Air Hostess Part D

                      

MY TRAINING AS AN AIR HOSTESS:--



                       Many try to imagine this training which is beyond their comprehension. The staff who work in the Air craft  are not within the purview of common people. We can imagine the teacher training or police training and other umpteen trainings , as we happened  see many professionals in our daily life such as doctors, lawyers, anywhere. Seeing them at their work , we can guess the way they were trained up for some extent. But as it was very rare to travel in air planes in those days(1976) to know about Air Hostess and her life, or training was impossible, unless you know someone very close. .

               As it was in those days, even now a days one cannot get right hand information about air hostesses unless one has close association with them.  When I started to work as a lecturer in a college later,I found to my surprise the students used to ask many questions about my ex-training in Air India.  In fact, I must say that  this book I chose to write about the detailed information about this profession is the inspiration , and encouragement I got from my students.

I try to put forth all that I had undergone as an Air-hostess in Air India International Airlines, as far as I remember


               DRESS CODE:---I worked in the Airlines--Air India International Air Lines. That was 1976. In those days there were 60 airports for Air India So they took 60 Pass port size photographs from us and sent them to different countries and gave us Identity cards and prepared work Visas to these countries.


                  As it is today , there was no Internet facility in those days Everything had to be done by transportation by air or Rail or road. And there was great value for the word of men. People used to trust each other. cheating , deceit were very rare. May be one or two rare cases like Charles Shoban Raj , a French Serial Killer used to be found. --he used to drug the people and kill them.He used to be called as Bikini Killer or Cobra. People used to tell each other many stories about such people, he used to kill Vietnamese and Indians mercilessly. But such people were very rare. We used stories in the news papers as serial episodes every Sunday in the Indian express. in 1980 The horrible kidnappers namely " Ranga nd Billa story was published as stories.They kidnapped two children and killed them. whole country was burnt with that news, But now a days any magazine , any news paper, any page we read such crime stories in thousands Therefore travelling 60 countries getting viss was not at all tinted with deciet. Everything was genuine.


                   We were given copper sulfate color and bringal colored pure silk saris.,The same color silk blouses, and they should be stitched with long sleeves, and tucked into the under skirt of the saree. the neck should be round and small the saree should be wrapped around the hips and pinned and on it , the other part of the pallu should be pinned on the shoulder, it means the body should not be visible any where. There should not be any ornaments on neck or ears.Even if there is chain it should be very thin and should be covered in the neck of the blouse. No bangles, only a wrist watch was allowed.



                     The body structure should be very attractive , there fore we used to be very beautiful to look at. When a person was selected as Air hostess, they test the ability of languages, her out ward appearance , The post of Air Hostess was really a great and much wanted rare post in those days. Because it was International Airlines, the uniform code was very special to reveal the beauty of Indian woman . About the Make-up , from the toe to the hair the trainee should take care of them very carefully. It was like 6+6 months of beauty treatment like. . We used to have special beauty classes and special care of beauty treatment. ( continuation )

AIR HOSTESS --A few pages from my dairy (Part C) Miracle in the Air port.

     Miracle in Madras air port,(Chennai)


                      My father and me seated in Madras Air port anxiously, not knowing what was kept ahead of us. We were asked to sit there and wait. It was a great adventure for me. Because I never left home all my life till then. I was 22 years old, fresh from University studies, all ways under the protection of parents. We were sitting in the Air port Lounge  waiting for our next step to be told. The chairs were seated  near the wall of the room.  My dad was so downhearted  he loved more than any one. His face was pale , seeing him like  could not bear the pain  in my heart.  Dead  silence reigning over us, we were unaware and uninterested of everything else in that room, except waiting silently for further instructions,

                 We both sat in complete silence for a long time ; suddenly dad said, " Leela,  you came into this world, on to this earth,in this place only , Madras: Now again you are leaving this earth in this same place"  I smiled feebly, remembering that I was born in Madras, Egmore Hospital when my dad was working as a Police officer in combined state of Madras and Andhra Pradesh.--Again that thud of  iron stone   was thumping in my heart , because I never saw my dad so sorrowful, in my life time.  He was having the courage of a Lion, but that day he was so sorrowful , even with traces of tears in his eyes. that made me to an uncontrollable agony in my heart.  

                 Again he said," Leela , after you reached Bombay ( Mumbai) who will receive you,and accommodate you,  I wonder, I will go and find out in the office."

                  After seeing his face I could understand that the Air India did not make any arrangements for our stay in Bombay. . Each person has to arranged their own accommodation, with friends or relatives. 
            But even after hearing  those words also , I was not afraid, on the other hand I remembered the Promise of God " MY GOD IS MY HELP , HE IS MY COMPANION"  and said the same to my dad, and it was his turn to be  astonished on seeing my courageous demeanor. 

         Miracle:   While I was talking to my dad, to my surprise  I saw a familiar face of a  girl, little knowing that she would be my companion in Air India. To my right side  in the chair opposite to me. Immediately even not telling my dad I jumped up to my feet at once , and reached her as if to catch a  fish in the pool water right in front of me,--
         "Hey you are Nirmalatha. Nirmalatha . Boddu. right? " Her surname is Boddu. she was as surprised as I was she immediately stood up and said " Hey Leela"-recognizing me at once. We both were giggling at each other, realizing that, we both studied 9th class to S.S.L.C together in the same Stall Girls' High School, Guntur in 1968----Later we were transferred to Vizayanagaram, Kakinada and then Vishakapatnam, where I did my Post graduation    ----7 Years passed away, How  could recognize her remembering her name even with her surname. and so was she !!Both of us in immense joy and we quickly went to my father very happily. My dad after coming to know that she too was coming as selected Air Hostess he was very happy, and he inquired about any body was going to receive her in Bombay.

