On 4th August this year my dear mother passed away.
My sisters and brothers had their many friends and colleagues at the wake. Of course our relatives and my mom's friends were there too.
As for me, I do not have many friends visiting us for the simple reason that I don't want to"inconvenient" them. However, wreaths and donations from some of the ex union leaders were sent to my mother. They included Alan, Rod and surprisingly Eddy too. Alan was on flight and did not attend the wake whilst Eddy is retired and had time to attend. Frankly, I was touched by Eddy's kind gesture ( he was considered my adversary at the last union election). Of course, I don't expect the present union people to attend because I had supported Alan.
Eddy and I had decided to put our differences aside and move on with our lives. As for Alan, I have not had a "kopi" session with him for a year since he lost the union election. When I asked him to have a "kopi", he would tell me he is busy. Poor fellow cos the company must be "giving it back" to him for not spending much time flying when he was heading the union before his defeat last year.
To Alan I have this to say: Fly la and make more $$ now cos when you come back in 3 years time you will be flying lesser and lesser.
To Eddy: Move on la and let the younger asses ruin the show.....Ooops I mean run the show....hahaha.
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Sunday, October 30, 2011
Met Inspector Tony again and another story.
I had the good fortune of meeting Tony at the same coffee shop again last Saturday afternoon (yesterday). He was finishing his first bottle of beer I was told. We exchanged greetings and I could see he was eager to tell me something. No it wasn't the continuation of the Alice story. He didn't want to talk about that one but he was ever ready to tell me of his other assignment or story. I listened intently to him as he downed his last glass of beer. "I will get you another beer" I said to Tony and he nodded in approval. I went to the counter and bought a bottle of chilled Heineken and a frosted glass. It cost S$6.50 and it was the most expensive beer in the coffee shop. But then it was rather cheap,the beer I mean, to get a good story from Tony and blog about it here (Tony didn't know I blog about his stories). I brought the cold beer to Tony and he poured it into the empty fresh glass. As for me I had the usual black coffee or kopi O as we locals call it.
The story Tony told me yesterday was about his client by the name of Bob. Bob was told Tony his wife had been calling a man's name in her sleep. The name Pete was repeatedly mentioned in her dream with much affection. Bob became suspicious and jealous. He wanted Tony to find out who Pete was and the story went like this:
After interviewing people close to Bob's wife ( name was Jean),Tony found the answer. Pete was a long lost son of Jean who was given up for adoption after Pete's father died in an accident. Jean and Pete's dad were teenage lovers. Jean was only 16 when she was pregnant with Pete. After a failed abortion and the death of Pete's dad, Pete was born. Jean knew she could not care for Pete and so gave him up for an illegal adoption.
The story was related to Bob by Tony. Now Bob understood why his wife Jean was calling out Pete's name in her sleep. Bob decided to confront Jean and asked her for the truth. She confessed and Bob forgave her. Bob was sympathetic and decided to help Jean find her son.
Tony set out and looked for the people who adopted Pete but was unable to find them. Probably they have moved house.
Through some detective work, Tony was informed Pete was abducted by a gang and smuggled into a third world country which I can't name over here. Pete, Tony was told, was made to beg for money from tourists for a beggar's syndicate. The heart breaking piece of information was that Pete had his legs chopped off so he would be sympathized by the tourists.
Tony passed the info to Bob and Jean. They were shattered by the news especially Jean. She couldn't help being hysterical and cried inconsolably. They begged Tony to fly to the country where Pete was and investigate further. Tony did as he was told and paid and flew to that third world country.
On checking into the hotel of that country (we call it country A), Tony contacted his associates and met two of them ( Ali and Muthu). After giving them all the relevant details and info, Ali and Muthu brought Tony out for a spicy curry dinner.
After dinner,they proceeded to a pub cum karaoke lounge. They met the guy ( Kumar) who was the leader of the gang that control the begging operation. Ali was the serving police inspector in A and he and Kumar knew each other quite well.
Since Kumar was having drinks with his friends, Ali told Muthu to bring Tony to Kumar's office and secretly check out whether Pete was one of his begging boys while he kept watch on Kumar.
Within the next 30 minutes, Muthu and Tony reached Kumar's office. It was dark,around 9pm but Muthu insisted on opening the office door with his master key and checked Kumar's computers/emails for any info regarding Pete. They were looking for a Chinese boy with a red birth mark on his left cheek. They frantically checked the computer files etc but could only get some info on a Chinese boy whose legs were chopped but did not have any birth mark on his face. Disappointed Tony and Muthu left the office and went back to the karaoke pub and joined Ali.
The message was relayed to Bob and Jean. Obviously they were disappointed but relieved to hear the legless boy wasn't Pete.
Over the next few days, Tony and his associates worked extremely hard to locate Pete. All Tony had of Pete was an old picture of him when he was barely 2 weeks old. One big lead was that Pete had a red birth mark on his left cheek and he was Chinese. Pete was about 7 years old by this time.
Luck was on also on Tony's side because he was informed by Ali's colleagues that there was a boy of Pete's description loitering around a tourist attraction of country A.
Tony, Ali and Muthu hurriedly left for the tourist site and found the boy who fitted Pete's description.
They bundled the boy into their car and sped off to Muthu's house.
The boy they found was a pickpocket trained by some syndicate to steal from rich tourists. On him they found credit cards, cash and ids of tourists.
One particular id picture caught the attention of Tony. Tony had seen that picture before and he recalled reading in the newspaper about a pedophile who was wanted by interpol. Now Tony and company had a lucky break because they knew the pedophile was somewhere in that city. They alerted interpol and subsequently had him arrested. The 3 of them was given a reward after the pedophile was prosecuted a few months later.
Through dna testing, the pickpocket was proven to be the son of Jean.
There was a tearful reunion between mother and son back home.
The story Tony told me yesterday was about his client by the name of Bob. Bob was told Tony his wife had been calling a man's name in her sleep. The name Pete was repeatedly mentioned in her dream with much affection. Bob became suspicious and jealous. He wanted Tony to find out who Pete was and the story went like this:
After interviewing people close to Bob's wife ( name was Jean),Tony found the answer. Pete was a long lost son of Jean who was given up for adoption after Pete's father died in an accident. Jean and Pete's dad were teenage lovers. Jean was only 16 when she was pregnant with Pete. After a failed abortion and the death of Pete's dad, Pete was born. Jean knew she could not care for Pete and so gave him up for an illegal adoption.
The story was related to Bob by Tony. Now Bob understood why his wife Jean was calling out Pete's name in her sleep. Bob decided to confront Jean and asked her for the truth. She confessed and Bob forgave her. Bob was sympathetic and decided to help Jean find her son.
Tony set out and looked for the people who adopted Pete but was unable to find them. Probably they have moved house.
Through some detective work, Tony was informed Pete was abducted by a gang and smuggled into a third world country which I can't name over here. Pete, Tony was told, was made to beg for money from tourists for a beggar's syndicate. The heart breaking piece of information was that Pete had his legs chopped off so he would be sympathized by the tourists.
Tony passed the info to Bob and Jean. They were shattered by the news especially Jean. She couldn't help being hysterical and cried inconsolably. They begged Tony to fly to the country where Pete was and investigate further. Tony did as he was told and paid and flew to that third world country.
