Chicago : Snowy Skating at Millenium Park

Ep.67

January 2013.

“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant. If we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.” – Anne Bradstreet.

ORD – Chicago, USA.

The Cloud Gate

New port, new excitement. It is my first time to Chicago and the Christmas New Year Sale has not been ended yet. Yeay! And every upside has downside. It was friggin cold in US, especially this year, which happen to be long winter. I checked on the weather and it was snowing heavily and the temperature was subzero. Wohoo! The other exciting fact that most of the Indonesian crew of my batch got this flight overlapping one another. That is why I got my itinerary already before the flight. Yeay!

Sydney: Summer Christmas Gathering

 Ep.66

24^th – 26^th December 2012.

“Family is like brances on a tree, we all grow in different directions, yet our roots remain as one,” – Annonymous.

SYD – Sydney, Australia.

Circus sticks together!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, it is Christmas. Originally I was scheduled for an LA flight over Christmas, but as a favor for me, my classmate swapped her Sydney flight for me! Yeay. More over, my parents, younger brother and some other relatives are also going to be there to spenf Christmas. This one is gonna be good. My favorite time around the year. My daddy Jesus’s birthday. Even though it was a summer Christmas over in Sydney.

Colombo: Elephant Orphanage and Kandy Exploration

Ep.65.

December 2012.

“Do one thing everyday that scares you.” – Eleanor Roosevelt.

CMB – Colombo, Sri Lanka.

elephants and one pink elephant

It has been quite long since my first visit to Colombo. This time, I really had nothing in mind to do. When I checked the crew list, I saw another Indonesian crew operating this flight, Maya, and so I contacted her. We agreed that we’d keep the flight. I asked her what would we do there? And she said that there is this Elephant Orphanage that she would like to check it out. Great! That sounds like a plan to me. A damn good one.

Kyoto: A Golden Red Autumn

 Ep.64

14^th November 2012.

“Autumn is a second spring where every leave is the flower” – Albert Camus.

KIX – Osaka, Japan.

Golden Red Leaves and Me

For the years I have spent in my life, I have taken so many pictures, everywhere, any weather and any ages, but none of them represents autumn. It was so lucky that I got swapped in to this flight. Autumn in Japan. Well, anyway, the main objective is to capture me in a picture with autumn’s red leaves *such an objective, huh?*, but it seems that God’s got a better offer. It was November, the best time of Autumn in Japan, and I got Osaka, which is so close to Kyoto, the cultural prefecture in Japan, origin of Geishas. Got it God, I will take the best autumn picture on this trip.

Los Angeles : Star- Gazing at Hollywood

Ep.63

6^th – 8^th November 2012.

“A life without FAME can be a good life but fame without a LIFE is no life at all.” – Clive James.

LAX – Los Angeles, USA.

Jack Sparrow

The Hollywood is finally calling my name. Haha! As a movie lover, Hollywood is a place where your dream seems to be real. Los Angeles, the city of angels, they said, is yet the closest port that my airlines flying to. It was November, autumn and that was my first west coast trip. I have never been experience the weather of west coast, come on, how much different it would be from the east coast? Damn! A lot!

Haneda: Cup Noodle Museum

Ep.62 
3^rd November 2012.

“They ignore you now, but they’ll need you later” – Mamofuku Ando.

HND – Yokohama, Japan.

My Ultracupnoodle!

The first flight after my annual leave was this one, to Haneda. Another port of Japan, nearest airport to Tokyo, and nice hotel to stay. I could swapped it into days off if I wanted to, just to elongated my annual leave, but this Haneda flight is to die for. After a nice 2 weeks leave in Jakarta, packed of house hunting schedule, I thought a relax day in Yokohama would be a nice escape. *oh how was that even possible?*

Cairns: From Kuranda to Great Barrier Reef!

 Ep.61

2^nd- 3^rd October 2012.

“Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.” – R. W. Emerson.

CNS – Cairns, Australia.

i'm a fish!