                         She told us that her close relative all ready went to Bombay to receive her when she reached there by airplane, after knowing that I had none to receive me she assured us saying," Do not worry Uncle, Leela will be with me, my relative yesterday it self had gone to Bombay to receive me in the Air port, so Leela and me would be together, he already arranged  accommodation, so no worries" She happily informed  us.

                        Lo!!The sorrow was vanished my dad's worry erased, Nirmalatha's dad also was police officer in Guntur when we were there, so dad after knowing her father he was more relieved than before. Wonderful!!

                    Then the Air India Office staff started to call each one of us by name one by one.  We started to walk into the another room from the lounge with our papers, . That was a glass room, there was a table and out side that table dad was staring at me in tears. That was the very first time that I ever saw my dad in tears. But some strange courage  had encompassed me and strengthened me .The promise of the Lord, "I WILL BE WITH YOU EVEN WHEN YOU ARE IN THE SKIES" ringing in my heart .And  The Lord's miracle,and His PRESENCE assuring me as I was seeing  Nirmalatha in front of me.. This miracle confirms that God is very near to me and His presence was imminent. 

                 After I waved good bye to my dear dad,   I had to  turn back and walk towards the Air craft.  After I seated in the Air craft ,as the flight was taking off, into the clouds, I looked down through the window and found to my astonishment that there were heaps of s twinkling stars . Later I realized those were nothing but the electric lights in the dark night of the city.  It was 7:30 pm --(Winter 1975).    It was announced that we will reach Bombay within an hour, I knew my dad would not reach Madras Central Railway station by that time in bus , it would take more than  two hours.

              After we got down in Bombay Air port one or the other came for every one, to take them  We were told in the Air port office when we should report again , where should we meet Chief Air Hostess Miss Biladwala , which time we should report and where,, all that was written on a letter head, and given to us. THE FUTURE THAT WAS UNKNOWN TO ME WAS IN THE HANDS OF ALL KNOWN GOD, SO WHY SHOULD I FEAR? That was my source of courage.  I was not at all afraid, The gracious Lord had given me Nirmalatha as companion,affirming His Presence, what else I need?

        As Nirmalatha informed us before her relative came and took us to the accommodation which he arranged for her, I preferred to stay back in the Waiting room of Victoria Terminus Railway station , I slept that night in that room, and with the help of godly Anglo Indian Care Taker of the Waiting room I could sleep there on the floor after we both read the Bible and prayed together.  The next consequent three days Nirmalatha and myself went to Santacruz for Medical check up , which was very thorough, they checked every inch of the body  , and sent some people for treatment, even a spot on the body or face was taken into consideration. They accepted both of us. But some girls were sent back. This Medical check up was done for three days.

                The Air India staff arranged accommodation for us in Salvation Army Hostel,
 Y. W.C, A- hostels to join. Nirmalatha relative joined us there and went away. 

            Such a big city, we were two Andhra girls, ignorant, innocent, did not know the world, did not see local trains before, tender aged, but very strong willed, and courageous minded.  God had provided the companionship to one another so that miracle encouraged us very much.  

  

Speech I gave in the meeting YUVA BHERI, --- the copy is given to Jagan Mohan Reddy

The book Freedom at Midnight..gives us the beautiful story of  Freedom to India, the Independence Rajya.. But the decision taken in the Mid night again gave us the divided Andhra, two pieces  of the land where we were proud to live. We cried , shouted, objected and tried to voice our disapproval for dimension. None of us suspected that we loose Hyderabad. 
Then Prime Minister Dr, Manmohan Singh ORALLY  promised that AP will get Special Status. And in the middle of the night Mr. Chidhambaram announced that Andhra was divided  What we did not ask for was given to us without our consent, what we asked for was taken away from us. Who did not ask for divided, AP  and we asked for Spl Status. ..It look like we are under the cruel authority, That is all, nothing to be done,  Where is Hyderabad? We are left with nothing, a new state, We lost it , We lost all revenue on it. The smart cyderabad city, we lost our capital. In fact without out consent we are left with nothing. where we need to build everything from the scrap. but yet, special status is declined. ----Funny even an illiterate person if he gives Rs.1000/- t another person he would take his signature on a paper or a document, or sought for surety from him. but our great intellectual leaders just forgot to take the promise of special status on paper and on legislation. 
Now, then government washed off, so are those promises. Those promises are written on water, and now are at the pool of water staring at the ripple of the promises, would emerge one day. The new government is saying that they d not know the promises of the past government in the center. 
those people who reject spl status to the AP have 101 reaons . Then how could the great and intelectual, economist past PM could promised it to andhra? what was his agenda?
We are muffs, we believe every one, everything, Andhrulu yokka aaramba surathwam , and we think we are great people, our do not exercise transparency, but still we keep staring at the ripples of promises on the water. 
Here is our young leader, the son of our most beloved YSR, wherever YSR was people trembled, adored him loved him at the same time. What was his power, what was his charisma? Now we have jagan garu, the strong Leader of opposing party, the only party for which the hearts of Telugu people looking up. whether welike it or not the special status is at the bay and the special package is imposed upon us, All ready our cm is welcoming it, andagreed for it. and ready to take the promised amount , our people are happily nodding their heads,and they are quiet contented too. 
At this juncture I take the liberty to tell you dear leader, "where there is no vision people perish, we have hope in you, we have hope in your visions, we have dreams in your leadership. you have machinery, you have power, you have support, you have finance to reach the people, to serve them. Can you be  SERVANT LEADER?  we are looking for such leader. A voice of the people . Avery few leaders has such strong weapons like Sakshi new paper, Saakshi new tB channel, should these be just another entertaining, advertising commercial machinery?
Why dont you use them as your watch dog, as whistle blower? why don you bring on the truthful news, facts of the politics, your vision, your plans, your commitment, the sacrifice of your family  It should be a watch dog over the Promised budget, released budget, implemented budget. hear after.for the welfare of the state.
why lnot you chalk out a cell/ or an unit, consisting of only truthful transparent honest leaders, A unit which works as a watch dog for the welfare of the state. A cell in which there are bribe haters, dowry haters, honest, committed members, , I appeal to you please get hold of such members, Loyal lawyers, honest social workers, good leaders, faithful workers.