On checking into the hotel of that country (we call it country A), Tony contacted his associates and met two of them ( Ali and Muthu). After giving them all the relevant details and info, Ali and Muthu brought Tony out for a spicy curry dinner.
After dinner,they proceeded to a pub cum karaoke lounge. They met the guy ( Kumar) who was the leader of the gang that control the begging operation. Ali was the serving police inspector in A and he and Kumar knew each other quite well.
Since Kumar was having drinks with his friends, Ali told Muthu to bring Tony to Kumar's office and secretly check out whether Pete was one of his begging boys while he kept watch on Kumar.
Within the next 30 minutes, Muthu and Tony reached Kumar's office. It was dark,around 9pm but Muthu insisted on opening the office door with his master key and checked Kumar's computers/emails for any info regarding Pete. They were looking for a Chinese boy with a red birth mark on his left cheek. They frantically checked the computer files etc but could only get some info on a Chinese boy whose legs were chopped but did not have any birth mark on his face. Disappointed Tony and Muthu left the office and went back to the karaoke pub and joined Ali.
The message was relayed to Bob and Jean. Obviously they were disappointed but relieved to hear the legless boy wasn't Pete.
Over the next few days, Tony and his associates worked extremely hard to locate Pete. All Tony had of Pete was an old picture of him when he was barely 2 weeks old. One big lead was that Pete had a red birth mark on his left cheek and he was Chinese. Pete was about 7 years old by this time.
Luck was on also on Tony's side because he was informed by Ali's colleagues that there was a boy of Pete's description loitering around a tourist attraction of country A.
Tony, Ali and Muthu hurriedly left for the tourist site and found the boy who fitted Pete's description.
They bundled the boy into their car and sped off to Muthu's house.
The boy they found was a pickpocket trained by some syndicate to steal from rich tourists. On him they found credit cards, cash and ids of tourists.
One particular id picture caught the attention of Tony. Tony had seen that picture before and he recalled reading in the newspaper about a pedophile who was wanted by interpol. Now Tony and company had a lucky break because they knew the pedophile was somewhere in that city. They alerted interpol and subsequently had him arrested. The 3 of them was given a reward after the pedophile was prosecuted a few months later.
Through dna testing, the pickpocket was proven to be the son of Jean.
There was a tearful reunion between mother and son back home.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
A short dectective story by boh tong
I met a guy at a coffee shop recently. We shared a table as the place was packed. He was a rather clean cut guy with a black mustache which reminded me of Eddy (ex SQ supervisor). He must be around my age I guess but was surprised to find out that he was much older than he looked.
As he spoke he reminded me of Alan ( currently a SQ supervisor), slow and cautious,peeping over his shoulders now and then as though someone was "hunting" for him. He was rather friendly and I introduced myself to him. He returned the gesture. He wanted to be known as Tony.
Tony as I found out was a retired policeman, yes a plainclothes detective. Tony's last rank in the police force was an Inspector. He told me he took the early retirement as he found his job very stressful. Today, Inspector Tony is a private investigator. His job scope covered from investigation from spouse cheating to fraud.
I found Tony to be an interesting person and so I let him do most of the talking and me most of the questioning. In fact, it should be the other way round as he was an investigator. But then I supposed he liked to talk to me because I was not the subject of his investigation nor the one who wrote his paycheck.
Tony liked to talk about his job as a police inspector and private investigator (PI). He talked almost non stop about his adventure throughout the one hour I spent at his table. He was a heavy drinker I noticed,finishing almost 3 bottles of beer within that hour. Many times he had offered me beer but I stood firm and had black coffee instead.
One of the stories Tony told me went like this:
A rich client of his Joe had suspected his mistress Alice was monkeying around behind his back whenever he went overseas to attend to his businesses. Joe was about 50 years old and Alice was in her early 20's. Joe confessed to Tony that he loved Alice a lot and would have married her had he been single.
Alice was a beautiful and sexy lady,according to Joe. She was a faithful lover until recently when Joe noticed she had been behaving weird.
Joe engaged Tony's PI services and asked to find out what Alice would do each time he left for his business trips. Money was not a problem,Tony was told. But he must find out the truth about Alice's activities.
After receiving a big down payment from Joe,Tony swung into action. He brought out his secret weapon,a scanner he had illegally purchased from an underground technician. This scanner, with the input of any mobile phone numbers could allow Tony to eavesdrop to the mobile phone conversation between the 2 parties. It was a great science discovery not legally allowed to the public.
After Tony has keyed in Alice's mobile numbers, he began to listen a conversation between Joe and Alice. The scanner's functionality was a little suspect,at least in this conversation. Tony could not figure out nor hear the name of the person whom Joe told Alice "had to be eliminated". "Oh my god!" Tony exclaimed when hearing about the murder plot. Isn't Alice was supposed to flirt around with some men and whom Tony was hired to find out? What was the phone conversation about? Elimination of someone which means murder was exactly what came to Tony's mind. What was Joe and Alice up to and what role was Tony supposed to play?
Tony traced Alice to the place she bought an express bus ticket to Ipoh, Malaysia. Tony booked a seat on the same bus too.
It was a long bus ride from Singapore to Ipoh. Tony occupied his time by watching the videos in the bus and dozing off occasionally. He was seated at the rear of the bus so he could watch Alice who was a few rows in front of him.
Once the bus reached Ipoh, someone was at the bus stop to pick Alice. So too was Maniam a 6 feet 4 black belt taekwondo expert (an associate of Tony's)there to pick Tony up in his car. Tony signalled Maniam to follow the car in which Alice was travelling.
It was not long before Alice arrived and checked into a hotel. Maniam booked a room for Tony, right opposite Alice's room from where they could spy on her.
Tony began setting up his spying equipments which included a high powered pair of binoculars, camera,eavesdropping device etc.....all pointing directly towards the room where Alice was staying.
It was a long bus ride from Singapore to Ipoh. Tony occupied his time by watching the videos in the bus and dozing off occasionally. He was seated at the rear of the bus so he could watch Alice who was a few rows in front of him.
Once the bus reached Ipoh, someone was at the bus stop to pick Alice. So too was Maniam a 6 feet 4 black belt taekwondo expert (an associate of Tony's)there to pick Tony up in his car. Tony signalled Maniam to follow the car in which Alice was travelling.
It was not long before Alice arrived and checked into a hotel. Maniam booked a room for Tony, right opposite Alice's room from where they could spy on her.
Tony began setting up his spying equipments which included a high powered pair of binoculars, camera,eavesdropping device etc.....all pointing directly towards the room where Alice was staying.
The truth of the matter for Joe to hire Tony was to get Tony killed in Malaysia. The purpose wasn't to trace Alice's activities. Joe wanted to lure Tony to Malaysia so his henchmen could deal with him. It was something that Tony had done in the past that Joe was seeking to avenge.
To get Tony killed in Singapore was more risky for Joe because of the efficiency of the police force. However,Malaysia being a bigger country, it was more difficult for the police to apprehend the murderers. Besides. Joe had stronger connection with the underworld in Malaysia.
