Dear Friends Cordon
Noirian
2020 war bis jetzt nur ein unerfuellter Traum mit schlechten
Anfang, wir erleben ein drama Weltweit mit erschueternden Human verlust Zahlen
und unglaublichen, unvorstellbaren folgen im taeglichen Lebensablauf, vor einen
½ Jahr undenkbar den momentanen seit monate totalen touristen abruch, wofuer
wir alles fuer die letzten 55 Jahre gelernt haben und dazu gegeben haben.
Ich denke immer das ich alles gelernt habe aber nie mit
einen Ende gerechnet.
Da wir stark im nehmen sind werden wir auch Corona
ueberleben wie schon vorher SARS 2003 und schlimmer Iraq – Iran war 1980-81.
Ich habe fuer 8 Jahre jungen aufwachsenen Gastronomen
gepredigt das es kein Ende gibt in unserer Hospitality Industry, welches
hoffentlich stimmt.
Lehre Strassen, geschlossene Hotels, geschlossene Retsaurants, gesrtichene Fluege, Economic Zerkruemelung und das schlimmste
fuer mich persoehnlich der abgebrochene Contact mit Freunden und Bekanten.
Wir werden es ueberstehen, glaube ich fest,aber hoffentlich auch dabei lernen das wir nur
Menschen sind und nichts weiter, vulnerable leicht zerbrechliche Lebewesen bei
dem das ganze lernen nicht einmal nach 17 jahren seit 2003 faehig war ein Schutz und Infungen gegen den
SARS Vieren complex zu finden.
Vor fuenf Jahren hat Mr Google provezeit das es sowas gibt,
aber es scheint das die Leute mit dem Capital nur an mehr $ und Power glauben
und nicht die Faehigkeit besitzen den Druck und Mittel der Forschung zu
foerdern. ES wurde vergessen das wir nur eine Human Gruppe auf der Erde haben.
Wie kann die Category “Mensch” so primitive sein und nicht sehen was kommen
koennte, an keine Scenarios denkt & nur noch dollars als traum hat.
Furchtbar das wir das alles erleben muessen!
Ich wuensche Euch alles Gute und hoffe das wir bald wieder bei einen Cordon Noir Beer sitzen koennen ohne Angst aber mit Zuversicht in der Zukunft haben.
Bleibt gesund meine Freunde
Euer Jochen
2020 not only a bad dream but
a bad beginning, we
experience Corona drama Worldwide with innermost human loses and unbelievable,
inconceivable lifestyle change , ½ years ago not thinkable. Now for 2 month
complete tourist stop. I believed have learned everything for the last 55
years and given in addition.
Because we strong in take we will also Corona like previous SARS survive.
looking forward seen you after !!! when all is normal again by a cool Cordon Noir beer.
Stay Healthy
Dear Friends, Cordon Noirian
Again a year past like a speedy race, end of
2018 and 2019 succeed expectation for our Cordon Noir
society founded 31 years
ago made was possible to meet you all or nearly all once again.
Which was the reason or purpose of our society foundation having fun together without borders.
Now coming 2020 with superb Cordon Noir events in planning:
March the 27-29 visiting Chef Mawa, our
Executive Gourmet Vietnam for a fun filled weekend
In Haiphong, Vietnam
And this summer our CN journey, from 20th
-27th June 2020, to Greece. We will visit for 3 days Thessaloniki
and 4 days Athens.
I still working with future member Christos Gotkis on the
program.
Be ready!!!!!!
This are our main travel planning at this
moment.
Any additional you will be noticed in our www.cordonnoir.com web
Wish you all the best with Champagne and Caviar
At this years festive season with friends and
family
Merry Christmas and a happy New Year 2020
Dear Cordon Noirian
Outstanding here it is that promising
2018, the year of Cordon Noir’s 30 Anniversary.
2017 was a very successful year for
Cordon Noir thanks to VP Rudolf Mueller and the Executive Gourmets Ingolf
Sossna, Marco Brueschweiler, Stefan Mueller, I Wayan Mawa, John Sloane, Urs
Allenspach, Heiner Werdeling, Tony Chih, Ernst Ulrich Schassberger, Paul
Henderson, Peter Armitage, Dieter Geiger & Peter Straub. Thanks for your commitment
!
Maybe not a successful economic
year for the industry we know each year differs, some are better some not
so good.
1988 – 2018 a superb achievement my friends and cordon noirian, in memory friends who left and others join. Life is like that.
Our exiting journey to Taiwan
were our Executive Gourmet for Taiwan Tony Chih Teng Chang surprised our Cordon
Noir Delegation with a superb Taiwan food-tasting week. Absolute outstanding planning.
Take a look at the pictures taken by Dolly in Historical Photos at our Cordon-Noir
Web at this superb Taiwan week, Thank you Tony.
