From 10 am to 4 pm we are let to breath freedom again.
I had a good breakfast in the town center and then I rushed back to an internet cafe. I wasn’t expecting a break before 9 May but here we are. This is a short but still refreshing break.
As promised, our service time has become more comfortable. Our commanders tend to be more tolerant. However, some among us continously break rules which leads to collective punishment:(
Another film to remember: Das Experiment (2001) What happens when you gather and close down so many boys together…. Observable tension. Thanks god we will be distributed soon…
Yesterday, I could read nearly half of the day since it was an offical holiday (1 May- Labor Day). A very happy day. I have three books that were confirmed by the officials here:
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Oscar Wilde Herman Melville |
In Kastamonu town center, I am in an internet cafe. I am so thirsty for metal music, so i decided to listen to i.e. Exodus’s "Pleasures of the Flesh" at Fizy.org. But since the album includes "obscene" keywords, I am not let to listen to this album. Cafe software is very alert… F**k this social conservatism!
First things in my life: I used a real gun for the first time in my life. It appears that I am not a good shooter at all:( I was not the worst one but my performance is certainly below the average. One out of 6 bullets could not be found at all.
I had to wash my socks since the canteen was out of stocks. However, they were still wet so I borrowed a new pair of socks from a friends.
There is the military accessoires industry here and I will buy what I need from those stores. They even rent cell phones!
Friends around me is the best thing here. I am making some life-long friendships.
We collected money for the poor young long-terms.
There is news that this short term military service will be cancelled and beginning with December 2009, there will be 12 month service…. I am glad I will be free before that. And in any case, that does not affect us. However, when you are contained and you have little access to news, rumors and speculations make life harder. In our ward, we did forbid talk of longer term service. even though a joke is intended. We do not need a joke that implies a longer service…
@hans: military life is the most difficult thing. I can live without being online for a while:) Although I could not think that before.
@ariane: Turks are best at making life difficult for themselves.
@celil: I am soooo glad to hear that. Forza Beşiktaş!
Opppsss Shuttle arrives soon. I have to rush.
See you on May 9!
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