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Old Feb 20, 2013, 8:45 am
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mecabq
 
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Originally Posted by invisible
Here: Is being a flight attendant all that glamorous?

But there are several things caught my attention:



And right after that:



In my book spending 2/3 of the monthly income on a handbag, is not considered 'normal'. Moreover it is not normal if this handbag is 'first'. I have not seen such kind of behavior even among college students back in States, but in Singapore and in Asia in general it is perfectly acceptable...
The most abnormal part of the story is that a young woman who is "qualified" to be an SQ flight attendant acquired her first designer handbag by buying it herself.
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