Hey HEy!!!
So 19th Feb finally arrived and i was ready to fight!!
It was like this...
I applied for a cadet pilot program in Asia Pacific Flight Training (APFT) kota bharu, kelantan
which I were told that they are offering sponsorships.
The best part : I was shortlisted!! woohoo.. and together with my bro too..!! yearrr..
The bad part : The briefing session we supposed to attend was held in kota bharu and we have to take a flight. ~.~
So the day before 19th.. as a common case.. i couldnt sleep untill 3.. == and the next hour i was readying for the day..( yea just an hour of sleep Z.Z)
The session was to be start at 10.30 a.m so we both arrived at KLcentral at bout 5 and took a Skybus and get ourselves down at LCCT at about 6 something.
Yooouhoo~! My 1st pic of the day!
You dont want to be in there when its on.
Someone is looking me??!
Break the dawn...
At 8.30 we were already in the Sultan Ismail Petra, Pengkalan Chepa Airport where the APFT ground training set within the perimeter!
We were guided by inside ppl and when all the other candidates FINALLY arrived ( we were the 1st to show up).. the session started by the principal and the registrar..
and not much than I expected.. or more to my disappointment..
1. they tell about their school and system.. about everything i have already know.. herm..
2. only me, bro and another guy were indian.. 1 chinese and rest of all are you-know-who...
3. we have to pay initial part-payment of 15K to book a seat, then pay the rest of the fee from a total of 240K.. so they are not sponsoring anyone for the training.
4. they keep taking about MARA's aid for the payment. Hello.. can u see us.. we're just sitting infront of you... in case i asked them for non-bumi's aid.. and they came up with bank loan with burdening interest or even collateral.. adding more to worse.. the unsecured loan and the non-refundable fee 15K. In conclusion it's a risky attempt trying to enroll into APFT(for non-bumi) if you are not financially ready.
5. the interview. Competence in English is the 1st thing the aviation field wants.. so more for you to know.. the interview was just to see if you can speak a good english. YES with all those ma lai 豬 struggling.. we 3 indians have nothing to do with nervous.. just Q-ed to the room..
as i introduced myself.. they asked me.. why do i have a JUNIOR in my name.. and tell me that both mine and bro's name are god's name so we mustn't drink brandi wiski beer and have to behave ourselves. Thanks for your advice bro but i dont drink nor smoke. They are nice ppl anyway. :) just a-bit money minded.. realistic.
I was expecting more of a questions like...
- what will u do when hijacking happens??!!
- what type of aircraft do we have and how many??!!
- what is headwind crosswind tailwind and what they do?
- who are you?
or even some provoking questions like..
- 33*45 = ??
- capital of England ?!
- what is my name ????!!!!
in the end... WE ALL get the provisional-enrollment letter.
The session ended and fortunately and unfortunatley..
our return flight was at 9 p.m.... 0''0
So we 4 indian musketeers ( me, bro, friend-Manuj, his cousin-Pradip)
rent a Kancil car for RM50 per day and off to the town!!
Kancil- raider!!
With the aid of our GPS-dude 1st we had a quick visit to a Bazzar.. then to Musium Negeri followed up to Musium Perang Dunia ke-2.
More of a office guy in pasar? haha...
Entrance of Musium Negeri
( you can see the Quran at the top)
Musium Negeri^^
the only shaded place we can find under the
blazing sun..
Brothas!! left- Manuj ( candidate)
right- Pradip(GPS-Gia)
Something u may not find in Selangor
or KL?
When you see this..
u know that u are probably in kelantan!
These 2 guys are real fun and got time we will meet again brothas!!
handsomes spotted in kelantan on 19 Feb.
Look!! my hair has grown.. tehee!!
Leng zhai nia...
Then we made our last visit to Pantai Cahaya Bulan to feel the breeze~~~~
We couldnt stay any longer standing there because it may seems inviting for sight.. but definetly NOT for smell...
Pantai Cahaya Bulan !!
When the clock ticks to 9 we had already have our butts sitted in the plane.. about 10 we were back ALIVE flashing back the horrifying sounds and the vibrations all the way... not to mention the bad bouncy landing of the flight...pheww...
A tired man in front an airbus
'19th Feb 2009 was a good experience for me and.. may my dream fly....'
harejr.2009
