#cargo indonesia

[meta-holott]

1977 Indonesia. Java sea, Malacca strait, cargo ship

[shipwreckguy]

Maju 88

[postcard-from-the-past]

Cargo arrival to a Sugar Factory in Indonesia

Dutch vintage postcard

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[geologyin-blog]

In a find unlike anything seen before, a piece of opal from the island of java in indonesia holds some remarkable cargo: a stunningly preserved insect that may be at least four to seven million years old. Read more here: https://www.geologyin.com/2019/02/fossilized-insect-discovered-not-in.html

[handweavers]

saw this tag re: malaysia banning israeli ships and i just want to note that the gov has not just banned israeli owned ships but ships registered in any country that is travelling to or from israel as well as any ship carrying cargo that is meant to end up in israel, and banning ships from picking up cargo in malaysian ports that they intend to sell to israel. whoever owns the ship is irrelevant in that situation, because it will be banned from docking in malaysia.

another thing to note is that malaysia controls the strait of malacca which is the primary shipping route through southeast asia, particularly when shipping routes cross from the south china sea to the indian ocean and onward (and vice versa) and if ships can't dock in the strait of malacca they have to take a much longer route through indonesia. this decision essentially disrupts most trade through asia that is meant for israel, which is significant.

[ltwilliammowett]

My dears, here we go and today we open the first door and you can find: De Halve Maen

De Halve Maen in aktion, Hoorn, Netherlands (27-04-2018) Photographer: Benno Ellerbroek

Infos about her:

Halve Maen (Half Moon) was a Dutch East India Company jacht (similar to a carrack) which sailed into what is now New York Harbor in September 1609. She was commissioned by the Dutch Republic to covertly find a western passage to China.

She had two square sails each on the foremast and main mast and a lateen sail on the mizzen mast. The ship was armed with four smaller cannons, which were positioned in the tween deck between the main mast and the forecastle. The rudder was controlled from the slightly raised aft deck. The crew probably numbered around 20 men. More precise ship data have not been handed down.

The ship was captained by Henry Hudson, an Englishman in the service of the Dutch Republic. After a difficult stormy voyage in ice and snow at the North Cape, the expedition finally reached the Newfoundland Bank and what is now Canada. From Cape Sable, Hudson followed the East American coast southwards to the Delaware River, continuing past Manhattan and Long Island. In the summer of 1609, Hudson sailed along the Hudson River, named after him, to present-day Albany. As Hudson was unable to discover a passage to the Pacific on this route, he returned to the Netherlands.

In 1611, the East India Company sent the Halve Maen from Amsterdam to what was then the East Indies (now Indonesia). There she also served in attacks on rival trading posts, such as Solor in 1613. In 1618, the Halve Maen was set on fire in a battle with English ships off Jakarta and was lost.

To mark the 300th anniversary of Hudson's voyage, a replica of the Halve Maen was built in the Netherlands in 1909 based on plans of similar contemporary ships. The ship, christened Halve Maen II, was shipped from Amsterdam to New York as deck cargo and then sailed on the Hudson River with a crew of 18 under its own sails. This replica burned in 1934.

Another replica was launched in 1989. This was then able to take part in the 400th anniversary of the navigation of the Hudson River. The replica, named Half Moon, travelled the Hudson and its surroundings on various occasions and was based at the New Netherland Museum in New York. Since 30 May 2015, this replica has been on loan to the Westfries Museum in Hoorn for five years.

[maxs-guesswork]

Unfinished Timeline for an Untitled Setting

Critique and advice is more than welcome, though please be nice about it. Goes up to about 2081 rn, though I plan to get at least another 50 years further in before I get to the time I want the bulk of the setting to be set in.

Timeline:

2022: First controlled break-even fusion reaction, followed by first controlled net-gain fusion reaction.

2025-2026: Increasing unrest in USA leads to mass riots outside the white-house. Sweeping reforms after growing revolts threaten to become a major armed rebellion. NASA miraculously left untouched, general increase in standard of living. Economic crisis narrowly averted.

2027: First nuclear thermal rocket (NTR) tested in orbit by NASA and DARPA. GPT-style language modeling declared “dead end” for self-aware AI.

2030: First Lunar base established under NASA Artemis program. Suez Canal temporarily blocked by a poorly driven cargo ship again. Evergreen Shipping goes bankrupt.

