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,.
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,.
posted by Raffli at 7:18 PM
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