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Sunday, February 25, 2007
Sigh
The last week was only 3 full days long + the 4 hours after book in on tuesday + the 13 hours before book out on Saturday, but this week seemed so long! And not only to me, but also to several of my section.
We're less than 20 days to passing out, but it still seems so long. And that said, if I'm feeling like that now, I don't think I can survive command school.
But then again, it could be just because I'm suffering from pre-book-in-blues again.
Well, this week went well in the sense that my grenade worked as it was designed to do, and I did NOT in fact cause any serious incident heheh (other than dropping my half empty bowl of soup during lunch just before book out). The toilet has been behaving quite well too other than cubicle two which stumped even the sergeant-major, so we're quite vindicated heheh.
The other highlight of the week was that somehow through my experience with St. John, I got chosen to be part of the company's drill competition squad -_-"' Though unlike the 4 / 5-man St. John team, this one is a 48-man contingent. Although some of us may not get to take parrt in the actual thing, I guess being considered one of the top 25% of the best footdrill-ers in the company is something. And if we win, then we'll get some prize, but more importantly, we'll get to perform during passing out haha... So that is some incentive.
On the flip side, it means that we're going to be drilled like mad for the next few weeks, and our spare time will get eaten up, and its probably going to be quite physically painful. Oh yes... And we'll have to prepare our uniform like we used to in SJ. Although instead of starching, this time is mainly ironing (which wasn'treally needed in SJ since that synthetic material which our uniforms were made of didn't crease anyway).
Anyway coming up is our actual IPPT, and our next route march so I hope I don't die. Also there's some OC's Parade thing where our uniforms will get inspected n we'll probably be killed for all the little mistakes like a little crease here, a little crumple there, a loose thread and what not.
Of course, rumours abound about our A-level results coming out this friday. This is compounded by the fact that next week our book out is on friday! But I shall look forward to the book out and try not to think about results =/ Although people keep telling me I'll do decently, but I keep thinking somehow about how the last few times I've received the results of national exams there's always been one subject which I was expecting to do well in and I didn't.
Though yar that was ALWAYS chinese. I just hope it doesn't happen to my GP!!
Ahh well... Anyway shall stop thinking about stuff.. Cheerio for now
The last week was only 3 full days long + the 4 hours after book in on tuesday + the 13 hours before book out on Saturday, but this week seemed so long! And not only to me, but also to several of my section.
We're less than 20 days to passing out, but it still seems so long. And that said, if I'm feeling like that now, I don't think I can survive command school.
But then again, it could be just because I'm suffering from pre-book-in-blues again.
Well, this week went well in the sense that my grenade worked as it was designed to do, and I did NOT in fact cause any serious incident heheh (other than dropping my half empty bowl of soup during lunch just before book out). The toilet has been behaving quite well too other than cubicle two which stumped even the sergeant-major, so we're quite vindicated heheh.
The other highlight of the week was that somehow through my experience with St. John, I got chosen to be part of the company's drill competition squad -_-"' Though unlike the 4 / 5-man St. John team, this one is a 48-man contingent. Although some of us may not get to take parrt in the actual thing, I guess being considered one of the top 25% of the best footdrill-ers in the company is something. And if we win, then we'll get some prize, but more importantly, we'll get to perform during passing out haha... So that is some incentive.
On the flip side, it means that we're going to be drilled like mad for the next few weeks, and our spare time will get eaten up, and its probably going to be quite physically painful. Oh yes... And we'll have to prepare our uniform like we used to in SJ. Although instead of starching, this time is mainly ironing (which wasn'treally needed in SJ since that synthetic material which our uniforms were made of didn't crease anyway).
Anyway coming up is our actual IPPT, and our next route march so I hope I don't die. Also there's some OC's Parade thing where our uniforms will get inspected n we'll probably be killed for all the little mistakes like a little crease here, a little crumple there, a loose thread and what not.
Of course, rumours abound about our A-level results coming out this friday. This is compounded by the fact that next week our book out is on friday! But I shall look forward to the book out and try not to think about results =/ Although people keep telling me I'll do decently, but I keep thinking somehow about how the last few times I've received the results of national exams there's always been one subject which I was expecting to do well in and I didn't.
Though yar that was ALWAYS chinese. I just hope it doesn't happen to my GP!!
Ahh well... Anyway shall stop thinking about stuff.. Cheerio for now
~JcZw~ at 3:02 pm
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Just realised the last post was my 300th post haha.... the 201st to 300th post really crawled by... but, by the time I reach my 400th to 450th post, my NS will be done haha I hope...
