Kellaz, A Journal

So where was I? Oh yes, Thursday... Okay, I woke up at 5 a.m, left home by 5.45 a.m and nearly missed my flight offshore due to traffic cause by a landslide at Tunggulian en-route to Anduki Airport.  And by 8.45 a.m. I was already onsite offshore.  But there were a little logistical problems, I was the only one being able to secure a daily trip seat on the chopper as the rest of my crew was not able to get a seat.  Well that's half of the truth, they did get a seat but not a seat back to onshore, thus their trip to offshore in the first place were not secured and cancelled. The day just sort of skipped by, I signed a few documentations for my Senior Inspector and then, solved some more logistic problems and I later I found out that, we were given for bedding priority, and it all changed, what this indicate, is that, my four days daily tripping will be cancelled and we will be staying offshore as usual the next day.  This means that Thursday night itself will be the last night for...

I have not been updating my blog for quite a while.  I've been missing from updating due to two main reason.  Being the first reason, e-speed sucks!  I thought it was just the connection here offshore.  But nope, it seems that everybody is having the same problem.  I'm not quite sure why this is, as I have not updated myself with the media of TelBru's excuses. Secondly, I was daily tripping back onshore and offshore everyday for the past two days.  And made  the full use of my time onshore.  I had a great time.  It was actually planned for us to go daily tripping for four days, but after some negotiations, we were given priority as we are a productive part of the crew here.  So with that justification our beds were given back by the offshore operator's boss. The first daily tripping came out expected though I didn't know it was that soon, I had 45 minutes to sent myself and six other of my crew to send home on daily tripping and pack at the same time.  So last Wed...

I've decided to end my Friendster account, again, for the third time. Somehow when I deleted it, I felt a sense of calm, like a burden over my shoulder, gone... It's weird.  So anyway, I think this time , it is forever.  No more Friendster for me.  I'm giving my final salute to one of the greatest invention on the earth.  I'm only using the other greatest invention of the earth similar to Friendster , also beginning with the an 'F', Facebook.   I like Facebook much better because it's less anonymous, and much real.  These are the people I'm not just 'cyber' friends with, but real friends, in flesh and blood.  Or at least in contact with, although not that very often.  Friends that I once knew, once loved, once touched by (the heart! That is!) , once of everything.  There are some odd ones, which I have no slightest clue about, but they the least from the same abode of peace and most likely to meet.  So that's fine I suppose. The first time...

Do you have a friend who is full of themself? What I mean, is when you're about to tell them of your problems, and instead you're the one giving advice to their problems instead.  Somehow the conversation is about them, than you? No, not that I had an encounter like that, but I heard (as a third party) of a guy pouring his heart out to his friend, but instead of his friend giving him advice, he was also pouring out his gut out and in turn the conversation is about him instead.  I can hear from the tone of this guy that he's sighing beneath his words.  It was funny, but it wouldn't be if I was in his shoes. For me, at the moment, I have few problems, some of my own and some work-related ones.  My own problems, I don't think I'll discussed it here, as it is my own doing.  I need to control my thoughts and emotions to myself, because it's screwing me real bad.  But, I am sure that I will be fine.  I shall be fine, and I must be fine. As for work-related, some o...

First, there wasn't much space for funkiemunkie when I changed my layout just a few hours ago, then now, there's too much space, I've decided to use a different template provided by blogger.  Due to my lack of knowledge with template manipulation or scripture,  I don't know how to make it better. But before that, right now, I have just finished watching the Beijing Olympics Closing Ceremony.  There is a little sense of sadness, now that it ends.  But I suppose everything doesn't last forever.  Throughout these couple of weeks, I suppose we were all somehow or rather been attached to the Olympic TV programs.  And now, we've got another 4 years to watch the next Olympics in London, god willing, hopefully, I will still be around.  I know, I sound like an old man, but well, who knows, I could die anytime, right?  Like the Olympics, something must end at some point, right?  Okay, let's stay off the depressing and morbid subject. But coming back what I was saying...

First, as usual, 10.2 kms in 72 minutes, a little slow because I have decided to walk the rest of 3 kms in a fast pace to reach fat burning zone, rather than cardio, this makes tomorrow my rest day.  After running I did some weights on the machine and did some squats.  Burnt almost 1,800 kcal.  And it feels good. It feels so good that when I was weight lifting, I was singing out loud, whole heartedly.  It has been quite a while since I last burst my lungs singing.  I used to do that when I had my own place, screaming at the top of my lungs.  Sometimes, I do that during the slow crawl driving to work, screaming in my car so I won't feel sleepy.  I miss all that.  But being here isn't that bad either. I got an original iPod earphones, sent by my 'brother' .  I told him to buy just a cheap one while waiting for my Shure earphones.  And yes, I've decided to buy the highest range.  It has a warranty for two years, so at least if anything goes wrong, I can send it back...

