A Yohalan Reunion Show
I ditched work today to go visit at my old army unit, Yohalan at the Kyria base in Tel Aviv. Why would I do such a masochistic thing? Well... one of my friends from there, Yael, was finally released today and Ifelt obliged to be there on her glorious day of emancipation as she was for me.
I caught a bus to the Kyria at around 11:15am and was there by 11:30am. Got in without a hassle because Oren, Yohalan's head of office, took care of my entrance permit for me. The weather was chilly (or as the Brits put it "nippy") today, and there were some killer winds that kept us all frozen. All in all a good setting for the day, just as Yael wanted it. I then headed to Yohalan where I caught up with my old friends from there - Or Keren is an officer that will never be released (take my word for it, he'll be Chief of Staff one day) and has always amused me greatly. I always enjoyed talking to him, he's a good conversationer. He's also a smug little bastard, which makes him even more amusing. Maayan is an Academic that studied biology on the army's expense and now has to serve an absurd amount of 6 years to pay it back. She's back to being a student studying something completely different now heh. I missed her because she's always been awesome to me and I enjoyed talking to her too (in general I made more friendships with officers and academics than with regular soldiers).
Then there was Yael, the newly released, but we'll get to more about her later. Other than that there were: Moral, my replacement who has learned well from me, she fucks off home at 2pm every day and sits reading books all the time. Mietal who seemed to me like a right tosser at first but turned out a pretty decent girl who is fun to talk to. Helly, who made my life HELL at Yohalan and with whom I couldn't stop butting heads with. After I left I heard she still relished our very final arguement and instead of hitting me back with her frustration, she hit back the other soldiers with it (just because you signed up for extra time in the army and got an administrative position, doesn't make you God). When she saw me, she asked me if I missed her. My reply was "Yes, Helly, I was crying into my pillow every night screaming 'Helly, Helly, where are you?!'" She told me I was lovely, I rolled my eyes. I'm sorry Helly, I don't forgive when not asked forgiveness, and I never forget anyway. And I'm certainly not a hypocrite like you.
Then there was also Oren, the head of office for Yohalan, and the most retarded (and GAY) guy you'll ever meet. A typical conversation between him and me would go like this:
Me: "Oren, there are rumours you're gay"
Him: "YOU are the one SPREADING these rumours!"
Me: "I know. They exist nevertheless. So are you?"
Him: "Urgh!"
Hahahahaha....
Then there was also Shelly, an Academic who was meant to be released about 6 months ago and is still there, signing more and more simply because she's too afraid of the real world to be released even though she has an MA and can go make loads of money outside... She decided upon hearing my university plans to have a little career-advising chat with me. I declined, several times until I was finally able to shake her off.
Other than them, there was a handful of newbies that I didn't know because they all came after I was released, and two girls who were released but came to Yael's release party: Hadas who was released a month after me and Sivan who was released 2 weeks ago and was, as usual and typical, late to the party!
So it was a nice little reunion. Everyone and their mothers asked me what I'm doing with myself and what are my plans further. Some of the senior officers paid various degrees of attention to me: Liora greeted me, asked a few questions and was done with that, Yael (the officer) attempted to question me but I fucked off because I don't owe her nothing anymore. Zevic was mostly busy with his kid that was also there, Maggie only greeted me hello.
The actual party was pleasant. The officers stammered their way through pointless speeches and didn't really say anything of any significance, Madam Yohalan was unfortunately not there as she was ill, as I'm sure she would've pulled up a far superior speech, even if she could hardly remember Yael's name.
At the end of the party we all feasted on traditional Yemen food which was awesome and then I went off with Yael to do her "travels form", the one you do when entering and leaving a base, as a leaving form is always a happy occasion. We were joined by Sivan and Maayan for various parts of the form, and met up with my cousin Dor who now serves at the Kyria as a boss-driver for the military advocate general.
Now, for a bit about Yael. Yael is just as bitter as I was, and with that we instantly hit off and became friends. She is able to accept me with all of my crazy obsessions (Cookie, Coca Cola, crossword puzzles...), she actually LISTENS and REMEMBERS what she's told, and for the most part I tried to do the same for her. That's why it meant so much to me to come and be with her in this very important day of liberation. Because she was a good friend, and kept me mostly sane at Yohalan for the short time I spent there (roughly 4 months).
Other news in brief:
* I've seen the Twilight movie thrice now (over a 5 days period). Edward is just too darn irresistible. My sister saw it twice. She loved it this much. Hadar loved it so much she snatched the book from me to read. Efrat was literally dancing in her chair out of joy and enjoyed herself immensely. Edward wins at life, clearly.
* I've lost my bagrut diploma which forced me to go to my high school, get a copy of the diploma, go to freakin' Petah Tikvah to get it photocopied and stamped for 35 shekels by the ministry of education, and return it to the school. Unfortunately, I've met my old headmaster, David Heruti, on my second visit to Shavatz high. Ah, and the visit to Petah Tikva was less than pleasant...
* I've finished reading "Wicked" the book and am addicted to the soundtrack. I've also ordered and read "The Tales of Beedle The Bard" by JK Rowling, which was a lovely book, and am now reading "The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas", when I can find the time to.
