Beautiful.Mind.Life

As I said in previous post, I always hate classrooms. Today, the training took place only in the classroom, to wrap up all the practicals we did the previous days in presentation slides. Ahhhh….

Sleepy, sleepy me. Kelas Bahasa Melayu kat koleq yang diajar oleh Penolong Kanan HEM pun aku belasah tido, apatah lagi training ni.

Anyway, we also had CPR training today, the only practical we did, for about half an hour. It was an excellent projection by the trainer. Now I know exactly what to do if a water accident happen.

Learning aid. Dummies, of course.

CPR. DRABC is the key!

Spooky, isn’t it?

This too. Spooooooookyyyyyyyy!!!!

We started the day with a brief classroom session by Naleena. I was damn sleepy (FYI, I always hate classroom sessions) but this instructor is pretty good of keeping us awake with her lousy joke and an awkward repetition of “No problem!”.

A tiring day I must say. Enam kali kena rejam dalam air. Ikan pun boleh pengsan ini macam.

Enjoy the pictures, folks!

Tighten seat belts, secure loose items, deploy EBS, remove window seal.

Brace! Activate EBS.

Notice the difference? Yeap, the ‘chopper’ is upside down now.

Head count. Ade yang lemas? Fortunately, no. Nice!

I’m done. Your turn, guys. I’m off to the cafeteria. Hahahaha…

PS: I hate that yellow North Sea suit. Waterproof la sangat…

PPS: EBS = Emergency Breathing System

Registration started at 0830, and we gathered in groups an headed to different classes. Mine is classroom 3, with purple color code. Purple?

Introduction and facility briefing received, we started the day with the pool. Same ‘ol, same ‘ol. It was good, but nowhere near fun. Training has never been fun for me, except the one I had in Phitsanulok, three years ago. Well, I guess it’s all depending on the trainer himself.

We wrapped up the day with fire fighting and smoke house escape. Again, same ‘ol same ‘ol. CO2, dry powder, water, bla bla bla. To add pepper on the rotten pizza, the shine of the bright evening sun was burning deep into the skin. Humid and hot day, with fire and smoke training? They shouldn’t get along together, should they?

Waiting for the shuttle. Look at the wall pewter art. Just brilliant.

The training barge. Yup, it’s all in the barge, except the fire fighting yard.

There’s no option but to have lunch in this silly restaurant. The food? Perhaps Royal Canine tastes better.

Fire fighting. Guess who’s the clown in bottom right picture. Answer’s below.

Yours truly. And the clown. Hahaha. No offense, dude!

I left Kemaman at half past eight this morning with two other ELITE members. We’re going to the offshore training which takes place in Pasir Gudang. This will be my first time to reach Johore, officially. I knew I’ve been there, but I couldn’t remember anything. I was too small that time, perhaps.

Our coordinator has booked a villa in Tanjung Puteri Golf Resort, here in Pasir Gudang. As we arrived, I completely lost my sanity. This is, by far, the biggest resort I’ve ever been. It’s probably much bigger than KSB, the place where I go to work everyday, where hundreds of oil and gas companies are stationed. It’s so huge, with three 18-hole golf courses and a 52-bay driving range, as well as an Olympic-sized swimming pool. Tennis courts, futsal arena, horse riding field, and even a football field, are available too. How amazing.

We’ve checked ourselves in a villa called Mahligai. With 4 bedrooms, each with its own dedicated bathroom, this is luxurious, for me at least.

Enjoy the pictures!

PS: This is golfers’ heaven, surely. Family gathering is okay too, but nothing much to do here, as the villas are at the heart of the golf courses. Compared to this Tanjung Puteri Golf Resort, Awana Kijal is indeed, ‘cap ayam’. =)

Exterior views of Mahligai.

First floor, with exquisite view of the Plantation Course.

The rooms. Mine is the bottom left. See my jacket?

Ground floor. I personally like the split level dining/living.

I’ve redeemed my HSBC’s reward points last week, and yesterday, I’ve got it. A Victorinox travel organiser and an Oral-B Vitality tooth brush, powered by Braun. Excellent. Incredibly fast by HSBC reward center, less than two weeks. Unlike Maybank, I got my Omron electronic weighing scale after more than a month.

I also made an order for two pairs of Crocs, Tideline and Prepair. My wife’s colleague was the dealer or something like it. They told that they can sell several types of Crocs with a very tempting price (the price is around half of the retail price). Rejected stuff, they said. I’m always a big fan of Crocs but they retail price for each pair is rather ridiculous, although I have to admit that they make excellent flip-flops and shoes. Amazingly light and comfy.

Unfortunately, due to the crazy out-of-the-world orders they received, they can only fulfill my Tideline request. The others, including my wife’s, had to be cancelled, or delayed, or whatever, but they did refund. I received my pair yesterday, thanks to Ms Wawa, my wife’s friend. I rushed back home to try it out. I knew it would fit nicely, because I tested the size few days back at Crocs in One Utama. My size is 9, but they said Crocs’ sizes are one step smaller, so I ordered size 10. Got it unpacked, I slipped my left foot in (my wife gets angry whenever I put on my shoes, starting with the left side). Whoaaaa! It didn’t fit as it should be. I checked the size again. Still, it shows 10 (42). Why? I thought I got it tested the other day. Or did I test on 11?

Aaaaahhhhh there goes my raya shoes. Bummer =(

PS: Going to Timberland today haha…