Life after flying

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Life after Flying – Heippa! Nyt on kulunut puolisen vuotta siitĂ€ kun lopetin lentĂ€misen, niin ajattelin nyt tehdĂ€ postauksen siitĂ€, miltĂ€ on tuntunut taas olla enimmĂ€kseen maan pinnalla. Tuossa kun valikoin muutaman lentoaiheisen kuvan tĂ€hĂ€n postaukseen, tuntui melkein siltĂ€, kuin olisin ottanut kuvia jonkun toisen ihmisen albumista. Niin kaukaiselta tuo elĂ€mĂ€ jo tuntuu! Vaikka vielĂ€ puoli vuotta sitten lentelin, tuntuu kuin siitĂ€ olisi jo vuosia aikaa. TĂ€ssĂ€ se oikein korostuu, kuinka erilaista elĂ€mÀÀ tuo lentoemĂ€nnĂ€n elĂ€mĂ€ on ns. normaalielĂ€mĂ€stĂ€, melkein kuin toinen maailma. Itse lennellessĂ€ sitĂ€ ei niin paljon osannut ajatella, kuin nyt, kun ei enÀÀ lennĂ€.

Moni on kysynyt, onko mulla ollut ikĂ€vĂ€ lentĂ€mistĂ€. Vastaus on, ettĂ€ on ja ei. Postauksessa Miksi lopetin lentĂ€misen kerroin, mitkĂ€ syyt sai mut lopettamaan lentĂ€misen. Kaikesta tuosta oon edelleen ihan samaa mieltĂ€ ja oon ollut oikein tyytyvĂ€inen pÀÀtökseeni. TĂ€ytyy silti myöntÀÀ, ettĂ€ mua ei haittais ollenkaan, jos edelleen pÀÀsisin kerran kuussa New Yorkiin ja talvikaudella moneen kertaan Dubaihin lĂ€mmitteleen. Tai Thaimaahan ottaan aurinkoa ja nauttimaan hieronnoista keskellĂ€ kaamosaikaa. Tai Ouluun tuon tuosta moikkaamaan kavereita ja sukulaisia. Toki noukkisin rusinat pullasta, jos voisin 😀 Oon kuitenkin enemmĂ€n kuin tyytyvĂ€inen tĂ€hĂ€n nykyiseen, “normaaliin” elĂ€mÀÀn.

On ihanaa, kun nĂ€in perjantaina voin sanoa, ettĂ€ mullakin alkaa nyt viikonloppu ja voin tehdĂ€ asioita, joita ihmiset normaalisti viikonloppuisin tekee. EnsimmĂ€istĂ€ kertaa kolmeen vuoteen tiesin myös, ettĂ€ mulla on varmasti vapaata jouluna, eikĂ€ tarvi jĂ€nnittÀÀ, joudunko töihin. On myös ihanaa, kun voin joka ilta mennĂ€ Awsin kanssa nukkumaan ja herĂ€tĂ€ aamulla samaan aikaan ja ylipÀÀtÀÀn olla samalla aihavyöhykkeellĂ€ ja samassa maassa valtaosan ajasta 😀

TĂ€llaista pohdintaa tĂ€llĂ€ kertaa. Ihanaa viikonloppua 🙂

Life after Flying – Hello! Now that it’s been around six months since I quit flying, I think it would be a good time to make a post about how does it feel to spend most of the time on the ground. When I was choosing a few pictures from my layovers for this post, it almost felt like I was choosing pictures from someone else’s album. That’s how distant that life already feels! Although it’s been only half a year since I quit, it feels like it was years ago. I think that highlights how different the life of a flight attendant is from a life of a so called normal person, it is like another world. When I was still flying, it didn’t feel it as much as now, when I’m not flying anymore.

Many people have asked me if I miss flying. The answer is yes and no. In the post Why did I quit flying I told what were the reasons that got me to quit flying. I still agree with all that and I am very pleased with my decision. I still have to admit though, that I wouldn’t mind if I still got to fly to New York once a month and to Dubai several times during winter season to warm myself in the sun. Or to Thailand to tan and enjoy the massages during the darkes winter of Finland. Or to Oulu once or twice a month so see my friends and family. If I could only choose the best parts, of course I would 😀 Anyway, I am more than happy with my current, “normal” life.

