Why Many Want To Be SIA Cabin Crew?

Two attended my coaching passed the interview

It's gratifying to note that out of the three girls who attended my coaching for the SIA cabin crew interview, two passed the entire interview and one failed because she fell short of the required height.

The interview was at SIA Training Center today.

Congratulations to the two who made it today!

R I P Ivan Law

 

Ex IFM Ivan Law passed away peacefully. He had pancreatic cancer, I was told. My condolences to his family and loved ones.

EKIBEN, TRAIN STATION LUNCH BOXES, JAPAN

Since residing in Japan, I have learned a little about the Japanese culture and its people. The above lunch boxes sold at train stations are a fascination to me. Therefore, I like to share it with you.

R I P Bob Ee

 

Ex Chief Steward Bob Ee as he was affectionately known to us passed away peacefully today. This is one nice guy we will miss. 

R I P Bob!

SIA cabin crew interview October 2022

SIA cabin crew interview online application till end October in the following 3 countries:

Hong Kong, South Korea, and Indonesia. 

As for Singapore no closing date is stated.

There will be a "walk-in" interview in Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) on 30 Oct Sunday.

SIA's career website is here

Message from an assaulted crew (Melbourne)

 

Assaulted by taxi drivers in Bahrain

The restaurant was several kilometers away from our hotel and so we hailed a taxi. There were seven of us but the taxi could only take 4 at a time. Therefore we needed 2 taxis.

The first taxi driver took offence to what one of colleagues said to him. It was a misunderstanding as the driver could not understand what was said. He got out of his taxi and punched that colleague of ours. Mayhem broke out as other taxi drivers joined in and beat up our colleague.

Seeing injustice done to our colleague, the 4 of us (2 others ran back to the hotel) resisted the taxi drivers. They were about 30 to 40 years old and we were much younger, around 25 to 29. Most of the drivers were taller than us and were suspected to be drinking. We were outnumbered 3 to 1 but among us were Frank a very good street fighter and a Karate expert Lawrence. To cut the story short, Albert was beaten up quite badly and had a deep cut on his head. The matter was reported to the police and some of the drivers were arrested.

Albert flew home as a passenger and the rest of us as operating crew. This incident happened some 48 years ago.

Best cabin crew in the world

 

 

Singapore Airlines pilot charged with 

under-declaring personal income tax for 6 years

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I did not let passengers abused me or my crew let alone assault us

 When I was a cabin crew I had encountered passengers who threatened and tried to abuse us. I still remember one passenger flying from Singapore to Bangkok verbally abused my stewardess. I was a leading steward then and this was in 1970. I confronted him and he was aggressive towards me. I told him to meet me at the hotel I was staying so we could "settle" the issue. I was a young fellow then, around 24 years and was fearless. That coward did not turn up at the hotel that night. If he did he would be real sorry. I could have taught him a lesson that he will never forget. There are other incidences like this and if I have the time, I will go into them.

Bomb threat and assaulted crew

 SINGAPORE: On Wednesday (Sep 28), the Singapore Police Force (SPF) was informed of a bomb threat on board Singapore Airlines flight SQ33, travelling from San Francisco to Singapore.

A passenger was reported to have assaulted a cabin crew member, claiming he had a bomb in his carry-on bag. Continue reading here

This idiot does not know what he is going to face for committing such a stupid act! This is Singapore and unlike other countries he may be sentenced to jail and get at least 3 to 6 strokes of the cane. Besides the bomb hoax, he also assaulted a member of the cabin crew. From my perspective, this is intolerable! As an ex crew I am watching this case closely.

 

Can someone answer "KayPoh aka BusyBody" please?

 For the several trips I flew on SQ, I would ask for a feedback form to commend  the crew for their good service.  On many occasions, the IFM would approach me and request that I do it online.  He would explain that the recognition given to online feedback was higher than feedback form.  This was because SQ Management had this perception that the commendation was solicited, or because the passenger had nothing to do on board (like waiting for aircraft to land).  On the other hand, if it was done via online, it meant that the passenger really intended to commend the crew as he took the trouble and time off from his routine to write the commendation.

Is this the situation?  If so, then it does appear to be a misguided and improper and handling of crew management.

Perhaps the experts in this blog can comment.

KayPoh aka BusyBody

No video on the pros...

 I will not be uploading the video on the pros of becoming a cabin crew as Sunny has said that "even if you add another 100 cons to the job you will still get people applying". I totally agree with Sunny.

Accept my challenge or shut up forever!!!

 

To those who nagged continuously about their unsubstantiated cons  of being a cabin  crew and attacked me under the cloak of anonymity, I challenge them to a debate with me via Zoom. Come into the open and show us who you are or else shut up and stop nagging!

SUNNY GALE commented on "Pros and Cons of ...

Haha, there is really no need to promote the cabin crew job.
Flying as a crew is a "vacation job". The lifestyles of crew are awesome, intriguing and so special that even if u add another 100 cons to the job, u will still get people applying.
The wannabes are not deterred by the cons of the job.
They r more deterred by their self-confidence as to whether they stand a chance to get the job instead. This is the feeling of what most people encounter when contemplating to apply for CC.
U can make known to them about the exhausting nature of the job, the contract basis and the future u can expect -they will not be bothered and will still go for it.
Why? BECAUSE - it's awesome to be a crew, even if it's for only a 5 yrs contract.
Don't miss this window of opportunity when u r eligible, otherwise u will...... for quite awhile.
The CC job has got it's own natural draw and suspense. People r drawn to it by nature, bec with this job you get to see the world for free and indulge in a lifestyle even the rich and famous envy.
Why do they envy CC? Because to have a super lifestyle, u need to have certain conditions in place.
These conditions r so unique that no job on this planet can have it duplicated even if u try.
The Tech crew environment comes close but missing one critical component.
Apparently and by miracle, lol, the cabin crew environment have all the critical factors in its doorstep.
Want to know what are the conditions that the CC environment provides that result in a lifestyles even the rich and famous and Tech crew environments can't duplicate?
Well, l will disclose this shortly.