Friday, January 30, 2009
Friday, January 16, 2009
Back to Land...
Just touch down not long ago at Miri Airport, now listed myself at my the waiting list for Miri-Kuching-KL flight at 2.30pm. Hope will get a seat there and able to fly back to KL asap. Been away from home far too long already, would like to return back to my comfort zone, where all is cosy and nice and most of all, no cockroaches under my bed. There are few things that i want to do and want to eat back in KL. The list is as below:
TO DO LIST
· Wall Climbing
· Cycling
· Dye my hair
· CNY Shopping
· PTPTN Study Loan
· MMU Student Account
TO EAT LIST
· Bak Kut Teh
· Dim Sum
· Wan Ton Mee
· Chicken + BBQ Pork Rice
· Prawn Mee/Loh Mee/Char Kuey Teow
· Yong Tau Fu
· 'Tai Chao'
Lets hope that i can secure my seat back to KL and be on my way back soon to my actual life :-)
TO DO LIST
· Wall Climbing
· Cycling
· Dye my hair
· CNY Shopping
· PTPTN Study Loan
· MMU Student Account
TO EAT LIST
· Bak Kut Teh
· Dim Sum
· Wan Ton Mee
· Chicken + BBQ Pork Rice
· Prawn Mee/Loh Mee/Char Kuey Teow
· Yong Tau Fu
· 'Tai Chao'
Lets hope that i can secure my seat back to KL and be on my way back soon to my actual life :-)
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Time to Eat?
Food - which is the daily consumption of food intake for us not to starve or become hungry while performing our daily chores? Do you think you can get bored or sick of eating and not to eat?
I personally think this is possible as I am currently having that similar feeling with me now. Why you would ask? This is because I have been on the oil rig for the past 11 days and have been consuming the same type of food daily, either in the type of meat or vegetable served or the way of cooking the raw ingredients into the final food that is place on the serving table. I have had enough, rather more than enough of the food and grew no interest to eat those foods. I tend to miss the simple yet cheap food that I could get back in KL rather than be eating steak for few days in a row. Why I still eat? I still drag myself to eat, just for one single reason. Eating can be consider one of most efficient way to kill/waste time while being on the rig, without a proper assignment to do other than to be on standby. This is how I am living my life for the past few days, about 12 days and still counting on. How long more can I stand this purpose of eating rather than to fill my stomach? I am not sure; probably hoping for this dreadful wait to end as soon as possible and for me to once again enjoys the pleasure of having a meal, either a simple and cheap meal or a special and expensive one. Probably the true meaning of the meal would lies on the reason and also the environment while having the perfect meal each time.
May I have a proper and happy meal as soon as possible, can’t remember the last time I have the pleasure of eating a proper meal. Lets pray for me so that I can return back to land soon :-)
I personally think this is possible as I am currently having that similar feeling with me now. Why you would ask? This is because I have been on the oil rig for the past 11 days and have been consuming the same type of food daily, either in the type of meat or vegetable served or the way of cooking the raw ingredients into the final food that is place on the serving table. I have had enough, rather more than enough of the food and grew no interest to eat those foods. I tend to miss the simple yet cheap food that I could get back in KL rather than be eating steak for few days in a row. Why I still eat? I still drag myself to eat, just for one single reason. Eating can be consider one of most efficient way to kill/waste time while being on the rig, without a proper assignment to do other than to be on standby. This is how I am living my life for the past few days, about 12 days and still counting on. How long more can I stand this purpose of eating rather than to fill my stomach? I am not sure; probably hoping for this dreadful wait to end as soon as possible and for me to once again enjoys the pleasure of having a meal, either a simple and cheap meal or a special and expensive one. Probably the true meaning of the meal would lies on the reason and also the environment while having the perfect meal each time.
May I have a proper and happy meal as soon as possible, can’t remember the last time I have the pleasure of eating a proper meal. Lets pray for me so that I can return back to land soon :-)
Still where i am 10 days ago...
