My World As A Flight Attendant

    I am always honored to have Filipino passengers on board our flight.   It was my pleasure to have Mr. & Mrs. Molina on board our flight from Dallas to JFK on February 17. They are going to a pilgrimage in Holy Land. They are nice and very down to earth. As what I always do, I converse with Filipinos in Filipino language. I found out that Mr. Molina served in the military for 20 plus years. So I thanked him for his service.   They told me that they have been travelling for almost 30 years, and they haven't had a Filipina Flight Attendant on their flight.  It's their first time to have me. That was surprising! Nevertheless, I was glad to have this experience with them. Mrs. Molina gave me a sweet treat "Goldilocks Polvoron" from the Philippines. That was so nice of her.   I always look forward to have Filipinos on board our flight.  It's nice to meet them and share conversations about the Philippines and their travel experiences.  

I was fortunate to have a nice layover in one of my favorite places, Nashville, Tennessee on Valentine's Day.  And because it's valentine's day, we had to do something to celebrate the occasion.   My work partner, Angelica, took me to this posh hotel, Gaylord Opryland Resort. It's huge and beautiful! I heard it's a famous hotel and people from other places come to stay. We had early dinner at the Cascades restaurant which is located at the center of the hotel. I was glad to have discovered this hotel, and had the experience of dining here.  I would love to go back and hopefully stay here for a night. After dinner, we went to one of my favorite restaurants, Cracker Barrel for dessert and coffee. It was a great Valentine's day! 

It was my second time to have had a celebrity on our flight. The first one was Ernest Hudson, who I really don't know. This time, it's somebody I know - Diana Ross on seat 1A from New York to Nashville. I love her songs, and I was actually planning to watch her concert in Nashville the day after that flight. She boarded first with an escort, but I didn't recognize her initially.  When I asked for her service drink and asked my typical question if Nashville is home for her, she said that she's doing a concert. I got interested and right away checked the manifest and found her name. I got excited and asked Erica to take my photo with her, told her that I love her songs and was planning to watch her concert. Unfortunately, she hesitated and said that she doesn't do photos!  I was embarrassed but I thought I handled it well. I continued my duties boarding our passengers. Before take off, she borrowed my pen, then later tried to return it to me. I told her to kee

I was lucky to got stuck in Jacksonville, Florida during the snow storm in the east coast that happened in January 2016.  My flight was going to New York, so my trip was cancelled.  I took the opportunity to visit my good friends, went to Sunday church with them and had an afternoon of eating and chatting. It's great to have long layover and nice to see friends. Looking back, a big snow storm had paralyzed New York in January 2015. I want to remember this day as well. That time, I was stuck in New York City and it was the first time that I saw JFK empty. We played around.  All flights were cancelled so we had to stay in the hotel. Despite the bad condition, it's always nice to be with nice crew and two of my favorites, Erica and First Officer Nomar. I took photos of the blizzard and submitted them on CNN iReport. They got vetted and asked my permission if they could use my photos on CNN news. Of course, I said yes. Later that night, a friend told