Just cruised past this rig, "Noble Kenneth Delaney" drilling for gas a few miles off the Qatari coast.




Boring huh? bahahaha!! Boring, geddit? Sheeeit, I've been out here far too long!!


Have a GREAT weekend everybody!!

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
My middle name after my paternal grandfather

2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
Dad's funeral

3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
No

4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
Roast pork

5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
Yes

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
Yep

7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT?
Probably more than I should

8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS ?
Yes

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
No

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
Sanitarium clusters

11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
Not my crocs!

12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?
Mentally, yeah, I guess so. Physically average

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
Caramel crunch

14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
Gender

15. RED OR PINK?
Red

16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
My hair - it never stays combed for more than 10 minutes

17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST
My family, cos I work away from home

18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU?
Everyone?

19. WHAT COLOUR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
Black pants, Black & yellow crocs

20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?
Muesli

21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
The noisy aircon

22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
Bright yellow

23. FAVORITE SMELLS?
Fresh coffee, rain

24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
Wife

25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS?
Of course, how could u not like hapyjacq?

26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
Aust. football, motor racing

27. HAIR COLOR?
Sorta light brown

28. EYE COLOR?
Blue

29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
No

30. FAVORITE FOOD?
I like almost all foods, but I guess a good spicy Indonesian Rendang is hard to beat

31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
Happy

32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
The Life of Brian (for the 10th time - I love it)

33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
Blue

34. SUMMER OR WINTER?
Winter

35. HUGS OR KISSES?
Hugs & kisses

36. FAVORITE DESSERT?
Not really big on desserts

37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
All NNers I hope

38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND
No idea

39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
"Don't tell Mum I work on the rigs (She thinks I'm a piano player in a whorehouse)" by Paul Carter

40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
My mouse

41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON T.V. LAST NIGHT?
Nothing

42. FAVORITE SOUND?
Hmmm, lemme think about that

43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?
Beatles

44. FARTHEST YOU'VE BEEN FROM HOME?
Been pretty much all over the world in my job

45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
I do pretty good animal imitations!

46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
UK

47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK?
All

48. WHAT TIME IS IT NOW?
11 am

......or in this case, early morning.


Just passed by this tug towing a barge laden with concrete coated steel pipe, ready to be laid on the seabed to bring all that lovely cheap (??) black gold ashore for refining.

About the only thing of any interest I've seen since I've been floating around out here is this, an Arabian Gulf fishing boat. Sorry the pic isnt too good, but it's always very hazy (and HOT) out here:

The view from my hotel room in Doha, Qatar.



The whole city is just one huge building lot in the worlds largest sandpit. Not the most exciting place in the world! lol. Went out for a beer last night - $11 for a stubby of Fosters!!! Hmm, just when I need a beer or two - it's 43°C here.

Oh well, another day or so & I'll be offshore for a few weeks.

Dear Walter:
I hope you can help me here. The other day I set off for work leaving my husband in the house watching the TV as usual. I hadn't gone more than a mile down the road when my engine conked out and the car shuddered to a halt. I walked back home to get my husband's help. When I got home I couldn't believe my eyes.. He was in the bedroom with a neighbour making mad passionate love to her. I am 32, my husband is 34 and we have been married for twelve years. When I confronted him, he broke down and admitted that he'd been having an affair for the past six months.
I told him to stop or I would leave him. He was let go from his job six months ago and he says he has been feeling increasingly depressed and worthless. I love him very much, but ever since I gave him the ultimatum he has become increasingly distant. I don't feel I can get through to him anymore.
Can you please help?
Sincerely,
Mrs.. Sheila Usk


Dear Sheila:
A car stalling after being driven a short distance can be caused by a variety of faults with the engine. Start by checking that there is no debris in the fuel line. If it is clear, check the jubilee clips holding the vacuum pipes onto the inlet manifold. If none of these approaches solves the problem, it could be that the fuel pump itself is faulty, causing low delivery pressure to the carburettor float chamber.
I hope this helps.
Walter

Is that what u call them, toilet plungers? Well, that's what I call them!!

Anyway, I digress: I bought this one at my local Big C store for 67 baht (about $1.60). The Carrefour store next door had a slightly lesser quality brand plunger for 60 baht (20 cents or so cheaper).

So here's the question: when yr buying yr toilet plunger, do u look for price or quality?

Yeah, I guess I'm just a wee bit bored!

Who stole it this time?

I LOVE my Crocs

God created the donkey and said to him.
“You will be a donkey.
You will work untiringly from sunrise to sunset carrying burdens on your back.
You will eat grass, you will have no intelligence and you will live 50 years.”

The donkey answered:
“I will be a donkey, but to live 50 years is too much. Give me only 20 years.”
God granted his wish.
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God created the dog and said to him:
“You will guard the house of man. You will be his best Friend.
You will eat the scraps that he gives you and you will live 30 years.
You will be a dog.”

The dog answered:
“Sir, to live 30 years is too much, give me only 15 years.”
God granted his wish.
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God created the monkey and said to him:
“You will be a monkey. You will swing from branch to branch doing tricks.
You will be amusing and you will live 20 years.”

The monkey answered:
“To live 20 years is too much, give me only 10 years.”
God granted his wish.
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Finally God created man ... and said to him:
“You will be man, the only rational creature on the face of the earth.
You will use your intelligence to become master over all the animals.
You will dominate the world and you will live 20 years.”

Man responded:
“Sir, I will be a man but to live only 20 years is very little, give me the 30 years that the donkey refused, the 15 years that the dog did not want and the 10 years the monkey refused.”
God granted man's wish.

And since then, man lives 20 years as a man, marries and spends 30 years like a donkey, working and carrying all the burdens on his back. Then when his children are grown, he lives 15 years like a dog taking care of the house and eating whatever is given to him, so that when he is old, he can retire and live 10 years like a monkey, going from house to house and from one son or daughter to another doing tricks to amuse his grandchildren.