first sny... i'm loving it...

finally found some strength to come online to update this blog... not that i dont want to but i guess i had to do it cos it was such a memorable first flight and i am really glad that i am part of it...

gingerly awaiting my first flight after all my batchmates had completed theirs... i was filled with apprehensions and worries regarding the expectations of me. worried worried.. how will the crew be? will they be nice? will i get hands-on? will i be scolded for not knowing my stuff? questions running though my mind...

arriving early to eat breakfast with thams, my buddy certainly helped in allaying some fears. upon reaching the briefing room, the crew there appears friendly and warm that pretty much helped things with the boss patrick loh extending a very warm welcome to us. thou appearing strict but extremely fatherly. both me and thams were like grandsons to him with his constant teasing of us and chiding us at the same time. the 2 chiefs, sam and paul were nice and friendly too, as with our complex leaders. Akiko and Vijay. my mentor was Kris, hot and pretty and in my eyes competent as well, she did a great job in teaching me and allowing me hands on.. i'm grateful for that and tham's mentor, donny clicked extremely well with us, brought us out to the village to makan and Aeon for shopping. no airs of senior - junior on flight, just very happy crew with an excellent teamwork. sharon was nice in my complex and she tries to help me with all my questioning and yuka on her first solo was very nice and helpful too. shermi was kris buddy for a while. jo and fang working in the upper deck were extremely nice and helpful whenever i went over. jes too... and not forgetting shannon, ada and chris as well thou i hardly talked to them.

it was a memorable flight cos i experienced flight delayed, changing of aircrafts, restarting of service... rushing and trying to make things work at the same time. met kaori who was on exchange there as she joined the crew for outings. had a good session with the bosses till 2-3am.. something which was quite unheard of i guess. i wish this can be my permanent crew man... seriously, i wun mind working with them throughout my time... thanks for making my first flight so enjoyable and memorable.. i will be remembering this for the longest time... 25th sept crew to narita... u have a special place in my heart. looking forward to meeting u guys again, esp kris and donny..

cos of the delay, we met cara and serene who came back from HK... suppose to meet carina and joanna... met rui and sara too, they stayed across my room and saw anthea and joy when we were leaving the hotel... coincidentally, donny was charles and julian's mentor on their flight to hk.. happy on receiving a hug from chagi...

the flight back was pretty good too, the crew were friendly, thou i din feel as close to them but i guess its because we din go through so much as to having to change aircraft and restarting service and all... its these little things that gel pple together i guess. i learnt pretty much on this flight oso, jesline thou appear stern but was a very good complex leader and constant test me and tries to keep me on my toes, john my mentor was the best trainee of the batch whose graduation i attended, so coincidental... mai-chan and miyuki-chan were extremely helpful as well.. cheryl was tham's mentor and she was pretty helpful too. Jo the leading from jcl appears first thou extremely pretty, she is a teaser as well, came a couple of times to my work station to scare me but she is nice lah... jolene and ni luh were nice, smiley and helpful and always giving me tips and help. i'm glad that i had hands on for both galley work and service for both flights. Boss Allan was nice oso, Chief Lionel treated us chocs and other crew like alvin, raffee were very smiley too.. thanks for the flight guys..

end is near...

yes... its been a long long while since i blogged... its just been too busy recently... 2-3 exams every week... plus all the stuff to prepare... the emotions that i face...
the good news is that next week will be my first flight to narita and sydney... unofficial one that is.... its training flights but still its pretty nerve-wrecking... feeling lost and all... despite all the trainings that we received...

in a blinker of an eye.... the class has only 1 month left together... i think i am getting too used to seeing everyone everyday... people like cara, carina, anthea, daming... and even edmund and junfan has become such an integral part of my life with our so frequent outings... not to say others are not impt... but people like rui, joy, casey, charles, deidre... and the chinese girls all... i think i will come to not be able to bear parting with you guys despite the relatively short period of 4 months together... somehow, we just bonded in the short span of time, we are more like kids despite we are suppose to be working... i have to treasure every single moment together... cos i dunno when i will be able to meet up with them as a batch ever again...

another sad story wud be miss lim, who is moving on to another company just before our graduation... the sad story of the corporate life... cruel and true.. 29.5 years of service... i am so very grateful to have her as my trainer... so strict and knowledgable... kana drilled to the max and making sure that we are on the toes everytime... i cant imagine anyone else taking over her job... and as she says, she is not top 10 for nothing... so much emotions within me now.. not the emo emo kind... but mixed feelings... of wanting to fly but not wanting to leave STC... i am so not surprised that i will miss batch 922 so much..

glad for the wet run today, certainly made me more clear of what to do at least and i just need a couple of more experience beneath my belt then i think i am ok... at least wun be so nervous... life flashes past so quickly...that sometimes... somethings dun matter so much anymore.. the small differences were quickly chucked to the back of my mind... keep moving...

"you are my Xenas and Warriors... you will bite the bullet and swallow it... take the humble pie... most importantly... remember! I CHOSE this path..."

those are her words...