American Food

Here's one episode of joke I encountered when I was in the states (Houston, Texas).

American friend: So what do you want to eat for dinner today?
me: well, let's have some american food?
American friend's mother: ok, let's go for KFC then.
me: huh? seriously?
American friend: yeah, that's the only pure american food here.

ok.....haha...we ended us trying the Texas Mexican food though, and it was great! :D

On the sea...

I have been on the sea for 34 days now. Don't worry, i am still sane, but i am sure i am not going for a cruise for my vacation in the future. LOL.

Here are some photos again for your pleasure. LOL...i know it's just sea, but well, i guess the water that passes through is different everyday. hehe...

Just a joke of the day. A friend said to me: " I don't want you to jump down the sea ok? I am afraid you will cause tsunami.". For one second i thought there's some care and concern, but well.... sweat!. hahaha....

Have a good day everyone!

Field Engineers

Something to laugh about I guess?

Ok, back to mud pit, i mean work. :D

Sun set!

Another set of photos! This time sun set. Too bad my DSLR is not with me, if not the photos quality will be better. :( 

soon! 

after few minutes. :) beautiful aint it?

Happy Chinese New Year from offshore! :)

Sun rise

I was about to go to bed after finishing my shift at 630am in the morning, but I saw these beautiful sceneries that I couldn't resist to take pictures even by just using my HTC phone. How I wished I had brought my DSLR with me. :( 

But then, here you go. :) Thank God for wonderful sun rise! 

Waiting on Weather

The weather was bad for the past few days and the operation was waiting on weather (WOW). We were supposed to install our equipment on the riser, and to do that we need to have man riding operation (having people to be lifted over the sea to connect equipment on the riser). In case of man overboard (people dropping into the sea), we need rescue boat to be standby near the rig. So due to the bad weather and crazy waves, the boat couldn't come by thus waiting on weather in order to resume operation.

Therefore, in the midst of boredom while waiting, I took the time to update my "long outdated" blog with some pictures. LOL. But then, seriously, there's nothing much to be captured out here. -.-....

Helideck! Only water out at the horizon. Nothing else. 

More water... 

Crane at rest. Anyone wants bungee jump? 

Some night view, great lights. haha... 

Left one standing.

Alright.Back to waiting, again.

Christmas 2011 and New Year 2012!

It's raining heavily out there now, and the floor is swaying. Wait, what do I mean by swaying? Yes, I am on a rig again, during this holiday season. The wave is around 2m high and the wind has reached 30 knot while I am here.

So it has been a quiet Christmas for me this year, and I am expecting the "peaceful" New Year 2012 on the rig as well. I am not the only one, there were around 100 others who are having the same fate as me. It is the first time for me and it is definitely a special experience for me.

Surrounded by seawater, and the nearest structure to us is hundreds of miles away. Nothing can be seen except water and the sky around us. The operation is 24 hours continuous, a minute loss is thousands of dollars lost. No one is to lose focus even during this season of joy.

We had small celebrations on the rig. They organized raffles on the rig and the session was divided into two to accommodate the two shifts workers. My colleague won an Ipad and another one won an Ipod, I regretted for not buying the tickets. But then, I never win any prizes during any lucky draws or raffles, so maybe it was a wise decision for not wasting the money. LOL.....

Our team was excited and joyous over our teammates' "harvest" for a while, then we were back to work again. Everyone was happy, but at the same time missing home, especially the three of my colleagues that have kids at home and all of them are from Canada or the States, where the Christmas celebration is highly prioritized.

Nevertheless, work is still work and since they can show high level of dedication, I should be as well. Even though I didn't get to celebrate the season with my friends and family, but I thank God for the day He sent His son to give us the ultimate hope! Let us not forget the real reason behind all the celebrations!

Before I sign off for today, let me sincerely wish you Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2012! Time to get back to work! :D

Australia Trip

As I was having dinner with my colleagues the other day, one of them asked if we have been to Australia before as the rig we were on was an Australian rig. Out of three, only one had been to Australia before, and I am one of the two.

I really wish to go to Australia one day as it is one of the closest overseas country to my country. A lot of my friends have been studying there and I really regret not going there when they were still there. And since now I am having so much days off after the job on the rigs, I should really plan my trip there. Nevertheless, according to my colleague the accommodation there can be quite cheap if we plan our journey earlier.

After searching through the internet, I found this special accommodation arrangement around the Trinity Beach. From the website, it is located just a short drive north of Cairns City. What really attracted me was it is surrounded with relaxed village like atmosphere and it offers stunning views over the Pacific Ocean and rainforest clad mountain views. Besides, they have freshly decorated airconditioned studio rooms. That sounds like a perfect vacation plan for me! I have to go and book my tickets already! Join me if you want!

Mission Impossible - Ghost Protocol Movie Review

Finally, the one week introduction training is over! It was fruitful and the same time tiring plus exhausting. As one of the sessions mentioned, fatigue could due to extensive training! hehe....So in order to cure my mental fatigue, I went for the movie "Mission Impossible-Ghost Protocol" 

It is an action movie directed by Brad Bird, starring Tom Cruise, Anil Kapoor, Jeremy Renner and Paula Patton. Interesting combination eh? 

Photo courtesy of Wikipedia

The story is about a group of agents trying to accomplish their mission while the whole agency was being disavowed.

I find the whole story a bit predictable, and the impossibility level of the mission was not that high I suppose. Even though the effects are impressive, but then we couldn't really see much of different gadgets being used. So for a gadget "geek" like me, I was a bit disappointed. hahaa...

Nevertheless, the scene on Burj Khalifa, so far the tallest building in the world, was quite amazing, especially when the sand storm was approaching. For the rest of the scenes, I think I will let you all to find out in the cinema. :D

Food for thought
I suppose a lot of things are not as what they seem to be. Sometimes there are things which we couldn't have guessed unless we are the main characters involved. :) Don't judge a book by its cover. hehe...

Puss in Boots

Puss in Boots! Another movie after so long! This time I went for the animation show. Well, some show about some cat. haha....

If you watch Shrek and Shrek 2, you will be very familiar with this cat. Yes, it is the cat with impossible-to-reject-eyes. LOL.

This time, the show is about Puss(the cat) trying to redeem his name in his hometown after being tricked by his best friend Humpty Dumpty. Along the process, he fell for his best friend's trick once again and went to the castle above the clouds and stole the golden goose who gave birth to golden eggs.

He managed to brought the golden goose back to his hometown, and brought wealth to his people. But a great disaster (The Terror) followed because of the golden goose. The Terror has the potential to destroy the hometown. What would The Terror be and did Puss manage to save his hometown in the end?

Well, that's for you to find out. :) Overall, the movie is very nice, and very hilarious. Worth to go for a good laugh. :)

Food for thought
One's innocence will be proven in the end no matter what happen along the way. Everyone deserves forgiveness and a second chance. :)