Been
sometime since I wrote anything, in fact I was lazy to write anything at all,
probably because I lack the creative idea lately. So in response I'm going to
start fresh again in writing and pick up where I left off,.
The
latest news I had been doing is preparing for my next ship assignment , which I
had accepted although I'm reluctant because my last experience with CSM.
Anyway
there's nothing much I can do now but ride along on the 10 month ride in that
cursed ship and had been preparing heavily and investing a lot on working
equipment to ensure that I can last long enough on prolonged isolation. I had
been buying a set of clothes and all sorts of stuff in preparation. I took
pictures to show on this blog what's the kind of clothes and equipment I had
selected.
Why
prepare ?! That's a big question most people would ask . In fact some sailors
that I had talked about this even question the necessity of my methods and
instead say that I should have faith and relay on the ships store for all my
needs. A lot of people (even younger ones) opt on that option, all of course
except me, why ? The answer is just basic.
I
had been on a couple of ships now since I had started as a sailor few years
back (longer than this blog was created) and they all had shared the same
factor. Ships store and supplies are unpredictable and the people who are in
charge on it are more unpredictable as well. In other words management could be
a lenient for a few months and suddenly cruel on the next few months or so, and
working supplies and needed equipment goes along on this sudden changes. The
conditions on a ship are simply unpredictable and unreliable , and putting my trust on the management and the
people inside the ship is simply foolish.
Yes in other words , I practice self-reliance and that’s the reason why
I lasted and still around in this cruel brutal job.
A lot of sailors nowadays simply overlook this kind of matter , or probably not aware that they have to be prepared and bring the right equipment they will need. Instead they're concern is preoccupied on how much money they can make rather than how long they can last.
A lot of sailors nowadays simply overlook this kind of matter , or probably not aware that they have to be prepared and bring the right equipment they will need. Instead they're concern is preoccupied on how much money they can make rather than how long they can last.
As
before my equipment consist of three main types this time .Communication and
electronic equipment which is basically my backpack ,Personal clothing and
Reserve equipment which is the small stroller luggage , And Working equipment ,
which is the larger stroller luggage.
Some of the equipment that i bought
Some of the equipment that i bought
In
relation to this…
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| Customizing my military type water canteen |
As
for me I'm assigned to the CSM ship called "Cape Texel" which
according to my search in the internet is roughly the size of my former ship
"Cape Tallin" , Given with its size and appearance I could estimate
that it is a "black cargo" type . Well I don’t mind working on the
same type of environment as what I had years back in cape tallin - but the
thing I'm worried about is what kind of people are there inside that ship, will
they be friendly or the hostile hypocrite bitches like the one's I encountered
on cape tallin ?
The
thing about being a sailor when it comes to ships is that, you'd never get to
choose who are the people you're going to work with , there's no certainty and
no assurance that people inside that ship will be a good (or bad one). The ship
assignment is always random
In
other news
On
the past few days I had been working on processing my working papers and I
never had any serious problems finishing the paper work , in fact this is the
easiest and most "low budgeted" agenda's I made since I started out
being a sailor. The only thing I spent was for the minor "oral
prophylaxis" cleaning of my mouth on the dentist which only costed 750
Pesos on a specialist dentist. (cost could be lowered on an ordinary dentist) .
Aside
from that I currently attended two boring company seminars , which is basically
nothing more than basically waste my time . One seminar called "ECP"
(Environmental Compliance Policy) has a cranky 2nd engineer professor. He's ok
for the most part on the lecture but that old bat seems to get pissed off
easily if we tell a joke or something. Anyway the reason why I had to take this
course was because according to the company , CSM got caught throwing garbage
off in the United States and as punishment (aside from the huge fine) they had
to inform each and every one of their employee's about the garbage disposal
rules , and remind them about the what will be the consequences of throwing
garbage .
The
seminar was basically more of like showing fear and terror tactics rather than
to be an educational and enlightening one, and overall it only points out that
shipping companies and principal are more concerned of losing their money that
providing good welfare on their sailors. Anyway most sailors are ignorant or
blind about this fact and believe it or not greedy CSM believes that human
lives are EXPENDABLE
compared to properties and assets. Anyway that fact doesn’t surprise me.
Come
to think of it, it reminds me of a court argument few years back about a
shipping company called sulpicio lines. According to their attorney's , they
argued to the court that assets and properties are more important than human
lives because they say it gets passed on to one generation after another - can
you believe that ?! What kind of bullshit argument is that ?! And even the
Philippine court sided with that kind of argument .
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| Total amount of leave pay i got , cumulative of six months work onboard as an O.S. |
