Thursday, July 26, 2007

DDG 56: Big Bad John

what an awesome month! USS John S McCain! level up! what an excellent start to my naval career! this is why i joined the Navy! omg!!!! never will i give up the overseas attachment for anything else! met an excellent bunch of midshipmen from the US Navy! sailed to Hongkong while stopping at Okinawa for refuelling and loading of spares! 4 FULL DAYS OF SHORE LEAVE at HONGKONG!! mai dong xi chi dong xi, now i understand the true epitome of Hongkong.. then sailing back to yokosuka, japan! enroute: small arms shoot, con for MOB drills, pilotage, flight deck parties, mess decks entertainment, watching sunrise and sunset, observe Engineering drills, playing cards and mahjong etc!!! the life of a rider is awesome! stayed at a hotel in Shibuya! visited Tokyo DisneySea! yashaimasen! missed the last train and got wasted the entire night! and now that i'm back, everything seems different... just came back from bond signing, which means i'm confirmed with AC1!!! hell yeah! this has been the time of my life.. and it was rocking fun! damn do i have many stories to tell now, and i'm all out hoping to be eligible for the next FN attachment! =)