Am I for real??? I am actually declaring that I love my job... that's so not me right? Let's read further before you elaborate. I guess you need to have a good idea of how my job goes about. A year ago I joined this company after being through several obstacles. From the interviews to medical check up to employment pass approval. Almost every stage was a challenge to me! Thinking back, I should appreciate what I have now more. Everything went well even during my first week in Singapore; it had been a great adventure. Meeting my Malaysian batchmates for the first time and together we explored this new place; we walked and walked, took buses, mrt, explored the shopping places, went for medical checkup, settled MOM thingy, looked for rooms and my first time to City Harvest Asian Conference with my roomie (Thanks Amanda for bringing me there). As the training began, it was just so fun. I got to know Batch 64/08 and we'd been through the ups and downs together. A lot of group work, a lot of exams, practical and something more interesting was our safety training. We jumped slide, swam and shouted evacuation command together. Then comes our graduation day where we put a lot of effort on it and it turned out to be great. :D
After started flying things were still okay initially. I was kinda excited in fact. As time goes by, with different encounters on every flight I would say this job is just so interesting that I would spend my lifetime talking about it. Yet, I often complain about my job; the culture and the people. It's all about drama-ing and one way communication. Basically there's no freedom to voice out and in order to prevent being picked on there are plenty of rules that I ought to follow. Mistakes have been done and corrected; I mean "adjusted" to the culture. Soon enough, I am trained to be a "Sorry" "Thank You" person just like almost every other crew. Throughout bad experiences, I somehow have forced myself to adapt to it. Being the humble pie is not that tough though. It's being the "extreme" humble pie that's a great challenge. Everytime before flight, I suffer from some kinda PFS, while it actually means Pre-Flight Session, I call it Pre-Flight Syndrome. The feeling of uncertainty of what kinda crew you will be flying with sucks. It's not about the passengers or flight time or destination whatsoever. In fact, this feeling adds the risk of depression and I actually have phobia flying. Crying emotionally is just so common among crew. Moreover, having to fly at weird timings and work like mad on board are really tiring. And the job actually creates hazards to my health as in my bone, my joints, my womb, my SKIN!!! These are truly demotivating.
So what's next? Do I still love my job? I would say I have to love my job and I can only say that because being positive is the only way to stay happy after all. Of course it is not that bad. Talking about the pros, it's not just about the pay (in fact I think we are still underpaid - it's such a high risk job man!). Why did I choose this job in the first place? Because I was heading nowhere and I wanna achieve my dream to see the world. I am so blessed that I get this job as it has helped me to achieve part of my dreams in my life (God is good). At least for the next phase of my life I can be more focused of achieving my other dreams! -PTL- Only 5 months of flying I've been to several countries in the world and seen a lot of wonders, seen a lot of culture and people from different walks of life. At most I only need to work for 4 sectors and when I touch down I get to enjoy the life of a tourist and sometimes as a rich tourist. As I have saved the airfare and accommodation, I only need to spend a few hundred dollars to make it to amazing scenes like the world's most beautiful flower park, snow mountain, rhine falls, Acropolis, African safari, blue mosque etc.! Imagine the lifestyle where you have your wonderful dinner by the beach, taking pictures all day long while your friends are still working hard somewhere around the world. Another fun thing is I become even more independent exploring the public transport and new places be it on my own or with the nice crews. Blessed that I have made a few good friends here too. I mean not just in SIA but in Singapore and CHC. :D
Most importantly, it's still not those travelling moments that I gained but the values and insights which money cannot buy. How much I've learnt to be a better person and how much I've grown. It's indescribable. Through this job, I realised even if you gain the whole world it's meaningless if there's no one to share your joy with you. Or if you lose your values and attitude. The bible says from Mark 8:36-37 "And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul?" Even if you have a million dollars in your bank account, the main thing that you need is still God, family and friends. Believe me or not, even if you don't need to pay a single cent to go to one of the world's most beautiful beaches, Maldives but you are all alone, you will still feel empty. On the contrary, you work hard and save some money to just go to Pulau Langkawi but with your loved ones, it is the pure joy that you will gain. And it is through this job that I got to know God which is the greatest blessing in my life for the only happiness that lasts forever is to seek Him and be with Him. So ask me again, do I really love my job? Well, I can't give you an accurate answer. Human beings are just so greedy and no matter what they do they will not be satisfy. They will still seek for more and seek for something different. But one person told me today "No one points a gun at me and ask me to take this job. As we have made our choice we have to fulfil the responsibility and... ENJOY it!" As God has arranged this for me, I would have to fulfil His will until He tells me to stop and move on... Amen!
