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 Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 9:02 am
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Ladyboy Hunter
Joined: 15 Jun 2006
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Well, as I cant sleep, and in a bid to score some points by starting my own thread, I thought I might tell you fellow BM's about my 3 year plan, following some inspiration I found from reading Steviep's "New Life in LOS" thread.
Firstly, I really dont like living in the UK at the moment. Reasons? Fuel prices, housing prices, taxes, and the lack of LB's to name a few. So, with a recent career change, comes a exciting oppurtunity to escape the "Doom and Gloom" of old blighty, but stay relatively in touch with the important people there.
So, the plan goes like this:
Im starting work as Cabin Crew with a UK based, full Service airline in July, operating short haul flights around Europe. Great night stops, with maybe some European LB action along the way. Lovely jubbly. As soon as I join the company, I will add myself to the "50%" part time transfer list, effectively working 2 weeks a month. Great.
Next step, is to transfer to the long haul fleet, on my recently gained part time contract, operating maybe 1 or 2 flights a week, 2 weeks a month. Naturally bidding for flights to Bangkok. Super.
Then, buy/rent myself a pad in Thailand (probably Bangkok due to its ease of getting to just about anywhere in LOS, and back to the UK) Marvelous
Then, for that 2 weeks a month, live in Thailand, and then commute to UK using my Staff Travel at around £175rtn, most likely via Hong Kong or Tokyo (due to quieter loads) for my working weeks, staying with family, so no real rent to pay.
Timescale? Hopefully no more than 3 years, but its a large company, so probably going to be longer, but well worth the wait
Nice to have a sense of direction for once........  |
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| Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 12:46 pm
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Ladyboy Guru
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| Sounds a great idea FatboyUK, make it happen! If you put your mind to it, you may be surprised how quickly your dream can become reality. Good luck. |
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| Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 12:51 pm
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Ladyboy Hunter
Joined: 10 Mar 2006
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GO 4 IT FATBOY
Chase that dream, make it happen, dreams are for fulfilling  |
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| Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 11:59 pm
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Ladyboy Expert
Joined: 19 Sep 2007
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Great plan Fatboy. It sounds well conceived and has a fairly likely chance of success.
Besides, personally it sounds WAY better than rice farming in Issan (no offense Stevie).
Good luck to you.
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| Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 2:38 am
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Ladyboy Guru
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i was only ever thinking of buying the land and pay the locals to farm, but after staying in isaan, No Way ! theres just no chance id survive in a place like that, but i went and looked for myself.
was a educational trip i might add !
i will be staying one day in los, just waiting for right opptunity
but like i said, went to see for myself.
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| Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 5:10 am
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Ladyboy Hunter
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| but i went and looked for myself. |
Fair play Stevie - not everyone would of given it a crack
Turn's, out, due to recent fuel problems etc in the Aviation world, the airline in question apparently are offering part time contracts to new entrants like me! Could be very interested, as my 3 year plan may of been cut down to my new "12 month" plan.
To think, this time next year I could be commuting from Thailand........  |
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| Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 5:11 am
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Ladyboy Guru
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| Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 5:13 am
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Ladyboy Hunter
Joined: 22 Nov 2006
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| Good luck man! Keep us posted ;D |
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| Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:20 pm
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Ladyboy Addict
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| sounds like a great plan... i might just have to settle for a 2 week trip before the end of the year.. |
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| Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:38 pm
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Ladyboy Hunter
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From a point of view of somebody already living here I say .......... GO FOR IT!!!  rewards will be amazing! |
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| Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 3:10 am
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Ladyboy Hunter
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| FatboyUK wrote: |
Well, as I cant sleep, and in a bid to score some points by starting my own thread, I thought I might tell you fellow BM's about my 3 year plan, following some inspiration I found from reading Steviep's "New Life in LOS" thread.
Firstly, I really dont like living in the UK at the moment. Reasons? Fuel prices, housing prices, taxes, and the lack of LB's to name a few. So, with a recent career change, comes a exciting oppurtunity to escape the "Doom and Gloom" of old blighty, but stay relatively in touch with the important people there.
