Back From Dallas

After all the guys went to Dallas Fort Worth, Texas.. The work over in Luke is really tough.. Only 3 guys per shift.. It really need the 3 guys to click well and help each other so that the job will be done better.. But in Air Force as people will know it really difficult to get the guys to listen and being a team leader is not easy.. and over here there are more people who talk and not working then those who work hard and get nothing.. that why Air Force is difficult to survive..

7th Nov 09 Sat - Jerlyn ask Linda and her husband, Teck Tong to join us to go to the Arizona State Fair.. An annual event which only open in October till November.. This was the 2nd last day of the event and we tried playing as much as we could.. Jerlyn won a plush toy banana for herself while Linda won a plush toy monkey.. I nearly won a jersey for myself but misses the hoop few times by inches..

11th Nov 09 Wed- This day is called Veteran's Day.. It is to honor those people who survive and came back from the World War One.. Which mean a holiday for us.. didn't do much on that day.. went to BX and Walmart and also Baby'r'us for walk..

14th Nov 09 Sat - Wake up early and went to the Airport to take a early flight to Dallas Fort Worth, Texas to top up manpower for guys.. Going for only 5 days.. 1st time having a 5 days detachment.. Upon reaching there, Chief was there to receive me and HS.. After reaching the Naval Base.. Our own Chief took over and took us a ride around the Base.. Then he told us actually we are not needed over here as he told us the guys over here were doing a great job but since the air tickets were booked so just let us come here and enjoy.. How wrong was he..

15th Nov 09 Sun - It started with strong wind while we were working and then started raining.. The Pro Super told us it will be a small rain so told us to finish the job before going in.. but rain keep going and all of our guys were all wet.. what a day to start the 1st day of work.. Since it was our 1st day.. the guys took us to eat Churches Chicken.. 3 pieces for only 2.99usd..

16th Nov 09 Mon - Wake up hearing growling sound outside the room.. Open the curtain and saw the whole tree is shaking.. The wind was very strong and cold that day.. think it reach 39 deg F that day..

17th Nov 09 Tue - Still very cold that day.. It was our last day of work in Dallas Fort Worth.. the guys took out for dinner at a Thai Restaurant to eat.. waited super long for the food and the food was too spicy for me.. so the food wasn't that nice and i went back my room to eat biscuit..

18th Nov 09 Wed - Going back to Phoenix in the evening.. So after checking out at 11am in the morning.. and helping the Dyess crew to download luggage from the coach.. we went to a Vietnamese Restaurant to eat lunch.. It was good food and the portion is very big.. After that went back to the Squadron and wait.. I'm not sure why Chief want us to wait over there as 3 of us quickly become a sore eye to others as we couldn't help in anything as we are not in working gears.. The time passed slowly and finally we could leave that place in one piece to the Airport..

Back in Phoenix and back to work again today.. Haiz..

TDY

After back from San Diego and LA.. its back to work.. nothing much happened.. its the usual working politics and stuff..

24 Oct 09 - Jerlyn wanted to go to a corn farm near our home so we went there, took pictures, saw lots of pumpkins and lots of corn.. there is even a corn maze for us to adventure to.. went inside the maze for about 40 minutes before we found the 6 pieces of map and came out.. I even try firing tomatoes on a far target but I didn't manage to hit it..

At night that day, there a BBQ at one of the new guys place swimming pool.. As usual there food and beer.. Most of the guys were in the Jacuzzi then one of them got push into the swimming pool and they start throwing people into the pool.. the pool was very cold as the weather had turn cooler so the pool temperature is around less then 10 degrees C.. they were trying to aim for me but not wanting to be thrown into the water, I gladly took off my accessories and clothes and walk into the pool.. But it was too cold for me i quickly walk over to the Jacuzzi and stay there..

The next days few of the guys including me fell sick but still working.. it was torturing but still got to work..

30 Oct 09 - I took Jerlyn to Paradise Valley Mall to shop.. this was our 1st time there as I never been there since I came to America.. The thing about this place is there an Abercombie and Fitch shop in this Mall as there not much A n F shop in Arizona..

1st Nov 09 - We went to watch NBA live in US Airway Center, home of the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury. WNBA champions 2009.. The match was between Phoenix Suns and Minnesota Timberwolves.. not bad as it was the 1st time watching an NBA match live.. took pictures of the stadium and even took pictures with the cheerleaders..

1st nov was also the start of the detachment.. most of the people have left for Dallas, Texas.. only 20 plus people were left in Luke.. For us Weapons, only 7 guys including me were stay behind.. But our IC whose mum passed away so he had to go back Singapore to attend his mum funeral so we left only 6 guys.. After he left I become from the 3rd most senior guy to the 2nd most senior guy.. so me and Ming took one shift of 3 guys each and work.. As most of our tasks need minimum 3 guys to work.. we were working to the bare minimum.. its was tough was still manage to pull through..