2034: Lunar Gateway established under joint NASA, ESA, JAXA, DLR, ASI, and CNSA. Lunar helium-3 mining declared officially nonviable. Radial detonation engines become standard for lower ascent stages, SpaceX Starship, NASA SLS, and Roscosmos Soyuz phased out. Drop in launch prices.

2034-2036: Additional modules added to the Lunar Gateway from SpaceX, KARI, ISRO, and Roscosmos. Lunar Gateway Collaborative Group (LGCG) established consisting of all current contributors to the station.

2036: First commercial fusion energy plant reaches full operation in France under ITER. Mass production of Tritium begins. First fully private space station under SpaceX. Asteroid mining corporations begin formation. Establishment of Nigerian Organization for the Development of Space (NODS). Ecuador experiences communist revolution.

2036-2037: First manned martian mission under LGCG, first human footsteps on another planetary body.

2037: Elon Musk assassinated. New SpaceX leadership declares plans for space elevator. North Korea collapses, Korean peninsula unified under South Korean leadership, becoming simply Korea. Indian nuclear stockpile secretly surpasses 50000 Gt. First baby born on the moon.

2040: Artemis base becomes semi-self sufficient, producing it’s own food and air from hydroponics, and water from mined lunar ice. Lunar LH2 and hydrolox production begins. Lunar population passes 100.

2040-2042: First commercial fusion power plants established in the US, UK, Australia, Korea, and Japan.

2042: A joint US Government and SpaceX black operation destabilizes Ecuador, leading to a corporate takeover of the territory.

2044: Korea, Japan, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia, and New Zealand form West Pacific Trade Organization (WPTO). Construction of the base of SpaceX’s planned space elevator begins off the coast of Ecuador.

2047: LCC completed at CERN. Mission for permanent martian base declared. Major economic crisis in China, intervention from several megacorps results in a decrease in Chinese government power and increase in corporate control in the region. SpaceX space elevator counterweight construction begins in geostationary orbit.

2048: Major revolution in quantum mechanics brought on by new data from the LCC. Lunar population passes 250.

2050: China splits into 4 corporate states, Amazon Corporate Territory (ACT) with its capitol in Chongqing, Samsung Independent State (SIS) with its capitol in Shanghai, Territory for Electronic Developments (TED) made up of Apple and Microsoft with its capitol in Yinchuan, and the Chinese Corporate Union (CCU) made up of several formerly state-owned corporations with their capitol in Wuhan and possession of the Three Gorges Dam. Beijing becomes an independent city-state controlled by the former Chinese government, retaining control over the CNSA. Massive revolution in battery energy density. Permanent martian base established by LGCG.

2051: Breakthrough in photon manipulation, beamed energy and solar collection becomes increasingly viable. Many asteroid mining corps branch into solar power, notably Binghamton Vacuum Mining Solutions (BVMS). Lunar population passes 500.

2052: Martian population surpasses 100.

2053: Martian base reaches semi-self sustainability.

2055: All 4 Chinese corporate states and the Beijing city state form the Chinese Federation for Space Exploration (CFSE), supplanting the old CNSA. Lunar Gateway module renamed and LGCG roster amended accordingly. SpaceX space elevator cable completed, first test cart sent to GEO. WPTO begins construction of a space elevator in the Banda Sea.

2056: SpaceX space elevator declared complete, commercial operation begins.

2057: BVMS surpasses $1T in net worth, becomes primary supplier of energy for the Artemis Lunar Base. Lunar Population surpasses 1k, massive migratory population surge begins following influx of energy from BVMS. Martian population surpasses 250. First fusion reactor in Ecuador.

2058: WPTO space elevator counterweight begins construction in GEO.

2060: First fusion reactors in Nigeria and India. First large-scale solar collector on Earth constructed in New York operated by BVMS. Large population surge in Binghamton NY. Lunar population surpasses 5k. Martian space station established. Regulations for GEO development established.

2061: First lunar-built spacecraft flown. Secondary lunar settlement founded by CFSE. Massive influx of funds for the WPTO space elevator from the CFSE, GEO counterweight construction begun. Lunar Gateway population surpasses 100. First fusion reactor in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Congo space agency (DRCSA) founded.

