The upper class waitress/nannies?

Recently, I have got friends asking me why dont I try out applying for Flight Stewardess position. I mean, I have heard of that since many years ago. My ex colleagues always encouraged me to consider that. I do have that dream when I was in my poly days. I mean, it was good pay, gets to travel, "easy job", gets to look great at all times and admire by many, blah blah blah. Yup! Indeed it felt great to be called The SG Girl. Back then, I admire them very much. They were like a Singapore Icon. But becos of my eye sight, my fear for swimming in the water, and dreaded attention, thank god that idea was dropped without much hesitation.

The heads turned when they see your hour-glassed figure in that batik uniforms. Thick make ups to highlight facial features slightly lesser than a wayang actress, nice handbags to show off the glam side of the occupation and conceals the ugly side of it, good posture to portray you are different from others or simply becos of the tight fitted uniforms that keeps one's spine upright all the time, neat styled hair which seems like one is wearing a wig poured with over-coated hair spray.

All you have to do is to bring the passengers their drinks, foods, blankets, showing them how to wear the life saving vest and how to blow the whistle. Taking care of the passengers like you are a nanny. Is that just so simple? I believe there are so much tough trainings behind that glam look which was portray to the public. How many of them will have to withstand unreasonable requests, squeezing through that narrow walk way, withstanding those lewd eyes checking out your butt, or how many back stabbings there are among colleagues and how stressful it can be when you have to deal with imprompt two demands in the public eyes?

An officer once told me that it is not as glam as many years before. Flight stewardess is just another job and the standards and demand criterias have dropped drastically. Rumours saying many simply just hop ard into different hotel rooms simple becos they thought it was safe and "adultery" will never get caught when you are in overseas. Many times there are pros and cons we just have to weigh. I do not believe all the girls will do that but never dares to rule out that possiblity cos everything has it's bright and dark side.

I was at the airport some time back and saw the SG Girls again. But I realise that admiration I had for them was long gone. Some was abit shorter than me, some were a little tiny bit fleshy, trying to squeeze and hide their extra fats in the body hugging uniforms (but in the end got highlighted by the number of rings formed around their waist) which seems to be bursting if they ever bend down to scratch their ankle. The make ups I used to thought were looking great, now looks abit scary esp if I sees them in the late evenings.

Seriously right now, they are simply just an upperclass waitress to me when I need my drink or nannies to nurse me when I need a blanket. The glam and unglam sides you see, its up to your beliefs. I still prefer to be taken care of when I am traveling.

YC! Glad you never join Qatas! LOL!