Tuesday, July 14, 2009

A sailor story

recently i met a friends, who is about to be a marine engineer. he is still studying, but already sailing around malaysia.

one of his story that interest me is about his experiences when he is newly admitted to the academy. one of his job is to check the engine room. once, his supervisor told him to enter the engine room, and look for 4 colored wires and tell him what colors they are. unfortunately, when he enters the room, all he can see are black wires. he went outside to meet his supervisor.

"what colors are they?"
"black, sir"
"are you stupid?" and a punch strike his stomach.
"go back in there!"

while containing his pain, he reenters the room and checked the wires again. now he realize that the wires are coverd with dust and dirt that makes it look black. after wiping the wires, he can see the color of the wires.

and he has learned a hard lesson.

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