Followed by Christmas Cordon
Noir Dinner at the Avillion in Port Dickson, host Executive Gourmet for Malaysia
Urs Allenspach and ½ months after Christmas Cordon Noir Dinner by Executive
Gourmet Marco Brueschweiler in Bangkok, Thailand.
A satisfied Year with induction of 8 Cordon
Noirian bringing total 331 Members in count, Cordon Noirian who
believing our society capability providing that little extra affordable fun to
life, shown over the past 30 years.
Now 2018 I personal looking forward seen you all in Mumbai at our 30 Year Celebration by inducting our Executive Gourmet for India enlarging our global society just after Germany, Switzerland, Scotland, Australia, Egypt, Mexico, HongKong, Thailand, Macao,Singapore, Malaysia, China, Indonesia, Cambodia,Vietnam,Taiwan, Korea now 2018 addition India.
Happy New Year 2018
Dear Cordon Noirian and Friends
2016 is over…..much to fast… finish with economical discrepancies
on the world market, but luckily not my
own. When you get aged expectation
setting are more to life quality direction not banking or savings.
Since I am a cook I will be able to sell a hamburger or two when $ finish I
believe.
2017 must be superb, don’t care what all that economist pessimistic
says, hopefully keeping on thinking positive & realistic will give magic to
the world and a superb year ahead, I believe it is only in human minds…….. my
own stays anyhow!
The year rushed me from 66-67 years of age at highest speed
with many great days and dates,
still feeling young full energy and power (normal by that youth surrounding
students), nothing cracks or? I don’t speak about it.
Dolly my Lover keep me on the run so I don’t have to think much about it. Smile.
Born 1949 seems like a couple of days away and founding Cordon
Noir 1988 just a jump a way but reality 28 Years , congratulation you all
belonging to such stable society. It really worked this creation of fun to all
353 Cordon Noirian life’s, the mind target by founding.
2016 a outstanding Cordon Noir Year with dinners starting
Austrian Dinner in Kuala Lumpur January, Chiang Mai- Thailand in March, Taoyuan
City -Taiwan April, Bangkok June,” Asia Wave” Singapore, Bali, Borobudur &
Kuala Lumpur June, Seoul- Korea September followed November with Hong Kong and finally closing the year December in Kuala
Lumpur with our Cordon Noir Christmas Dinner.
What a superb Cordon Noir Year!
Judging 2016 the Bali Culinary and Kota Kinabalu Food Festival,
meeting CULINARY AND HOSPITALITY Friends even only extended weekends enriching
with suitable pleasure to our life, no need for additional holiday at the
moment.
Work is fun driven by competition and Worldchefs trends.
My actual work is outstanding under the leadership of my
Boss,
real fun since professional Task is No ONE and not politic , which I
appreciate very much.
After a Beautiful Year 2016 with all existing
Friends from 5 Continents
I extract a short summery in saying “ thank you “
for passing Dolly and myself
that beautiful contribution of pleasure, wellbeing and fun.
What else possible could your Friendship give to our humble hearts.
*We wish you a festive Merry
Christmas and a superb fun filled 2017*
Your
Jochen & Dolly
Kern
From Cordon Noir
Dear Cordon Noirian and Friends
Looking back at my self, 50
years as a chef, turned to this outstanding endeavour 6 years ago when I joined
the beautiful and outstanding Berjaya University College of Hospitality here in
Kuala Lumpur at position of Director School of Culinary Arts.
Great when you have the
chance getting juvenile by students surrounding, feeling the power of youth.
Dolly and me doing great
believe it or not weekends usual off and working time from 9-6.
Following my 45 chefs years 8am – 10pm.
What could be better, still
cooking transfer my knowledge to students in certificates-, diploma-, degree- and
master classes.
Real outstanding and so I feel.
Beside school we also running a whole sale operation to 30+ restaurants,
consultancy and Catering with highlight 2015 Empire "Party of the Century" sparkled by Paris Hilton with food for 5700 person.
All with students at part time
wage payments. A happy and worthy occasion providing that immerse technology knowledge
a chef need in our industry, Inspiring Lives and Widening Horizons, the guaranty for employment to young chefs.
Same time Cordon Noir
enjoyed a outstanding 2015 with Peter Armitage and Tony Rogalsky Caviar
Presentation in Australia followed by Marco Brueschweiler and Kurt Pozzato
dinner in Bangkok.
Hofex in Hong Kong by Vice
President Rudolf Muller was again a sensation and so Dunias Induction here in
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Cordon Noir Pre Christmas visit
to Saigon, Vietnam hosted by Cordon Noirian Chef Mawa and GM Siegfried Steindel fully satisfy all 70 members and friends.
