Recent Posts from "First Life 360"
My First Voyage
4 Jul 08, 8:49 PMAfter completing my training at T. S. Rajendra at Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay), I joined as an apprentice in Shipping Corporation of India in the winter of...
Memories from Childhood
28 May 08, 4:35 PMThe memories of childhood linger on with us however far we have traveled on the path of life. It appears as if everything happened just yesterday. As a young ki...
Humor 360 - Part 2
9 May 08, 10:54 AMThe grin that follows, the funny side of life, is always a welcome break from the supposedly serious matters which we pursue on a daily basis. I remember a time...
Total Surrender
2 May 08, 11:57 AMTotal surrender? To whom? You might ask. To a fellow human being who happens to be your loved one. No, I don’t imply that at all. Here the total surrender is ...
A Day in the Life of a First Mate
24 Apr 08, 6:22 PMThe day of a First Mate or the Chief Mate as he is commonly known, begins at 0400 at sea. I arrange to be woken up at twenty minutes to four. After taking over ...