Showing posts with label Feeling. Show all posts
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22 May 2009

我要搭飞机

“当飞机师好帅哦!","赞耶,可以飞来飞去。","薪水这样高!"。。。这是一般人的看法吧,可是我也不否认我曾经有这样的想法。当初我为什么会想当机师?不是说要当电脑工程师的吗?不是说要当程式设计师吗?怎么到最后会想当机师?说真的,我似乎也没有好好去想过这个问题,我为什么要当机师?不,应该说,我为什会当机师?

小时候,第一次坐飞机是什么时候?我忘了,究竟我当年有没有坐过当年马航的DHC-6都不知道,不过印象中好像有坐过Fokker 50吧。几次?我不晓得,只知道小的时候真的很少很少有机会坐飞机。第一次离开砂拉越应该是初二的时候,当时我跟家人乘搭马航的Boeing 737飞往吉隆坡。当时的我就好像乡巴佬一样,特别兴奋,因为除了可以搭飞机,又可以去吉隆坡玩。对一个当时只有14岁的小孩子的我,当然是非常非常大的礼物了。那次之后,我就再也没有搭飞机了,直到去年。因此,以前看到别人常常可以出国玩,搭飞机飞来飞去,我打从心里真的是很羡慕不已。也许是这个原因吧,我就告诉自己说我一定要再搭飞机,不是一次、两次,是很多很多次!刚好那个时候,我的好朋友有兴趣当机师,整天到晚都在跟我讲当飞机师的好处,可以飞来飞去啊、薪水高啊等等。当时的我其实并没有对飞机师这份行业感到很兴趣,甚至还有一点抗拒。有时候那位朋友真的是很啰嗦,叫他别再讲了,他还是继续讲下去,我也拿他没辙。后来,我也没把这件事放在心上,就渐渐淡忘了,不过我那份欲搭飞机的心依旧存在。

过了2年,我16岁了,当时因为家里刚装了Streamyx,就开始常上网。有时候会去下载一些香港电视连续剧来看,其中一部对我影响很深的就是"冲上云霄"。相信很多人看了这部连续剧,也有想当机师的一股冲动吧?看着连续剧里面的机师们,身穿飞机师制服,白衣黑裤,肩上戴着金黄色的epaulette,有一条、两条、到四条都有,再配上一条深黑色的领带,看上去真的是好帅啊,多希望自己有一天可以像他们那样。后来,我就开始有一点点想当机师的念头了,不知道为何当时就像处于在一个人生抉择的道路上,犹豫究竟该往哪个方向走。而且,SPM又那么近了,凭我当时的能力,根本无法把Physics,Chemistry和Biology三科全顾好,我跟自己说必须放弃其中一科,可是又都放不下。后来,我就跟自己说我就决定要当机师了,就放弃了Biology,专攻Physics,Chemistry和Mathematics,因为要当机师必须具备的最基本条件就是SPM的Physics,Mathematics和English必须拿到很好的成绩,如果有A更好。

感谢主,我去年3月中旬就去领了我的成绩,那三科居然都拿到A1,真的是太棒了。刚好当时,我对于要如何当一名飞机师真的是一点概念都没有。上网查询,也似乎收集不到什么资料;问身边的朋友吗?他们也不晓得。更何况我认识的人当中或网友都没有一个是飞机师,谁能帮我啊?在我彷徨的时候,我最好的朋友跟我说报章上有刊登聘请飞机师的广告,原来是在柔佛州的一间飞行学院开放给SPM毕业生申请。当时的我似乎感到一点希望,可是还是很郁闷,为何?因为学费的关系。现在要当一名机师,尤其是私人学生身份的话起码都要23万马币(RM230,000),对于当时的我绝对是不可行的。这么大笔钱,去哪弄来啊?也因为这样,我跟家人商量这件事,他们的答案似乎也不太赞成我当机师。曾经一度,我要当飞机师的梦差点破灭,还为此感到很伤心。接着,不知道什么偶然的情况下,我上网看到亚航有开放招聘cadet pilot,而且目标也是SPM考生。当时的我,这个希望就好像重回复燃一样。准备了一切所需的资料后,就赶在截止日期当天晚上12点前寄过去。后来发生的事,你们应该都知道,我也不想再写那么多了。


以前真的非常非常羡慕别人有机会搭飞机,因为自己很少很少有机会搭飞机,没想到现在的我已经在训练当中了。我跟自己说,我以后不要搭飞机了,我要亲自驾飞机!把人载送到世界各地去,把人从世界各地接送回来马来西亚。当然,我的目标就是要亲自驾飞机载我的父母、我的兄弟、我的朋友们,还有在世界各地求学的前同学,把他们亲自载回来马来西亚。。。

