"You need to work hard to get a high salary," said the sailor "Golden Arrow". From the sailor to the third mate, Golden Arrow experienced too many disappointments. When filling out the volunteer form, many students reminded him that not everyone can go sailing. Sailors are strict, good at English and strong in physique ... but he applied for the major of ship driving without hesitation, just to let the people he loves live a good life.
At the maritime school, he gets up at 5: 50 every day to exercise and read English. But God played a joke on him. After graduation, I can only be a sailor mechanic, and I can only exchange money by manual labor all my life. Later, the teacher told him that he could take the adult college entrance examination and enter a real maritime school. He will attend classes at school during the day and attend adult college entrance examination classes at the Cultural Palace at night. This lasted for three years, but in the end, because I filled in the wrong volunteer, I was not admitted to Jimei Maritime College. In desperation, he had to start his sailing career as a sailor. The first time he boarded the ship, he was diligent and did everything, not afraid of hardship. He did this for more than a month and learned everything a sailor needs to know, especially steering. The first mate liked him very much and said that he had never seen such a student. When his master was about to disembark, the owner applied for Jin Jian to be a sailor. At that time, he didn't have a sailor's card, so he used a shipowner's card. It took more than four months to get off the ship and change the sailor's card. After the sailor's certificates were exchanged, the owner arranged for him to board another ship. He works and studies, believing that opportunities will be reserved for those who are prepared. However, when he contacted the school and got off the boat, he couldn't do it again. My father needs money to buy a house, my sister needs money to go to college ... and he has to sail again. Later, he went to the oceans all over the world. The first voyage was to load cement and run to America. He spent all day knocking on rust and spraying paint on the ship and sailed for nearly a month before arriving in the United States. At that time, he finally saved enough money to be admitted to a senior sailor and realized his original dream.
About life:
The need for happiness
Find it yourself.
Sailors sometimes have to stay on board for months or nearly a year. If they go to the ocean, it will take longer! But life on the ship is not as boring and tiring as most people think. They usually work 8 hours a day. If you work overtime, you will get overtime pay every month. Ships are all mechanically operated, and the labor intensity is not great. After the ship stops at the port, sailors can go sightseeing and shopping in the port city.
Seafarers' monthly living expenses are not bad, and some people can still have a few hundred yuan left a month. There are chefs and various dishes. Every time I go to a port, I buy fresh vegetables, meat, fish, shrimp, fruit and fresh water on board. Accommodation is also good, each person has a room with complete bedding, and washing powder and soap are provided free of charge. There is also a special laundry room on board, and there are televisions, VCDs, video recorders and gyms on board.
A sailor named "Hai Antenna" told reporters that he has been sailing for more than three years, and his sailing life is hard, but he is also very happy. His life is roughly like this. He gets up at 7 o'clock in the morning to have dinner and goes to work at 7: 45 ~ 1 1: 45. Eat after work and surf the internet after dinner. Sleep at night 1 or so 1 hour. From 2 pm to 5 pm, I have my own project to do. Eat at 5: 30 in the afternoon, get on the bridge after eating, and come down to eat for the first mate. It takes about half an hour. 6 pm to 7: 45 pm, free time. 7: 45 pm ~11:45 pm, go to work and get ready for bed after work. During these free time, he spent a large part of his time surfing the Internet to learn all kinds of news and information, so that when he got home, his relatives and friends chatted with him and were surprised to find that he knew all about domestic and foreign news.
And "Golden Arrow" is good at sketching and painting, and the beauty of the sea has become his good subject. Every time he goes to a port or a foreign country, the beautiful scenery he sees is brought into his paintings. Sailing provided him with many painting materials that others didn't have.
Guoguo is quiet and likes writing. At sea, when he sees the moon, he will think a lot, and he will record the bits and pieces on the ship. "Guoguo" also brought a DV to the ship to film life at sea and share it with his family. The dream of "Guoguo" is to make a documentary about the future life of seafarers, so that more people can understand the life on board.
About high risk:
There are risks,
But it's not as terrible as I thought
Navigation is a high-risk industry. Ships sail at sea, away from land and command centers ... but the probability of accidents during navigation is smaller than that of traffic accidents on roads. Now the navigation instruments are more advanced and the shipbuilding technology has passed the standard. With the development of navigation technology, ships are equipped with high-tech communication, navigation, navigation aid and power control equipment.
Sailors "Haitian First Line" said that the routes they planned avoided obstacles, and the above problems generally did not occur. They have sailed for more than three years, so far they have not encountered any great danger. He was intoxicated by the leisurely voyage. He said that in the current difficult employment situation, it will be psychologically balanced to think that the income on board may be several times that on land.
About love:
More understanding
Feelings can also be sweet.
A sailor once felt: Women think the most in this life, and women have the least contact. This sentence shows the seamen's acidity and helplessness. Some sailors say that it's nothing to fight the thrilling wind and waves. The difficulty is that in a world full of men, long-term wandering and living alone make people stick to their responsibilities and feelings for the other half like Puritans. Therefore, the understanding and support of "Haisao" is the biggest driving force to maintain love.
Sailor Wu Xiaojing said that there are many ways to love in this world, and the only one who knows whether he is happy or unhappy is himself. Wu Xiaojing has been engaged in navigation for more than ten years, and has a virtuous wife and lovely daughter at home. "Even if there are a thousand disappointments, I will still choose this one, in order to make them live better!" Every time I talk to my wife on the phone and know that she and her daughter are shopping and eating delicious food, Wu Xiaojing's satisfaction will always come to mind. My wife keeps the house in good order. As long as the boat is near the dock, she will send him many things at once. They agree that when they have saved enough money, they won't go anywhere to make up the gap.
"We used to quarrel together, but now that I'm sailing, she seems to cherish me more. Caring and missing let us know more about happiness. When I go back, I always try my best to be nice to her and make it up to her. She also thinks that sailing has made me a' good person'. " Seafarer Guo Ruxin said.
"My wife has always been very independent and thinks that men should have their own careers and accumulate more work experience while they are young. She seldom tells me about the pain of being a' sea sister-in-law'. I remember when she was pregnant, I went out for more than a year. When I opened the door at home and saw my son running towards me with a bottle in his mouth, all my hard work was sweet in Huasong. " Seamen's "homesickness" theory.
To be a "sea wife" is to endure loneliness, taste loneliness and live a wonderful life alone; To be able to support one day alone, smile in front of others no matter how hard and tired you are; Educate children and serve parents-in-law ... But when we understand these broad-minded men who have experienced vicissitudes of life and feel their deep and restrained chivalrous tenderness, there will still be many girls who choose them without regret.