still very busy

sorry but no time for blogging, as in th real blog! see you june 11!

crew at night

more malta pix

not so bad news

yesterday while cruising around malta, we lost our 2 rudders, the steer of the boat, imagine??? and lost one engine!!! ohlala!!! which means difficulty to control the boat when a big wave hits us...

we went slowly back to the port right after that and arrived safely.

now we're here sitting at the port, guests made big changes of their itinerary. they went on a city tour instead.

we cant go back to genova after the charter coz the yacht needs to be fixed here at the shipyard. meaning we'll be staying here for another 3 or more weeks.

well, i've got more time to explore malta hein! so it's not bad after all!

beauty of malta

busy in malta

just see pix...story next time

rocky road

amalfi welcomes us with fireworks

2K6 memory in philippines

wanna share with you one of my most memorable vacations in pi last 2006. travelled with my family and friends in bohol, palawan, pangasinan, zambales, baguio and quezon province

anchored safely

sea condition abruptly shifted from calm to rage!

just right after that big wave encounter at the strait of messina, captain peter alertly decided to u-turn and find a place to hide our tiny yacht. whewww!

thanks god we found this quiet corner in north of sicily where we anchored safely and will be staying here overnight til weather allows us to continue our cruise adventure.

in few minutes we will be having our dinner at the aft deck with the awesome view of the small ville at the shore with it's great & peaceful sea.

see?

chef rambo

on the go...

sorry got not much time to update this blog coz this week we're so busy on the boat! bought all the things we need, grocery of food & drinks, uniforms, shoes, repairs, laundry, materials etc. before we leave. t's quite cheaper here than in malta.

last thursday we left genova for a long straight cruise on our way to malta island. we're taking advantage of the good weather and calm sea, that's why! we just stopped to refuel then continued our journey.

here's photo of our chef robby and our decky ramiro having fun during our cruise. oh we're about to refuel that time in amalfi... got to go! or else the captain will scream again.

filinvest in milan

i was invited by 3 filinvest guys, terence the europe head, danny the academy head & deng the area manager, that i met on the train, to the inauguration of their office in milan, so i went last sunday.

that was a great party, the owner of filinvest, mr. and mrs. yap were there. i met most of the team in milan and other sellers from different areas of italy and lots of clients & prospect buyers.

i went back to genova after our dinner with them. i guess that will be a good sideline for me so im looking forward to be working with them very soon.

saying goodbye

those were the days of joy wrapped around between you and me. all of those great romances were magic coz i love you so. i've drowned in you and i'd give my all to have just one more night with you by my side.

but now it's different i want you to know. i cant go on living in the memory of our song. the sorrow that you've caused me melted away a long time ago. coz there's always peace beyond each dawn.

saying goodbye is not an easy task but we have to. though yesterday still surrounds you with our warm and precious memories, reality is our good times pass and end. now i'm almost over you.

today is absolutely different i want to remind you. so could you please let me go.

rambo in the kitchen

introducing our new chef sylvester look alike, roberto!

oh we love his food, simple but tasty! captain peter even kissed him one time after our lunch, thanked him coz he was so satisfied with his food! he might kiss his ass too next time! hehehe. we're so damned right to get an italian cook this time.

it's his first time to work on a boat. he's been a chef for 20yrs now. 13yrs in milan with his family business resto and 7yrs in australia on his own very famous restaurant. he even became a celebrity there with tv expossure. but one day he decided he just wanted to travel, so he sold everything, his resto and big house in australia and here he is, trying the yachting industry.

he doesnt smoke nor drink alcohol and very organized and clean. his only vices are swimming, gym and sports - diving, karate black belter, ski, horse back riding champion, jet ski, surfing, soccer, oh name it and he knows it. a classic addict.

but his passion in cooking is his air, his life, and runs in his blood! so be it! AMEN!