Tony didn't know about the trap Joe had set up to get him killed. However he was a bit suspicious when he heard the earlier mobile phone conversation in Singapore between Joe and Alice about getting someone killed.
Now with all his spying equipments trained on the room in which Alice was staying,Tony and Maniam began to settle down to find out about the truth.
Suddenly there was a knock at the door. "Who's that?" asked Tony. "It's room service....I need to check the stocks in the fridge Sir" came the reply. "One moment please" answered Tony.
Tony gestured Maniam to hide in the toilet just in case. Tony then proceeded to open the door slowly.
A Chinese man of about 30 years old appeared at the door. "May I come in Sir?" he asked Tony politely.
Tony directed the Chinese man to where the fridge was. Just before Tony could close the door behind him, another man rushed into the room with a gun in his hand. Instantly he caught hold of Tony from behind and threatened to shoot him if he resist. Tony felt the strong grip around his neck and the gun pointing at his head. He could feel that the intruder was serious about killing him and so he relented. The first man kicked Tony in his groin and he fell to the floor,groaning in severe pain.
Meanwhile, Manian who was in the toilet could no longer tolerate the intruders beating Tony. He exited from the toilet and dashed at the two men. His presence shocked them as they did not expect Tony to have a guess. Before they could recovered, Manian did a flying kick which sent the two to the floor. The gun dropped from the intruder's hand and slided under the bed. All at once Manian pulled out his revolver and pointed at them.
Tony and Manian got the better of the two and tied them up. In the hour of interrogation, Tony and Maniam found out the truth......Joe had hired the two to kill Tony and get rid of his body. There should be no traces of Tony after that. They also confessed they did not know Joe's reasons for trying to murder Tony. They also told them Alice was in the thick of things and She should know the truth.
After obtaining the info from the two would be killers, Tony went over to Alice's room. He knew Alice was having her shower. He slided the master key into the keyhole and quietly opened the door. Tony check his gun and make sure the silencer was attached. He waited for Alice to finish her shower.
Tony was getting impatient waiting for Alice to be out of the shower room. Fifteen minutes had passed and Alice was still inside the shower,thought Tony. Slowly Tony tiptoed and open the bathroom door cautiously. The hot steaming air from the shower hit Tony in his face. But there was no sign of Alice. Where had she gone?
Alice grew suspicious when she phoned the two hired killers. There was no answer from anyone of them. She suspected they were in trouble and so she fled her room but left the shower tap running to throw her enemy off guard. This would have given her at least 15 minutes advantage over her pursuer. By then she would have disappeared completely without a trace.
On seeing that he was fooled by Alice, Tony called Maniam who was in his room guarding the two assailants and asked for info regarding Alice's whereabouts. Maniam interrogated the two and almost blew their heads off with his gun for not co-operating. The fact was the two men didn't know about Alice's whereabouts either.
Tony went back to his room and sought Manian's advice on what to do next.
Tony and Manian decided to fly to Singapore to confront Joe. They wanted Joe to explain the assassination attempt on Tony's life.
After handing the earlier two assailants to the authority in Malaysia,Tony and Manian caught a MH flight from Ipoh to KL and then switched to a SQ flight to S'pore.
After arriving at Changi Airport, they took a taxi and sped off to Shenton Way where Joe's office was located. They did not wanna call Joe because they wanna surprise him.
After paying the taxi driver, Tony and Manian took an elevator to the 20th storey of the building where Joe was.
Joe had a small office overlooking the sea. It was a neat and compact place with 2 desktops, a fax machine and 2 office telephones. Joe did not have many employees. In reality, his was an OMO (one man operation).
Tony cautiously and slowly opened the door to Joe's office. All at once Joe jumped out of his chair on seeing Tony and Manian. Joe didn't know Manian but knew Tony. Joe was shocked to see Tony. "I thought you were dead Tony" said the shivering Joe. Manian stranglehold Joe while Tony took out his gun and attached the silencer. He shoved the tip of the silencer into Joe's mouth and demanded an answer as to why he wanted to kill him.
Alice grew suspicious when she phoned the two hired killers. There was no answer from anyone of them. She suspected they were in trouble and so she fled her room but left the shower tap running to throw her enemy off guard. This would have given her at least 15 minutes advantage over her pursuer. By then she would have disappeared completely without a trace.
On seeing that he was fooled by Alice, Tony called Maniam who was in his room guarding the two assailants and asked for info regarding Alice's whereabouts. Maniam interrogated the two and almost blew their heads off with his gun for not co-operating. The fact was the two men didn't know about Alice's whereabouts either.
Tony went back to his room and sought Manian's advice on what to do next.
Tony and Manian decided to fly to Singapore to confront Joe. They wanted Joe to explain the assassination attempt on Tony's life.
After handing the earlier two assailants to the authority in Malaysia,Tony and Manian caught a MH flight from Ipoh to KL and then switched to a SQ flight to S'pore.
After arriving at Changi Airport, they took a taxi and sped off to Shenton Way where Joe's office was located. They did not wanna call Joe because they wanna surprise him.
After paying the taxi driver, Tony and Manian took an elevator to the 20th storey of the building where Joe was.
Joe had a small office overlooking the sea. It was a neat and compact place with 2 desktops, a fax machine and 2 office telephones. Joe did not have many employees. In reality, his was an OMO (one man operation).
Tony cautiously and slowly opened the door to Joe's office. All at once Joe jumped out of his chair on seeing Tony and Manian. Joe didn't know Manian but knew Tony. Joe was shocked to see Tony. "I thought you were dead Tony" said the shivering Joe. Manian stranglehold Joe while Tony took out his gun and attached the silencer. He shoved the tip of the silencer into Joe's mouth and demanded an answer as to why he wanted to kill him.
After Alice fled her room in the Ipoh hotel, Joe received an sms from Alice's mobile phone with the message "Plan executed, Tony's gone".
Joe tried calling Alice but there was no answer from her mobile. Joe assumed that Alice's mobile battery must have gone flat.
Back to the Shenton Way office where the action was, Joe was naturally shocked to see Tony whom he thought was dead.
With the gun slowly moved away from him, Joe started to explain to Tony his reason for wanting to kill him.
Many years ago, according to Joe, his younger brother Ben was arrested for stabbing a young friend to death during a gambling session. Due to his age (16 then) Ben was confined to a prison for young offenders at Bedok (Reformative Training Center or RTC). Ben's crime was murder and he was place under "The President Pleasure" category which means he could only be released if the president pardoned him. As for the other young offenders whose crime were not very serious they had a release date.
However, Ben was released after the president pardoned him 3 years later for good behaviour in the prison.
After obtaining his freedom, Ben was unrepentant and went back to crime. He had established lots of contact with the underworld whilst in RTC.
One of the first things Ben did upon his release from RTC was to get a revolver. He wanted to commit robberies with his friends. He wanted an easy life with plenty of money to spend. Ben also wanted to show the underworld that he was brave and notorious.
One day, just before Ben and his friends could carry out their plan to rob a goldsmith shop at Geylang, the police got wind of their plan and laid an ambush. In the ensuing gunfight, Ben was shot by a young dectective. Ben was arrested and sent to jail paralysed from the waist down. A year later, Ben committed suicide in Changi Prison. This was the one and only reason Joe explained he wanted to avenge his younger brother's death and it was Tony who happened to be the young detective who shot Ben.
