Monday, February 28, 2011

Pissed

Oh I'm really pissed right now.  I'm supposed to return to land tomorrow, somehow client wants me to stay till dont know when... Argggghhhhhhhhhh...

Current Location / Rig:  Seligi H / DD3
Client: EMEPMI
Days onboard: 12

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Rabbit Year 2011

Gong Xi Fa Chai and Happy Rabbit Year everybody...

As we all know, time flies.  We are fortunate to live long enough to celebrate another new year in our lives, which we should be thankful for it, right?  In fact, life is really beautiful if we really open our eyes and see through all the problems and sufferring we have every day. 

How is everybody's 2011 Chinese New Year celebration?  I sincerely do hope all is well for everyone out there. 

As for mine celebration, we didn't really celebrate this year's Chinese New Year.  I guess we are still in the 'mourning' period... Not sure if it's called the mourning period or not, but you know what I mean...

However, I have been blessed this year.  Things turned out to be even better than I expected.  I'm really happy and thankful that I'm able to be with my family during this auspicious time for the Chinese. 

I didn't apply for CNY leave this year, as I only have 2 weeks of annual leave left for the entire 2011.  Each time I take leave, I have to take a 'block' of 7 days, which is a week duration.  That means I only have 2 'blocks' left this year.  As we're not really celebrating CNY this year, I opted to leave my annual leave for other meaningful occasions, e.g.Mulu Cave family trip in June. 

Initially, I was scheduled to go offshore just before CNY, 30th or 31st of January, 2011.  The job was expected to be about a week long, which meant I could be back at Miri home on 6th or 7th Feb 2011.  I would be able to meet my parents, my brother and his family, but not my 2nd and 3rd sisters and their families.  That was the initial expectation.  It ended up like this, offshore operations was delayed, so did my trip to the rig.  Hurray!!!  I standby for a total of 10 days.  I spent the first 2 days in Bandar Seri Begawan, managed to meet up with my 3rd sisters and her family.  Yeah!!!  Then I got to spend the rest of my standby time in Miri, celebrated with parents, brother and family, 2nd sister and family, though she only came to Miri on the first day of CNY, still good enough, no complained mah...

Missed my big sister dearly.  After countdown for the Rabit Year, images of what we always did popped up in my head like slide show.  I sincerely pray and hope that she's also enjoying this auspicious period of time as much as we always have been, in her new world. 

As for parents and family, I whole-heartedly wish all to appreciate lives more and be together with your love ones.  Learn to control temper and be happy.