ships crew to walk in for coffee break. All of a sudden the door busts
open and in walks a seafarer. He is a short strong Filipino man, with
hard hands and an even harder handshake. He is in his mid-forties and
has been working at sea for nearly twenty years. The only thing I truly
noticed at first however was the grin on this man's face. He was smiling
from ear to ear and seemed like he had just won the lottery. So I asked
"Why are you so happy right now?" You just got in from Vietnam and it
looked like the sea was pretty rough. I imagine you didn't sleep very
much." He looked straight into my eyes, and still smiling ear to ear and
said "Mr. Justin, whenever you come on board it is like Christmas!
When I see your launch pull up I know I will be able to talk to my wife

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