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 [...]

Airboy does Lagos, Nigeria

I’m currently nursing my pot noodles and I’m about to dig in the curry goodness. But while the water boils I thought I’d take it to the blog and write about what went down in Lagos, Nigeria. As you may know from the few previous posts, this destination within the Emirates network is unique in [...]

117 Special Meals, 8 crew: happy havoc!

It’s still fresh in my head, so I’ll pen it. As you’ve probably seen on my roster this month. I have 3 CDGs lined up. My first one just gone by. I loved it. So much happened in the lapse of 30 hours. I will try my best – with fatigue kicking in – to [...]

Has Emirates Stopped Recruiting : Some answers

I spent a major part of the day browsing for information, called a number of key departments within Emirates and got a few plausible answers as to why they have postponed and halted Cabin Crew recruitment. The sources are non-official and should be taken lightly for that purpose. We are still waiting on an official [...]

Blame me, not my webhost ! (For the geek in you, continued)…

Ok so yesterday I went on a rampage against my webhost blaming them for causing much disruption in the dear little life of this blog of mine. Sent numerous heated emails, always getting a polite and courteous reply back. I was being a total moron with them. But that taxi ride taught me some good [...]

Another thrill riding along Sheikh Zayed Road

It’s no secret that Dubai Taxis are far and foremost the most unpredictable rides in the world. I have used rickshaws, Parisian taxis, London cabs, tuk-tuks, and plenty of other means of transport including a hell of a bus ride in Johannesburg just two days ago. But Taxis in Dubai take the top spot in [...]

US 1549 ditches in the Hudson River in New York

I was pleasantly watching the news on CNN when the bullet for Breaking News appeared and we saw those first images of people standing on the wing of a passenger jet afloat in the New York City Hudson river. I was shocked. At first we didn’t get any numbers or any information on the fatalities [...]

Health update. Rant.

Can I just highlight a very weird issue here ! Since the previous post was posted, albeit with a really cool picture of some random ladies having fun in a nightclub, the hits to that particular post have risen compare to all other DOWNLOADABLES posted so far !! It’s disturbing, knowing 75% of the readership [...]

ears, ears, goddam ears!

If anyone is or has gone through what I am going through at this very moment : I feel your pain, let’s bond and make things easier on our bodies. To put things into context, a while ago I was in Shanghai and fell quite ill whilst on layover. Cold, runny nose and all the [...]

Happy New Year 2009

From me here in Dubai, I wish you a fortunate new year 2009. Hope things get better. As I watch CNN, it’s not starting too good…

I know I’m five days late…

Kevin strikes back

I was getting excited on my first day of 2009. My pals here checked the roster for me because, somehow, my computer ended up in 21st century, therefore after that night out I couldn’t check my timetables from the comfort of my own bed. So they told me I was Deadheading to KUL yesterday (I’m [...]

While the rest of the world celebrates…

… The whole of the UAE will come to a stand still for this New Years Eve as President HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has announced that all celebrations would be cancelled (or postponed) in support and solidarity for the Gaza drama. This means all hotel and venues will have to cancel their [...]

Where I’ll be jettin’ in January…

It came as a surprise as I selected Jan 2009 from the dropdown menu on our portal for next months roster. Why so early ??? Is it because it’s Christmas ?? But my smile gradually reduced as I clicked through the duties for the entire month. I like variety and new destinations on my rosters, [...]

Bowling on a Sunday evening. UAE’s national day.

With no much on our plates lately, many of the French contingent from this side of SZR (Sheikh Zayed for the hypsters) gathered in 21st with one thing on their mind ! Go bowling. Needless to say we were extremely well prepared as we only found out about Bowling alleys 10 minutes prior getting in [...]