Yo, hi, hello, ohaiyo, guden tag, hey, sup... yeah
OK so... 5 days haven't posted, miss me? Probably not XD.
So anyway, we're sailing nao... We left Manila at 11 and have been sailing to Taiwan for... 8 hours now. So far it's been pretty smooth, nothing too rough. I'm not sea sick yet but, Jin is XD.
Poor guy threw up his lunch after like an hour XD. We're all teasing him about it but he knows we love him hehe.
So... lots going on back home I here, a lot of it quiet disappointing I must say. Some people doing things that I do not approve of, some people being emo too much. Come on la guys, LIGHTEN UP!
SMILE!!!!! IAN LOVES YOU :D
Hehehe, felt like doing that XD so random
So yeah sailing now. I made some videos of sunset... super nice, I wanna post them here but i don't know how :( Someone teach me pls.
All day shift was horrible. Worked from 7am to 8pm... was so tired. We had a 1 hour break from 4 to 5. Me and Tae ran back to the cabin to nap. I set my alarm, stuck in me headphones, turned on some music and passed out. My alarm rang and 4.50, I didn't hear it... so we ended up going back at 5.20 XD but no one cared coz they knew how tired we were.
Today was 3 shift. That means we do cleaning or organizing around the catering department. Today we were doing inventory in the Food Store. It's like a big food closet la. There are 3 freezers too. Me and Tae had to count all the freaking frozen meat, vegies, cheese and chocolates... Took forever just to find the darn things. We were so cold coz the freezers are set at like... -15 celsius so we were wearing jackets. We looked like we were going to Alaska XD.
But it was good in the end, free chocolate and Coke XD.
Man the sunset on the ship out on the Philipine sea was amazing la... I wish I could have shared it with some one... Oh wait! I did! With...
FUMIE-CHAN! hahaha
She randomly came up to me and we just sat there and watched the sunset XD
Ahhhh... today was pretty good. Soon we'll be in Taiwan, on Thursday I think. I'll have broadband in my cabin so... WOOOPEEE!! Hahaha.
Aight, going to go back to my cabin now to hang out with mah peeps!
Ciao guys!
And remember, God loves you and so do I :D
Ian Cheah
STEPPER
Malaysia
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
PD!
Wheee! Hi again!
Today I shall be bringing you from the MV Doulos, the first pictures from the ship! Now, these are special pictures because this event only happens ONCE every port... And I was lucky enough to be in the ONLY shift that does it!
What is this magical event you ask? Why, it the PARTNERSHIP DINNER of course!
The Partnership Dinner or PD as we call it, is a event where we invite all the ship's supporters in a certain port to come and have a fancy dinner onboard with live music and testimonies and stuff. So this is indeed something big. The food is not like the normal food onboard, no no, it's specially made for the dinner, and it looks and tastes a WHOLE lot better XD.
OK! Here goes... I'm gonna try and get some pictures up!
IT WORKEDED!!!!!
Me and Fumie-Chan with the vegies!
The raw fish, before baking
The food all put together and served, yummy looking no?
FUMIE-CHANN~!!!!!
The dessert! O.O
The dessert after sauce and berries are added... even better now...
As part of the catering staff, we were all allowed to eat the food that was left over, as in, not taken out. We cooked and prepared for 160 people, 96 showed up so... :D
Before partaking of this chocolate heaven
During the bliss of enjoying this chocolate heaven
The sad realization that this heaven was but for a moment
:(
Ah... it was a good thing :) I enjoyed working together with my shift, we're all pretty ammusing people and we each have our own quirks and attributes. The galley is where it is AT yo...
Oh, one last thing before I go.
STEP BADGE!!!! YAY!!!!
OK OK, I gotta go to work nao. BYE!
Love you all lots and lots ^_^
Ian Cheah
STEPPER
Malaysia
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Off day and Galley
Aight yo.
So yesterday was off day. relaxation time.
Yeah... we relax by going to the mall!
So Chris, Tae, Jin and I went to this really big mall in Manila called the SM Mall of Asia. This place is pretty big man. Like bigger then 1-U. We went bowling and played Tekken 6 and some pool. It was fun la. Good to get to know these guys better and bond as fellow STEPPERs. So yeah... had fun. Me and Tae had an eating contest XD. Who could eat 2 burgers the fastest. Obviously, I won XD.