On a Friday like today, it is so nice to be able to say that I also have a weekend ahead of me and I can do things that people normally do on a weekend. First time in three years I also knew long time ago already that I will have my Christmas free and I don’t need to think if I have to work on Christmas or not. It is also so lovely to be able to go the bed with Aws every night and wake up together every morning and in general spend most of the time in the same time zone and same country 😀

That kind of thoughts this time. Have a great weekend! 🙂

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Hello Phuket – Toinen postaus Thaimaan reissulta! TĂ€llĂ€ layoverilla oltiin siis sekĂ€ Phuketissa ettĂ€ Krabilla. Oon ollut Phuketissa viimeksi varmaan pari vuotta sitten, joten en ollut ennen ollut tĂ€ssĂ€ meidĂ€n nykyisessĂ€ hotellissa. Sanonpa vaan, ettĂ€ hieno on. Harmi, ettĂ€ siitĂ€ ehtii nauttia vain hetken!

Another post from the Thailand trip! During this layover we stayed in both Krabi and Phuket. I have been in Phuket maybe two years ago, so I hadn’t been in our new hotel before. I can tell you, it is a nice one. Too bad there is not much time to enjoy it!

Yks vakkarijuttu, mitĂ€ aina teen Thaimaassa, on hieronnat. Jalkahieronta vĂ€hintÀÀn, joskus muutakin. KĂ€vin Krabilla jalkahieronnassa ja se oli superhyvĂ€. Phuketissa menin yhteen hierontapaikkaan ja pyysin niska – hartia – selkĂ€hieronnan. Virhe! Koko hieronnan ajan tunsin jotain karkeaa hierojan kĂ€sissĂ€ (tai siinĂ€ öljyssĂ€, who knows), mutta en saanut sanotuksi mitÀÀn. JĂ€lkeenpĂ€in huomasin, ettĂ€ mun niska ja ylĂ€selkĂ€ oli ihan punaiset ja tĂ€ynnĂ€ jotain ihme jĂ€lkiĂ€ siitĂ€ hieronnasta. Seuraavana pĂ€ivĂ€nĂ€ mulla oli lisĂ€ksi kipeĂ€nĂ€ lapaluut ja selkĂ€nikamat, kun rouva hieroja otti kovasti vĂ€hĂ€n vÀÀrĂ€llĂ€ tavalla…

One thing I always do in Thailand is get a massage. At least a foot massage, sometimes something else too. In Krabi I had a foot massage and it was super good. In Phuket I went in to one place and asked for a neck – shoulder – back massage. Mistake! During the whole massage I felt something sharp in the masseurs hands (or the oil, who knows), but I didn’t say anything. Afterwards I noticed that my neck and upper back were all red and full of these weird marks from the massage. The next day the bones in my shoulders and back were sore, the massage had been strong in a wrong way…

Sain Phuketissa myös melkein sydĂ€nkohtauksen sĂ€ikĂ€hdyksestĂ€. Jos seuraatte mun Instagramia, niin tiedĂ€tte jo miksi 😀 ViimeisenĂ€ iltana kĂ€velin hotellille, kun oli jo pimeÀÀ. Hotelli on sellainen jĂ€nnĂ€n sokkeloinen, ettĂ€ huoneisiin kĂ€vellÀÀn osittain ulkoilmassa olevia kĂ€ytĂ€viĂ€ ja portaikkoja pitkin. Se tarkoittaa siis sitĂ€, ettĂ€ noilla kĂ€ytĂ€villĂ€ vilisee kaiken maailman hyönteisiĂ€ varsinkin pimeĂ€llĂ€. Olin jo melkein mun huoneella, kun portaita noustessa tunsin jotain kutittavaa mun mekon sisĂ€llĂ€ kyljessĂ€. Ajattelin, ettĂ€ ehkĂ€ se on se mekon pesulappu (jotka kyllĂ€ leikkaan aina pois), mutta rutistin silti kutittavan kohdan mekosta nyrkin sisĂ€lle. PÀÀsin huoneeseen ja huomasin, ettĂ€ mulla oli kaikki verhot auki, joten menin laittaan ne kiinni ensimmĂ€isenĂ€. Samalla kokoajan rutistin mekkoa toisella kĂ€dellĂ€. Sitten kÀÀnsin mekon helman ympĂ€ri ja pÀÀstin otteen irti. Ajattelin, ettĂ€ siellĂ€ on korkeintaan joku pikku hyönteinen, mutta lattialle putosikin LISKO! Herran jestas, ettĂ€ sĂ€ikĂ€hdin! HyvĂ€, ettĂ€ olin laittanut verhot kiinni, koska kesti noin 0,7 sekuntia ettĂ€ mekko oli kokonaan pois pÀÀltĂ€.

