Missing Camera (stolen?)
Remember this title where I thought that maybe my camera was stolen? Yes it was stolen. After talking with other officials on board there were a string of incidents around the same time that eventually brought a conclusion pointing to one very specific person. Although the camera is ‘long gone’ and there will be no hope of recovery for that item I am glad to know that justice has prevailed and it was handled accordingly. (I am sidestepping these details because it is in the best interests for the ship to also keep some discretion about safety and security measures, which I fully understand)
The Proof is in the Picture…
This story was about my pedicure. I am secure in my ‘manhood’ so I don’t have problems trying things out that men deem for ‘women only’ or girly. No, I would never pay for this service back in the states because it is way to expensive. But I believe men with feet problems (like ingrown toenails, etc…) should have this done once in awhile to save their selves some pain and medical bills in the long run. Besides, my clear coat still has a bit of shine to it and its been over a week now…
My Boss is Back
Peter, the Chief Steward (and my boss) is now back on board after a three month hiatus (he now has a new son)…We met together on Friday to go over some of the ‘happenings’ while he was gone. So now maybe I can get a feel for what my job title, Galley Manager, really means.
What does my ‘changed’ job title really mean?
I like to stay more with the actual cooking, menu development, and overall strategy of galley, food stores, procurement issues that can be straightened out and organized to produce a better ‘flow’. But my title changed shortly before my boss actually left and so there is some blur as to what responsibilities I get to hand back to him, and which ones I am expected to keep. Which is not making me very optimistic because they are mostly technical, ‘paper pushing’, & meeting responsibilities which I do not enjoy and where not attached to the job or ‘title’ I committed my time here for…
Whats the effect? It kills my creativity, keeps me sitting in a desk more often, and greatly becomes depressing and slows me down…not to mention it promotes weight gain (at least for me). I need to be active in a kitchen/galley and that doesn’t include more time in meetings and behind a desk. And considering that we are understaffed quite frequently I need to fill in, and ‘pull weight’ in the kitchen/galley.
I suppose if we come back next year (our finances are low for support, but its still an option we haven’t ruled out) I will have to take a different title or re-negotiate my current one. Its not conducive to my productivity.
Estevam turns 1!
Back in this post Methods for moving up… I have pictures of Estevam (this is Portuguese, Stephen in English?). Estavam turns 1 today, yesterday I made a nice train cake for his birthday party. I won’t divulge to much else here but will post another blog about the actual cake.
We have been friends of his parents Tatyana & Rodrigo (from Brazil) since our days back on the Caribbean Mercy. Additional stories including the Brazilians are: Zoo? Brazilians? Black Sand? Tears of Laughter and then if you remember correctly Tatyana was our culinary challenge winner -Winner Update
Tatyana has now officially taken over doing Thursday night community meeting deserts(in place of/for Vandi). Vandi (from the galley) has recently completed a year on board and has went back home to pursue culinary school, and hopefully to come back!
