I am a 21-year-old student from Singapore. While I was still doing National Service, I had a chance to experience military life in Taiwan. At first, my doubts about leaving home for two months were marked by fears of homesickness and a tough military stint in an unfamiliar country.
我是個廿一歲的新加坡學生，服役期間我曾有幸獲得一個到台灣體驗軍旅生活的機會，在得知這個消息後，我憂心忡忡：離家兩個月，思鄉之情也就罷了，還要在一個陌生的國度裡忍受嚴格軍紀的折磨，我的心中不免七上八下，忐忑不安。