Flying is my childhood dream

This is how it started:

"Attention boys and girls! What do you want to become when you grow up? Write down three choices on this form here." I can still remember the high-pitch voice of my primary school teacher, Ms Chen.

And so I spent the rest of that afternoon lying on the floor looking at the sky wondering what to fill in the form.

Doctor? No. I will not want to face germs and viruses everyday.

Policeman? Emmm... Not a bad choice. I can hold guns and go after bad people. :-)

Lawyer? No. I don't know much about law. :-(

Accountant? No. I don't know much about calculating money. :-<

Engineer? Bus driver? Businessman? :-< :-< :-<

Hey, I don't know much about anything!

And as though it was a sign from above, an aeroplane flew across the great blue sky. (Many years ago, the sky was not as hazy as what we see today.)

Oh yeah! Why not become a pilot? Can earn big bucks, can see the world. The picture of me in pilot's uniform flanked by many many stewardesses walking across the departure hall drawing attention from everyone around us appeared on my mind. Phuoa! How wonderful. Ok, set!

And so the rest is history. I have set my mind to become a pilot. When an opportunity came along for me to enrol myself in a flying school, I grabbed it without much thought. I have also chosen to study aviation-related subjects in university. By then, I have realised that being a pilot is like being a computer user, the job is not as majestic as a computer manufacturer. I have ever thought of becoming an aircraft engineer instead. But I could not let go the dream that I had since young.

I joined an airline right after my graduation from university. The flying training that I received from the airline flying college was not without struggle. Obstacles and difficulties had further strengthened my character. Flying college was where I met many of my future colleagues. They told me they said the same thing during their job interview:

"Flying is my childhood dream!"