Stat. Update

It was yet another marvelous Christmas onboard for me, here at Safmarine Chachai. The food served, the decorations made, the crew's spirit and enthusiasm made my day for me. I will upload the pics on facebook asap.

Bingo-22/12/2012

I had earlier written about Bingo that was about to happen. I played 5 games today, but did not win even a single game. Im probably the only one who has played all games in the last few bingo events but never won even a single time. Tough luck, I guess.

Stat. Update

I have had problems with getting enough sleep in the last few days, thanks to the advancing of clocks. Surprisingly, I slept like a baby yesterday, which incidentally turns out to be Vaikunda Ekadesi, the day we are supposed to stay awake all night according to Hindu mythology.

Stat. Update

Ive just been informed that Bingo will be conducted onboard tomorrow. Im eagerly awaiting tomorrow's game, since it was great fun last time.

Stat. Update-New schedule

Arr. Arr. Arr. St Site Site Dep. Svc Dep. Dep. St
Date Time Voy Code Name Voy /Route Date Time
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1206 O ZACPT04 Cape Town 1206 FW3/W1 O
1206 O CNYATCT Yantian 1301 FW3/W1 O
130103 0859 1206 S CNNANCT Nansha New Po 1301 FW3/W1 130103 2329 S
130107 1900 1206 S MYTPPTM Tanjung Pelep 1301 FW3/W1 130108 2100 S
130109 1500 1206 S MYLPKWP Port Klang 1301 FW3/W1 130110 0030 S
130124 0001 1301 S ZACPT04 Cape Town 1301 FW3/W1 130125 2130 S
130201 2300 1301 S CGPNRTM Pointe Noire 1302 FW3/W1 130203 1930 S
130208 0001 1301 S GHTMAMP Tema 1302 FW3/W1 130211 0300 S
130221 0200 1302 S ZACPT04 Cape Town 1302 FW3/W1 130221 2200 S
130312 0630 1302 S CNYATCT Yantian 1303 FW3/W1 130313 1000 S
130313 2100 1302 S CNNANCT Nansha New Po 1303 FW3/W1 130314 1030 S
130318 1900 1302 S MYTPPTM Tanjung Pelep 1303 FW3/W1 130319 2100 S
130320 1500 1302 S MYLPKWP Port Klang 1303 FW3/W1 130321 0030 S
130405 0001 1303 S ZACPT04 Cape Town 1303 FW3/W1 130405 2130 S
130412 2300 1303 S CGPNRTM Pointe Noire 1304 FW3/W1 130414 1930 S

Philosophy [Our Ref:EXD00425]

Whenever my Mom sends me an email, she writes a small prayer at the end. Today, by accident, she forgot to type the prayer before sending. To rectify the mistake, she sent me the same mail all over again, but this time with the prayer. How cute is that?

Stat. Update [Our Ref:EXD31102]

End of another quiet anchor watch.

Stat. Update [Our Ref:EXD26199]

Our ship will arrive in Tema anchorage today. It looks like its going to be sometime before we enter port.

Movie review [Our Ref:EXD01416]

I watched a movie called 'Swades' today. This is a movie about an NRI space scientist visiting India for the first time in his adult life. He gets involved in a project that helps an entire village. Boosted by the response, he decides to stay in India and help out his village and other villages in the vicinity.
From Wikipedia, I learnt that the film was critically acclaimed but fared average in the box office. The film stars Shahrukh Khan and a newbie heroine along with a variety of cast. I liked the way the people chosen for their roles played them to perfection, particularly, the character of the Post Master/Kusti Bailvan. All character builds were equally impressive and unique in their own way.
The reason why I write about this movie is that it raised several questions in my mind about my own life and the understanding of its meaning. One character from the movie says that it is not logical to light our neighbour's house when our own house is in darkness. What Im doing right now may not directly relate to this, as Im not paying taxes anywhere except in India. I bring valuable foreign expenditure to our country and in this way and also by remaining as a responsible citizen, I am doing the right thing from my own point of view. But then, the question of how good Ive served our country still arises in my mind once in a few days.