Strangely enough, what we do for a living does normally define what we are. Take for example, when you meet someone, names are the first to be exchanged. Not far down this list of exchanges will be the question, “what do you do?”. It is a norm to try to form an impression of someone …
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Toilet training, on a boat.
No, not for dogs but for people! The toilets or heads as they’re called in proper nautical term, on most sailboats are below sea level. Water, usually sea water (fresh water is too precious to wasted flushing toilets), is first pumped in from the sea, then this is subsequently pumped out. This process flushes the …
When your boat speaks to you and your dog doesn’t.
When a seasoned sailor and friend helped me sailed Micasa from Langkawi (in Malaysia, where I first bought her) to Puteri Harbour, a stone’s throw away from Singapore, he told me, my boat will speak to me. I was a little puzzled. Months later I understood what he meant. Every boat has its own rhythm, …
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An Ex-corporate Director’s view on the Nature of Jobs in today’s world.
I am the corporate guy turned liveaboard sailor. While in a corporate job a few years ago, I was in a senior management level of a multinational company. Widely traveled and having a broad spectrum of experiences in dealing with industries spread over vast geographical regions and cultural differences. No, I’m not advertising myself for …
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A Sailor’s best friend.
Since the first Lupas Lupas (wolves) hung around the camp sites of our ancestors, their descendants have woven themselves into the fabric of human lives, ever since. I have often asked myself “what is it about these creatures that makes them seek out human companionship?”. Some may say that it was the easy availability of …
Sailors are greener!
What’s important to a sailor? This is a broad question, almost as infinite as “how long is a string”! For me, family will comes first! My Admiral and Sailor dog. Next on my list will be our home Micasa, our well being will rely very much on her. Micasa is not only the roof over …
Learning the dark secrets of marine navigation electronics.
A boat is a very high maintenance item. A sailboat even more so in my opinion. The miles and miles of ropes, the numerous pulleys, sidecars, track, the sails, etc all consumable items, albeit with some care they can last a long while. I’ve just been describing BooBee’s home. Hence my living on the boat …
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Living on a boat.
I went back to my journal and found this, written on the anniversary of my liveaboard, almost a full 2 years ago. I had been a liveaboard for a full year at that point and here were my thoughts. A year of living on a boat. Today is the eve of my first anniversary as …
BooBee’s caretaker.
Till now, it has been how BooBee went from the world of a dog pound to what most people would have considered as living the dream! The journey for me as BooBee’s caretaker, “daddy”, captain of our floating home Micasa, Jack-of-all-trade in keeping Micasa in a seaworthy condition, had been just as contrasting. I have …
The making of a sailor dog.
BooBee was certainly exposed to a lot more than what she had experienced at the pound, till then. She had never seen television before. The first time we turned on the TV (I remember it was a Saturday night, around horror show time) the image of a creepy man appeared and BooBee barked at him. …
My dog's journey from a pound dog to a sailor dog (and mine too). 