagibeli befuna ama-cocktail ne-jazz, bangaya ku-Lounge A; uma befuna ikhofi nomculo we-classic, bavakashela iLounge B. Ngalokho engqondweni, abaculi bangadlala noma yiziphi izingoma abazithandayo uma nje zingena "esiteshini somsakazo" sabo.
Ngebhendi yokubonisa (ukuthi ungase ubize ngokuthi "ibhendi yendlu" noma "ibhande lokusekelayo"), kukhona okuningi kokubona okubonakalayo. Ibhayisikobho yokudlala idlala emuva kwabadlali bezivakashi, futhi kufanele badlale noma yikuphi umculo obekwe phambi kwabo. Bonisa amaqembu futhi adlala amasethi we-jazz endaweni yokuphumula ye-jazz lapho angabiza khona izingoma zawo, kodwa uma esekela isenzo, kufanele adlale umculo abanikezwa wona.
Ingabe abaculi basayina inkontileka yokusebenzela inkampani ethile ye-cruise, noma bayazimela futhi bathathe imisebenzi lapho bengena?
Abaculi ngokuvamile babhalisela izivumelwano ngezikhathi ezithile. Ngokwesibonelo, ngingase ngisayine isivumelwano sezinyanga ezingu-6 ne-Holland America, futhi uma lokho kuphelile ngizobhalisa isivumelwano sezinyanga ezine neCarnival Cruise Line.
Lokho kusho ukuthi uhlale usebenza ngendlela efanayo yokuhamba ngoba kulula kakhulu. Yisho, isibonelo, ngisebenza ku-Holland America. Ngemuva kokuthi isivumelwano sami sezinyanga eziyisithupha sokuqala sigcwaliswe, banganginika esinye isivumelwano sezinyanga ezingu-6 emkhunjini ohlukile emkhunjini. Futhi emva kwalokhu enye inkontileka kwenye umkhumbi. Kulula kakhulu ukuqhubeka nokuthola umsebenzi onjalo. Kuthatha umzamo omncane ukushintsha imigqa yokuhamba ngezinyawo nazo zonke izinkontileka.
Uma ubhalisa nge- talent ejensi njenge-Proship, ngokuvamile kufanele usayine uhlobo oluthile lwesivumelwano esingenaso ukuncintisana ekuqaleni.
Lokhu kusho ukuthi uma i-Proship ikuthola inkontileka ne-Holland America futhi ufuna ukuthatha inkontileka yesibili ne-Holland America ngemuva kwalokho, usadingeka ukuthi udlule ku-Proship. Lokho kuvimbela i-talent ye-talent ekunqunyweni kwe-loop nokulahlekelwa izimali zabo zokubekwa. Ukusebenza ne-talent ejensi yiyona kuphela inhlobo yesivumelwano eside yesikhathi eside abaculi abaye bahileleka nabo emkhunjini we-cruise gigs.
Ukuhambisa kubhulogi yakho ephendula imibuzo kubaculi abanentshisekelo emsebenzini wokuhamba ngomkhumbi. Kungani unqume ukuqala ibhulogi?
Lapho ngifika i-gig yami yokuqala ngangingazi lutho olulodwa ngemikhumbi ye-cruise. Ngingakaze ngibone ngisho nenye! I-agent agency yangibiza ngoLwesibili futhi ngisezindizeni eziyi-8 ukuya eJalimane ngoLwesine. Kwakuyinto esheshayo! Ukwaziswa enganginikezwa yi-ejensi mayelana nokusebenza emikhumbi kwakuhle kakhulu futhi ngaleso sikhathi esifushane phakathi koLwesibili noLwesine ngangingenaso isikhathi sokubuza imibuzo yami eminingi.
Ngangijabule ukufika emkhunjini, kodwa nami ngangethusa kakhulu. Ngingalala kuphi? Ngingadla ini? Ngingashiya umkhumbi phakathi nosuku? Kwenzekani uma ngigula? Yini okufanele ngiyipake? Ngangingaqiniseki nakancane ukuthi lo mkhumbi wawuhamba kanjani! Ibhulogi iqalile njengendlela yokuxhuma nomndeni nabangane ekhaya, kodwa ngokushesha ngaqala ukuthola ama-imeyili namazwana avela kwabanye abaculi ababebuza imibuzo efanayo engangikhathazeka ngayo. Ngaleso sikhathi kwakunzima ukuthola noma yiluphi ulwazi lwangempela mayelana nokuthi kwakunjani ukusebenza emikhumbi, futhi yilapho ibhulogi yami iqalile ukuthatha ifomu. Manje sekuyisikhubuzo semibono nezimpendulo mayelana nokusebenza emkhunjini, kuhlangene nokubhala okuncane okuhambayo lapha naphakathi.
Abantu abaningi bayamangala lapho bethola ukuthi angiyena umshayeli we-cruise. Eqinisweni, anginaki kakhulu imboni ye-cruise. Intshisekelo yami ihlala kubaculi futhi igcina umculo wami kanye nabanye. Ibhulogi igxile ngokuyinhloko kubaculi futhi ngokubanika lonke ulwazi oludingayo ukuze bazizwe bekhululekile ngaphambi kokuba benze enye yalezi gigs.
Ibhulogi yakho ifundisa kakhulu, kodwa izethameli yiqembu elihle kakhulu. Ungayithengisa kanjani ibhulogi yakho ukuze ifike kubantu abalungile?
Izivakashi eziningi ziza kubhulogi ngezinjini zokusesha. Amagama athandwa kakhulu kunazo zonke "angumculi womkhumbi wokuhamba ngomkhumbi," kodwa kukhona nokunye okuningi okusesho izinto ezithize ezifana ne "cruise crew cabin" noma "amahora omculi womkhumbi." Kuyacaca ngezibalo ukuthi abantu banemibuzo eminingi mayelana nemvelo yomkhumbi womculi we-cruise; ngethemba, bathola izimpendulo kusayithi lami.
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Ngibhale ibhulogi ngezincwadi ezimbalwa zebhulogi - i-Yahoo ne-BlogCatalog.com kanye nabanye abambalwa. Lolu hlobo lokuxhumanisa luyisilinganiso kuzo zonke izimakethe ze-website, kodwa angiqiniseki ukuthi kuphumelela kakhulu ukuheha ithrekhi yekhwalithi kusayithi. Izinto zebhulogi zisebenza kakhulu futhi zikhethekile futhi ngaleyo ndlela ngeke zibolekise kahle ngokushisa okungajwayelekile. Kunezindaba ezithile ezimnandi mayelana nezikhathi ezibucayi emikhumbi, kodwa zizungezwe umthamo osindayo wokukhuluma ngomculi.
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