Melissa's Flight Attendant Blog

Thursday, November 30, 2006

Hey guys. Currently in Singapore feeling very tired and red-eyed. I had about 3 hours sleep before the flight (which is enough to JUST last me until landing) and I fell asleep again in the hotel for a grand total of... 2 hours.

Everytime I get a Singapore flight, I always promise myself to go to either the Jurong Bird Park, or the Botanical Gardens. But somehow I always manage to wind up at Orchard Rd, spending way too much money, or at Zouk getting sloshed because it's the only decent place to drink on a SIN-CMB trip. But now I'm wrecked, and I know for sure that in a few days when I land it'll be the same. So maybe it's just Xmas shopping on the cards.

The Xmas tree that's shining a bright green light into my hotel room. Will get a better photo of it tomorrow morning when I go out for breakfast.

Meanwhile, Ash's gone a little Xmas crazy. Since I got back she's been playing Xmas carols by Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, and Leanna Rimes. She's even got Alvin and the Chipmunks singing carols. There's a wreath made out of Lifco plastic bags in our living room. There's an angel on top of the TV. And she's bought a Christmas tree, and stockings for all of us to chuck presents in. It's not even December yet. I'm scared. Carols and joy and goodwill just don't come naturally to me.

Labels: Layovers

Posted by Melissa at 5:00 pm

4 comments

Maybe when I next have my leave I'll go Greek Island hopping or something. Because the floor scrubbing was the real spirit-breaker. I so need a hug right now. **sob**

I don't know. Maybe because I deal with these sort of people every week that even when I'm not working they seem to grate on me.

So I decided I had to try it out, to see if they really would dispatch it, and on time, and that I didn't have to give out my precious credit card to anyone. And whaddya know! It came! So cool!

I mean, I really dont see it kicking off until the grocer downstairs shuts up shop... but I know there have been a few times where I could have used a bottle of milk for cereal at 3am before a flight. So there may be some hope for it after all. And if it starts stocking Galaxy Choc Milk then Carreforre better watch out. Now if only Perth could have the same...

So naturally, someone has made a blog of it now. It's only got a month's worth of photos/posts, but some of the pictures in there are definately worth a look. My favorite is the shopping trolly pyramid.

It's kinda hard to describe what it was like to walk outside, because it felt like it was raining on your skin, but the droplets are so fine that you didn't get wet. You could see the droplets move with the wind, so you know it wasn't smog. Very strange.

I took one look at the menu and immediately decided on the Char-Grilled Rib Eye steak served with sauteed mushrooms and Dauphined Potatos.

When I first tucked in, I thought I'd finally found my Butchershop replacement. But alas, working my way through it, I realised how inferior it was. How much salt it had. How much better it could have been with some hot chips. And peppercorn sauce. And I then realised how good Aussie steak is.

On a lot of Australian sectors I do, I've heard some of the crew get excited about the KFC in Australia, and how it's so much better than in Dubai, and how fresh it is, how it's made from chicken breast instead of the thigh, all of which is true of course. But then you tuck into a good steak, or a nice lamb salad, or fish and chips from Cicerello's, and wish that they weren't so sheltered.