I was alerted to this post by a dear friend (also crew)...
Sigh, Uncle BT, why use my words to generate more comments for your blog?
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The following excerpt is taken from Singapore Airlines (SIA) Crew Stories[http://www.bohtong.org/2010/07/i-have-worked-35-years-and-yet.html]Who cares whether the flights were full because I did not have to serve the passengers. So you see I have many reasons to, in fact love SIA. The stewardess whom I talked about (below post) is always sick of her job. Being sick as she described it was equal to hating her job. As for me I loved my job. I loved SIA, I loved it when it's a full load because I was assured of at least 6 month bonus, I loved it when I see my crew sweat it out on the flights so I could justify my presence on the flights, I loved to hate my managers, I loved to kick a few of my svps in their asses.....hahaha.... So you see it's good to love,love,love!!!
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Because BT simply cut and compress a couple of articles I wrote articulating my feelings over three years of flying, I (indirectly, from his comments page) received a lot of negative criticism, including an anonymous person calling me Bitch.
I really do not appreciate this negative publicity, and more so, using material I posted as part of my personal experience, to enhance his blog entries
without the necessary acknowledgement. If you wish to do this, please have the decency to post my blog address too, so that your readers will have a
complete and accurate picture of what I am writing about and make a right assessment. True, there may be people who will still think I am ungrateful after reading everything that I have written, that is their right. But what BT did is low-ball!
My entries are based purely on personal encounters and experiences, and gathering the feedback I receive from my readers, I try to paint as realistic a picture as possible for cabin crew wannabes.
I write from the heart, not post edited and glamourized stories from other people's blogs. In fact, when I spoke to some of my flying friends, they tell me how upset they are with BT's blog because his objective seems to be simple -
to tarnish the reputation of the SG girl.
Come on, we are all here to make a living. Besides flying, we also have to keep our heads above water from the many judgements poured onto us simply because of the association The Company has with everything SEX. How many of us have had to endure
failed relationships because our partners simply cannot deal with the absense, as well as the excruciating ordeal of wondering what happens up there in the air? How many of us have had to deal with disapproving parents who look down on our choice to
wear a sexy kebaya and serve people on board? How many of us have had to put up with constant
sexual harrassment in our very small workspace because people simply have this impression that all of us are cheap sluts eager and willing to let men "cup a feel" -
all this fuelled by YOU, BT.You want to earn money by selling stories of "sex, lies and alcohol"
but at who's expense?Don't forget we are also
real people, with
real lives, with
real reputations, and
real dignities.
We can be your daughters, your nieces, your girlfriends, your mothers, your sisters.
PLEASE SHOW US SOME RESPECT WITH YOUR WORDS.________________________________________________________
My rant can be summarized by the words of a kind soul who stood up for me!
Anonymous said...I found the real blog that had these entries and realised that the author of this blog has completely taken her posts out of context. She blogged about her discontent in 2008 and it was just a one-off thing. Most of her posts are intellectual and her personality comes through as a very down-to-earth and kind hearted person. I don't think it's right for Boh tong to just pluck out a few posts and make it seem as if this girl is ungrateful (btw, her "Unhappy" post was way back in 2008)
Thank you dear!
In fact, I'm going to step out of my comfort zone now and ask this of my readers - Support my blog and stop following BT's blog. It cheapens women, makes fun of The Company, and tells plain LIES about life in the air. Help me to UP my number of followers by clicking on the "Follow" in the sidebar. Let's make it more than 26 to show him and the other PERVERTS out there that Not Everyone Wants to Hear About Sex-in-the-Air. I recognise how wide BT's reach is, just by randomly chatting with crew onboard, so help me to circulate this message, especially among junior crew who more than others, need support when entering this "glamourized" industry and non crew who are misguided by what stupid people say!
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