Leisure Engagement Passion

I just had to write about this perk that JetBlue Airlines just announced.  That’s right, you now get bonus frequent flyer miles when you travel with your pet or pets.  You don’t have a pet carrier, don’t worry they can help you with that too.  Read the full post in the LA Times I only wish pets could travel in the cabin to Hawaii on Hawaiian airlines without being a service animal…some day…

USC Notre Dame Rival 2008

When I asked my Godson Bryce what he wanted for his 14th Birthday and he said he would love to see his favorite College Team, Notre Dame play USC, I couldn’t say no.  I don’t have children of my own and he is my only Godson, but I didn’t know what I was getting myself into.  First of all, I didn’t realize how hard it would be to ‘acquire’ tickets to this sold out game.  Yes, I live in Los Angeles County and I know how popular USC is but I wasn’t expecting the anxiety I would have locating tickets he and I would be happy with.  I’ve been to NFL games and have sat in the nose bleed sections and also in seats right behind the bench, neither I would recommend, but when they are free you take what you get.  Anyways, I wanted to make his first College game experience (and mine) his most memorable so I held out as long as possible to get the best seats for the amount of money I was willing to spend.  I searched  eBay, Craigslist and all other ticket outlets I could think of.  I even sorta begged some USC alumni and parents I met on my Hawaiian Air flights to see what they could do in my quest.  I lost a bid on eBay and was kicking myself for not going just a bit higher.  Then when I broadened my search to all of California on Craigslist, I found an ad that gave me hope.  I emailed the seller and probably gave too much info but I was getting desperate.  I had two weeks to find tickets.  Did I mention that my Godson lived in Kansas and that he was already booked on a flight to arrive the day before Thanksgiving?  I knew I could get nose bleed seats for a price I was willing to pay, but I didn’t want his first college game to be looking thru binoculars or always watching the big screen.  (We could have stayed home for that).  So I waited…

Then one day online, I get an email from the Craigslist seller.  First one to pay on paypal gets the tickets.  YES!  Right then, instantaneously, I submit payment to paypal, I email the seller and I get an immediate reponse that I was the first person to pay and therefore I get the tickets.  Luck, maybe, persistence probably, but most importantly, my Godson and I get great seats for our first College Game.

Teenagers Dream of Playing for Notre Dame

I had last Thursday off from my Hawaiian flight schedule, so I decided to catch up on a United First Financial webinar I had  missed the previous week.  I try to make it online with a new client once a week, but since I had worked everyday this past week I didn’t reconfirm with my neighbor to make sure she would be online with me.

I should have called her instead of emailing her because as most of us know, life gets in the way more than we’d like it to when it comes to making a slight change in our schedules.  She apologized, I apologized and have committed to being on this weeks live webinar with Lynn Spencer.  I have a good feeling she’ll have the time this week since it’s a ‘holiday week’ and the work load is lighter.  Also, since she doesn’t even have to leave her house to see the webinar to enlighten her on how to pay off her mortgage and debt, she’ll be comfortable knowing no one can expect her to interact unless she has questions for me when I call her after Lynn does the real work.  This United First business couldn’t be easier with how techology has come around.  When she’s ready, I’ll make her a twitter too.

The News is Out and it’s Big. The announcement that Hawaiian Airlines is getting A330s two years earlier than planned was difficult to miss. People visiting New York City’s Times Square would have noticed these electronic billboards proclaiming the news.

Airbus A330

Since I’ve been with Hawaiian Airlines for over 22 years, I thought it best to announce that we’re celebrating our 80th year in Business as of Novemeber 11th.  I can’t believe that I’ve been flying that long, no pun intended, but the time has flown by rather fast, again, no pun intended.  Boy, I’m on a roll…

I’ve been thru too many bankruptcies that I care to remember, numerous aircraft upgrades and a whole lot of uniform colors, but the one thing that stays consistent is our Ohana.  The family that I’ve had for 22 years that has been around for the good times and the bad.  The best times of my life and some of the worst, not too many people can say they’ve been with the same company for over 20 years.  One thing I know for sure, when the time comes to say Aloha, it won’t be easy.