It was an unintentionally flying buddy. After all the drama I made up to change my roster, I got this flight. A flight to Cairns, Australia. As it’s located near enough to the eastern part of Indonesia, good things, there isn’t winter here. And the greatest thing is that Afree, my flat mate, was lucky enough to swap in to this flight. Double lucky! We worked in different section in the aircraft, but we do have the same itinerary as soon as we arrive, don’t we? 7 hours flight and we arrived. Great Barrier Reef, here we come!

Venezia: Gondola Ride in The Floating City

Ep.60
19^th-21^st September 2012. 

“How can I die without seeing every inch of this world?” – Leonardo Di Caprio

VNC – Venice, Italy.

blink on a sunny day

Italy is always a destination that’s gonna pamper our eyes and provide us a picturesque architectural view. Beautiful romantic place that keep our eyes busy. That day, Nadia and I were about to explore and experience the legendary floating city of Venezia. Whether you're a romantic at heart or not, Venice promises to take your breath away. It's a city best experienced with your eyes -- and your senses --wide open.

Milan: Fashion Capital

Ep.59

MXP – Milan, Italy.

“In Italy, women are more dangerous than shotguns.” – The Godfather.

19^th-21^st September 2012.

 

Duomo

 This flight is a last minute swap. Due to my friends’ weddings, yap! Two of my friends chose the same day to tie the knot, and this Milan flight was happened to be on the very exact date. I got no choice other than move this flight to another date *coz there was no way I’m gonna abandon this flight* or to report sick. The second option would never happen. So I tried my best to move the date. After all the dramas, *yes, I made up some circumstances*, I finally made it. I got this flight, and to my surprise, I got Nadia with me on the same flight. Last time we flew together, it was Rome. And this time, Milan! My Italian trip partner! And its Milan Fashion Week going on! Lucky!

London: Magical Making of Harry Potter

Ep.58

7^th – 9^th September 2012.

“Happiness can be found in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.” – Albus Dumbledore.

LHR -  London, England.

Guess Where?

When I heard the news that the Warner Brothers Studio will be opening the Making of Harry Potter open for public in London, I was thrilled. I might be not a fan of London flight. I wont fight to visit Olympics in London 2012, but this Harry Potter thing is more interesting that Olympics, for sure. As soon as I rostered for London flight, I went online to check the tickets to the Making of Harry Potter. It happened that the tickets were only sold through website, and not on the spot. Well, I will never hesitate for Harry Potter, I bought it weeks before my departure.

Singapore: Universal Studio Singapore - Cousins Style!

Ep.57

22^nd-24^th February 2011.

“Cousins are those childhood playmates who grow up and become forever friends.” – Anonymous.

SIN – Singapore.

who's the boss?

A little bit time travel to the past… Just two weeks before the above date, I talked absentmindedly to someone in a car, “I would love to go to Singapore”. And who knows, a week later, two of my girl cousins asked me to join them on a vacation trip. Destination? Singapore! Sweet Jesus, you always knows the exact time to answer my prayer. Sponsored by my uncle, the ticket and lodging problem has been taken care off. By that time, all I got to do was just taka some days off from my part time job. Final project could wait.

New Jersey: Game on in Atlantic City

Ep.56

12^th-14^th August 2012.

“Gambling is a SIN, Bet you can’t give it up!” – Old Proverbs. 

JFK – Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.

by Atlantic Ocean

Family time! On this New York flight, I have contacted my aunt and let her do all the planning. It has been months since I last visited them. At the beginning, I got no idea what are they preparing for the trip. And as the time closing in, Ii Petty said that both Ko Mike and herself has been granted to take their leave from their job, and Jade was, luckily, still on her summer holiday. And the big plan was; we’re going to try our luck and gamble at Atlantic City, New Jersey. Road trip, spend a night at the casino hotel, how was that sound? Challenging!

Ho Chi Minh: Into the Tunnel

Ep.55

7^th-9^th August 2012

“Culture is the sum of all the forms of art, of love, nd of thought, which, in the coarse or centuries, have enabled man to be less enslaved” – Andre Malraux.

SGN – Saigon, Vietnam.

into the tunnel

Continued…

Here is the climax of our Vietnam trip: The Cu Chi Tunnels. The first thing crossed my mind about this place was my own phobia. I was a little bit claustrophobic (scare of tiny places), even thought it wasn’t a severe or extreme one, but it did suffocate me to be in closed little room. Those tunnels were puny! Could I ever fit in it? 

