I was waiting today to have another stage of the biometrics done by the US military so that I can get a full pass for the base. The first part involves lots of filling in forms, having fingerprints taken electronically, having retina scans taken and also digital photos. The second part today was more forms followed by an interview. Tomorrow I have to go for more photos and fingerprints and then hopefully I should get my pass a few days later.
It is unbelievable what you have to go through really and I still won't get the same privileges as the US soldiers get like use of the DEFACs (Dining Facilities), Gym and PX (Large American shop selling everything). I will have the pleasure of knowing that the US government hold data and personal info on insignificant me :) and can track my movements for all time from this point onwards.
Anyway, the real point of this blog update was this. While sitting there waiting for my interview I heard meows and saw a cat. I have seen notices around the camp telling people not to feed feral cats because they might have rabies and feeding them just makes them come back. The cat I saw was only young, apparently a baby not too long ago judging by what I overheard. I was happy to watch it go about its business as long as it stayed away from me, but the US army soldiers nearby decided it was more fun to throw stones at it.
It is unbelievable what you have to go through really and I still won't get the same privileges as the US soldiers get like use of the DEFACs (Dining Facilities), Gym and PX (Large American shop selling everything). I will have the pleasure of knowing that the US government hold data and personal info on insignificant me :) and can track my movements for all time from this point onwards.
Anyway, the real point of this blog update was this. While sitting there waiting for my interview I heard meows and saw a cat. I have seen notices around the camp telling people not to feed feral cats because they might have rabies and feeding them just makes them come back. The cat I saw was only young, apparently a baby not too long ago judging by what I overheard. I was happy to watch it go about its business as long as it stayed away from me, but the US army soldiers nearby decided it was more fun to throw stones at it.
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