2064: WPTO space elevator cable completed, declared complete and opened to commercial operation.

2065: BVME establishes unmanned Mercurian base. CFSE settlement population surpasses 100. Martian population surpasses 500. Lunar Gateway population surpasses 200.

2066: Mass expansion of Artemis Base life support systems using BVMS produced automated construction equipment. Aerostat scientific outpost established by LGCG.

2067: Microbial life discovered on Venus. Venus outpost (and LGCG) acquires substantial funding boost. Artemis base population surpasses 2.5k and begins to plateau.

2069: Unmanned mission to Europa announced by LGCG, plans to use BVMS automated platforms to drill into subsurface ocean established. Martian base purchases automated construction equipment from BVMS, massive population boon ensues. CFSE settlement population surpasses 750. Lunar gateway population surpasses 500. Martian base population surpasses 500. BVME becomes the largest corporate entity in the system.

2070: BVMS performs feasibility study on gas giant aerostat mining platforms.

2071: Study of Venusian lifeforms disproves Earth-Venus panspermia.

2073: BVMS tests laser-sail propulsion on small unmanned craft.

2075: LGCG Europa mission discovers multicellular aquatic life in Europa’s subsurface ocean. Plans for a dedicated research base drafted.

2076: Multi-corporate base established on Ceres to facilitate further asteroid belt mining. BVMS intentionally excluded from this project.

(System effectively split into quarters: Past Venus under BVMS, Between Venus and Mars under LGCG, belt under Multi-corporate mining control, outer system unclaimed.)

2077: GEO-Lunar cycler niche mostly filled by Intraplanetary Transport Services corp (ITS).

2080: Permanent scientific base established at the Europa Breach Point (EBP) with mostly automated systems and a small (5 human) management and maintenance crew.

2081: Panspermia further disproved by study of Europan life. Massive object detected in Jupiter’s lower atmosphere. BVMS begins mission to establish a mining aerostat on Saturn, utilizing laser sail propulsion to transport equipment.

(Saturn Aerostat site intended for use in the further colonization of the outer solar system and the Uranus planetary system itself. Atomic Rockets page)

[darkmaga-retard]

In the early hours of March 26, the MV Dali, a 985-foot cargo ship weighing in whole over 91,000 tons, smashed into a supporting pier of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland. 

The ship was built in South Korea, and its owners and managers were Singaporean. The crew and officers were from India and Sri Lanka. The six men who were working on the bridge and died in its collapse were from Central America. Indeed, the only Americans involved in the disaster were the harbor pilot, frustrated commuters, the soon-to-be-bilked taxpayers, and the uneasy shade of the father of the national anthem.

This is not atypical. The world’s largest shipping registries by tonnage are Panama, Liberia, and the Marshall Islands—“flags of convenience” for international concerns. Yet some nations still maintain top-10 registries. China flags over 8,000 vessels; Hong Kong over 5,000. The top three ship-owning nations, again by tonnage, are Greece, China, and Japan. By the number of sailors, the top countries are the Philippines, Indonesia, China, India, and Russia. By the tonnage of ships produced, China, Japan, and South Korea.

It has been claimed that America is “the indispensable nation”; be that as it may, it is quite simply no longer a maritime power. In 1970, there were over 800 U.S.-flagged ships, which accounted for 15 percent of global shipping. Today, despite more tonnage being moved across the oceans than ever before, there are about 180, accounting for about a half a percent of global shipping. The American registry is 21st; the fleet of American-owned ships comes in at 11th.

[mariacallous]

Out of sight, out of mind. That’s the fate of global shipping, even though all of us depend on it for our daily supplies. Everything from bananas to toilet paper to iPhones travels by sea at some point. But we only pay attention when something goes wrong, whether that happens in the Red Sea, the Suez Canal—or underneath what used to be Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge. This week’s accident, which occurred when the container ship Dali lost power and headed straight into a support pillar, has delivered a reminder of the sheer overlooked scale of the shipping industry—and how unprepared many systems are to handle it.

Part of this is the massive size of today’s container vessels themselves. A few minutes before 1:30 a.m. on March 26, the Singapore-flagged container Dali issued a mayday call, which allowed construction workers on the Key Bridge to get a few cars to turn around. Down below, the Dali appeared to have engine problems; camera footage shows its lights flickering before smoke emerges and it hits the support pillar. Within seconds, the bridge collapses into the water. Some of it collapses onto the Dali, too, and with the bridge, cars plunge into the water. At the time of writing, six people are unaccounted for and presumed dead.

