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15th November
END OF WARRIOR
Finally, the 7 days of straight outfield is over and our stay in
Taiwan is almost coming to an end. 2 more days of administrative
stuff, RnR and it ‘home sweet home’. I can’t wait to get home and see
the people I miss the most when I’m here.
The past week was to some extent, long and torturous. It started
turning cold again. It wasn’t so bad during the day, but as night
falls, it gets horribly cold for this poor dude. Worse still, was when
it began to rain. Temperature dropped to 10plus degrees. Sleeping with
3 layers of clothing is pointless. On the second last day, it was
raining through the daytime til it got dark. Fog was thick after the
rain stopped. Visibility was only a mere 5 metres, tops. That’s when
me and 5 of my section mates huddled close around the small fire we
made, cooked noodles and bonded. I really felt like going home right
then. It was freezing, we’re all hungry and there wasn’t much space to
sit in that small patch of land. The loose soil around us in that
orange plantation on top of the knoll turned into muddy slides, making
movement anywhere very limited. It was a very unforgettable experience
but I’m glad it over now.
I think I picked up a lot during this trip to Taiwan and most likely
I’ll remember it for a very very long time. Hopefully this would be
something I can share with people during my stay with the army.

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~ by -=jiawei=- on November 21, 2009.