Operation PHC is over

Operation PHC "Precious Human Cargo" comes to a successful end today when we send the PHC off at Dallas Fort Worth Airport. I almost wanna jump up and cheer! It was a tiring two days of driving and escorting the 2 PHC. It all started out 6am early yesterday morning on a 4 hours drive to Houston by two drivers generation apart, one old and one young man. After picking up the two PHC, we proceeded 3 hours to San Marcos Factory Outlet to equip them with COACH and NIKE. Next another 1 hour drive to Salt Lick BBQ for "refueling" and finally 3 hours escort mission back to Dallas. By the time we kept the two PHC in the storage of Comfort Inn, its was almost 1.00am the next day.

Today the escort mission starts at 10 but the young driver have to wake up at 9am with just a borderline 6 hours of sleep. Proceeded on escort mission to send the 2 PHC back to base for the viewing and listening pleasure of our fellow comrades before bringing the PHC for lunch with senior ranking members, equipping at Grapevine shopping mall and finally transfer them to the safety of DFW airport.

Well, I'm glad its all over with this escort mission and finally life is back to normal. Its a dangerous escort mission in my opinion because of the long distance and period of driving and even with 2 drivers, the load is HUGE. Lets not forget to mention the drivers not only have to concentrate on the driving but also ensure the 2 PHC are not utterly board when their "broadcast" system is online. It was a peaceful but sleepy moment when the "broadcast" system is offline. Of course the driver must not be asleep but at times he almost forgot if he was driving or dreaming.

Such long driving hours. Didn't the world come equipped with Aviation? I believe we could actually plan for Operation PHC mission using the Chinook helicopters. Instead of 4 hours it will be 1 hour. Killing two bird with one stone....the pilot can practice a medium route navigation and also Precious Human Cargo escort mission!

Back to my regular work...lots of stuff the settle and closure to be made before I head back to Singapore. So much so that I wish I get another 3 months extension just to do a good handing over of my primary, secondary and tertiary appointment to the new guys. Otherwise I only got less than a week to do so when they arrive in base. Its gonna be a rush rush handing over. Its not fair to me and not fair to the new guys taking over my appointments. Some kind of manpower planning this is... They should have let the guys come at less 2 to 3 weeks earlier for a proper handing over, not in the last minute like now.

Back to my dog shed in Coppell , I am only half way through packing my shipment boxes destine for Singapore. Got my day off this Friday for the torture and slavery I went through for the past 2 days so gonna make use of this opportunity to pack as much stuff as possible. Boxes shipping out on the 23rd of May and I will be moving to the Hotel on the 28th.

Recently been really confuse whether I wanna stay on in the Empire or defect after my contract ends. It seems that I am at a crossroad now and decision have to be made as soon as possible. The light at the end of the tunnel still seems diffused to me...