Now lots of ordinary citizens around the world are discovering marine websites such as vesselfinder.com and marinetraffic.com, which track merchant vessels. They will have learned that the Dali has a gross tonnage of 95,128 tons, a summer deadweight of 116,851 tons, and that it’s 300 meters (nearly 1,000 feet) long.

When it struck the Key Bridge, the Dali had 4,679 TEU (20-foot-long shipping containers) onboard and was crewed by 22 Indian seafarers, who had been joined by two pilots from Baltimore. Merchant vessels are predominantly crewed by relatively tiny staffs that are usually made up of people from India, the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Russia, and Eastern European countries. Indeed, it has been decades since it was common for Western Europeans and Americans to go to sea. Today’s seafarers are skilled, but they do hard and lonely work with long absences from home—and when disaster strikes, shipping can be extremely dangerous. Earlier this month, a Houthi attack in the Red Sea cost the lives of three seafarers—two Filipinos and one Vietnamese.

All this is in service of the goods that make our lives so convenient—and which require a vast and largely invisible ocean network to support.

Just consider the arrivals, off-loading, loading, and departures at the Port of Rotterdam, which is merely the world’s 10-busiest container port. Last year, Rotterdam handled 13.4 million TEU at its 14 terminals. That’s 36,712 TEU every day of the year. In the afternoon on March 26, 149 ocean-going ships were docked in Rotterdam, where cargo containers were being offloaded and new ones added. Another 132 were about to arrive, and another 161 had just departed. The expected arrivals included the Ever Living, a sister to the ill-fated Ever Given, of Suez Canal fame.

At a length of 335 meters (nearly 1,100 feet), width of 45 meters (145 feet), and with a deadweight of 104,653 tons, the Ever Living is almost as massive as the Ever Given. But only almost. With a capacity of nearly 10,000 TEU, it’s very similar to the Dali. The Ever Given, by contrast, has a capacity of just over 20,000 TEU, and it’s not even one of the world’s largest container ships.

Indeed, these days, the world’s fleet of ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs)—vessels of more than 14,500 TEU capacity—features a growing number of beasts that can transport 23,000 TEU and more. The MSC Irina, for example, can carry an astounding 24,346 TEU. Today, in fact, the Dali’s capacity of 10,000 makes it a midsize box ship. Compare that to container ships in 1972, when construction began on the Key Bridge: Back then, the largest container ship in the world had a capacity of a mere 2,984 TEU.

The shipping industry keeps making things more efficient—and thus more cost-effective and more attractive. It’s thanks to shipping that it has made so much sense to build a globalized economy: It’s so cheap to ship goods globally that people in wealthy nations can have them made elsewhere, transported across a few oceans, and still pay less than if they were made at home.

But the massive ships come with equally massive logistical demands. Ports have to be expanded to be able to receive and service them. The port service, for example, involves higher cranes with a wider reach: just imagine 24,000 containers stacked upward and sideways. The ports also need larger storage facilities to hold such vessels’ cargo until it’s picked up by trucks. The financial picture involving ULCVs is clear on the vessel-owner side, because buying a ULCV eventually pays off.

Ports are usually public-private partnerships, which means that investment often involves the taxpayer. The Port of Virginia in Norfolk, which the Dali had left just before its ill-fated call at the Port of Baltimore, has just allocated $1.4 billion to widen the port to make it accessible for two-way ULCV traffic. Norfolk is also currently being dredged to the tune of $450 million, after which it’s expected to have the deepest and widest channels on the east coast of the United States.

“This is a true advantage for anyone delivering to or from America,” said Stephen A. Edwards, the CEO and executive director of the Virginia Port Authority, in an interview with World Cargo News. “Our wider channel sets The Port of Virginia apart by allowing for consistent vessel flow, increasing berth and container yard efficiencies, and further improving harbor safety.” It’s a competitive marketplace, and lots of Chinese ports are already set up for ULCVs. Ports and countries that can’t afford ULCV-worthy expansion are out of luck.