Tony believed Joe's story. However, he still wanted to turn Joe to the authority for the attempted murder on his life. Joe begged Tony not to report him and offered money as compensation. Joe showed Tony and Maniam the stacks of $10,000 and $1,000 notes in his safe. He offered Tony $300,000 if he did not turn him to the police.
After much assurance from Joe that he would leave Tony alone and not haunt him anymore that Tony accepted the cash.
Joe and Tony settled the matter amicably.
But now what has happened to Alice, why did she send an sms that said Tony was killed,why did she lie to Joe?
Many years ago, according to Joe, his younger brother Ben was arrested for stabbing a young friend to death during a gambling session. Due to his age (16 then) Ben was confined to a prison for young offenders at Bedok (Reformative Training Center or RTC). Ben's crime was murder and he was place under "The President Pleasure" category which means he could only be released if the president pardoned him. As for the other young offenders whose crime were not very serious they had a release date.
However, Ben was released after the president pardoned him 3 years later for good behaviour in the prison.
After obtaining his freedom, Ben was unrepentant and went back to crime. He had established lots of contact with the underworld whilst in RTC.
One of the first things Ben did upon his release from RTC was to get a revolver. He wanted to commit robberies with his friends. He wanted an easy life with plenty of money to spend. Ben also wanted to show the underworld that he was brave and notorious.
One day, just before Ben and his friends could carry out their plan to rob a goldsmith shop at Geylang, the police got wind of their plan and laid an ambush. In the ensuing gunfight, Ben was shot by a young dectective. Ben was arrested and sent to jail paralysed from the waist down. A year later, Ben committed suicide in Changi Prison. This was the one and only reason Joe explained he wanted to avenge his younger brother's death and it was Tony who happened to be the young detective who shot Ben.
Tony believed Joe's story. However, he still wanted to turn Joe to the authority for the attempted murder on his life. Joe begged Tony not to report him and offered money as compensation. Joe showed Tony and Maniam the stacks of $10,000 and $1,000 notes in his safe. He offered Tony $300,000 if he did not turn him to the police.
After much assurance from Joe that he would leave Tony alone and not haunt him anymore that Tony accepted the cash.
Joe and Tony settled the matter amicably.
But now what has happened to Alice, why did she send an sms that said Tony was killed,why did she lie to Joe?
Alice, I was told was never Joe's mistress to begin with. She was one of his top lieutenants in his drug smuggling syndicate. It was a multi dollar bogus company with a false front supposedly dealing in motor car spare parts.
Alice was forced to sleep with Joe because she had no choice or be killed. She was, at first employed as a clerk in Joe's so called car spare part company. She worked very hard and Joe had showered her with expensive gifts. All the compliments and gifts coming from her boss was indeed very flattering.
Joe on the other hand knew Alice loved money. He enticed her with all those gifts so she would fall for him. It was a wrong assumption of Joe that Alice would fall for him for he was not good looking and fat. Alice had a weakness for fair blond Caucasian men. When Joe forced himself on Alice she had not much of a choice for she feared him,knowing his notoriety. All along Alice played along and pretended she loved and enjoyed sex with Joe.
Now in Ipoh after the failed assassination of Tony, Alice seized the opportunity to run away from Joe. In fact it was an ideal situation for her to escape for she had transferred a cool $2 million dollars from Joe's account into hers.
While Tony was dealing with Joe, Alice was on her way to London on a SQ first class flight. Alice decision to run away from Joe was also partly due to the failed assassination attempt for she knew better than most that Joe would punished her.
The cat was now out of the bag for Alice had a secret English lover called James in London. They had not seen each other since Alice started working for Joe. Now they were dying to be in each others arms again.
Alice's flight landed in the wee hour of the morning at Heathrow Airport. James was there to pick her up. Almost an hour after the flight had landed, James and Alice sped off in a brand new red Ferrari to a London apartment where James lived alone.
Alice was forced to sleep with Joe because she had no choice or be killed. She was, at first employed as a clerk in Joe's so called car spare part company. She worked very hard and Joe had showered her with expensive gifts. All the compliments and gifts coming from her boss was indeed very flattering.
Joe on the other hand knew Alice loved money. He enticed her with all those gifts so she would fall for him. It was a wrong assumption of Joe that Alice would fall for him for he was not good looking and fat. Alice had a weakness for fair blond Caucasian men. When Joe forced himself on Alice she had not much of a choice for she feared him,knowing his notoriety. All along Alice played along and pretended she loved and enjoyed sex with Joe.
Now in Ipoh after the failed assassination of Tony, Alice seized the opportunity to run away from Joe. In fact it was an ideal situation for her to escape for she had transferred a cool $2 million dollars from Joe's account into hers.
While Tony was dealing with Joe, Alice was on her way to London on a SQ first class flight. Alice decision to run away from Joe was also partly due to the failed assassination attempt for she knew better than most that Joe would punished her.
The cat was now out of the bag for Alice had a secret English lover called James in London. They had not seen each other since Alice started working for Joe. Now they were dying to be in each others arms again.
Alice's flight landed in the wee hour of the morning at Heathrow Airport. James was there to pick her up. Almost an hour after the flight had landed, James and Alice sped off in a brand new red Ferrari to a London apartment where James lived alone.
Joe found out that Alice had disappeared with his $2 million. Not only had this made him hopping mad but the way in which Alice did it, lying to him that Tony was killed and also not answering his phone call. Another thing that bothered Joe a lot was the contact Alice had with his drug suppliers and distributors. She could undercut and isolate some of his drug businesses. Joe told himself he must track Alice down and eliminate her at all cost.
Why did Alice has to lie to Joe about Tony? One theory was, Alice wanted Tony to catch Joe unprepared and kill him. Alice's plan failed miserably because Tony did not kill Joe but instead compensated with a large amount of money (300k).
Now Joe wanted Tony to trace Alice's whereabouts. He was prepared to pay Tony a handsome fee if he could find out where Alice was. Tony was reluctant to do business with a man like Joe.
Somehow,Tony could not resist working for Joe again for he was offered so much money that one would probably take a whole life time to earn. Joe also promised to pay all expenses including overseas entertainment incurred during the assignment.
During the days when Tony was a police inspector he was well liked by his counterparts in other countries. London was one of the cities Tony was sent for some kind of police and security training. He had interacted and mixed very well with Scotland Yard, Immigration,Customs and other security agency people. Whenever his overseas counterparts needed help in S'pore, Tony not only assisted them but entertained them if they were visiting. Likewise Tony's counterparts also reciprocated.
Somehow,Tony could not resist working for Joe again for he was offered so much money that one would probably take a whole life time to earn. Joe also promised to pay all expenses including overseas entertainment incurred during the assignment.
It was not as though Joe could not use his connections worldwide to deal with Alice or any of his enemy.One snag here was his connections were not PIs and not experienced enough. They were more efficient in eliminating the enemies than investigation work. Tony and Manian were more efficient and skillful in investigation work. They were former police officers.
