exhausted.. drained.. so frazzled.. by a chennai turn.

the load was super totally chockablock, especially more so for Business class. can't believe this station converted 18-seater of First Class into Business Class! that's a total of 67 <49(original) PLUS 18>!! that's even more than A380 business class config of 60 pax!! nb lor!! and this station didn't even have to courtesy to inform us beforehand, only to tell us after passengers disembark.

for this flight,i have this chief. Indian. let's call him "R".

R has a very dark skin color. and what caught my eyes to blink twice for him -- he has got very pink lower lip. fine, it's not kind to make comments on ppl appearance, especially when i have went thru this kind of shit.

but what got me (and other fellow colleagues) under the skin was that he treated us as little ignorant children.

it's irritating when he keep on telling us the obvious. it's irritating when A GUY keeps on telling me to change into my safety shoes which i have done it more than R send his jacket for laundry! it gets even irritating when i'm checking toilets and he stands behind me and tell me to check toilet!
it gets so irritating when my hands are full and yet he tell me to assist passenger who is standing right in front of him.
it's damm irritating when there's still time to do some ordering taking, he insist that we strap in. it's really the ultimate nonsense when R asked a very very senior steward to go 'help' economy crew, even though service was completed. coz long long time ago, when u do something wrong, u'll get sent down to economy(or out of the galley). poor fella, kenna stun-ed, still can joked "so long nv hear ppl send me down to economy liao".

there!! i finish kao-peh liao! another experience gained.
this entry is such a complete lack of fluency, been up since 1pm yesterday.

*zzzZZZzzz....*

the beauty of Ahmadabad... CHEAP BOOKS! and very cheap mangoes!!

2 big paper back books for SGD$29.19. And it's pretty new titles!!


Almost wanted to buy 5 books, then realised i didn't have enough indian rupees. Never mind.. =(

Thought the hotel wouldn't have much TV channels, so i went to the petrol station in the middle of the night to buy this book, which cost me SGD$12.

It's a pretty good read, whatmore it was not from the major book stores. So next time u see books in petrol station, do pause for a moment and take a look at their selection of books!

And presenting the star for this trip... ALPHONSO MANGOES!! a DOZEN for Rs. 200, which is 'bout SGD $6.90 ONLY!! all damm sweet lor!!


the good side of fly life.. =)

why did i go around looking for trouble myself???

went online. saw a job posting. send resume. received a call for interview. went for interview. waited. got a call, got the job. salary, way too decent for the experience i have(or rather the lack of it).

i dunno. suddenly feel that i haven flew enuff. suddenly realise i cannot laze in bed and wake up during the hot afternoons! suddenly realise i can't go shopping on weekdays, and stay up late thru the night! suddenly realise that the off days are a lot more compared to ground job! suddenly realise the moolah is pretty much easily earned! suddenly realise that 21days of leave is a lot! suddenly realise that i miss those shopping at States and even China and India! suddenly realise that i will miss some of those nice hotels with sink-into king sized bed and fluffy pillows!!!

BUT this offer simply sound too good to be true!! everyone says that it's a damn good opportunity NOT to be missed!! it's a huge boosting stepping stone out of fly life!!

in dilemma. no need to BEG and pester other fly girls for their normal weekday off. no need to pay a few hundreds for public holiday off and more especially for CNY. no need to give fly girls so much more extra moolah even though i give them good flts and in return they give me crappy flights. no need to worry 'bout flying with those Top Ten and "chilli color uniform ranking females". no need to worry 'bout girl who go back on their words after agreeing to change flight. no need to worry 'bout getting written in for not smiling and greeting them(even though just walking past lor!!). no need to worry 'bout pax complaints even though we really did our utmost best-est. compliment letters? mine all came from ang-moh, while asian mostly know how to complaint only.(they are suddenly illiterate when u ask them to write compliment letter)

aarrgghh... how?? i really need advice /help /guidance or whatever signs to point me to the right direction!!


OH YA! HOME MADE BAK ZHANG!! took my mum and some aunties the whole of last Sat to finish wrapping 100 over of those green pyramids.

cooking it in the traditional charcoal way!


bak zhang galore! all handmade including the ingedients with no artifical flavouring!


the beauty of traditions. the amount of sweat and energy used. all taste good.
=)

I WANNA GET HITCHED TOO!!!

Tomorrow Cat's ROM!! So excited for her! And the most bizzare part is i suggested the date for them!

To cut the long story short, i chose the date coz it falls in between their birth-days (both are early June babies). And as fate would have it, the shifu also say it's a good date!! Hahahah.. Me geomancer-in-the-making!

For her ROM favours, she HAND-MADE 110(!!) CHOCOLATE APPLE COATED WITH ROASTED PEANUTS and DRIZZLED WITH WHITE CHOCOLATE SAUCE.
*Photos courtesy of Miss Cat*

Step 1: Wash and Dry 110 Apples


Step 2: Poking 110 Apples


Step 3: Dipping 110 Apples


Step 4: Rolling 110 Apples


110 APPLES!!


i take my hat off her. =)

CONGRATULATION MY DEAREST BESTIE! *smoochies moochies!!*
Enjoy ur last day status as a MISS, 'cause from tomorrow on, you are a MRS liao!
=D

!!! PRAWNING !!!

Initially when we started prawning, the conclusion was "it's a good past time activity".

We couldn't get any prawns in the first hour and started to lament 'bout how suay we were and finger pointed at those who manage to catch a prawn after every few minutes.

ijin: eh! look!! that fella got another prawn liao!
me: nb. our rod not even inching a bit.
ijin: they use their own bait. no wonder lar!
me: $30 for 3hrs, and no prawn in our net still. next time i bring my own bait too.


Ijin smiling exasperation


me too!! arm so tired of holding the rod..


Finally the prawns decide to hook up with us on the second hour. Of course as girls we were squealing and squirming.

me: eeyy!! caterpillar legs on the prawn!!
ijin: wtf?! got pincer de!! zm!!!! get the prawn off the hook, we can finally bbq our first prawn!!

I think the group of prawn-ers beside us took pity and gave us 3 prawns. Hahaha, pretty obvious we are first timer.


Here's our result.. =)


And a succulent prawn who refused to let go without a fight


It is a really good bonding ativity, just that it's better to bring ur own bait the next time.
Ijin, faster come back from NYC!!