The Visit to the Air House Open House

My peers and I went to the air force open house on Saturday; it was a worthwhile trip.
The first thing I want to mention is that I had underestimated the enthusiasm people possessed for this event. Once we exited the Hou Gang MRT station, the queue for the free shuttle bus to the air force base overwhelmed me with its length. People were really disposed to anticipate in the unusual event and take a close look at those mysterious air crafts. The sight of the “endless” queue prepared me for the massive crowd I would witness. By the way, I perceived that the free admission and transformation contribute to the large number of the visitors as well. (Personally, I doubt that whether I would have visited the open house if it charged for admission.)
After the security check, we enter into the air force base. The friendliness showed soldiers serving as receptionists quite contrasted with the stereotype I had towards soldiers, while the solemness displayed by those who armed with rifles was more natural to me.
It was amazing that I could see those fighters at such a short distance and that visitors could sit in some of them. The complicate structures, the various missiles carried by the fighter, and the complex dashboard revealed silently how powerful these military aircrafts could be. It always curious that those fighters were designed for killing and threatening, yet visitors, children especially, took pictures with them cheerfully.
The power these machines possessed was unlocked a bit during the aerial display. The motion together with the overwhelming sound shocked me profoundly. For the first time in my life I perceived that the light travels faster than the sound. Due to the high speed of the jet, I could clearly sensed that the sound did not synchronized with the sight – it fell behind. It also occurred to me that how horrible a war would be with all the swiftness, accuracy, and strength generated by technology.
It quite pathetic that only with machinery designed for destruction, could peace be preserved.
I would like to end with some interesting I witnessed: the number of people lined up for snacks exceeded the number of those who queued for sitting in fighters and instead of one of the exhibition halls, the most crowded hall was the dining hall – Food Village.