http://fybix.com/2006/05/25/aqua/ Techy, Linux, Ping Pong, Okinawa, Marine, Photography, SEO, Christopher Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:40:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://fybix.com/2006/05/25/aqua/#comment-3960 Iraq ‘n Traumatic Stress at fybix.net …it could be worse… Fri, 18 Aug 2006 09:25:37 +0000 http://fybix.net/2006/05/25/aqua/#comment-3960 [...] I first was faced with the issue when I first came back to Okinawa. Just another normal day, and we were on a field trip to Expo Park, or the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium. We were waiting by the gym to get picked up my the SMP bus and the environment was relaxed. I was eating something and I went to the trash to throw out the wrapper when I stopped dead in my tracks and noticed something about the trash can. There were these wires hanging out the side. One red and the other blue and they went out and came around, then back into the trash can. I froze and couldn’t move; my heart pumping fast and I could feel my body heat up to make a move, but quickly get cold because I was too frighten to make a move. The first thing that went through my mind was, “Oh shit, IED!” Just as quickly as it came, it went away and with a snap, I returned to present time. I looked around to see if anyone else noticed, but everyone else was busy. I turned back to the trash can and threw away my trash….slowly and carefuly. I couldn’t belive how scared I was of something like that when I am no where near Iraq. I, no shit, thought I was done for. I expected a blast to happen, but nothing. Gosh, that took a toll on me mentaly. I was quite uneasy until the bus arrived and I loaded up and listen’d to my buddy’s iPod. [...] [...] I first was faced with the issue when I first came back to Okinawa. Just another normal day, and we were on a field trip to Expo Park, or the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium. We were waiting by the gym to get picked up my the SMP bus and the environment was relaxed. I was eating something and I went to the trash to throw out the wrapper when I stopped dead in my tracks and noticed something about the trash can. There were these wires hanging out the side. One red and the other blue and they went out and came around, then back into the trash can. I froze and couldn’t move; my heart pumping fast and I could feel my body heat up to make a move, but quickly get cold because I was too frighten to make a move. The first thing that went through my mind was, “Oh shit, IED!” Just as quickly as it came, it went away and with a snap, I returned to present time. I looked around to see if anyone else noticed, but everyone else was busy. I turned back to the trash can and threw away my trash….slowly and carefuly. I couldn’t belive how scared I was of something like that when I am no where near Iraq. I, no shit, thought I was done for. I expected a blast to happen, but nothing. Gosh, that took a toll on me mentaly. I was quite uneasy until the bus arrived and I loaded up and listen’d to my buddy’s iPod. [...]

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