10,000 songs and counting // my musical quilt

Those are the latest albums I’ve added to my library. I recommend every single one of them ! I’m glad I’m coming close to 10,000 songs. It’s a milestone and I’ve celebrated today with the purchase of a brand new iPod Classic 160 Gb to hold all of these new songs. I’ve also been pretty [...]

Not getting your meal choice ? Here’s how to…

Have you ever wondered why we don’t have your preferred choice when it comes to meals on-board ? Have your ever wondered why you’re the one not getting the tasty Chicken Curry while others feast on it ? Have you ever wondered why your Flight Attendant has absolutely nothing to do with the catering, hence [...]

To the Flying Public : We’re Sorry

This is a touching letter, from a flight attendant’s perspective, which was first published on Airliners.net. We felt compelled to share it.
To the Flying Public: We’re sorry
We’re sorry we have no pillows.
We’re sorry we’re out of blankets.
We’re sorry the airplane is too cold.
We’re sorry the airplane is too hot.
We’re sorry the overhead bins are full.
We’re [...]

NO COMMENT. September Roster Detailed.

Nothing much to add to this as you can probably understand, I’m flabbergasted :

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MAN – DXB
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DXB – NBO
NBO – DXB
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DXB – BEY – DXB

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DXB – BOM – DXB
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DXB – HYD – DXB
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DXB – LGW

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LGW – DXB
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DXB – BOM – DXB
DXB – BLR – DXB
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DXB – TIP
TIP – DXB
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DXB – CPT
CPT – DXB
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MY Bday

On a positive [...]

My soon-to-be-published August Roster detailed.

HOllla. I’m sitting tight. Waiting for my roster to magically pop its head out of the deep hole its in at this very moment. It’s been two days and still nothing. I’m looking down but can’t see a darn thing. When will it decide to come up ? it’s probably down to some naughty business [...]

Michael Jackson / 1958 – 2009

Yo habibtis. I came back from Gatwick/Crawley this morning and was shocked to overhear a phone conversation in the crew bus. MJ had died yesterday ! Cardiac arrest some say. Who on this planet hasn’t once boogied to one of his killer tunes ? Difficult to say. He will remain one of the biggest pop [...]

Move Update #4 : unboxing…and settling…

Boring as hell, unboxing sucks major ass. It’s like opening presents you have already felt and guessed the contents ! But I’m in a much better mood today as I’m starting to digg my new location ! BIG ass flat, nice couches, nice views (at least better that the previous ones), and basically everything is [...]

HOTEL GOSSIP. WTFML. TWO NEW LAVIATORS

Hey guys. I’m relieved I got off this return flight alive. And that is being honest. I spent the past 8 hours walking up and down the aisles with absolutely not a second for myself and my poor little weak legs. I did not sit once in 8 hours. That’s how bad the flight was.
It [...]

Dubai Dancing Fountain at Burj Downtown Dubai

Before anything, I’d like to invite you to download 4 amazing tunes part of DOWNLOADABLES #77. They’re all killer tracks. Special mention for that Mashup of Get It On In The 80’s which is a mix of T.rex and Calvin Harris. The song has been on repeat ever since I found it ! The others [...]

Drunk : Broken Record Technique.

Ok this post will be quite short as nothing exciting happened whilst I was in London. I pretty much overslept and caught up with some much needed sleep. The hotel was the crappiest thing ever. They had put me up in the basement of the hotel. Everything in the hotel looked soooo cheap. Emirates is [...]

Well Done. Update of the last 72 hours

You probably remember one of my highly entertaining Mauritius trips back last month. We had to deal with something unusual on-board while cruising over the Indian Ocean (ETOPS, meaning far away from any suitable airport to divert to). I cannot give you any details as briefed but upon checking my snail-mail inbox this morning (I [...]

Barbie BOOTCAMP

It comes round every 10 months. It’s a right pain for your brain. But pain that is necessary if you want to earn money. Because without, well, you’re screwed.

Before I go anywhere else with what a recurrent training in Safety & Emergency Procedures (SEP) is actually about, I must give credit to Heather Poole for [...]

How I got lost in Al Barsha…

Today was filled with exciting new stuff I had to do. I went to visit the newly finished (not quite in fact) TECOM building which will hold the future White and Blue Building stranded. By the end of May, as previously mentioned, we will have to evacuate these two buildings and relocate. So they held [...]

The end of an era

Bad news always comes in threes. I’ll skip the first two for now and fast forward to the latest I will have to deal with. And it’s not a little task considering the department I will have to communicate with and the obstacles I will have to overcome.
By 31st of May 2009, I will have [...]

April Roster Detailed…

Four months into the year already. Can’t believe how fast it went since that debauchery on New Year Eve. Thankfully, I’ve recovered since and been a busy bee. As you’ve might of read already. My April roster is out, you can have all the details if you scroll down a little. I will also post [...]