Today though was a pretty interesting day. This was the first day that Jin would not be working with me and Tae. Previously we worked in a combination of 2 shifts, shift 2 and shift 3. Me and Tae are in shift 2 and Jin is in shift 3. But today we all got into our proper shifts. Tae and I had afternoon shift form 12.30 to 8 and Jin had morning shift from 5 to 2. SAo we were seperated for the first time. Another thing that changed was my work place. I am now, and for the rest of this week, gonna be working in the GALLEY. This is the place where all the food on Doulos is prepared and cooked. So it involves a lot of cutting and peeling of vegetables and meat. Today alone, I cut myself like... 3 times. OK... not so bad la, Tae cut me once XD. But today was fun, got to do something different and work with different people from my shift.
To answer your question, no Ethan we dont have those particular drinks here. We have mango, orange and pinapple. The mango is by far the best though... thick like real mango juice. Orange may be the worst of the lot... super sweet or super tasteless. Pinapple is ok, neither really good nor really bad.
So far we haven't really had anything increadably interesting happen here on board. It's been pretty routine and no unexpected things happened. Well, we did run out of fresh water for maybe an hour... but that wasn't really bad. And we also got our toilet clogged in 210... but the Accom Angels came and those sweet girls got everything sorted.
Speaking of sweet girls, how is everyone back home? Haven't seen many of you online. Been wanting to talk to you guys. I'll be online pretty often now that I got my laptop up and running. E-mail me or MSN me, I've been updating you guys on stuff happening here, it'd be nice to hear from you :)
Aight... that's about it. Tomorow we have partnership dinner and I'll be helping out in the galley preparing all the fancy food for all the supporters the Doulos has in Manila so... FUN TIEMZZZ! XD
Til we meet again.
Love you always,
Ian Cheah
STEPPER
Malaysia
So yesterday was off day. relaxation time.
Yeah... we relax by going to the mall!
So Chris, Tae, Jin and I went to this really big mall in Manila called the SM Mall of Asia. This place is pretty big man. Like bigger then 1-U. We went bowling and played Tekken 6 and some pool. It was fun la. Good to get to know these guys better and bond as fellow STEPPERs. So yeah... had fun. Me and Tae had an eating contest XD. Who could eat 2 burgers the fastest. Obviously, I won XD.
Today though was a pretty interesting day. This was the first day that Jin would not be working with me and Tae. Previously we worked in a combination of 2 shifts, shift 2 and shift 3. Me and Tae are in shift 2 and Jin is in shift 3. But today we all got into our proper shifts. Tae and I had afternoon shift form 12.30 to 8 and Jin had morning shift from 5 to 2. SAo we were seperated for the first time. Another thing that changed was my work place. I am now, and for the rest of this week, gonna be working in the GALLEY. This is the place where all the food on Doulos is prepared and cooked. So it involves a lot of cutting and peeling of vegetables and meat. Today alone, I cut myself like... 3 times. OK... not so bad la, Tae cut me once XD. But today was fun, got to do something different and work with different people from my shift.
To answer your question, no Ethan we dont have those particular drinks here. We have mango, orange and pinapple. The mango is by far the best though... thick like real mango juice. Orange may be the worst of the lot... super sweet or super tasteless. Pinapple is ok, neither really good nor really bad.
So far we haven't really had anything increadably interesting happen here on board. It's been pretty routine and no unexpected things happened. Well, we did run out of fresh water for maybe an hour... but that wasn't really bad. And we also got our toilet clogged in 210... but the Accom Angels came and those sweet girls got everything sorted.
Speaking of sweet girls, how is everyone back home? Haven't seen many of you online. Been wanting to talk to you guys. I'll be online pretty often now that I got my laptop up and running. E-mail me or MSN me, I've been updating you guys on stuff happening here, it'd be nice to hear from you :)
Aight... that's about it. Tomorow we have partnership dinner and I'll be helping out in the galley preparing all the fancy food for all the supporters the Doulos has in Manila so... FUN TIEMZZZ! XD
Til we meet again.