Tony and Maniam without wasting anymore time swung into action. They flew to Ipoh and using their contacts there searched for Alice. They contacted their friends in the Immigration,police and airport to trace Alice's whereabouts. Photographs of Alice were shown to the airline check-in staff at the airport. Before long, they were given the information that Alice had left the day before for London via KL and Singapore.
Their helpful contacts were handsomely rewarded by Tony for their efforts.
Without any delay, Tony and Maniam booked a business class flight to London via KL on a MAS flight that evening.
On arrival at Heathrow, they hired a black Jaguar XK-RS Concept and zoomed off to Piccadilly where they have made a booking for the Berkeley Suite at the Ritz London.
During the days when Tony was a police inspector he was well liked by his counterparts in other countries. London was one of the cities Tony was sent for some kind of police and security training. He had interacted and mixed very well with Scotland Yard, Immigration,Customs and other security agency people. Whenever his overseas counterparts needed help in S'pore, Tony not only assisted them but entertained them if they were visiting. Likewise Tony's counterparts also reciprocated.
To look for Alice in the city of London was like looking for a needle in the haystack. But for Tony and Maniam it was not that difficult. They had friends and contacts there and it won't be long before they found Alice. Now the assistance of the security and airport authority friends came in handy.
Firstly, Tony sought the assistance of his friends at Heathrow. They retrieved and replayed the tapes of the CCTV for that particular day when Alice arrived at the airport. After a few hours of hardwork, Tony spotted Alice on the tapes. Further video tapes at the arrival area where James picked up Alice in his red Ferrari was also shown. Only one problem now and that's where had the Ferrari and its passengers gone to? There was no tapes to show where they drove to because they were out of the airport vicinity. Tony and Manian had to crack their heads and find out where was Alice.
There were a few options Tony could use to find out Alice's whereabouts. One was to find out from the car company that sold Ferraris in London. The other option was to interview the cabin crew who had served Alice during her flight from Singapore to London. Yet one more was to check with Heathrow Immigration the address that Alice furnished them during her stay in London. The last one might not be accurate info as Alice might have had given a false address. The best would still be the first two options.
A check with the car company showed an address in Manchester which was too far away from London. If Alice wanted to be in Manchester she would have flown directly to Manchester and not to London,figured out Tony. Alice was somewhere in London and they got to find her.
Tony and Manian went to Gloucester Hotel where the cabin crew were staying. They managed to contact the IFS or Inflight Supervisor of the flight which Alice was on. Tony chatted with the IFS and invited the crew who worked and served Alice in the first class out for dinner. Through the interaction with the crew during dinner at Bayswater, Tony found out that Alice did once mentioned she would be staying in an apartment opposite the Gloucester Hotel. "Which apartment could that be?" thought Tony and Maniam.
After dinner, Tony and Maniam straightaway left for their hotel at Piccadilly. They took out their laptops and searched for the apartments in the Gloucester vicinity. The one opposite Glocester Hotel was the Gloucester apartment built in the 1990s. "Ah ha this must be the one.." Tony gleefully told Maniam.
With a couple of crisp 20 British Pounds notes shoved into the pockets of the apartment staff, Tony managed to get not only information about the guest who drove a Ferrari with a Chinese lady but had access to James' apartment too.
Tony found out that James was the owner of a English Pub at Piccadilly Circus. The pub was used as a front for his drug and arms dealing activities.
As we know it, Tony's mission was to established the whereabouts of Alice and who she was moving around with. A report on James and his activities were also submitted to Joe. Tony and Maniam were not engaged to kill Alice or anybody.....they would NOT kill anyone unless in self defence.
Tony and Maniam flew back to Singapore and reported their findings to Joe.
Tony told me he and Maniam were legalised private investigators and not assassins. He did not want to tell me how Joe dealt with Alice and James. Do you think it's worthwhile "bribing" Tony to tell me the outcome of the whole story?
I had the suspicion that something tragic could have happened to Alice after Tony had submitted his report on Alice and James to Joe. I am not too sure what had happened to James. I also suspect Tony had a hand in dealing with Alice but he just wouldn't want to talk about it. Probably, Tony had gotten rid of Alice. What about James? I am just curious. I want to find out the truth. Should I go to London and find out more about the case? I know where James' pub is and where he lives and that is if he is still alive. I do not have much resources or finances to pay for my investigation but I do have a free air ticket every year from my previous employer to fly to London. The above story happened just a few years ago......do you think I should embark on this project ???
Firstly, Tony sought the assistance of his friends at Heathrow. They retrieved and replayed the tapes of the CCTV for that particular day when Alice arrived at the airport. After a few hours of hardwork, Tony spotted Alice on the tapes. Further video tapes at the arrival area where James picked up Alice in his red Ferrari was also shown. Only one problem now and that's where had the Ferrari and its passengers gone to? There was no tapes to show where they drove to because they were out of the airport vicinity. Tony and Manian had to crack their heads and find out where was Alice.
There were a few options Tony could use to find out Alice's whereabouts. One was to find out from the car company that sold Ferraris in London. The other option was to interview the cabin crew who had served Alice during her flight from Singapore to London. Yet one more was to check with Heathrow Immigration the address that Alice furnished them during her stay in London. The last one might not be accurate info as Alice might have had given a false address. The best would still be the first two options.
A check with the car company showed an address in Manchester which was too far away from London. If Alice wanted to be in Manchester she would have flown directly to Manchester and not to London,figured out Tony. Alice was somewhere in London and they got to find her.
Tony and Manian went to Gloucester Hotel where the cabin crew were staying. They managed to contact the IFS or Inflight Supervisor of the flight which Alice was on. Tony chatted with the IFS and invited the crew who worked and served Alice in the first class out for dinner. Through the interaction with the crew during dinner at Bayswater, Tony found out that Alice did once mentioned she would be staying in an apartment opposite the Gloucester Hotel. "Which apartment could that be?" thought Tony and Maniam.
After dinner, Tony and Maniam straightaway left for their hotel at Piccadilly. They took out their laptops and searched for the apartments in the Gloucester vicinity. The one opposite Glocester Hotel was the Gloucester apartment built in the 1990s. "Ah ha this must be the one.." Tony gleefully told Maniam.
With a couple of crisp 20 British Pounds notes shoved into the pockets of the apartment staff, Tony managed to get not only information about the guest who drove a Ferrari with a Chinese lady but had access to James' apartment too.
Tony found out that James was the owner of a English Pub at Piccadilly Circus. The pub was used as a front for his drug and arms dealing activities.
As we know it, Tony's mission was to established the whereabouts of Alice and who she was moving around with. A report on James and his activities were also submitted to Joe. Tony and Maniam were not engaged to kill Alice or anybody.....they would NOT kill anyone unless in self defence.
Tony and Maniam flew back to Singapore and reported their findings to Joe.
Tony told me he and Maniam were legalised private investigators and not assassins. He did not want to tell me how Joe dealt with Alice and James. Do you think it's worthwhile "bribing" Tony to tell me the outcome of the whole story?
I had the suspicion that something tragic could have happened to Alice after Tony had submitted his report on Alice and James to Joe. I am not too sure what had happened to James. I also suspect Tony had a hand in dealing with Alice but he just wouldn't want to talk about it. Probably, Tony had gotten rid of Alice. What about James? I am just curious. I want to find out the truth. Should I go to London and find out more about the case? I know where James' pub is and where he lives and that is if he is still alive. I do not have much resources or finances to pay for my investigation but I do have a free air ticket every year from my previous employer to fly to London. The above story happened just a few years ago......do you think I should embark on this project ???
