Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Maritime Experiential Learning (MEL) Camp
On board Superstar Virgo22 – 25 March 2009
Events occur in real time.
22 March ‘09
1100hours : Check in
1130hours : Boarding
1200hours : Group lunch at Bella Vista
1415hours : Safety Drill
1445hours : Opening address given by the director before having a workshop given by Captain Short at the Galaxy of the Stars, deck 12.
1815hours : Dinner
1900hours : Went to take pictures at the top deck before having ice creams in a quiet cozy restaurant.
2145hours : A workshop given by Jeffery Goh in the Pavilion Restaurant at Deck 6.
0000hours : Supper time.
0130hours : Lights out.
23 March ‘09
0800hours : Breakfast
0900hours : A workshop given by Khoo Swee Chiow (The Singaporean that climbed Mount Everest) at The Lido, deck 7.
1200hours : Lunch
1400hours : Engine & Galley Tour
1700hours : Another workshop given by Captain Short at The Lido, deck 7.
1830hours : Dinner with the Japanese students
2030hours : Star Gazing which was cancelled due to the bad weather condition.
2100hours : Went for gym.
2200hours : Went to watch a live comical entertainer perform.
0000hours : Lights out.
24 March ‘09
0700hours : Breakfast
0800hours : Got ready to get down to Phuket. Had a fair share of cigarettes and bargains.
1600hours : Time to get ready for the Gala Dinner.
1815hours : All dressed up for the formal Gala Dinner, had our cocktails during the fashion show.
1830hours : Gala Dinner commences at Bella Vista.
2130hours : Gala Show Time at The Lido.
2230hours : Made a decision judged by the flip of a coin not to go for the M18 ‘strip show’ that costs S$40 for forty minutes. Instead, went to buy cigars and booze.
2330hours : Wei Min and I found ourselves entertained to a euphoric high at the Karaoke lounge where I met a Fairfield classmate, Pakkee the second time on board.
0100hours : After having our cocktails at the Karaoke lounge, we headed for the jazz lounge upstairs where I had a glass of Budweiser while Wei Min had yet another glass of cocktail which tasted like cough syrup. The more we drank, the better the two singers on stage looked and the louder we clapped, and the wider were the smiles of the ladies.
0200hours : The ladies’ shift was over, they came to us and thanked us for our very enthusiastic support. We went back to the Karaoke lounge which now turned into a clubbing paradise for, well, particularly I don’t see anyone else but Indians.
0230hours : Dragged our tired selves to the amazingly packed casino, placed a 10 buck note into the machine and after awhile, won seven bucks.
0330hours : Knocked out in bed.
25 March '09
0745hours : Breakfast with a heavy head.
0900hours : Another workshop by Khoo Swee Chiow at The Lido, deck 7
1200hours : Lunch
1300hours : Workshop given by Jeffery Goh at the Galaxy of the Stars, deck 12.
1400hours : Packing of bags.
1600hours : Presentation of Certificates.
1615hours : Dinner at Bella Vista
1845hours : Disembarkation.
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Saturday, March 21, 2009
Briefing of Maritime Experiential Learning Camp
Location: Singapore Polytechnic
Time: 9am
A Star Cruise Superstar Virgo trip to Phuket & Back, main organiser being Singapore Polytechnic.
These are some of the pages found in a book distributed by the shocking morning three hour sex talk session called, "NO APOLOGIES: THE TRUTH ABOUT LIFE, LOVE AND SEX"
Page 3 of the book states, "Within the pages of this A(bstinence) journal, you will have opportunities to learn more about yourself and to challenge yourself with the question, 'how should I handle the sexual side of my life today, and in the years to come?'"
The moment I saw these pictures and sentences, I turned to Wei Min and said, "Are you sure we're in the correct briefing room?" Seriously, any sane person would be shock at this, a briefing on the cruise trip had suddenly turned into a sexaholic rehabilitation talk.
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Sunday, March 15, 2009
A daring concept change to the everyday superhero story. Heroes are neither good nor evil here, their outstandingly different. I've read part of the comic and I am very pleased with what Mr. Snyder has done. A movie I wouldn't mind watching over again, every aspect of it is brilliant.
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Saturday, March 07, 2009
Its a Sony
The arrival of my PSP 3006
Sadly it doesn't come with a bloody memory card...
and no bloody games...
Oh well gotta go shopping later...
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Monday, March 02, 2009
PPL VS JSL
The last internship I had was at Jurong Shipyard and today was my first time stepping into PPL Shipyard.
JSL
PROS
- Get to sleep every morning in the office.
- Play games and shout vulgarities like no one's business.
- Get to eat free lunch on board oil rig for 5 days.
- Absolute freedom.
- Reasonable working hours.
CONS
- Felt like a waste of time
- Didn't take 6 weeks of time to learn everything.
- Travelling time was insanely long.
- No priority given to us during lunch.
PPL
PROS
- An organised schedule learning programme for us.
- Dedicated and enthusiastic staff members.
- Easy access to the main gate and to canteen.
- Travelling time is simply 15 minutes.
- Priority given to IA students during lunch.
- More females.
CONS
- Dedicated and enthusiastic staff members = No Slacking
- One report every week
- One presentation on the last week.
- An organised schedule = No Slacking
- Work hour is 10 freaking hours.
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