Live like you will die tmr

it's been awhile since I last posted anything. ha! did I mentioned I cleared my course with very good grades for 2 out of the 3 examinations? hahaa... the down part is that 1 of the paper, I narrowly cleared only. *phew* it's a relief for me lah.
In a strange twist of events, I came home on Friday night on a quiet note. Only qz and my dad knew I was coming home. hahaha... gave my mum a pleasant surprise and she stayed up to accompany me while I unpacked my bag.
This hitch has not been as smooth sailing as it was supposed to be. I spent like 1 week waiting in the hotel, 1 week on a course and another week on the rig. *faint* then due to overcrowding on the rig, JS and I got sent back to shore again. We almost expected to wait out there for a few days. Then the HR manager decided to just send us home since it was so near to the end of our hitch.
haha.. actually, coming home earlier is timely. I am glad to be home. 我累了. The last 6 months really passed so much faster than I had expected. I have done so much, grown so fast till I am utterly breathless now. Although I really hope to be travelling again, I think I am going to be pretty much grounded for a few weeks to months. Career wise and personal travel plans wise...
So many things that I wanna do in Singapore. hahaha.... I am absolutely in love my life here!!
Shall leave you with a quote which I really like..
"Live like you will die tomorrow" =)

the must-catch stuff when I go home

I was just surfing the sistic website. So many things that I want to watch but don't know if I can make it at all...
  • The King & I-they don't really have good seats liao leh...
  • Swan Lake on Ice- I have never caught any ice performance, this would be perfect!! ahaha..
  • Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

wah lau... I really don't know if I can make it to watch any of them at all... at least for the king and I should be able to.... but the other 2... I hope the good seats won't get sold out so fast... haha

the only things constant in life is change....

my mini holiday in brunei bubble got burst. 15 minutes before the helicopter arrival, Guy came into the briefing room and told us that he's packing off the wirelogging guys instead. wahahha.... we are staying instead. Wah lau.. I have been packing and unpacking, packing and unpacking THIS WHOLE TRIP CAN!!! Mine's a top-down bag leh... wah lau...

Plead to Friends...

Thanks to the idiotic JS!!! I HAVEN'T GOT THE PHOTOS YET!! I decided to just blog ahead without him. Took my papers on Thursday. P&P was a breeze. But the equipment paper.... aiyo, don't know will get 70 marks or not. *faint* We went to KB town for lunch after the papers. Damn cool! We had chinese food!!!! I miss eating piping hot 铁板豆腐,砂钋饭, 梅子酱鸡 和 黑糊椒排骨. JS's chinese very lousy. Think got some chinese words are wrong. =P There are pictures but he had forgotten to bring his Sony cable. The Sony card is a memory stick somemore. Totally incompatiable with anything out here. *sigh* I boarded the rig on Friday morning. Very early flight. 630am. Was quite happy to be here as this is my last hitch and I really should get my competencies signed. Then yesterday noon, Guy called JS & I to his office again. *faint* He's sending us back to shore the next day 'cos there's a personnels on board problem. This is really a screwed up arrangement. They should have just kept us in town all the way. I am so freaking tired from having packing and un-packing, travelling to and fro the hotel and rig and having to keep explaining to people about my absence. zzzz... anyway, I am going to spend 5 days in town doing nothing. I am seriously jetlagged. Plead to Friends.. Anyone wanna fly to Brunei to hang out with me? You can bunk in with me so lodging is free. Food & laundry at the hotel is free as well. You just need to get a return tickets here. =) Think about it huh... hahaha

ANTS!!!!!

when I wore my jeans this morning, I acquired 3 bites on my thighs. Then I knew instantly that there's ants in my jeans! Thankfully, I only found 2 ants. I went to inspect the other bed where I left my jeans on. WAH LAU... there's red-black ants on the bed can!! *HAIR STAND*

我不要打包!!!