Love you always,
Ian Cheah
STEPPER
Malaysia
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Of Dishes and Soap...
Aaaaahhhhh...
Tomorow is my free day...
I am so freaking happy XD
I've been working in the pantry for the past 3 days.
2 afternoon shifts and one morning shift.
The afternoon shifts run from 12.30pm to 8pm. During this time we have to set up the food line, set out the dishes, cutlery and mugs, fill the juice containers and get ready for lunch la... During lunch we have to make sure there is enough food for everyone... which is fast paced when there are 350 people eating and you gotta keep the meat, cheese and bread filled. Then we gotta wash the dishes... The dishes are pretty easy to wash.. it's just there are a lot of them... so... takes a while. Took me 2 and a half hours today. Other then taht we gotta wash the mugs, clean the tables, vaccum the floor, and clean up the mess where the deckies and engine guys eat... coz they're MESSY, get it XD
Oh man I miss being lame...
ANYWAY. After today's shift Jin (An American Korea dude that's in my STEP group) and I went for boxing lessons with this Finnish guy called Jarkkob. This guy is insane man. He's crazy strong and can punch like his hand was powered by a hydrolic pump. Anyway he trained us pretty hard... my hands are actually shaking while typing this coz my muscles are all weak XD.
Sigh... dreamed of BB last night... miss it la... Saturday wasn't the same la...
Oh well, gotta go now... otherwise I could get caught by night watch and get a pink slip XD.
I will most probably write again tomorow. In the mean time, E-MAIL MEE!!!!
:)
Lots of Love,
Ian Cheah
STEPPER
Malaysia
Tomorow is my free day...
I am so freaking happy XD
I've been working in the pantry for the past 3 days.
2 afternoon shifts and one morning shift.
The afternoon shifts run from 12.30pm to 8pm. During this time we have to set up the food line, set out the dishes, cutlery and mugs, fill the juice containers and get ready for lunch la... During lunch we have to make sure there is enough food for everyone... which is fast paced when there are 350 people eating and you gotta keep the meat, cheese and bread filled. Then we gotta wash the dishes... The dishes are pretty easy to wash.. it's just there are a lot of them... so... takes a while. Took me 2 and a half hours today. Other then taht we gotta wash the mugs, clean the tables, vaccum the floor, and clean up the mess where the deckies and engine guys eat... coz they're MESSY, get it XD
Oh man I miss being lame...
ANYWAY. After today's shift Jin (An American Korea dude that's in my STEP group) and I went for boxing lessons with this Finnish guy called Jarkkob. This guy is insane man. He's crazy strong and can punch like his hand was powered by a hydrolic pump. Anyway he trained us pretty hard... my hands are actually shaking while typing this coz my muscles are all weak XD.
Sigh... dreamed of BB last night... miss it la... Saturday wasn't the same la...
Oh well, gotta go now... otherwise I could get caught by night watch and get a pink slip XD.
I will most probably write again tomorow. In the mean time, E-MAIL MEE!!!!
:)
Lots of Love,
Ian Cheah
STEPPER
Malaysia
Thursday, March 19, 2009
DOULOS!!!!!
GREETINGS FROM MV DOULOS!!!
Hey you guys! I'm blogging from Manila, Philipines on board the MV Doulos!
I'm a STEPPER here on board and have just finished my orientation today. I'm assigned to the Galley (that's what the kitchen is called on the ship) so that will involve lots of cleaning and cutting vegetables and stuff...
I'm staying in a big cabin with 9 other guys, one is even 54 years old! I've made a few friends already and am getting used to living on board this floating bookstore. Our cabin is located at the bottom of the ship, literally. We're so low, if the anchor goes down, our whole room shakes... Our room number is 210, so we call it "210 the STEPPER's Den".
I've met so many people from so many nations in just 3 days that my head is spinning... South Korea, South Africa, Switzerland, countless Dutch guys, Philipinos, and yes, even a few Malaysians. My "Little Big Brother" is Malaysian, from Subang actually. His name's Jonathan Koh. I call hinm my "Little Big Brother" because he's my ship Big Bro... but in like 2 times taller and bigger then him XD.
My STEP group is pretty cool. We got people from Canada, the US, The Netherlands, The Philipines, Singapore, South Korea, Ireland, Hong Kong... yeah and Malaysia too.
