Soggy Boots.
Man i hate soggy boots. I hate it.
Ever since BMT ended, my trusted boots began to give way after all the wear and tear, and especially in MRF where MOPP 0 attire is the norm (imagine a normal admin attire - Black MRF t-shirt, black PT shorts, and boots with green socks pulled over to cover the top of the boots.) I begin to notice holes under the sole of my boots, and it became an irritating object especially back in the training platoon when i was always "volunteered" to the toilet squad. This problem was made worst one day when i discovered the holes got bigger, allowing an insanely huge amount of water to enter my boots, making my socks soggy.
That's really disgusting, you guys should try it.
The last straw was when i wore that same old "chiongsua"(literally meaning "charging on sand) boots out for my topo mission at Lower Mandai, when i had to navigate thru swamps and marshy ground, sinking into mud traps on 2 occasion which require others to pull me up. At the end of the day i decided i had enough - now my good old faithful rugged BMT boots will see only urban action back in camp. And i smartly wore my pair of parade boots to my fieldcamp, allowing my to run thru puddles of water without any fear of intrusion of water into my boots.
Why did i bring up this issue about soggy boots and socks?
I experienced it today again, at 39 SCE. Sigh. We had a deployment at 39 SCE and since we dealt with decontamation, which involves tonnes of water, i stupidly wore my good old "holy" (hole-ly) boots out for this deployment. And when i was packing up to leave the place, imagine my horror when i realised that i had to cross huge puddles of water to move from point to point! It kinda left me grouchy the rest of the day; thank goodness it was nearing book out time.
So the final solution to the soggy boots question?
I gotta get new boots.
Sometimes life's questions have simple answers. =)
And i realised that i've been alittle too absorbed in my work in camp. It's strange. I don't really miss anyone out in the civilian world other than my parents sometimes. I'm starting to feel that old familiar feeling of dettachment from the world that is outside. I don't really know what is happening out there among my friends, and it has come to the point of indifference. Yes, the only good thing i guess is that i still remember my cell, and i still remember them in prayer and encouragement. And i figure that other than cell, i have completely lost touch with many things.
Such is the bane of the world i once knew.
Hope brighter days are coming.
Ever since BMT ended, my trusted boots began to give way after all the wear and tear, and especially in MRF where MOPP 0 attire is the norm (imagine a normal admin attire - Black MRF t-shirt, black PT shorts, and boots with green socks pulled over to cover the top of the boots.) I begin to notice holes under the sole of my boots, and it became an irritating object especially back in the training platoon when i was always "volunteered" to the toilet squad. This problem was made worst one day when i discovered the holes got bigger, allowing an insanely huge amount of water to enter my boots, making my socks soggy.
That's really disgusting, you guys should try it.
The last straw was when i wore that same old "chiongsua"(literally meaning "charging on sand) boots out for my topo mission at Lower Mandai, when i had to navigate thru swamps and marshy ground, sinking into mud traps on 2 occasion which require others to pull me up. At the end of the day i decided i had enough - now my good old faithful rugged BMT boots will see only urban action back in camp. And i smartly wore my pair of parade boots to my fieldcamp, allowing my to run thru puddles of water without any fear of intrusion of water into my boots.
Why did i bring up this issue about soggy boots and socks?
I experienced it today again, at 39 SCE. Sigh. We had a deployment at 39 SCE and since we dealt with decontamation, which involves tonnes of water, i stupidly wore my good old "holy" (hole-ly) boots out for this deployment. And when i was packing up to leave the place, imagine my horror when i realised that i had to cross huge puddles of water to move from point to point! It kinda left me grouchy the rest of the day; thank goodness it was nearing book out time.
So the final solution to the soggy boots question?
I gotta get new boots.
Sometimes life's questions have simple answers. =)
And i realised that i've been alittle too absorbed in my work in camp. It's strange. I don't really miss anyone out in the civilian world other than my parents sometimes. I'm starting to feel that old familiar feeling of dettachment from the world that is outside. I don't really know what is happening out there among my friends, and it has come to the point of indifference. Yes, the only good thing i guess is that i still remember my cell, and i still remember them in prayer and encouragement. And i figure that other than cell, i have completely lost touch with many things.
Such is the bane of the world i once knew.
Hope brighter days are coming.
posted by DoMiniC at 1/13/2006 09:47:00 PM
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