Updates from Labuan

Hey hey !!

t'is me... posting from a cyber cafe in labuan.
the last few days has been fine...
except for yesterday when the sea was pretty rough...
was literally rocked to sleep... hehe...
could feel myself bobbing as i fall asleep...

food onboard is pretty good i must say... but i guess dat's the only way to keep morale up when u've got like abt 20 odd guys on one single vessel, away from all forms of communication from the world, with the exception of the vessel's email. no online access, no hp reception...
we had lamp chops on wed and today. steak was yesterday.
grilled prawns was on the menu yesterday too...

accommodation-wise is alrite... got a little cabin to myself. juz enough for me to sleep and change and wash up in. heard dat one of the ship's crew had to move out to make space for me... :p
but it's been a great experience overall...

haven't gotten down to doing real work coz the other ship was having some trouble getting good calibrations for some equipment they are using for the job. so i've been eating and sleeping and watching dvds more or less for the whole time since wed.

i'm now back on shore coz the weather out at the worksite is pretty rough and we cant get a good calibration on the equipment onboard our ship w the kind of waves we were encountering.
it's a nice feeling to b back on solid ground.

showering has been a great adventure while on the rough waters... juz imagine having to shower while having to keep ur balance as well... but amazingly there's hot water so it's not dat bad :)

well... i'm planning to use the ship's gym some time soon... think i probably put on some weight eating and sleeping over the last few days. we're eating all throughout the day.
breakfast @7.30-8.30am
lunch @11.30-12.30pm
afternoon break @2pm
dinner @5.30-6.30pm
supper @10.30pm

there's always food in the mess. lots of food. if the food's not to our liking, which in my opinion is unlikely, there's indomie mi goreng, or maggi mee to cook. we've even got ice-cream on board.
had a magnum today... hehe...

problem tho is dat juz abt everyone speaks in malay... looks like i may have to enrol myself in some conversational berhasa course or something... :)

guess dat's all i have for now... hope to b able to update more...
cant wait to get home... and meet up w everyone..

take care !
ciao !!