Highlight at the Cordon Noir
Gala-dinner beside the whole Hospitality theme set up and execution was Induction
of 2 new professional’s gourmets and Urs Allenspach: Executive Gourmet Malaysia
and Peter Armitage: Executive Gourmet Australia, congratulation.
The Year finished Marco
Brueschweiler in Bangkok with a outstanding Intronisation Dinner.
Take a look by just clicking
“historical photos” at front page www.cordonnoir.com
You all be in photographic memory at documention,
every year since founding 1988.
Year 2016 starting here by
Executive Gourmet Malaysia Urs Allenspach this January, followed March in Chiang
Mai, Thailand by Marco Brueschweiler and the "Asian Summer Wave" that Gourmet Travel true
Singapore,
Bali, Java, Kuala Lumpur follow June 2016.
Our Cordon Noir forecast looks
outstanding and for sure I wish you a
great year a head
Happy New Year 2016
I Still remember , a few
years ago…… five or six of age… that unbelievable excitement,
waiting
freshly washed dressed in best gown for that once in a year repeating
wanted
noise of harsh cracking booths, ruff voice “ HO HO HO “ and door
knock…yes that
nerve breaking arrival of Santa Claus.
Santa is here …..
screaming
out every body cell ….excitement just to see him, excitement been
beaten with
the wooden whip or presented…… excitement just like a visual cloud
filled the whole house.
Christmas stays in my
memories fresh like just a few days ago, even now 63 years later.
Excitement
like that day
Jesus Christ was born.
Wishing
you a Merry Christmas
With excitement, pleasant surprises and a prosper 2013
Jochen
& Dolly
Dear
Friends
Thanks God love comes once the year and not once a life time ***********
**********
Christmas
open hearts, makes understanding each other, inspire deepest feelings,
pass
warmed & trust,
infuse love in memories of childhood by just seen children, remember
and been
remembered how we are and how we gain satisfaction able living in fun
and
peace.
We
all here from the
Culinary Centre of Malaysia
wishing
you
A
Merry
Christmas and Outstanding, Healthy and Happy New Year 2012
Jochen & Dolly
Kuala Lumpur and Cordon Noir treats as well
A year gone and here is again, in fastest swing that Christmas which each year make me count..yes my age also, you right.
And I am happy about that not sad, not thinking about time left, just thinking about time past...great time, fantastic to remember, all you friends, all the fun and all the satisfaction enjoyed...yes happy to remember each of you who made this happened, keeping me a happy man and my wife to. Passing that beautiful 20 anniversary of cordon noir with friends from all over the globe , passing our 34 wedding anniversary and so passing my 59th birthday. super!
To thing only 59 more makes no sense but that beautiful 59 passed, does.
Work challenges keeping life interesting and when each past successful, richening that pride in me, giving confidence and show me how wonderful life is by increasing that love to cooking. Ample friends passing a way , yes normal but when I close my eyes still can feel and see them so closed in my memoir that even the smell of that beautiful moment stay real. Enemy barricades coming down with time and feelings smoothen. Great to get older and been able seen things with different eyes , with different mental views just come and satisfied.
Yes , sensibility increases which I can see by watching dramatic movies on TV and a teardrop slips out of my eye, never happened in the youth time...but actually nothing wrong with that , I thing now. Who can judge that any way.
I don't care.
When I see Dolly aging and we two smile taking the elevator having problems try seen clearly that button number to press or I stay with Alan in our Lobby finding a normal christstollen in that Christmas goodie register (which is like always to small printed) yes then I know that I not any more 20 but also here we can smile with such a good life and now with the Chefs Competition Judge Invitations at hand to Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Bali and Penang also this coming year will be a great one which I really looking forward to.
We wish you all a Jolly Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2009.
We know that with our friendship the crises at this globe can not spoil Cordon Noirian New Year.
Dolly and Jochen
Your Jochen Kern
Founder of Cordon Noir
A Festival of Warmed!
Time Rush...no, it just seems to get faster since we getting slower? Well, so long we don't feel old we are still on the ball. Age is positive and respected by all and for sure come to all.
Last night I talked with my sister about my 92 year old mother, my sister complained and complained...I just answered here that in 20 years she would be the same. We are only human and should be happy with that!
May 2008 is CORDON NOIR Birthday " 20 Years " and still the club is fresh & youth. 20 years we enjoyed so much fun with Cordon Noir that it would be sad any body miss out our Anniversary Gathering in Malaysia. Please book now since I am not a professional Travel agent and the whole gathering is a innermost job showing you that hospitality and warmth of Cordon Noir will stay like over the past 2 centuries,
Thank you for that.
