Well well, this vehicle’s commissioned?! And I was hoping otherwise… opps…
Since it’s in the papers, that means I can talk about it! Hahaha! 65217. I should have driven it before. I don’t think this one belongs to my unit at that time… my next-door unit I think…
Here’s the pic from ST:
For military siaos, the vehicle is a M113A2, with that thing mounted in the centre area. Driving these at high speeds, especially the ones with the radar domes, can be scary when turning. Due to its relatively high CG, it just feels like it’s drifting! That structure at the centre is mechanised (arbo why they call it Mechanised Igla), and controled by gunner (who else? Definitely not me, who will be at the front…). It can turn quite fast.
Ok, my favourite about this vehicle: The fan at the back! Sometimes, we will be “duanging” in the vehicle by opening the back door, go in, close the door, and on the fan. So shiok. This way, no one can find us also… Hahaha… idea eh? But usually we “duang” openly, as the ram door will be down, and we just sit there, thinking of valid excuses to be sitting there instead of doing what we were supposed to do (which were always valid reasons. As for invalid reasons, we have every reason to believe it’s valid… ). Sometimes we sit there and talk crap. Other then sitting there, the next best places will be the canteen and the rest room (No no, not toilet that rest room.) and ofcourse, that Tech Squad room… heh heh…
Of course, our bosses know what we have been doing. I think they just keep a blind eye to it, as we have been so good, “garang”, shit-job-also-do, and drivers who deserved to be given extra pay for doing a mechanic’s job sometimes, and doing it better than them!
Why? Because we were the drivers. Hahaha… I mean simple jobs la, not taking out that engine to do servicing or what. Just simple things.
Next, my hatre for this vehicle. Tracks. Especially track changing. Track changing was the incident that caused Zhiwei to get his big toe under 8 track shoes after a stupid accident whereby guys carrying the track together with him lost their grip somehow. ooOoo. And he was wearing safety boots at that time.
So, don’t assume safety boots will make you safe…
Yeah, and he was downgraded to PES C, and we lost 1 guy to do guard duty, and to be sent out for exercises and deployment and whatever shit.
Another hatre is greasing. Greasing will get myself greased most of the time. We simply don’t care much. We make ourselves greasy, so that the job will be done faster. We are non-sissies (not like some people who did greasing, and suddenly he’s no where to be found…). We can even put our whole hand into a tin of grease! Hahah! The feeling was… well… like squeezing something soft, slimy.. hmm…
Greasy hands? Wash them after the job la!!! That’s what some things like soap are meant for.
And sometimes I found myself going to the cookhouse for lunch, smelling of grease and lubricants all over. Who cares… Hahaha. We are drivers-cum-mechanics!
Today’s weather forecast is partly cloudy. ooOoo. Bball day… Nowadays I really siao? Swim swim swim swim and bball…. Hmm.. must keep the weight down, not up…