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Date Posted: 08:54:02 12/27/01 Thu
Author: Mag
Subject:

Bye Bye

Dear All,
Just a note to say Bye Bye as I have decided to stop flying. As in I'm quitting already. Went back STC today to see my ward leader after e 3 month thing n I told her I've decided to stop flying. Gilmaynn was there too.
It was pouring really heavily and I got to STC at about 4pm, and I took e lift up from e main lobby, and it was strange walking down the long corridor to e CCE's office side where we used to sign in every morning, as the whole corridor and all the classrooms were quiet and empty as there are no longer any trainees around, and the whole place felt strange and sad as it's usually bustling with pple during our time, you know, those girls wrapped up in blankets trying to look high class bitching abt everyone, etc etc. The place just used to be filled with life, and today it was all quiet and so dead. I never thought this would happen but walking down that corridor brought back SO many happy memories of our training days, and I must say that I miss you guys a hell of a lot. Even using the toilet near our Classroom 6 makes me think of us, of the endless toilet breaks we'll try to take as classes were so boring, of Ser Mann filling up bottles for us at the water cooler, of the girls bitching in the toilet and complaining abt other batches, of the guys laughing and Bernard taking forever in the toilet. And now it's all over.
To think we were all so super eager to graduate and start flying when we were trainees, and now I feel that the best time in my short SQ life as a 'Singapore Girl' was during training, as I had all of you to share the good and bad times with, and we know that we can count on one another. Once real flying life started all we had were transient crew 'friends' we met on each flight and whom we probably will never see again after that famous 'Thanks for the flight' statement we all make at the end of every flight, not that we know its origins or what it means but coz it's part of all that 'crew culture' we had to adapt to. And after today I am going to leave this all behind. To tell you guys the truth i do not like the job, and the more I do it, the less the money they're paying me seems worth the unnecessary subservience I show, and after a while, the lure of the moeny and the so called travelling fades for me, and I'm just tired and want to leave.
But the strange thing is that I thought I would be happy, but yet I'm sad to leave after I know that I probably can. Oh if you guys have crappy ward leaders, go see Mr Richard Harn our megaward leader, as he's the one who helped me so nicely and willingly today (Alvin and Jen, forget abt stupid afro man and just go bitch to his boss directly the next time), and he's a very nice man who bothers to listen to you, so it's worth a try. I don't think I'll miss the flying passe, but I will miss you guys. But then again we can always stay in touch right?!
And so now it has come down to this. Goodbye SIA, goodbye Singapore Girl, goodbye STC and Control Centre, goodbye Crew Culture, but I hope I'll never have to say goodbye to you guys as I miss and love you guys loads. See ya!

:( Mag

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I'm happy for you.. -- WENDY, 12:29:40 12/27/01 Thu

hi mag..
i thot u wouldn't quit but u did and i'm glad.ya....i share the same sentiments as u too..but hey! i think u went through much less of a hassle compared to me.sia hasn't paid me my last salary yet! sickening..and nobody actually helped me u know.all push the responsibilty here and there.so u also don't have to pay the bond right??
yup..you're absolutely right abt the best part being our training.it's so funny that things can just change overnight..u know...looking forward to really flying solo but then after that dreading it SOO much..and tho the $ can be quite good..it still doesn't appeal that much anymore.guess we 2 were just 'disillusioned' before we went solo.i REALLY 'pei fu' the rest of our classmates who are still enjoying flying.probably you all should write a book called 'how to survive the 1st year of flying'..HAHA! well mag..i really hope you'll be able to find something to do..be it another job or returning to yr books again, and be happy.im very sure you'll do well as a student.but say..i do miss all of u guys after i left...and i know how u feel, mag:) but ya...we'll all still be able to keep in touch..thru the msg board! :) ALL THE BEST MAG,WENDY (*hugs*)
>Dear All,
> Just a note to say Bye Bye as I have decided
>to stop flying. As in I'm quitting already. Went back
>STC today to see my ward leader after e 3 month thing
>n I told her I've decided to stop flying. Gilmaynn was
>there too.
> It was pouring really heavily and I got to STC
>at about 4pm, and I took e lift up from e main lobby,
>and it was strange walking down the long corridor to e
>CCE's office side where we used to sign in every
>morning, as the whole corridor and all the classrooms
>were quiet and empty as there are no longer any
>trainees around, and the whole place felt strange and
>sad as it's usually bustling with pple during our
>time, you know, those girls wrapped up in blankets
>trying to look high class bitching abt everyone, etc
>etc. The place just used to be filled with life, and
>today it was all quiet and so dead. I never thought
>this would happen but walking down that corridor
>brought back SO many happy memories of our training
>days, and I must say that I miss you guys a hell of a
>lot. Even using the toilet near our Classroom 6 makes
>me think of us, of the endless toilet breaks we'll try
>to take as classes were so boring, of Ser Mann filling
>up bottles for us at the water cooler, of the girls
>bitching in the toilet and complaining abt other
>batches, of the guys laughing and Bernard taking
>forever in the toilet. And now it's all over.
> To think we were all so super eager to
>graduate and start flying when we were trainees, and
>now I feel that the best time in my short SQ life as a
>'Singapore Girl' was during training, as I had all of
>you to share the good and bad times with, and we know
>that we can count on one another. Once real flying
>life started all we had were transient crew 'friends'
>we met on each flight and whom we probably will never
>see again after that famous 'Thanks for the flight'
>statement we all make at the end of every flight, not
>that we know its origins or what it means but coz it's
>part of all that 'crew culture' we had to adapt to.
>And after today I am going to leave this all behind.
>To tell you guys the truth i do not like the job, and
>the more I do it, the less the money they're paying me
>seems worth the unnecessary subservience I show, and
>after a while, the lure of the moeny and the so called
>travelling fades for me, and I'm just tired and want
>to leave.
> But the strange thing is that I thought I
>would be happy, but yet I'm sad to leave after I know
>that I probably can. Oh if you guys have crappy ward
>leaders, go see Mr Richard Harn our megaward leader,
>as he's the one who helped me so nicely and willingly
>today (Alvin and Jen, forget abt stupid afro man and
>just go bitch to his boss directly the next time), and
>he's a very nice man who bothers to listen to you, so
>it's worth a try. I don't think I'll miss the flying
>passe, but I will miss you guys. But then again we can
>always stay in touch right?!
> And so now it has come down to this.
>Goodbye SIA, goodbye Singapore Girl, goodbye STC and
>Control Centre, goodbye Crew Culture, but I hope I'll
>never have to say goodbye to you guys as I miss and
>love you guys loads. See ya!
>
>:( Mag