So, the plan goes like this:
Im starting work as Cabin Crew with a UK based, full Service airline in July, operating short haul flights around Europe. Great night stops, with maybe some European LB action along the way. Lovely jubbly. As soon as I join the company, I will add myself to the "50%" part time transfer list, effectively working 2 weeks a month. Great.
Next step, is to transfer to the long haul fleet, on my recently gained part time contract, operating maybe 1 or 2 flights a week, 2 weeks a month. Naturally bidding for flights to Bangkok. Super.
Then, buy/rent myself a pad in Thailand (probably Bangkok due to its ease of getting to just about anywhere in LOS, and back to the UK) Marvelous
Then, for that 2 weeks a month, live in Thailand, and then commute to UK using my Staff Travel at around £175rtn, most likely via Hong Kong or Tokyo (due to quieter loads) for my working weeks, staying with family, so no real rent to pay.
Timescale? Hopefully no more than 3 years, but its a large company, so probably going to be longer, but well worth the wait
Nice to have a sense of direction for once........ |
Sounds ideal except for one small fact that may cock up your plan - staff travel is sub load. Ask anyone who works for BA - you would not be considered as priority load and if you dont turn up for your shift, your going to lose your job. Unless your a pilot or senior management your priority is going to be right at the back of the queue. Given the routes you mention I can only assume someline like BA or Virgin - nobody else flies to these places (and Virgin does not fly to BKK even). if it is BA, you need to understand their loads - talk to a gate controller about how many people get offloaded in the peak season - staff travel is a total no no on the kangeroo routes in the winter - you will NOT get on.
Cheers
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| Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 4:13 am
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Ladyboy Hunter
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| Sounds ideal except for one small fact that may cock up your plan - staff travel is sub load. Ask anyone who works for BA - you would not be considered as priority load and if you dont turn up for your shift, your going to lose your job. Unless your a pilot or senior management your priority is going to be right at the back of the queue. Given the routes you mention I can only assume someline like BA or Virgin - nobody else flies to these places (and Virgin does not fly to BKK even). if it is BA, you need to understand their loads - talk to a gate controller about how many people get offloaded in the peak season - staff travel is a total no no on the kangeroo routes in the winter - you will NOT get on |
Duely noted, and I was aware of the loss of job side of things. I'm also aware that they are sub-load tickets, and my mates already doing the BKK run every 6 weeks are very accustomed to both Tokyo and Hong Kong airports as the best way of getting to BKK due to lighter loads. Once I work my way up the seniority list, it should become easier - hence the timescale of my plan. Direct to BKK is, for most of the year, and no go, because of the Kangaroo route passengers, but being flexible, and endorsing on airlines like Thai, EVA, JAL, Virgin, Cathay and even I believe Finnair, and being prepared to route via many airports, should through up atleast one seat I would of thought.
Once im in, I can really study the Staff Travel scheme in question, and make some informed decisions based on my findings. |
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| Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 8:07 pm
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Ladyboy Expert
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| Mardhi is quite correct ..I was on staff travel from Australia for a few years and was lucky enough that my "buddy" had 22 years service as a flight attendant and i was always up the top of the list for priority....one time there were over 30 staff travellers waiting for a flight and i was number 2 on the list ....well they took only one !!....seniority and length of service are a big factor....a tip is to buy a staff travel business class ticket which pushes you up the priority list and if you in fact you end up flying economy you get a refund....Cheers Donnykey |
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| Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 10:22 pm
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Ask Dirty Mike about staff travelling.
DM was stuck in Bangkok 3 weeks waiting to get on a flight home, nearly lost his job, had to sleep in a 300bht a night BKK dump, and in the end had to borrow money to buy a new flight, think it was 20,000bht. |
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| Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 3:28 pm
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Ladyboy Lover
Joined: 11 Apr 2007
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Always good to have a plan! And can always be modified.
Think the key issue is how much continuous free time is available rather than the free/discounted staff travel. So if you can take off from the middle of July to the middle of August and work from the middle of August to the middle of September that would give you six trips to the LOS a year.
If I could have worked that schedule at my old job I would have never quit. They had a 60% workk schedule but that was three days a week; useless for me.
Good luck bro! |
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