2013-12-25 Christmas 
【Aiden in English】
Merry Christmas to all! It was another sea day, crossing the Indian Ocean from Mahe, Seychelles, to Mombasa, Kenya. I had nothing to do. The regular activities on cruise ships mainly involved getting people to distribute Big-O-Points. The first thing was the indoor putting tournament. You put the ball into a hole on a raised threshold to score. Today, scoring a point was nearly impossible. Everyone got equal Big-O-Points because no one had ever had one. At least everyone was a winner, and everyone was tired of 1st place with a score of 0.
Next, I headed to the table tennis tournament with two brothers, Alex and Nick. It looked like Santa Claus didn't want me to win this game with the luck of the draw. I was paired with the four-time champion. Let's just say I tried my best. However, it wasn't enough.
We then raced to shuffleboard, which I am a master at. I was teamed up with a guy named David against Alex and Nick. From the start, the game was in our team's control. Nick's team received a negative 10 points, while David's team earned a solid 22. I scored another 15, and David continued to smack the extra and unnecessary 10.
It was probably the best sea day yet because I was able to gather 12 Big-O-Points! I guess no matter where you go, the luck of Christmas is always with you on Christmas Day. Hallelujah!
【紅霞譯】
聖誕節快樂！今天因為要繼續東西穿越印度洋，從塞舌兒馬埃“神賜”島駛往肯尼亞蒙巴薩“戰爭島”城，所以恰好趕上海上航行日。我遊手好閒，打算加入遊輪娛樂大軍，跟隨其他乘客一起找樂玩遊戲。
第一項是室內高爾夫輕擊球：如欲得分，你必須將球打入人工加高的洞口內。今天實在無挑戰可言，沒有一位參賽者能夠擊球到位，大家平分秋色，也就是說每人都是贏家，彼此始終站在同一起跑線上。
第二項是乒乓球循環賽：我和亞歷克斯“人類的捍衛者”、尼克“人民的勝利”倆兄弟打完室內高爾夫輕擊球後立即跑去參加乒乓球循環賽，看來聖誕老人並非希望我出人頭地，從分組抽籤上就能證明這一點，我與連續四次榮膺冠軍的選手狹路相逢，雖有心應戰，但力不從心。
第三項是沙狐球：這是我的拿手好戲，我與名叫大衛“摯愛”的隊友聯手對付亞歷克斯和尼克。比賽一開始，我們就先聲奪人，尼克將球推入倒扣10分區，而大衛則一舉拿下22分；我巧借東風再接再勵，新添15分；最後，大衛將比分拉大，又額外多得了10分。 這麼過海上航行日真的不錯，我一下子收穫了12點遊戲積分！以我所見，聖誕節這天無論你走到哪裡都會深感福祉盈門，哈利路亞“讚美主”！
Christmas Day in History(歷史上的聖誕節)：
2012: Christmas @ Sea, Chile(智利遊輪上過聖誕) 2010: 節日禮物(Holiday Gifts) 2009: 新西蘭基督城(Christchurch, NZ)  Christmas Gathering @ Nautica Oceania
(“大洋·航海”號遊輪——聖誕節聚會 12-25-2013)
 Christmas Chocoholic Tea @ Nautica Oceania
(“大洋·航海”號遊輪——聖誕巧克力茶點 12-25-2013)  Bar @ Nautica Oceania
(“大洋·航海”號遊輪——吧檯 12-25-2013)  Horizons @ Nautica Oceania
(“大洋·航海”號遊輪——地平線餐廳 12-25-2013) Crosslink(相關博文):
Across the Indian Ocean(穿越印度洋) |