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[> Re: Bye Bye -- Mag, 01:02:57 12/28/01 Fri

Dear Wendy,
Thanks for all your well wishes! I need it! I am kindda thinking of e money I would NOT be making now and I do feel a slight pinch, but Mr Richard Harn comforted me and told me that this could all be a blessing in disguise, and so I hope it is. I dunno if I have to pay e bond. I still have to write e letter to Mr Choo Poh Leong and appeal to SIA to waive e bond, and my wardleader did say she could help me by putting in a few good words if necessary, so I dunno. Still have to ask for your advice on how to write e resignation letter as I'm clueless boy.
I think I have too much pride for this job, and like you, I do admire our other batch mates for sticking on to it and enjoying it, but not all of them enjoy it too. They just want to travel and some do it for the money. But like you've said, amybe for e two of us the lure of e money faded as the dread for e job n flights grew.
Thanks for all your well wishes. Miss you all and let's meet up soon.

Love, Mag

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Re: Bye Bye -- Mag, 01:04:44 12/28/01 Fri

Dear Wendy,
Thanks for all your well wishes! I need it! I am kindda thinking of e money I would NOT be making now and I do feel a slight pinch, but Mr Richard Harn comforted me and told me that this could all be a blessing in disguise, and so I hope it is. I dunno if I have to pay e bond. I still have to write e letter to Mr Choo Poh Leong and appeal to SIA to waive e bond, and my wardleader did say she could help me by putting in a few good words if necessary, so I dunno. Still have to ask for your advice on how to write e resignation letter as I'm clueless boy.
I think I have too much pride for this job, and like you, I do admire our other batch mates for sticking on to it and enjoying it, but not all of them enjoy it too. They just want to travel and some do it for the money. But like you've said, amybe for e two of us the lure of e money faded as the dread for e job n flights grew.
Thanks for all your well wishes. Miss you all and let's meet up soon.

Love, Mag

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Mad,wish you well then..really upset all of a sudden... -- Bernard, 20:49:28 12/31/01 Mon

Msg me at 98780933. Love you too my dear girl. Miss the nonsense we had thou I'm always unavailable. Sigh....just make the right decision and I'll be glad.

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[> [> It's 'Mag' not 'Mad' Sorrie typo error. -- Bernard, 20:50:37 12/31/01 Mon

>Msg me at 98780933. Love you too my dear girl. Miss
>the nonsense we had thou I'm always unavailable.
>Sigh....just make the right decision and I'll be glad.

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[> Re: Bye: We will miss ya -- Alvin, 04:51:10 01/01/02 Tue

>Yo, Mag.it's Really sad that I hear that you are leaving.I was watching our graduation VCD and i think for most of us that really brings back lots of wonderful memories of the time we had in STC, with all the rehearsals, the Devil and the Angel fighting and others........ Mag, now that you have confirmed quitting,let me wish you all the best in your future endeavours. Catch up wif you soon. (SMS me oso can)

Now that we have started flying there are many of us who really get disillusioned by the SIA flying culture. I do hope that everyone will stay healthly, happy and stay true to what you believe in.

I am just wondering like 10 years down the road, who will be the "survivors' on this road.

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[> [> Alvin u are right and thanks for advising us all. -- Bernard, 20:08:58 01/05/02 Sat

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Re: Bye: We will miss ya -- Alvin, 04:52:50 01/01/02 Tue

>Yo, Mag.it's Really sad that I hear that you are leaving.I was watching our graduation VCD and i think for most of us that really brings back lots of wonderful memories of the time we had in STC, with all the rehearsals, the Devil and the Angel fighting and others........ Mag, now that you have confirmed quitting,let me wish you all the best in your future endeavours. Catch up wif you soon. (SMS me oso can)

Now that we have started flying there are many of us who really get disillusioned by the SIA flying culture. I do hope that everyone will stay healthly, happy and stay true to what you believe in.

I am just wondering like 10 years down the road, who will be the "survivors' on this road.

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