Being the nice person I am I decided I would cover a few duties this week so that the lads can get there wives/girlfriends out.So I have to work today, tomorrow, Wednesday and Sunday. Now as ever I use the term work very very loosely, but it does mean I won't be able to lounge around some pool somewhere on those days.
I could always run a really long cable to the pool from the ship...
Sunday 23 November 2008
Saturday 22 November 2008
I know hell exists - I was there all day yesterday!
Ahoy all!
As ever my life continues to revolve around partying, sunbathing and generally not doind a lot to be honest. But is anyone asks I am working damn hard.
Well on Thursday I decided we should have a big night out. The problem was I was on a half day so dragged on of the girls ashore with me at 12pm, on the premise of doing some shopping. Unfortunately this turned into much drinking, starting at about 2 in the afternoon. Blind drunk by about 7 we thought it would be a really good idea to go clubbing, so stumbled bach the ship, ganged up on a fe of the lads forcing them to go out and went clubbing. Much crazy dancing and drikking later I looked at my watch and it was now 3 in the morning. OH OH! Someone is in work soon. After waiting what felt like an eternity I got to bed at 4 only to have to get back up at 7.
It was not a good start to the day. My mouth tasted like I had eaten a bag of gravel, washed down with a glass of mud and then just for good measure a bit more gravel. Stumbling up to work I made my excuses and went off to find some work. Thats what they thought anyway. I just went back to my cabin and lay on my bed till 10.30. Feeling very, very sorry for myself. Rousing myselrf back to life I went back to work then disappeared on the premise of finding some 'paint' to go and 'paint' something. This meant going back to bed. I woke up at 1245 only to throw up everywhere - not a good start to the afternoon. Then went back the shack and disappeared again. This time though I did find some paint. Didn't paint anything tho - but at least it looked like I was working.
Nearing towards the end of the day I finally thought thank god I can go to bed proper soon. But nooooooooo. Lets throw in a fire exercise and the end of the day. Alarms going off everywhere are not good for someone who has the hangover from hell. Thinking at least this would be a good scive I trundled down the gangway ashore to get out the way. Nooooooo... Chief Engineer comes up to me and tells me he is impressed with the way I run the incident board so would I do it otherwise things that end would fall apart. I grunt of agreement I started doing what I am trained to do. But then I could feel the puke stirring in my stomach. I was gonna throw up everywhere!!! This would not have been a good idea with the Captain, Chief Engineer and Chief Officer all beside me. Cold sweats and a haze of realization that I wasn't sure how much longer I could hold down last nights takeela slammers I nearly thru up, but very clasily swollowed it back down, saving it for the invetiable later. Luckily the exercise finished not much later and I ran back to my cabin and made a phone call on the porcelain telephone. Nice.
I went ashore hoping to feel a bit better, but gave up after half an hour realizing I was neither use nor ornament sitting in a pub feeling sorry for myself.
Feel ace today though!
As ever my life continues to revolve around partying, sunbathing and generally not doind a lot to be honest. But is anyone asks I am working damn hard.
Well on Thursday I decided we should have a big night out. The problem was I was on a half day so dragged on of the girls ashore with me at 12pm, on the premise of doing some shopping. Unfortunately this turned into much drinking, starting at about 2 in the afternoon. Blind drunk by about 7 we thought it would be a really good idea to go clubbing, so stumbled bach the ship, ganged up on a fe of the lads forcing them to go out and went clubbing. Much crazy dancing and drikking later I looked at my watch and it was now 3 in the morning. OH OH! Someone is in work soon. After waiting what felt like an eternity I got to bed at 4 only to have to get back up at 7.
It was not a good start to the day. My mouth tasted like I had eaten a bag of gravel, washed down with a glass of mud and then just for good measure a bit more gravel. Stumbling up to work I made my excuses and went off to find some work. Thats what they thought anyway. I just went back to my cabin and lay on my bed till 10.30. Feeling very, very sorry for myself. Rousing myselrf back to life I went back to work then disappeared on the premise of finding some 'paint' to go and 'paint' something. This meant going back to bed. I woke up at 1245 only to throw up everywhere - not a good start to the afternoon. Then went back the shack and disappeared again. This time though I did find some paint. Didn't paint anything tho - but at least it looked like I was working.
