15 Jul 2005
The cold/cool climate over these two areas coupled with the retarding oftime have subconsciously led this editor to two situations:
- perpetually hungry, (I appear to be hungry and start snacking almost immediately after meals on most occasions)
- sudden onset of drowsiness at scheduled timings of the day. (If anyone recalls how Garfield reacts when he gets nap attack... well, that is about what happens to me)
I can imagine why bears go into hibernation. At this moment, I too feel like hibernating ... but of course, after a decent good meal *yawns*
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As this is the first time I have ever done this route on a ship, the geography of the area do attract and take up a lot of my attention.First there was the Aleutian Islands, off Alaska. Then the ship waltzed through the Sea of Okhotsk. Presently amidst this foggy and forever foggy area off the disputed Kurils Islands and Hokkaido, it does seem to enliven the routine run of this vessel.
You may have seen the movie Constantine... now see for yourself CapeConstantine (located in Alaska). Look for the accompanying picture that follows after this print.
Over the years of poring over charts, I have come across many interestedplaces with much more interesting names.
I recall of a mountain down in the vicinity of Melbourne, Australia named asMount Singapore. My initial reaction is "Huh? Singapore here??"Indeed, the navigators and explorers of the past sure have a knack forallocating names to places.
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My hours daily and nightly are spent peering over the radars these days.There is nothing really I can really see with this fog; the fore part of the ship (a distance of 270m) being perpetually engulfed by the fog. The BBC shortwave is still covering the recent bomb blast incident and SG shortwave can be picked up with plenty of static noise in the latter part ofthe evening, almost close to midnight local time here. So much for sidelined entertainment.
Around in the "neighbourhood"... not exactly around... there is a typhoon Hai Tang hanging off in the Pacific; its path have been extensively covered by the meteorological agency in Japan.
The agency is one of the best around and their reports and predictions are second to none in this Asia Pacific theatre
The vessel would not feel the full force of the typhoon itself. Going into the typhoon on a ship is contemplating suicide; no sane sailor would want to do it if he have any other choice.
If you cannot imagine how a ship goes through a typhoon, a short glimpse can be seen in the movie "The Perfect Storm" albeit slightly exaggerated in the movies.
So much for this edition. This is your Pirate Editor signing off.
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