Friday, September 03, 2004
Got back from London yesterday evening....and even tho' i slept thru till noon today and still sleep again after 'the meeting with the ustazah' (will come back to that)...and slept again after solat maghrib until mum had to shout and nag that ive got to go mandi dat bunga thingy...so i forced myself to bathe...and now since im slightly up ive decided to update a bitlah b4 exhaustion start creeping back...i tink tis is one of those times wen no amt of rest or sleep can fully rejuvenate me...wayan retreat again? Nah....i tink if im trained for A345 i wud just faint...abt 13hrs of flt time not inclusive of prepping up and reporting time...and im alredy half dead....or perhaps i tink why im really tired is that for the last 3 flights including Lon i was acting galley steward on the route back and i havent had adequate rest after my previous flt ...
When we exited the a/c and waited outside for the rest of the crew, we were welcomed by our very own singing driver...haha...i guess we must have come out late coz he was armed with a guitar and strumming away...the songs he played were so soothing and welcoming and i just had to take this shot...
thanx Mr Driver for that soothing melody..kinda prep up our tired body and soul a bit :)
Actually i planned to hibernate totally like a bear and i came armed with
there's also another novel, a gameboy, my word search puzzle and etc....but well this flight steward whose just 5 mths flying was bugging me and some of the guest starrers to go out....well i figured why not lah ...get some fresh london air...so we started our first day by having lunch buffet @ Pizza Hut...didnt eat much coz all i cud eat was salad, some pasta, breadsticks and vegetarian pizza (tank goodness they have this)..and had ice-cream for dessert thinking it was part of the lunch deal but it wasnt so instead of payin abt 6+ pound...we ended paying 10pounds each...and thats like S$30+++ for one person ok at pizza hut!! shesh fd is really expensive there...
after our so so expensive meal...we took the tube down to stratford...then took the silverlink bus to hackney central and then the silverlink tube and.....ok let's just say we took a few modes of transportation before we finally found our way to burberry factory outlet...
it was a sizeable journey there and we were kinda dissapointed at what was sold there....the bags were old..clothings were just so huge and the FS who dragged us there thinking he cud get 2 burberry gifts ended up empty....but 3 of us girls decided to settle for burberry trunks for our significant other....coz did-die must buy sumting...haha..so hunny...go parade ard at the pools in dat burberry trunk ok *winks*
then we checked out primark since its there and i bought pjs...haha...of all things right but its 6pounds ..ok kan i tink and material so soft and its lilac..so pretty but i tink if its pink it will be superb....as usual headed to marks n spencer but i cudnt find my fav salad...oh how sad...decided to hit back but sumhow along the way the other fss suggested going to harrods to see the lights and since we bought a day pass abt 4.7pounds (coz its up to zone 3)...heck why not....
it was so bright even tho' its 7pm and i dun tink any lights wud come soon...i just managed to snap a few pixs there....
the tragic accident that lead to the demise of Princess Di and Dodi Al-Fayed...i didnt realise it has been 7 years alredy .....i used to admire Princess Di wen i was so much younger and i lurve to watch the story on how she got to become a Princess and marry Prince Charles...what a sad way to end one's life...some say its fated..some say its planned...but watever it is...i guess things happen for a reason...
this is us and the fs took our photo...that was the end of day 1..day 2 didnt do much except do a bit of shopping...As usual nothing at H&M coz the clothes just doesnt fit me well but i lurve their accesories so i bought another 2 pairs of earrings...hah Diah...mebbe i got more earrings than u now? krehehehe...then to Zara coz i fell in luv with this white mary janes/pumps but it was 35pounds and after much deliberation decided not to get it....hopefully Zara in sin carries it and perhaps i may just buy it here then....dropped by Gap and even tho Gap here is so much more exp than Gap in US..i decided to just go ahead and buy the mini hobo bag...coz i know its sold out in the gap stores and yahoo auctions sell for more than S$50 here so why not eh....my very own gap mini hobo...finally!
oh yes i finally found my fav salad and i had it for lunch..
then back to sleep coz we had abt 5 hrs more before reporting back to work to fly back home...
goodness it was another long trip back...and it was very very tiring ...and im thankful i have the FS to help change my meals and the wonderful LSS for lending me a helping hand in loading my carts and doing replenishments as well....
and yes im finally home ...home is where the heart is forever.....hunny fetched me back and we had dinner at swensons before taking a cab back home...
As for today...i wanted to just sleep all day..all afternoon but promised my parents i go see the ustazah so there i went...finally!! There's nuthing worng with me alhamdulilah and all she says is that i have a lot of sadness inside me wic i know is very true coz there r times wen i can just cry for no reason...and she told me that my feet are very tired (duh!) and ive got some neck and back problems...well this is a common problem for all crew i guess...she asked me if i carry a lot of heavy things well yeah of course, no choice wat! and she claimed that even tho im carrying heavy stuffs, she said im happy doing it...opps...not in front of my parents pls! darn..the cat is out of the bag...and continued on saying i can tahan in this job for 5-6yrs....hrmmm....mebbe? well...i dunno if im happy or not but like most of us...the money is the only sole drive ....insya-Allah if no other halangan or obligations i may just work till i get my gratuity lah ..might as well since im more than halfway there..i just have to keep on breathing....keep on istighfar and insya-Allah i can test the fate of time...
anyway i dah mandi bunga...got one more time tomorow...and mo more bugging me..finally - P.E.A.C.E!!!!!!!!!!
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ina sighed at 9:29 PM
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