Fishing Pier in Wakamatsu Fukuoka Japan 【北九州街歩き】脇田海釣り桟橋 #fishingpier

About 2 years ago I fished from this jetty which is a 20 minute

drive from my home. I did catch a couple of fishes which are

not big. I remember I once caught 5 small to medium size

groupers. I was surprised to find out that groupers are expensive

here in Japan too. A small one weighing about 200 grams cost

S$4 in the supermarket.We deep fried the groupers and they tasted excellent.

This time was too cold to fish as you can see from the video how

choppy the sea was.

I prefer deep sea fishing but it can be costly here. I joined 

my neighbors a few times and each time it was about S$150 each. 

Perhaps, I will go deep sea fishing again during the warmer months.

BBQ in my Fukuoka House, Japan

We are fortunate to live in a 3 bedroom house with a small garden in Fukuoka, Japan. In Singapore we can't afford such "luxury" as it is too expensive to own a landed property. Join me for a small BBQ in our garden

Tour of Einomaru in Yahata Nishiku Fukuoka area, Japan 【北九州街歩き】永犬丸付近#ya...

This area is about 10 minutes drive from my house. Come and join me for a tour of this area known as Yahatanishiku in Fukuoka Prefecture.

Recovering from brain surgery

 He is doing well and can even do some chores like washing dishes and cooking simple meals for himself after a major brain operation to remove a tumour.

Aleem who was not fortunate perhaps due to financial constraint did not go for the ops and eventually died of brain cancer. 

Japan govt subsidized rental apartments in Kitakyushu Fukuoka 【素敵な市営住宅】

These rental apartments are subsidized by the government for the lower income Japanese. They look like the HUDC and EA in Singapore. Unlike the HUDC and EA, these apartments are not for sale. Monthly rental is from JPY6,000 to JPY 60,000 (SG$55 to $550) depending on income etc. The apartments are quite huge (130 sq m).

Enjoy the video.

RIP Wah Tock

 Ex-IFM Wah Tock passed away yesterday. He had liver cancer. RIP Wah Tock!

Click on the link below

 https://youtu.be/70FcrHTn_jI

My YouTube video is set to premier. You may chat with me if you like (live). It will start tonight Singapore time 8pm or Japan time 9pm.

See you soon.

Cooking/eating ramen presentation (33 seconds)

 

First female SVP in Singapore Airlines?

 This is not confirmed yet but TPT who is on long medical leave is probably retiring soon. My guess is that TPT is near 60 which is the retirement age for top management staff may hand over the baton to his female assistant (DVP). If this is correct, then Ms X (don't know her name) will be the first female to be a SIA SVP. Mrs Lily Chan, a former DVP during my time was almost promoted to SVP cabin crew but somehow failed to make it. Frankly, I hope Ms X will be promoted and thereby be the first female SVP in SIA!

SIA share price is still pathetic despite of huge profit

 SIA share closed at $6.20 which is rather disappointing to many shareholders. IMO the share price does not go up much is because of its borrowing during the pandemic. It would have been very difficult to carry on if not for the SG government's help. I remember our PM told us at the 2020 May Day rally that the SG government will ensure SIA survives the Covid-19 crisis. “SIA has always flown Singapore’s flag high all over the world and made us proud. We will spare no effort to enable it to do so again,” Lee Hsien Loong said in his May Day speech.

In late March, state investor Temasek Holdings and others put together a funding package of up to S$19 billion ($13.5 billion) for the airline, which has been slammed by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Once in a lifetime appreciation

 

 Anonymous said...

I'm not a cabin crew but chanced upon your blog by accident and kept coming back cause its interesting. Happy to find out that you're now a youtuber, you've just gain another subscriber :D looking forward to more contents from you

It is heartening to receive the above. This type of comment is so encouraging and thoughtful. Best of all is that the commenter wasn't a cabin crew. I like it because as a blogger you will feel that your work is appreciated. Life is short so make the best of it by being thoughtful and appreciative of not only yourself but other fellow human being too.

 

SIA earnings for half year

 (Reuters) -Singapore Airlines on Tuesday posted a record half-year profit reflecting strong travel demand as passenger traffic to the northern part of Asia rebounded after countries fully reopened post the Covid pandemic.

The city-state's national carrier said net profit rose to S$1.44 billion ($1.06 billion) for the six months ended Sept. 30 from S$926.9 million reported a year ago.

More here

SIA shares

 SIA shares went up to S6.21 yesterday (+13cts) which is quite good. However, even with the better than expected pax load post Covid at $6.21 it is disappointing to most shareholders. In the hey days, one SIA share was worth more than $15. Can we expect to see SIA shares going up to more than $12 in the near future?

Finally I am a qualified YouTuber

Reasons I stopped.....

 

 Anonymous said...

Why did you stop giving classes? Think many people benefitted and secured the job after attending your class when u shared what they are looking for

My answers to the above:

I am 77 and am feeling a little tired. I want to do something which is different from airlines stuff for the rest of my remaining years. I hope the crew wannabes understand my situation.

CC to top10k, my student failed to get the job

 Current population of cc is around 9k and in a matter of months it will need to add another 1k more or else flights will go short.

My last student (I have stopped advising people how to get into SIA as cc)has failed her medical and will not be a cabin crew with SIA.

Sexual harassment

 There are at least 6 cases of sexual harassments coming up in the next couple of months. These are mainly female crew accusing their male colleagues of molestation and sexually harassment. One example is that a female crew accusing her senior male colleague of touching her breast. It seems this case happened a year ago. Investigation is still ongoing and I am not going to say much as it may jeopardize the case.