Sick in Jakarta, Riyadh and Medina. Animo Lasalle

Yes, I got sick in Jakarta. On the way to Jakarta, I was feeling totally fine. Guests were nice and the flight itself, though long, wasn’t tiring at all. We got to Jakarta around 1 or 2 in the afternoon local time. I was supposed to meet Elizabeth and Bree 4:00pm but I felt so tired, I couldn’t even stand up and get myself a bottle of water. So, I called Elizabeth, told her that I won’t be joining them anymore. Buhoo. I knew right there and then that I was going to get sick and I missed my chance to buy DVDs! Argh! I slept the whole afternoon and woke up around 9:00 in the evening. Just when I woke up, first thing I hear is my stomach growling. Being the lazy me, I just got room service. Read my new book, Can you keep a Secret by Sophie Kinsella, same author of the famous Shopaholic series. I’m proud to say I finished the book in less than a week. I’m not the reader type so that was an achievement. And I want to start reading books again. OK. Back to Jakarta, after about an hour or two. I slept again so that I would have a good rest for tomorrow’s flight, hoping that I would feel better. To my surprise, when I woke up the next day, my throat was worst than yesterday. It was so dry and itchy! I couldn’t miss the free breakfast buffet so I still forced myself to go. Called Amalia so I had someone to be and can I just say, wow. I just have to say, it was a beautiful breakfast buffet. Yummy! I tried drinking hot tea with honey for my cough but It didn’t even help. I was still coughing bad. Going back to Abu Dhabi, I felt more and more sick. Flight wasn’t hard but my throat was itching so much. Tried gargling warm water with salt. Drank a lot of hot tea with lemon slice. But none helped ease that coughing! And I started having colds as well. Just when I arrived Abu Dhabi and rode the bus on the way back to my accommodation, my phone rang and it was OCC(Crew Control) telling me I had a flight to Riyadh the next day. Argh! Being new to the company, I was too scared to call in sick so I went to the Riyadh flight. My gosh! It was the shortest flight I have ever had but it felt like to most tiring of all! Landing was horrible! I couldn’t hear, I felt like my ears was going to pop! Now I know what they mean when people told me not to fly with flu! By the time I got back home, I had a very very bad headache already. I felt like there was a big rock on my head! Took some medicines and slept the whole day. I had two days off after so I just stayed home and took some rest so I would feel better.

I thought I was feeling better already, so I went to my Medina flight. I guess not. First, I forgot my ID at home so I had to go back and get it. Second, my ears and my nose were still hurting during descent. Medina flights are chartered/special flights. We only have it during Ramadan and from what I’ve heard during December. Since it was a chartered flight, we had no guests going to Medina. So, we had the chance to use the IFE and watch movies. On the way back to Abu Dhabi, flight was full. Good thing I was in a B position, which means I don’t really have a whole area of responsibility, because I couldn’t concentrate in working because my ears and nose were hurting. I was double ending with another crew but from time to time went inside the galley to blow my runny nose and ease the pain. Decided to call in sick for 2 days, and here I am blogging. Just got back from Etihad’s clinic to get medications and sick leave approval.

And yes, once again, my alma mater, De La Salle University-Manila, champions of the UAAP men's basketball! Wuhoo! ANIMO LASALLE!

My entry is a bit scattered. Can't think straight. I want my bed! I want to sleep! LoL!