'Tis the time to be jolly and merry

Yes, yet again, the season is upon us, and once agan we find reason to celebrate whatever it is Christmas has come to mean for us.
Whatever you choose to celebrate, and whatever reason you do it for this holiday season, I wish you nothing but the best and all joy and happiness.



'Tis also the season for change

At least for yours truly, who embarks on a whole new adventure in the new year.
I've now left the world of BMED behind, with nothing but happy memories from the last two and a bit years, and will be joining the world of ANA in January.

ANA stands for All Nippon Airways, the world's seventh largest airline, Japan's leading airline which has been around since 1952.
I will be part of a 100 strong European flight attendant base in London Heathrow (which has been running successfully for 5 years now), operating alongside Japanese crew onboard flights between Europe (London, Paris, Frankfurt) and Tokyo.
It is an extremely exciting opportunity, and one that wasn't easy to realise, as Japanese airlines are notoriously picky when recruiting, but somehow managed to convince them I would be a wise choice.
I'll be writing loads more on this new and exciting chapter in my professional life soon, in the meantime if you want to know more about the airline, go to www.anaskyweb.com!

Gleðileg Jól!

Our Great Leader, may he rest in peace.

Ashgabat, early Thursday morning, Our Great Leader passed away.
I cannot describe the way I feel about this, he has brought us so many moments of joy and happiness, and will be missed dearly, if only for the fact he was one of the wackiest dictators around.

That great country will be going through some drastic changes soon, and I'm so grateful I had the chance to visit while Our Leader was still in health. I now dread to think things just won't be the same without him.

May he rest in peace, whever he may be, although it wouldn't have surprised me if he'd renamed Heaven/Hell after himself on his deathbed.

Absolutely Wicked

Can only say I was so thoroughly impressed by the musical Wicked that when Étáin suggested we go see it a second time, it took all of a nanosecond for me to say yes!
And boy was it worth it.
Of course we made sure to get absolutely super seats in the stalls (on the ground floor, level to the stage), being able to practically see up Idina Menzel's nostrils.

I don't know, maybe it's just us two crazy hosties, but it really is a good show. I think a good indicator of this is how we couldn't stop singing tunes from it in the back galley for a whole 4 hours to Beirut. Of course that's not the first time, we did a Tbilisi trip shortly after seeing it the first time round, and that was even worse (or better, whichever way you choose to look at it).
On that flight I truly think the passengers thought we were a pair of total loonies. As if that doesn't happen often enough...

Anyhow, word has it our beloved Idina is quitting the role of Elpheba (the Wiched Witch of the West, the green one) on Dec.27th, so for goodness' sake, get yourself over to Apollo Victoria and see her before it's too late.
And for your information, Étáin and I showed up 30mins before it started and got the best seats around! Well worth trying.