Well I am on my way

 
 
 
 


Hello

Finally it happened. Last night I stepped on to the no longer imaginary MV Theodor Storm. Ten days too late (due to the holiday season I am told). I have no pictures of the boat and hope to have them when I arrive in Singapore. But there are two photos of my cabin and bathroom. Should be reasonably comfortable depending on how much the boat rocks.

It interesting leaving through a port as you are the exception rather than the rule. It seems that everyone is not quite sure what to do with me. The first words that greeted me when I arrived on board was 'passenger', which was a echoed through the galleys as I walked through the ship. I think it may be my de facto name for the trip.

The crew is still a mix of filipino and Russian/Ukrainian. I guess it is to be expected that the filipino are friendlier than the russian crew and the chef went out of his way to get me food and carry my baggage to my room. There are 4 main decks with a being the lowest and D being the highest. I am on D and roughly in the centre of the ship looking forward. I have taken a photo out of my window but you can't see that much becuase it seems window cleaners don't make it onto ships.

The loading and logisitics on port is very interesting but all I will say is it is about as big a you think it is. I might leave all that for another time.

As a final note! No, I am not currently on the boat, as the boat is not leaving till 11pm tonight I was allowed to get off the boat and spend the night in the city but I shall return to the boat the this afternoon for a night time departure. So on my last morning in Sydney (as I now travel to Melbourne and Perth) I am eating pancakes on my mum's balcony with a cup of tea. See you all later.

Tjus, Bye, Doei!!

It starts!! ugh!

Here we are a week out from my depature from Australia and of all the thiings that could happen; My wisdom teeth begin to get gnarky. So with a week to go the prospect of going under the knife to get a tooth removed is looking moderately likely. Meanwhile I am on antibiotics an and painkillers to keep me alive whcih also means no alcohol. oh joy.

Anyway must continue with the packing, selling and throwing away of goods. This travelling thing is so much fun!! Yay

Mr Moresay

The Beginning

Okay, so here we are. As usual I am too late. The fad is past, the hype is gone, just as I take my first cautious steps into the world of blogging. This reflects a cautious, low risk approach that characterises my existence (hence the pseudonym). Whether good or bad (and lean I towards the bad). This is the way that it is with me.

What is difficult about this is twofold.Firstly, trying to think of what to write. Some people understand and are comfortable with the expression of ideas regardless of what they are. As the above doesn't demonstrate, I think a lot however I don't feel it is always needs to be said. Hence I don't write it. I think that this is just something that needs to be overcome.

Secondly, the limitation of my astrological destiny. Born a Virgo, and forever a Virgo, I have an issue with perfectionism. Now lets not exaggerate, it is not a dominant habit but it continues to sit well embedded in my blood. I need to be sure that what I am saying is accurate, has integrity and at least avoid blatant lies and overt simplicity before publishing. This is more difficult than it seems given that we are all infected with limited knowledge. And truth with always evade us with limited knowledge. This as with the previous statement is also something that needs to be overcome.

So here we go on a new journey. What can we expect from this blog? Probably not that much in the coming year as I am busy and this is all in preparation a trip I will make in 2008. But from what little will be posted we can expect some political monologues, because we are all by nature political beings. But possibly also some statements on environmental issues (the area in which I work) international affairs (the area which I study) and possibly some things on Gender relations (the area that concerns me for reasons that will become apparent).

Well, I will leave it at that for the moment and hope to see you all again soon

Yours from down under

Mr Moresay