Moved- Part II

It's a Saturday night and Im back in town..

Thanks to my friends who were unfortunately unavailable tonight, here I am, stuck at home with my fave coffee and  raindrops as my background music (lol, kiddin thank God for spotify).

Anyways,  Its actually a perfect opportunity to revive my blog.

It has been two years since my last post, and it was a crazy wonderful ride for me and I thought of sharing this to everyone, how my dreams moved me.

If you were able to read my last entry before this one, I mentioned there that I was waiting for the "golden call", so as not to spoil things before, it was actually "the call' for my job confirmation as a Flight Attendant. Yes, my dream job, finally! After 3 years of patiently trying for 9 different Airlines, 3 times for my current employer, my passion and persistence had led me 36,000 feet above sea level. Now flying for almost two years, I was once again blessed with new set of friends, countless memorable experiences and an opportunity to travel and visit 3 different countries to date and more "X"-iting destinations to come :)

Let the pictures speak for themselves ( in random order) :)

Batch 151 on our first day of class

PAA Batch 5

One of my fave pic of us three (with Danie and Aika)

On our class photo shoot

Class Pic with Rani and our beloved Sariyah who passed away early this year

Clark Days with Ate Kaye, Mina and Isobelle

PAA peeps (Chesca, Sob, Jeep, Jaez and Andrei)

My original PAA Batchmates (Ginger, Danie, Saira, Norly, Myx, Kata and Daryl) A super duper epic night!

Dry Lease batchmates

My one and only solo pic in the cabin. LOL

PAA Batch5A (Daryl, Me, Danie, Aika, Jeepster)

Finally received our diploma after a year of flying hahah!!

Farah (my Korea travel buddy ) and our adorable dates haha

ano beh (Lorraine and Gladys)

With Daryl, Anj and Chesca (wearing Korea's National Costume)

Special Flight with THE BOSS :)

An almost ferry flight with these bunch of crazy people :)

Catching up  with PAA pips

Blessed to witness Winter Spring Summer and Fall in Korea :)

My first ever pic at the Petronas towers

Singapore 2013 with Batchmates

Academy days with Ambross, Liana,Ersa, Jeep and Fiona (missin you all!)

Grooming class with my Malaysian Friends/Batchmates (Jowin, Fiona, Orange, Khamila and Aika)

My first ever merit note (with Trixie, Wilma and Dana) 

Layover in Korea with my two fave girls Aubrey and Danie

Cause she deserves a slot here. Glorie :)

Media Flight with these beautiful girls and our Dept Head

My LOA sister Ara

One proud moment.haha!

Celebrities on board!

One super smooth flight with Cheska , Jacquie and Johnny

I actually have like a gazillion of photos to post but it might appear like I'm uploading an album for Photobucket already, lol.

But  of course like any other job, everyday is not a perfect day. In fact, its not an easy job at all.

I was once underestimated of aspiring to have this job, because their perception was we were just sky servants and what have you. Yeah it was pretty glamorous to do a catwalk on airports with our awesome uniform on BUT there's more to that.  

For two months we had a rigid "sunog-kilay" training, the moment I opened the first page of our manual (a book that we need to religiously study and know by heart) I was just in awe. We had sleepless nights and came to a point of almost giving up. The training was harder than my 4 years in college but with my drive and eagerness to fly, I was able to complete it and I'm now head held high because there is more than just that pretty smile who welcomes passengers on board. And despite the misfortunes happening at the aviation industry right now,  I will always choose to pursue flying. Because the view from the top is as amazing as how you see it from the ground, because its priceless when you receive gestures of gratitude from random people around the country/globe and simply because I love what I do and I so I call it more as my hobby not my job.

So to all "FA" aspirants out there or whatever dream you have in mind, never ever give up on that dream of yours, I was able to make it happen and so can you. It's just a matter of perseverance, passion and FAITH. 

And its a wrap for tonight... How can I not post about my fave topic?

To be continued...

xoxo,
iamsuperpine 

Moved

I intentionally plan to post an article after I received "the call" but I have been holding back so many thoughts in mind and pimples that I haven't seen in weeks are starting to come out again.

And this message from a Facebook App moved me.

“On this day of your life, Erika Louise, we believe God wants you to know ... that today you should take a vacation from worries.

Take this moment to conjure up a fond memory. A time in your life when you were content and happy. Dwell on that moment for a while, let those feelings of contentment permeate your soul. Today is a good day to be content, so take a vacation from your worries.”

So let’s keep moving and let me share some of this.