I wish you a great week, a great year end 2007 and a great journey to our
20 Cordon Noir Anniversary, see you at the 10th May 2008 in Penang, Malaysia
Your Jochen Kern
Founder of Cordon Noir
August 2007
Dear Friends
Again a year past in fastest matter, sometimes when I thing back it was so fast that I actually must be 150 years old not that actually youth of my 56.
I talk about my feeling only.
What a year, so many things run over my mind, so may things seen and enjoyed this past year here in India that even I am as a non thinker bee grateful to God who must be responsible, giving all that luck to me seen such a beautiful and magnificent things in my life, having so much fun at my work and so much enjoyment with my loved wife Dolly making my life really living worth. Maybe I am (don’t hope so) been the only grateful man in this world. Grateful for my life that feeling difficult makes listen to all that complains peoples telling me. I just think and advice to open there eyes able seen the minor refreshing beauty at all, beauty of enjoy we can see any day comparable back to childhood Christmas, I know. Beauty and respect of humanity (even seen that slaughter of that poor American boy in Iraq and all that other suffering from terrorisms) must stand , not giving up. Sounds hart but I still love human and believe in solution and respect to man kind. Please help me when you celebrate that coming Christmas, Ramadan, Dipavalli, Chinese New Year and all the other religious highlight festivals over the year in this world. We don’t just survive, we really live this life and I hope that you similar me (I am sure when here in India with my 20 apprentice) will enjoy that upcoming 2006 positive and in fun .
Wishing you a great and fantastic 2006
Mumbai, India December 2005
The annual Indian Mumbai Story from Jacky, the Wife of Heiner Werdeling ( my Boss ) fit very well with Information over the past year
Thanks Jacky and Friends have fun by reading our life here in India
Mumbai, India
Christmas 2005
Dear Friends and Family,
I thought twice about documenting our year again given “we’re still here”, however as the memories of 2005 are rekindled I believe there is still plenty to share about our Indian adventure: Year 2.
Inevitably, there has been a wave of new books predicting India’s current and future economic growth. Mostly written by off shore Indians, they seem to articulate with great clarity the issues facing Modern India. “Being Indian”, “The Growth of the Indian Call Centre” and our favourite and current international best seller “The Argumentative Indian” all provide fascinating insights to the Indian psyche including their penchant for a good debate (Did you know that the longest speech by a U.N. Representative was an Indian in 1956 with an address to the Parliament lasting 9 hours 56 minutes? Try sitting through that at the end of a long day. Maybe that’s why Heiner insists on having his Management meetings in the morning). I know from haggling away with the tailors the thrill of the fight when they get another 20 Rupee (40 US Cents) out of me, for what has been the 13th leather jacket negotiation! (I shudder when I read of child labour raids being routinely conducted for I have never been brave enough to peel back the curtain to see who’s really doing the stitching).
Reflecting on the year, it hasn’t been all bad. We’ve kept in good health, we’ve had a few trips out, and the hotel has out-performed its competitors meaning all is well in Delhi (residence of “The Owner”).
The main scare was of course the weeks following Terrible Tuesday (26th July), when the monsoons pelted their most intense rainfall in 100 years resulting in more than 2000 deaths, closure of both international and domestic airports and power and telephone shut downs to most areas of Mumbai for more than a week. 105 centimeters of rainfall fell in a day and 50 million litres of water lay trapped in our hotel which resulted in a very easy decision to “shut shop”. Buckets and mops in hand, aided by 1000 outsourced labourers, the hotel was drained, cleaned, polished and painted and after thousands of man-hours and a huge public relations campaign, was remarkably opened 3 weeks later. (Who could forget the public outcry to the Bombay Mayor once the phone lines returned, “You promised us Shanghai, yet delivered Venice” as the SMS text reached all mobile phones in the city!). Despite the pile up of death and destruction: abandoned cars, mounting hills of garbage and rotting carcasses of water buffalos and dogs, Mumbai survived as it always does. Within days of the devastation, the mechanics were rubbing their hands with glee at the prospect of securing business resulting from the 200 000 abandoned and water logged cars (now minus their hub-caps). Cholera vaccinations were provided and slum dwellers who lost homes were relocated (where?). The pot-holed roads are still pot-holed but have been temporary filled until the Minster’s new “Pot Hole Task Force” completes a study on where the missing Rs Millions have gone which were allocated to fix the pot holes. It would seem pockets have been lined, not roads.
From a business point of view, India is really “Rocking”. The Hotel “rocks”, the figures “rock”, the nightclub “rocks” and this new buzz word has found it’s way even into the most simplest of conversations (To illustrate with the Hotel’s Spa Manager: “Man… Goa Rocks”, “Are they new Nikes? They really rock”, and after an hour on the treadmill “Wow, you were really rocking today!”). Grr..
