25TH BIRTHDAY

               My friends knew how much I put a big emphasis on how grand and life changing it would be once you turn 25 ---  and just a few months ago, I got so excited and effervescent on how I'd get to celebrate the big Quarter Life Years, and boy, my ideas got soo crazy! Everything has been planned, and all it takes is a good seniority timing to get the desired days off on the day of my celebration. But then, something got out of hand, my cousin moved their wedding 2 months earlier, and oooppps! it was going to be on my birthday. haha. So obviously, I'd have to pass on my celebration. 

             'Wasn't able to go home on my birthday, and the days off that I was hoping to get wasn't that promising either :( I got to spend my birthday at work, but the good thing is that, I'd get to have my layover in NYC! :) Yes, God is good. Jed-Jfk flight is a long haul flight -- for sure. haha, sometimes they'd call it as a Red-Eye-Flight, and the flying duration is around 13hours and 50 minutes. So to those who think that being a flight attendant is an easy job--- tsk, girl! it ain't! (double snap) haha. 

          
Something went wrong about the pick up from the hotel, going to the train station, that made us miss the schedule! So we have to wait for like more than an hour for the train going to Penn Station to arrive. So we took the opportunity for more photo ops while waiting.

After waiting for 2 hrs and 40 minutes ( 1hour and 40min  at the station + 

1hour travel time to Manhattan) and Babamm! 

I always wanted to go to Jeepney Restaurant when I saw this on YouTube. 

Train Ride going to this restaurant is a hell of a twist, I was on a Cloud Nine zone, that I didn't know where we're going (as always) haha. I was awake for more than 24hrs oh yes #FlightAttendantSleepingProblems  NYC was freezing --- 

We felt like ordering some Wine for the celebration, but then we were already kicking ourselves to just wake up and have a descent dinner for that night. The food was good, but when sleep comes knocking in, we, flight attendants are powerless, we just can't help but to allow Mr.Sandman to sprinkle his magical dusts and glitters. ZZzzzzzzzz .... 

When i got back to the Hotel, and was able to check my phone, much to my surprise to see all the heart warming birthday greetings I received from my friends... A for EFFORT :)

We had another celebration when we went back to our base in Jeddah, here, sharing a joint celebration with my friend who had her birthday a week earlier than mine. #OctoberBabies

           Life as we know it, comes very fast, I remember during my College Graduation, looking at my fellow batch mates thinking how things are gonna  be different after Graduation. Things will be different -- Life will be BETTER. 

            Well, things, has been really different for the past 5 years--- God has blessed me with a life that I never thought that would ever happen to me, 'been to places I thought I would only see in Magazines and History books. He gave me and my family a good life, 'Was able to buy the things I want, that I'd never get to afford 3 years ago, 'was able to meet amazing people for the past 5 years, and I know that this would be a bit biased, but for me --- my Life started 5 years ago .

 5 years ago, there I was wearing my Graduation Cap thinking that life will be better, and it did, and NOW, as I enter Pre Quarter Life years ( attached with all the dillemas and #PreQuarterLifeCrisis of a 25 year old) Sitting at our Flat, writing this Article, getting all giddy on how life would be, Just like 5 years ago. I know that things will be different --- Life will be BETTER :)