no story is not worth listening to.

it's funny how when guys meet up after a long time, one of the things we often talk about(almost inevitably, intended or not) is army. during meetups with friends, i often hear stories of them having a swell time eating huge, oversized fried chicken cutlets, running over kangaroos by accident at night and watching reptile shows. and with all forms of enjoyment, comes hell beforehand(but i guess we could have another meetup to discuss the less pleasant details of overseas deployments and excercises). but i guess the fun part for me, is listening to all these stories, rather than telling stories of my own. well, for starters, i have none. and secondly, the stories are usually exciting! and finally(and most importantly), it's good to know that your friends are having fun during this period of 1 year & 10months/ 2 years that most would label as "a waste of time".

also, i guess, in a weird and funny way that i cannot explain, listening to these stories helps lighten the burden of the 2 years. it kind of reminds me that despite us always complaining about the badass things that we've been through in our tour of service, there is always a "silver lining" and i guess, a fair share of good times(although most would argue that the good times are smaller in magnitude than the bad times; but nonetheless, still existent). and so nowadays, when i'm having a bad day, i think of all the stories that friends share with me, and for the rest of the day, the sky doesn't seem so grey anymore.