Godt nytt år, hørte jeg noen av de andre pasientene ønsket sine kjære på telefonene sine. En kunne høre fyrverkeriet utenfor, med mye flash som skinte gjennom gardinene og voldsomme drønn. Det hørtes ganske bra ut. La oss virkelig håpe på et riktig godt nytt år her, siden jeg begynner det nye året med å ligge på sykehuset på grunn av hjerteinfarkt. Jaja, du kunne … Continue reading 2020, året som forsvant.
Relax, it was just a drill. The weekly drill all ships in the world must conduct, according to international maritime law. And the kind of drill should be fairly easy to guess. Yep, it was a Biohazard drill (or chemicals). It goes back to early 2000s when this was a real deal around the globe. Especially the scare and fear for these kinds of attacks. … Continue reading When the alarm bells are sounding.
Så nå, når jeg endelig har forstått at jeg faktisk har blitt kraftig overvektig, eller «småfeit», eller lubben hvis en vil. Er det nok på tide å se på hva en kan gjøre med dette. Med det mener jeg selvfølgelig, hva en kan gjøre for å miste noen kilo og kanskje få en litt bedre kondisjon igjen, og dermed et litt bedre liv kanskje. Som … Continue reading Hva nå, Fat Boy?
In March 2020, the cruise industry shut down. There are no qualifiers to that sentence– it’s not that certain ships from certain companies in certain countries shut down, it’s that every ship from every company in every country stopped accepting passengers in March 2020. That’s unprecedented! Never before, in modern times, has there been such a complete, global shut down of an industry of this size. … Continue reading The Insane Logistics of Shutting Down the Cruise Industry.
Remember when we could do this? We were smoking everywhere those days. In offices, on the Bridge, in cabins, restaurants, and even on airplanes. Ahhh, a simpler time. But how stupid could it be? We know a little bit more about this these days. A simpler time, indeed. But not always better. Rgds, Sailor Continue reading Today’s picture.
BANGKOK — Thailand will receive its first shipment of coronavirus vaccine from China by the end of next month, PM Prayut Chan-o-cha said as the country logged a new virus death and the highest-ever spike in case number on Monday. The country reported record-breaking 745 cases of COVID-19 on Monday, though most of the patients were reportedly found during active case-finding operations in Samut Sakhon. PM … Continue reading 2 MIL. DOSES OF CHINESE VACCINE WILL GO TO FRONTLINE HEALTH WORKERS.
BANGKOK — The government’s pandemic response center on Wednesday appeared to adopt a new policy of leaving out numbers of new coronavirus cases in Samut Sakhon in today’s news briefing. The Center for the COVID-19 Situation Administration reported only 46 new cases nationwide today, without mentioning how many were found in Samut Sakhon province, where at least 1,000 cases were discovered in recent days. Center spokesman … Continue reading GOV’T VIRUS TALLY NOW EXCLUDES FIGURES FROM SAMUT SAKHON.
IMO Secretary-General highlights plight of seafarers as new video tells seafarer stories. UN Human Rights Day puts the global spotlight on the importance of human rights in the post-COVID recovery. IMO is highlighting the plight of the hundreds of thousands of seafarers who are still stranded at sea and has issued a strong call for their fundamental rights to be respected. It is estimated that … Continue reading Standing up for stranded seafarers on UN Human Rights Day.
Nok er nok, vi er på overtid nå. Tiden er igjen i ferd med å renne ut for noen av oss i samfunnet som er mer utsatt enn andre. Det er jammen på tide at vi tar tak i dette på en slik måte at alle og enhver forstår at nok er faen ta meg nok! At folk er nå lei hele pandemien er greit … Continue reading Nå må vi faen ta skjerpe oss!
You know what I am talking about here. At least you who struggle with the weight. It makes me mad just thinking about how weak I am, not managing to get this extra weight off my body. And the the fact I suffered a heart attack 7-8 months ago makes me worried. So I am getting so unbelievable frustrated. I see myself as a relatively … Continue reading I am fat and can’t deal with it.
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