Just last weekend I met up with my Senior High School Friends and our night ended up with a jaw aching laughter. Here’s a proof of that, me covering my face because I can’t stop myself from laughing and another “wacky2x” pic. :D

Just so glad we were able to find time to get together. Times like this sweep off my everyday worries.

A priceless moment, good times with few good friends. Away from the jungle.

Anyways, tough days gives me hundreds of reason to be grateful about life and its uncertainties. 

I almost got hit by a motorcycle along Ortigas Avenue two weeks ago and it was a wake up call for me that I should really make every day worthy of living, cause I'm guilty of wishing I could fast forward the day till I received my golden ticket to fly.  I know that "awesome" day is just around the corner but for now I'll start to keep the happy and positive hormone flowing and I'll make it contagious.

So how did I started this mission?

Step 1: I watched this Koreanovela entitled "Lie To Me". 3 episodes a day drove me away from unnecessary thoughts.

Step No 2: www.cosmo.ph , yep, its giving me my daily dose of just about everything! (Below is their July Issue )

Anyways, time to hit the sacks,Ive been yawning for the last 5 minutes, to be continued...:)

Patience is a virtue

Have you ever experience riding on a jeepney, wherein the driver stops at every street and you’re in a hurry? Or a long queue on a supermarket because the cashier is chatting with her mate? Annoying right? And you know for yourself that the only remedy for these circumstances is to practice the virtue of patience.

Patience. Trying to be on a stable mood although you’re already pissed off or on a more intellectual explanation provided by Wikipedia ; “it’s the state of endurance under difficult circumstances, which can mean persevering in the face of delay or provocation without acting on annoyance/anger in a negative way” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patience. Thus telling us to practice one thing,to relax. Try to be complacent, be positive, and be calm. Inhale…Exhale…Breath! It’s not an easy thing to do, but trust me it works!

Just do it.

I was suppose to write about Sarcasm.

I was suppose to write about Assumptions.

I was suppose to write about people whom I thought were my friends but were not.

But I change my mind. 

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Way back high school we had this musical were I get to play one of the lead roles. And part of the choreography is that I should climb on one of my co-actors (no its not cheer dancing...lol). I was a bit hesitant cause I feel like I'm going to fall anytime and that I'll hurt my partner. But the class director scolded me with a statement that I'll never forget for the rest of my life. "FACE YOUR FEARS". So I took the the risk and took the courage to climb, come what may if I fall. So the first few attempts were a bit awkward so I was tripping and was all over the place, but I just laughed it off.After taking few shots I was able to execute the routine well and did not ruin the whole performance at all. 

This is probably one of life's greatest lesson. That will lead to "at-least-I-tried" results rather than those "what-could-have-been" statements. Trust me,the worst feeling is regretting not having done something when you had the chance to do so.And knowing "chances", they come just once in a lifetime, your lucky if you'll have a second one though. Just like the quote I saw over twitter "Don't stress over on what could have been, chances are if it should have been, it would've been, and would be." Playing it safe was never the strategy in better living. So what if you'll get sick after bathing in the rain? diving in to a pool even if you are wearing pants and shirts?singing your heart out in front of a big crowd even if you are out tune? finally learning how to say "NO" when necessary?Its a free will ,wherein happiness is satisfaction guarantee.

Well I have to thank my friend (you know who you are) for teaching me this important lesson, that as long as your not stepping on to anyone and no one is being aggravated, then go, jump off that cliff and get wild.lol It's never too late to make all this things possible, be it a dream job, a vacation you've been longing to have or simply telling someone in the face that they ain't doing no good to you anymore. Be brave. Take all the courage to do all this things and you'll discover so many good things that life has to offer and above all you'll get to know yourself more and appreciate your existence.

So tell me, How can you tell if a cake is sweet if you haven't tasted it? Face your fears. Just do it.

Operation declutter

Playing Adele-Live at the Royal Albert Hall. It's almost dawn and just came from a long day of duty at a wedding exhibit that's not that well attended, thanks to the other mall who went on sale so the mob was theirs.


Just an hour ago, I started my "clean-your-room" project, though it's kinda late at night I felt the need to do so. It's really stressful to see my things unorganized, and I'll try my best to finish this up well at least portion  by portion but I remember a superstition that it's bad luck to clean up at night, so I only finished 1% of my whole mission, in short , I got lazy!haha

Looking at the stuffs in my room made me realize that I should declutter and stop hoarding!LOL

Same with the non-material stuff in my life. Like recalling the day I failed the medical exam for my dream airline. Whenever I think about what happened a year ago, I cant stop and list all the "what could have been" things and eventually will just feel bad and wont get over it. And I consider it as hoarding. Keeping all the useless memories that will just crush my heart and pull down my self esteem. Maybe it's really time to declutter and move on. Reading blogs from experienced cabin crews opened my eyes to the pros and cons of my dream job. So yeah, maybe I just need to sort things out, make a concrete goal and focus on one thing. I always believed that everything happens for a reason, so rejection and failure doesn't mean that I'm not meant for this, it simply means that I just need to improve  some areas like having a good health!! haha  I wont give up  on this game, I don't want to get old and get frustrated about the things that I wasn't able to do while still young.

