SCENE 1
[Enters stage left, Chao Shun, stands at the middle of the stage with the back facing the audience]
[Spot light shines on him]
[Turns to the front slowly]
[Audience gasps]
Chao Shun: And so, [glances from left to right], there goes another week for me. Another week of [clears throats] torture. Alright, perhaps not that intense yet. But I'm glad I survived it again. [heaves a heavy sigh of relief] Life still goes on right? Face it, I'm in the army, I have no choice but to get along with things. So you, [points towards the audience at a particular middle-aged man] yeah that's right, you, how did you survive the army?
Middle-aged man: Just suck thumb.
Roars of laughter across the audience.
Chao Shun: [smiles] Very true indeed.
[Flashback]
SCENE 2 - 6th day of Fieldcamp during BMT
[center of stage, soldiers digging hard]
Chao Shun: Wah man, so shagged. Can't believe we are doing this!
Soldier #1: Yeah man, now I really salute those Banglah workers. Damn!
Soldier #2: Chao Shun, how come your shellscrape so many flies? Must have been a shit-hole previously! [laughs out loud]
Nightfalls...
Soldier #3: Wild boar alert!!!
Sounds of frenzy everywhere. Soldiers freeze.
Chao Shun: [whispers loudly to Soldier #2] Look! It's over there! It's so gawd damn big!
Fast forward...
SCENE 3 - Hilltop ARTY training
Sergeant Major: Alpha Battery, action front!
Troops echo "Action front!"
[audience watches as soldiers perspired under the hot sun and went around deploying the ARTY gun. In a matter of minutes.]
SCENE 4 - Back to monologue
Chao Shun: What else can I say? This kind of life sucks.
[stage light dims][curtain closes]
You can no longer see me, can you?
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