Nearing towards the end of the day I finally thought thank god I can go to bed proper soon. But nooooooooo. Lets throw in a fire exercise and the end of the day. Alarms going off everywhere are not good for someone who has the hangover from hell. Thinking at least this would be a good scive I trundled down the gangway ashore to get out the way. Nooooooo... Chief Engineer comes up to me and tells me he is impressed with the way I run the incident board so would I do it otherwise things that end would fall apart. I grunt of agreement I started doing what I am trained to do. But then I could feel the puke stirring in my stomach. I was gonna throw up everywhere!!! This would not have been a good idea with the Captain, Chief Engineer and Chief Officer all beside me. Cold sweats and a haze of realization that I wasn't sure how much longer I could hold down last nights takeela slammers I nearly thru up, but very clasily swollowed it back down, saving it for the invetiable later. Luckily the exercise finished not much later and I ran back to my cabin and made a phone call on the porcelain telephone. Nice.
I went ashore hoping to feel a bit better, but gave up after half an hour realizing I was neither use nor ornament sitting in a pub feeling sorry for myself.
Feel ace today though!
Thursday 20 November 2008
You can't make it up!
Well as ever in the RFA things don't go according to plan.
Yesterday they were making me do something called 'work'. Completely shocked and bamboozled by this new phrase, I looked it up in the dictionary and was astounded to find that I should have been doing it for the past few years. One not liking change I have chosen to ignore it.
Anyway, the ship had to do an adandon ship drill (crazily) whilst along side. So they needed two volunteers to go in the life boats and go into the water. Always one for a scive I couldn't resist. Off they go lowering the life boats into the water. Me a few deckies and someone else and drop the boat into the water. Start the engine. Ah but it soesn't seem to work. We began drifting dangerously close to other ships and were about to get the oars out when the wind changed and pushed us back toward the ship. We crashed into the side and were eventually rescues by another boat.
If the ship should ever be sinking I think I will take my chance in the water! One of the other boats has a hole in it so began sinking!
Join the RFA - you know it sounds fun and safe!
Yesterday they were making me do something called 'work'. Completely shocked and bamboozled by this new phrase, I looked it up in the dictionary and was astounded to find that I should have been doing it for the past few years. One not liking change I have chosen to ignore it.
Anyway, the ship had to do an adandon ship drill (crazily) whilst along side. So they needed two volunteers to go in the life boats and go into the water. Always one for a scive I couldn't resist. Off they go lowering the life boats into the water. Me a few deckies and someone else and drop the boat into the water. Start the engine. Ah but it soesn't seem to work. We began drifting dangerously close to other ships and were about to get the oars out when the wind changed and pushed us back toward the ship. We crashed into the side and were eventually rescues by another boat.
If the ship should ever be sinking I think I will take my chance in the water! One of the other boats has a hole in it so began sinking!
Join the RFA - you know it sounds fun and safe!
Monday 17 November 2008
Oh and one more thing...
Set you alarm clocks, note it in your diary, plan to leave the country....
I will now be back home on the 14th Januaryish....
I will now be back home on the 14th Januaryish....
Week One in Bahrain
Well hellow there everyoone - I thought I would update you to all my goings on whilst in Bahrain.
As ever it has been eventful and much drunkedness, but every now and then I do have civilized moments, like now, I have just eaten in a delightful coffee shop and am presently sipping a cup of earl grey. But don't tell anyone - I don't want to damage my reputation!
We arrived over a week ago and on the first night I was one of the first people up the road (obviously) and went straight to the Ex-pat club here in Bahrain. Faaaaaar too much booze later I was cajooled into jumping into the swimming pool, fully clothed. The promptly caused a riot with the management threatening to ban the RFA from the club. Much apologizing later, this calmed down. I think. We then went clubbing. I remember drinking champagne and dancing like a fool (but one who can dance rather well) on some stage somewhere. I arrived back on the ship just before four REALLY looking forward to getting up for work at 7!
Once up and about (I use the term very very loosely) I decided it was in my best interests to probably keep a low profile on Saturday. So I generally pottered about the ship, hiding when anyone with any authority walked by. I stumbleed thru what seemed like the longest fours hours in the world and went to bed at midday. I didn't get up until the following morning. Must have been all that hard work I was doing.