In Phuket I almost got a heart attack for getting so scared. If you follow my Instagram you know the reason already 😀 On the last night I was walking back to the hotel when it was already dark. The hotel is this kind of a complex building, where you have to walk to the rooms along these corridors and stairs that are partly in open air. That means that there are all kinds of creatures on those corridors especially at night time. I was almost at my room getting up these stairs when I felt something tickling me under my dress. I thought that maybe it is the tag in my dress (although I always cut them off), but still I squeezed this part of my dress in my fist. I got into my room and realized that all the curtains were open, so I went to close them first. All the time squeezing my dress with one hand. Then I turned the hem of the dress inside out and released my grip. I thought that it can be some little insect, at worst, but a LIZARD fell on the floor! I got so scared! Good that I had closed the curtains, because it took about 0,7 seconds to take to dress off completely.

Se lisko-rukka pudotti hĂ€ntĂ€nsĂ€ ja hĂ€ntĂ€ sĂ€tkytteli siinĂ€ lattialla itsekseen. Lisko ei mennyt mihinkÀÀn, koska se oli ottanut vĂ€hĂ€n osumaa mun puristuksessa. Jouduin soittaan respaan, ettĂ€ joku tulis hakemaan sen liskon pois, koska en iljennyt itse siihen koskea 😀 Inhoan ihan hulluna kaikkia hyönteisiĂ€, niinku torakoita, mutta nuo liskot ei yleensĂ€ mua juuri liikuta. Toinen juttu on sitten jos ne joutuu vaatteiden alle…

The poor lizard dropped its tail and the tail was wiggling alone on the floor. The lizard itself didn’t go anywhere, because it had taken a little hit in my grip. I had to call the reception and ask for someone to come to take it away, because I couldn’t touch it 😀 I hate all kinds of insects, like cockroaches, but those lizards don’t normally bother me. It is another thing when they go under my clothes…

Paluulento oli kiirenen. PitkĂ€ lentoaika ja pĂ€ivĂ€lento, niin ihmiset ei juuri nuku lennon aikana. Se tietÀÀ siis enemmĂ€n kiirettĂ€ meille. Tuo viimeinen kuva on vĂ€hĂ€n ennen laskeutumisvalmisteluja, kun hetkeksi ehdittiin istahtaan jakkaroillemme takakeittiöön. Harvinainen hetki! 🙂

The flight back was busy. A long flight time and a day flight, so people don’t sleep that much during the flight. That means more work for us. That last picture is taken just before we started the preparations for landing, when we had a little moment to sit down on our stools in the aft galley. A rare moment! 🙂

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Sunny Krabi – Heippa! Thaimaasta on kotiuduttu, oli kyllĂ€ kiva reissu. Huomaa kyllĂ€, ettĂ€ heti kun on yhtÀÀn pidempi reissu, niin palautuminen on paljon vaikeampaa. Tultiin takaisin Helsinkiin lauantaina illalla ja olin vielĂ€ eilen aamupĂ€ivĂ€llĂ€ vĂ€hĂ€n pihalla, vaikka nukuin edellisen yön hyvin. Nukuin viimeisen yön Thaimaassa aivan todella huonosti, korkeintaan puolen tunnin pĂ€tkissĂ€, niin se varmasti painoi kanssa.

