|
Monday, April 19, 2004 Murphy's Law gave me a demonstration of its power today. The details are too embarassing to relate, but the result -- trauma of the highest degree. I felt so drained in the evening, after an afternoon of adrenaline and anxiety and frantic damage control. The laughter's gonna be heard in KL once my platoon mates get the full picture. Can't hide it from them, since they've know too much already, sadly. I've always been absentminded, but the consequences to bear now are a lot more serious than when I was schooling. Forgetting assignments in school and forgetting things in the army is very very different. But it can't get any worse than it did today. If it did I'll be sitting in a cell by now. If this had happened to anyone but myself, I'll probably laugh and quote an infamous bumper sticker from Forrest Gump: Shit happens. And I'll add: It never rains but it pours. But the clown can't laugh at himself. I'll write down today in detail in my diary, so hopefully when I'm caught out by Murphy's Law again, I can look back and laugh and see how silly it is to feel bad. Thankfully, my neighbour's dog isn't affected by Murphy's Law. It still appreciates a hearty scratch from me. That and a trip to the barber proved therapeutic. So did spending money on a new game that I'll probably never complete, like almost every game I've played before it. But no time to play today, I've gotta be back in camp for there's a sweep in the wee hours of tomorrow morning. The world doesn't wait for you to get back on your feet, when there's work to be done it's gotta be done properly, even though the echoes of laughter from KL will be coming back around then. Professionalism is especially important in my vocation, where any negligence could directly affect the lives of many.
Comments:
Post a Comment
|
My friends PostSecret Sheares Hall Acers Jiaqi Purple^ Xuan Mystiara KH jiunwei Alvinny archives February 2004 March 2004 April 2004 May 2004 June 2004 July 2004 August 2004 September 2004 October 2004 November 2004 December 2004 January 2005 February 2005 March 2005 April 2005 May 2005 June 2005 July 2005 August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 November 2005 December 2005 January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 December 2006 January 2007 February 2007 March 2007 April 2007 May 2007 June 2007 July 2007 August 2007 September 2007 October 2007 November 2007 December 2007 January 2008 February 2008 March 2008 May 2008 June 2008 July 2008 August 2008 September 2008 October 2008 November 2008 December 2008 January 2009 February 2009 March 2009 April 2009 May 2009 June 2009 July 2009 August 2009 September 2009 October 2009 November 2009 December 2009 January 2010 February 2010 March 2010 April 2010 May 2010 June 2010 July 2010 August 2010 September 2010 October 2010 November 2010 December 2010 January 2011 February 2011 March 2011 May 2011 November 2011 December 2011 January 2012 March 2012 April 2012 May 2012 June 2012 July 2012 September 2012 January 2013 February 2013 March 2013 April 2013 May 2013 August 2013 September 2013 February 2014
|