And as the Dali has taught the world, accommodating large vessels is not just about ports. They traverse oceans, sail under bridges, and sail through canals. Imagine if the Ever Given or another ULCV were to strike a bridge. Even a sturdier bridge than the Key Bridge (which received a rating of “fair” during its most recent federal inspection) would struggle to withstand such a blow.

Such calamities happen very rarely. It would be extraordinarily expensive for cities and countries to strengthen bridges and other infrastructure that a massive container ship might hit. The Dali’s crew and pilots appear to have tried their hardest to steer the ship away from the Key Bridge when the power supply failed, and they issued a mayday call to alert authorities to the fact that the ship was approaching the bridge. This, though, is unlikely to be the last time that machines fail man.

Even as ships get bigger and bigger, with more and more sophisticated technology, the human brain and hands are an indispensable backup. Giving crews a few more tools with which to manually counteract technology may be the best way of avoiding another Key Bridge disaster.

Shipping—an industry that involves ratings, officers, stevedores, crane operators, ship managers, insurers, and many others—goes on delivering your favorite consumer goods around the clock. It remains a miracle that mishaps involving their floating fortresses occur so rarely.

[kargomandiri]

Jasa Kirim Jakarta ke Wakatobi door to door Sulawesi Tenggara

Kami melayani : Jasa Kirim Jakarta ke Wakatobi door to door Sulawesi Tenggara (TPM CARGO LOGISTIK)Jl. Teratai 1 Blok 18 No. 132Klender – Jakarta Timur 13460 https://wa.me/6285219199443Agen/ perwakilan :-Bekasi-Depok

[meta-holott]

1977 From Singapore to Jakarta, crossing the equator line

[rpreaperperson]

Down To My Sorrow (Alejandro x Reader)

Word Count: 2.0K

Lil Angst mostly fluff

The reader is an Indonesian, and Valeria is bestie with reader

Las Almas Slowly rebuild again after the Cartel and Graves betrayal, to be honest, you were in quite a shock cause Valeria is the one and only El Sin Nombre both of you were best friends for quite a long time, and you met her when she was still a Los Vaqueros  

When Alejandro told you about it your heart sink and lost your balance almost fell luckily Alejandro holding your arm embrace you

At first, you didn’t want to believe that your best friend is the enemy of your lover and the reason for Las Almas coruption

“Please no...sh-she..my..only friend...Valeria...”

“shh..shhh mi amor..”  he stroke your hair

It wasn’t easy to recover your spirit, Alejandro always stay by your side even your mother come to visit from your hometown when heard there was a shooting in Las Almas

Of course, she hears it from Alejandro's mother

With them being there for you, your mood becomes better although there is an argument between your mother and Alejandro's mother

She wants to take you back to your hometown however Madre (you called his mother that) wants you to stay here for a while....by a while means 2 months...and you already stayed in Las Almas for a year now

“Why?! she’s my baby! And you already taken her for a year now..!”

“Nonono, she still in shock señora she need to stay here for a while..you know what she is to me” don't want both to become more intense Alejandro decided to calm them down

"Mama..please ca—“ Then he got the look from both of them making him shut his mouth up

“shush! This will not happen if you didn't seduce her !” your mother cry

“ What are you waiting for Alejandro!? Just married her already! Then you two could stay here”

“No! She’s going to stay with me back in Indonesia”

“Alejandro!” then he became the one in trouble here...

You don't know if you feel bad or laugh at it, a smile lit up on your face then hugging your mom and madre to calm them down....and it worked

.

.

After convincing your mom to stay at Las Almas for a while, she and madre talk about a lot of stuff definitely ‘not’ talking about grandkids... in front of you and Alejandro, you whine at them flustered they just chuckle as Alejandro winks at you

‘ugh...handsome bastard..’

Alejandro urges you to come with him for a celebration on his base, at first you do not want to come cause you are just a civilian

“You sure?.. I mean it's you and your team deserve some fun and...I just don't want to bother...”

“Mi amor... it's alright when I announce our relationship they always want to meet you...they just want to know you..”

“O-okay...haa...I'm sorry you know Im kinda awkward with other people”

“heh... that's how we met..” he leans to kiss you but remembers that you are still shy for a kiss on the lips, so he kisses your cheek instead

Saw your reddening cheeks, and he hug you tightly

“OOFF..A-ale~...” he chuckles at your muffle sound

“Sorry.. you're just so adorable..” he smirked, your arm circling his waist and rubbing your face against his chest

.