My Indian-English vocabulary continues to expand, with some of the more notable additions: (1) Imperior, as in, “Sir, their service is Imperior to ours” (meaning opposite of Superior) (2) Prepone, as in, “The meeting has been preponed (meaning brought forward)…and (3) as I discovered today, the Managers here don’t “clock in” for work, they sign the “Muster Log” (whinnie, whinnie, ney, ney!).
We were both able to escape from Mumbai a bit more this year. Early on in the year, we had a very civilized break in two very civilized cities: London and Berlin. I had friends from the UK visit in September and flew with them to Jaipur, the “Pink City”, and endured the 6 hour bumpy car ride to Agra to see the Taj Mahal (still good 2nd time around, with totally new and contradictory stories from last year’s Guide!). Jaipur is amazing. Full of camels, elephants, water buffalo, human rickshaws and relatively peaceful after the “horn okay please” signs Mumbaikars delight in actioning. My visitors thought it was like “the place time forgot”. Recently, we also enjoyed a week in Langkawii… a week-long state of ‘oohing’ and ‘aahing’ as we reveled in cleanliness, beauty and thick lush canopy – I honestly think we were OD-ing on oxygen!
Mumbai’s daily life still offers plenty of surprises. I recall seeing a long queue along the roadside one particular trip to town. As our trip continued, the human queue doubled into two lanes. Thinking the people were queuing for a temple, I inquired as to the special festival. Kumar, our Driver didn’t know but suggested they might be queuing to determine their university exam results. Sounded like a feasible explanation until after a good 5 or so kilometers further we approached the front of the queue, only to see signs advertising auditions for “Indian Idol”! As in the international competition, each contestant has 60 seconds to perform: your chance to make it or break it ( … and don’t argue with the result). Throughout the following months, I cringed watching the whole spectrum of television performances – mostly cool wannabes with gelled hair, standard trend-setter “sunnies” and tight jeans, crooning away in front of the panel of judges (who else but the glam bollywood brigade?) Perhaps not surprisingly, a good looking boy from the country won, who can now be seen on every available bill-board advertising “Idol’s” forthcoming season, and is soon to sign his first Bollywood movie. Dreams like his are the stuff Mumbai are made of. With 26 million children being born in India each year, there must be a lot of dreaming going on.
The front page of the Times of India carried a story today about outsourcing. It seems parents don’t even bat an eye-lid when they pay around 200 Rupees (USD 4) to outsource their child’s homework to a “professional”, such is the pressure to do well in school. “Of course I have to be careful not to do the project really well, in case the teacher knows it’s been outsourced” says the woman whose business card actually reads “For making school projects, homework and notes”! Apparently her business has flourished as thousands of Bombay parents believe this to be ‘normal’. On the subject of outsourcing, I did suggest at my one and only attendance at “Craft Group”, that they might want to consider outsourcing the (extremely labour intensive job of) making Christmas decorations for their Annual Craft Fair. Needless to say I wasn’t invited back.
I have found out some interesting statistics this week. I learnt today that the cows meandering on the roads die primarily due to consuming an excess of plastic, the (in)famous black Mumbai Crows die due to disease they acquire from the slums, and the average life expectancy of an expatriate here is 2 years. Anyone who lasts beyond that achieves automatic saint-hood in our book. Given Heiners’ 2 years concludes in January, I am delighted to conclude this Christmas Greeting not only with our love and well wishes for the coming year, but our address from 1st February 2006. Yes folks, it is goodbye India, hello UAE.
The Werdelings
C/- InterContinental Abu Dhabi
PO Box Abu Dhabi 4171
Abu Dhabi
Tel: 971 2 6666888
Fax: 971 2 6669153
Stay in touch and enjoy your Christmas break. We certainly will!
Christmas Greetings
A year rushed through like Santa’s sledge,
It gave me a lot but not all the best
The bell still rings from last year in my ear
And already the brand new sound of Santa’s bell is near.
Jochen Kern 2004
Four months, since we moved from Hong Kong to India.
It was not sure what to expect in this 20 million peoples populated, west coastal town, Mumbai .
Friends told us there personal view on Bombay
“ love it or hate it….” We love it.
A place which set us back 20 years (similar a Viagra pill) make us 35 again. It is only in feeling, I know, but through physical action it is real anyhow. That feeling is more then adrenalin by adventure it is the wholesome feeling been a useful part of the human society.
Special this time of the year when enemies and friends are even and love grow to the prior thoughts.
Dolly searching again, after years, exited and in that full living spirit after old antic furniture and I myself train again cooking of basic products which in commercial cities replaced with ready at shelf food like making mozzarella cheese, smoked salmon or chutneys.
Great fun when aged guaranty truly counts and that bring back the move to sporting youth. No matter work is 14 hours when fun and love fall together with a good life affordable like here in Mumbai. How nice and interesting life can be.
