whats sandflies and "commando mosquitoes" ?

last SG · 2004-03-06T22:34:29+00:00

Hmm... how unlucky of all those who went through JCC then. From navigation to seven knolls to Mt. Biang. There's only one or two bites.

NathanG5 SG

Originally posted by CX:

leeches? Sg where got? i trudge around tekong, LCK and lower mandai also never kena before...

u really wanna get up close and personal with leeches, wait until u go Lancer lah... sure good fren with them one...

tip: [b]DO NOT pull them off! its farking painful and bloody... burn them off. its more effective.

but sandflies and cdo mozzies are the norm lah... i only kena sandflies in tekong... very heng... mainland never kena before...

but cdo mozzies are freaking everywhere!!! u harbouring quietly in one corner, they come buzzing all over u like nobody's business! wah lau eh! si beh tu lan... cannot even rest for 5 mins man!

one solution is to smoke them out... but kena caught sure kena fark one cos fire very non-tactical. a more discreet solution is to splosh that noxious insect repellent they issue u onto your helmet and around your face and ears... don't bother with mosquito coil... they don't work in the open unless u wanna celebrate deepavali out field...

it helps if u rub some on your neck, sleeves and collar as well... u never know... when u sweat, your clothes sticks to your skin and they can sting through your no. 4...

and of course, if u need to pang sai, apply some on your butt or u won't be able to walk without scratching later... they come very fast and aggressively. imagine: your behind will be covered by your SBO when're on the move... u won't be able to reach back and scratch easily...

the insect repellent issued is slimy and slightly poisonous, but if u don't put it on the exposed part of your body, i bet your girlfriend won't touch u when u book out... and if u got no gf, confirm no need to buaya already... u'll look like a leper...

ultimately, its all about taking care of yourself while out field... being garang isn't the same as being stupid and sloppy.
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???pain??
ive been to Msia for trekking regularly...so leeches very common to me..
leeches dun cos pain..unless u try to pull it out with its mouth still attach to..wat we do we use lighter n ciggy to burn it..n it will drop..
there are some other way also..cant remember..

well..as they say cant find leeches in Singapore..be prepared when u go oversea..

ah san SG

damn sandfiles...got bitten in aussie and took almost a yr for the scars to heal!!!!!!!!! and i was wearing gloves!!!!! Twisted Evil

wuming78 SG

a year? abit kua zhang rite? u scratch until got scar isit?

Parka SG

each has their special poison. Get bitten by a blood sucker(fly look a like insect) on your finger and your finger will x2 in size.

wuming78 SG

blood sucker?!? Laughing

ah san SG

at 1st dunno kanna bite mah tot itchy so scratch like nobody's biz after tat got scars loh somemore got sensitive skin......was the joke and exhibit for the whole company Crying or Very sad

Parka SG

should be...called that. Forgot the technical term for that fly lookalike thing already

Groovee SG

i saw one mean bugger in sarimbun before.. its about 4cm in length, orange-y in color. a few of my friends got stung, major swelling sia and sibei painful.

anyone seen something similar Question

CX SG

in australia i think that the even bigger, more scary problem is ticks... those little scums... they stick to your skin and stay there while sucking your blood and everything... u actually gotta pluck them out with a pair of pincers...

its not particularly painful or itchy, but thats the problem! u won't know its there and all the while, its making a buffet of your body!

wuming78 SG

ticks and leeches can oso bite through our no. 4?

jacobs SG

Arh..... leeches.... i didn't encounter any of them during my days at brunei. If you don't have a lighter, use vinegar, a few drops and the leech should drop off.

During my Ex. Lancer, in the navigation ex., i was stung by a yellow hairy caterpillar. I was brushing some leaves away when i got stung on my right wrist when i though it was some thorns that got me. Holding my hand in that position, i turned around to see no thorns but upon a closer inspection, i see the caterpillar. My right hand starts to swell as the days goes by, the swell was from my fingertips to near my elbow. I had the biggest right fist in my coy at that time. A friend of mine got a swollen ear, he was called "shun feng er" for that period of time.

Something to add, i was bitten by fireants too. It feels like a sharp pain kind of burn. The pain will stay for sometime making me thinking that it's still biting but it wasn't.

Glad singapore don't have fireants.

Silenthunter SG

he not kua zhang.....aussie sandfiles are real power.... my took 1 year to heal too....I was wearing gloves too..... Crying or Very sad

so ex.wallaby troops, bring your insect repelant pls...

NathanG5 SG

not sure abt ticks..but ground leeches can find its way thru..even if u gutters your pants..i was wearing a jean tack into my boots...my whole legs was full of my blood when i reach my campsite..2 of them still enjoying their meal on my legs..

Shotgun SG

Hahaha. Used to take the repellent, squeeze onto tissue paper, roll it and smolder it to make it work like a mosquito coil. Works pretty okay...

Hate the mozzies, esp when they are like buzzing around when we are lying in wait. Prone down waiting for ppl to come, end up swatting mozzies. Camou scarves does WONDERS. Esp if u know how to use it. Cover it over ur face, ears to make it like a curtain around ur face. U still can see, but others can't see u. Imp[roves ur concealment and keeps mozzies from ur face basically.

wuming78 SG

except its veri hot Wink

I-like-flings(m) SG

no that hot lah.. just that…. can keep wen zi away only. but not the sound.. buzzzzzzzzzz.. buzzzzzzzz… buzzzzz… how to sleep like that… wah lau….. hahaha want to keng also hard man

I-like-flings(m) SG

s.h.i.t lagging… double post… haha

wuming78 SG

last time at lancer realli is bo bian. haf to cover the whole face wif to sleep at nite. even den wont be able to shut off the noise. learnt to sleep wif it eventually..

jacobs SG

I was bitten by sandflies during one night. But as for mosquitoes, seems to be of non-existence in brunei except for a few bites.

Unsung_Hero SG

Tatical remedy to remove leeches is just to rub salt on them, and they will release. Not sure who carries vinegar.

Have been bitten by ticks and a type of flea in Singapore, they usually are around where there are mammals like cats and dogs.

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