We all have heard of the movie a life of pie. It is something to do with ships and waters. Well here’s something to do with ships, water, ports, officers and captains. This is a life of a shippie. Shippie formally known as men who go on the ship or rigs to work and earn a living. The first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word shippie is person who comes with “a pot of gold”. Shippies get paid a lot and have a difficult life. Many people want to get into merchant navy but a very few and selected people actually get through it.
The life of a shipie is fun at times it is even depressing.
How is it fun?
- They get to roam places
Many of us dream to roam the world. Go around the globe. Explore places, new food and new routes. It is fun to roam places shop in different countries and roam the world. The life of a shippie is such that makes it so good. They go via ship and roam places like Dubai, jabelali port, Singapore. So many places they keep going it is like a world tour that they have. Their job is such like a dream job. They go out to the coolest places shop in the most exciting countries even china. China being the cheapest country they can shop a lot more. It’s not always about shopping for men, but about the different places they visit like Israel, Egypt.
- Far away from all the worries and tensions of life
Another best thing about shippies is that they are far away from the tension and worries of the world. It is a totally different world out there in the sea. The sea man, officers and captain have fun along with heavy work and stuff. They also together play cricket yes on ship. Cricket near the ports and in cricket courts. Like us they do not worry about what laws are being implemented and how many tigers or humans die. They don’t know what is happening in their houses and the country probably it is good at times and best to be away and just keep doing the things you want to do.
- They get good food and drinks.
When your are on ship, there is a special menu cooked for you. Lovely food with even more lovely desserts. At about 6pm they have their dinner. Some good food and really delicious ones keeps them going. Obviously when you don’t get to see the land and there’s all water around you need to have good food as you don’t get restraunts in the waters. The chef give all the shippies some delicious food and indeed its worth indulging in the deserts that is made too. Apart from food there are a lot of drinks that is there like beer. Beer a cold beverage and is drank by all is their favourite. It’s like their party time on ship when beer is around. Also whole day ships are sailing it is hot and humid beer is the only drink that is cold unlike other hard drinks.
- A lot of hard work gives them a good body workout.
Working on the ship and rigs is not an easy task. It requires a lot of hard work and strength. This helps them build muscles and keeps them fit. They get used to this kind of life where they do a lot of lifting work. It helps in body building, unlike us working in one place sitting and taking calls or writing and auditing accounts.
- Loads of money
Shippies work a lot and there is a lot of money they come with pots of gold. Not literally pots of gold but they get paid a lot for a good standard of living.
- Get to meet Russian babes
Since staying on ships they deal only with officers, sea mans, ships, ports and captains, they do not have woman around them. They miss their wives, girlfriends and best friends. Although a lot of times shippie get a chance to hook out with beautiful looking Russian and Philippian babes. For weeks and months they don’t see girls all they see is sea and water around. So seeing and being with Russian girls make them happy and is a treat to their eyes.
How is it sad?
- Away from family
They miss their family eventually even if they know they have nothing to worry till they on ship. They do not get important news of birth, death and marriages.
- Girlfriends might leave and go
The major sad part of shippies is they fall in love with the most amazing girls. But their girlfriends have to wait so much for them. 6 months being away without an contact sometimes is not good for a relationship.
- 6months sitting idle
Shippies work a lot 6 months and then later sit idle. It isn’t something good. When the mind is idle a person reached boredom and sometimes might get depressed and fed up. Similarly like how we people get a Saturday Sunday off they get 6 months off almost depending on their post.
- Rigorous working on ship no holidays
They have rigorous work. They do their duties for more than 12 to 16 hours without much break. They do not have a Saturday Sunday off unlike us they get a break after their contact expires.
- Sometimes the hard work put in does not equal the money they get.
Shippies do get paid a lot but sometimes there is dissatisfaction among officers. This happens because many of them are given a very responsible job but their designation remains the same.
- Cheating wives
Many officers and captains come across cheating wives. Their wives don’t do anything but sit idle. It leads to missing your hubby and might land up getting physically involved with others.
- Don’t get to enjoy festivals
They do not get to enjoy different festivals and do not know any seasons.
- No network
They depend on satellite to call up most of the time they have no network they do not have a social life on ship.
- CARREN BRYNE.
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