Not literally, Air Asia does not include sky diving as part of flight services.

Just JUMP, as in just go, just charge your credit card and just go, of course, please check your passport validity, oh for god's sake , do please.

Somewhere in your passport states , 6 months validity for you to cross your borders, all right, no whining at the airport please.

KRABI - This is the place where James Bond movie , "Tomorrow Never Dies" was filmed back in 1997 ,with stunning Pierce Brosnan (oh my ...oh my!!) and Teri Hatcher (lucky her ...) as Mr Bond and his ... co-star.

The said island for the filming is Khow-Ping-Khan Island, but now is better known as James Bond Island. Our speed boat passes the island as another speed boat chases after us.

We arrived and anchored at Kho Phi Phi Leh, or in short, Phileh Bay .
This is where Leonardo DiCaprio made his legendary dive into the clear cool waters in the film "The Beach", in year 2000. The movie was about an American backpacker harrowing experience during his holiday in Southeast Asia.

In this movie, he came across a secret community on one of the islands, some tragedy happened but of course , he survived.

Our experience was milder. We snorkelled.
Among the shoal of canary green fishes that suspiciously looked like piranhas, just that they didn't bite.

The current was quite strong, and I wasn't feeling too energetic,after 2 nights of hardly any sleep (another story this one), most of the time, i just hang on to the boat's ladder and let the fishes nibble bread crumbs around me. Some of them venture out in their life savers and let the current flow them away, only to be towed back by the speed boat co-driver a.k.a lifeguard.

We snorkelled at 3 different waters , banked ourselves at Maya Beach ....where Leonardo DiCaprio killed a little shark, we had lunch at Phi Phi Don island, sunbathed at Bamboo Island and back safely to the shores of Aonang Town by evening.

Night time spent strolling and just popping into any food outlet that turned your saliva tap on.
Thailand food - mango spicy salad, tom yum in coconut milk, mixed vege with fish sauce, chicken sauteed with cashew nuts ...

Sun dresses, bermudas, beach wears,slippers,shoes, beach party wears are all offered along the street by the beach. There's not a need to think hard of what to pack to go Krabi.

On the 3rd day, I decided to join the Krabi jungle trip, because I can't remember the last time I took a ride on an elephant , or if ever i had one.

It was a short ride, entering thru the rubber plantation , into the jungle. Nothing thrilling like a rollercoaster, but cant help worrying that the seats might fall off on either side.
The elephants didnt make a single sound during the ride, at times just stopping to munch on their favourite shoots and leaves .

Jungle package took us dipping into natural jungle fresh water pool , open air wooden hut lunch and later natural spa in the jungle hotspring.

That's it.
Enjoyable, fun of fun activities ,relax atmosphere and good food.
Like i say, if you are feeling happy and energetic ...but not to the point of sky diving extremeties, if you have that film star nostalgia in you,
and if you feel you just need to go, Go Krabi!!!

EPL Masters Football Malaysia Cup is here...

On Sunday 22 November, 36 ex professional football players will take to the 'stage'/field and play in a round robin tournament at Putra Stadium Bukit Jalil.

Teams are Manchester United, Liverpool (last years champs), Sheffield United and EPL Allstars. Players include Andrew Cole, Ray Parlour and Ian Walker and John Durnin. It is set to be an exciting tournament!

Andrew Cole and Ian Walker were at the press conference to kick things off (excuse the punn). Having just 'come of age' for masters football; 35 years old, they seemed excited about being here in Malaysia to take part in the tournament which has become quite the institution in the UK, and fast becoming as popular over on this side of the world. Although they weren't too pleased to meet the 35 year point, they were looking forward to playing with some old team mates/rivals.

The tournament which takes place this Sunday will be an exciting event, and the atmosphere in the stadium should be great considering they have sold 75% of seats and counting. Do you have your ticket yet?? If not, call Axcess (0377115000) and quote 'AirAsia' for the Buy on Get one Free promo!
Before the event there will also be a Football Fiesta from 2pm on the outskirts of the stadium. This is free to enter so why not go along?