On Sunday I felt it was now safe to go ashore and we got very very drunk again, no pool this time though. On the way back the ship we were in a Yank bus and we invited them all onboard. They couldn't believe we had four bars onboard and compared our ship to a cruise ship. Now I haven't ever been on a cruise ship (some might say my life is one big cruise, but we won't talk about that) but they seemed to think it was. Fools. No wonder we chose not to rule them anymore!!!! They were a real good laugh and by the time they stumbled down the gangway they were very very drunk and we proceeded back ashore to go clubbing. Nooooo idea what time I got back.
The next few days were much of the same, until we sailed for a week, which actually turned out to be 18 hours. Dunno why. I don't think we broke down and I couldn't smell anything burning so it can't have been that. Well anyway we got back into port and proceeded ashore once again. Got very drunk (see the recurring theme here) and stumbled back faaaar to late but still managed to get up for work.
Yesterday was another generally civilized day. I have discovered a luvly coffee shop with wifi which allows me to sit hereb typing this. Tomorrow the Americans are taking me and one of the girld go-karting as a thanks for the ace time onboard RFA Disaster, the followiing day I am going shopping and over the weekend I plan to go to the waterpark. Oh and I might do some work inbetween (but no promises!).
Don't you wish you had a 'job' like me!?
As ever it has been eventful and much drunkedness, but every now and then I do have civilized moments, like now, I have just eaten in a delightful coffee shop and am presently sipping a cup of earl grey. But don't tell anyone - I don't want to damage my reputation!
We arrived over a week ago and on the first night I was one of the first people up the road (obviously) and went straight to the Ex-pat club here in Bahrain. Faaaaaar too much booze later I was cajooled into jumping into the swimming pool, fully clothed. The promptly caused a riot with the management threatening to ban the RFA from the club. Much apologizing later, this calmed down. I think. We then went clubbing. I remember drinking champagne and dancing like a fool (but one who can dance rather well) on some stage somewhere. I arrived back on the ship just before four REALLY looking forward to getting up for work at 7!
Once up and about (I use the term very very loosely) I decided it was in my best interests to probably keep a low profile on Saturday. So I generally pottered about the ship, hiding when anyone with any authority walked by. I stumbleed thru what seemed like the longest fours hours in the world and went to bed at midday. I didn't get up until the following morning. Must have been all that hard work I was doing.
On Sunday I felt it was now safe to go ashore and we got very very drunk again, no pool this time though. On the way back the ship we were in a Yank bus and we invited them all onboard. They couldn't believe we had four bars onboard and compared our ship to a cruise ship. Now I haven't ever been on a cruise ship (some might say my life is one big cruise, but we won't talk about that) but they seemed to think it was. Fools. No wonder we chose not to rule them anymore!!!! They were a real good laugh and by the time they stumbled down the gangway they were very very drunk and we proceeded back ashore to go clubbing. Nooooo idea what time I got back.
The next few days were much of the same, until we sailed for a week, which actually turned out to be 18 hours. Dunno why. I don't think we broke down and I couldn't smell anything burning so it can't have been that. Well anyway we got back into port and proceeded ashore once again. Got very drunk (see the recurring theme here) and stumbled back faaaar to late but still managed to get up for work.
Yesterday was another generally civilized day. I have discovered a luvly coffee shop with wifi which allows me to sit hereb typing this. Tomorrow the Americans are taking me and one of the girld go-karting as a thanks for the ace time onboard RFA Disaster, the followiing day I am going shopping and over the weekend I plan to go to the waterpark. Oh and I might do some work inbetween (but no promises!).
Don't you wish you had a 'job' like me!?
Thursday 6 November 2008
Not long now..... I think.
Ahoy there all!!!
Well we get into port today. Allegedly.
It really has been touch and go as to whether we would get in. At one point HQ where going to send us somewhere else. Until they realised we weren't in the right ocean. Or hemisphere. In fact we were not at all anywhere near where they though we were. This all seemed very strange until we realised they had rang the wrong ship. Only in the RFA! And the ships programme has changed twice in 24 hours - right ship this time though. I think.
