The Beginning of the End

Hey everyone. Still alive. And kicking. Was stuck in a rut a few days ago when I was caught out in the cold and rain, all wet and shivering in my goretex jacket in the vehicle travelling for hours at end. But that's done and over with. Will be embarking on another similar journey tomorrow so wish me luck. Hope the weather's on our side this time.

The weather's here finally beginning to turn warm again. For once, it's a welcome change. Can't believe I was shivering the whole of yesterday, and the day before. That was a pretty trying time. Trying to look comfortable to others while writhing in freezing pain within.

At the moment, I'm trying to finish this blasted book called "Lolita" by Vladimir Nabokov or something like that. Love love love this book. The subject's a perverted old man who never ceases to think highly of himself and is diseased with a natural inclination towards small little girls or nymphets as he calls them. It's a fascinating read and I can never put the book down once I start reading it in my free time which is not a lot at the moment. Damn funny. The prose is excellent and the author never fails to draw your attention from the cruelty or pervertedness of the act to make it look or sound like an extremely applaudable or innocent act. The author's really damn good. Right now, I'm stuck at the part where he's thinking about killing his wife to see whether he can go further for his incestuous lust for his step-daughter. It's disgusting and revolting but I really cannot put this damn book down! :P

I'll be back in about 2 weeks and I've officially prob spent about 3 weeks already here. Things have been crazy but everything I guess has to be taken with a pinch of salt and by gritting the teeth. It's been crazy and I'm still loving every moment being here. Almost feels like home here and it's damn frightening.

Cheers from me,
Raffli.

PS: Managed to get to McDonald's a few days ago!!! And never has fillet-o-fish or french fries tasted like heaven before!!! Now I'm just waiting for my Tandoori chicken and Indian cuisine later on at Kaohsiung. :P

Happy Birthday to Me! :P

Hi everyone! :P Me again... Finally got hold of a computer once more. Got 9 min exactly till the computer dies. It's my birthday today and I'm turning 21 finally... Can't believe how old I am. And I seriously cannot believe how much of that was spent in school... Lemme see 2+6+4+2=14 whole years in school.... How ridiculous is that?

Anyway. I'm still stuck here in Taiwan on exercise. It will end soon and I can be on my way back to Singapore soon! :P Miss everything about Singapore. Everything. The food. The people. The weather. And most of all my friends and family. Can't believe how much I think about them when I'm about to plop to sleep.

I'm finally beginning to settle down to the environment here. Am finally comfortable to talk to everyone in a casual manner since now I know most of them by name :P And the work's settled down a bit now that the ex is finally beginning.

Gtg. Internet's dying once more. Ciaoz for now. Everyone: I'm still alive and kicking. At least for now :P Till next1

Cheers from Taiwan

Hey everyone! :P Cheers from me in Taiwan... I'm currently on an overseas exercise with my unit and I'm loving every moment being here. I feel that I'm really blessed because I came up with some of the best ppl I could possibly have worked with here.

The environment's great - never have I seen such camaraderie between the different ranks and people who are forced to live with each other side by side each night as the beds are placed really close to each other. You're literally facing the other person's face when you turn left or right.

And the weather's driving me nuts. It was freaking cold when I first arrived but now it's sweltering hot, like in Singapore. I came to experience a different environment, and I did initially, but now that full-blown summer has arrived, it's hard to escape from the heat, especially when there's so few air-conditioned rooms around unlike in Singapore.

Managed to get a nights off a few days back because one of my buds here just celebrated his 20th birthday here, in a small town called Douliu. Interesting small rustic town with the usual amenities such as shops and the obligatory McDonald's and KFC. Never have I been so happy to put french fries in my mouth before. Dang... And it's only been what? Slightly more than 7 days.

Been sick for the past few days with flu, a runny nose, a sore throat and a bad cough but I'm slowly getting better as I increasingly take my medication. Mom, Dad, Sis and all those back at home - don't worry :) I'm ok now... :)

Also, there was a 6.4 earthquake reported in the Taizhong area about 2 days ago and apparently some of the guys felt their beds shaking. I was in the cookhouse at that time, enjoying my dinner so I didn't feel a thing at all. Damn.

Alright, this is all that I can type for the moment. Internet's here ridiculously expensive but cheer up everyone :) I shall be back soon.

Cheers,
Raffli,.