Sitting in the cabin of the 5 TON truck, I was suddenly alerted to the drones of assault rifle fire and the occasional explosions of M203 rifle grenade, accompanied by the rattling of the SAW Ultimax machinegun. Yes, these were the sounds of the mock battle going on behind the trees and shrubs of the hilly rifle range in area X. I closed my eyes occasionally and tried to create a fictatious scenario of officers ordering the men with the SAW to lay down covering fire whilst the rest of the squad tried to flank the "enemy" from its sides, who duely returned fire and the occasional grenade.

As many if not all of us who have gone through the army's grenade assault course (GAC) will tell you, the blast of a grenade is fucking deafening. Even as I lay comfortably in within the cabin of my vehicle, the blasts pierced through my inear earphones and the sounds of the movie playing on my PSP. And if you thought that was loud, wait till you hear the sound produced by the explosive charges set by the EXPLOMO team to clear blind (unexploded) grenades. Even at distances of 100-200m, they still manage to produce an awefully loud boom accompanied by a shockwave which, unless you grew up in a place like Iraq or Beirut in the 20th/21st century, you will never forget.

Anyway, I was at KL with dkiwi and his dad like 3 weeks ago, these 2 are one of the more enjoyable moments of the trip ! (the place a KLCC was good too, but I was REGRETTABLY too embarrassed to take photos at the table in such a restaurant) Then there was the choot choot and the beer ... omg.. I actually enjoyed the trip very much, just that these were the only 2 food pictures taken :P
One thing interesting about KL is the KL Express line, which is one of their many rail systems. This particular line requires the user the press a button in order for the door to open. Being the tourists that we were, me and kiwi like stood at the entrance staring "blankly" at the other commuters who wanted to board the carriage whilst people at the other doors exited and entered (i guess its their unwritten custom that the passengers inside the carriage is supposed to press the button to open the carriage doors). Only after an awkward 20 or so seconds did the dude at the other side of the door press the button to open the carriage doors, which became our point of increased knowledge/ experience (nodoubt gained the embarrassing way !)

Also, I've started attending RCIA. Perhaps Catholicism is my calling ?

Also, the following be a new addition to the family ! Her name is Joey, and she still does not recognize it nor recognize a proper piss/ shit point ... :( Hope that with lots of continued love and tough love, she will eventually find her place in the Ong family (tough she can never replace that special place tiger holds in my heart) And so, I guess that is pretty much my highlight in the last month of June :) Can't wait to see what August have installed for me and the people I will be interacting with !