As I am bloging this, I am currently still on Trident-17 for performing the standby duty that was assigned to me since the early of Jan 2009. From the first day that I have arrive, today have already been the eleventh day that I am here, doing nothing and just waiting for the time to come for the job to complete or finish drilling where it would also be the time for me to return back to my home sweet home. For the past 11 days, I have been doing nothing other than sleep, watching tv / movie, reading books, shower, eat, shit and the whole cycle continues. What is the worst part is that the feeling of able to go home and then suddenly being changed and things do not go according to plan and I get stranded longer and longer here, with nothing much to do and accomplish. Only waiting for the job to complete and then to leave, that is the worst feeling ever, but I have got no choice as it is part of my job.
Been waiting for the job to come to an end, but seems like not happening yet, seems like coming to an end, but eventually things get screwed up when you think it is going fine and the next minute, it is screwed up and then the whole job is delayed. At first, thought can go back by Sunday, then the engine got problem, delayed 2 days. Then fixed, start to drill, then got some losses while drilling and then delayed another 2 days and now back on track for drilling. How to know what will happen next? You can’t know for sure at all. It is so flexible that it can change within minute.
What is on my mind now? I am hoping that the job end as soon as possible and then also for me to return home safely, quickly and healthy condition. I would like to go home to my love ones and those that I love, also to see my little puppy, Jack. If all goes well, I should be on my way back to home by this weekend. Today has already been my 11th day out here, may it come to an end soon. Cheers.
Been waiting for the job to come to an end, but seems like not happening yet, seems like coming to an end, but eventually things get screwed up when you think it is going fine and the next minute, it is screwed up and then the whole job is delayed. At first, thought can go back by Sunday, then the engine got problem, delayed 2 days. Then fixed, start to drill, then got some losses while drilling and then delayed another 2 days and now back on track for drilling. How to know what will happen next? You can’t know for sure at all. It is so flexible that it can change within minute.
What is on my mind now? I am hoping that the job end as soon as possible and then also for me to return home safely, quickly and healthy condition. I would like to go home to my love ones and those that I love, also to see my little puppy, Jack. If all goes well, I should be on my way back to home by this weekend. Today has already been my 11th day out here, may it come to an end soon. Cheers.
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Stranded at Miri Airport - Chopper delayed :(
Now i am blogging from Miri Airport, using Starbucks wifi connection. My chopper supposingly be at 11am, was delayed to 2pm and i arrived at the airport for check in by 9.30am. Sigh, meaning waiting time of about 4 hrs. If to use the 4 hours, will use it in the town for some makan and etc, unlike now...stranded in the airport.
Will be going offshore to Trident-17 for a standby job. From my point of view, it is a total waste of time but from the perspective of the company it will be good as they can charge to customer. But from my side of the story, wasting my time and burning my weekend on the rig. Why waste of time? Cause we do have some personnel on board, they could help us if anything was not going right and also from our track record, the service that we are rendering would be considered good by having minimal down time due to our service, but the old grumppy ass, who survived a mild stroke still insist that we send one person there. Wanted to turn it down, but guess there is no running away as there is no anyone else that can go already as most is still away due to the year end celebration of 2008 and new year of 2009. Hence, i have no choice but to go, i know i sounded reluctant, yes i am indeed. Kind of boring to go there, as i dont have much job to do as well, just eat, sleep, shit, eat, sleep, shit and wait for time to past.
Gosh, how to past time there? I bought lots of movie, i hope to be sufficient to last me for a week, until i am given the green light to return and also to read some of the books that i brought with me. Some of those books that i bought some time ago, but just didn't have the chance to complete reading those in KL since most of the time i would be held up with some activities in town.
Since i am here, i notice that i am missing a few things already. I missed Amanda's charity visit to the HIV + Shelter Home in Kg. Cheras Baru, where they are doing a good deed in trying to raise fund for the home. If i were there, surely i would not be alone, will have Sarah with me and also my faithful Olympus E-510 to have some shots of the environment where the children would be self-producing the key chains to be sold to the society with a price. Too bad i am not there to capture those moments and also to brush up my skills and techniques. I missed the first weekend to be spend with my family, Sarah and also Jack Jack. My mum reminded me, that last year about this time around, i was also posted offshore from my return to KL from Cameron Highland as well. Gosh, why am i so unlucky :( Grumppy me, but i know i am complaining a lot, perhaps that is me, my way to release some build up tension in me.
