Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Thorugh the eyes of an ex

Yes, i have an ex..





An ex-air hostess as an aunty! hahaha, caught you guys there eh?Seriously, do I look like the type who had boyfriend? Nope, I didn't think so too.

Well, we had this conversation in the car on the way home the other day and I thought it was rather interesting so I'll post it up:

Just a breif intro, my aunt worked as an air hostess (with her good looks) for quite a long time then finally quit and settled down with my uncle in kuching, they had kids like in their 30+ years lar.

Btw, don't really remeber the convo, most probably changed abit so yeah.
A for auntie lar, I'm lazy

A:Haiya, so tiring, having 3 kids is not easy. Shannon, remember, when you grow up, don't have kids late or else you'd regret like me. When you're quite old they're still very young. (sighs)
Me:But then you got to be an air hostess and travel halfway around the world! You enjoyed life a lot ler.
A:Yealah, those were the days. Sometimes I also traveled with your uncle, Las Vegas, Tokyo .....It was so fun, with the high salary again!(she worked with s'pore airlines)
Me:Auntie, last time in your time, airplanes are sort of a luxury for rich people right? Not so common like nowadays(airasia-now everyone can fly)
A:Yeah.
Me:Wow, you get to fly on almost a daily basis. It must have been an honour hor?
A:Yeah, all the air hostess and air hosts are all very poise, elegant and good looking, like models.. All above 5"7, slim, "shapy"..Not like now, some of the air hosts are shorter than the air hostess, you know, they're suppose to help you with your baggage, if they're shorter than you, how can they do that?
Me: (i laughed, i could see her point)But i guess the price you apid for travelling around the world for so long is that your kids are still small lar..
A:Yealor, but I enjoyed those years of my service as an air hostess.

Don't remember much of the conversation, but i have a point to make here..
malaysia, our country, fortunately and unfortunately practises discrimination>>you know, they pick looks for air crew and all, unlike in America or other countries. For job applicants, you cannot discriminate because they're fat or whatsoever, make judgement solely on their talents and skills in that job, or else they have the right to sue you till you're bankrupt! So yeah, that's my point for this post.

Do comment, thats all for now.
:) Shannon

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