Archive for July, 2009

The waves keep crushing.

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

They keep crushing. On me.
I feel so tired.

Incisions.

Monday, July 27th, 2009

Incisions on my knee to insert a metal rod into my tibia/fibula. You can still see the holes from the surgical staples.
There are other scars too, under the bandages, but those aren’t ready for exposure just yet. :/

Skin graft.

Saturday, July 25th, 2009

Picture of the split skin graft donor site, which is healing quite nicely. :/
Think I’ll post pictures of the damage to my shin, when the bandages are removed.

Broke my leg.

Friday, July 24th, 2009

As some of you have already realized, I landed myself in hospital with an open compound fracture of my tibia and fibula.
The story goes like this, I was chased by wild dogs – who weren’t supposed to be there in the first place – at night, in my army camp. I ran down a slope [...]

A Soldier’s Journal

Monday, July 6th, 2009

Doing duties on a Saturday feels like Chinese New Year.
You wake up early in the morning. You eat lots of junk food. You watch TV all day long, while striking up conversations with people you barely know.
- Private Gary, 040709

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

Had the privilege to watch this acclaimed movie today during my “time off” from the army.
Personally, I’ve mixed views about the film.
The historical inaccuracies and a lack of realism marred the potential of the film greatly. It certainly was weird hearing German and Jewish characters speak in perfect English; though I could understand the compromise, [...]

Confucius:

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

It does not matter how slow you go so long as you do not stop.

“We are captives of our own identities, living in prisons of our own creation.”