Navex Hor Lan, Blame Ghost!

Confession by Hoseibo
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This story of mine was during army training in a jungle in a certain neighbouring country.

Certain taboos are present whenever we go to nature, like mountain climbing etc. there should be no swearing of cuss words, pointing out weird things along our path in the jungle, anyhow spitting or peeing in the jungles. 

We were doing navigation in the jungle. I was the navigator. I’m confident in my navigation skills to bring us up the ridge of the knoll but during this navigation, I started from the start line up the trail towards the ridge line. As we went up to the ridge line, I discovered that I could not find the spot. We backtracked a few times back to the last known location and resumed navigation but could not find the ridge line. After discussing with my group, another person took over the navigation portion. We went back down to the last location and he navigated. We went back the same route I led them and then lo and behold, we got to the top of the ridge line we are supposed to go. I’m definitely befuddled why I couldn't find the way previously when my colleague took the same route as me had found the way. I did not ask him what he did but as I mentioned about taboos, I might have inadvertently spit or peed somewhere I should not have thus been unable to find the way up. 

I believe it could either be some things in the jungle that covered my eyes to the path such that I could not find the path. My colleague that brought us out was Malay and I suspect he knew why we could not get out and thus took over to navigate out that “obstacle”. 

​So bottom line, respect the jungles and don’t do stuff that might be offensive or disrespectful.

So bottom line, respect the jungles and don’t do stuff that might be offensive or disrespectful.​