this trip was ok, not as excitin & dangerous as the previous one.
but quite afew things happened, both onboard as well as on the way back.
onboard the shipthis is the first ship that has mirrors in the gym.
although this ship is much older, but the facilities are cleaner, looks new.
from this, it struck my mind, it is either they are gd at maintenance or they never use at all.
n thru my stay, they proved my second thought correct... nobody goes there... sian...
tried to motivate them to exercise, scare them abit so that they will change their habits.
after each lesson, u can tell by the look on their faces... they look guilty n sad at their results.
for a moment, i thought that its the changing point of their lives....
but once i dismiss the clas.... *puff* they go back to their original state... as if nothing has happened... continues with the mountain they create on their plate during meal time.
they would stack their food so high... as if they are competing who can go the highest.
n to top it off... loads of gravy that follows from the top to the brim of the huge plate.
seiously, that would be enough to keep me full for 2 days.
through my stay there, everyday i would spend time in the gym.
but no one even peeped into the gym. ha...
so one fine day, i decided to go look for them.
n there they are, sittin infront of the Big screen, watchin DVDs that they have already seen so many times n are even familiar with the script, blowing smoke as if they want to get a feel of genting highlands.
then the next day in class, i casually ask which is more important to them, movies or keepin fit.
they choose the former... MOVIES!! they screamed.... -_-" win liao....
on the way back
took a plane from Bahrain, transit at Qatar before heading back home, here.
seriously, i thought i was in India or Philipines la.
there are soooooo many of them at the airport... the airport staff... cafeteria staff... n even those who are taking the plane, all filled with them...
the plane smelly exactly like u walk along serangoon, desker area... the mus**fa area.
when i found my seat, there was this other guy already beside the seat, kept starin at me.
at first... i felt super akward lah... like... was my pants unzipped? or missing a nose?
then later, i thought... aiya... he nv see us chinese b4.... or mayb he is really into the chinese super stars like jackie, jet, bruce.... he was taking the window seat, so he was leaning over the window side, but he was reachin for the other arm rest... as if he is that big!! or mayb he juz want to air his armpit.... piangs.... n the stare continued till he left the plane...
then there was some commotion going on behind.... then one guy, asked the steward for his meal.
i was like... 'din we juz ate the sanwich?'
the steward was very patient, explaining to the passenger..... 'sir, we just served the meal'
then the passenger got very upset... raised his voice... 'Meal?? wad meal? wheres my meal? i paid for my tickets, its not cheap u know? see... it says here, meal included. where is it?' u know when they talk, the accent is very strong, n u can picture in ur head how their head will shake from side to side? i was like almost bursting out liao lah... the steward bo bian, ask his senior or superior to attend to the difficult passenger... as soon as the steward is not within sight, the difficult rude passenger turned into a cheeky punk.... gigglin n laughing with his friend....
then before the senior or supervisor came, he again took it out on another steward.... same thing, same line, every one else was lookin now... steward responded calmly,' sir, our meals are served, everyone got the same. would you like another set?' the passenger exclaimed... 'Of course!'
then as the steward fetches the sanwich... they were like laughing loudly as if they happy that got to play punk n get another meal out of it.
as soon as the plane landed... they all rushed to get their bags n pushing their way to the exit doors. wow... wad a sight... i nv never i would witness this, live. seen it on pix n tv, abt how they squeeze on their public transport... climbin n hangin on to the tranport for dear life. its looks exactly the same... so juz sat there... watch them in action... well... u muz appluad them for the same evacuation of the plane... if not for them, it would hav been much longer to disembark..
hav to wait 6 hrs at the airport for the connecting flight.... paid $30 for food... like canteen style...
will try to upload the next time round. daylight robbery...
when i board the plane... i thought i was heading to Indonesia or Philipines lah...
the whole plane is filled with them. i was like... wah... these pple are so hardworkin...
left home to work.. n then now heading home with a big fat pay check... we gotta learn from them, their resilence... but the service staff that i encountered... was not so friendly, maybe they hav long working hrs, tired n grouchy....
kk... too much liao....
next time i will try to write n upload together... so can see the pix, n read the text...
look out for the next post.....
Had to wake up like freaking early to board the ship lah. but it was worth it, 
from the pier, took a small boat out to sea to board the ship. see the ship with the blue hull dead ahead? baby had to stay in sch to train for competition, so she couldnt send me off, but she called to wish bon voyage. = )
guess wad... look at the gangway(stairs)... ya... had to climb up
this is wad the inside look like, quiet, cold....
this is the view outside my cabin
now this is my cabin
cabin
tada.... my new work station, the gym
juz a view from outside
first nite when i switch off the lights... piangs.... this glow in the dark thing pop up lah....
having theory lessons in the mess (dinning area)
this weighing scale is from the galley, for weighin meat n other food items
these 2 are inposible to be seperated
fat analyzer
blood pressure measurement
the step test
the waist hip ratio measurement
push up test
theory lessons
testing
new toys in the gym
captain always train in the morning before work
the other philipino crew would work out at nite
they are one of the most enthu lot
the last day of theory lesson
random shots of the ship
this is the safety craft that we would use in times of emergency...
they were doing their routine checks while i......
yes... thats me... in the water....
ya, they hav a swimmin pool on the ship. cool rite?? can fill with sea water or fresh water 
look at him... he is the chief engineer
this is taken using the binoculars
our 18 hr car ride juz began...
kebab with rice
all hazy n hilly
car broke down 4 times
tyre puncture once
when we finally got near to the town area... everywhere is closed. so we juz stop n took out bread that the ship crew prepared for us
oh.... i forgot to mention, theres 5 of us in the small car that u saw previously. n if u can look carefully at this picture... erm... ya...
past a mosque...
