My day at work.. a pictorial account...

[natalie8]

Great pics, Rawlins. what's your job?

[Dalton]

A more interesting day than mine, thats for sure.

Dosent take much Noodles, you hang around tramps most of the time..

[rawlins]

What's work does the boat do ?. I see a lot of cranes and a large deck but not much equipment.
Did you get your pocket picked. I'm told that the Brazilian pickpockets are the best in the world.

The boat does survey work and generally assists with new pipeline installations in the oilfields.... there are 2 ROV's (Remote Operated Vehicles) that are launched over the side that are not shown in the pictures...

I haven't been pickpocketed yet but kept my hand on my wallet when I was in the crowded maracana stadium last night...

Great pics, Rawlins. what's your job?

I just process data from the survey and make up charts and listings of the results for inclusion in the reports... Boring really, but perks and time off make it OK...

[slimboyfat]

Do you ever go to Sao Sebastiao?

I was on British Success for a 1 year charter to Petrobras and we used to load crude oil at Angra Dos Reis and discharge at Rio and Sao Sebastiao.

Sao Sebastiao is far better than Rio in my opinion. Its just a nice small town/whore village built up around oil tanks. It had everything that jolly jack tar needs - and you only ever needed to pay the girl once, after that she was your girlfriend and would be waiting for you at the gates to the terminal. Mine was a black girl with huge tits.She told me she had an American husband who worked on the rigs.

Happy days

[hillbilly]

Great shots, I have never been down in that part of the World.

[sabang]

I'm told that the Brazilian pickpockets are the best in the world.

I'd say that accolade belongs to the Peruvians. Brazilians tend to hold you up with a gun or knife.

Great country anyway- nice pic's rawlins.

[Reaper]

Great pictures Rawlins - Thanks!

[Tao]

I haven't been pickpocketed yet but kept my hand on my wallet when I was in the crowded maracana stadium last night...

During the rime i was in Brazil I never had one spot of bother there, but could list at least 20 people i know who did. It's a country where you really need to take care. The best thing to do is not look like a tourist, hang with the locals and not talk to loudly in your gringo accent - If you know some Portugeuese make an effort to get the accent right. That's what i did, you don't have to know a lot just make sure what you say is correct.

Anyway, why do you need 2 ROV's? The Brazzo's get a lot of downtime with the one they normally use or what?

[DJ Pat]

Glad to see no pics of you standing there droning in some classroom somewhere in Bangkok with sweat patches under your arms and with you looking hungover, dressed badly and stinking of booze.

[DJ Pat]

Well that's the universal vision of a farang ajarn in Thailand anyway.

[rawlins]

Anyway, why do you need 2 ROV's? The Brazzo's get a lot of downtime with the one they normally use or what?

Good question.... I suppose it's in the contract to cut down on downtime and one is set up for general work and the other is set up for survey work....

Glad to see no pics of you standing there droning in some classroom somewhere in Bangkok with sweat patches under your arms and with you looking hungover, dressed badly and stinking of booze.

Well, I ain't no farang ajarn thank god.... but I'm sure they all do a grand job...

[dirtydog]

Well, I ain't no farang ajarn thank god.... but I'm sure they all do a grand job...

They are doing great, now nearly 0.00000000001 percent of the Thai people speak a bit of English

OK that aint including bargirls and stuff like "do you take it up the tradesmans entrance".

[rawlins]

^..There's a point... Do you think that sexpats and sex tourists have had better success at teaching English to the natives than TEFL teachers?....

[PlanK]

^The reverse.

I think the bar girls have done a bang-up job teaching sex pats & sex tourists how to sa-peak Thinglish.

[DJ Pat]

"do you take it up the tradesmans entrance".

I've done a few up the tradesmans entrance including this one on the left:

(**pic deleted due to sudden pang of guilt**but available via PM if required)

But that's a different story altogether.

[Rambo]

Pm sent to u pat^^^^^

[DJ Pat]

Oh fuck it here's the pic:



On the left...Rambo, enjoy yr tossing.

[Marmite the Dog]

I've done a few up the tradesmans entrance including this one on the left:

Who hasn't?

[Texpat]

I'm sure she'll be thrilled to learn you've shared that with the world at large.

Did you get any of that "somtam burn"?

[Chuck Norris]

Who hasn't?

Believe it or not, quite a few.

[DJ Pat]

That pic will stay another 24hrs then be removed, to show that I'm not that much of a c**t.

[Looper]

Some of that Isaan food can block up the plumbing something terrible so you are kind of doing them a favour really.

[DJ Pat]

I just shoved it all up there even further mate.

[The Gentleman Scamp]

Oh fuck it here's the pic:



On the left...Rambo, enjoy yr tossing.

I like the other one.

[Marmite the Dog]

That pic will stay another 24hrs then be removed, to show that I'm not that much of a c**t.

Ahhh, but some of us complete kunts.