You have only 2 1/2 years, love andhra people, serve them sir, What i means that you would not get the love of people by giving money, welfare projects, Now a days people sell themselves to other who ever give money or liquor. 
I tell you people have that desire for Truth, all ways, their hearts are seeking for truth. there is a void in the hearts of people. Three thread rope will not be broken, be constructive opponent leader, Make all these wonderful intellectual people to seek TRUTH, make them vigilant, sharp, intelligent.. to be watch dogs, over this special package. we have to save ourselves. People need honest leader, go with the facts, constructive criticism  appreciation of good works.
My dear leader remember  that UNITE WE BUILD THE NATION. DEVIDE WE PERISH, 
Then every town in this state would become a Hyderabad, and Cyberbad, 
God has given you a great heritage, you know behind every successful man there is a succeful woman, make use of your wonderful family, power you inherited from your father, Seek the truth and righteousness ,love to become a good leader. Do not trust money , it will cheat you, but serve them and they will love you. 


GOD SPEED GOOD LEADER.














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AIR HOSTESS (1 Chpt.Part C)

                  "Lord give me your presence, Let you Spirit guide me, and be with me"---that was my prayer in those days. 
            The answer was like bolt from the sky as ever, clear, specific and straight to the heart--His sheep recognizes His voice, and He knows His own, and He takes care of them.
                   ''If I go up to the heavens,( SKIES) you are there, if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me your right hand will hold me fast; If I say, ' Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me,' even the darkness will not be dark to you, the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you."

                  Even if I am in the skies or in the depths of the earth, my Lord will be with me, His presence comforts me, Even I am among the men who are like wild beasts ta adjust with many type of the,. each one got a different type of mind, some of them were very proud, he Lord will protect me I will do my duty in my job, I will show my Lord Jesus Christ to the people, I will be a loyal employee in my  firm. Thus I decided and proceeded.  When I was in the University as it was a co-education studies, --I had to study among different types of men, not only that as I did my Social work in my P.G-i had to go to different fields ;  along with the boys of our batch,   I prayed about my studies among such type of men.     Once one of batch students tried to drag me into the unnecessary issues in no way I was concern, then the Lord gave me a promise.  "
              " You will be protected from the lash of the tongue, and need not fear when destruction comes,  You will laugh at destruction and famine, and need not fear the beasts of the earth. For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you. "
                Yes that was the promise of God which sustained me all through my life then and now, not only in my studies then , wherever I go on my work that promise is protecting me in spite of my unwise decisions certain times. 
                          Once as a part of our field work assignment in our P>G Studies in Social work we were asked to visit a Leprosy colony and study their medical , social and psychological back ground as a case study. , the next day I was supposed to go, , I was really scared to go, because i thought it was infectious disease , that night I got a dream, that i was residing in a one stone ,tallest pillared palace, where no one can reach me,, at that time i heard a voice saying "
        " Even if you stay in a such tallest palace above al the people, if my grace is not sufficient , you will get that infectious disease.' 
                  The answer was clear and straight again as all ways. Then I understood,  even I live among them, if His grace hovers over me, I will be safe. The same dream helped me to step into a job which may cause many temptations as some one already cautioned, " this job is full of temptations "

              The faithful Lord did a miracle in Madras Air port, any one can see the hand of God when they read the next incident. Its not man made, its God made life. There is no human involvement at any juncture, it God God alone the author of my life in a spectacular way.

AIR HOSTESS 1Chapter Part B

                 1974 , I was  studying in Andhra University , doing my M. A in Social work. I went to my friend's house waiting for Pamela Thomas who went to the other friend's house,Mangavalli,  which was in  the next street. Pamela was the daughter of  the Head Master of C.B.M school, in Vizag. Her mother told me to wait there for a few minutes as my friend would come soon. I was looking into the news paper, Indian Express which was kept on the table. If I was not there in that house, if I did not see the News paper there, there wouldn't be  any story to write this book. And my life would be quiet  different. But God knew that I was supposed to be there and it was already determined in His Plan for me. He had test for me and He wanted to see or test my love for Him. That was a hidden thing for me at that moment. As the life goes on I come to know that He reveals His plan to them page by page as we yield to His plan in our lives.

               It was just happened I saw an advertisement there , its about Air Hostess employment availability in Air India International Air Lines. which is in Santacruz, in Bombay.  I had gone through the qualifications required for this post, and they are there, she should be not less than 5.4' feet, weight should be less than 50 kgs, with a charming skin with perfect teeth, and good eye sight , fluency in English language and also knowing Hindi . The minimum education qualifications were S.S.L.C, they asked us to send a pass port photo front and side postures. 

               There at the table I remembered back in the employment exchange in 1970 in Kakinada after I finished my P.U.C and I was about to join in B.A degree in A.S.D women;s college . There in the office , on the wall I saw a an advertisement . As soon as I saw it I knew its just for me, all those qualifications required for the post , I felt I have. That was all I never gave one more minute over that advertisement till I see again the advertisement in Indian Express on that day. And I never thought the opportunity of changing my life completely from that moment was just that, that minute. 

