Being inducted formally as a Maersk MISE trainee begun last July 18 and it was a crazy ride until the 22nd. Here was how the first day went:

July 18, Tuesday
I didn't get much sleep as I had to help out shoti with some school stuff. Also, I had to do some last minute packing which in turn left me with only 3 hours to doze off. The flight was so early, and did it even surprise me that Shermz and I were one of the last ones to arrive the airport? It didn't feel like anything special as the journey into this whirlwind program started. There was no jitters, no frills, no... no nothing. "Was it the calm before the storm?", I asked myself inquisitively. But, even the usual feeling of fear didn't creep up.

"ZzZzzzZZ" was what happened during the flight. Plus some chuckles due to the hilarious "Blades of Glory" playing on the overhead TV. After 3 and half hours, I landed once more in Changi where I just came from a month ago... I can't help but tell Shermz that somehow "this feels like home..."

There was no stopping now as we headed on for the ferry bound to Bintan, our first destination for the first days of the induction. The boat ride was nauseating but the company more than made up for it. I hung out with Vik, Lawrence and Felicia until we set foot on the sands of Bintan.