My new playground

[Andy C]

Still in Korea - but whey hey - this place rocks - all pics taken within ten minutes of my apartment.

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This is the project that I am on - an oil production platform that we are building for offshore of Angola - it will be the 7th highest structure in the world when we are finished.

[Andy C]

The shipyard we are currently in - pic taken on top of The Goliath Crane - the second largest gantry crane in the world - the largest is on the other side of the yard.

[frenzy1]

Wow ! Interesting pics bro ! Must be a great experience ! How are the people like over there ?

:perfect10s:

[Big Dad]

Awesome pics, but that one on the wheeler looks as if there might be some evidence of SO-JU consumption aka NO FEAR!

:jump: :jump:

[DRTYFN]

Could you build a few of those for off the coast of California, Florida and wherever else the U.S. has oil.

[HummerHippy]

Very cool! thx.
I was wondering what the body armour ws for in the first pic :)

[Andy C]

Could you build a few of those for off the coast of California, Florida and wherever else the U.S. has oil.

Trust me - we are working on it.

[Karsun]

My favorite is the picture overlooking the mountains. Absolutely breathtaking! Let me know if I can snag it and play with some colors and all. :)

[BigPoppa1411]

wow great pics!

[Andy C]

My favorite is the picture overlooking the mountains. Absolutely breathtaking! Let me know if I can snag it and play with some colors and all. :)

I can send the original file if you want - 3mb JPEG or the original RAW file.

[Karsun]

I can send the original file if you want - 3mb JPEG or the original RAW file.
That'd be awesome! Just send it to my e-mail privately if you want. :) Thank you!

[HUMMERcustoms.com/TAZ]

Hey Andy C!!! How long are you expecting to be on this project and living in Korea?

Awsome pics man!!!!!!!!!!!!! Keep dropping some off every so often.

Wish I had the skill needed to go off on that kind of job with you. I bet they pay well. What would be the pay just for a gopher or basic laborer. I most likely would not have the skills for anything else although coming from a large farm owner situation I have always been able to drive or run anything. It has been a good while but, I even operated those old dragline cranes building water resivoirs and clean out of little bayous. Dredging we called it opening them up for flow.

Stay safe Buddy!!!

TAZ

[TXSUT]

All that riding gear, with sandals and no helmet...:notallthere:

Cool pics....What company are you with?

[BKLYNH2]

Andy- Looks like you might get to use the Iphone over there after all.....................

Apple Getting Closer to Launching iPhone in South Korea?
posted by WildCowboy on Thursday July 17, 2008 02:54 AM

The Chosun Ilbo reports that Apple has posted a job listing for a "Korea iPhone Account Manager" based out of Seoul, suggesting that Apple may be getting closer to launching the iPhone 3G in South Korea. According to the listing, the responsibilities of the position are to "manage the day to day issues of our chosen carrier, ensure healthy relationship and help develop the market."

The Chosun Ilbo notes that negotiations between Apple and potential Korean carriers are rumored to have not been proceeding well, due at least in part to the requirement that all phones used in South Korea utilize the country's Wireless Internet Platform for Interoperability (WIPI) platform. However, this new job listing suggests that Apple may be becoming more optimistic about the prospects of an agreement being reached.

[Andy C]

I will keep posting random Pics of Korea - if you get bored of them then let me know.

On the ferry from Okpo to Pusan

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Blatant disregard of the no smoking beach policy

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Pusan Gun Club - probably the most expensive anywhere in the world - $100 for 30 rounds - but at least I can say I shot in Korea.

There is no private gun ownership in South Korea - so the only place to shoot is in government sanctioned clubs - where they keep the guns locked in a vault.

[Andy C]

Pusan Fish Market - mind boggling display of basically everything that is in the sea.

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And again

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Again

[Andy C]

Skinned eels - these are still alive - they strip the skin from them and cook them alive.

[Andy C]

More fish

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Old woman - doing something

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Pusan Lighthouse

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Pusan Harbour

[Andy C]

A street in Pusan - we are on an island to the south of Pusan - Pusan is the closest big city to us - I think its the second largest city in Korea.

[Andy C]

Okpo - the town we are based in - on Geoje Island

[lvs]

Those are beautiful pictures. Tell me about your camera?? How long will you be there? I would lose a lot of weight--I hate anything that lived in the water and I would pretty much starve over there.

You have a great job!! Keep the pictures coming!

[Andy C]

Okpo again - the brown and cream apartment building in the middle of the shot is where i am living - overlooking the Harbour.

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In the hills above Okpo

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View from my apartment

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Me with the yard out there in the background

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Some bloke fishing - next bay around from ours

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Wife contemplating life at Buddhist temple

[Andy C]

Carved war memorial - commemorating Koreas defeat over Japanese invasion in 18 something or other

[Andy C]

Rural Korea - 5 minutes from Okpo - we are in a small town.

[Andy C]

Up in the Mountains

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At the entrance to another Buddhist temple - Temple of the Fighting Monks - I think they were taking the day off when we went - nobody threatened to kick my ass.

[Andy C]

Praying

[Andy C]

Cool place to eat lunch

[Andy C]

OK - That'll do for todays lunch break.

To answer a couple of questions

I am the Safety Manager on this project for Chevron.
I will be here until the end of October when we will move the whole show to Angola in West Africa - where we will be for up to a year doing the hook up and commissioning.

Photos all taken with a Nikon D200.

And whey hey - Iphone in Korea - about f@!#$%g time.

[Hmmm2]

Awesome photos! Geez, with a job like that, you've got to be footloose! Sounds and looks like you enjoy what you do! Good for you!
:beerchug:

[TXSUT]

I am the Safety Manager...

Let me again bring up the sandals and lack of a helmet...LOL!

Cool stuff, Andy! Thanks for sharing the pics.

-Pete

[Big Dad]

What are the odds that those pictures would ever end up being displayed in the weekly or monthly safety meetings!

:jump:

[MDimitri]

Up in the Mountains

http://www.elcovaforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=49050&stc=1&d=1216698551

Awsome catch with camera on this pic, very nice water texture and great PC wallpaper material!

Thanks for sharing Andy!

Cheers & Stay Safe!!

[Andy C]

Some extreme engineering - this is the largest crane to ever be installed on an offshore production platform - capable of lifting 200 tons - its a beast. The scale is hard to judge but look at the base of the yellow post that the crane is going to be set down on and you will just make out the crew that is working there to land the load.

[Andy C]

Reputedly one of the oldest carved Buddha's in the world - at least I think thats what they said.

[Andy C]

"There is a spiritualistic waterfall just up that path" claimed the monk that cheerfully sent us up this flight of stairs. Two hours and what felt like 15,000 feet vertically later we were sweating pure Soju, dehydrated to the point of collapse and starting to figure out which one of the weakest we were going to eat first - we admitted defeat and turned back - those Buddhist monks are not to be trusted.

[Andy C]

But they are pretty good at fiddly carpentry.

[BKLYNH2]

Perhaps the spiritualistic waterfall referred to the sweat you would expend traveling the path :giggling:

Fantastic pics Andy!!!:perfect10s:
Both the natural and the engineered. Thanks for sharing!

[frenzy1]

great pics Andy !! Thanks for postin' !