We wishing you that fun and love at any place you are
for this coming happy
Christmas and New Year 2005.
Jochen & Dolly Kern
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2004, promises coming through.
A year with a stubborn but professional boss up to September and then starts that new life.
India, we just arrived at Mumbai the western, 19 million populated city of the bollywoods and the financial highlight of India.
Interesting, with a lot of import food-short coming which gives me that drive to appreciated creativity.
Complied different compare Hong Kong where everything is possible and only little appreciated, bleached by competition. Actually sad but if you life there for the past decade, like my boss you maybe also don’t won't to see or been blinded about your product have aged and limitation are given.
Anyhow I enjoyed the time in Hong Kong, my Hong Kong colleagues and friends, not so much the leadership with that bondage on creativity. That never appreciation or praise and creativity crippling through permissions delete and non ownership permitted till passion loose by the creator. A motivation cutting egoistic GM, my friend.
Luckily Great time with Cordon Noir, chefs association and the fiends previous known from the chefs scene.
September finally change. After two years to the great freedom of cooking, to fun again, perfect for me (dreaming 10 years about working in India) . September 2004 start at Intercontinental The Grand Mumbai hotel under the leadership of my friend Cordon Noirian GM and Vice President Heiner Werdeling.
Arrival at Mumbai international airport, Sahar begins a new episode of our life. Not surprised by slams, village style city buildings or traffic chaos but surprise by the friendly and welcoming staff of this beautiful hotel who just looking forward to leadership and new training and creations. Appreciated by warm management and guests. All this made my aged feelings already 20 years younger…..fresh and appreciated.
Great.
I keep you posted when the first cordon noir dinner will be done in Mumbai and for sure you will be exited about that and join my great Indian Cordon Noir sometime next year. Wishing you all the best and that exiting challenge needed to make life useful and fun.
Please don’t hesitate visiting me at my new home the InterContinental The Grand Mumbai , take a short blins at http://www.intercontinental.com
your
October 2004
2003 was a year with disaster for
many,
SARS, economic turmoil and terrorists made change thinking . It
changes from long-term setting of the everlasting future to a
shorter survival, tomorrow only.
For what a insurance if there is
not much
prospect to survive, special for me. This is not a healthy
thinking, I know, since my wife and I are childless and above 50
years old, there is not so much sense in preparing fore something
new. Better stay at that used style, but decreasing-term
thinking.
Funny actually since the whole life
planed a head and now we just change to a tomorrow next months or
maximum next year vision.
It is if the meaning of life looses
out,
evolution for my own body to the dead which is naturally but
never seen so many times in my brain advance.
Maybe only my age?
Well I don’t know but for sure the
hope that my lucky life goes on stays, with that friends help
extending a vision of success. A happy togetherness with wife and
world keeps up the most importance and desire to enjoy that
challenging life drive.
It is a little like sex, when the
first
time it gave me that "wow" and now after known that,
other excitements crystallizing in dreams of been even better,
new horizons to satisfaction, giving new positions.
Last night I was at that Rolling
Stones
concert here in Hong Kong and you may feel funny when you see
this my age peoples falling in trance of youth by just
remembering (true listening rock and roll) the past youth
excitement of human spring.
It would be great if this memory
play
would be possible by any mental down and drug you and me up to
that youthful full spirit.
I try with Cordon Noir and my love
for
Cooking to do right that and known it will work, if with any.
So if you have next time a down
just use
what ever it take in your favorable memory and trawl the down a
way, maybe with a little "Cordon Noir" helps.
Happy days or better spoken happy
life.
Hong Kong November 2003
Article
my personal
Comments to SARS
This
article was deleted after very personal comments from Members
with reason on the article as been in Non Cordon Noirian View.
