11 months to go

I've decided to post an entry on the 15th of each month. This is to maintain a constant stream of updates to this erstwhile dead blog, but most importantly, to mark the the fact that I'm one month closer to freedom. The 15th of December '06, you see, was the date I enlisted, and as you can see from the title of this post, I have 11 more months to go. Short, and yet too long. An entire year! My only consolation is that the previous month passed quickly enough. May all months pass as quickly, but let time stand still once I regain civilian status.

Today is also significant for another matter. I sail for India later in the afternoon, and I won't be back till the 31st, so don't try and contact me. To be precise I'll be heading for the Nicobar islands in the Andaman Sea, which belong to India, so I won't be setting foot on mainland India. Hopefully I won't get seasick. The thought of living with and seeing the same annoying people day after day is really a downer. Oh well, wish me bon voyage!