Labuan

It's have been one month from my last post. Very busy with my works. Now looking at Victoria town, Labuan from the ship, the Waterfront Marine hotel and marina, Labuan port, and etc. The sky is blue with light white cloud around. All looks so placeful today. Wait for berthing at the Labuan Ro-Ro ramp jetty around 3:00 pm at the afternoon. Feel bored, working on my iPad, and try to post something before the month of October ended.

It been a long time.

Floating in anchorage area in Labuan, Malaysia. And it's been while, 1 year long from my update updated. Now plying daily from Muara, Brunei to Labuan, Malaysia on MV Shuttle Hope. Accompany only with my iPad 2, to remove boringness from waiting in Labuan anchorage area until the time to work again at the afternoon. Watching Victoria town, Labuan from ship with poor visibility because the haze from open burning in Kalimantan, Indonesia.

All the ships that anchored in Labuan water seen like haunted ship from here.

PADI Advanced Open Water

I just finish my PADI Advanced Open Water at Kota Kinabalu, Sabah two week ago. Done it with Borneo Dream in Kota Kinabalu. PADI Advanced Open Water course organised by them was really joyful and experienced. It was 2 days course, and it was my first off days since I'm start working in Brunei Darussalam. And the next step for me is the PADI Emergency Response Diver and PADI Rescue Diver before became divemaster. So, my target for this year is the PADI Divemaster.

Fresh update after 4 months

Busy Busy Busy with the work until no time to update my blog. It's been 4 months already since my last update. And I'm already working in Brunei Darussalam for more half of year. Working for the Ferry Service between Brunei and Sabah MV "Shuttle Hope". Now I'm realize that to operate a vessel is not a easy work. That why it take almost all of my time until not time to continue my routine activities when I'm in Miri, Sarawak.

And for past 4 months also, I'm have been not doing any running like I'm always do before I taking this work. Maybe this was consequence I need to take. Since the ferry service operation start last year December until now, a lot have been improved. So, maybe there will been spare time for me to do my routine activities again.

Not Feeling Well

I'm not feeling well for the past whole week, and force me to reduce my running exercise. And as the result I'm a bit behind of my schedule for the Nikeplus September month goal. Nevertheless, now I'm feeling better again and should catch up with the lost time. And to training for the Borneo Marathon at Kota Kinabalu, Sabah next month.

Updating from E71

Now I'm at the Bintang Megamall Starbucks coffee cafe and using the free Wifi to update my blog. And also first time using my E71 to update my blog. A bit slow because the E71 key very small..

Neverthelesss it a bit fun to use it...

Nokia E71

After almost 5 years I'm using the Nokia 6630 phone, finally I'm change to Nokia E71 on Wednesday 15th July 2009. The old Nokia 6630 already give me a good services and memories for past 5 years. The new Nokia E71 have many functions, so I'm need to learn to get use to it.

19th Blood Donation

Yesterday morning mark 19th time my blood donation. Like the usual we went to Miri General Hospital at Blood Bank to do the blood donation. Its a bit quiet there, so we just proceed with the procedure and get it done very smooth and fast. Feel very refresh after the blood donation and will continue doing it in the future.

Back In Miri, Sarawak

I'm back in Miri after my short trip to Singapore last weekend and Brunei. Now back in office and working. First time fly from Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei to Singapore on Friday 8th May 2009 and came back to Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei from Singapore on Sunday 10th May 2009. A wonderful and tiring trip. Not much changing at Singapore since my last year december trip. Will be going to Singapore again end of this year for the Singapore Standard Chartered Marathon 2009.

Underwater on Labour's Day

I went for diving on Labour's Day at Miri Water. I'm follow this local dive operator Tropical Dives in Miri and we departure from Miri Marina Bay around 0845 with two more drivers from Singapore and Norway. We went for 3 boat dive around 10 to 20 km from Miri Marina Bay and came back around 1435. It been more than half year since my last dive last year and the weather and water temperature and visibility all in good condition. Feel very good looking at ocean from bottom of ocean and small rain drop from the sky. It's was awesome feeling. Will update more with photos.