never believed possible,
business cut in
Hong Kong's hotel industry make many hotels look like ghost
hotels
don't give up
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It is not a matter you believe in God or not, it is a matter that you are human.You are , I believe!If you seen 911 or
the horrible bombing just happen in Bali don't blame God blame the
God-less For me it is not possible to put excuse for action like the killing of innocent peoples for religious, races, capitalistic or revenge reasons . Is there no learning from history of our human ancestor, no change, is devolution going back to animalistic? I am a free thinker but seen all this horror I love to believe in God and maybe he would give a solution. God Bless all of you who wounded in mind and body and stay with God never giving up believing. Jochen Kern Hong Kong October 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Christmas Turkey SolutionsSingapore
Orchard-road stays in shine like the past years, hotels promoting
festive specials like past, maybe a little lower priced, but quality
and assortment at same glimpse of festivity. One think that made the whole Christmas holy, was the warm togetherness of the family. The main purpose of the holy festival was reborn through suffering. If I see the world situation and insecurity at the job market today I get that very similar feeling. What will happen? Lets see what we can do when…? I believe this year’s Christmas turkey brings me solutions and open my mind to a side of economic possibilities. This thought has run through my head for the past couple of months. What happens if there’s a salary cut, or need to move to a more economical apartment, etc, etc…. Maybe history will repeat itself and times will be like 51 year ago without all the luxury of today’s living style. Now at least I know how to work after 37 years training. We are professionals who can do a lot of things and in our trade of hospitality would be also a job in any aspect of food or caring for other peoples visible and I could benefit from my experience to work in other branches of hospitality not directly related to hotels. 9
million jobless are the forecast for our hospitality industry. At 9
million unemployed, we better stop believing in luck or too sure that
tomorrow we still have our jobs. We better think that we are able to
make satay including carving the bamboo sticks. Now is the time for
emergency learning even if it seems late. Preparing oneself mentally for tougher times will make it easier for us to face the glimpse reality if it occurs. So I believe this Christmas is an eye opener but I feel the love and togetherness of friends and family will bring that warm and kindling spirit of Christmas into my house just as in 1950. Just a chef December 2001 Your Cordon Noir President Jochen Kern Merry Christmas and a prosper 2002 --------------------------------------- the big Change in Life style from the Singapore Straits Times Interactive
In the 80s and 90s, we heralded in the years of the yuppie, nice cars. Nothing was more enjoyable than making money (except maybe spending it). Money and materialism were the trademarks of those years, the decade of temporary prosperity. We are now at
the dawn of a new millenium. What else has changed? Nothing it would
seem... with internet startup companies enjoying astronomical
valuations and wealth measured in paper terms, have we arrived to stare
at our past in the face? Dear Frinds The Economic turmoil in South East Asia is over? Maybe? The feeling of insecurity stays, and maybe will stay for a long time, friends past by and friends left as alone which was undestood as natur of but in the past crisis we missed them more and I really was in need of them ! Before was all so natural and normal. Loosing job hase something to do with performance! Attitude was the explanation for ajusting and oposite all miserable happening! Life quality was your own fault ! But then when that company talked about payroll cut and the high salary must go - transfer to Wohan in China. Sign beside the unconfortable decision of leaving a company after 10 years > keept some wicked feeling on human cruelty in my back-brain with a danger thinking solution < I am nothing worth > and purifeid the thought that anyhow nobody cares . Skilled performance is a zero worth in a capitalistic thinking enviroment and a human, maybe, counting nothing at all , respect to personality did not exist and meaner you are better, higher you are in management. Horrible when we think that all surviving management is maybe cruel - but it is not up to as to make any commands just hopefully that we are worth money. There is no social aspect in busines just money. But these I known already for long time , yes but it was never so clear to me. So... what is the real thing in life, maybe something without money, something with feeling, something with fun , something with friendship, maybe something with caviar , hopefully something with Cordon Noir. Singapore 1.7.2000 your
Jochen Kern -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Millenium Message Wishing you that new...unbelievable...good...outstanding...Millenium!!! |
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Dear
Cordon Noirian and Friends!
The new Millennium
is not only a change of time, a change to the second 50 years For Cordon Noir it will be an approach of finding a way on togetherness in making fun and mental communication ever lasting. You think >EVER< is a exaggerate word. I don't think so…
Life is countable…many lives are multiply able and so long we believe
on future there will be a future generation who believes and need fun
and friendship through enjoyment, even it is me in my next life, which
I am sure have. I will never stop The first step for our side of Cordon Noir will be the cancellation of our News letter . Now after implementing the Web page http://cordonnoir.com one year already you had efficient time to practice the computer handling which is today a part of our privat and working live any how. It is a waste of money and financial from my side not possible to keep, without changing roles to membership fee - which I am not willing to do. Fun should not be dictated by finance! The electronic news letter is much faster, more illustrative and non stop changeable - up to date. I offer Web pages on news, know how, culture, fun, live, jobs, links, events, travel, souvenirs, roles and regulation, cordon noir hotels, new members, member addresses, a Chat room, and and and… No limitations are given and that with sound and movements, all sides in color and so on. This Web site safes annual Newsletter cost of $ 6000.00, that fact alone will give you the explanation for my doing. I believe it is a good start in the Millennium to cut waste in paper, personal and global. Any contact you may like just email or chat on our site. For That New Millennium don't miss serving to be up to date with Cordon Noir |
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![]() Word from the founder… We are a decade old! The 7 January
1988 was the birth date of Cordon Noir.
