Now we have to admit this is a bit of unprecedented move for Bellyache, we don’t ordinarily bid farewell to colleagues who have decided to turn their backs on us and head for greener pastures, but since Lou Wee seems to have made a bit of name for himself in the industry in quite a short time, we thought we’d break with protocol (actually that’s what we live for at Bellyache Central as you might have guessed!). We’re not quite sure what it was…his unflinching good humour at obviously being caught out not really knowing what he was talking about at times, his incredibly quick ascent on the air cargo learning curve, his innate sociability which endeared him to many in the industry….nah, we think it was more likely – in the words of one particular, vivacious Turkish Airlines marketing person – his Justin Bieber haircut! It could also be his Mandarin, that he reckons is pretty good, yet somehow doesn’t include the word for ‘cargo’! I’m sure that person from China Southern he was speaking to is still laughing over that conversation! And so, for the sake of brevity and the deadline we’re facing…with no further ado…we thought why not send him off with a Top 10!
Top 10 reasons we had to let Lou go*
*Hey that’s our story (we had to get rid of him) and we’re sticking with it!
Because….
10. You’re a bad, bad dog.
9. That’s just not the way to tie a bow tie.
8. I’ve been shopping around for awhile now for a personal slave… and you’ll do just fine.
7. Soap suds are really meant for cleaning dishes.
6. For the bloody last time, a B747 is bigger than a B777 even though the number is smaller.
5. You’ve got more hair than your Editor.
4. You almost made your Editor miss his plane in Munich because, “oh! Here’s an idea! Lets walk up the hill to the monastery and drink Trappist beer all afternoon!”
3. You have shirts that have fake ties stencilled on them (don’t deny!) and one is even a piano keyboard!
2. The word for ‘cargo’ in Mandarin is ‘hùo wù’ not ‘dÅng xÄ«’ !
…and drum roll please…the number one reason we had to get rid of
Lou…is…
1. Justin wants his hair piece back!
