GHOST Can Go Everywhere!!!!!

Ghost Stories are every where....even in Japan. This is the real experience from my colleague who used to fly with me very often and this happened in Nagoya port.

And the story Begins....

In Nagoya, we fly there very often, we stay in many different hotel. But the renowned hotel that we, stewardess, wouldn't want to go most is this one ( the hotel name is reserved ).

This haunted hotel is situated in the middle of the city, its lobby is connected to the subway station and shopping center at the basement level with thousands of people walking around. Now, you're thinking that what kind of hotel that is in the middle the city with shopping mall and subway station can be that haunting?

The hotel's room: The first moment that we open the room's door. First thing that we noticed was the very very dimmed light from the old light bulbs. On our right hand side, there stands old wooden closet attached to the wall along to the TV Table. The bed is some years old and it looks like it has not been changed for sometimes and for some reasons. Even though the weather is cold outside. Inside the room, the room's atmosphere is very uncomfortable. We will usually feel we can't breathe and that's why we try to open the window in which once we open it, we will see the wall ( another building ) less than 2 meters away from the window.

We're now talking about my colleague. She was alone in that night, exhausted from the long flight and service hours trying to get some sleep. She lied down on the bed and closed her eyes. Not a long moment to go. She felt a hand on her shoulder in which she swears that she didn't fall as sleep yet. At her very first thought, it should be the doll that she usually bring with. So then, she tried to wipe it off from her shoulder. But the hand wouldn't go away!

She then felt very frightened and scared. Got up from the bed and turned on all the possible lights around. Grabbed the room phone and called the other friend in the room next door saying she wanted help. She then tried to run out of her room, once she reached the door and opened it. The vision of her first sight told her that that's " IT's not the same hotel ! ". The corridor looks hundred of years old and it looks like she's dreaming. She didn't dare to walk out of her room even a single step. Shut the door, sliding her back down on the floor and prey until the sun rise.

This is one of the experience that even though I haven't had them for myself. But this is true that we shouldn't be looking over things and places to stay or even study the review of the hotel that you're going to stay on your trip. When we know this that we need to review the quality of the hotel first, it could be funny sometimes.

One of my junior knows about the room and will not willing to stay in there even a second. She walked to the front desk and say she wants her room changed. The reception then say " Ghost Can Go Everywhere....You know? "

PearL HarBoR

Bang Bang!!! War is over!!! Let's go to Pearl Harbor. After we landed at Honolulu around 11:00 am (GMT -10), we rushed to get our room's key, changed our clothes and rushed out from the hotel before noon. We travelled by local bus which took us about 40 minutes from the hotel to Pearl Harbor and cost only $2 for round trip. After we arrived, we had our stuff left at the locker which cost the same price as the bus fare for $2 because camera and small purse are the only things that are allowed to bring in with. Then we walked to the museum where we can take a memorial picture of a big anchor before we walked up on the renovated battleship.


Now we moved the view into all the rooms in the battleship. These rooms are whereas we used to see all the marines living their daily life. There are small size kitchens along the length of the ship, washrooms, beds, and control rooms as seen in the movies. We now move the camera up to the roof top. In every battleship, there will be binocular that is attached to the ship itself. For those who wants to study the background of the ship or wants to know the history of Pearl Harbour, there'll be headset that can be rent.


Those who would want to see real ship's carcass. They can always sail along to the middle of the sea ( at some point ) to see the live ones. Now come to the tragedy part. I have visited memorial stones in which all the casualties's name were carved on them.


After taking all the memorial pictures we now then take the bus back to the hotel.

Tentionally or Intentionally?

I shall include "Boarding" as top five most tiring time of the flight for an air crew. During this time no matter the early morning or late at night, you had to keep smile on your face. I wondering, once passenger get on board with thier belongings which they carry for the most of the time from their home to the airport and the aircraft. But once get on the flight, they leave the baggage for the aircrew to keep it for them.

I once had a bad experienced on this, a guy with a big and heavy baggage ask me to store his baggage for him in the overhead stowage bin. I was a junior and just started to work at that time so I rarely refused or ask him to help me storing his own baggage!!! But in my mind I murmuring to myself what a selfish man and no sense of gentleman at all (oh... by the way just to remind I'm just a little 158cm. girl!!!) Finally I help stored his heavy baggage with all my streight but no gratitude or any thanks word spoken to me at all!!!!

WHY? WHY ME? People might misunderstand about this point. Actually this is not the cabin crew duty or responsibility to do so. But instead we're there to help storing or finding the proper stowage to store it!!!

One Early Morning...

PEEP!! PEEP!! PEEP!! PEEP!!

OHAYOGOZAIMASU!!! Wake up! Wake up! Its 3:30 in a morning, the alarm is turned off while the eyes still close, walking to bathroom, take a bath, put on my make up, have my hair done, get dressed and ready for the flight. Its now 4:50am rushing out the house in time for the showup at 5:40am, arrived the airport around 5:20am. I had my luggage loaded at the crew check-in counter then hurry to go to the office luckily I be there just in time for a briefing! We need to had our pre-flight briefing al least 1 hour 30 minutes prior to the aircraft depart.

My pre-flight briefing took about 20 minutes. During this time, I will know my assigned duty whether galley duty, cabin duty or the in-charge duty on that particular flight. So I have to make sure my seating location, the location of emergency equipments on the aircraft that we will operate on. The senior cabin crew will talk through the passenger information, service procedures or any special meal or service request by passengers. We will be assigned to help assist and take care of the special care passenger if there are any on the flight such as blind passenger or the passenger on the wheel chair, to instruct them how to use cabin facilities and explain the procedures in case of any emergency. Later on, after we will boarded the aircraft again we will have the briefing with the cockpit crew as a final briefing on the day. Till now, we will be ready for passenger boarding all that’s left to do is smile and greet the passengers on board (bearing in mind its 7.30am in the morning). Remember you are the face of the airline and boarding is the first interation between you and passenger which can make an impression on passengers so smiles are essential throughout the whole flight even you're tired!!!.

ALOHA! HaWaii

Aloha!!!

It is the common word use in the greeting and farewell of the Hawaiian who live in Hawaii. No wonder why my airline had the flight to Hawaii because most of the population here is Japanese. My airline had a daily flight to Honolulu; the largest city and capital of Hawaii for which two or three times a month for me to go to Hawaii. So I had a chance to go to many famous interesting sightseeing such as Pearl Harbor, Diamond Head, Dole Pineapple Plantation etc. The Hawaiian Island's tropical weather is very consistent throughout the year with only moderate changes in temperature, little winds by the beach and little cold at night which is most desirable for me. One more interesting point is the Traditional Hawaii Dance which can convey the traditional style of Hawaiian.

SuSHi ARiGaTou...

When you hear or talk about Japan, "Sushi" would first come to your mind or even the first kind of food that you wanna try. As it is the most famous dish outside Japan and among japanese themselves. Either do I, first thing first I tried Sushi as my first meal in Japan.

Many crews were recommended about a turntable 100YEN Sushi restaurant nearby the hotel so I go for a tried on my day off. Here, the sushi plates had the standard price of 1ooYEN and are placed on the rotating belt that moved through every table and seat. You can easily pick the one you like or you can make a special order for the desired Sushi through the speaker phone that directly connect to the preparation section. Normally it comes in one or two pieces in a plate, this is up to you how many you want!! The selection is not limited to Sushi, but may include stream egg, juices or desserts. Finally the bill is calculated based on the number of plates you had. Have you tried the Sushi yet?