Not much to write about.  Today's run is 10.2 kms in 68 mins.  I did one rep of 25 on my shoulders my triceps, chest and legs.  Spent about almost two hours in the gym. Running without my headphones again, and I'm starting to get annoyed.  During my last kilometer of my run, and indonesian guy changed the music to dangdut.  Somehow my running technique, my determination, my energy suddenly drained.  Okay, I have nothing against dangdut music, there are times when I like to hear them, but me and dangdut, just don't mix. Before that, there were hard rock, metal and techno played in the stereo, which didn't bothered me at all, even I'm not into that kind of music, but they have that particular beat, which is upbeat and gave some sort of enthusiasm in my run.  I really need a headphone soon.  I'm going to ask my 'brother' to get me some cheap ones whilst waiting my new headphones which I have yet to decide.  But it looks most likely that I'm going to...

Yesterday, I ran 10 kms, I ran in 9 km/h speed which really tiring.  But I think it is time to up my stamina, and getting myself used to a faster speed.  Well, at the end of it, I was huffing and puffing, because I was also trying to hit my HIIT by running to 12 km/h for a minute, I tell you, it is not easy...  the 10 kms took me 69 minutes.  Some improvement but not good enough by my standard.  After that, feeling a little high from the endorphin, and by this time, I was almost alone, another guy was resting after an hour of weight training on the machine.  So I gave the try to use the machine.  First, the shoulder, it was easy, I used a lighter weight because obviously I wouldn't be able to do the heavier ones.  But I did a high rep per set, 25 rep per set, and I did 4 set, it was easy.  Then the leg extensions, I did a heavy set, did 3 sets of that, then I used the abs machine, changed to a lower set, and I could feel the abs under my heavy layer of fat contracting.  Owch.   The...

I have deleted my last post which contained the same pictures as this post, so I might as well combined them into one big picture post.  All of these pictures are taken on Redz's Birthday.   As probably you have read that we checked ourselves into Riviera Hotel in KB to celebrate Redz's Birthday.  He wanted a low-key celebration and not even a cake allowed.  I stayed in KB and hung out with my 'brother' Sulaiman and his wife, while we wait for Redz to arrive KB.   Sulaiman picked me up from Anduki Airport and run a few errands with him.  It was nice to be onshore, especially nice to be back for my bestest-friend-in-the-whole-wide-world 's birthday. That night we went out for sushi at Escapade KB Branch, they've extended their restaurant and we sort of gamble ourself for a table, we just dropped by without any reservation and fortunately there was one table for the four of us, Sulaiman and wife, Redz and myself.  We ended our night by a hot cup of teh tar...

These are the pictures I took when I arrived back onshore.  Redz and I booked a room at Riviera Hotel to spend a night for  a low key celebration of his birthday.  This was the view on the morning of his birthday, we were preparing to go to the Annual Rafting Classic, an annual event and recently had been coincide with commemoration of His Majesty's Birthday View outside of our room.  Breath taking...  Who said you need to go outside the country to experience great views eh? Same picture, but I took the sky, it's beautiful...  As you can see, I'm out of practise with the camera... Hj Maidin, Norizan, Helmy, Aziz and Amir Halim (posing dramtically)  Masni and Norizan...  Having fun... I will add some more, but I'd have to resize them and put on the copyrights before posting them... Hope you like my super mediocre pictures...  Until then, take care, be safe and Adios Amigos!

Nothing much to write about.  I have been sleeping (well, not really sleeping but lying down) because I'm felt quite tired.  I don't know why, but I just feel absolutely tired. When I was onshore, I was supposed to book myself for a massage, but that didn't happen, as I was busy running errands here and there, and if I am not running errands, I'd be resting at home.  I suppose my migraine was triggered by my lack of running.  Last night I decided not to run as I thought to myself that I wanted to rest for the day. Fortunately, in reference to my last post, about my earring, no one mention anything about it, which is good.  Except for that one guy who seems to hate me for no apparent reason.  He didn't say anything but yesterday when he saw me, he was drinking from a cup and he paused as he watched me.  And his face show a great deal of disgust.  I know I shouldn't react but I flaunt it.  I made sure he saw my earring, flaunt it, I did...  And when I passed by hi...

