Sunday, January 1, 2017

two-oh-one-seven

2017????  How is this possible?  This year I will be THIRTY...I can't even talk about it.

Annnnyways, I apologize for my MAJOR slacking this rotation.  I cannot even begin to explain how CrAzY things have been out here.  Long story short, we started up our fuel gas system (YAY!), then shut it down (BOO!) and how we are in a mini-turnaround situation trying to fix all kinds of issues before January 4th when we are going to get our generators up and going.  Here are a few other cliff notes from the past few weeks... 

Christmas was WONDERFUL!  The workers got a half-day off, some folks did a reinactment of the birth if Jesus Christ (which was adorable) and we has the BEST time at our karaoke contest!    

Christmas Day Karaoke GoPro selfie!!

The 29th was our start up day, also very exciting...




On the platform, we have a PAGA (Public Announcement, General Alarm) system that you can call people on and talk through a party line.  There are phones all over the platform available for use.  Our radio system is still being "troubleshooted," so it gets used pretty often.  Yesterday at a little before 5PM, someone came over the PAGA and yelled "Happy New Year Philippines!"  Immediately after someone else picked up an phone and yelled Happy New Year...and this continued on for about 30 minutes.  It was pretty cute :)  

Last night, I was on the platform until a little after 11 shutting it down and I really thought I was going to make it to midnight.  BUT as soon as my head hit the pillow, I was OUT!  

The workers get a half day today, and we will have our karaoke final contest tonight.  We have 3 crew barges out here, and we will have the top 4 contestants from each barge for the final tonight!  We have some very impressive singers out here, so it should be a very too time!      

HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone back home!!!!!!  My resolution this year is to not be such a slacker on my blog!  And my New Year's wish is to be back in America for good by this time next year :)

19 days down, 4 to go!  xoxo...