现在的我,已经正在接受飞行训练,不知不觉也快4个月了,时间真的过得好快哦。期待待会儿下午2点的飞行,先到此为止吧。

19 May 2009

Life As a Grounded Cadet Pilot

早 上刚刚从朋友那里得知亚航和Maybank的人会在周四开一个"Final Meeting"。个人认为说是件好事,真的是时候解决这个拖了几个月的问题了。其实还蛮期待这次的会议,会议的结果只有两个:一、就是一切都解决,银行 跟我们签约,拨款下来给学校,我们恢复飞行;二、谈判破裂,计划泡汤,换银行,接着又是拖几个月下去。说真的,最近没得飞其实也已经麻木了,我们根本束手 无策啊,谁叫我们只是employee,而他们是employer呢?这就是employer和employee的差别,别看这小小一个字母的区别,在意 义上差别很大啊!

当然,乘着最近没得飞的缘故,我也不想这样浪费时间,就跟朋友借了CA6(ATPL)的书来预习。从上个星期六开始看,至今天为止已经是第4天了,我也已 经读了好几课,进展算是不错吧,希望我能保持下去。此外,为了不忘记做checklist的procedure和Radio Call,我也常常独自练习、或者找身边的同伴一起练习。做过的checklist就重复地做,有时候会去到飞机里面看着那些panel一个一个地做;至 于ATC Radio Call,就一直看Radio Guide,书里面教得一清二楚,只要跟着练习就绝对没有问题吧。平均2、3天就要做一次,重复地做一样的事情,不过我并不觉得累,反而乐在其中。

最近,也会有马来西亚空军的飞机会来到马六甲的机场练习,所以那些做Navigation的学长们就无法飞行了,只有在本地training area或者做circuit的学员才被准许飞行。看来,最近会有很多平常没机会看到的飞机来马六甲,又是一件好事,增广见闻,多认识一些不同的飞机也 好。他们还说机会每一年会有哪些军人们乘着很大很大架的军机来马六甲的上空进行跳降落伞练习。届时会看到他们一个一个地从空中落下来,好像很精彩的样子,哈哈。

就写到这里吧,下次再update,若有机会拍到那些空军的飞机,我会post上来的,敬请期待吧。在全世界各地深造的朋友和同学们,祝你们加油!还待在民都鲁的同学们,赶快找一间学校去报读啦。





这些就是马来西亚皇家空军的军机,专门用来载兵飞来飞去的。

22 February 2009

MFA Old Building and Hangar


昨天,MFA的飞机已经全部迁到新的hangar了,旧hangar就正式被抛弃了。傍晚时分,我和朋友到旧的MFA Building走走。其实,旧的MFA building都demolish到差不多了,有一半已经是变成平地了,但还有一小部分还在。

当你去参观时,你会发现到那边其实很恐怖。怎么形容呢?就像是刚发生过战争一样,地上铺满了残骸、破碎的玻璃窗、快倒塌的柱子、残旧的房间、肮脏的厕所、满地的垃圾等等...让人有毛骨悚然的感觉。更何况那里曾经出现过"阿飘",很多人都说过以前晚上时候看过。所以,我到那边走的时候其实是心惊胆颤的。

后来,我就到旧hanger走走。当时心里其实很有感触,我站在hanger大门前,抬头望上去就是那个写着大大的"Malaysian Flying Academy"招牌和logo。回想起前面2、30批的Senior都是在那边拍团体照,下一批进来应该是去新的hangar拍照了吧。昨天到那边的时候真的是人去楼空,整个是空空的,一个人也没有。还有,维修房里都是乱七八糟、到处都是残骸、厕所的马桶也破了,就像是经历了一场浩劫。

当你亲身站在那里时也是会有毛骨悚然的感觉,有不舒服的感觉,很想快点离开。待了一会儿,我们就回去了。再过1个月,那里应该是成为平地了吧,心里很有感触,曾经栽培了这么多世界级的飞机师的地方,就这样被夷为平地了。

06 February 2009

难熬的日子

不知不觉,我已经来这里训练一个礼拜了,真的好快哦。第一天过得怎样呢?其实就是有一点不习惯咯。毕竟这是新的环境、新的生活、新的朋友、对我来说什么都是新的啦。第二天,开始正式上课。刚开始的几天,我其实蛮depress的,做什么事都没有mood,懒惰跟人说话、也不想跟人说话,我还一度以为我得了自闭症!就连室友也没谈上几句话。也许是想家吧?嗯,没错,就是想家。