For the Cordon Noirian, it was memorable date. It was also the day when
Hanne Abele joined her husband, Dieter, Vice Chairman, Cordon Noir. This year will
be our great anniversary extravaganza in Beijing from 14 to 17 August
1998. So firm-up
your bookings now with Thomas Kassemak in Germany who has drawn up
special packages inclusive of transportation and optional sightseeing
tours of China. Alternatively,
you can booked through me. Economic and
currency turmoil, it seemed to longer on and has negative impact on the
Asian business circle. However,
it is going tougher.
Things are changing rapidly where companies or
organisations streamlined or ceased their operations so not to further
incur losses. No
one is safe from the reality hat we are all in a “battlefield” where
the fittest survive and not recommended for the weak.
There is no guarantee even for myself that maybe the
only solution is to be economic with the spending of our money. But is money all that
matters? Lift up
the spirit and manifold (flexibility).
Cordon Noirian spirit is to be self-assured and that
we are not useless in spite the predicament.
So the continuance of your own personality as it
gives you the power to stay above the losers. Luck does not
matter when you lose your job. But
the bottom line is that your company is only trying surviving and
giving you an income. Yes!
Harsh times ahead of us.
More importantly is to believe in oneself that we
are capable of handling tough times.
It is during such trying period that many innovative
and creative ways surfaced. At
the end of it, we will discover our very own strength and personality
and be able to challenge or manage difficult circumstances. So get up and join us in Beijing for the fun with friends, enjoy the hospitality, culture, and experience a new horizon. Your personal encounter with the people of Beijing, perhaps after all helps us to realised that happiness still strive in them in spite the frugal lifestyle. Does this not demonstrate that money is not everything? The revitalising effect of this magnitude not only draws us out from the sadness but also gives us the happiness. What more? The Cordon Noirian experience (like at the Induction) gave us an authentic moment for comparison with a vision come true. A delightful saying from a Latin friend: “Per aspera at astra” -through the stones to the stars- >>>to enjoy or realised success you need tuff compares<<< Thank you Cordon Noirian and See You in Beijing! Jochen Kern Singapore summer 1998 |
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![]() THE WORD FROM THE FOUNDER The Importance
of Believing! I believe that every human being is good, having something good inside, is form-able to be good and I believe, believe and believe. Call me a dreamer or a blinded person; I do not think so. Maybe I am too open and believe that different people can be judged equally and actually are nearly the same, the same special being, but with that little or big personality difference. And now after
49 years, the past Russian experience has changed my mind! Maybe not all human being
has this little bit of “good” inside, maybe the alcohol consumed daily
by this Russian changed the human into a drunken monster, without
control over himself and worst, without that very important part –
feelings. People
without feelings have shown me the dangerous animal instinct, not
controllable and not able to see or justify good or bad. What was the reason
causing this young man in South Russia such uncontrollable behaviour,
forgotten humanity? How
come we are so shaky in our mind; how come I am so trustful of human? It must be the previous
good experience. Till
now, it was only good or well-spoken human in good condition that built
my trust.
Experience with friends from the entire world and
in my mother’s words believing – you will be treated like you behave –
was surely till this summer my guideline, openness and trust! But now a third factor has
come into my life, a second kind of human, which for sure existed the
whole time, only not in my life! Luckily,
not known before, otherwise Cordon Noir would not be possible. A club like Cordon Noir is
only possible as it is built by trust on human.
This TRUST hopefully is returned by all the members
of this super community as shown at this year participation in China! I believe…. Cordon Noirian
are people able to build a world and be trusted, friends helpful to
each other and respected plus respect giving individuals.
I wish and pray from the deepest corner of my heart
that I am right! Wishing you a very happy New Year 1999. Jochen Kern |
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![]() THE WORD FROM THE FOUNDER A friend came to visit me… Thanks for flowering
my life. How nice if
somebody else thinks warm about you and even visits you. Yes I know he
was not a person from my family and not a business type or enemy, I
mean somebody who actually thinks of you warmly – not meaning lovely –
but actually yes, really visiting you and rekindling those nostalgic
memories of friendship and to catch up for “old times sake”. Feeling the warmth of
others is the most important thing we need as human beings today since
we live in a stressful society… so receiving the warmth of others makes
you feel protected, secure and aglow that you are not alone in this
world. The same thing
goes for a Cordon Noir event. What
makes it special and well remembered? The success of
Cordon Noir depends on its “Surroundings” and here, I don’t mean
infrastructures, plates, furniture and so on.
Importantly, it’s the company and people hat brings
about the good feelings of the events held.
You wonder why
I write this or what I am trying to explain?
The circle of life is only possible with the ups and
downs of life. Ups
are for sure the pleasant moments of life and the down moments are part
and parcel of everyone’s life journey.
We do need the ups and downs in life to recognize
the fact that life is not just a bed of roses, the downs will enable us
to live life more meaningfully, to experience and appreciate what we
have and to take each moment of life as graciously as possible.
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