                Seeing the news paper and the advertisement in Pamela' house made the sleeping desire of becoming Air Hostess was awaken. I thought it would be good if I apply many jobs and attend the jobs to earn some experience of Interviews in seeking employment. I had to finish my Post Graduation yet, but this experience would help me in long run. That was my opinion when I wanted to apply for that job that day.  I used to read Competition Success and Reader;s Digest regularly to  update my knowledge about further preparation in life. so I applied for the post as Air Hostess in Air India.in 1974. Later that year I got a call letter for interview in the same post from Air India Office in Hyderabad.  I went to attend the interview hope to have experience of Interviews.  The officer  asked me some questions  and asked me' whether I would get First class in my P.G studies 'as I am in last semester at that time.   God Willing" I answered just like that,  "What?' he stressed the question once again, a little surprise in his eyes for I brought God in my answer I suppose.  I repeated the same answer ' If it is His grace I will get the First class , little knowing that i would be deprived of that shortly. He told a few instructions about personal care , especially hair etc. for the next meet.
Thought I did not heed much or ponder over it. 

     I forgot about that interview in course of time too. We finished my last semester exams, I did not quest for important questions, never asked any one about that matter, even when the opportunity was just in front of me I was never tempted by leaked questions or whatever. I studied A to Z of the syllabus so My answeres in exams was no where in comparison with the others who got certain questions to be prepared for the exam. Naturally I could not get the marks they got, or the class they got. or the medals they achieved. I told my dad that I would certainly get good first class marks but I lost it with just less 1% marks therefore my dad was very much disappointed with my performance and we both were very low in spirit that day. But the same day I got a registered letter in post informing me that I was selected as Air Hostess and they gave guidelines for me to come and join in Air Port , Santaruz, Bombay.  The letter says that I would get some scholarship during the training and that I need a little money as deposit, this and many other instructions , which really filled my eyes with enthusiasm  all of us in the home were uplifted in spirit with this appointment letter. I felt like I was flying into the sky like an airplane. The whole atmosphere in the house completely changed, in the place of sorrow there came joy and smiles.

                

AIR HOSTESS-- A few pages from my Dairy ( 1 Chapter PART A)

            Let me go back to the days of my yesteryear, wherein I was selected as an Air Hostess in Air India ;  the post which was mostly coveted by many young girls now and then. Its like a profession which look like the moon in the sky. not  within the reach of many ordinary folks. 

            Working in the aircraft was a dream, but that dream came into reality in my case and I enjoyed the  period of my stay over there to the utmost.  Many of us knew how would be the training of a police man, or a lecturer or doctor or an engineer; as we see them in our daily life, we have some idea or some information regarding those posts. But the Air hostess is not a person who is to be seen in our vicinity frequently, nor we have a chance to be associated with them on daily basis as the other posts. Even PM or CM or President of America,or Celebrity of Cine field, we see the type of work they do  on tv screen but not the Air Hostess.

            So most of the people look in awe when they come to know that I  was selected as an Air hostess and was with Air India, they express their desire to find out details of the life of this profession. 

           On duty or off the duty, the Air Hostesses maintain a sort of secluded life from the common folks, due to the commitment to the profession or due to the status they have in the hierarchy of the profession. They do not normally mingle with the ordinary folks but maintain their own status quo and enjoy it to its utmost.

           Later as a lecturer in a Women's College, I taught 45000  of  students  in my career, and all ways they were informed by the previous batch of students that I was an Ex Air Hostess, and thereby among many types of information they sought from me, the life of an Air Hostess all ways popped up as their first priority. 

          In fact this chapter is inspired by my students whose thirst for this information all ways haunts me even after my retirement. So as I used to answer all their curious questions, now I am happy to recall and put that information in this book.  

          Apart from huge salary there have been umpteen other attractive package of life earnings in this profession; like we can visit all the countries in the world as we wish, meet the most important people, leaders, or celebrities in different walks  of life. This profession is a continuous adventurous, challenging active and glamorous profession. As we visit number of countries we earn a lot of experiential knowledge which is not available so easily in other professions.

           This job though it look like very attractive outwardly, is not an easy job, there includes many difficulties and responsibilities which can not be ignored at any moment. Its a  24x7 hours job, all ways being ready to attend the call of duty. All ways on stand-by, ready to go on job,day and night, any time. The vehicle will come and pick you up at your home within three hours of time for the duty. Usually two air hostesses will be asked to go on flight in one duty, one has to be at home as stand-by , the other on duty, when the one called for duty could not attend the  due to some unavoidable circumstances the other one at home who is on stand-by duty duty should be ready to go.

          The passengers should be treated as the most valuable ,receiving them in most hospitable way, mingling with the security teams in impeccable way m takesits toll through out the duty., Taking the most interest in arranging the comfortable travelling experience to the passengers through out the duty by showing their places and attending their needs requires constant alertness and sweetness of the personality in spite of any problems faced in the duty or or off the duty, should not be reflected.  Some times very demanding passengers create very annoying situations to both the crew and also to the co passengers, even then the Air hostess is expected not to be disturbed in her demeanor or show her restlessness at any cost outwardly.
              The SMILE on her face is the most important part of her UNIFORM along with the patience and the skill of communication in dealing with every passenger. My class teacher once said, " When a passenger says, that 'White is black , and black is white, you are supposed to accept it , and let it go.' Its all most like the first rule of the duty!!---It means the Air Hostess does not show her own views or opinions in her behavior, need to be in a compromising position in her work, not creating any unnecessary problems with the customers. And behave like a cat on the wall, never expressing any thing which creates disputes. 

            As I was inexperienced and young with radical opinions of life at that time, I wondered, "how can it be, how can I say like that? how can I accept truth is a lie and lie is a truth? I wont agree like that.." Not knowing consequences , due to youthful boiling blood and uncompromising attitude of that age. and it strongly  affects me in a funny manner in those days.