I'll be available on MSN and E-mail. I'll try to get on in the evenings at around 6 or 7 so... If you're online we can chat a bit. But my schedule will be really hectic so if anything E-mail me and I'll send you one the next time I can.
My Ship e-mail is kianmun.cheah@gbaships.org
That may change as I think I want my first name to be there so... It could become ian.cheah@gbaships.org but I dunno yet. If it does I'll add a post here.
So... That's all for now I guess... Will be posting more as things develope. Please send me as many e-mails as you want, keep me updated on what you guys are doing, BB things, anything you want to talk to me about :)
Love you all so so so so so much and miss you all the bits,
STEPPER Ian Cheah,
Malaysia
Hey you guys! I'm blogging from Manila, Philipines on board the MV Doulos!
I'm a STEPPER here on board and have just finished my orientation today. I'm assigned to the Galley (that's what the kitchen is called on the ship) so that will involve lots of cleaning and cutting vegetables and stuff...
I'm staying in a big cabin with 9 other guys, one is even 54 years old! I've made a few friends already and am getting used to living on board this floating bookstore. Our cabin is located at the bottom of the ship, literally. We're so low, if the anchor goes down, our whole room shakes... Our room number is 210, so we call it "210 the STEPPER's Den".
I've met so many people from so many nations in just 3 days that my head is spinning... South Korea, South Africa, Switzerland, countless Dutch guys, Philipinos, and yes, even a few Malaysians. My "Little Big Brother" is Malaysian, from Subang actually. His name's Jonathan Koh. I call hinm my "Little Big Brother" because he's my ship Big Bro... but in like 2 times taller and bigger then him XD.
My STEP group is pretty cool. We got people from Canada, the US, The Netherlands, The Philipines, Singapore, South Korea, Ireland, Hong Kong... yeah and Malaysia too.
I'll be available on MSN and E-mail. I'll try to get on in the evenings at around 6 or 7 so... If you're online we can chat a bit. But my schedule will be really hectic so if anything E-mail me and I'll send you one the next time I can.
My Ship e-mail is kianmun.cheah@gbaships.org
That may change as I think I want my first name to be there so... It could become ian.cheah@gbaships.org but I dunno yet. If it does I'll add a post here.
So... That's all for now I guess... Will be posting more as things develope. Please send me as many e-mails as you want, keep me updated on what you guys are doing, BB things, anything you want to talk to me about :)
Love you all so so so so so much and miss you all the bits,
STEPPER Ian Cheah,
Malaysia
Friday, March 13, 2009
My last cry...
My shattered dreams and broken heart
Are mending on the shelf
I saw you holding hands, standing close to someone else
Now I sit all alone wishing all my feeling was gone
I gave my best to you, nothing for me to do
But have one last cry
Chorus:
One last cry, before I leave it all behind
I've gotta put you outta my mind this time
Stop living a lie I guess I'm down to my last cry
Cry......
I was here, you were there
Guess we never could agree
While the sun shines on you I need some love to rain on me
Still I sit all alone, wishing all my feeling was gone
Gotta get over you, nothing for me to do
But have one last cry
Chorus:
One last cry, before I leave it all behind
I've gotta put you outta my mind this time
Stop living a lie I know I gotta be strong
Cause round me life goes on and on and on
And on.....
I'm gonna dry my eyes
Right after I had my
One last cry
Chorus:
One last cry, before I leave it all behind
I've gotta put you outta my mind for the very last time
Been living a lie I guess I'm down
I guess I'm down
I guess I'm down...
To my last cry...
One Last Cry - Brian McKnight
Are mending on the shelf
I saw you holding hands, standing close to someone else
Now I sit all alone wishing all my feeling was gone
I gave my best to you, nothing for me to do
But have one last cry
Chorus:
One last cry, before I leave it all behind
I've gotta put you outta my mind this time
Stop living a lie I guess I'm down to my last cry
Cry......
I was here, you were there
Guess we never could agree
While the sun shines on you I need some love to rain on me
Still I sit all alone, wishing all my feeling was gone
Gotta get over you, nothing for me to do
But have one last cry
Chorus:
One last cry, before I leave it all behind
I've gotta put you outta my mind this time
Stop living a lie I know I gotta be strong
Cause round me life goes on and on and on
And on.....
