graveyard shift

I should be working my ass off right now with my work piling up, but my eyelid's are so heavy.

I wonder how I did it before, I don't think I can operate a flight now if I had to. I remember how I used to go out the whole day, and report for a Europe in the late night, touch down in Europe, and head out sight-seeing for the next 12 hours!

So, I left for work at 4 this morning, with barely 3 hours of sleep, we had to go view an installation of a client's rebranding campaign at Dhoby Ghaut MRT!! Never occourred .. damn how do you spell it? The word looks weird. YOu get the gist anyways, I never realised it took that many contractors to get a whole site ready, there were up to 40 of them!

We rushed thru the installation, with a main focal point: to have dim sum breakfast at Geylang Lorong 17.

So now, here we all are; at work. Coffee tumblers filled to the brim with extra strong coffee from Rasa Singapura, Half asleep, tummy full, a million emails to send out, a presentation to complete and table piled with heaps of workload.

12 pm come quickly!

and.. hoorayyy today's payday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

not quite the usual Monday blues

It's raining, and a huge debate is going on at work:

What to order in for Lunch.

Pizza Hut, weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.


I know its such a mundane thing for most people, but I am tickled to bits!

up next?? Kick boxing!!

Weekend

I logged in today, wanting to kill time while on the MRT ride home to Tampines from dinner with J, my colleague, in Bedok.

I found myself soon browsing thru my old entries, and I must say, it was melancholic to read thru my memories with the girls from flying days. Damn, I miss you girls!It gave me a warm feeling to read about my entries written alone in my hotel room, in strange hotels, and countries. It brought back so many happy memories!

This is why writing is so important. It keeps the memories alive. To remember the routes taken, the lessons learnt, the tears spilled, the laughter shared. Oh, yes too; the money spent.

I started this blog 2 and a half years ago, to let mum read actually about my life as an air stewardess. To let you, mum, follow me on my travels across the world. Indeed, it has served its purpose, and I am sure mum, you have found it quite an amusement.

So now, this blog follows me into the next stage of my life.

My new life on ground. Not neccessarily better, or bigger, or grander, but well, just the next phase of life. We all need to step up eventually, no, to different levels and challenges. To explore other roads not taken, YET.

Today has been quite a day! I am proud of myself. We managed quite well , in S's absence, we did our very best! I learnt a bit more about PR today, and I feel so giddy and light headed about having learnt these new ropes! albeit just the tip of the iceberg!


Ok. Am being bitten alive by these darn singaporean mosquitos. Looks like the mosquitos here are just as kiasu as their fellow human countrymen.

Even on the 10th floor, in an air conditioned room, they're still here, on the forage, FOR MY BLOOD!!

Off to grab Vy's shelltox!!!!!!!

first month in advertising

I am exhausted!

4th week in Advertising, and things are definitely picking up. In terms of workload, I mean!
After many sessions of going to and fro, stuck in a constant deliberation between the client and the creative team, finally, I got to see my first bus advert installation of a certain client's new rebranding scheme.
I was so excited to see the past weeks' hard work, though it was mostly my team's efforts ( I joined somewhat towards the near-end of the campaign). But yet! Still fun! Wish I could post up the pics , or even write more about it, but I can't, so ..
Anyways, moving on; lunch time , S and I decided to go check out a client's roadshow, we decided to take advantage of being out, and to my great delight; we did a bit of shopping! The perks, I guess of the job. Love it when S decides to declare a mini shopping trip amidst our crazy efforts to get our work done.
Anyways. Thank god it's friday once again. A great end , to a real busy week. Tomorrow's going to be the real killer, S is going to be potentially hospitalised, so.. it'll be interesting to see how we hold up the fort!
My signor affascinante is not back yet, I miss him already!

revived!

I am guilty as charged.

yes, yet another silly woman who drops all things she loves doing, the minute she finds herself a new man. Be it friends, partying, socializing, .. BLOGGING!

So . It's been almost 3 months since my wings has been officially clipped.
29 August 2010 was the last day of my life as a flight stewardess; and I have yet , No REGRETs.

Sure, I miss the shopping, I miss the travelling, I miss being able to pick up my bags and leave for a couple of days; but nothing can compare being able to share the everyday- ness ( if there's even such a word for it) of having to go to work, to toil in the daily stressors of a normal life on ground, buying groceries, watering my plants, worrying about my roses, what to eat for lunch, OR dinner with him, where to go on weekends, what DVDs to watch; well, I think nothing at this point can beat that.

Looking back at where i stood , last year, this time; I am pretty proud of myself.
I think I have moved 4 steps forward.

For ONE, I am working towards a career , for the long term. A future , now.
SECOND, I have started working out , I have just signed up for a gym! I am going to stay committed , I swear.
THIRD, I can cook now, and I am eating healthily. Gone are the days where I survived on canned tuna, hawker food, aircraft food and MacD's delivery.
FOURTH, am SPENDING LESS!

Hmmm.. now if only I can get my rose bush to bloom!!