                                                                                                                                The lady crew members are known as Air Hostess, and male crew is known as Flight Purser,or Steward.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       There are opportunities to get promotions in this field as Sr. Flight Attendant,
Head attendant, Chief Attendant and Chief Air hostess etc. The job period as Air Hostess is approximately 8 to 10 years, later one can opt for Ground duties as absorb as Ground Staff. Chief Air Hostess duty is to give recruitment and training to the new Air Hostesses. 

             To be employed as an Air Hostess, one should posess certain personal qualifications, More than academic qualifications, these persoality attributes are mostly checked for the selection and through out the profession. Mostly S.S.L.C is the basic academic qualification required in the  Air India International
 Air lines, where I worked. But in many other Airlines at least a graduate qualifications is required. Certificates and experience in  Hotel management, tourism are additional qualifications sought by the employer. The age should be between 18-25 years only. The height should be not less than 157.5 centimeters,  The weight should be correlated to the height, and its a very important criteria. 
          One should be very good in English speaking ability and should know Hindi and knowing any Foreign language is considered as an extra qualification..Only unmarried women are accepted to this post. Some air lines do not mind this rule that much.

           The eye sight should be 6/6, and the vision of the both eyes should be perfect ,one should posses Indian Passport, or one should be Indian citizen, The skin of the face is most importantly clean, glamorous, and charming, one should maintain good physical fitness. Girls who are fatty or skinny are not  chosen for this job. The outward appearance is most important and at the same time the personal qualifications are extra important. The air hostess is all ways be observed about her dealings in the Air port or in Air craft. The body moments, or body language is keenly observed and corrected too. the gestures and mannerisms  should be refined.   Only those who can amicably mingle with every one could be adjusted in the profession.  The voice, the tone, the way we talk or communicate  should be sweet and harmonious and pleasant. People with creek, high pitch  voice, or tone will not be selected. One should have the conscience to deal with any situation intelligently. and able to work in teams without any disruptions, The most important thing is one should be able to take up a decision and pursue it in times of calamity for the welfare of every one. 

                              The communication skills, the language, the fluency , the clarity, the explaining capacity is the utmost criteria in choosing an air hostess. Working with the group for hours together with out any hiccups or maladjustment while travelling miles and miles of distances is expected on duty. One should maintain good stamina, getting tired or showing the tiredness on person is not expected. 

                 After one is selected for this post, one has to write many tests and exams to be appointed as an Air Hostess. Most of the exams are Objective or Multiple choice questions. It means the details should be on finger tips while preparing for the exams. After the exams are written successfully one will be observed in group discussions, How we participate in group discussions is very important, to participate in group discussion one should have the knowledge of the given topic, capability of expression in proper words in short time, patience to listen to other's point of view , having respect for the opposing views and skill to convince others,etc.
       But if one has an attitude of-- 'obstinate nature, or lack  of universal understanding of the other's point of views, and speaking in shriek voice to blurted out  about their own opinion, empowering others by nasty remarks, or speaking loudly even though the subject is unknown to them, just to show that they too are participating in the group discussion'--- is mostly objectionable and such candidates will not be spared.

             Usually all of us of the same age, and mostly the topics are given in generally applicable to the duties of the Air craft the discussions used to be very active and energetic. 
            The topic chosen for the group discussion should be according to the profession, for example the Actors and Doctors cannot be clubbed together to discuss on a topic as  " Action or Medicine". The topics chosen often chosen from our duty matters, and world wide knowledge of different situations. 

         They teach Technical as well as Non Technical issues in the training period. Like safety precautions, First Aid, Emergency cautions, etc. They also teach about the psychology of the passenger., Communication is a skill and art, salary is very high like rupees 75 thousand to one or two lakhs in the beginning.

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My Reflections: -Atheist seeks !!

My Reflections: -Atheist seeks !!

-Atheist seeks !!

The Lord's dealing with the man is so wonderful, He never never loose hope for a human soul, He waits as long as there is breath in the nostrils of a man. 
We loose hope for a man very easily; we will say a verdict that so and so is' hopeless, useless, ungrateful, unkind, and the most incorrigible person.  
Did you ever see that God is saying so about any person?Any person? Even he has hope for the most crooked of all. He waits, its his nature. The very reason that he allows a man to breath means, he has hope in him or her. He waits this person would come to Him realizing his need for Him. 
Man all ways thinks of himself very high. Yes he all ways think that he 'can do' he 'can manage' he never feels the need of God , even in the direst , horrible situations,. Man believes in his strength, his own might, his own intelligence, he thinks he does not need God to help him.
But God waits for even such person,  We see people even in their terrible problems, which can be repaired beyond their limit still grove to find a solution by lamenting , in front of men, or seeking human help, human intelligence, but never never try to give one minute to seek His helping hand. Even when they seek it, their heart would be on man not on God fully.
Even then God waits for man, he allows all sorts of adversaries in his life, allows all tests in his life, sometimes the very sweet life shatters to the core,  and He waits for this man to come back to Him. 
But man has a tendency that he could depend on his own wisdom or the wisdom of the fellow man, but not on God or His WORD. Its so difficult to him. He just cannot yield to God. 
What a strange phenomena, Man knew that he was created by God, he is living because of His mercy, he can breath , he can walk, he can exist only because of the mercy of God. But he never likes to go to Him, for His help. 
Man is basically a lazy bugger, he feels he could not work beyond his limits, he often likes to find a place of shelter to take rest. That is how we spend 15 hours in sleep 12+3 both day and night. But when any problem arises, man works 24 hours to find a solution.  But he is still so lazy to sit quietly in one corner to seek the face of God, to find out His plan for his life, His method for the problem.
Strange Man is a complicated being, he could not understand himself, nor could be understood  his fellow being. But still God could understand him and gives time to him to come to Him. There we see His abundant Love. 
Often man feels to neglect or ignore Him. An atheist thinks of God more than person on this earth who claims that he believes God. Atheist all ways search God whether He is really exist or not, or to show that world that He is not exist, he searches the scriptures, he searches the temples, churches, caves and hills, only to not to find God. Only thing is he does not know God is not there. He lives in the heart of man. But atheist wont search his own heart. He likes to look at people and find fault in tier way of seeking God, certainly he finds lot of trash in their lives, thereby the atheist thinks he is the most intelligent being on the earth because he found faults in the men and their way of worship. Ofcourse he is so much make a fool of himself because God does not exist in the ways of worship.

