the story of a watchkeeping officer - looking at some greener pastures...

entri pergi lebih jauh...

the SAIPEM 7000...massive...!!!

this is one nice ship to drive with higher wages...USD300++ for DPO....


-come and to sea and sit on the hot seat yourself-

a navigator`s serenade - be my co-pilot..!!

entri chenta hati kapal karam...

i wont say that my love is as wide as the great ocean..

or as high as the starry skies...

but enough to mention that i am sincere...

and i adore you for what you are...

you captivate me with your simplicity...

and your sweet smiles...

your hard punch that hurt my arms...

and your sense of direction that surpassed even myself...

without any doubt...

i want you to be my co-pilot...

-come to the hot seat and see for yourself-

panorama di laut biru - close quarter situation....as close as possible....

entri CPA 0.0.....this is really2 close...

shit...this is waaay to close....!!!

many landlubbers asked how close can we get when passing another ship...

well...i followed master standing order...if he said passing distance 2nm....then 2 it is...but depending on the situation...by taking into consideration of sea room...traffic density..navigational hazard...depth of water...etc...etc...etc...this can get from 2nm to less...

but in the pic shown above....well that is toooo close....cross my finger...one of the crew can jump on the other ship forecastle...just to show how bloody close both ship were at that time...ouh..credit this pic to gcaptain...check more photos of this incident here...

by the way...no paint were scratched in this incident...furthermore..both ship were intact...no damage...no loss of life...no environmental impact...no oil spill...but this is way too close...and this is dangerous i kid you not...

dont do this mate...kapten konfirm melompat...kalau bercium...bukan kapten je...opis pun melompat....

-come to sea and see for your self-

the story of a watchkeeping officer - Another Part Time...

entri keje x brapa nk kuat...eh..??

buggers...!!!

Just like last year..i went for a part time job at Boustead Penang Shipyard under NHM sea trial crew in mid october since i got nothing to do at home and i feel like its better for me to work and gain some cash....

This time...i got an AHTS..anchor handling tug and support vessel built for Sealink Asia...a DP 2 vessel...a bit different from any other ship i worked before...

But then..i never got the chance to drive her...since i only work there for 5 days for a few reason...fisrt her main engine are not yet ready...none of the shipyard personnel and the contractors had fired up the engine since they have to check everything from piping to electrical again and again...

another reason i work for 5 days only is also because my car got scratched...as long as the Equator...i dont know who the fcuk did it...but i just lost RM700 to change my front passenger tyre which got ripped off by someone...my broken rear brake light...and the scratch on both side of the car....

Looking at the damage...and fearing that further damage would cost me more money...i decided to take flight and go back home to mend my ride...huh...next time i had to put 10 inch thick armoured plate on my car...

for this particular part time job..i got paid RM200 per day...which in turn i got RM1k for 5 days of working...but looking at the damage i had to my ride...well..its not worth is..i lose RM700 for repairing her...and i only got 3 days pay for me to spend....

hell..so much for part time job...

anyway...for those looking forward to join NHM PILOT sea trial crew...can contact me thru my fb...i got the number...i know the contact...and i dont wanna tell all the good and the bad here...its a place where u can get experience...to get some fast cash to survive ur long holiday...or just to kill time...

-come to sea and see for yourself-

the story of a watchkeeping officer - what we eat...

entri lapar...

makanan.... =P

when i came back from my shipboard tour few weeks back...i met my friends at my hometown...some of them i haven`t met for quite a long time...

knowing that i worked on a vessel...they directly thought that we had a sumptuous and succulent meals prepared by chefs on board our ship...

hahaha...sorry to dissapoint you guys...but we didn`t eat western food every day...this is not some luxury craft or a cruise line...so i am very2 sorry....

whatever meals we had onboard are the same that we had at home...fried rice..or mee goreng..kway teow goreng..with fried teloq mata..or lontong if our cook is from the state of Johore...will be served for breakfast...


if you are a bit americana..then you can make yourself a toasted bread with a wide selection of spreads...peanut butter..butter..planta...nutella...or susu pekat manis..or maybe planta taruk gula...ol skool style...


that is for breakfast....i haven`t gone to lunch and dinner....

basically...we eat just like the other Malaysian who work ashore...we have roti canai or other common Malaysian breakfast which can be found in mak cik senah stall or mamak stall near you.(FYI :roti canai onboard..???...this is not tebar one coz my company still cant afford to pay a mapley who can tebar roti canai or make teh tarik)...nasik putih tomyam campur..with fried chicken..ikan masak gulai or sambal..with ulam-ulaman for lunch...and again nasik putih with daging goreng or daging masak gulai..with some fried fishes or ikan masak sambal...for dinner....

we basically had our food the same like what you guys on land have...kami pn makan nasik campur jugak...so dont say that we eat western everyday...we eat only breads..this and that...ooh...were are not European..even they eat nasik when they had to stay onboard...and nasik sepinggan buleh habis....hahaha

so when your`e at some mamak stall..or what ever stall selling Malaysian cuisine...remember that we also had the same as yours....the only thing is what we had as breakfast..lunch or dinner make us a little bit closer to home....

 lapaq weyh....


-come to sea and see for yourself-

a navigator`s serenade - far away

entri its been a while...

damn cold night...good night

i had your number..but i feel reluctant to call...
know your email...but i did not bother to send any message to you...
i had your picture in my wallet...but it has been there and i have not look at it...

i tried to ignore this feeling..

your smile...are like the sun in the summer....
when you cry...it felt like north east monsoon...
your laugh...are like morning breeze

i kept on thinking of you...

i am far away...
but you are close to my heart...
you are like a heartbeat...
a pulse that kept the soul and body as one...

i will remember you...

for even i am far...you are close at heart...


-come to sea and see for yourself-