Ho Chi Minh: A Cultural Heritage

 Ep.54

7^th – 9^th  August 2012.

“Travel is like knowledge, the more you see, the more you know you haven’t seen.” – Mark Hertsgaard.

SGN – Saigon, Vietnam.

Ride a Cyclo

It’s time to please myself. After flights and flights, I guess there should be always a time that you reward yourself with whatever you love. In this case, another holiday trip. I just love to travel, don’t I? My flat mate and I happened to get a same period of day off. We planned to go to China at first but what to do? Due to typhoon, I can’t apply for visa *damn Indonesian passport*. So, all of sudden, we just decided to go to Vietnam, where visa is on arrival for Indonesian passport. Here come the duo of the housemate: Shella and Afree.

What did I do for last 12 months other than flying?

 Ep.53

“Sometimes on the way to the dreams, you get lost and find a better one.” – Annonymous.

Wondering why my blog just stuck for almost a year? Well here what’s really going on. 

Roulette Alcohol Game

I was a girl that is full of dreams. In an exaggerated way, I’m pretty ambitious in achieving my targets. 2012 is the year that I found myself a 23 year-young *don’t wanna be old* girl. I thought by the time, I should’ve achieved something. Kinda put a pressure on myself, aren’t I? So, in this particular post, just in case you’re wondering why this blog stuck for almost a year? Well, its not that I’m dead obviously, but more that I got my hands busy with 2 of my dreams.

New York: Liberty Statue and Ellis Island

 Ep.52

3^rd August 2012

“I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list.” – Susan Sontag.

JFK – New York, United States of America.

Under the Lady Liberty

Here we go again, America. After all this time, I thought that I have never explored New York thoroughly since I always go down to Philadelphia. So it happened that I swapped in New York flight to do a New York exploration. In this case, while it was still summer *o how I hate winter now*, I would love to go to visit the most famous woman in America, Lady Liberty. And to my surprise, I found Helen’s, my classmate of Ind 28/11, name in the other flight crew list. I contacted her and asked whether she would love to go together with me to Lady Liberty. We agreed and a trip was set!

Seoul: Naminara Republic

 Ep.51

30 July 2012.

“See the world. It’s more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories.” – Ray Bradbury.

ICN – Nami-seom, South Korea.

under the trees

As soon as I know it would be another visit to Korea, I contact Dalin. Remember her? My high school friend that live in Korea? I asked her for a trip and she agreed to take a day off. How cool is that? So I saved my energy just enough to be able to do a day tour right after I touched down in Incheon. We do planned to go sightseeing to an island which happened to be the most popular island in South Korea, Jeju. But, Dalin said, there’s nothing much there, and she suggested to go to another island which is the backdrop setting from a Korean drama Winter Sonata. Hell yeah! I remembered watch that drama of 19 VCD *somewhere 10 years ago* back to back not even sleeping in between. So, there we decided to go to Nami Island.

Delhi: Sansrikiti Terracota Museum

 Ep.50

22 July 2012.

“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” – Annonymous.

DEL – Delhi, India.

Me and Earth

Here it comes, another unexpected trip. Indian port has never been a popular one among us, cabin crews. Not due to the destination, but more about the flight that we consider tough as “an early Christmas in the cabin”. And as explained before, there were no chance to swap and get away from this flight. So, I did it. This time, we flew there with mix based crew, Bangkok base. Different base, new friends and new experience is yet to come.

Brisbane: Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary

 Ep.49

Somewhere around June 2012.

“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is not enough.” – Annonymous.

BNE – Brisbane, Austalia.

Kangaroo!

Well, I guess I have lost track of time up until here, so I guess I will just continue my journey diary based on my mood. Which country and which part of it? For now, as it has been mentioned before, it would be one of the Australian, Brisbane. The first time I knew I got this flight, I got what you might called sour mood. I tried so damn hard to swap it with another flight, but nothing works. And so, I did it and to be honest, even though I got no friends or relatives in this port, not to mention no flying buddy *as always*, I’d never thought that I’d love it this much.