Entry log AUGUST 30 , 2015
La
Havre, Normandy France discharging operation went real quick, as in only 20
hours of discharging. We started off practically 2 am in the morning , when the
French pilot boarded and ended 48 hours later on the same time.
La
Havre is convenient to go on shore leave on the seaman's Centre, and the
transportation is basically free, probably I suspect that after visiting the
seaman's center , I could practically go around and visit the surrounding
place. Unfortunately due to short of time , I never got to go ashore and see
the surrounding place (and neither any crew) - made the next time I visit this
place I can go on shore leave and see how beautiful la Havre is.
Internet
in France is very convenient compared to any nearby European country I seen so
far , they even surpassed the Dutch and Germans when it comes to internet
service. The internet is fast enough to use and truly unlimited for 48 hours
which is good for heavy downloader's like myself. Internet in France is very
much the same to the Philippines when it comes to charging their customers ,
which is based on number of hours used and not via bandwidth.
As
for the news on work …
For
the moment, I'm trying to avoid 3rd mate Keith as much as possible for being
such a dick during unmooring operations on la havre locks. I had a feeling that
one day this little gremlin will be a monster to reckon with in the years to
come, and for some hunch I sense in him arrogance at an early age, anyway it
only proves on my theory that most Filipino sailors start out good people them
become asshole when they get to be ship officers. Honestly It never occurred to
me , he'd be a dick during unmooring ops. But ever since he got a promotion as
third mate , he soon started to have air in his head at a very fast rate. I was
totally caught off guard went that prick scolded me when I already let go of
the mooring wires early inside the split drum when it's picking up tension.
To
make more of the insult. dickasaur , scolded me for the second time a few
minutes later.
Anyway
he's not going to be my problem anymore after Conti Agulhas if he ever decided
to be just another Asshole later on - its NSB crew's problem not mine. The only
thing I could care of is focus on my upcoming vacation and wanted to have
quality time in the Philippines.
This
incident will definitely cause friction and tension between me and 3rd mate
Keith, and it's obvious that in the days to come I'd have a less friendly
approach with him. Anyway for everyone's
info this will be the second incident that keith became a dickasaur , the first
one was in Dominican republic about dropping a mooring wire again.
In
other news ….
Apparently
from what I heard on the recent departure in la havre france, the time of
travelling from La Havre to Amsterdam is just as short as 18 hours, in other
words there's little time to rest and wash clothes., So after the unmooring
operations early in the morning , expect that we will be berthing in
Netherlands sometime late at night in the same day.
About
news on work.
It
was a surprise that I was given a time off at work on my birthday, I hadn't
expected at all that I would be granted such time. Seriously It never occurred
to me - not at all. I guess I should thank chief mate Oleg for having me
celebrate my birthday. Strange and ironic isn't it , that kindness is given by
the people whom you least expect , Compared to my own kind years before I was
never given a chance to have this. I guess strange things are expected to
people whom you least expect
