When I was in Sai Yok camp in end March 2001. the temperature
daily was 42degC at 11am. Between 1-4pm, the temperature rised till
almost 45degC. Buay tahan, one day can finished 6 bottles of those
1 litre mineral water bought from the canteen and managed to pee no
more than times a day as the body fluid dehydrated.
While in camp doing nothing for the 1st 5-6 days as I'm umpire,
everyone can shower at least 5 times. However, the temperature at
night did not drop much, still the same kind of weather as in
SGP.
But it was quite a memorable trip esp those mobile canteen and
children carrying bags of cold drinks to sell while the troops were
flanking up the knoll.
Not much temperature drop at night? I was really shivering very,
very badly out in the open leh! I still have a photo of myself
shivering in my Goretex jacket while crouching over a small fire at
about 5 am in the morning.
But then again.... I guess maybe I was there at a different time
of the year.
