the jungle - a place of learning
field camp was a blast. no bathing, no brushing of teeth or shaving for 7 days... sounds crazy? couple it with shitting in the jungle - digging your own shit hole, crapping then filling it up, all with the flies rushing to eat your very smelly shit - that's the jungle for you. by the third day i grew accustomed to it, stopped giving a damn about the creepy crawlies, the sand, the sweat and the camo. wore the same uniform for 4 or 5 days man. didn't see my own feet for 3 days. even slept with singlet on at night. on the last night we had to dig our trench. well needless to say i slept with all the sand stuck to my body and uniform. you can always send me back to jungle. i think we've all used to it already.
then again...when all's said and done bout the shitting, no bathing and horrible combat rations, it really was quite a lot of fun. going through thick and thin with people, you really get to see their true colours. from volunteering for sentry, digging the fire trench/shellscript, pitching up the tents and the simple day to day things you know who's really gung ho, who's just helpful, who's just here to do his thing as well as who's a real wuss or a self serving wayang bastard. jason was talking about first impressions that night, well... all i can say is that my first impressions have proven to be pretty accurate. that's why i always march at the back with you guys.
the past 7 days have been eye opener and i've really learnt a lot. out there in the jungle and in war the only people you have to depend on are those by your side. of course you'll want to have people you can rely on, those who will have your back and expect you to have theirs. sometimes when i think of it, i realize i can't trust some of em to have my back if the shooting ever starts which is really worrying. oh well on the bright side, at least there are those that i can depend on. Thank God for that.
wy: i recovered during field camp! yay! the jungle does wonders for your health! hahah. must catch up soon man.
then again...when all's said and done bout the shitting, no bathing and horrible combat rations, it really was quite a lot of fun. going through thick and thin with people, you really get to see their true colours. from volunteering for sentry, digging the fire trench/shellscript, pitching up the tents and the simple day to day things you know who's really gung ho, who's just helpful, who's just here to do his thing as well as who's a real wuss or a self serving wayang bastard. jason was talking about first impressions that night, well... all i can say is that my first impressions have proven to be pretty accurate. that's why i always march at the back with you guys.
the past 7 days have been eye opener and i've really learnt a lot. out there in the jungle and in war the only people you have to depend on are those by your side. of course you'll want to have people you can rely on, those who will have your back and expect you to have theirs. sometimes when i think of it, i realize i can't trust some of em to have my back if the shooting ever starts which is really worrying. oh well on the bright side, at least there are those that i can depend on. Thank God for that.
wy: i recovered during field camp! yay! the jungle does wonders for your health! hahah. must catch up soon man.
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