u/Globe-trekker

What is the best app for making voice calls when one is onboard?

Which app is best suited for poor internet coverage?

Any settings one can do on their android phone to minimise data usage by other apps so that the only opened app can function properly?

Any other hacks like paid vpn which can improve one's speed?

I am 2/E and believe it or not..i tend to gain weight on ship. I usually gain 1 kg a month.

Now i am trying to fix it by doing these steps,

For context,

We get chicken biryani on sunday/ Puri and potato bhaji on saturday breakfast/ Sometimes we get spring rolls on Wednesday...i guess food is more or less the same on all indian ships.

-Cut alcohol completely. Maintain that I do not drink. Although i will carry some hard spirit with me from Duty free airport for drinking seldomly.

-Stop eating Sunday Biryani. Biryani is very high in calories. Instead eat just 5-6 spoons of it and top it up with a boiled egg.

-Stop eating Puri-potato bhaji, eat boiled eggs instead.

-Stop eating spring rolls. Stop consuming all sugary drinks produced for lunch. Stop drinking all fruit juice and cola

-Stop eating desert completely.

-Stop eating Poha, again eat boiled egg instead.

-Starting drinking black coffee instead of white coffee at 3 PM . 8 AM Coffee has to be white or else i may get an acid reflux.

-Cut down on chicken curry/prawn curry. Only eat mutton curry sometimes (I cannot resist mutton dishes) ..Instead eat vegetarian curries.

-Eat rice and vegetable cooked for lunch instead of the yellow dal (Eat maybe a small portion of dal )

And ofcourse, excercise when i can..Although we all know it is hard to allocate more than 1 hour for excercise while on ship.

Any other tips one can think of ? Mine is an indian ship.

- What items can one order at a cafe or starbucks ?

I usually order flat white and take no snacks. I order her a java choco chip frappichino...and she is full as fk too.

I sometimes eat a egg based sandwich.

- If we meet at a resto-bar ?

This is difficult. I usually go for non paneer items starter items (Although i can eat meat but i tell her that i wont be eating for whatever reason )..i order mushrooms or Soya items.

Also i order a green salad.

I drink wine or whisky. Whisky with water only

Usually we dont have a main course but if we do, i order chickpea(Chana ) Masala and one roti.

-If we meet at a multi -cusine restaurant?

I need help with this one..What can one order in Italian or chinese food ? Girls for some reason love to eat a pizza ...: P

So, I was visiting Delhi(Am a Punjabi) . I went with my female friend to Hauz Khas village and we both had a few drinks and food. Around 1 am, when the restaurant closed, we both started walking to the front gate area and two girls from North east (Mostly they were from Nagaland, but then that's a guess) crossed us. They were being escorted by a guy (Who wasn't touching them or anything but it appeared he was trying to help with an intent of later asking for money)...

Then this trio was kind of getting surrounded by a pool of auto drivers who again weren't harassing them but you never know.

Then I saw this and told my friend we need to help them...and then I ran towards them and asked them if they were okay and the girl gave me her phone and asked me to take to her cab..The cab was nearby...and I somehow convinced the driver to allow them to board it...He was super reluctant but then agreed..so all four of us boarded the cab...

An auto driver was then asking to take them instead ..a really big commotion...

Now the guy who had initially escorted them came to me asking for money...I gave him 200.

Now four of us are headed to Rajouri garden..The girls in the back and myself in the front seat.

I must have stopped a total of 4 times on the way...They were both vomitting and passing out repeatedly..we had to stop repeatedly so that they don't vomit in the car..There was still some vomit...

In the meanwhile one of the girl gave me her phone and called their boyfriend..I coordinated with him and he kept up.

We got them to the destination..(Btw our destination was barely outside houz khas village..we took a 40 minute drive to just get them there)..

Now, the cab ride ends..The guy comes to receive them..and drops them to the room one by one..

And then he comes to pay the fare which was around 400...The driver asked for modest cleaning charges of around 1500...which I felt was fair because now he lost all rides for the night..

This champion only had 900 rupees in his gpay...He paid it all...but still there is a balance of 1000 bucks.

This dude now says to the driver that give me your number..I will wire the money later in the day.

The driver also had my number.. Unofficially we had agreed that if for any reason he doesn't get paid..(I a total stranger would pay him)..

Now in the afternoon, The dude (Also from the same state i think) isn't picking up calls from me or the driver.

I finally paid for the cleaning charges cause I don't think it is fair for a blue collared worker to suffer..

Conclusion, I helped two total stranger girls...went for an hour and a half extra to make sure they are home. Their boyfriend refuses to pay the cab driver for the cleaning charges. I pay for them..

Later, I ask the driver to drop us home. My female friend finally gets some sleep as I sit next to her...The driver gets another ride (Okay, another 400 odd rupees)

I lost a total of 200+1000+400 rupees that day...But I am glad there was no bad news to read in the newspapers tomorrow.

I totally despise this guy now..Both the cab driver and myself escorted their hammered friends safely...The women were atleast a little apologetic...and one kept saying she is so embarassed and kept apologising..but dude, they must have spent nearly 5000 on alcohol....and he couldn't pay for the cab's cleaning charges??

Wth