Back From Aussie Land

Juz got back from Exercise W in Australia 3 days ago. Feels good to be back man. Really felt I was disconnected from the outside world when i was over there. No tv, internet, radio or newspapers to find out wats gg on around the world. Heck, i didn't even have handphone reception there for 6 days.

The only thing that the exercise tested me on was my patience. The training itself wasn't too tough, but 3/4 of the time outfield was spent just sitting around and waiting for things to happen. And the travelling was horrendous. I mean, 30 of us are supposed to squeeze into the back of a 3 tonner wif all our alice packs and other equipment strewn around?! its really ridiculous. plus, the travelling time isnt short, its like usually a couple of hours or even up to 6 hours. Imagine being cramped like a prawn for that duration of time. It can really drive u nuts at times.

tat isnt much there in tat area, except for lots of sand and flies. the flies were perpetually everywhere, even in the town areas! u swat them, they go away and come rite back again. very annoying sometimes. For R & R, there wasnt really much of it. I just wanted to come back to Sg asap. did spend quite a bit on pokies though. Tats jackpot in aussie slang.

funny thing is, now tat i'm back in sg, i do sort of miss being over there. i cant believe it either. i mean, i really hated the place when i was there, but i guess spending 2 weeks over there does create some sort of attachment for me. but i'm certainly not looking to go back there again anytime soon.