Wednesday, 28 March 2007

Ahoy There!

Hello everyone, I am in a gaming parlor in Ulsan, South Korea. No! I'm not gaming, just checking my various in boxes and of course the 'ever so addictive' Orkut.com. Heck I feel so bad seeing no new scraps but heck I didn't expect any anyway. So its all good.
Thanks to a very kind Chief Officer, my fellow cadets and I have had the opportunity to come ashore, along with a couple of officers. While most headed for the malls and shops, I've found myself alone in search of some cultural exposure, trying to expand my cultural horizons. Heck, some times I feel so out of place, why doesn't anyone want to see places for what they are? Experience and feel a new land, people, language and food. Maybe learn a couple of things while you're at it? Shopping malls and fast food joints are the same all over the bloody world. Anyway, the people here, though weak in English, are very patient and helpful. I shall be having some Korean food for lunch and if possible, dinner. I'll post about it later, whenever I get the opportunity to.
Speaking about posts, well I have this five page long draft just lying there. I meant to complete it a month back but a combination of sloth and procrastination has prevented me doing so. I can't seem to complete it on board either. Firstly, because I haven't had the bloody time. Working on Tankers is not the easiest of things to do. But its okay, fun at times. Secondly, I haven't felt 'funny' in a while. I'm just to dog gone tired at the end of the day that all I want to do is sleep. As I have mentioned to so many of you, 'I need to feel funny to write funny'. Heck, I hope once I settle down into some sort of routine I am able to complete what I started.
I'm off for now. Keep reading.

Thursday, 15 March 2007

In Transit!

Hello, Hello, Hello!
Well I'm on my way to join Maersk Progress! Waiting for my flight to Tokyo in the new Bangkok airport. After Delhi airport (which as far as I'm concerned is worse than a bloody railway station) this seems like heaven. Aaaaaah! No hastles, no mile long queues, no line cutting Indians, no muck and no Paaan stained walls! Such bliss!
Gosh, up till now I thought Mumbai Airport as bad. Shit Delhi takes the cake! It takes a whole half hour just to wrestle your way past relatives and loved ones (not mine, the other buffoons) who've come to see off their relatives and loved ones and invariably block the entry to the airport. It actually took me half an hour to get into the airport. How sad is that? I asked around, since I was so bored, apparently this is always the state of affairs at IGI Airport.
Anyway, I'm not posting this to bitch. I just wanted to tell everyone that I am in the middle of a post that I can't seem to complete, I did a couple of pages on the flight here since I was in a funny mood, but I promise a good one soon. Since I'm going on board and shall have access only to my ship's e mail account, a good friend of mine shall be posting all my subsequent posts as and when I send them to her. They shall be sporadic though, after all life on board doesn't allow us cadets much time to ourselves and our musings. I hope to post as often as I can. But whatever happens, please keep checking this URL.
And everyone, please keep in touch.
Maersk Progress, here I come!