Oonko koskaan maininnut, ettÀ oon aivan hulluna thaimaalaiseen ruokaan? Vuosia sitten oltiin omalla lomalla nelisen viikkoa Thaimaassa ja silloin kyllÀ ehti kokeileen vaikka mitÀ eri ruokia. Mun suosikkeja taitaa olla erilaiset kookosmaitopohjaiset keitot, niinkuin red curry tai massaman curry. Niiiiin hyvÀÀ! Melkein aina nykyÀÀn Thaimaan reissuilla syön niitÀ, niinkuin kuvasta nÀkyy.

Nyt mulla on vielĂ€ pari vapaapĂ€ivÀÀ ennen seuraavaa lentoa ja aijon pyhittÀÀ reilusti aikaa hÀÀpuvun ompeluun. KyllĂ€, aijon tehĂ€ meko itse! Ainakin vielĂ€ toistaiseksi vaikuttaa hyvĂ€ltĂ€ idealta, katsotaan miten kĂ€y! 😀 Teen huomenna vielĂ€ toisen postauksen Thaimaan reissulta, sen verran paljon otin reissussa kuvia. Nyt alan ompeleen! Aurinkoista maanantaita! 🙂

Sunny Krabi – Hello! Now I’m back home from Thailand. I have noticed, that if the layover is any longer, it takes a longer time to recover. We arrived back to Helsinki on Saturday evening and I was still a bit tired yesterday, even though I slept to well the previous night. The last night in Thailand was terrible though, I slept max 30 minutes at a time, so that must have affected a lot.

Have I ever mentioned that I am crazy for Thai food? Years ago we were on a holiday in Thailand for about four weeks and during that holiday I had a lot of time to try all the foods. My favorites are maybe the coconut milk based soups, like red curry or massaman curry. They are soooooo delicious! I almost always order them on my Thailand layovers, like you can see in the picture.

Now I still have a couple of days off and I will dedicate a lot of time on sewing my wedding dress. Yes, I’m making it myself! For now it still feels like a good idea, let’s see for how long… 😀 I will make another Thailand post tomorrow, I have still quite many pictures from the layover. Now I’ll start sewing. Have a sunny Monday! 🙂

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Beautiful Thailand – Heippa! Terveiset Thaimaasta! ViimeistĂ€ iltaa ollaan tÀÀllĂ€. TÀÀllĂ€ oli tĂ€nÀÀn tosi lĂ€mmin pĂ€ivĂ€ ja nyt sataa! Ollaan siis nyt Phuketissa ja aamulla lennetÀÀn takas Suomeen. Tosi kiva reissu on ollut, mutta vielĂ€ paljon ihanampaa on palata kotiin!

Kirjoittelen sitten kotona paremman postauksen, oon ottanut ihan kivasti kuviakin tĂ€llĂ€ reissulla. Kello alkaa olla nyt yksitoista, niin alan nyt nukkuun. Kivaa viikonlopun alkua! 🙂

Beautiful Thailand – Hello! Greetings from Thailand! It is our last evening here now. It was a really warm day today and now it is raining. We are now in Phuket and in the morning we will fly back to Finland. It has been a really nice trip, but it is always much nicer to return home!

I will write a better post from home, I took a nice amount of pictures on this trip. It is now 11 pm so I’ll go to bed now. Have a nice starting weekend! 🙂

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Thailand calling – Heippa! Pikaterveiset ennen kentĂ€lle lĂ€htöÀ! Laukut on nyt pakattu ja tĂ€nĂ€ iltana suuntaan Thaimaan reissulle. LennetÀÀn ensin Krabille, jossa ollaan yks yö. Seuraavana pĂ€ivĂ€nĂ€ siirrytÀÀn Phuketiin ja sieltĂ€ lennetÀÀn kotiin seuraavana aamuna. VĂ€hĂ€n pidempi reissu siis tĂ€llĂ€ kertaa. Kivaa keskiviikkoa! 🙂

Thailand calling – Hello! A quick hi before I head to the airport! Bags are all ready and tonight I’ll fly to Thailand. First we fly to Krabi where we stay one night. The next day we move to Phuket and from there we fly home the next morning. A little longer trip this time. Have a nice Wednesday! 🙂

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