Just a quick update here before I take rest for my flight to Zurich tomorrow.

Had a blast in Paris again. Went for more sightseing and SHOPPING this time ;) Muahaha. REAL shopping, in PARIS.. hahaha..

Got back from KL and headed straight to Swissohotel in Raffles City to celebrate beloved Lynn's birthday. They surprised her in the Fantastic hotel room. Spent the night there playing Taboo and having a great time.

Had a small dinner at home tonight. Cooked with my housemate Emily ;) Guess which dish I cooked? Hehehe. Hint: I cooked 2 of them :D *bangga*.. =.="" HAHAHAHAH..

Watched Quarantine with the rest after dinner and I DID NOT have a good time because the movie sucked so bad. Gosh, Don't even bother catching it. Urgh. Hahahaha

Thank God I got called up for Zurich tomorrow or else I'll just die at home on my 11 day standby. At least I'll earn something. Its snowing now in Zurich. The last time I checked the weather, it was -1 degrees. Time to put on my "pom-pom-puffed-up" winter jacket again ;) Hope the newbies on the flight would have some plan to sight see, or I'll just end up shopping in Zurich. Swiss Francs to the Singapore dollar isn't much difference anymore. Even the Euro went down. I love the Singapore Dollar. Its even stronger than the Aussie Dollar. And I multiply money like how Jesus multiplied the fish and bread if I convert back to the Malaysian Ringgit. Wahaha. Shit. I better get back down to earth.

Alrighty. Enjoy the pics while I cuddle myself up in my warm blanky in Zurich. Toodles ;) Gonna try to pick up some German while I'm there :)

-jOhN "auf weidersehen" LiM-

Good evening beautiful people!

It has certainly been a quiet day without my housemates around. Like how I was previously saying, I was on a 7 day standby and guess what, I was only called up for one pathetic flight, Colombo. I guess I won't be activated for my standby tomorrow as well. After that I have a KL turn where I fly to KL and DON'T get down from the plane and to Paris the day after that. Checked the weather recently and if I was not mistaken, it did say it was snowing for a day. Its gonna be freezing in Paris this time. The last time I went, I had a sunburn from walking too much and now, its gonna be freezing. Its already my second time to Paris and I'm thankful. Gonna get birthday gifts there for a few people. I'm prepared. Haha.

I'm worried now cause, right after my Paris,I'll be on another standby. This time, I'll be on a 11 day standby! Gosh. Don't know how I'll survive. The problem with standbys are that, its not certain if I'll get a flight and worst still, I won't be even sure WHEN I'll be called. So therefore, when we're on standby, we stay at home like good dogs. But due to the economic downturn, the company has cut flights and therefore I believe there has been an influx of crew. I hope it picks up by March next year.

On another hand, there hasn't been much drama on ground and on air. I have been picking up on Gossip Girl at home because of my standby. My housemate had bought the whole series from Shanghai. I recently went to Shanghai to get some DVDs too for another batchmate of mine but I didn't get any for myself though. I think Gossip Girl has been overrated. Its not really nice. I guess it just sells on the "good-looks" of their cast. Other than that, the drama just doesnt sustain the whole series. Don't see it as a lasting series.

Finally our Bitch-fest gang got to meet again recently in the airport. It has been some time since we really met as a WHOLE group. But you can really see the change in our conversation. We are now more versed with our work and we are actually having loads of fun in the air. It really does make a difference, your attitude you bring on board.

I have been thinking, if I really do like this line, after serving my bond here with the Cabin Crew division, I'm gonna do as plan and get my degree in New York and then probably come back here to SIA to try out to be a Pilot. I mean, why not? It wouldn't hurt since I already got a glimpse of it all. I have only one worry. Whenever we fly, and we're overseas, at least the cabin crew have each other to go out with but the captains, I feel, are always really lonely. For long flights, they have two Captains and two First Officers, so at least there are 4 of them. But on mid-flights, there are only 2 of them. It can get really lonely at times. I'm determined. If I ever got to become a Pilot, I'm gonna tell the cabin crew everytime we're overseas, that I was a cabin crew before and that they MUST call me out if they were going out. Hahaha! My housemate has been dating this First officer recently, and I've been talkin to him and its interesting. But he do share my concern about the lonely part thing. Haha. He agrees with my opinion on that part. Poor him. I'm gonna call him out if I ever fly with him again. Yup, I flew with him before. On my first solo flight to Brisbane. He's a pretty nice guy. I just hope he's as nice as he looks la. My housemate is just too fragile to be cheated with. Poor her.

Alrighty. Gonna sink myself in some jazz now. Yup, I stil LOVE jazz and I constantly get albums from everywhere I fly to :) For the Love of Jazz. Good night and sleep tight my fellow friends. You deserve all the Love out there!
Take care and hope to hear from all of you soon.

-jOhN "standbying" LiM-

Finally some pics from Sydney.. :P

Yes, managed to meet Ian though I had only informed him the day before becaused I was called up for the flight.

I will be on standby the next one week. Gosh. Gonna rot at home if they don't call me for a GOOOD LLLOONGGG flight... oh well..

Here goes! Fingers crossed...

-jOhN "You have NO new Msges" LiM-

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John is beginning a chant to moan the death of his good rosters. John is SUPER thankful for his roster!

Sigh. My new Dec roster is the worst I've seen. Though I will be heading to Cape Town, Perth and Dubai, those 3 will be my only flights. YES! I'll be going to Cape Town! I didn't know how BEAUTIFUL, MAGNIFICENT, and SPECTACULAR it was until I took a look at Ping's pictures on her cam! I know where to bring my parents d for a holiday! Seriously! Its that nice!! Ok la... Looking on the bright side, I'll be heading to Cape Town.. Hmmm.. There can dive with the Sharks.. Hehehe.. Hopefully the waters ain't too chilly.

Other than that, I just got back from a night in Bali. Accidentally woke up an hour early before my call time, so I decided to head down to the beach and have a look. Holiday-ish mood kinda hotel la (DUH~). Oh well. No pics of me coz I looked damn shagged that morning. Haha.

Oh well, nevermind. John is cheering up cause he is gonna get a SUPER DUPER FANTASTIC GLORIOUS roster in January for his Birthday. Wooo!

-jOhN "moaningg...(not in the wrong way)" LiM-

PS: Thanx Sab :) hehehe

^.^ I'm back i KL for a REALLY short trip again. Leavin on Thurs already till i leave for a night in Bali on Friday. Moscow - Houston was FANTASTIC... Talk about cold, Moscow was some -3*C (Dunno how to do the dot..) Cold sial.. But was very entertained by the people there.. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves. I shopped... LOADS in Houston.. Hahaha. Bought Coach bags for my mummy and sis. Oh well, pamper them once in awhile can la :P

Got to see the Red Square in Moscow and went to NASA in Houston. Will upload pics on Facebook soon but Facebook isn't letting me do it now. So, I'll just post some up here now :) Much Loves.

PS: I'm going back to Paris end of this month again. Wee or Boo? :P

Lalalala
-jOhN "frozed" LiM-