The world is my oyster!

To my future colleagues of the skies, "Welcome on Board!". I'm Angel and I work as a flight attendant for an international airline and I have to say this is just the best job ever!

Why become a flight attendant? Frankly at first I had no idea what it meant to be a flight attendant, I just knew they traveled a lot and that's what I liked about it, at first. To be able to see the world, meet new people... This is just a tiny part of what makes this job one of the most demanding but fulfilling jobs. I'm here to help you, my future fellow jet-setter, to get a foot in the door, so that when that much-awaited interview comes, you'll be prepared to answer those questions confidently.

First Aid Training, Fire-fighting, Safety and Emergency Procedures, Aviation Security... these are just some of the things you have to live and breathe before you can ever think of setting foot into an aircraft and be in charge of hundreds of lives, the lives of your passengers. But in order to ace that interview, the first thing you have to be is to come prepared. To be able to answer confidently, thus giving a good first impression, I'll let you in the little secrets and give some tips on how the airline will take interest in you.

One of the most important things you'll need to become more confident is to have good communication skills, ergo your knowledge of the English Language must be above-average. English is important because everything about your life as a cabin crew will depend on your knowledge of this language (Training materials and practical training are all in English, you will use English as your main method of communication with colleagues, passengers, This is a must if you want to get into those lovely designer cabin crew uniforms. Knowledge of airline terminology is also one of the things that can impress them, as this shows them that you already have an idea of what being a cabin crew member is all about. You also have to be physically fit (BMI or body mass index is usually measured) because your duties would involve really strenuous work (try carrying one of those full meal carts during cabin service in flight) and flights can vary in time and frequency (you can be coming in from Singapore in the morning and leave the following evening to Germany). You also have to know how to swim because this is needed in order to save lives in case of an emergency crash landing on water.

I have been a flight attendant for 5 years now. And counting. I know what it's like to have a dream, to wait in line eagerly waiting for my turn... I'd been turned down three times before I got in, but the wait was worth the while. I'm living my dream, and I want it to be yours too.

Do you have what it takes? The funnier side of cabin crew life

I found this on one of my friend's pages, I'd like to share this funny take on Cabin crew and their relationships. :-)

You think you have what it takes to be a flight attendant’s better half? Here are FEW things you have to put up with. And that’s why they say these jet setters are the Top 3 Most Spoiled Girlfriends in the World. If you’re in a relationship with one: man, we give it up to you…. And If you’re planning to have one: Be prepared, Be very very… prepared.

1. Do Not expect her to drive the car. She’s most not likely to have a driving license, she’d say “Babe, I only have a passport.”

2. Familiarize yourself with SKYPE, YM’s. VoIPs. She worships those amazing discoveries.

3. DO treat her like a princess before she can treat you like her king. Get ready for statements like “Buy me food, or else Ill break up with you!”

4. DO NOT be surprised if she is cautious and keeps you well informed of her condominium's fire exits. "Babe, keep in mind: the nearest fire exit is at the left of my flat, (pointing her palms to her left) second door"

5. Stay away when her roster comes out. That’s the next worse time to PMS.

6. BE grateful of her smile. You get it for free. IN the skies, it’s worth 6 digits.

7. BE READY to see yourself 5 to 10 years from now. She wants a man who knows his direction.

8. DO give importance to time, preferably Military time. 21:16 is NEVER the same as 21:17

9. DO NOT wake her up when she’s sleeping, even if you wonder “man, she must be hungry after sleeping 18 hours already!” Again, LET her wake up by herself.

10. DO NOT mess with how she arranges her suitcase. Boots are for Boots sack, shampoos are for toiletries, undies are for undies bag and so on.

11. DO NOT expect her to remember names of your friends in one sitting.

12. DO NOT accuse her of bragging when she says she went to Paris for Coffee or just hit the gym in Berlin. She's just plainly, innocently telling you a story.

13. Do not get intimidated by the beautiful men around him, chances are she's already used to/sick of seeing hotness in form. Those men have lost their beauty.

14. DO NOT call her on the phone when she’s on reserve/standby. DO NOT… ever.

15. Do NOT question why Half of the dresses in her closet has never been worn, and she still complains, she doesn’t have anything to wear.

16. Do Not remove any clothes you think is too much in her suitcase, remember: she has four sets of outfit in her suitcase: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Fall.

17. She expects you to learn how to read an Aviator watch.

18. And when she gives you that expensive Aviator watch, Do not Ask her: “Babe, what time is it there in Khartoum?”

19. The next best gift to a Limited Louis Vuitton bag is a fancy Dual Time Watch.

20. She carries a First Aid Kit with her and 26 kinds of Supplements: Vit C,E,A,B, anti-Oxidants, Gingko Biloba, Evening Primrose Oil, Horseradish Capsules, etc. etc. even those Pills (damn-those!) you request her to take everyday!

21. At least buy McDonalds before your holiday flight, she prefers it over aircraft food, and yes even over the caviars in first class cabin.

22. Understand that discovering a designer dress on the clearance rack can be considered a peak life experience.

23. Make sure of the accuracy of your bathroom scale.

24. Remind her which country she is in first thing when she wakes up in the morning

25. During dinner, when she asks you whether you like chicken or beef… Oboohooy! you better think fast!

26. Begin to be scared when you oversee a long line in Immigration, she has zero tolerance on airport queues.

27. Work your muscle for a trip together, you’ll be carrying at least four baggages for her. A Gucci make-up bag, a Paul Smith, a World Traveller Trolley, and a Burberry Laptop bag at least for a Domestic Flight.

28. A bouquet of flowers is THE if not, THE ONLY way to say “I missed you” when you pick her up at the airport.

29. Prepare yourself for her jetlag, otherwise known as the PFS or the POST Flight Syndrome. You should be awake when she is and asleep when she is . You don’t want to see a whole 72 hours of tantrums.

30. And lastly, it might seem like she thinks she is overqualified for love. But DO remember that in reality, she feels like she is just an ordinary girl standing in front of a boy, asking him…

For a foot rub… after a damn…long flight. ☺