Pakistani warships
Once upon a time the warship anchored in the city of Lhokseumawe, when I went to the beach I was very surprised to see it. What is this? why a warship could be anchored to a city that has nothing to do with a military base. I thought this would be a major disaster, how not at that time Aceh Province had just been hit by armed conflict between the government and the rebels.

I was very small then, still not understanding what exactly the purpose and purpose of a navy warship was near a city. At that time I was still around 15 or 16 years old and still sitting in junior high school. Of course it was a huge fear for the children of that age when looking at a ship equipped with a very large arsenal.

I can not imagine if two bullets were fired into the occupied city it would all be flattened to the ground, especially then everyone was still traumatized by the bloody conflict that had plagued thousands of lives over the years. Which when it was just agreed peace between the government and the rebels to end the prolonged conflict.

The next day I went to the market to help my parents to sell there, after half a day I sat guarded I was surprised by the arrival of strangers strapping and wearing a light blue uniform. Apparently they are the crew of the warships that are docked there, but among them no one to take any weapons, just walking around enjoying the city atmosphere alone.

Then there are some people stop by to where my parents sell. They started bargaining some prices of goods there by using arabic and english language. Instantly my father was so shocked, because he did not understand at all with the language they speak. But no loss of reason, my father began to speak using sign language and took a calculator to show the price of the items they were asking.

Very funny when I remember it, how they transact with only a mute language and a calculator. It turns out they are a pakistan navy anchored for a moment, even now I do not know their intentions and goals anchored there.

It turns out that the thing I feared yesterday even became a blessing for my family, because with the arrival of their parent's merchandise I became a bestseller. That's the story of my experience with a ship, it's unexpected.

Thank you for the contest @xpilar
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