After switching jobs and now working at HK Airport Authority, there hasn't been much that I would desperately want to talk about. I haven't been making use of my privilege (or shall I say the lack of opportunity given) to access the restricted areas for working purposes, so far my permit has been used purely for the purpose to have lunch on the 'airside'.
Despite the lack of diversity in my job nature (not that I only handle a few things, but here I mean always stuck in an office instead of taking site walks every once in a while as I anticipated), I still discover things that excite me. It's the things I hear from my colleagues, especially career prospects as an Air Traffic Controller, I'm still headed towards that goal.
I use my excessive free time to surf the internet, try to do aviation related research that I wouldn't bother to touch if I was at home. Stuff like getting familiarised with the jargon; Airline Codes, Airport codes, Airport map etc. I only found out a few days ago that VHHH was ICAO's Airport code, while HKG is more widely known as an IATA code~ Who the hell would have associated VHHH with Hong Kong? Well I had no idea before. I have decreasing difficulty in codes like EK as Emirates, LH as Lufthansa and VS as Virgin Atlantic. Though of course aviation students would have been expected to recognising CX as Cathay Pacific, SQ as Singapore Airliens, QF as Qantas and KA as DragonAir. The internship does help a bit towards my aviation studies and knowledge I guess.
I started the job late December and since travelling to work takes a great deal of time, I often manage to see the sun rise as I wake up, and watch the sun set over Terminal 1 just before I end a day at work. The airport is isolated, but to me this isolation is in a special and exclusive way.
It is always a pleasant relief to see planes leave the terminal and ascend into the sky towards my direction while I'm on my way to work in the morning on the Airport Express.
It's always breath-taking to see planes that appear so tiny in the sky, carrying hundreds of people, then landing and slowly taxi-ing towards the parking bridge. My adrenaline pumps at such a sight, even though I know so little about these gigantic mechanical 'birds'.
I chose Aviation for a particular reason, but even with that reason out of the picture now, I have no doubt to maintain an interest, I am determined to keep holding on.
"The sky is full of opportunities, and I am thankful that you led me there."
It's so true that one must hold on to their goals, hopes and interests. Once you let go, there's no doubt you'd fail.
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Glad you're getting something out of working :]
happy for u that u r doing something u love :)
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