Friday, October 28, 2011
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
A complaint from my reader re: Orchard OG
One of my readers has this to say about Orchard OG, a big department store in Singapore.
To read click http://terribleservices.blogspot.com
To read click http://terribleservices.blogspot.com
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Monday, October 24, 2011
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Libya's Gadhafi is deader than dead.
Click this link http://news.yahoo.com/moammar-gadhafis-life-king-kings-dead-dictator-120252149.html
What BT said about Gadhafi in his earlier posts when the uprising was just starting:
Click here and here
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
A letter from Libya
Below is an email sent to me from the son of Col Qaddafi of Libya ( I am sure u would probably received one too)
Dear Precious Boh Tong,,
I am Said Qaddafi, the third son of General Mummer Qaddafi, military head of state inLibya who is presently on the run due to on going problem in Libya. I contacted you because of my need to deal with persons whom my family and I have had no previous personal relationships.
Since the present problem in Libya, my family has been subjected to all sorts of harassment and intimidation with lots of negative reports emanating From United Nation about my dad. United Nation has also ensured that our bank accounts are frozen and all assets seized.
If you are willing to assist us in receiving this money on our behalf, please, contact on this same e-mail to discuss the details and negotiate your reward, which I can assure you will be very substantial.
Please ensure to keep this proposal very secret and confidential for obvious reasons and send to us your name, address and phone number for easy and confidential communication.
We await your immediate response.
Sincerely,
Said Qaddafi
BT: I have responded to the above email and have asked Said Qaddafi to contact my friends
who may also be able to assist him. My buddies' link is >>>>http://www.ntclibya.org/english/council-members/
Dear Precious Boh Tong,,
I am Said Qaddafi, the third son of General Mummer Qaddafi, military head of state inLibya who is presently on the run due to on going problem in Libya. I contacted you because of my need to deal with persons whom my family and I have had no previous personal relationships.
Since the present problem in Libya, my family has been subjected to all sorts of harassment and intimidation with lots of negative reports emanating From United Nation about my dad. United Nation has also ensured that our bank accounts are frozen and all assets seized.
If you are willing to assist us in receiving this money on our behalf, please, contact on this same e-mail to discuss the details and negotiate your reward, which I can assure you will be very substantial.
Please ensure to keep this proposal very secret and confidential for obvious reasons and send to us your name, address and phone number for easy and confidential communication.
We await your immediate response.
Sincerely,
Said Qaddafi
BT: I have responded to the above email and have asked Said Qaddafi to contact my friends
who may also be able to assist him. My buddies' link is >>>>http://www.ntclibya.org/english/council-members/
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Emirates interviewers doing a better job?
In July this year, I had a different experience during the Emirates Cabin Crew recruitment campaign organized by Sass Atlantic.
I credit and appreciate Emirates and Sass Atlantic for making it a positive experience, even though I was unsuccessful.
The Recruitment Officers from Emirates were professional, encouraging and kind throughout the selection process.
Sass Atlantic staffers provided invaluable assistance and guidance to all candidates.
In sharing my experiences, I wish to highlight that any job interview should be the candidate's platform to promote himself and his qualities that make him suitable for the job and the interview decorum should be in accordance with the company's image. If the job interview isn't properly conducted, how will the company suss-out the best candidate for the job. Some candidates for airline jobs may become the target market or potential passengers of the airline they interviewed with. The interview experience will affect how the candidate perceives the airline in future. If SIA doesn't address these issues, I'm concerned they'll lose out to competitors.
BT: An email from a cabin crew wannabe regarding the experience of an interview with EK.
I credit and appreciate Emirates and Sass Atlantic for making it a positive experience, even though I was unsuccessful.
The Recruitment Officers from Emirates were professional, encouraging and kind throughout the selection process.
Sass Atlantic staffers provided invaluable assistance and guidance to all candidates.
In sharing my experiences, I wish to highlight that any job interview should be the candidate's platform to promote himself and his qualities that make him suitable for the job and the interview decorum should be in accordance with the company's image. If the job interview isn't properly conducted, how will the company suss-out the best candidate for the job. Some candidates for airline jobs may become the target market or potential passengers of the airline they interviewed with. The interview experience will affect how the candidate perceives the airline in future. If SIA doesn't address these issues, I'm concerned they'll lose out to competitors.
BT: An email from a cabin crew wannabe regarding the experience of an interview with EK.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
CC interviewer please stop humiliating the candidates.
I tot stewardesses are supposed to be the smiling types but here the interviewer told a candidate for the stewardess position to stop smiling.
Also what's wrong with attending a course to prepare herself for the interview?
Btw, this candidate NEVER attended my course.
I have met her last night and I tot it's the airline loss for not recruiting her. She was absolutely warm and friendly and never ceased smiling when we were chatting over dinner and coffee. She has a pretty face and flawless skin. I have asked her to join another international airline if SQ does not want her.
French Food at Kopi Shop Prices...Le Cuisson
Chef Kenneth
Chef Kenneth is the son of my ex trainee stewardess Doris in 1979. Doris in appreciation of our visit paid for our lunch today. There were 6 of us having all the meat stuff like Stew Lamb, Chicken, Steak, Fish etc and the total bill came up to S$60 which is inexpensive. The food is excellent. Congrats Kenneth and Wilson his partner.
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011
More an animal lover than a crew.
Chief Steward Raymund Wee left cabin crew in the 1990s. He was an animal lover and had spoken to me about his love for dogs and cats whenever we flew together. At that time, I was not very interested in animals and so we did not have much in common except our job.
I remembered him telling me about his ambition of running a pet shop or pet grooming business or something to do with animals. He spoke with passion when it came to animals.
Recently, I discovered he is the owner of Noah’s Ark Natural Animal Sanctuary in Pekan Nanas, Johore.
In NANAS, he looks after and feed strayed and abandoned animals like cats and dogs,geese,horses etc.
He sold his pet grooming business in Singapore and donated all his money to NANAS.
We, as cabin crew is proud of Raymund and his love and generosity towards the poor unwanted animals who would otherwise be put to "sleep".
Ganbatte Ray!
Sunday, October 09, 2011
Was she guilty?
Joe, a retired senior crew made it a habit to switch off his mobile phone before he went off to sleep each night. This was one rare occasion when he had forgotten.
The persistent ringing from his mobile woke Joe up. It was too early in the morning for anyone to call him.
Still in a daze Joe reluctantly answered the call. A faint voice of a somewhat frightened girl was on the other end. "Joe I am in deep trouble.." Amy cried out to Joe. "Who's that ?" Joe asked. "It's me Amy the stewardess from New Delhi " came the reply. "Oh ok what's the problem Amy? " Joe asked inquisitively.
"I am locked up in the police station, I didn't do it...I didn't do it Joe...please help me " Amy pleaded with Joe.