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Heard music is sweet, unheard music is sweeter. thus echoes my heart with great Ode writer.. Between the line sand spaces between the words, you will get the feeling of

  AMOR VINCIT OMNIA of His compassionate heart of a least deserved person like me, even me .

Life is full of little incidents which reflects His presence for those who love Him. Just give time to know what He likes in your life. There is the Lover of our souls who shed His blood and bought us to be His.

Here I am as clear as a crystal, nothing to hide, I only love to share what He did for me. My reflections on everything under the sky, from stars of the sky to the dunes of the sand, , anything under the sun, including,  in and around Homo sapiens too.

These are amazing stories flown out of my heart, right from my childhood of 4 years, till the date. Review of His skillful workmanship in carving HIS WONDERFUL PLAN  in a simple girl like me is simply awesome. unfathomable..

What we know of Him is a little here on this earth, in this short life of ours, what we are going to know of Him is magnificent.

CRITIC & HELL? vs TRUST & WALK ?

          My mind is blowing with gratitude for His love on one side and criticism of people about God and His servants on the other side.

         Do the people think that God and the people who serve Him are a farce? Can people judge others with the colour glasses they wore in their lives? Can somebody's experience be the same to every one else"s? Can they assassinate the character of the people that they never knew, never met and never listened to  them?  Can they just judge every other person just because they tasted the bitter roots in their lives?

Can people justify their deeds just because the whole lot they know were cheaters and  all the others are cheaters? Don't we call this prejudice and biased attitude?

It is like your lover cheated you, and you say Romeo and Juliet are cheaters ?What do you know about them except the drama of Shakespeare? Can you say just because your mom is an adulterous woman, all the other moms are the same? Just because your dad is hireling and every servant of God is hireling?

     Yes it is not good to estimate every one life with the measureing rod of your bruised one.
Jesus told us "Decide whether the tree is good or not by its fruits" The works of the person , his love , his deeds tell us what he is. 
When Jesus was on this earth, he was rejected person by the family 
, by his town people, by his authorities, by his synagogue or church of those days. He was hated by every one except the country folks, fishermen , uneducated people. Even they misinterpreted His dealings with Samaritan woman or of the woman who pour ointment on His head or who wept on His feet, . Even now He is criticized by the foolish. 
How dare you are to despise a person , or man of God with your filthy understanding of spiritual knowledge. Do you ever see Him working in your life the signs and miracles , and do your walked with Him closely?
These people are worse than Judas , because Judas did not know that Jesus was going to resurrect, and going to have victory over death. 
He went and hanged himself because he could not believe the person Jesus Christ. Don't you dare to belittle Jesus or His Servants.
Well there were people who sacrificed their lives, their families, their property everything for the sake of serving Him. Just because you cannot trust your own family member because of his negligence how can you speak about other servants of God whom you never see, on par with your  bitter understanding?
While I was brooding over the criticism of such fluffy generation of the day, I have inclined to pray more for such people.
No wonder the Devil knew the scriptures, and speaks and quotes the scriptures better than any Christian. The other day it happened that I listened to a learned man speaking as he likes, about Jesus ,quoting the scriptures. But I see he was talking only half knowledge language. He did not know the context of the quotes, He did not know the other close related verses of those he quoted. Only the foolish are cheated not the people who have personal relationship with Him. 
Now I tell you one more incident that happened yesterday.
                    "Well, the other day we both went out for shopping, it was a long day for me, too much of walking and roaming , in the shops, bought the things we needed, and reached home , tired, exhausted. Lied down on bed and got into deep slumber, in the early hours of the day I felt one of the ear rings of mine is lost, I found the screw of it on my bed. What happened to the other? I cannot ask my son to search for it, because he all ways hates gold, and he never helped me in his life from his childhood in searching for gold ring or screw of the ear ring. so I was cleaning and searching every nook and corner of the house, I did not move much that night so I knew it must have fallen somewhere in the kitchen or in the room where we take rest. I made  hectic search but could not find. In between I told my son that I lost my gold earring and expressed if it was lost on the road or in shop or in taxi, or in the lift, or somewhere----"He simply said 'ok, if you lost its lost, what we can do? its not a big issue ' he did not make a move to search for it any where. 
The whole day passed away , and of course my eyes were searching hither and thither, but in vain and with least hope to find too. I remembered about the parable of Jesus  the coin a woman a lost and how she searched for it intently..comparing our search for the kingdom of God should be so. I felt a little ashame of myself for my zeal for God is not as much as it is of searching for the ear ring.

That eveing after the dinner, we are about to retire to bed, before that I read the book Nee Prema Nijamainadhena to my son as it is in Telugu. After he listened to it completely he said yes it is really very nice.
Just before switch off the light I once again mentioned my ear ring , casually, he said, "do not worry you can buy another one" I said its not that I am fixed to it alone, I smiled, and said Itsnot the uestion of gold, but I am just wondering about my priorities. And without any other thought I said,
     "Oh Lord if it is Thine will only please .... " ----I haven't finished the prayer yet, and I saw it right in front of me  there in corner of the door. I stopped the prayer, and said loudly 'What what ,, what is it, see , see John... its there', I got up from the bed and bent and took it into my hand.: "John its not the question of gold its the question of my faith and His answer:" said. ---- I checked whether its the different one or the same one I already had with me, that another one is there, where I kept, (Look at my little faith !!!) I could only  rejoiced .. Saying thanks to My Lord who listens to every groaning of our heart again and again.