I'm gonna dry my eyes
Right after I had my
One last cry
Chorus:
One last cry, before I leave it all behind
I've gotta put you outta my mind for the very last time
Been living a lie I guess I'm down
I guess I'm down
I guess I'm down...
To my last cry...
One Last Cry - Brian McKnight
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Good Job
I hope you're happy.
You've probably lost 2 friends who loved you very much at one point in time.
I hope you're happy.
You've hurt us in a way no one else could.
I hope you're happy.
Your secrets tore us apart inside and now we're left urt and bleeding.
I hope you're happy.
I'm probably never going to be the same.
I hope you're happy.
She's dead to you now.
I hope
You
are
FUCKING
happy.
You've probably lost 2 friends who loved you very much at one point in time.
I hope you're happy.
You've hurt us in a way no one else could.
I hope you're happy.
Your secrets tore us apart inside and now we're left urt and bleeding.
I hope you're happy.
I'm probably never going to be the same.
I hope you're happy.
She's dead to you now.
I hope
You
are
FUCKING
happy.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Why...
Isn't it weird...
How so many people can hurt you...
And push you around...
And tell you that you're useless and pathetic...
And yet...
You get up and move on...
Fighting through the pain...
Growing stronger...
But then there is one person...
Who makes you think that they care...
Who makes you feel loved...
Feel happy...
Appreciated...
And you're captivated...
You are totally in love with them...
You will move heaven and earth to be with that person...
And then they change on you in the blink of an eye...
They act as if you're no one...
You don't matter...
No matter how much you do to show you love them...
No matter how many times you try to tell them...
They don't care...
And this cuts you like no knife could...
You feel like just crawling into bed and crying your eyes out...
Nothing stops the pain...
It's like getting cut again and again...
You feel so weak...
So helpless...
How could one person do this to you?
How so many people can hurt you...
And push you around...
And tell you that you're useless and pathetic...
And yet...
You get up and move on...
Fighting through the pain...
Growing stronger...
But then there is one person...
Who makes you think that they care...
Who makes you feel loved...
Feel happy...
Appreciated...
And you're captivated...
You are totally in love with them...
You will move heaven and earth to be with that person...
And then they change on you in the blink of an eye...
They act as if you're no one...
You don't matter...
No matter how much you do to show you love them...
No matter how many times you try to tell them...
They don't care...
And this cuts you like no knife could...
You feel like just crawling into bed and crying your eyes out...
Nothing stops the pain...
It's like getting cut again and again...
You feel so weak...
So helpless...
How could one person do this to you?
The buttons on my phone are worn thin
I don't think that I knew the chaos I was getting in.
But I've broken all my promises to you
I've broken all my promises to you.
Why do you do this to me?
Why do you do this so easily?
You make it hard to smile because
You make it hard to breathe
Why do you do this to me?
A phrasing that's a single tear,
It's harder than I ever feared
And you were left feeling so alone.
Because these days aren't easy
Like they have been once before
These days aren't easy anymore.
Why do you do this to me?
Why do you do this so easily?
You make it hard to smile because
You make it hard to breathe
Why do you do this to me?
I should've known this wasn't real
And fought it off and fought to feel
What matters most? Everything
That you feel while listening to every word that I sing.
I promise you I will bring you home
I will bring you home.
Why - Secondhand Serenade
I don't think that I knew the chaos I was getting in.
But I've broken all my promises to you
I've broken all my promises to you.
Why do you do this to me?
Why do you do this so easily?
You make it hard to smile because
You make it hard to breathe
Why do you do this to me?
A phrasing that's a single tear,
It's harder than I ever feared
And you were left feeling so alone.
Because these days aren't easy
Like they have been once before
These days aren't easy anymore.
Why do you do this to me?
Why do you do this so easily?
You make it hard to smile because
You make it hard to breathe
Why do you do this to me?
I should've known this wasn't real
And fought it off and fought to feel
What matters most? Everything
That you feel while listening to every word that I sing.
I promise you I will bring you home
I will bring you home.
Why - Secondhand Serenade
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