Hubby and Wifey's Blog

June 20,2008 location North Atlantic Ocean going to Canada (ETA June 28,2008 0730 hrs). We celebrated Fitter's birthday on board Ruby Express. We set up the location (ratings day room) for the celebration. Of course Filipino style celebration from Beer’s, pulutan and entertainment (videoke).
On the first hour of drinking all of us were shy and didn’t like to sing but the electrician was not yet full he always grab the microphone and sing at the top of his voice. The crew were being called by the celebrant in their respective cabins. After 2 hours of drinking (wifey I hope you understand that this is a celebration and I must drink. I really want to send e-mail to ask for permission but the e-mail here aboard ship was jammed and corrupt). The crowds were getting heated because of beer. Few of the crews are now singing. The height of electrician is 4 feet only and he is too small that you can carry him in just one hand. Then the electrician was already drunk and he's now the mc of the party. He gave the microphone to the ordinary seaman but the OS didn’t sing so he just told the OS (if you don’t sing I will tell chief mate that you will wash paint the anchor). All of us laughed to the electrician. Then he gave 2nd chance to the OS if he will not sing he will wash paint the propeller. All of us were laughing on what electrician have said to the OS and the OS sang because he was afraid to wash paint the propeller hehehe. The OS started to sing and he has a nice voice on slow rock singing. The electrician was shocked that the OS has a golden voice.
While the OS was singing, this electrician grabbed the purser and he wanted to dance (a sweet dance) to the purser. The purser insisted to dance and the electrician grabbed again another crew from the party. We were so happy in the party because of our electrician. The OS finished singing and the electrician get the mike and announced that ok carry on you will not wash paint but you will just stand by out side (radio check). He told it to the chief mate (chief ok na di na magwawash paint radio check nalang sya hehehehe). The motorman wanted a duet to the electrician and the electrician agreed. The motorman used the shout voice singing walang tono basta kanta ng kanta at sigaw ng sigaw. We were laughing to dead when the motorman sang. He sang 3 songs straight and he just used the shout with no tones hehehe. After a couple of songs the electrician pointed out on me and told me that cadet! You must sing but if you don’t want to sing you will wash paint the anchor and the electrician look to chief mate and smile. I sing please forgive me by Brian Adams. I know how to sing especially when I am drunk. I started singing and the crowd said wow cadet have a nice voice in ballad songs. The electrician grabbed again some crew to dance with him. He noticed our Indonesian crew mate and pointed GP Martas to dance with him. I finished the song and the crowd clapped there hands and the purser told to me that before almost the engine departments are good in singing but now the deck holds the title. Many of deck crews know how to sing.
I’m already full at 7 can of beer (Dutch royal from Ventspils Latvia). I want to go to my cabin but the electrician always look at me and asked me if where will I go when I'm going out in dayroom. I told electrician (our bouncer) I will just go to the toilet to pee. I closed the door and ran quickly in my cabin (c deck 4th floor). I must be strong and alert tomorrow because we will be having deck work tomorrow morning.

June 22, 2008 it’s been 4 days that I didn’t receive any e-mail from my wifey. I was nervous maybe she already forgotten me and found a new one. I trust my wifey and I know that she will not do it. Sometimes even I have 100% trust there are some circumstances that I am in doubt because I’m not beside her. Seamen don’t have a chance when their love ones are stolen by another man. Sabi nga nila masmagaling pa daw ang magsasaka sa panliligaw kaysa seaman. Kasi ang seaman nasa dagat malayo sa kawalan. Pero ang magsasaka matapos lang ang trabaho sa hapon pwede na syang bumisita sa nililigawan nya.

No iridium load because the previous load that they send to us are all invalid so they are now investigating why and what happened to all iridium cards. Our e-mail has a problem. We cannot receive any e-mail but we can send but the message can’t send to there destinations. We’re sailing on North Atlantic Ocean. Visibility is good, Temp on dry thermometer was 19 and wet is 15. The wind is SSW force 6, cloudy skies. Our port of call is Canada and that is my first time to be in Canada.

Every 0730, 1145, 1245, 1445, 1645 and 2200 hrs. I always check my e-mail to read my messages from my wifey. I really love to read the message of my wifey and it takes my home sick away. The time is faster when I receive message from my wifey. It makes my days more happier and more brighter when I go to my work here in the ship. But for now the e-mail was jammed and we are thinking that our captain disabled or corrupted our e-mail. There were some misunderstanding about the crew and the captain. I observe that the problem was on the captain of the ship. He wants the rating work from Monday to Sunday from 0800 to 2000 hrs. I know there is an overtime that he wants to use the over time to make the ship more seaworthy. He just wants the ratings to work. He doesn't want the ratings go to rest so the harmonious on the captain and the crew had a gap. The rating speaks about the working time and the captain misunderstands the situation so he just removed the excess overtime of the crew.

For now I just want to go home because there’s no e-mail and iridium load. My home sick is getting worst from time to time because I couldn't receive message from my wifey. I really hate when the captain and the crew have gaps and the captain is doing some different things to disable the outgoing communication from our love ones. Wifey I love you very much and please understand the situation that I can’t send message for now. If we will be having a signal on our mobile phone I will send you SMS that our e-mail is bugged down. I hope our e-mail will be fixed as soon as possible and we can have communication again.

My name is Lorelei but my friends use to call me lei, sometimes they tend to call me hua tsi lei because of my Chinese appearance .. There was an instance when a Taiwanese approached me in their language, I just smiled. Then he was with his wife, a Filipina, so she interpreted if I’m an Oriental beauty, I replied, nope...But they thought that maybe I have a Chinese blood, to trace my roots......he,he,he...

Anyways, I am presently residing at Mariveles, Bataan. I am an Industrial Engineer, a wife and a mother to my 2 kids… Yeahh right, I am married .. sometimes people get shocked when they learned that I already have kids. It isn’t obvious daw kc eh hehehe so they would crack a joke and say “nakapeke na naman ako”.. Well it is not my fault either.. I’ll share to u my beauty tips later (just kidding) ..

I’ve learned a lot about life, maybe because of the adversity that I’ve been through. I am proud to say that I am a fighter because despite the trials, I remain standing...
I don’t let my frustrations bring my life to chaos because there is more in the world to see.

I want to give everything I could for my family. I want them to be happy.