Time is an interesting thing. Human beings are the only creatures on ths earth who see the need to measure the time it takes for the sun to rise, set and rise again and then set specific routines, depending on where the sun is.
But on to my point. Our time in the Defence Forces is very exactly measured and planned. We have a very strict routine right down to the minute we have our meals and when we go to bed. I mean, we even have a very specific time for our battery to eat in the cafeteria before the next batallion marches in, and it's 15 minutes. 15 minutes after 120 men march in for lunch, another 120 men march into a cafeteria that I doubt accommodates 200 at a time. No pressure.
The interesting part, however, is not that we have to do at what time and in how much time, but rather what we do when we DON'T have some deadline to make. Free time. The time when we can pull out our electronics and chat with friends and family (or blog, for those who don't have enough friends or family to chat with). At times it can't even be considered close to being sufficient, and at other times, it feels as though there's so much of it that you might as well sleep for a few hours and still sit picking your nose in boredom.
So what do we do with the free time? Well, that depends on the day. On a lovely weekday, we are luckyto get half an hour of free time. Not much blogging to do there. Maybe a quick blog on what happened yesterday? Or perhaps a call to the girlfriend who misses her other half like crazy. On weekends? Oh, dear. I don't know. Sit on the stool by the bed and wish we could sleep on the bed (No sleeping on the bed during the day. AT ALL). Sit by the table, listening to some music or audio book and solve 20 or so sudokus or crossword puzzles. Run a lap or five around the perimeter, after all heaven knows we don't run enough. Work out (we don't do enough of that either, apparently). Blog (Where do you think the long posts come from? Magic?). Still not your cup of tea? Oh, well. For those who don't like any of the afore mentioned, there's always the friendly neighbourhood café, "Sõdurikodu", or "SK" for short. Filled with food, TVs, two XBox 360 game consoles, a handful of computers, a pool table, table football, guitars, and a drum-set (which are currently annoyingly disrupting my concentration as I type. :P ). All in all, not a bad set up. Ah, yes. We have saunas too.
Join us! We have Saunas and Stuff!
But on to my point. Our time in the Defence Forces is very exactly measured and planned. We have a very strict routine right down to the minute we have our meals and when we go to bed. I mean, we even have a very specific time for our battery to eat in the cafeteria before the next batallion marches in, and it's 15 minutes. 15 minutes after 120 men march in for lunch, another 120 men march into a cafeteria that I doubt accommodates 200 at a time. No pressure.
The interesting part, however, is not that we have to do at what time and in how much time, but rather what we do when we DON'T have some deadline to make. Free time. The time when we can pull out our electronics and chat with friends and family (or blog, for those who don't have enough friends or family to chat with). At times it can't even be considered close to being sufficient, and at other times, it feels as though there's so much of it that you might as well sleep for a few hours and still sit picking your nose in boredom.
So what do we do with the free time? Well, that depends on the day. On a lovely weekday, we are luckyto get half an hour of free time. Not much blogging to do there. Maybe a quick blog on what happened yesterday? Or perhaps a call to the girlfriend who misses her other half like crazy. On weekends? Oh, dear. I don't know. Sit on the stool by the bed and wish we could sleep on the bed (No sleeping on the bed during the day. AT ALL). Sit by the table, listening to some music or audio book and solve 20 or so sudokus or crossword puzzles. Run a lap or five around the perimeter, after all heaven knows we don't run enough. Work out (we don't do enough of that either, apparently). Blog (Where do you think the long posts come from? Magic?). Still not your cup of tea? Oh, well. For those who don't like any of the afore mentioned, there's always the friendly neighbourhood café, "Sõdurikodu", or "SK" for short. Filled with food, TVs, two XBox 360 game consoles, a handful of computers, a pool table, table football, guitars, and a drum-set (which are currently annoyingly disrupting my concentration as I type. :P ). All in all, not a bad set up. Ah, yes. We have saunas too.
Join us! We have Saunas and Stuff!
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