至于上课嘛,嗯,虽然只是刚开始PPL,不过我会开始觉得不简单了,毕竟什么都是新的,很多terms啊、名词啊等等。东多东西都要背下来,真的是不简单。之前就给自己很大的压力,逼自己晚上一定要温习啊、不准开电脑等等。可是,另一面,又放心不下在民都鲁的妈妈。每天晚上又要抽空上网,跟她聊天,安慰她这样。因为这样就导致自己压力很大,一方面怕读书读不好、一方面放心不下家里。总之就很难过啦。虽然有新的朋友,我也不想主动开口跟他们聊天,什么都闷在心里,真的很不好受,真的。我还差一点崩溃,有想要放弃的念头,可是幸好我能够坚持下来。

算算看,一个礼拜也过去了,我也变得乐观多了。真的是感谢主。妈妈在关键时刻给我两节圣经节,对我帮助真的很大。如果没有那个提醒,我早就倒下了。当然,还有靠着祷告,呼求主名等等。朋友的安慰、家里的鼓励,尤其是妈妈。这些对我的帮助真的很大。现在,我好多了啦。不像前几天那样给自己太大压力了,反正这只是开始,要放轻松,慢慢读。如果一直给自己压力,终有一天会崩溃掉。希望我在这里的日子会过得更好咯。

16 January 2009

Offer Letter

Yeah !!! Finally received my offer letter from MFA today.



















However, there are still no news yet from both parties involved, Maybank and AirAsia. This is absolutely terrible and ridiculous...

Yet Another Painstaking Waiting...

It's left than 2 weeks now to join the training in MFA, yet the company hasn't informed us anything till now. The briefing, the loan, the bond signing, we have got no clue at all, seriously. But, who cares? I've managed to wait for 9 months already, this short 2 weeks won't cause any matter at all to me. It's not my practice to always complain on something but this time really get me pissed off! I'm totally dissatisfied with the company's way of dealing with this matter, only one word, SLOW!I seriously hope the company's working efficiency can speed up, well, at least don't leave everything until the very last minute to get them done. I love this company, but there's still lots of improvements. Dato Tony, you hear me?

11 January 2009

Days back in 2008

Countdown has basically become my routine recently. Feeling a bit pity for my calendar, since I have to look at it everyday, if I don't, I'll feel uncomfortable. Well, it's slightly more than 20 days left before I get to join my dream school, MFA in Malacaa.

Looking back to the year 2008, I realized that I had gone through so many things and learnt so much throughout the whole year. It was fairly unbelievable that even me, myself is hard to believe that I'm able to make it until today. So, basically what did I do? Well, to save both your time and mine, I'll just make it short. Okay, that's what happened in year 2008. Firstly, I applied for AirAsia's cadet program back in March, later on received my first reply from AirAsia on my birthday (my best present ever), then I was invited to the first stage after the scrutinizing. After passing the first stage with flying colours and with no major problems at all, I received the email again which notifies me to proceed to second stage, the psychomotor and psychometric test.

Again, I passed it almost flawlessly (serious? just kidding) and continued to the third stage, the interview. This time was really a challenge for me since I don't possess good command of English, particularly my speaking which I can't master it very well until now. Why? Perhaps that's the typical Chinese boy's style, haha. Anyway, despite the whole process was full of horror and tension, I still managed to pass it with a low pass though. All I can describe the interview is with only one word, TERRIFIYING . And one thing which the interview didn't go as what I expected was the questions they asked me during the interview. I prepared so much for the interview, in the end none were "used".

Passing the interview was rather exciting, but I still couldn't relief until I pass the fourth stage, the medical check-up. Frankly, I was feeling concerned about the condition of my eyes as I'm wearing spectacle. I was worried that I couldn't pass my eye test, but luckily I got my medical cert with Class 1 in the end, or else I won't be posting this article today. And now, finally I'm waiting to be sent-off. How miracle was that for what had happened in this short but interesting one year when I recall all the experience I had gone through. It was absolutely unforgettable experience I should say.

Lastly, hope everything goes well in these short 20 days. I have no idea what's waiting for me in MFA, hopefully I can make some friends there. Good luck to me! MFA, I'm coming after you!

*Bear in mind that if you possess a dream, never ever think that it's not achievable, dare to pursue your dream and realize it. You can do it, and so am I!