When the day comes you put on your pink peaches dress and leggings the dress is a present from Valeria for your birthday, she always said you have a baby face that people thought you were 20 so she pick a light-colored one

“...Val..” you still sadden at the news but didn't want to worry Alejandro

“Ready to go Mi amor?” Alejandro peeked from the door, he wearing his usual black sweater and light brown cargo pants

“Yep! Um..how do I look? Do you think Im overdressed or..” you did a little twirl a breathtaking sight that's what Alejandro thinks

Without a second thought, he approaches you and hugs you tightly, his action is all you need for the answer

“hehe thank you~”

“you are very welcome, now come! I want to brag you to my men!”

“P-please....” you whine embarrassed, just thinking about Alejandro showing you off to his men making you flustered well you did meet Rodolfo, but not without his bragging

You still clearly remember his amused face when you tried to stop Alejandro non stop talking about you

Both of you didn't forget to take homemade food for the party, of course, it was made by you, your mom, and madre especially your mom is the most enthusiastic one her love for cooking always

“Isn’t bit too much? Uh..what is it called again?”

“Tumpeng, you know mama cannot be stopped at any cost when it comes to food..”

“Adding with mine...well Im sure the others would be thrilled with what we brought tonight” then your stomach rumbling, Alejandro raises his eyebrow at you

“ughh the smells...”

“heh almost there Corazon just be patient, we just can't let the others eat an empty plate”

“guhh...right..”

.

The party wasn’t so bad, but don't forget Alejandro bragging about you in front of his men and women covering your face with hands he tortured you with his bragging but before even you can introduce yourself its

Rodolfo patting your shoulder pitied you

“There..there “

“Whyyyy.....”

Unsurprisingly they welcomed you with open arms and it warms your heart

“Oh..by the way my love has made us something for tonight!”

“you know it wasn’t just me...Ale..”

“well mostly you no?” some of them just chuckle at your bickering, they enjoyed the food, especially the fried one you made Tempe Mendoan as you said the name don't forget about the sauce that made from black soybeans and chili

Before Alejandro can open his mouth to brag about it, you shove Tempe which already has the sauce on it into his mouth

“Alejandro!” sound of footsteps coming from behind them, there you saw four men, swallowing his food he stand up from his chair to greet them

“Captain Price! How are you, my friend?”

“Thank you for inviting us Colonel..” another one with mohawk hair approached him and you saw him talk to them

The rest of the Vaqueros ask about how you two met and any other questions that involved your relationship, even if you knew Rodolfo and Valeria but you didn’t familiar with the other Vaqueros you answer them one per one questions, Rodolfo who in the slideness join the conversation

“you look young for Colonel”

“oh..then...can you guess my age then?” you ask Rudy just staring trying to hide his smirk, ahh..that question never gets old

“Umm..around 20” Rudy snickered at the answer as they looked at him confused

“I'm around Alejandro's age..4 years below to be exactly” a look of disbelief surrounds you, curse to be a baby face is this...  

Then you heard your name being called, Alejandro raised his hand to you

“off you go then hermana”

“Must be some bragging again...”

“Bear with it...you know how he is” Rodolfo smirk at you teasingly as the Vaqueros laugh at you, sigh dejectedly you off to see him

“Hermanos...I like to introduce you to my love” how can you say no to that handsome smile, with a kind smile you introduce yourself to them

They knew for sure that you are a civillian and did not belong in the military

“It's so nice to meet you gentleman..thank you for saving my lover and Vaqueros back then”  

“Nice to meet you too miss” the man with the bucket hat extends a handshake, Alejandro introduces them to you until he points to the mohawk man and the masked one

“This is Soap and Ghost, the one I told you about” your eyes went wide, and hug Soap with all you got

“Oh! u-uhh...”His eyes looking at Alejandro confused

“Thank u for saving him “ you let go of him and took his hand

“I..uh of course you’re very welcome lass” Soap got a bit smitten by you after him, you look at the masked man and do the same thing as Soap

Ghost doesn’t know how to react so he just stands stone there

“You too Luitenant thank you” your tender stare made it hard for him, cleared his throat he stiffly nodded to you, ignoring three of his teammate's mock face

“don't forget enjoy the food Hermano, she’s the one who made it” Alejandro wink at you, pursing your lips at him then looking away from him flustered

“Don't...”

