I finally experience how my life is, to be working on the rig not as LWD engineer. For sure, it's a lot less physical work, and different work pressure.Before, I really hated if we got a tool failure. All these LWD stuffs have lots and lots of electronics. From the downhole tools, to surface sensors and computers. All are prone to failures. And whatever you do to make sure that everything will be running fine, but electronic failure can happen any time, slowly or in a sudden, and for sure unavoidable. That's what makes it stressful, and that's why we have back up for every equipment.Once we get downhole tool failure, that's it. A lot more additional work to do. From preparing the back up tools, paperworks, troubleshooting the failure, etc etc. But since I'm no longer an LWD engineer, I have not as many to worry. The most equipment that can fail on me is my laptop, and to have a backup for that, we execute the software in two laptops. If you have read my older post about my new laptop, then that's exactly the laptop I'm using to do my job now. Powerful it is since this software we're using to execute geosteering job really need a lot of processing capabilty and also a lot of memory.And not as many to worry it is, that I can actually write here when we just experienced a tool failure and currently pulling the drill string out of the hole to change the tools. If I were still an LWD engineer, I will definitely be busy doing something else. My only concern now is that the job will get delayed for at least a day or two, which also means again that I have to spend more time on the rig. Fiuuhh....
I've never thought I will work again on the rig after my last several months enjoying office life. But then here I am, currently working again on one of the rig in offshore Malaysia. To my interest though, I have a completely different job role this time. It has nothing to do with tools and surface systems or how to troubleshoot them, but everything to do with the measurements that the tools give us and how to interpret the data to geosteer the well to wherever I want!!! Hahaha...no...that's not exactly how it works..but it is true in a way. The client will give us an objective and I have to look at the data closely to make sure that the well is being drilled to the right target. So based on my interpretation, they will decide where to steer the well. Cool huhh ?? High responsibility though, and not as simple as that.Anyway, my coming back to the rig this time has sent me back to West Alliance!!! Hehehe...ok...maybe I should correct that statement. The rig I'm at now is actually West Berani. But the design, layout, and everything is exactly the same as West Alliance. So for me, it's like returning to that rig, except that this one is only 6 months old. Very new and clean. Such a nice rig. I remember, I quite enjoy working in West Alliance back there in Balikpapan. Not only because the nice accomodation, but also at that time, we have a fix D&M crew that made us quite a solid team, and somewhat fix schedule which allowed me to plan ahead my plans during days off or vacation. What a life!!Despite of the type of this rig which is a tender (hayyaaa....imagine how far you have to walk back and forth from the accomodation to the logging unit to work or from the unit to the accomodation just to go to the toilet!! More than hundred meters!!), I really like the rig design (somewhat more stable than other tender, or was it just because the weather out here is calmer?? hmmm..), the bridge design to the platform (or so called widow maker, because normally it will have a vertical ladder made of rope or steel, and we have to climb that up to get to the bridge to cross to the platform. In a bad weather, climbing that ladder is such a challenge, I wish I will never ever have to climb that blasted thing in the future. So dangerous, that the 'widow maker' term is really appropriate. But in West Alliance or West Berani, they have a convenient stairs and bridge that is just perfect and safe..hehe), and offcourse the nice accomodation, although in West Berani, the room's floor are not carpeted. Too bad indeed ;)Anyway...here I am again on the rig. Just for a short hitch mind you, and no physical work need to be done except climbing the stairs, and walking back and forth unit-accomodation. No more going up to the rig floor, no more loading batteries or radioactive source, more $$$, but also more responsibility. Somehow it always comes hand in hand. @offshore South China Sea