I am sooooooooooo excited. I can't wait to get in and go the pub. And drink and drink and drink. I may even treat some Yanks to a pint. Then show them how to drink. Don't they know we used to rule the world? At one point we even owned them! They may have all this fancy kit, expensive ships and nice weather - there HQ may even know the right telephone numbers for there ships, but hey we Brits can drink 'em under the table!!!!!!!!!
Updates via Facebook from tommorrow (if we get in) until (if) we sail.
Well we get into port today. Allegedly.
It really has been touch and go as to whether we would get in. At one point HQ where going to send us somewhere else. Until they realised we weren't in the right ocean. Or hemisphere. In fact we were not at all anywhere near where they though we were. This all seemed very strange until we realised they had rang the wrong ship. Only in the RFA! And the ships programme has changed twice in 24 hours - right ship this time though. I think.
I am sooooooooooo excited. I can't wait to get in and go the pub. And drink and drink and drink. I may even treat some Yanks to a pint. Then show them how to drink. Don't they know we used to rule the world? At one point we even owned them! They may have all this fancy kit, expensive ships and nice weather - there HQ may even know the right telephone numbers for there ships, but hey we Brits can drink 'em under the table!!!!!!!!!
Updates via Facebook from tommorrow (if we get in) until (if) we sail.
Tuesday 4 November 2008
Good news - Sky Channels coming back to Virgin!
Good news everyone - the Sky channels are coming back to Virgin. This means I will be able to fast forward, rewind and pause just like a DVD the crap Sky show aswell now! YEAH!
From Virgin:
Sky's bouquet of basic TV channels including Sky1 and Sky News are to return to Virgin Media's digital cable service on November 13..The Sky basic channels will be spread across each tier of Virgin's cable TV service: Sky3, Sky News and Sky Sports News will be available in the lowest M tier; Sky1 and Sky2 will be available in the L tier; and Sky Arts 1, Sky Arts 2, Sky Real Lives and Sky Real Lives 2 will join the XL tier.
From Virgin:
Sky's bouquet of basic TV channels including Sky1 and Sky News are to return to Virgin Media's digital cable service on November 13..The Sky basic channels will be spread across each tier of Virgin's cable TV service: Sky3, Sky News and Sky Sports News will be available in the lowest M tier; Sky1 and Sky2 will be available in the L tier; and Sky Arts 1, Sky Arts 2, Sky Real Lives and Sky Real Lives 2 will join the XL tier.
Just over a month to go!
Oh well campers it looks like I will be home early!
They cant' afford to keep me out here so I have the pleasure of coming home early. Luck old me. I haven't budgeted for it but will have to make ends meet! Its gonna be fun - I will now be home for Xmas, New Year and my birthday. Hey hey!
I do however have to take a weeks holiday somwhere along the line to ensure I get my tax back - its worth it though for £5000!!!! Imagien the fun I can have with that....
We get into our next port soon - things are really quiet on here at the moment. Absolutely nothing - and I mean nothing is happening. Oh roll on December...
They cant' afford to keep me out here so I have the pleasure of coming home early. Luck old me. I haven't budgeted for it but will have to make ends meet! Its gonna be fun - I will now be home for Xmas, New Year and my birthday. Hey hey!
I do however have to take a weeks holiday somwhere along the line to ensure I get my tax back - its worth it though for £5000!!!! Imagien the fun I can have with that....
We get into our next port soon - things are really quiet on here at the moment. Absolutely nothing - and I mean nothing is happening. Oh roll on December...
Monday 3 November 2008
Halloween Ball Pix - Me as Snack Size Action Man
Oh well we had the halloween party and it was ace. I only have very vague recollections of it but everyone had a really good time and about 15 people out of a crew 40 turned up which was ace. I really felt ill the next day though - but thats what a whole bottle of vodka will do to you!
Saturday 1 November 2008
Haloween Party Tonight
Wooooo
Arrghh!
Tonight is our haloween party. We have decorated the bar and all have our costumes ready. I look ace as Snack Size Action Man....
Will post the pix tomorrow....
Arrghh!
Tonight is our haloween party. We have decorated the bar and all have our costumes ready. I look ace as Snack Size Action Man....
Will post the pix tomorrow....
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