Maybe we'll see you there!

Posting on behalf of our Editor-In-Chief and General of our 360 Magazine, Li Fern.

1) For someone who often offers cautionary tales of doom and gloom, he’s actually very funny

Geldof attended AirAsia’s reception of the Lat plane and decided to say a few words. After announcing with a straight face that Tony Fernandes told him that AirAsia staff would be getting a bonus, he went on to joke about how he thought he’d be getting a Bob plane instead of having to welcome a cartoonist’s plane!

2) Geldof is a good speaker
You’re probably thinking “duh?” the chap was invited to speak at Y.E.S 2009? In my defence, I’ve never heard him before so it was a pleasant surprise to see him have the crowd laughing with a few short sentences before sobering ’em up with more serious matters: how travel can bridge divides and bring the world closer together, and its role in climate change.

3) He looks mighty fine in person
I remember watching Bob Geldof singing with the Boomtown Rats at a concert on telly when I was about eight with my family. The day was hot and the humidity was starting to make me itch. I recalled wondering who the scruffy, long-haired man was and if he felt as hot and irritated as I did. In retrospect, it was probably a benefit concert of some sort (there were quite a few of those in the 80s).

Yesterday, Geldof arrived in a snappy grey suit over an open-collared striped shirt and carefully tousled hair that made him look really good for a man his age.

At the end of the ceremony, Geldof did get a plane of his own… albeit a replica of said cartoonist’s plane.

Sir Bob Geldof gets his own plane from Dato’ Sri Tony Fernandes

The Lat plane sported a timeless look in the artist’s signature spare, black and white style that’s all the more powerful for it: Malaysians of various races united by a common love for music and children dancing across the aircraft’s body - so very eye-catching.

LAT Plane ready to take to the skies!

There was a special Lat tee designed for the occasion and it was only given to VIPs (like the people in the pictures here), but I hear there will be other items from the collection that non-VIPs like us will have access to… for a fee of course.

Dato’ Sri Tony Fernandes, Dato’ Mohd Nor bin Khalid (or Dato’ Lat), Dato’ Kamaruddin bin Meranun, Sir Bob Geldof and En Azran Osman-Rani with AirAsia crew

All Stars! Everyone plays a part and everyone is in this together for the long run. Thank you for always giving your best but let us never rest with mediocrity and strive for the best always. Everyone has a role to play. Let us all stay dedicated and never forget that one for all, all for one!

Dream the impossible,
Believe the unbelievable,
Never take no for answer.

As intructors, we are normally tied up with our daily classes; be it classroom sessions or the practical activities which you could see some of us in the swimming pool (showing our 6 packs and sexy bods) or jumping off the 'slide' in trying to motivate the trainees to have jump (even if we ourselves are nervous about it). Well as a diver, I would prefer jumping into the pool then the slide which is about 13 feet high!

But last Friday, we were involved in a different activity. Lead by the Head of Academy, we organised a special Deepavali dinner for the representatives from BEAT. The Barrier-Free Environment and Accessible Transport Group or famously known as BEAT, are represented by 16 NGO bodies which, its main purpose is to promote and support accessibility of public transport for the disable people in Malaysia. BEAT has been working closely together with us; providing trainers for the Disability Equality Training subject which is one of the subjects in our Flight Attendants and Guest Services training syllabus .

Representatives of BEAT , to name a few, the United Vision, YMCA Deaf Club, Malaysian Association of the Blind (MAB), Damai Disabled Persons Organisation attended the dinner and I could say that all of us had lots of fun spending time together. We managed to communicate well and shared some experiences and jokes through out the dinner. Some of us (especially myself) learned quite a lot of new sign languages from the ladies who were representing the YMCA Deaf Club.

We look forward to having more activities like this in the future.

Some of the pics taken during the dinner...