Day 3, Sept 18
We went for a morning run this morning. It’s the first time that we have left the 10000 square meters or so where we have been confined the past couple of days. We were taken maybe about half a kilometer away to run around some random place. We also got to see [...]
Day 2, Sept 17
Wake up call was at 6am sharp. I was absolutely knackered the first day but hardly caught a wink of sleep last night.
Apparently if you’re not found in bed at 6am, you get deducted points. And if you get enough negative points, you’re punished by taking away vacation time. The adding and [...]
The following batch of posts will be modified versions of my daily diary during basic training.
Day 1, Sept 16
An eventful and busy day. Alternative service people from Taipei met at Taipei Main Train Station at 8:20am in the morning. A bunch of average, nerdy looking guys, about 150 of us in total, split into [...]
Being a Taiwanese citizen means that it’s obligatory for me to serve in the army. I was lucky enough to get out with one month basic training and 3 years work at a private company. So I’m off tomorrow to meet with the others doing substitute service at 8:20am in the morning. And it’ll be [...]
So it’s been just over a month since I got back to Taiwan. Three years since I last came home and for those that know me, this is a long time, even for me! These past three years I’ve graduated from college and grad school and also interned for nine months, so I believe that [...]
Seems today is a suitable day to begin a new blog! It’s the beginning of a new month, students are starting a new school year here in Taiwan today and to me, it’s also the month that I embark on a new chapter in my life.
