Tag: Australia

Exercise Wallaby is an annual event in Shoalwater Bay, Central Queensland, that the Singapore Armed Forces conducts, and my unit (433rd Battalion, Singapore Armoured Regiment) had long been slated to participate in as part of its ATEC (Army Training Evaluation Centre) assessment of its battle-readiness. Four times the size of Singapore, the training area provides…

Miracle: International roaming out in the bush makes for a happy armoured trooper. 3SG (NS) Gerard Tan (right) points troopers to the GSM signal. It’s been a different three weeks, a difficult three weeks. No internet, only intermittent mobile signals and long queues to the landline phones that allowed us to call home using discount…

Rockhampton’s CBD I’m back, and in case some people still haven’t realised, mrbrown has been very kindly guest blogging here, which means that the number of visitors has actually gone up in my absence. I have a nice tan to show for 3 weeks of Queensland sun too, except that I still look like I’m…

Miyagi bored in the field Originally uploaded by mr brown. Day 4 of 5, unhealthy graffiti own vehicle to cheer ourselves up. All these atas soldiers, cannot put some local food restaurant ah.

Black-faced Miyagi Originally uploaded by mr brown. Miyagi has a mishap with the gas stove haha. Actually, stuff I think green and black are not really his colour. With his kind of complexion, I think a lighter shade of olive and CB-leaf green is better. Brings out the colour of his eyes.