Mowgoby

Mooowwwggghhhooooobbbyyyyyyyy ~!!!

On another note, every Wednesday is Pizza Day here and I hade 3 slices of pizza for lunch today. Ouh, I can see some flabs coming out of my jeans now.

Lady on Board. Aye Aye Captain~!

West Alliance was a great rig to work on! And I enjoyed my 2 weeks stay there, so much that I would love to go again (if the boss permits). Someone told me that this rig is too good for my first job. Well, you know what, I’ll just consider that as my luck ok.

 

It was my first time going offshore. Days before I depart via chopper to the rig, I was filled with mixed emotions. Excited, nervous, anxious and worried that I won’t be able to cope with life offshore. And I just can’t imagine how I am going to go through my days being the ONLY girl on board, working with a bunch of guys in a guy’s field.

 

I.just.can’t.imagine.how.it.would.be.

 

 But alas, it all went well. It was a great experience learning about life offshore and meeting new people from all over the world. For those whose just as blur as me before I set foot on the rig, here’s how life looks like over there.

 

This is the view of the rig floor from the service companies’ office.

 

Meet Phil, the OIM. Because they seldom have ladies on board, the moment he saw me, he went “Oh hello darling! We’re really thrilled to have you on board. Welcome to West Alliance. And come here you pretty lady, I’d like to have a picture with you and have it posted on our blog.”

And yes, he did posted it up on WSA’s blog. Do check it out.

 

Say hello to Andy people.

 He’s the first crew I met once reaching the rig. Well since he’s the Safety Officer there, the moment we landed, he’s responsible to brief us on things that we need to be aware of while on board. Especially since it was my first time.

 

He didn’t expect me to be a Malaysian. “Owh, but you don’t speak like Malaysian. There’s a certain accent there when you speak.”  Hahaha. What accent? Yang ada accent Kayan la.

 

Meet my colleagues. My sifu. My mentor. The people I work together with; Lee and Uncle John.

 

And my so-called-brother Tham Tham. Who polluted my mind with a bunchful amount of so many dirty jokes together with Uncle John. -_-”

 

Now let’s move on to see what happens on the rig, and how people get things done on the rig floor.

This is the rig floor.

 

It’s where our equipments are run and drilled into the well. Look at how messy and dirty it is. Mesti geleng palak my mom tengok anak perempuan sulung dia ni kerja macam ni kan? But thank God, both my parents are being so supportive towards my job. I love you Mommy Daddy!

 

This is how the tubings are being made up to each other, using a torque machine. That’s the roughnecks and the KST crews working together to torque up the tubings.

 

This is the v-door. It is where the equipments are laid down before being picked up by the elevator. Each equipments and tubings have to be checked prior pick up. Perempuan ngegeh dalam gambar itu sedang meng-label sequence tubings yang akan di-pick up.

 

Uncle John again. Thanks for the guidance. You are memang the best lah~!

 

Tea time. We need occassional break once in a while.

 

 Oh and guess what.

This is the only toilet available on the rig floor. And it’s meant for GENTS.

 

 How am I going to pee in that thing?! I can’t pee while I’m standing. Ugghh, a duvet was never designed for girls.

 Either I tahan the urge to pee until I’m off my shift..

 

Or I go all the way down the platform stairs and cross the bridge to the tender..

 

Into the quaters..

 

To my room…

 

Just to pee in the comfort of my own toilet.

And I do that not just once ok. I had to excuse myself for at least 5 times just to pee. Imagine how sore my legs were having to climb the stairs of the platform, which was not low mind you. The moment I reached the rig floor again, I’d be panthing like orang yang kena asthma. Pheww~

Torturing.

 

The food? Was MARVELOUS. You can eat all you want. As much as you want. As many times as you want. Which caused my weight to increase ONE KG when I measured my weight on the 3rd day.

Die.

 

The crews? They were nice and very helpful. I enjoy talking to everyone there. May it be the people working at the galley, the room boys, the roustabouts, the drillers..ALL of them were very nice to me.

 

All in all, it was a hell of a great experience. And of course, the $$$ at the end of the day was great too.

I Miss You

 

To see you when I wake up
Is a gift I didn’t think could be real.
To know that you feel the same as I do
Is a three-fold, Utopian dream.

You do something to me that I can’t explain.
So would I be out of line if I said I miss you

I see your picture.
I smell your skin on
The empty pillow next to mine.
You have only been gone ten days,
But already I’m wasting away.
I know I’ll see you again
Whether far or soon.
But I need you to know that I care,
And I miss you.

That was so sweet of you to dedicate that song to me. And to have you singing the lyrics to me made my heart melt inside….. 

Guess what? I miss you too.

Amused With Myself

I realize these things about myself:

After lunch, I tend to get sleepy.

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When I’m sleepy I made myself a cup of Neslo to keep myself awake (konon). I don’t drink coffee so, it had to be mixed with Milo, only then I can consume it.

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Then, after drinking my Neslo, I always have this urge to throw the big water. Because after drinking stuff with milk in it, my stomach tends to grumble.

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And it happens everyday. I am really amused with myself.

Oh btw, I’m in Perak for trainings until next week. Will be going down to KL next weekend. So people of Perak, holler me while I’m here will you?

Urai Murai and Buring Pit , see you two pretty ladies next week. HUGZ!

Hello I’m Still Alive

It’s rough sea these past few days. And I don’t need booze to be feeling dizzy all the time. @_@