Mission declutter number 2: Letting go of grudges. Just last Monday, an old acquaintance of mine got mad at me for posting something on facebook. Well I didnt actually post it I just shared a link that I saw from a news article that somehow disrespected my religious believes and I was surprised cause he called me on the phone and told me that I should be sensitive enough with the things that I post on FB. He was disrespectful, inconsiderate and he really doesn't know what he's talking about.  I was not the only person in the whole country to share that article and I didn't even made any harsh comment whatsoever . I was humiliated. But nevertheless I deleted the post for the sake of closing the argument. He was the organizer of the event so maybe he was held liable for not controlling those unruly tourist, maybe they got scolded so his out pour of madness was thrown on me. Just hoping that soon he'll be able to figure things out and will sincerely give me an apology. But for now, I'll let go of my grudges and wont even think about this petty thing, just thought of sharing it cause I really got disappointed.

And lastly, ill make this statement (Stop looking for a partner. Focus on yourself and rebuilding your life. Eventually the right person will find you. ) my philosophy for now while in search for "the one". I must admit, I'm a bit scared to be committed  right now so maybe decluttering my thoughts on love and self-esteem might open my mind and all the possibilities in meeting that person I have always dreamed of.

And I cant believe I finished the whole Adele concert just for this article.But I felt good and felt better.

Decluttering and fixing things leads me to a stress free life. =)

Isnt Ironic?

This morning I read a blog about an ex-OZ cabin crew and her journey from applying up to resigning. Her words made me think a lot so I had seconds thoughts of pursuing this dream.

Few hours after.

Ipams posted an announcement about an Open Day Cabin Crew Recruitment for Qatar Airways.

Isnt Ironic?

Subic 2012

Here goes my 2nd long over due post

My second out of town trip this summer, this time with my Family in Subic! Originally my dad wanted to go up north in Pangasinan but thanks to my influential suggestion we decided to go a place nearby.

So our first stop was at the Tree Top Adventure. I've always been fond of extreme sports (though Im super clumsy) so finally was able to try some exciting rides.

First,what we had was the canopy ride. It's not really advisable for those who are afraid of heights( just like my mom.lol). The great thing about this ride is  you get to see some beautiful spots around the area but nevertheless I find it rather boring.

KENN, MIGUEL AND ME BEFORE TAKING OFF

PERFECT WEATHER FOR THAT DAY!!

THAT'S MOM AND DAD TAKING OFF; SHE DID THAT FOR PHOTO OPS PURPOSES BUT SHE WAS REALLY SCARED!HAHA

HAD A FAMILY PIC AFTER THE RIDE.

After which was the trekking and basic jungle survival demo.

BRIEF DISCUSSION ON OUR UPCOMING ACTIVITY

WITH MY FAMILY ON A UNIQUE LOOKING ROOT OF AN OLD TREE

MY DAD WITH ONE OF THE NATIVES GUIDING OUR TREKKING

WITH MY BRO'S 

YOURS TRULY FELL OF A SLOPE; GOT BRUISED T_T


HERE ARE SOME OF OUR PICS TRYING OUT THE WATER COMING OUT FROM THE BAMBOO BRANCH

KUYA YOU LOOK SCARY!!!

And here's kuya showing how to create fire from raw materials

AMAZING!

IMPROVISED SPOON AND GLASS

WACKY!!

PARAMEDICS TO THE RESCUE

After taking some rest ,my bro's tried some other rides:

KENN TRYING OUT THE SILVER SURFER ALL BY HIMSELF!!!

BRAVE KID HERE!

SO  MIGUEL WILL HAVE A FREE FALL FROM THERE

AND HE MADE IT!!!

And last but not the least was the superman ride, something that I would love to do over and over again!!!

ME AND KENN :D

DAD  AND PAO

Right after the happening at tree top adventure, comes our Ocean View Hotel Accommodation and a night out on Pier 1  Bar.

AND IM TOO LAZY TO CONTINUE THIS ONE HAHA...TILL NEXT POST ;)