Listening to The New York Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Leonard Bernstein of Mozart's Marriage of Figaro Overture
One thing I like about classical music is that you can play it really loudly and it does not sound irritating. Very soothing I would say, although many people would beg to differ given that it is classical. Oh, can anyone tell me the title of the background song used for the "True Heart" advertisement?
Patrol was so boring. One of our crew was absent, another was sick. That effectively left just me and my crew commander, who was also half dead by midnight. So I had free leverage to steer the boat around the crowded Eastern Petroleum Anchorage in darkness. I have to build my confidence in night time steering. Its not easy given that I have the worst eyesight in the whole team.
I almost crashed the boat. Even though I was steering the boat outside the anchorage. At around 1a.m, one bunker near my boat started moving off without giving any signal (one long blast of the horn). Worst, his mast light was lighted up so brightly it resembled the anchor light. At first I thought the vessel was anchored, so it was safe to navigate past its bow.
Then the bunker was underway all of a sudden and I had to swing the boat evasively hard to port to avoid collision. I narrowly missed collision by about 50m or so. Which is a really unsafe distance to be from any boat, even those at anchor. I have the full right of way, not just as a government vessel, but also part of international marinetime law.
Well, I guess that I can never be too careful. Even after taking all the safety precautions, it is sometimes very easy to miss out on a giant bunker moving in from my starboard side. Even trying navigate outside an anchorage can be rather dangerous when I lease expect it.
Other than that close shave, patrol was rather dull and boring. I find it more taxing to stay awake on the boat at 3 in the morning, than to actually do spot checks on other craft. Sometimes, it is enjoyable to have nothing to do onboard. Other times, it isn't my piece of cake.
Well, thank God for preserving my safety, as well as protecting the lives of the other crew onboard. I realise that life is just so fragile at times. It is like, between life and death is only a very thin line. Perhaps that's why coast guard NSmen are paid a 50 dollars more on average compared to the army guys. Because it is more dangerous. The collision between the Courageous and the ANL Indonesia is just another chilling reminder to the danger of unsafe navigational practices out at sea.
One thing I like about classical music is that you can play it really loudly and it does not sound irritating. Very soothing I would say, although many people would beg to differ given that it is classical. Oh, can anyone tell me the title of the background song used for the "True Heart" advertisement?
Patrol was so boring. One of our crew was absent, another was sick. That effectively left just me and my crew commander, who was also half dead by midnight. So I had free leverage to steer the boat around the crowded Eastern Petroleum Anchorage in darkness. I have to build my confidence in night time steering. Its not easy given that I have the worst eyesight in the whole team.
I almost crashed the boat. Even though I was steering the boat outside the anchorage. At around 1a.m, one bunker near my boat started moving off without giving any signal (one long blast of the horn). Worst, his mast light was lighted up so brightly it resembled the anchor light. At first I thought the vessel was anchored, so it was safe to navigate past its bow.
Then the bunker was underway all of a sudden and I had to swing the boat evasively hard to port to avoid collision. I narrowly missed collision by about 50m or so. Which is a really unsafe distance to be from any boat, even those at anchor. I have the full right of way, not just as a government vessel, but also part of international marinetime law.
Well, I guess that I can never be too careful. Even after taking all the safety precautions, it is sometimes very easy to miss out on a giant bunker moving in from my starboard side. Even trying navigate outside an anchorage can be rather dangerous when I lease expect it.
Other than that close shave, patrol was rather dull and boring. I find it more taxing to stay awake on the boat at 3 in the morning, than to actually do spot checks on other craft. Sometimes, it is enjoyable to have nothing to do onboard. Other times, it isn't my piece of cake.
Well, thank God for preserving my safety, as well as protecting the lives of the other crew onboard. I realise that life is just so fragile at times. It is like, between life and death is only a very thin line. Perhaps that's why coast guard NSmen are paid a 50 dollars more on average compared to the army guys. Because it is more dangerous. The collision between the Courageous and the ANL Indonesia is just another chilling reminder to the danger of unsafe navigational practices out at sea.
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