Relocation....what I hate most of this process is the packing and unpacking. Eventhough it will all be handled by the relocation company, but still..it gives me headache. Especially to rearrange all my stuffs in the new house or apartment. Well...I will just take my time to rearrange all those stuffs. I have nothing in a hurry, except that I want to get it over with. Fiuuhh....But this moving process is a good way to recycle my stuffs. All the stuffs that I rarely use will definitely left behind. In my case, since I have to empty my previous house, I'll just probably leave the proper ones to someone who might need them more than myself, and throw the unproper ones. Then I have an excuse to buy a new one!! :)Excuses...excuses...But what I have dreaded since the beginning came true, like it or not. I have dreaded that my books are beginning to climb the hills. And became a hill they did, once my husband and I collected all the books we have on the floor. I've always knew that I love buying books and reading them, but I've never thought even once on what I will do to those books when I have to move. Well..I definitely won't leave them behind. The thing is, will I have enough space on my new apartment for those books ??? Hmm....I'll have to manage that one.The blasted thing is, eventhough I have found and practically moved to my new apartment in KL, and a brand new apartment it is since I'm the first tenant after they finished construct the unit, and a huge apartment it is compared to other apartment (apartment wise of course, don't compare it with a house), I still haven't manage to pack and move my things from Kemaman. The process really depends on my company's deal with the cheapest relocating company, and imagine how slow it is just to get the best deal. I have waited two weeks and no action has been done!! How much longer they will take, I have no idea, plus I have no choice.Well...que sera sera...they will finally come to a point where they get a good deal with one particular relocating company, and I can start moving my stuffs. I just hope it is soon...@havoc house in Kemaman
I'm so excited to move to my new apartment in KL. Well, theoritically, it's not mine. My company lease it for me. But I have the right to choose under a certain budget. Doesn't matter, as I got mine now.It's a brand new apartment called Seri Maya condo in Ampang area, approximately 5 km from KL centre area (KLCC, my office, etc). Since I have a car already, it doesn't really matter for me. Plus, there's an LRT station just opposite the complex, so it's really convenient to get to KLCC, my office, or even KL sentral station which is the hub to get to KLIA airport, or other part of Malaysia via train (if any, but so far we can only go to just around KL area), and also to Singapore. I wonder if there's any train to Thailand. If not mistaken they have, but I need to clarify that one.Anyway, back to my excitement. This apartment unit I leased is pretty cool. Compared to other apartment I've seen so far, it is the biggest (1800 sqft). Three rooms, one terrace, one spacious living room with cool modern but simple interior design, bathrooms, cool kitchen and not to say all brand new electronic appliances, I can't wait to stay there.Hopefully, I don't need to relocate again before two years. The longer, the better. I really hate to redo all the process. Finding a house/apartment, pack, move, unpack, rearrange my stuffs. I will definitely cross my fingers....
4 months.....staying in a hotel. Yep...I haven't returned to my house in Kemaman for almost 4 months now. And all this time...staying in hotels...either in KL or Abu Dhabi...company paid off course. One full month in Mutiara Crown Plaza KL has given me an upgrade membership from Gold to Platinum Priority Club Membership. So next time if I stay there, I will get an automatic upgrade for the room I'm paying. Not bad...despite the fact that I won't stay there if it's not paid by my company. There's a lot of other cheaper but still nice to live at hotels around KL. So why bother ?2 full months in Abu Dhabi...I've been moving around so often..not because I wanted to, but because I had to. 3 full weeks in Cassells Residency Hotel, then we ought to check out and travel to Oman. Stayed at Rafee Hotel in Muscat for few days, camping for 3 days, and back to this Rafee hotel for another day before we went back to Abu Dhabi, to stay again in Cassells hotel. After 2 in a half weeks staying undisturbed in this hotel, the training management moved us to the Blue Apartement, for 3 days in my case and my three Russian friends for some reason I won't mention here, before I have to return back to Cassells Hotel for the remaining of my training course. In that remaining time, I still have to move from one room to another, Junior Suite to Standard room. I really had enough of all this moving.Back to KL at 7 April 2007, checked in to Impiana Hotel KL, booked for the whole month, until I can find an apartment and relocate my house stuffs to KL. Not that I have found one, since this agency hasn't even contacted me yet to set a date and show me the apartments I can lease within my company's budget. Darn it !!! I really want to finish all this relocation thing and settle things down in KL. How I miss my own house where I can relax undisturbed, cook with my husband in our own kitchen, redecorate the living rooms, mess things around, and start doing some useful activities once I can settle down here, not to worry about my stuffs any longer. How I really missed staying at what we people call a place...HOME.Somehow, how comfortable a hotel is, I will never find it as comfortable as my own home.