        My son said, "mom many people give colors to the Holy Spirit saying that it is this and that, and tongues etc, If not Holy Spirit who helped and answered you now?"

       My children saw the Living God working in our lives all through our lives. They saw How God answers our prayers. When a person in the family loves the devil and wanted to depart,' yes , you go, let us not have any argument, but let us depart in peace;. is the attitude of my children or me. Abraham loved his cousin Lot, brought him all the way from Ur but if he could not sustain with godly man 'ok you go' was the solution of Abraham. Nobody could stop any one doing their own will. Now......
Does these fellows know the hearing of God's voice at all in their lives>? When God asked a person to leave everything and serve Him,     could that be understood by common people? In Telugu there is proverb, "Somepeople guddu ki eeakalu peeku thaarata"
It means some people try to find feathers on the egg shell to pluck them off" There is nothing to criticize the children of God and there by they try to humiliate Jesus and His servants. 
I told the above incident which happened two days back which assured me of His eternal presence once more. This and many incidents in my life showed His presence so closely. Does it mean that I am far above than many? Does it mean I did not commit any errors in my life? Does it mean that I am Holy and flawless? Not at all, His grace is for them who seek Him. whoever they may be , whatever they may be. Love the Lord is the criteria of His grace. When you cannot love Jesus, if you forsake Him for the love of that worldly man or woman in life, how can you understand the love for Him and for His people?
I warn whoever he or she may be its not good to touch the eye of God , He saith, 'I consider whoever touch my servant as he touched the apple of my eye;. Its not good to criticize the men of God whom you never knew. 
At the same time if you are cheated by a wolf in sheep clothes, yes its good if you expose him for the present generation so that they could escape his traps. Even Jesus did that, He did not spare the self righteous pharisees, and warned the common people to be aware of such vultures.
On the other hand as it is you never read Bible, never go to church, never trust His word, how dare to speak against the servants of God?  Never never you dare to speak things which you are not aware.  God judges. 
          
You want to be critic and get name and fame and go to hell?  Or trust God and walk with Him to Heaven ?
We must tremble to speak the things which we never knew. 
The Devils rush in where the Angels tremble to trod upon. 
Let not ruffle of the mercy of God, He is a seeing God.

Hunger vs Waiting

       I often humorously used to say, " Why God gave us hunger ?That too, three times per day+?,

                 The pangs of hunger is horrible ,unless we determined to fix on "fasting or Dieting". We need to sleep for 8 hours, without fail, unless we are unable to sleep or control to a fixed hours of sleep by self will.
             These two things'" hunger and sleep" are inevitable in Man's life whether he wants these or doesn't want these. They are there.These are two essential things which cant be eliminated from our lives. Hunger makes us to work hard, it could be quenched any way either by the broth, or by byriyani, in road side hawkers tent or in Maharajah  hotel.It can be quenched by one rupee or thousand rupees for one meal. But we need to work for it, either by sweat or by brain.
         Funny no person can escape it since he we came out of the womb till he reaches the grave. The first cry of the infant could be for a sip of milk, pang of hunger. Sleep cannot be avoided either, whether he is a beggar or a king. must sleep or else he would act like a zombie.

      So why man is afflicted with these two ?hunger and sleep? Why man is constantly work or wait for these two everyday? unless these two basic things are fulfilled to the core,  man cannot be a man Right from the ancient man, these pangs of hunger made man to hunt, run or quarrel or fight for it. In fact Adam and Eve were the ones who were overcome by this taste of the tongue.
  How the world would be if this hunger would not rule the mankind ? Why God instilled the pangs of hunger in man ? Why He asked man to work, toil and bring forth the fruits of the land? There must be a Divine plan , purpose in this often forgotten secret of life.
   The sleep is something which is beyond comprehension. What God wants us to learn from it? Is it the shadow of the death as scriptures or poets describe it ? The night is created only for sleep? When Electricity was not invented human race  has had nothing but to sit quietly in a corner because they could not see anything in the dark night, they doze and fell asleep? What were others who could not sleep immediately thought of the people who went into deep sleep?

         What was the first reaction of man for his own sleep and of the others ? what was the purpose of God in making man to sleep and wake up in the morning, refreshed and relaxed?
We sleep either on the road side or on velvet mattresses, sleep does not bother of the place or comfort. when we really feel to sleep , it doesn't matter where you sleep or how we sleep, sitting, or crouching, or laying --it won't make any difference.

       As they say, all this taste of food is only for three inches tongue, after you tasted and grounded the food in the mouth with saliva, the taste lost it purpose while it goes into the throat, and you do not bother about it. For this small exercise of munching you crave for different tastes and work so hard to get the taste of your tongue. Wonder  why this phenomena took so much time and energy in our lives.

           People behave in different ways to have the Taste and Comfort , they make battles , quarrel, steal, rob and kill others to have better taste and better comfort, which could be any way be fulfilled.Hoarding money in Swiss bank, bribing, black mailing killing all for the sake of Taste , better taste, and comfort, better comfort?

          While I am indulged more and more on these two basic needs of man, I wondered Why God made man with these two, right from his birth,I was led to meditate on  Waiting, which is also instilled by God in the heart of man. Whether he likes it or not , for one thing or another thing in life he waits, consciously or unconsciously.  
        Waiting inspires man to go further,  waiting for next morsel of food, waiting for next spell of sleep, waiting for events, waiting for marriage, waiting for jobs, waiting for children, waiting for death.. oh its too an endless steering force in the life of man.

          When i was a teenager II used to say, that "The most disgusting thing for me is to wait for others." I wanted to have everything perfect, punctual, and to the point. when somebody said that they would come on such and such date and such and such time, they should be there, I did not like waiting for them. It was most irritating blaring thing for me Not knowing that life itself intertwined with waiting.

