Tuesday, January 17, 2006
updates!
ha. i was kinda overreacting in the last post, so if u guys are afraid or worried for me, dont ya?
anyway, the hours are shiong. patrol vessels work on a multi crew system..which basically means there are 2 teams of people, each able to operate independently..so when one team sails, the other team rests..and vice versa. but since i am under training, my officers feel that it is of good training value that i sail with both teams..so voila! I SAIL VERY OFTEN. not that im spiteful..but most of the time im super tired. the hours when im sailing is i keep 6 on 6 off..6 hours of shift then rest..then 6 hours again..each sail trip takes 3 days 2 nights..so guys, if im not able to make it for meetings, im very very sorry once again.
but, the sailings are fun..at times. its very operational.. we sail to pedra branca. and oftentimes, we meet up with M's__ of Ind____'s ships. so yeap..we get to like play cat and mouse with them..or we get to go investigate ships pr crafts suspected of smugglin etc. so things get quite interesting. and the crew on my ship are very nice. the first sailing when i got really seasick cos the sea state over at indo's side is really rough, they offered sweets and many tips about how to stay calm and not puke. yeap..so things arent really that bad. plus they are like a family. just before steerin the ship to make a u-turn ( in layman's terms), they will shout down to the kitchen to warn the chef cos once when they forgot to, the chef had soup spilt all over the floor..haha
so thats all for now guys..meanwhile, please do stay cheerfuL! its always good to be optimistic. kummi: i didnt scold u la, it was a gentle reminder.. hongy: was so happy to hear from u in church...dont feel dry ya. the Lord will always enrich u. joycie: so sorry i haven been able to entertain your outing requests! maybe now u know why. chicken: no hear from u so long! so happy to talk to u over msn that day..happy to know that u're so involved in arts work..just dont tire yourself that much k! shoes: still missing u..hang in there though studies tiring n tough, will see u soon. rah mei: hurry hurry update us! dont just stick around with ur darling!! naz: happy to hear from u..stay strong and smile.
thts all guys. mwAH`
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