From my experience a decade ago while during early teens, went
to the embassy in singapore to do visa to go to states with my
friend. The outer guardhouse the one beside the main road is manned
by local singaporean guards or employees. they just conduct normal
checking ur bags then u go thru the sensor. Walk a bit up the slope
to the inner guardhouse. This one quite scary especially for a dude
of my age. Inside all huge beefy, men in black type dudes. All US
personnel, most of them i saw were Bruthas. But they didnt wear
suits cos friday so wear polo tee i spose. All armed with side
holster. They ask u go thru the sensor, empty everything out then
use the handheld paddle over u. Then go forward so that another guy
can pat u down. Imagine shortie speckie me being patted down by NFL
size linebackers. Think if one of them chokeslam me at that time
siow liao no chance ever for me to engage targets with my 'personal
matador' hehe. Anyways after clearing it go to main foyer. They
have the ubiquitous embassy marines in their famous peak cap, dress
blue pants with red piping and khaki shirt and armed with side
holsters too guarding the place. Saw a pair patrolling. Then have a
few leatherneck inside this bulletproof glass booths usually in
front of hallway leading to other wings of the place. Some hallways
dont have. But now thinking back quite sober experience especially
after watching bourne identity i think. Oh yeah and when ur
standing on the main road boy it really looks a hell like a
fortress lol. Aus high commission on the right, its on the left,
cant imagine an infantry company assaulting it without air
support.