                 When I was young, I remember very well I was waiting for my dad, all the time, When he would come from the office what would he bring for me, was the inspiring thing for me as I was waiting for him. Because he used to bring something or the other for me a chocolate, marbles, pens, flowers, toys, lipsticks, nail polishes, gramophone records, or at least he would take me on his great bike or zeep outside or for cinema, or friends house. So waiting for him was a pleasant thing, and he never disappointed me.

      Later going to school, writing exams, waiting for results, getting a job, waiting to get married, waiting for children , waiting for husband, waiting for the results of children their schools, their jobs, their marriages, their children, my retirement, all became the part and parcel of my waiting list,

                Now what for I am waiting ? Funny this I never had in my mind before, but surprisingly it became the constant issue in my mind whether I like it or not. That is death. How it come, when it come, is the priority of life.

        This is awesome, because no one knows how it would be when it would be and what it would be?There is no human understanding or explanation or comfort to give.
    So ultimately what all that waiting for taste and sleep leads us to ? To something which could not be explained, by human tongue,
      The Scriptures give us the taste of it only by One who tasted the death, who had gone through the pangs of death, in the bowels of the earth, and over came the death and who became alive again to tell us what it would be , how it would be, what to expect from it..!! St, Paul was thinking of it and said, "O ye death where is thy sting?" he affirmed that it is nullified by the Cross of the Saviour. When fear of death is over come by the Cross that is only by the death and resurrection of Christ , waiting for death is the sweetest thing in life, whatever may come, however it would be , whenever it may touch us, does not matter, There He is waiting for us, yes, WAITING for us, , this time we need not wait for it, He waits for us...!! There lies the sweetest hour, anticipating in coming near future.
  
            Therefore God taught us from hunger and sleep and waiting ... the greatest lesson of waiting for the One who waits for us.  Praise God. Alleluia !!
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Decision Making

               When would you say that one is matured person        Is it by chronological age or by psychological age?

Certainly, by psychological age. When a person learned to adapt himself accommodatingly to a given situation we say he is matured or he has a personality which is adaptive and matured.
        When a person 'Look at a situation  finds pros and cons of the situation and when he could balance both in proper way, and find a solution or a way to go further by coming to a strong decision, and follows it by all means , without looking back , however be the consequences, then we would say that person is a matured person."

           Well some of us were very sure of this path in our past, either in the case of the course we took to study, or finding a partner in marriage, or finding a proper job in life, or to buy a good house , all those big decisions were immaculate and strong and we never regretted for what we did just as a very matured person. We faced the situation bravely even when it did not give the expected results in life even.
 
         But as the days go by, as the grey years flooding over us, this same Decision making ability is dwindling a lot, shaking immensely and making us to stand aloof and feel very vulnerable and useless.

         What was not a problem is a problem now. What we never thought of a adventure becomes a great feat of adventure all in a sudden. Everything seems blurred and body wont cooperate. Body, I mean not only limbs and motor skills, even the eyes, brain would not act as sharply as it was.
          There are some wonderful aged people who did great things even in their old age, but not all of us. 
         A person can continue the same work he had taken up in his youthful days and do wonders in the same chosen path of his younger days, but aiming for a new vision, a new path all in a sudden may not be very suitable at the old age.

           Many people find a very subtle and weak point in this way of deciding things.
Even to go out, or visit a friend, or to appear for a test, or doing an unknown thing, may it be so simple a task like walking in a new place takes toll of the person. 
Forgetting and being confused are the pattern of life. 
Simple tasks like meeting new people and seeing new places, or taking up new chores of life gives tremendous stress to the person. 
Do not like to change house, do not like to change a new street, do not like to stay in weddings, or birthday parties. Nothing seems to be giving any jerk in life as they used to be in the past. 
So even  to decide to go or not to go becomes a great big question. 
Umpteen times the Railway tickets cancelled, Bus reservations were cancelled, even the flight tickets cancelled or pre poned, nothing is stable, nothing can be done concretely.
Wanted to learn new things in life? music or a degree, in English litt/ or learn a new language? oh no everything is too much to this once strong brain.   Even reading becomes too much, we cannot forget those days how we read books at a stretch whole night until they are finished, , now even to go for one single chapter,some invisible gene sings lullaby and finds oneself dozing without a reason.

           Every sensitive issue in life becomes blurred and morose. Every nerve feels dumb and callous. 
Life seems to be standing still and not making a progress an inch per a day. The dead cells increase, more time to take bath is becoming inevitable, and simple daily chores becomes a burden and that makes a lot difference. Even to open the door, or tuning a music box takes time , unlike in the past. 
         Decision making is the most difficult thing .....as this would be a transitional period from strong matured individuality to becoming into vegetable condition.  

         What and what not is so difficult. Wish to have a friend, an younger one who would decide every thing in life. 
Once upon a time this very thought was looked upon with frown, did not like any one to decide things for us, do not like any one tell us this is good and this not, but now how we wish, that life 's little decisions like even what to eat and what not, what to wear and how, where to go and when all could be determined by some young and energetic person who loves us !!!

        It would be great blessing to have a person like that who would really love us and show it impeccably, without a trace of suspicion upon them. 
       The life is so burdensome even to take a simple decision is a problem. Let some some loving son or loving daughter or loving young friend decide things for us, and that would be a great blessing indeed. 
          Francis Bacon says in his essay on "Marriage and Single life"That a man needs a wife in his young age as a companion, in his young age as a mistress, and in his old age as a nurse" 
      MEN how selfish they are !!! Wanted to have a woman in their lives to cater their needs as a companion mistress and a nurse !!!:?what would be her plight then? Can he fulfill the same roles in her life? Wish to have such men and  sons and daughters or an young friend  in life.