Had a funny realization.... My favourite songs are all sad love songs (oh, n they're all oldies too)... They include:
1. Silence is Golden (Tremeloes)
2. All I Have to do is Dream (The Everly Brothers)
3. Cherish (The Association)
4. Listen to the Rhythm of the Falling Rain (Cascades)
5. Fall in love with you (Cliff Richard)
6. I Still Miss Someone / Ring of Fire (Johnny Cash)
and so on, and they all follow the same recurring theme... Maybe all these sort of songs must have the same rough kinda music which is why I like them... And maybe its because I'm listening to such songs that I have very paranoid attitude whenever I start thinking about stuff regarding a relationship in the distant future (definitely after NS anyway...)
Anyway, its time for me to book in so I have to push off now otherwise I'll be charged for AWOL. Printed a few more photos to look at in my free time if any.. haha....
This CNY... has been different from the rest.... Maybe cos I keep counting down the hours I have left subconsciously.... But nevertheless its still been a certain measure of fun =) Especially eating, and the various outings haha...
Righto good bye! And hope I don't maim anyone this week =/
Had a funny realization.... My favourite songs are all sad love songs (oh, n they're all oldies too)... They include:
1. Silence is Golden (Tremeloes)
2. All I Have to do is Dream (The Everly Brothers)
3. Cherish (The Association)
4. Listen to the Rhythm of the Falling Rain (Cascades)
5. Fall in love with you (Cliff Richard)
6. I Still Miss Someone / Ring of Fire (Johnny Cash)
and so on, and they all follow the same recurring theme... Maybe all these sort of songs must have the same rough kinda music which is why I like them... And maybe its because I'm listening to such songs that I have very paranoid attitude whenever I start thinking about stuff regarding a relationship in the distant future (definitely after NS anyway...)
Anyway, its time for me to book in so I have to push off now otherwise I'll be charged for AWOL. Printed a few more photos to look at in my free time if any.. haha....
This CNY... has been different from the rest.... Maybe cos I keep counting down the hours I have left subconsciously.... But nevertheless its still been a certain measure of fun =) Especially eating, and the various outings haha...
Righto good bye! And hope I don't maim anyone this week =/
~JcZw~ at 5:06 pm
Monday, February 19, 2007
Hoho. I accomplished my goal of cycling to Changi Village at last... Although it wasn't as nice as it could have been cos I was on my own, but still, it was quite fun.... Though I had to cycle past the SAF ferry terminal, which is presently one of my least favourite spots in Singapore.
Or at least, one of my least favourite spots on Sunday nights. It's my favouritest spot on Saturday afternoons =Pp
But didn't try the fruit juice as recommended by Liling cos the market was seriously crowded (there seemed to be some cycling event going on that day), and there was no one to take care of my bike while going in. Am still paranoid about my bike getting stolen (see january 2005 heheh), so settled for a bottle of H-two-O from 7-11.
Anyway, without doubt, the most often heard sentence this Chinese New Year (with the exception of the usual "happy new year" "gong xi fa cai" etcetc) is, "wah you're in NS already!", "wah, your son is in NS already" and etcetc. and my head has gotten rubbed a lot...
Realised that my relatives seem to live in places which hold a lot of memories and emotions for me. One lived near Yio Chu Kang n to get there we had to sort of re-trace the path which ChuaH and I walked on the 5th of January (though now that I think back, that was really a walk in a park compared to route march... still, it was an enormously fun experience =D), past Lorong Chuan and along Yio Chu Kang Road n also past the houses of several friends. Also, we went past Serangoon Stadium, in which the St. John AGI was held in 2001, when I was a mere cadet, and another time in 2005, when I was a newly-promoted SNCO and flag orderly for Zone 2 haha.
Another relative lived along Loyang Avenue, along which I cycled on the way back from Changi Village (and along which, according to my parents, a lot of fatal accidents take place. Whoops), and along which the bus always travels during book in / out!! ahhH!H! haha.... never mind though.
But CNY, of course, had been a time of relaxation and eating a lot. The last year seems to have past so fast, n I was complaining about eating a lot of chocolate and oranges, and my classmates were telling me not to worry since I wouldn't have to run during cross-country anyway haha...
I had another weird dream last night... that for A-levels I got
Maths: A
Bio: B!!!!!!!!!! AHHH!
Chem: B
Physics: C
GP:B3
and so couldn't get into medicine. My goodness. Anyway, apparently more than one person has said that As will be out on March 2nd. This includes people from my class, from St. John and from fencing, so... hmmm.... maybe there's some truth there... =/ Scared man!! But as Enjie and Nelson said, no point worrying cos its already done.. Still, it makes my skin crawlllll....