The evening before the above episode, Amy was spending her time in her room,smoking her Marlboro Red almost non stop. She was a chain smoker and had adopted the habit from her boyfriend whom she had left behind in India. They were planning to get married when Amy turned 21. But first thing first, Amy wanted to acquired the experiences of a stewardess with the world's best airline before settling down. She had wanted, after leaving the airline to run her own restaurant business.
Feeling lonely and with her two other flatmates away on flights, Amy decided to go down to the city and do a little bit of shopping and then eat dinner.
Amy hopped into a cab and in less than twenty minutes she had arrived at her destination. The cab meter showed the fare of $8. Amy fished out a ten dollar bill from her purse, handed it to the cabby and told him to keep the change.
The way in which Amy walked and her looks turned many men's heads. She was absolutely voluptuous with a 36-24-36 figure. She had big brown eyes with long black silky hair. She would have been a Bollywood actress if not for her father who had venomously objected. He knew better than to let her daughter be an actress because he was an actor himself in his hey days.
After a delicious fiery curry mutton dinner, Amy went into a large departmental store to do her shopping.
She was looking for some cosmetic products which was quite cheap here as compared to the ones back home. Amy knew it would be a big and happy surprise for her mother with the cosmetics she would buy for her.
After an hour of walking around and looking at all kinds of beauty products, Amy left the store hurriedly to answer a phone call. The phone reception inside the store was bad and she could hardly hear the voice on the other end. She exited the store with the objective of a getting a better phone reception.
She talked on her mobile phone for a minute or two and hung up. By then a horde of security personnel from the store surrounded her. She was apprehended for having in her shopping bag items that were not paid.
She was handed over to the police and charged for shoplifting.
Amy was kept in the police station until the next morning when she was allowed to make two free phone calls. The first call was to her boy friend in India and the second one was to Joe.
On receiving the news, Joe flagged a cab and headed for the police station where Amy was detained.
On seeing Joe, Amy ran towards him and hugged him, crying unstoppably.
Amy confidded in Joe that she had no intention of stealing or not paying for the cosmestics. It was an oversight on her part due to the phone call but no one believed her story.
The police officer in charge of Amy's case made Joe sign a few documents and released her on a $5,000 bail which was posted by Joe.
Within the next few weeks, Amy was convicted of theft and fined $2,000. It was a small price to pay as she could have been fined and jailed at the same time. To add to Amy's "good" fortune, the press were not present at all the hearings and trail. There was zero publicity on this case which was pretty unusual as it involved a stewardess with a reputable airline.
After the conviction, Amy flew for another two years and left the airline.
BT: Above is not Amy's picture but taken from the internet. This story is true.
The persistent ringing from his mobile woke Joe up. It was too early in the morning for anyone to call him.
Still in a daze Joe reluctantly answered the call. A faint voice of a somewhat frightened girl was on the other end. "Joe I am in deep trouble.." Amy cried out to Joe. "Who's that ?" Joe asked. "It's me Amy the stewardess from New Delhi " came the reply. "Oh ok what's the problem Amy? " Joe asked inquisitively.
"I am locked up in the police station, I didn't do it...I didn't do it Joe...please help me " Amy pleaded with Joe.
The evening before the above episode, Amy was spending her time in her room,smoking her Marlboro Red almost non stop. She was a chain smoker and had adopted the habit from her boyfriend whom she had left behind in India. They were planning to get married when Amy turned 21. But first thing first, Amy wanted to acquired the experiences of a stewardess with the world's best airline before settling down. She had wanted, after leaving the airline to run her own restaurant business.
Feeling lonely and with her two other flatmates away on flights, Amy decided to go down to the city and do a little bit of shopping and then eat dinner.
The way in which Amy walked and her looks turned many men's heads. She was absolutely voluptuous with a 36-24-36 figure. She had big brown eyes with long black silky hair. She would have been a Bollywood actress if not for her father who had venomously objected. He knew better than to let her daughter be an actress because he was an actor himself in his hey days.
After a delicious fiery curry mutton dinner, Amy went into a large departmental store to do her shopping.
She was looking for some cosmetic products which was quite cheap here as compared to the ones back home. Amy knew it would be a big and happy surprise for her mother with the cosmetics she would buy for her.
After an hour of walking around and looking at all kinds of beauty products, Amy left the store hurriedly to answer a phone call. The phone reception inside the store was bad and she could hardly hear the voice on the other end. She exited the store with the objective of a getting a better phone reception.
She talked on her mobile phone for a minute or two and hung up. By then a horde of security personnel from the store surrounded her. She was apprehended for having in her shopping bag items that were not paid.
She was handed over to the police and charged for shoplifting.
Amy was kept in the police station until the next morning when she was allowed to make two free phone calls. The first call was to her boy friend in India and the second one was to Joe.
On receiving the news, Joe flagged a cab and headed for the police station where Amy was detained.
On seeing Joe, Amy ran towards him and hugged him, crying unstoppably.
Amy confidded in Joe that she had no intention of stealing or not paying for the cosmestics. It was an oversight on her part due to the phone call but no one believed her story.
The police officer in charge of Amy's case made Joe sign a few documents and released her on a $5,000 bail which was posted by Joe.
Within the next few weeks, Amy was convicted of theft and fined $2,000. It was a small price to pay as she could have been fined and jailed at the same time. To add to Amy's "good" fortune, the press were not present at all the hearings and trail. There was zero publicity on this case which was pretty unusual as it involved a stewardess with a reputable airline.
After the conviction, Amy flew for another two years and left the airline.
BT: Above is not Amy's picture but taken from the internet. This story is true.
Friday, October 07, 2011
Thursday, October 06, 2011
He felt dejected and confused.....
Hi BohTong,
I tried sending you messages but not sure you get it or not. I recently tried for the walk-in again. I managed to go all the way till the end and even after the final result was announced I was shortlisted however with a condition that they need to do a second skin check on me. I did that and waited for about 30 minutes only to get the result "sorry, you are not selected, thank you for coming!" Do you possibly know what can be the reason? I did really well in the interview compared to other 4 candidates and yet i was rejected. Feeling so dejected and confused.
Yours,
xxxxx
My reply:
Dear xxxxx,
I wish I know the reason. Perhaps they've shortlisted enough guys
and on second thoughts don't wanna go through the hassle of checking
your condition (it's my guess).
BT
Dear BT,
Thanks for your reply. It made me lose confidence to try again in future as evaluation can be really subjective and people are really treated not pleasantly.
Will give it a break for a moment.
xxxxx
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Not only sexually harrased but victimised too.
SP was a supervisor who thought he was god's gift to women. Although well built he had the looks of a crook. He wore a mustache which wasn't even approved by the company. He had strong connections in the office and could violate the house rules. His connections would turned a blind eye.
On a certain flight SP had a newly trained stewardess. Her name was Sue and was very nervous as it was one of her first few flights. SP zoomed in on Sue knowing she was new and scared. He touched her all over her body, on the pretext he was doing a grooming check. Sue did not feel comfortable with the grooming check SP did on her. She was afraid of SP but still resisted. SP gave up and threatened to report her to the office.
Indeed, SP submitted a bad work performance report on Sue.
On receiving the report, the cabin crew manager wanted to sack Sue. However, her ward leader came to her defence. The ward leader pointed out the past records of SP which was bad to the manager. This particular manager was new and did not know how bad a supervisor SP was. To cut a long story short, Sue was spared being sacked but had her probationary period extended by 6 months.
