Erin
November 6, 2000, 06:37 PM
In the Flightdeck section, you can find a lot of posts about the singapore airlines tragedy. I found following article which is showing the human tragedy behind it....
Family has fond memories of SIA stewardess Boon Hwee
by Asha Popatlal
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/picarchive/ch-pic/11/SQ006/0611boonhwee2.jpg
26-year-old stewardess Goh Boon Hwee had a lucky escape during the earthquake in Taiwan last year.
She emerged without a scratch.
Unfortunately, she did not manage to escape the crash of SQ 006 on Tuesday.
Wreaths streamed in for the young SIA stewardess on Monday evening at the funeral parlour.
Even as her family tried to come to terms with their loss and understand what happened.
"She was actually seated next to Door three near the petrol .. we hope that she didn't suffer," said Tien Hwee, her sister.
The first few hours after the crash were a blur for her sisters and boyfriend, as they tried to find out if she was okay.
"I was pretty distraught and cried a lot and I spoke to Tien Hwee a lot - asking if she called because she always called when she was in trouble. I kept trying to call her handphone," said Chip Dreier.
They realised they had to expect the worst when her name was not on the list of those accounted for.
Her body was finally recovered on Saturday night.
Boon Hwee had left a final message for her family that she always carried in her handbag after the Taiwan quake in case anything happened to her.
"She actually left a short message saying my father is the best father she could ever have, asked them to be strong and she asked me to take care of everybody now as I'm the eldest now and for my sister to study hard...and she left a message for Chip," said Tien Hwee.
Other siblings remember her fondly.
"When she goes on overseas trips, she'll never fail to bring back stuff for us," said Ming Hui, her youngest sister.
Goh Boon Hwee was cremated in Taipei and her ashes have been brought back to Singapore.
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If we are what we eat, then some pilots should eat more chicken
Family has fond memories of SIA stewardess Boon Hwee
by Asha Popatlal
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/picarchive/ch-pic/11/SQ006/0611boonhwee2.jpg
26-year-old stewardess Goh Boon Hwee had a lucky escape during the earthquake in Taiwan last year.
She emerged without a scratch.
Unfortunately, she did not manage to escape the crash of SQ 006 on Tuesday.
Wreaths streamed in for the young SIA stewardess on Monday evening at the funeral parlour.
Even as her family tried to come to terms with their loss and understand what happened.
"She was actually seated next to Door three near the petrol .. we hope that she didn't suffer," said Tien Hwee, her sister.
The first few hours after the crash were a blur for her sisters and boyfriend, as they tried to find out if she was okay.
"I was pretty distraught and cried a lot and I spoke to Tien Hwee a lot - asking if she called because she always called when she was in trouble. I kept trying to call her handphone," said Chip Dreier.
They realised they had to expect the worst when her name was not on the list of those accounted for.
Her body was finally recovered on Saturday night.
Boon Hwee had left a final message for her family that she always carried in her handbag after the Taiwan quake in case anything happened to her.
"She actually left a short message saying my father is the best father she could ever have, asked them to be strong and she asked me to take care of everybody now as I'm the eldest now and for my sister to study hard...and she left a message for Chip," said Tien Hwee.
Other siblings remember her fondly.
"When she goes on overseas trips, she'll never fail to bring back stuff for us," said Ming Hui, her youngest sister.
Goh Boon Hwee was cremated in Taipei and her ashes have been brought back to Singapore.
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If we are what we eat, then some pilots should eat more chicken