Down with Bad Coughing

My body turn down on me past few this days with bad coughing and flu. The coughing and flu cause my breath difficult and with blocking nose add to it...

18th Blood Donation

Today me and my colleagues went to Miri General Hospital to do blood donation. It's my 18th time of my blood donation since I started it 10 years ago and now became a routine event every 3 months.

Down with fever and bad cough

I'm catch cold fever and bad cough few days already. But it's getting better already by now. And I'm still taking my medicine now and feeling much better than few days ago. With the bad weather now, it's better to take care of our health than taking the medicine.

Happy 'Ox' Chinese New Year

It's a bit late, but here I wish everybody happy 'Ox' Chinese New Year and hope the 'Ox' bring more luck and prosperous year. Just caming back from my home town Sarikei yesterday. Very tired journey.

Learn How to Play Guitar

My friend give a guitar for last year christmas gift. It was a dream for me to know how to play guitar. And I manage to spent my free time to learn how to play guitar by going on-line to search for guitar beginner video clip and the tip how to play guitar. It's been two weeks already, and I can say that I manage to learn a bit of knowledge how to play guitar. And I target myself to play one song within 6 months.

2nd Passport

Yesterday I'm get my second passport at the Miri Immigration office. I'm only manage to utilise less then half of my first passport and it's expiry February 2009. So I needed to get it renew for the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2008. :)

17th Blood Donation

It 17th time blood donation for me at Miri General Hosiptal this morning. It's a bit lucky because I just pass the limit of level of hemoglobin by 0.3 only. This is the first time my hemoglobin level drop under 15.0 to 12.8 today. Maybe because of I stand up night for this few night...

16th Blood Donation

This morning, I went to Miri Hospital to do my 16th time blood donation at the blood bank in the Hosiptal. It already 10 years past since my first blood donation at my home town Sarikei Hospital. Now it became my regular activity for every three months. I hope the blood will save more lives.

Cheating Death

On saturday (7th June 2008) morning around 4:00 am, I experience cheating death situation. The story begin when we planning to go ocean fishing using small wooden boat. We leaving from Miri river mouth on friday (6th June 2008) late afternoon and headed to our normal fishing spot. On the way out, the weather look okay and it already dark when we reach at our first fishing point. We anchored at the point and started to fishing, and one hour later still not fish and we decide to move second point and we did.



We arrived at second fishing point around midnight already and we anchored the boat and again started fishing and the weather still fair. Again the the lucky not with us, not fish and we decide again to move to third fishing point. And we reach the third spot, and anchored the boat again, decided not to move again. And we started to fishing again.



A moment later, my friend found out the boat are drifting, so we hurried to start the engine, but the engine do not want to start because not enough battery power to start the engine. And at the same time, a small rain drop down. And suddenly storm starting to blow harder and harder. And small rain became heavy rain and the wave became bigger and bigger and starting to rock our boat for left to right. Everybody stay inside the boat and praying to God, hoping that the storm will stop soon.



The storm continue for half of hour before it calm down and we wait until the morning and rain still not yet stop. At morning, we found out that our boat already drifting a few miles the point we anchored our boat last time, but lucky it drift to shore and not to open sea water. Thanks to Lord. And we manage to start the engine at morning and we finish can go back safely.



We reach at the Miri river mouth around 9:00 am at morning. It was a very meaningful experience for me and my friend.

Blood Donation

My blood donation record


My Donor's Record

Today morning, I going to Miri General Hospital to donate blood. I already done it 15 times and I plan to continue to do it for every 3 months. Besides save life, I think donate blood will improve the body health also.

The first time I donate blood is when I at 18 years old. Its a bit scare at first, but after few times, that feeling disappear. And after 10 years donate blood, it became a routine for my life...