I stand by the above story because I know it was true. Sue still keeps in touch with me even though she had left the airline.
On a certain flight SP had a newly trained stewardess. Her name was Sue and was very nervous as it was one of her first few flights. SP zoomed in on Sue knowing she was new and scared. He touched her all over her body, on the pretext he was doing a grooming check. Sue did not feel comfortable with the grooming check SP did on her. She was afraid of SP but still resisted. SP gave up and threatened to report her to the office.
Indeed, SP submitted a bad work performance report on Sue.
On receiving the report, the cabin crew manager wanted to sack Sue. However, her ward leader came to her defence. The ward leader pointed out the past records of SP which was bad to the manager. This particular manager was new and did not know how bad a supervisor SP was. To cut a long story short, Sue was spared being sacked but had her probationary period extended by 6 months.
I stand by the above story because I know it was true. Sue still keeps in touch with me even though she had left the airline.
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
Later......
Later when I am free I will blog about a senior steward who tried to get "fresh" with a newbie stewardess. This case is not only about molestation but about victimization.
Monday, October 03, 2011
A business venture....continues
He whisked us to a waiting Mercedes Benz and drove us to meet his Chinese counterpart..........
When we arrived at our hotel, we were shown our rooms. We had a meeting right away with our employers and Alfred was one of them.
I was pleasantly surprised to find my manager had a bagful of training manuals which were written and published in Singapore. At first, I thought I had to write the manuals and I felt relieved that I did not have to,thanks to my efficient manager.
We started training the wannabes the following week. There were 4 classes of beautiful girls from all over China attending the course. My manager and trained one class of 40 students each while the other 2 classes were trained by people from the American airlines.
Each participant paid S$3,000 for the course after which they would be deployed to fly with either the Chinese domestic airlines or international ones
My salary was 12K a month.Conditions of work and perks were good too, of course not as good as SQ.
I was there for about a year before I left. The reason for leaving was because I was home sick.
The management gave me a grand farewell party and a big fat ang pow.
More details cannot be divulged here as I was sworn to secrecy.
When we arrived at our hotel, we were shown our rooms. We had a meeting right away with our employers and Alfred was one of them.
I was pleasantly surprised to find my manager had a bagful of training manuals which were written and published in Singapore. At first, I thought I had to write the manuals and I felt relieved that I did not have to,thanks to my efficient manager.
We started training the wannabes the following week. There were 4 classes of beautiful girls from all over China attending the course. My manager and trained one class of 40 students each while the other 2 classes were trained by people from the American airlines.
Each participant paid S$3,000 for the course after which they would be deployed to fly with either the Chinese domestic airlines or international ones
My salary was 12K a month.Conditions of work and perks were good too, of course not as good as SQ.
I was there for about a year before I left. The reason for leaving was because I was home sick.
The management gave me a grand farewell party and a big fat ang pow.
More details cannot be divulged here as I was sworn to secrecy.
Saturday, October 01, 2011
A business venture.
I was in the middle of an exciting dream one afternoon when my phone rang. "Hey I have a business deal coming up and you would be glad to be a part of it" came the voice of my ex colleague Bill. He explained to me about a guy who was a big-timed businessman wanting us to help him set up a cabin crew training school in Shanghai. The man's name was Alfred, a Singaporean. He told Bill he was a steward with SQ many years ago and had left for the business world.
A meeting was arranged at a White Sand restaurant near Pasir Ris MRT the very next day.
We were treated to a lunch,myself, Bill and his associate. During lunch, Alfred told us he had rich sponsors in China who were willing to invest around $20 million in the venture. Our cut would be something like $10k upwards per month. It was exciting as Alfred unfolded his business plan.
In the afternoon we adjourned to Loyang Ave where Alfred has made an appointment to meet the renowned galley maker, Jamco.
During the meeting with Jamco people, Alfred impressed us with his plan for a galley and a B747 mockup.
He did a wonderful presentation to the Jamco's manager and his team. At the end of it all, he told the Jamco personnel money wasn't the main issue but would pressed them to built his idea of a super mockup with practical galley units. He told the manager he would like a quotation/cost for the project within a few days to which it was agreed.
In the next few days we managed to recruit Sam our former colleague who was asked by Alfred to write the cabin crew training manuals. Sam was a 2nd class upper honors graduate who was an expert at writing training manuals. She was to be part of our team in Shanghai.
Alfred and his partner then flew to China to set up the training school. We waited anxiously day after day and then week after week but received no response from Alfred. Somehow, something went wrong because Alfred had not got in touch with anyone of us.
Months later, an ex manager of ours contacted me and wanted to recruited me as part of her team to train cabin crew wannabes in China. Salary offered was US$15,000 a month plus free first class accommodation and tickets from Singapore to Xian v v.
Bill was not offered the job because when he was in SQ he had a fallout with this manager.
My ex manager explained everything in detail to me, my job scope,benefits etc. I was excited and hungry for the job.
A week later, we flew to Xian and I was shocked to see Alfred at the airport waiting for us. He smiled at me and knew what went through my mind. He gave me a big hug and whispered something to me. I thanked him for taking me in as part of his team. He whisked us to a waiting Mercedes Benz and drove us to meet his Chinese counterpart............to be continued.
A meeting was arranged at a White Sand restaurant near Pasir Ris MRT the very next day.
We were treated to a lunch,myself, Bill and his associate. During lunch, Alfred told us he had rich sponsors in China who were willing to invest around $20 million in the venture. Our cut would be something like $10k upwards per month. It was exciting as Alfred unfolded his business plan.
In the afternoon we adjourned to Loyang Ave where Alfred has made an appointment to meet the renowned galley maker, Jamco.
During the meeting with Jamco people, Alfred impressed us with his plan for a galley and a B747 mockup.
He did a wonderful presentation to the Jamco's manager and his team. At the end of it all, he told the Jamco personnel money wasn't the main issue but would pressed them to built his idea of a super mockup with practical galley units. He told the manager he would like a quotation/cost for the project within a few days to which it was agreed.
In the next few days we managed to recruit Sam our former colleague who was asked by Alfred to write the cabin crew training manuals. Sam was a 2nd class upper honors graduate who was an expert at writing training manuals. She was to be part of our team in Shanghai.
Alfred and his partner then flew to China to set up the training school. We waited anxiously day after day and then week after week but received no response from Alfred. Somehow, something went wrong because Alfred had not got in touch with anyone of us.
Months later, an ex manager of ours contacted me and wanted to recruited me as part of her team to train cabin crew wannabes in China. Salary offered was US$15,000 a month plus free first class accommodation and tickets from Singapore to Xian v v.
Bill was not offered the job because when he was in SQ he had a fallout with this manager.
My ex manager explained everything in detail to me, my job scope,benefits etc. I was excited and hungry for the job.
A week later, we flew to Xian and I was shocked to see Alfred at the airport waiting for us. He smiled at me and knew what went through my mind. He gave me a big hug and whispered something to me. I thanked him for taking me in as part of his team. He whisked us to a waiting Mercedes Benz and drove us to meet his Chinese counterpart............to be continued.
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