wah lau... day 5 of the course liao.
These 2 days have been incredibly slack. What to do... the culture here is very slack one. I was practically stoning and sleeping this morning 'cos most of the uncles in the class takes a very long time to finish the exercises. The instructor decided that since we are so slack, they gave us some practise papers for the supervisor level as well.
Have cleared the simulation exam today. It's pretty easy 'cos I just need to know how to shut the well in. Think for the supervisory level, it's a bit more diffcult as they have to read gauges. Oh well, I will be there some day. =) Maybe the end of this year? =p
Now have to start revising for my exams on thursday. 2 papers.
  • Equipment- 70 questions for 1 hour
  • Principles & Procedures- ???? questions for 1.5 hours.
The clearance is 70%. Till now, I can only say I will clear 50% of the paper. *horrified screams* I need 20% more loh!!
Wish me luck huh?
我不要打包!!!

QZ & YB- Celebration of the Beginning of their Lives Together


First, my sincere apologies for being away at work on the most important day of your lives. But this is an entry dedicated to the both of you- Qiuzhang & Yanbin.

On this day of 7th July 2007, my 2 dearest friends are here today to ink the beginning of their happily ever after story- A love story that will go on for a few thousand chapters with laughters, good health, peace and hope. In this confetti of joy, I wish for your entwined souls to be filled with love that will last for eternity. As this journey through forever love begins, may the path be filled with harmony and faith. I hope for your love to be tenaciously rooted to the heart in all moments as there's trust beyond eternal love. Thus, with my heartiest congratulations, may you guys live in forever marital bliss and happiness.

Well Control- for Drillers

I was so thrilled to be on the rig yesterday!
Barely an hour on the rig, Guy paged for me... I called back and he told me," Sophia, I am going to send you on a course which I thought will be very good for you."
8 hours later, I am back to this crappy hotel and I got signed up for a 6 days course + 1 day exam. "Well control (Drillers)". It's not IWCF certified but IADC.
So here am I at the end of Day1 of the course. We have 3 assistant Drillers, 1 trainee driller, 1 derrickman and 2 trainee drilling engineers on this course. *Faint*
Before we left, Guy told JS before he boarded the helicopter.
"Don't fail!!"
*stress*
the whole world thinks that JS and I are sure to pass the course because we are graduates and the mathematics involved are easy. WTF. Let me tell you, IT'S NOT EASY.
*stress*stress*
did I mention that I have a perfect track record for tabao-ing in NTU?
*stress*stress*stress*

Happy birthday!

To that girl undergoing some quarter-life crisis.
"Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to Candy
Happy birthday to you!!!"
It has always been great being able to climb the same wall as u.... =)

