Harry

Alot of people often think being a pilot is cool and high wages and such...
but not many of them really think about how much sacrifice that the pilot made before they actually get into that nice airline uniforms and walking very proudly with the stripes on their shoulders.

I'm not saying that other jobs don't need sacrifice or what so ever...but i'm just wondering is there any other job that require you to give up like alot of things like your family, your love one, your currently high pay secure job and maybe even leaving your home town, to a place, to a company where we aren't similar with and double even triple the work pressure?

Just when you think your family is okay with it meanwhile you discover your love one isn't too happy about it and maybe even risking of leaving you.

You might ask...why? why do you want to be a pilot? it's expensive and hard to find a secure job with high wages and you have to return earlier than most jobs in the work force.

My answer to you, my friends, and probably alot of pilots out there also agree with me, it's all about passion and love with flying. We enjoy the freedom of flight, the freedom of looking down while we are cruising at 35,000 feet and the challenge that we get every second of our flight times.

Is it worth it? Oh yes, I think so...

Hi Everyone
How's your summer going? =)

Just recently I encounter something very interesting and I want to know what will you do if this happens to you...

Basically you have a job, a nice pay job, oh let's see you are getting pay at $12.40 per hour, it's an okay job, not your dream job and the job does not really get you anywhere

One day, you found out within your company in another department a position has opened up and it's the job or related job that you been wanted to get and you know you will enjoy it alot and such

However there is one problem..in order for you to get this job, of course you have to leave your current position and transfer over at the same time, you discovered that the job salary is actually lower than your current one.. at $10.40 per hour

So, you are stuck, you don't know what to do...your currently job is higher pay but it's not really want you to do but it will help you in the future...
meanwhile the open position is lower pay but it's something that you want in the beginning and it's a job that you know will for sure enjoy doing also it probably also give increase your opportunities to move on to a much bigger corporate company.

Here is the question...will you sacrifice your salary to get a job that you actually will enjoy doing?

It's amazing how time really flies...thinking back...it has been a year and about 8 days since my Cathay Pacific exams and interview...
The moment of my first step into Cathay City, I can still remember it very clearly. I don't think I will ever forget that moment... Ever since that experience, I have learned a lot both in life and aviation industry and tomorrow I'm once again being challenge not by Cathay Pacific Airway but BCIT Airline and Flight Operation Commercial Pilot Interview.

I remember once a pilot said to me, "There will be never be a prefect pilot in this world" and I asked "Why?" He said, "That's the coolest thing about it! Because every flight is a new experience!" and he's right. Every time I fly or when I get a chance to fly, it's a new experience for me. I flew in really bad condition weather to extremely nice weather and every time there are new challenges waiting for me.

If I have to say that I'm not nerves right now, I'm actually lying to you. Since the moment, that I know I have an interview upcoming up. I actually have tough time sleeping and thinking what are they going to ask, maybe something similar to Cathay Pacific or maybe something totally different but whatever it is, I'm up for the challenge!

It has been a while I wore my pilot uniform and I can't remember when was the last time, but I know it's in my wardrobe waiting for me to take it out once again!

I wonder how will my performance be tomorrow? good? bad? okay? hmm.....

There is one person who I really want to phone tonight...I don't know why but everytime I think of that person, I feel much more calmer and relax...
At the same time, I do not want to bother that person because that person is busy with school at the moment...
Oh well...it's all good =)

Well there are only so many things I can do for tonight...clean up my uniform and tie, shine my shoes and check if there is paperwork I should be consider to bring along tomorrow.

Last but not least, my favorite aviation quote, "One of my great joys in life is being a pilot. There is a great sense of freedom in soaring through the sky. You get a different perspective up there. Seeing things that aren't so apparent from the ground."

It was an awesome day today because I finally get to see a friend of mine who I haven't seem for 7 months since children fest...
It was really nice to see her...
Everything was prefect but not knowing my bad habit for having my camera on top of my camera bag and it on my left shoulder...
I knew it's a bad habit yet I did not know what's going to happen that made me regret it majorally...
So ya, like I said before I had my camera on my left shoulder meanwhile I had BBT drink on my right hand...
then suddenly my cellphone rang because I have a drink on my right hand so I decided to use my left hang to get the cell on my right side on the belt
but not knowing when i did that...the camera just slip down my arm, off my arm and on to the floor... >.<"
the len hood had a major crack and broke...my top LCD panel & another button covers came off and there is an approx. 1.5cm crack near the shutter button...I was very lucky that the camera still work just fine... =\
so now i have take my camera in on wednesday afternoon after i take photos of the arrival of the Airbus A380.

*sigh*... -_-'