“in fact...” he has that look when wants to brag about you

“even think...” you point a finger at him your eyes narrowing in warning, the team confused about what is going on

“she’s the most lovely person I’ve ever met, you when sh—“ then you covered his mouth with your hand

“P-please just enjoy the party gentleman...ehehe” you chuckle awkwardly as you drag Alejandro away from the crowd wanted to be alone with him for a while

Outside there is no one there but you and Alejandro, you sigh and pout at him who stares at you innocently his thick eyebrow raised

“Is there any problem Mi amor?”

“...well...I just wanna be alone with you...problem?”

“Oh?...alone?...is it.. “he leans to your face until you can smell his breath a naughty expression planted on his face

“something dirty?” your face bloomed red you shove his face away with your small hand

“Why you....go to horny jail!” he chuckle when you said that meme you always showed him and give a kiss on your small nose

“well..I'm stuffed from what I eat earlier, why don't we take a walk sounds good” you nodded, his muscular hand circled your waist and you lean against him as both of you walk away from the ranch

“Ale...”

“hmm?”

“I...” you take a deep breath as he twists his head and stares at you patiently waiting for you to speak

“C-can I...visit her..uhm...I mean Valeria c-can I?” your eyes plead to him, thick eyebrow raised he thought you will never mention Valeria ever again removing his hand from your shoulder he lay both his palm against your soft chubby cheek, caressing your cheekbone with his rough thumb

“You sure?” pursing your lips you nod, he called you by name and kisses your forehead

“Okay...I will arrange your visit...after tomorrow?” nodding your head and nuzzling your face against his palm

“Ale...” he hummed and you lean to his face kissing his lips

His brown eyes gone wide, its a very bold for you to make a move first

“heh...its tickles...” your face feels hot and red, and so Alejandro has to pinch himself

“Ow...ah.. it's not..dream..”

“Of course not you silly.....Ale..you..know..um..I’ve been thinking..um”

“Y-yes?”

“a-about marriage...I-I want it..”

“You want..marry? y-you want to marry me?” you look away from him flustered and nodded shyly

“I...I want you..to be my Husband...will...you be mine?” you ask him with an uncertain voice, fear of rejection consume you as you close your eyes shut and imagine his disgusted face to be wed with someone like you, a lone tear fall from your eyes

“of course....” eyes snapped open

“I would love to...Mi amor” he leans his face close the gap between both of you

A sweet and innocent kiss slowly become passionate when his tongue slip in through, you tried to match up his pace but it came sloppy

Your body jolts each time his tongue strokes yours, then he let go of the kiss a string of saliva connected from both of your mouths

“I-Im sorry...It was my first..kiss...”

“First?” he smiles and kisses you again before you can respond he removes his lips from you

“W-what was that for?”

“so that means you’re a virgin?” your face bloomed red

“y-yes...’ side I keep it for marriage and to someone I love...deeply” he just stood there silent...until a smile raised

“ohhh I'm going to do more bragging about you..”

“Please dont!”

“That...if you can catch me!” he runs off leaving you behind

“W-wait!!” you tried to catch up with Alejandro but the damn little legs said otherwise

“OYE HERMANO! HERMANAA! WE’RE GOING TO MARRY!” the Vaqueros and team 141 cheer at the news but they didn't surprise at it knowing how much his love for you

“And you know what...SHE HAS BEEN SAVI--- UAGH!” you jump at him using your small body to shut him down

“NOOOOO!”

Meanwhile, Soap and the others just stare

“....can say I jealous of him..she’s a bonnie lass...” said Soap while coating his tempe with the black sauce

“But..deadly” Ghost put tempe in his mouth  

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Samut Prakan, Thailand

Shizuka, a seven-year-old female, looks out from a cage during a repatriation ceremony of confiscated smuggled orangutans from Thailand to Indonesia, at the cargo area of Suvarnabhumi airport. Thailand returned three orangutans that were rescued after being smuggled from Indonesia, as part of the country’s anti-trafficking initiative under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

Photograph: Rungroj Yongrit/EPA