Since this is a standby job, i have got no idea when the job will complete and i can be on my way back home, to KL a place called home, home sweet home. I keep wondering and giving hope that i could return early, asap but wonder how effective my wishes will be ths time round. Previous trip, most of the time the plan do not go accordingly to plan. Hope this time can have exceptional and me to be back as soon as possible. How many days? No idea, some were saying 5-6, some were saying 9-10, some were saying MORE. I was like Oh My God...so long? Damm!!! I will just go nuts for staying so long on the rig, doing nothing but waiting.
Why i dislike the rig? Mainly due to the isolation from the outside world. When offshore, there is limited, close to no communication to the outside world. No internet, no mobile calls, no land calls... total isolation. Internet is so limited, especially on some old rigs, phone calls are so controlled, minimal talk time for official matter, what about personal? By right should be 15 minutes per week, enough? As for mobile, some rigs do not allow handphone, some do, but the irony part is that there will be no reception at all. So what is the difference of having the phone with you or without it?
It is 11.30am now, another 2 more hours to go. How am i going to kill time? Probably have my lunch, then a nap till 1pm i guess. This would be my last chance of using the internet and mobile phone for now, not sure when i would have the free access to these facility until i return to land. Gosh, now i am thinking of how nice if today i were on my way back to KL instead than going offshore :(
To all those that i missed in KL, miss you guys much, hope to be back soon!!!
Will be going offshore to Trident-17 for a standby job. From my point of view, it is a total waste of time but from the perspective of the company it will be good as they can charge to customer. But from my side of the story, wasting my time and burning my weekend on the rig. Why waste of time? Cause we do have some personnel on board, they could help us if anything was not going right and also from our track record, the service that we are rendering would be considered good by having minimal down time due to our service, but the old grumppy ass, who survived a mild stroke still insist that we send one person there. Wanted to turn it down, but guess there is no running away as there is no anyone else that can go already as most is still away due to the year end celebration of 2008 and new year of 2009. Hence, i have no choice but to go, i know i sounded reluctant, yes i am indeed. Kind of boring to go there, as i dont have much job to do as well, just eat, sleep, shit, eat, sleep, shit and wait for time to past.
Gosh, how to past time there? I bought lots of movie, i hope to be sufficient to last me for a week, until i am given the green light to return and also to read some of the books that i brought with me. Some of those books that i bought some time ago, but just didn't have the chance to complete reading those in KL since most of the time i would be held up with some activities in town.
Since i am here, i notice that i am missing a few things already. I missed Amanda's charity visit to the HIV + Shelter Home in Kg. Cheras Baru, where they are doing a good deed in trying to raise fund for the home. If i were there, surely i would not be alone, will have Sarah with me and also my faithful Olympus E-510 to have some shots of the environment where the children would be self-producing the key chains to be sold to the society with a price. Too bad i am not there to capture those moments and also to brush up my skills and techniques. I missed the first weekend to be spend with my family, Sarah and also Jack Jack. My mum reminded me, that last year about this time around, i was also posted offshore from my return to KL from Cameron Highland as well. Gosh, why am i so unlucky :( Grumppy me, but i know i am complaining a lot, perhaps that is me, my way to release some build up tension in me.
Since this is a standby job, i have got no idea when the job will complete and i can be on my way back home, to KL a place called home, home sweet home. I keep wondering and giving hope that i could return early, asap but wonder how effective my wishes will be ths time round. Previous trip, most of the time the plan do not go accordingly to plan. Hope this time can have exceptional and me to be back as soon as possible. How many days? No idea, some were saying 5-6, some were saying 9-10, some were saying MORE. I was like Oh My God...so long? Damm!!! I will just go nuts for staying so long on the rig, doing nothing but waiting.
