Great vacation in SA, and in Melbourne now :)

 

 

I had such a wonderful time in South Africa, pity it's all over now! Don't you just hate it when time flies like there's no tomorrow? :(

I didn't want to go back to Dubai, but I just had to push through... in the end it will all be worth it.

 

We started planning our wedding!! :D I am so excited, and it will keep me busy during the next few months. We are looking at venues at the moment and want to try get married in April or May next year, preferably in April because the weather will still be nice in SA. It will be a little difficult for me trying to plan it from Dubai, but my fiancé is so excited and ready to plan this with me, I mean how lucky am I?? Most guys don't really want to put effort into planning a wedding, but he is all set and ready for all of the planning that needs to be done.

 

AND I received my roster for May on the day I got back to Dubai, and guess what? They rostered me for  a flight to Johannesburg on the 24th of May - which is on a Friday so I will get to spend the day there on the weekend :D and a week after that I will be on leave again.... Also, no A380 flights for May, so it should be a good month!

 

Currently I am in Melbourne Australia, we are flying to Auckland in a few hours and then back to Melbourne on Monday - then I will see some family and my sister which will be in Melbourne arriving a day before me :) going to be a crazy few days, but I am looking forward to the last day in Melbourne!

 

 



 



US Visa Approved!

I went for my US Visa interview yesterday morning here in Dubai, it took about 2 hours in total as it was quite busy at the consulate. BUT, it was worth it, as my Visa was approved!!

I now just need to collect my Passport from Emirates HQ after 6pm today :):) I may even be able to get my first flight to the US as early as next month, but will have to wait until I receive my roster.

I am delighted that it's done and out of the way now, one less thing to worry about. I have a turnaround tomorrow night to Delhi, India and then on Saturday morning I'm off to Beijing, China :) Can't wait for these 2 flights to be over, I really just want to be going back home now!

I did a load of washing and started packing for my trip home. Now the tricky part will be: what to take and what to leave. I want to pack light because I know I will buy food and things in SA that I will want to bring back.

Oh I want to share something so interesting! I had a flight to Kuala Lumpur the other day, and whilst on the flight, this one crew member comes up to me and ask me: "hey you are the girl with the blog, right?" So turns out, this girl was following my blog prior to joining Emirates, and me and her were operating the same flight!!

Just shows you, what a small world we live in...

Shangai, China... first sickness on board & 14 days to go before HOME

Wow, see I haven't written a blog in some time :P sorry about that. Been a busy time for me. I enjoy my days off so much, it just passes me by before I know it.

I had a flight to Shangai in China recently. It was a good flight going, however coming back was disastrous. I started feeling sick at the hotel, it started with a huge headache, had some panadol on the plane and then during boarding I started feeling dizzy and nauseous. I thought it would pass, alas. During the first service, I had to make a run for the bathroom - twice. I was then told I can not physically operate the fight any longer and rested in the CRC (Crew Rest Compartment) I slept the rest of the flight.

Went to the clinic upon arrival and was told I might have contracted a virus in Shangai, or on the plane going to Shangai... had some meds and got some rest yesterday. Today I am feeling like my old self again :) thank goodness. So first time being sick since I moved to Dubai almost 5 months ago.

I didn't explore Shangai really, I went to the mall and that's about it. I must say, I prefer the European flights more than Asian flights... more my scene. I have a flight again to Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday morning, then I have 2 turnarounds, then my US Visa interview and then Beijing. After that, I have my leave, so then going home to South Africa, my beautiful country!!! I must share some pics from my home country, I love my country, it's definitely the most beautiful of all countries!

 Mountains

 Breath-taking waterfalls

 Kruger National Park

 Kruger National Park

 Durban Coast - KZN

            Graaf-Reinett

Below some pics from Shangai: