Monday, June 19, 2023

One successful and not the other one

 




Fish & Co was established in the late 1990s and turned out to be successful while Kevin Khoo in 2020 was a failure. Both were owned by ex SIA cabin crew. Do you know why one was successful and not the other one?

Sunday, June 18, 2023

Ex-stewardess scammed at Carousell!

 An ex-stewardess was scammed S$1,000 from her DBS account while trying to sell some items in Carousell. The "buyer" claimed that payment was made and the goods would be collected soon. "Buyer" asked her to check her bank account to confirm that the payment was done. She then opened her DBS Digibank account and the next moment she saw her 1k was transferred out of her account! A report was made to DBS and the police. It has been a few days but so far there is no news from either DBS nor the police.

* Ex- stewardess set her withdrawal limit at 1k otherwise all her money will be swiped clean.

Friday, June 16, 2023

An act of .....

SIA crew are taught not to discriminate against races, non English speaking passengers etc but I can recall one occasion whereby the crew mock or insulted a passenger. This happened many moons ago.
One of my ex colleagues asked a newbie stewardess to give a comb to an economy class passenger. When the stewardess approached the passenger she was shocked to find that she was a bald headed nun. Nevertheless not to disobey her superior she handed the comb to the passenger (the nun did not request for the comb). This created a stir among passengers seated near the nun. The nun was not the least offended but to one of her fellow passengers this was an act of mockery or making fun of a bald headed person.The passenger complained to SIA management and my ex colleague was fired!

SIA crew does not practise discrimination

 Let's hope that discrimination against non English speaking passengers will not happen on SQ flights. I am quite confident that our crew are sensitive enough not to do that as at CX  . 

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

DVP is now in charge of cabin crew

 Someone left in the comment below the previous post stating that:

Anonymous said...

Another CFO Tan taking over CC.Confirm TP.Tan fading into sunset ?

The statement is quite correct as I have heard that an assistant (DVP) is now in cabin crew to oversea the day to day running of the division.

As you know that TPT is ill and is still on long medical leave.

Sunday, June 11, 2023

Shoplifting

Heard that the Osaka shoplifting case wasn't the only one in recent times but there were a few other cases.In this post I am only going to talk about why people shoplift and what do they normally steal. My answers to the first part are: 
1) Boredom (applicable to crew during nightstops)
2) Greed
3) Sick (psychological disorders)
My answers to what they usually steal:
1) clothings including underwear
2) Jewellery
3) Something that can be easily hidden 

If you have anymore to add please type them in the comment space.

Thursday, June 8, 2023

Crew detained in Japan due to .....

A steward was alleged to have shoplifted some items from a shop in Osaka, Japan recently. He was caught by the staff and handed over to the police. The steward was detained even though he explained it was all a misunderstanding. Due to the limited understanding of the English language nothing much could be done to help the poor guy.
I was told the owner of the shop did not want to press charges against the steward. All the shop owner wanted was an apology and payment for the items allegedly stolen. This was comply with and the steward was released. However, on arrival at the airport, the steward was detained by the immigration officer. This time the so called crime was overstaying. The steward was supposed to leave Japan on a certain day with his crew but due to his detention in Osaka he had to depart a few days later which was against the Japanese immigration law.

Wednesday, June 7, 2023

SIA's inflight meals are yummy


Came back recently on SQ 655 from FUK. It was a 6 hour flight and besides drinks and nuts served after take off, lunch was served 2 hour before landing into SG. I chose the Japanese beef curry rice (above video) which was delicious. Accompanying the curry rice was a packet of cracker, cheese, ice cream plus hot beverages. Not to forget SQ also serves wines and other alcoholic drinks for free. In my opinion, the lunch was so good that I wish I can fly SQ again and again 😋👌👍

Monday, June 5, 2023

Why some people are envious

 I flew back on FUK/SIN recently and was served by the crew that spent 3 nights in Fukuoka. For the 3 night stops I think each crew was paid an estimated $1,000 for meals, location and ifa. They literally had a vacation in Fukuoka. Plus they stayed at a 5 star hotel with each room to themselves. I think this is one of the reasons why some people are envious of the crew. What's so difficult or tiring serving one meal and a few drinks to the passengers over a 6 hour flight?

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

SIA Cabin Crew Serving Lunch on SQ655


I came back on this flight yesterday and was served by a wonderful set of cabin crew. I enjoyed the flight and particularly like the Japanese beef curry rice.
Please watch my video and give a Like (thumbs up) and subscribed my channel. 

Sunday, May 28, 2023

2 ex crew died and I didn't know about it!

I knew one of the 2 deceased by the nickname of Joe Stone but can't recall the other one whose initial is M. They both passed away recently.
The passing of the older ex-crew is frequent these days as most are now in their 60s and 70s. I have fond memories of many of them and I do missed them except for a few.
I heard svp cc is asking for early retirement as he is not in the best of health. We wish TPT speedy recovery.

Saturday, May 20, 2023

Lucky people, excellent company

 The coming 8 months bonus for SIA staff is a lot of money. Take for example a stewardess who has been flying for 1 to 5 years may be paid something like 12k (1.5 x by 8) or an inflight manager 28k or a captain 120k! Lucky people working for an excellent airline. Only regret is those crew who left because they refused to be vaccinated against Covid. Think these former crew should be reinstated to their former position.

Thursday, May 18, 2023

8 months bonus for SIA staff

 SIA is going to reward its staff with a big 8 months' bonus after a recorded profit of over $2 billion. The staff deserves the bonus after what they had gone through during the pandemic.

More here

Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Not in a million years

 Many years ago I privately told my then svp about employing foreign crew from Asia but he arrogantly brushed me aside and told me not in a million years. He said he did not want SIA to be like CX but now who is right?