the merchant of venice

i must have lost a pound of flesh after my field camp last night.
it was my first field camp after almost 10 years. i tell you, it was no joke because i had to effectively stay up for most of the night and those of us who have reached this age will know that it is not easy. especially since you have nothing to do throughout the whole night! thats right, i was on sentry duty and i had to just stay up and watch people coming in and out of the training area. *yawn*

the usual army cock-ups saw me and me buddy (we work in pairs) almost missing breakfast and lunch. the supply truck forgot about us and i spent a good part of the today starving. even the awful looking and worse tasting lunch felt good...

what happens when a relatives come a knocking to borrow money from you? what happens if it has been going on for some time liao? should i tell him that he should be earning his keep since he is afterall 50 years old! i do know that if dad was around, he would have given the money and not expecting anything in return, but then again, i'm not dad.

its not the money. its just that i feel he should be standing on his own 2 feet. he is not that old to stop working.

sheesshhh... don't tell mum, she does not know about this at all.