Why i dislike the rig? Mainly due to the isolation from the outside world. When offshore, there is limited, close to no communication to the outside world. No internet, no mobile calls, no land calls... total isolation. Internet is so limited, especially on some old rigs, phone calls are so controlled, minimal talk time for official matter, what about personal? By right should be 15 minutes per week, enough? As for mobile, some rigs do not allow handphone, some do, but the irony part is that there will be no reception at all. So what is the difference of having the phone with you or without it?
It is 11.30am now, another 2 more hours to go. How am i going to kill time? Probably have my lunch, then a nap till 1pm i guess. This would be my last chance of using the internet and mobile phone for now, not sure when i would have the free access to these facility until i return to land. Gosh, now i am thinking of how nice if today i were on my way back to KL instead than going offshore :(
To all those that i missed in KL, miss you guys much, hope to be back soon!!!
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Outstanding from year 2008?
Few things were left undone or didn't have the time to complete it before the year 2008 rolled down its curtain. Some of them are as below:
1) Edit most of my photos that was taken during the year and on the trips that i have went or also some events that i attended.
2) Complete the Hong Kong journal that i was looking forward to close by year end.
3) Get a copy of the Mamma Mia soundtrack from Istana Budaya as promised to Sarah, but due to my sudden notice to fly offshore, this has been distrupted.
4) Watch Bedtime Stories at cinema, but due to the packed cinema during holiday seasons and also sudden call to go offshore, this has to be delayed to a later date.
5) Pack up my room to a better state than now... for the preparation for the coming CNY. Bet have to do this when i come back from offshore.
6) Hmm... wall climbing course. Which was promised to Sarah earlier but due to my busy schedule with work; whereby initially i was to work on weekends as well, also to go offshore when needed, so the weekend were not able to cater for this activity yet.
7) Have more time on photography... to improve and sharpen my skills.
8) Send my Jack to 'obedience class' to train him up to be more obidient.
List goes on...
Need to get time to settle those unsettled business asap by the new year...
1) Edit most of my photos that was taken during the year and on the trips that i have went or also some events that i attended.
2) Complete the Hong Kong journal that i was looking forward to close by year end.
3) Get a copy of the Mamma Mia soundtrack from Istana Budaya as promised to Sarah, but due to my sudden notice to fly offshore, this has been distrupted.
4) Watch Bedtime Stories at cinema, but due to the packed cinema during holiday seasons and also sudden call to go offshore, this has to be delayed to a later date.
5) Pack up my room to a better state than now... for the preparation for the coming CNY. Bet have to do this when i come back from offshore.
6) Hmm... wall climbing course. Which was promised to Sarah earlier but due to my busy schedule with work; whereby initially i was to work on weekends as well, also to go offshore when needed, so the weekend were not able to cater for this activity yet.
7) Have more time on photography... to improve and sharpen my skills.
8) Send my Jack to 'obedience class' to train him up to be more obidient.
List goes on...
Need to get time to settle those unsettled business asap by the new year...
Happy New Year 2009
Another year have passed...
Year 2008 whoosh away and here comes year 2009. For chinese, it will be a year of the bull. But for most, it has been foreseen as a year of economic downturn + crisis for some countries or even businesses. So it would not be a great huh hah after all. The year came as it comes, unlike previous years where the new year comes with a big bang or just a bang.
Nothing sad or happy to mention about the new year yet, hence would like to wish all my friends, Happy New Year 2009. May the new year bring joy, happiness, wealth and health to all in this hardship year forseen by most people. May we live the best out of what is available and most important of all would be to stay positive and live life happy.
Year 2008 whoosh away and here comes year 2009. For chinese, it will be a year of the bull. But for most, it has been foreseen as a year of economic downturn + crisis for some countries or even businesses. So it would not be a great huh hah after all. The year came as it comes, unlike previous years where the new year comes with a big bang or just a bang.
Nothing sad or happy to mention about the new year yet, hence would like to wish all my friends, Happy New Year 2009. May the new year bring joy, happiness, wealth and health to all in this hardship year forseen by most people. May we live the best out of what is available and most important of all would be to stay positive and live life happy.
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