Funny Arabian TV Ads

Sword in the Stone

After being here, I've seen a lot of pretty cool television Ads in Kuwait. For example, the Chevy truck commercials show how they can withstand terrorist attacks by cleverly concealing an armored vehicle's gold inside the Chevy SUV and toppling building blasts. It makes me want to buy a Chevy! Dubai has been advertising like crazy and it appears to be one of the most modern cities in the middle east. They advertise racing, horse races, concerts with famous American celebrities etc... I wish I could visit Dubai!

My back has been healing slowly and I can now walk upright. The pain is still there though.

Demeral Injection Experience

Demeral is the best pain killer that we have and it still didn't cure me. (I think they did away with Morphene a long time ago.) I was still limping after the injection and was a bit dizzy. I was kept under watchful eye because it is known to be habit forming and people go "wacko". I just sat in bed and counted the Kuwaiti Dinars in my wallet. Speaking of which, they have 1/3 of a dinar in paper format! What the heck? Anyways, I didn't go wacko like they said I would. My best advice for everyone, be sure to perform stretches before going to the gym! I usually don't and my old age is starting to show. Looks like my metabolism is slowing down and I'm getting fatter.... Now I'm watching out for high fiber foods so I can do my business on schedule. Jeez... I guess it just keeps getting worse and worse.

My Back Hurts

Another formation with me in it

It has been almost four days. My back still aches and it is still taking me 20 minutes to tie my left boot.

I have recently placed two morale calls to the states, one to my parents and another to my sister-in-law. Lives back home doesn't seem to change much. I just know that my life back in Japan will be totally different as I won't even know where I live.

I've been spending a lot of time in my rack because my mobility is quite limited. It is difficult for me to walk so I've been reading a lot. That Dan Brown book, "Angels and Demons" is starting to become boring. I have absolutely no interest in the Vatican city. So my reading is becoming very dull and I don't really care if it vanishes due to an anti-matter bomb. His other book, "Deception Point" was extremely thought provoking unlike this book. I guess you have to be Catholic to appreciate the relic fantasy of it all.

I've been writing a fictional book which relates to my experiences here. It isn't packed with suspense and mystery, but it will be funny. I haven't heard of any books about Operational Iraqi Freedom being humorous, so here it is. I don't want to reveal what it is about, but it is about 10% complete and I may be able to get a motion picture deal. Of course, keeping Operational Security in mind.

Idiots Leading the Way?

USMHK Rock Garden

I must honestly say, that the people who are leading the country is either lacking intelligence or compassion for it's people. I'm not saying that I have contempt towards officials, but I've gotta say, that they need to smarten up. Especially since they are coming up with ridiculous things like, "We need to extend to one year deployments." "The Navy is going to be a more deployable force." My question is this: How much more deployable does the Navy need to be? It is already hard on our families as it is with sailors being deployed all the time. Heck, if I got deployed to Kuwait, damn... our country is running low on manpower or the Army is slacking. The Army has more personnel than the Navy, Marine Corps and the Air Force combined and they are having manning issues? They had to call upon joint forces to help them out. My solution to all of this is to get out of this place because we don't belong here. The government is spending all this money for what? To stablize Iraq and Afghanistan? Why must we do that? They have oil that is depleting as the days go by. Eventually, the oil will be gone. "Popular Science" magazine, Shell, Exxon and Texaco estimates 5-10 years before we "run out" as the world is growing it's reliance on oil.

My solution, build military machines that run on Ethanol instead of gasoline. Cars that run on H20. The technology is there, why is it taking so long to switch over? We should've done this years ago. Where is my flying car?

Lately, I have lost most of my mobility as I have injured myself. So does that mean that I get a Purple Heart for being injured in a Combat Zone? Hehe, just kidding. As I was talking to the doctor, he says that 90 percent of the patients that come in are sports related injuries. I can tell, because while I was waiting, 90% of the patients were still in PT (Physical Training) gear. I was given vitamin M (Motrin) and Vikaden which put me to sleep.

With the advancement test being over, I've had a lot of spare time to finish my reading and do some creative thinking. It is funny that everytime I finish watching a show, I get so into it, that I want to get involved. For example, after watching "Robotica", I want to build my own robot. After watching "Underworld" I want to start killing vampires. After watching "Mythbusters", I want to debunk myths and build my own "Archamedes Death Ray". And after seeing, "American Chopper", I want to ride bikes. Maybe I've been watching too much television and the more I watch it, the more I miss home.

Question:
Hi, I found your blog on a general search. I am being deployed to Kuwait soon and I had a couple questions.

Is the food OK? Are there oppotrunities to travel off base or does it depend on your unit/ command? I know the uniform code of military justice forbids it, but in reality is it possible to have "relations" with women, while stationed there (you don't have to use names)?

Thanks in advance

Answer:
1. Food: read my other posts on food.
2. You may travel off base if it is mission oriented or if you go on an MWR trip. The MWR trips are usually in places with heavy security and plus there will be armed people with you at all times.
3. Relations with women is forbidden in a warzone. Don't even think about it. Married couples aren't allowed to touch each other. Friendships are okay, and if you fall in love, the relationship can be carried on after deployment is over. However, you can write to your loved ones back home. Postage is free.

Deployment

Coffee is a Drug, I don't do Drugs

New BMET Crew

A lot has been going on here. We have been doing the "Left-Seat, Right-Seat". In other words, a turn-over for new people so the old people can train the new people. VIPs have been coming in and out, evaluations and awards are being passed out for old people, old people move out of the barracks, etc. It has been a hectic week for all.

First Medical Brigade sponsored a Dining In which is a formal dining session where there are a lot of rules that are easy to break. When a rule is broken, the violator is asked to drink from the "Grog" bowl. This grog bowl had the nastiest stuff such as entire bottles of hot sauce, a sock, etc. The first violators were people without their identification, Dogtags. Half of the room were not wearing their dogtags. The procedure before drinking from the Grog included doing four left faces and with each left face, render a salute. Take two more steps in front of the grog bowl, take a bow and drink a cup. Then, put the cup upside down on your head to see if you drank the entire cup. It was quite humorous and it was a good time to poke fun at people. Another obsurd rule included that you can't applaud until "Mr. President" applauds. The night was full of funny skits and shows which demonstrated lower enlisted making fun of their superiors and superiors making fun of their superiors. Real good time.