I am back offshore. Despite my migraine attack since last night, which now had subside down to a mere headache, I was excited to go offshore.  First of all, I don't have to drive down for an hour to Anduki Airport to catch a chopper to offshore.  The chopper lands at Brunei International Airport. It was a great experience.  In fact, it was quicker from BIA rather than Anduki Airport.  It was nice.   Yesterday, I did something out of character.  Okay, since I will be staying offshore longer this time, for about a month (planning only).  And I am in a terrifying state of urgency for a manicure, so I did it, which then, I decided to do some waxing done on my back and chest, then I ask them to pluck my eyebrow, I only do this sometime, just to make my brows nice and neat, and then....  I decided to pierce my left ear.  I have a stud earring at the moment.  I can't take it out for at least three days.  I have always wanted to pierce my ears, just for fun sake.  No I'm not showin...

The reason why I came back from offshore, is to celebrate a birthday of a great friend I could have ever found on this face of this planet called Earth.   It was Redz's Birthday.  And like he planned it to be, he wanted a low-key birthday.  So we spent the time in KB, having sushi and teh tarik right after, we also had a mini holiday, by checking ourselves into a hotel, went to take some photographs at KB river, for the Annual Rafting Classic which is now in commemoration with His Majesty's Birthday.  It was great. I didn't give him his birthday present, well, I bought online some t-shirts and gave him one, but his gift was given to him a month before his birthday.  Because I wasn't quite sure if I could make it on his birthday.  And his present, I ordered will only arrive next month.  It seems that I can't get gifts on the day itself. So anyway, it's nice to be onshore again, meeting friends and hanging out.  Too bad that most of them had to retire early as eve...

No, not me, my blog, I've changed it back to it's original look.  Why?  In case you hadn't seen my last layout, I changed it into a nice looking template that I found somewhere, but I couldn't fit FunkieMunkie in it, so I change to a different template and everything seems jumbled up.  So in despair, I return back to the original template that it was once were.  I am trying to find other template, but I've been doing just that since this morning and I, myself like my blog templates are all jumbled up.   It is only Friday morning, and I'm tired.  There were many things to do and to action upon.  Phone calls to be made, things to follow up with...  I'm tired.  I need a rest, that is why I am writing this, close to lunch time.  My thighs are a little warm from the laptop.   ... paused... ...continue... I have half an hour before my 5p.m meeting.  So quick one, last night was my fastest run.. 10 kms in 66 minutes, quite a huge leap, because I decided to run at 9...

And you're done for! Hope you like my new layout, it has some pathetic attempt of a journalist wannabe spell all throughout it, and yes pathetic I am.  Journalism has yet to be a dream, and yet to be an ambition, just like the polaroid pictures in the blog, sailing away... sigh So I lost all of my links and what-not, and if you hate this new blog layout, which now I have some reservations on, I will revert to the old plain blue.  I just thought I'd be a little creative and one click it was all gone.  So anyway, last night I ran 15 + kms, I don't know for how long as I had to stop for a while, but I think it took me about an hour and a half.  Which by my standard, it's alright, I think... I think I had one shoe tied to tight and the other not tight at all, so my stance and my stride were a little off, causing my muscle on my left shin to cramp and my right foot felt weird.  So I had to stop, and re-tie my shoes.  I didn't plan to run that far, but I ran about 4.8 kms...

Sorry for the lack of updates, I have not been running for three days, because Sunday was my off day, Monday I went back onshore for a day return trip, to attend a meeting and by the time I got back offshore again, I was super knackered, Tuesday from morning till late night, I was not feeling well, I felt feverish.  I suppose I was exposed to the rain the night before, thus why I got sick.  But I'm almost okay now. So what have I been up to?  Sunday was a breeze, and it seems like a distant memory already to me.  Monday, I woke up early to catch a flight back onshore.  I got the second flight out.  And I felt like a VIP.  First of all, I didn't need to bring anything, no bags, so I brought myself with my notepad ready in my pocket.  Then, the only passenger on that chopper, was... me!   When I arrived at Anduki Airport, I knew some guys who were about the get on board the next flight.  They told me that I'm given such special treatment!  Well, I suppose I was lucky.  Attend...

I was extremely exhausted, that I couldn't finish my run.  I ran for 8.3 kms for about an hour.  I think the gym is in dire need of some air circulation.  Need to talk to someone about relocating the fan nearer to the treadmill. So anyway, since today is a Saturday, I've decided to sleep late (having a pseudo weekend), thus this is why I am writing at 3.45 a.m in the early hours.  I haven't been sleeping, because after my run, had some food, smoke a little, played snooker of two rounds, went to bed, chat on MSN with my friends and read few linked blogs on my webpage, and decided to write my thoughts of the day. Firstly, I can't talk about it due to it's personal nature, thus I will talk about the problem or situation instead.  It mostly involves about the book I have been reading, A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle .  It is about being.  Just being.  No tags, no label, no thoughts, no emotions, no identity, no nothing but your own entity.  Not even your name.  You.  Jus...