Woot! Woot! Its June already??

This could mean a couple of things. First, my last entry was in April - so its been months since i've updated the blog. Well, no comment. Therefore, no entry to submit. But that doesnt mean nothing happened. Life still in PLAY mode. Oklah, I will admit - for many times I was being ignorant. And lazy. And ignorant.

Secondly, beau's big 3 is coming very soon. I need to organise something, which I havent got a clue yet. She did mention two things that she wanted for her birthday, apart from a special request to wrap myself in a big red ribbon.. you know. So I gotta dig in deep to find out which one she reaally want. PSP or new golf set.

And our Euro trip is another 3months away. Its exciting but nervous at the same time. Watched the movie Taken and I'm pretty scared. OK I'm a worry rat. But i guess it should be okay. Safety in numbers.. and a pepper spray just in case.

But I promise it will be fun. Its been a while since our holiday. Gotta get the digicam anytime soon. Especially when GSS is here. Wee-hoo!

Welcome my second niece - Safina May, born 17th March 2009. Havent got the chance to hold her yet, since the family is in Tawau presently. Breach baby but I'm glad she out safely anyways.

Aww.. Look at them both. Too cute!
I mish my babies already..

Yes my prayers has been answered, I've started working again. 

Called up for 2days Shanghai flight on my second S1 on Tuesday, disrupting Hanoi on Wednesday and my roster has been haywire since. Called up again to fill in Jakarta on Friday, and duly reported for another Hanoi flight on Sunday - Yes, the ball is rolling again. Despite being deflated several times over.

I'm still waiting for miracle to happen, eventhough I'm trying hard not put my hopes up too high. For EURO destinations - Zurich was six months ago, Paris maybe eight or nine or so, Athens like NEVER, Manchester, Rome and London I cant even remember anymore.

 My gratitude towards having a steady job is definite, however still swirling with bitterness for a certain reason.

Here's more of suckie things happening recently, apart from the existing ones.

1) Bad roster

2) Deliberately left my DS at Sheraton PVG

3) My facebook account has been blocked by administrator, due to 'deceiving name'. Over 24million users all over the world, Fb is so capable of handling massive online traffic that they dont even bother to send me a warning first.

4) The L Word Final Season - 1 last episode to go

5) One of my bestest friend goin thru a rough patch in life

6) Bad roster. Bad roster. Bad roster.

Am I bitter? SURE. Sucks to the core, thank you very much!

So this was the deal. Last Sunday I was rostered on standby. Its been 'quite' awhile since the last time I had S1, so yeah.. the kan-cheongness is anticipated.

Standby 1 simply means that you will be placed on call from 0001-2359, round-the-clock watch. Like they need a pool of crew (in various ranks) on standby, day-to-day basis to fill in the vacant positions, just in case should a lapse happen.

So the night before I was on constant alert, checking my phone regularly, getting my uniform ready, sleeping late, checked my phone again, packed my bags to-go.. with my devoted mobile phone placed next to my bed. Waking up everytime at the slightest sound, thinking that control center people might be calling me up for whatever flight.  

In fact I was on standby not only on that Sunday - but Monday and Wednesday as well. So you can imagine how I tried to sleep at night. And how I got this panda eyes. Hmph.

So it turned out from 'quite' to quiet throughout my standby days. Its remarkable that crew are attending to their flights dutifully. Its also a bit weird cuz some of my other friends were called up except me. Maybe I'm lucky, for now. But my next payroll wont be as lucky. ;(

After having the extra days doing nothing, Friday is finally the day I can go to work. Though it was only a turnaround, at the end of the day - it was tiring, physically. My legs felt sore til the next day. Well what da ya say, I earned that $70 allowance for that one flight, for the whole week. Ooh..

Yes, time's are bad. People keep saying that like we dont know it already. Flights cancelled, thus the surplus of crew. By next month, things ought to become worse. Like unpaid leave and termination of contract, whatchamacallit.

The next Sunday, will be another S1. And Tuesday too. U think??

Discover the 90/10 Principle. I received this forwarded email from a friend and I find it pretty interesting. Anything to do with life improvements are eye-opening.

It will change your life (at least the way how you react to situations).

So what is this principle? 10% of life is made up of what happens to you. 90% of life is decided by how you react. What does this mean though? Maybe some of you have heard about this already.

We really have no control of what happens to us. We cannot stop the car from breaking down. The plane will be arriving late, which throws our whole schedule off. A driver may cut us off in traffic. Etc.

We have no control over this 10%, however the 90% is different. You determine the other 90%. How? By your reaction.

You cannot control the red light, but you can control your reaction. Don't let people fool you; YOU can control how you react.

Here's an example.

You are eating breakfast with your family. Your daughter knocks over a cup of coffee onto your business shirt. You have no control over what just happened. What happens next will be determined by how you react.

You cursed. Harshly scold your daughter for her carelessness. She breaks down in tears. After scolding her, you turn to your spouse and criticize her for placing the cup too close to the edge of the table. A short verbal battle follows.

You storm upstairs and changed your shirt. Back downstairs, you find your daughter has been too busy crying to finish breakfast and get ready for school. Thus she misses the bus.

Your spouse must leave immediately for work. You rush to the car and drive your daughter to school. Because you are late, you drive 40miles an hour in a 30 mph speed limit.

After 15-minute delay and $60 traffic fine, you arrive at school. Your daughter runs into the building without saying goodbye. After arriving at the office 20-minutes late, you forgot your briefcase. Your day has started terribly. As it continues, it seems to get worse and worse. You look forward to coming home.

When you return home, you find a small wedge in your relationship with your spouse and daughter. Why? Because of how you reacted in the morning.

Why did you have a bad day?

A) Did the coffee cause it?
B) Did your daughter cause it?
C) Did the traffic policeman cause it?
D) Did you cause it?

You had no control over what happened with the coffee, but how you reacted in those 5seconds is what caused your bad day.

Here is what should have happened.

Coffee splashes over you, your daughter is about to cry. You gently say, "Its ok honey, just be careful next time." Get upstairs and changed, grabbed your briefcase and come back down in time to see your child getting on the school bus. She turns and waves. You reached office 5minutes early and cheerfully greet the staff. Your boss comments on how good the day you are having.

Two different scenarios. Both started the same, but ended differently.

If someone says something negative about you, let it roll off like water on glass. React properly and it will not ruin the rest of your day. A wrong reaction could result in losing a friend, being fired, getting stressed etc.

You are told that you lost your job. Why lose sleep and get irritated? Use your worrying energy and time into finding another job. It will work out eventually.

The plane is delayed; it is going to disrupt your schedule for the day. Why outpour the frustration on the flight attendant? She has no control over what is going on.

Use your time to relax, get to know other passengers. Why stress out? It will just make things worse.

Millions of people are suffering from undeserved stress, trials, problems and heartache. We should understand and apply the 90/10 principle. You do not have anything to lose if you try it.

Talking about life improvements!