Date: 2 January 2008
Time: 6:50pm
Guess what, i am currently blogging in the middle of the large ocean in Labuan area, approx 4 hours of boat ride from Labuan to the rig. I got the confirmation call for this trip to the rig at about 12 noon of 1 January 2008, when i was still outside at my friends place to help him with some setting up of computer, right after i got the call tha ti would need to go, there would be several things which i would need to finalize before i can board my plane at 6:45pm @ KLIA (Business Class). I left my friends house and straight went to office to pick up some of the essential things that i would need to bring over to T-6. I left the office at about 4:00pm, hoping to reach home by 4.30pm and to once again leave my house at about 5.00pm after i packed all my stuff, but i failed to follow to my schedule as it was my first time ever to pack my stuff and leave for the rig, doing something so new to me and further more without much guidance from any seniors as they are not coming with me, would put it this way, if they were able to make it, then i would not need to go eventually. Really glad my dad was supportive, forever supportive. He drove me to the KLIA airport, we were late but i know we could not have mad it at 5.45pm after all, looking at the road condition and the weather which was not on my side as it was raining at some certain stretch of the road.
I boarded the plane at about 6.30pm, looking back to bid farewell to my parents, really appreciate them being there for me. The plane took off as scheduled and arrive at the Labuan airport as scheduled also but it was a bumpy landing which was caused by the runway being uneven. Came out of the airport after got my lugguage, i called the person to direct me to the boat. It was raining, the taxi driver drove me to the boat, Permint Aman. As i walked out of the taxi, i am drenched wet already. When i step foot into the boat, gosh. My footwear was wet but the puddle of water around there. I was kind of lost, not sure which way i should use to get into the boat, but eventually, i found my way through it. When i went into the living cabin, one person was there already. We chatted for a while before another person came in.
I was told that the boat is filling up the cement, would take about 4 hours before the cement tank is filled and to start journey. Hence i was to reach the rig at about 6am in the morning. Gosh, what a long wait. Wanted to watch some movie while waiting, but was kind of tired after the whole long day, so decided to get some sleep. I was not sleeping soundly as i am pretty much awake. Perhaps due to the wave movements which i was not used to.
Upon reaching the rig, i was given the safety briefing on the platform and also the barge. Hmm...it was okay i guess, just pretty much lonely and boring as i am all alone there. Sigh, not complaining but the place is alien to me and also the personnel there. They are friendly as they do acknowledge me when we meet face to face with each other, just not much topic that came out.
Some of the stuff i did today was to cross over to the platform to the MWD unit. I ad to climb up a "rope" ladder and then up the ramp to the platform. It was a way new experience for me though. After getting myself there, i then went back to the rig to have my dinner and also my bath as i need to sleep early as i would be waking up pretty early tomorrow for the drilling commencement at about 3am tomorrow. I would want to be up by 2am. So i will be heading for my sleep now. Forget to mention on my bed, it is a bunk bed, i am sleeping on the top deck and my whole room is moving up down up down all the time. Sigh, hope to get a good sleep.
What i miss: my bed, kl life, tv, my pillows, my Internet connection, my telephone line, my family, my friends and my darling too. Miss them all and especially her... Hope things will be better for me tomorrow, after i wake up. I was told that i only need to be there for 3-4 days, but guess it would not be that short after all. Speculating to be coming back after one week where i think i would be so miserable now thinking of the one week. Sigh...not going to write more, else even heart breaking for my first ever experience in the rig. Good night to all, need to get some sleep already. May i have a better day tomorrow.
Cheers~
Time Ended: 7:25pm
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