After started flying things were still okay initially. I was kinda excited in fact. As time goes by, with different encounters on every flight I would say this job is just so interesting that I would spend my lifetime talking about it. Yet, I often complain about my job; the culture and the people. It's all about drama-ing and one way communication. Basically there's no freedom to voice out and in order to prevent being picked on there are plenty of rules that I ought to follow. Mistakes have been done and corrected; I mean "adjusted" to the culture. Soon enough, I am trained to be a "Sorry" "Thank You" person just like almost every other crew. Throughout bad experiences, I somehow have forced myself to adapt to it. Being the humble pie is not that tough though. It's being the "extreme" humble pie that's a great challenge. Everytime before flight, I suffer from some kinda PFS, while it actually means Pre-Flight Session, I call it Pre-Flight Syndrome. The feeling of uncertainty of what kinda crew you will be flying with sucks. It's not about the passengers or flight time or destination whatsoever. In fact, this feeling adds the risk of depression and I actually have phobia flying. Crying emotionally is just so common among crew. Moreover, having to fly at weird timings and work like mad on board are really tiring. And the job actually creates hazards to my health as in my bone, my joints, my womb, my SKIN!!! These are truly demotivating.
So what's next? Do I still love my job? I would say I have to love my job and I can only say that because being positive is the only way to stay happy after all. Of course it is not that bad. Talking about the pros, it's not just about the pay (in fact I think we are still underpaid - it's such a high risk job man!). Why did I choose this job in the first place? Because I was heading nowhere and I wanna achieve my dream to see the world. I am so blessed that I get this job as it has helped me to achieve part of my dreams in my life (God is good). At least for the next phase of my life I can be more focused of achieving my other dreams! -PTL- Only 5 months of flying I've been to several countries in the world and seen a lot of wonders, seen a lot of culture and people from different walks of life. At most I only need to work for 4 sectors and when I touch down I get to enjoy the life of a tourist and sometimes as a rich tourist. As I have saved the airfare and accommodation, I only need to spend a few hundred dollars to make it to amazing scenes like the world's most beautiful flower park, snow mountain, rhine falls, Acropolis, African safari, blue mosque etc.! Imagine the lifestyle where you have your wonderful dinner by the beach, taking pictures all day long while your friends are still working hard somewhere around the world. Another fun thing is I become even more independent exploring the public transport and new places be it on my own or with the nice crews. Blessed that I have made a few good friends here too. I mean not just in SIA but in Singapore and CHC. :D
Most importantly, it's still not those travelling moments that I gained but the values and insights which money cannot buy. How much I've learnt to be a better person and how much I've grown. It's indescribable. Through this job, I realised even if you gain the whole world it's meaningless if there's no one to share your joy with you. Or if you lose your values and attitude. The bible says from Mark 8:36-37 "And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul?" Even if you have a million dollars in your bank account, the main thing that you need is still God, family and friends. Believe me or not, even if you don't need to pay a single cent to go to one of the world's most beautiful beaches, Maldives but you are all alone, you will still feel empty. On the contrary, you work hard and save some money to just go to Pulau Langkawi but with your loved ones, it is the pure joy that you will gain. And it is through this job that I got to know God which is the greatest blessing in my life for the only happiness that lasts forever is to seek Him and be with Him. So ask me again, do I really love my job? Well, I can't give you an accurate answer. Human beings are just so greedy and no matter what they do they will not be satisfy. They will still seek for more and seek for something different. But one person told me today "No one points a gun at me and ask me to take this job. As we have made our choice we have to fulfil the responsibility and... ENJOY it!" As God has arranged this for me, I would have to fulfil His will until He tells me to stop and move on... Amen!
so deep and meaningful..:)
ReplyDeleteahoyyy, Pheebs!
ReplyDeleteYeah, sometimes we need to be drama queens at some certain points of our lives..
but despite all those drama-lamas, I know you're a tough-yet-fun cookie inside!
Cheers!
like this post :)
ReplyDeleteDearie, I'm impressed with what u wrote, it's original and let me know more about you. The movie 'into the wild' is a true story about a guy named Christopher(I guess) went his way all out to Alaska for adventures, leaving his good life back to his parents ended up found death in an abandoned bus. Before he die he wrote: Happiness is only real when shared. And I truly agreed with what he says there.
ReplyDeleteAs for us, flying can wear us out especially by the cabin pressure and time different. But that's part of our life and job scope. Some of crew are happy with the job because they are able to experience the world. But I guess me and you are the same in terms of we are looking for quality travel with good companion and not merely just snapping pictures ard the building and scenery like tourist. But ofcourse we like ourselve to be in the picture as for the proven document that we've been that place b4!^.^
Dearie, stay strong. Things that doesn't kill you will only make you stronger, amen? Let not take our senior's opinion too personal while continue to work your way to the top =) soarer experience downstream too! I believe your work is good and passengers are happy with the service you render to them.
It happened to everyone, u are not alone. =)soon, you will experience the joyful experience of being who u are in the job you are doing. God bless you, my dear
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