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Black Hawk Down.

Just finished watching this show on 5.

Though this is the 2nd time i watched it. I felt a twinge of saddness when i watch this show.

Coz to me, this is one of the updated and realistic war movies .( Please don't say what hamburger hill etc coz those are vietnam/ww2 movies)

I remembered clearly what R4 told me the first time i watched this show.

*there is this scene when the soldiers were roping down a sea hawk.*

R4: This is my job.
San-d: Huh, you sure or not?
R4: Yup. this is what i do for a living. That is if singapore ever need to deploy us. *grin*
San-d: Don't bluff la * raise eyebrow*
R4: Up to you to believe. *shrugs his shoulders*
San-d: .........................*pretend to watch the show but actually wondering if he is talking rot (again)*

Come to think of it, this show has been release in 2001 and its been 3 years already since we watched in in feb 2002.

And after knowing him for sooooo long, i got to admit that he is not lying.

It is after knowing him and knowing the job that he do, i constantly tell myself not to take him for granted cos you'll never know when he'll be gone.

Just like the other time i was deployed to Aceh.

There was this scene in Black Hawk Down when 64 was hit by an anti tank missile and 2 soldiers tried to save the pilot. But in the end, they were outnumbered, killed , stoned, dragged to the open ground and striped and being trampled on by the somalians.

This scene keep running through my mind when i touch down in Aceh and whenever we pass by places with lots of civilians looking at us (eg. markets).

Hahhahahahaha.

Told R4 and he said i am Paranoid.

Am i paranoid?

Maybe.

But i always tell myself that it never hurts to be a bit more catious.