~Requiem For A Dream~

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I know it's been awhile since my last entry. In fact, it's been months. Around 7 to be exact. I left off with me leaving for Hawai'i to work for Norwegian Cruise Line if I remember correctly and witrhout having to go back and read for myself. So...where do I begin...? Well, I got to Hawaii after having to ditch alot of my things at the airport because I couldn't check my bags. Everything had to go into carry-on and so all of aerosols (Axe, shaving cream, body wash, etc.) that were over the legal volume limit had to be ditched. Also small things here and there like my steel tipped darts, multi-tool..whatever. Over a hundred bucks worth of stuff, anyway. In the end, it was the desicions that I had made previously that became the reason for me not being able to check my luggage. Anyway, so I get to Hawai'i after eating and drinking on on overdrafted debit card and figure out that there is no travel arranged from airport to ship. Not a big deal, but because it wasn't disclosed, I assumed that there would be. Negative. The recruiter doesn't tell you anything that helps you before you go. I should have asked more questions. The recruiter doesn't tell you that they will reimburse you for all travel expenses before-hand either. I should have known to keep my reciepts anyway, I guess. Lame. And I haven't even began yet. So anyway, I get to the ship and after standing all day and night, then a week of training, blah blah blah...I'm at work in the islands. Well, on a ship that cruises the islands. I want to stop right here and just say....that I met alot of really fucking cool people throughout the whole process. I made friends with some people in my STCW class that i'm sure I will be friends with for life.  The whole week was alot of fun. The whole process of getting there and then to be there and do it....all just amazing. So...don't get me wrong, I have no complaints. I don't want to get on that foot. I wouldn't trade any of it.

Working in such close proximity to the islands of Hawai'i was fuckin' awesome i'm not gonna lie. I woke up with sand in my bed so many times...and it was usually on a Friday or Monday morning :) Those who have been on the ship know exactly what I'm talking about. Unfortunately, though...I have worked on other vessels and to be honest...I don't which was the funnest because I had an amzing time in Seattle and an even better time leaving Seattle and getting back to Houston a week later. And REL...? Sooooo much fun...! I made several life-long friends with REL. But....the experiences I have on these ships seems to be more about what happens away from the ship, before the ship and after the ship and the people I meet along the way...the money with NCL wasn't that great and it was harder for me to save because I got myself off of the ship every chance I had and had alot (meaning too much in most cases and in the end) of fun. That was part of it for me, though. Work and have some fun in Hawai'i...because I always knew...somewhere in the back of my mind...what might lie ahead for me.  But honestly...I really had no idea what was in store...

So after a short tenure with NCL...I was unemployed and off the ship in beautiful Honolulu, Hawai'i on the Big Island of Oahu. Oh, bummer. Didn't stay in Honolulu long. Hung out and said some "see ya later"s @ the Bambu Bar across from Pier 2 and then hopped on the metro (I would like to add that Hawai'i has a great metro system) and proceeded directly to Waikiki. Fantastic. I got off the bus walked for awhile and landed at the Waikiki Beachside Hostel on Lemon Road and RIGHT OFF OF THE BEACH...boom. Happy Phillip. Honestly..I don't remember my first night but I can tell you that the next two weeks were off...of...the...chain...I've never had shroomz so full of good vibez in my life...
Stopping for now but I'll continue where I left off, of course ;)