6th Day @ Sea View Hotel, Brunei

Wah kaoz.... All thanks to the inefficiency at Fedex. My PSL only cleared the Brunei customs at 5.45pm yesterday. My HR manager is furious. Fedex promises next day delivery on their TV. Now they are saying," Look, we have delivered to Brunei on the next day." This is a very lame excuse can... 5.45pm is not next working day liao loh. It is called 'in 2 working days'. Their service personnels do need some QC or maybe a lesson on "Definition of a working day".
I think the earliest that I can fly out would be tmr or even worse.. on Friday. BOOO HOOOO.....
Anyway, these few days have been good. I have gotten my complete bedrest. Energy level at an optimal level. I am ready to start work ANYTIME. Kudos to friends like Jilei, JS who has been talking to me during working hours. I need to stay sane in this ulu ulu hotel man.
Finished Season 1 of Ugly Betty. It's good. The producer left a lot hanging for Season 2. In fact, this is one of the few shows which actually show a summary of what to expect for Season 2. I honestly feel this is almost at the Ally Mcbeal standard. Although I would still rate Sex & the City right at the top. However,I must add that one should never watch all 6 seasons of SATC at one go. You would really get very sick and tired of women and sex.
I have surfed Friendster and found a very juicy gossip. *evil grin* it would be slanderous if I ever put it up here. *looks at yali*
Subscribed to mobtv international. Freaking hell, it cost 29.90 per month!!! Yes, the local account that I have, renders it impossible to download my shows when overseas. Only with the international account then it is possible. They also use P2P sharing as well. It's definitely a good download platform.
I spent some time reading my book by the beach yesterday. It's so relaxing. It reminds me of the time when I was feeling really fustrated with things on the rig. I went to the bow (back of the rig) to do my work. Yeah, I literally just sat there for 2 hours and did my work in my tally book. hahaha... I think everyone's offices should be located at the seaside. errmmm.... It stimulates thinking and helps to take away the stress. =P
Actually, I am going through some radical changes in my life now. I feel like a teenager going through some identity crisis. Tsk! With all the pimples popping out now. It absolutely is! zzzz.... Anyhow, I was talking about learning how to be an adult. There's this person I have hated half my life (anyone from my pri & sec school would know who I am refering to. Hmm... tan mei mei, u know her.. haha). SHe's probably the bitchest person I have known my whole life and yet, she has everything that I want to be, minus the bitchy part and not to that extreme....
  • I want to be as self-assured as her. Her confidence will make anyone feel really small beside her. Girls hate her for being pretty and bossy. Guys hate her for being manipulative. And above this all, people do still talk to her and hang out with her. Hahaha... why? 'cos she's damn good at PR and you won't realised this until a long time later. Yes, her PR skills are one to die for man....
  • Striving for the very best and settling for nothing less in life. That's her policy since primary school...from projects to meals to relationships. I definitely know her very very well for that.
  • Behave with decorum. Yes, I am going to stop using vulgarities from today.
  • She's definitely NOT a gracious person. Yup, I think it's very difficult to be gracious and yet not get bullied by people in this society. It's a thin line and definitely a line that I want to walk on.
  • I do want to be understanding and complain less. Lately, I have developed this attitude towards people who thinks that "life is unfair", make excuses all the time and complains excessively. I am a believer of Karma. Like it or not, that's life. Basically, I am not into people who are negative and pessimistic. hahaha...

Wow! That's a long entry for today. hehe.... Shall go watch mobtv now. =P

lunch at KB town

Bus ticket to Kuala Belait (KB) town...

haha.. luckily my day didn't end up as boring as I thought it would be.
I have been in contact with the mudlogger, Shahadat. He was in town as well. Since I had nothing to do today, might as well explore Brunei a bit. Decided to take a bus to KB town to lunch with him.
Yes, my place here is REALLY ulu. Can't anyone just believe me!!
On the way to Riveria Cafe, we met the Slumberger cement engineer, Calvin. Yes! Small world. Ended up, 3 of us dined together. The cafe is really quite a nice place lah. Al fresco dining by the river. I think the river is called Sungei Duhon. The food has nothing to scream about though.
After that, we went over to the Milimawah Supermarket to walk around. Then I took a bus back liao...
hahaha... too bad I don't have my passport with me, or else, I would go to Bandar Seri Bandgawan tmr to see wu zhun. wahahha..... Yes, till today, I have still not visited the capital of Brunei yet. Super loser one...
okie lah. Back to surfing friendster. =PpPp

Day 3- Seaview Hotel

Oei. I am bored leh. Really very very bored. Anyone online, come and talk to me okie?!?!?!?!

JS just boarded DD2 this morning, whereas I am stuck here until my offshore passport reaches Brunei. Apparently, there's a room that's reserve for me on DD2 already. My same old room, 406 =)=)=)=)

Good news: I have gotten more Menang Bonus!! Hahaha... it's not a lot but enough to eat 4 meals at least at Sun with Moon alone. *slurp*

I have really nothing to do. Let's see what have I been doing since I sent JS off.

  • Read the newspaper. Oh, I didn't know that they only give newspaper to people on business only. *grin*grin* cool hor? I am considered one of them liao...
  • Then every morning, the cleaning lady will knock on my door to ask me if I have any laundry.
  • Surfing friendster. Yes! I am reduced to being that bored now. *sianz*
  • Arrange lunch with one of the mudloggers
  • online news
  • reply emails.

hahaha... that's lame right? okie okie. I am going to catch a bus and go to KB now. Shall update later!!