I caught a bus to the Kyria at around 11:15am and was there by 11:30am. Got in without a hassle because Oren, Yohalan's head of office, took care of my entrance permit for me. The weather was chilly (or as the Brits put it "nippy") today, and there were some killer winds that kept us all frozen. All in all a good setting for the day, just as Yael wanted it. I then headed to Yohalan where I caught up with my old friends from there - Or Keren is an officer that will never be released (take my word for it, he'll be Chief of Staff one day) and has always amused me greatly. I always enjoyed talking to him, he's a good conversationer. He's also a smug little bastard, which makes him even more amusing. Maayan is an Academic that studied biology on the army's expense and now has to serve an absurd amount of 6 years to pay it back. She's back to being a student studying something completely different now heh. I missed her because she's always been awesome to me and I enjoyed talking to her too (in general I made more friendships with officers and academics than with regular soldiers).
Then there was Yael, the newly released, but we'll get to more about her later. Other than that there were: Moral, my replacement who has learned well from me, she fucks off home at 2pm every day and sits reading books all the time. Mietal who seemed to me like a right tosser at first but turned out a pretty decent girl who is fun to talk to. Helly, who made my life HELL at Yohalan and with whom I couldn't stop butting heads with. After I left I heard she still relished our very final arguement and instead of hitting me back with her frustration, she hit back the other soldiers with it (just because you signed up for extra time in the army and got an administrative position, doesn't make you God). When she saw me, she asked me if I missed her. My reply was "Yes, Helly, I was crying into my pillow every night screaming 'Helly, Helly, where are you?!'" She told me I was lovely, I rolled my eyes. I'm sorry Helly, I don't forgive when not asked forgiveness, and I never forget anyway. And I'm certainly not a hypocrite like you.
Then there was also Oren, the head of office for Yohalan, and the most retarded (and GAY) guy you'll ever meet. A typical conversation between him and me would go like this:
Me: "Oren, there are rumours you're gay"
Him: "YOU are the one SPREADING these rumours!"
Me: "I know. They exist nevertheless. So are you?"
Him: "Urgh!"
Hahahahaha....
Then there was also Shelly, an Academic who was meant to be released about 6 months ago and is still there, signing more and more simply because she's too afraid of the real world to be released even though she has an MA and can go make loads of money outside... She decided upon hearing my university plans to have a little career-advising chat with me. I declined, several times until I was finally able to shake her off.
Other than them, there was a handful of newbies that I didn't know because they all came after I was released, and two girls who were released but came to Yael's release party: Hadas who was released a month after me and Sivan who was released 2 weeks ago and was, as usual and typical, late to the party!
So it was a nice little reunion. Everyone and their mothers asked me what I'm doing with myself and what are my plans further. Some of the senior officers paid various degrees of attention to me: Liora greeted me, asked a few questions and was done with that, Yael (the officer) attempted to question me but I fucked off because I don't owe her nothing anymore. Zevic was mostly busy with his kid that was also there, Maggie only greeted me hello.
The actual party was pleasant. The officers stammered their way through pointless speeches and didn't really say anything of any significance, Madam Yohalan was unfortunately not there as she was ill, as I'm sure she would've pulled up a far superior speech, even if she could hardly remember Yael's name.
At the end of the party we all feasted on traditional Yemen food which was awesome and then I went off with Yael to do her "travels form", the one you do when entering and leaving a base, as a leaving form is always a happy occasion. We were joined by Sivan and Maayan for various parts of the form, and met up with my cousin Dor who now serves at the Kyria as a boss-driver for the military advocate general.
Now, for a bit about Yael. Yael is just as bitter as I was, and with that we instantly hit off and became friends. She is able to accept me with all of my crazy obsessions (Cookie, Coca Cola, crossword puzzles...), she actually LISTENS and REMEMBERS what she's told, and for the most part I tried to do the same for her. That's why it meant so much to me to come and be with her in this very important day of liberation. Because she was a good friend, and kept me mostly sane at Yohalan for the short time I spent there (roughly 4 months).
Other news in brief:
* I've seen the Twilight movie thrice now (over a 5 days period). Edward is just too darn irresistible. My sister saw it twice. She loved it this much. Hadar loved it so much she snatched the book from me to read. Efrat was literally dancing in her chair out of joy and enjoyed herself immensely. Edward wins at life, clearly.
* I've lost my bagrut diploma which forced me to go to my high school, get a copy of the diploma, go to freakin' Petah Tikvah to get it photocopied and stamped for 35 shekels by the ministry of education, and return it to the school. Unfortunately, I've met my old headmaster, David Heruti, on my second visit to Shavatz high. Ah, and the visit to Petah Tikva was less than pleasant...
* I've finished reading "Wicked" the book and am addicted to the soundtrack. I've also ordered and read "The Tales of Beedle The Bard" by JK Rowling, which was a lovely book, and am now reading "The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas", when I can find the time to.
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I kind of want to see Twilight, but I feel like I should read the books first. So we'll see, I expect I'll watch it some time but I don't think I'll bother seeing it at the cinema.
And eee I can't wait to get The Tales Of Beedle The Bard, but my birthday's coming up so I'm not allowed to buy anything until then! Haha. x
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