Anyway.... am having a lot of confused thoughts about army, and what it would be like to actually "defend Singapore in times of war" like they keep saying... Think the National Education lectures are going to my head... Man, I shouldn't think about such stuff.... But its so unreal... During training they talk about "the enemy" and teach us movement tactics, shooting, n this week is grenade and in the future there will be bayonet n etc, but to actually kill a person? Isn't that something you can't really train for? Aiyar dunno lar.... Its a very difficult topic to write about, but not very good to keep bottled out which is why I'm spilling it incoherently here...
Oh well, anyway we are left with.... 3 weeks and 3 days to POP! 15 more days of cleaning the toilet and what not... then we'll see what the future holds =) Shall enjoy my last 24 hours out of camp haha
Or at least, one of my least favourite spots on Sunday nights. It's my favouritest spot on Saturday afternoons =Pp
But didn't try the fruit juice as recommended by Liling cos the market was seriously crowded (there seemed to be some cycling event going on that day), and there was no one to take care of my bike while going in. Am still paranoid about my bike getting stolen (see january 2005 heheh), so settled for a bottle of H-two-O from 7-11.
Anyway, without doubt, the most often heard sentence this Chinese New Year (with the exception of the usual "happy new year" "gong xi fa cai" etcetc) is, "wah you're in NS already!", "wah, your son is in NS already" and etcetc. and my head has gotten rubbed a lot...
Realised that my relatives seem to live in places which hold a lot of memories and emotions for me. One lived near Yio Chu Kang n to get there we had to sort of re-trace the path which ChuaH and I walked on the 5th of January (though now that I think back, that was really a walk in a park compared to route march... still, it was an enormously fun experience =D), past Lorong Chuan and along Yio Chu Kang Road n also past the houses of several friends. Also, we went past Serangoon Stadium, in which the St. John AGI was held in 2001, when I was a mere cadet, and another time in 2005, when I was a newly-promoted SNCO and flag orderly for Zone 2 haha.
Another relative lived along Loyang Avenue, along which I cycled on the way back from Changi Village (and along which, according to my parents, a lot of fatal accidents take place. Whoops), and along which the bus always travels during book in / out!! ahhH!H! haha.... never mind though.
But CNY, of course, had been a time of relaxation and eating a lot. The last year seems to have past so fast, n I was complaining about eating a lot of chocolate and oranges, and my classmates were telling me not to worry since I wouldn't have to run during cross-country anyway haha...
I had another weird dream last night... that for A-levels I got
Maths: A
Bio: B!!!!!!!!!! AHHH!
Chem: B
Physics: C
GP:B3
and so couldn't get into medicine. My goodness. Anyway, apparently more than one person has said that As will be out on March 2nd. This includes people from my class, from St. John and from fencing, so... hmmm.... maybe there's some truth there... =/ Scared man!! But as Enjie and Nelson said, no point worrying cos its already done.. Still, it makes my skin crawlllll....
Anyway.... am having a lot of confused thoughts about army, and what it would be like to actually "defend Singapore in times of war" like they keep saying... Think the National Education lectures are going to my head... Man, I shouldn't think about such stuff.... But its so unreal... During training they talk about "the enemy" and teach us movement tactics, shooting, n this week is grenade and in the future there will be bayonet n etc, but to actually kill a person? Isn't that something you can't really train for? Aiyar dunno lar.... Its a very difficult topic to write about, but not very good to keep bottled out which is why I'm spilling it incoherently here...
Oh well, anyway we are left with.... 3 weeks and 3 days to POP! 15 more days of cleaning the toilet and what not... then we'll see what the future holds =) Shall enjoy my last 24 hours out of camp haha
~JcZw~ at 3:36 pm
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Can't say enough how RELIEVED I am to complete this week... This week was very very physically tiring... Its like they MUST squeeze in so many physical activities in the morning, and one more in the evening, interspersed, of course, with errr area, no! toilet cleaning.
Anyway a bunch of acronyms to make life easier for non-NS readers... I shouldn't get charged for it cos there's something like that in Wikipedia under Singapore acronyms..
LBV: Load Bearing Vest. This was in the newspapers a couple of weeks ago.... Its our vaunted combat vest with all the pouches for our bottles, grenades, magazines, and to cap it all off, a 3 kg waterbag. The public reads n goes "oooo waterbag". The NS boys read n go "argh! 3kg!"
IPPT: Is basically NAPFA minus sit-and-reach. That will be, Individual Physical Proficiency Test
SOC: Standard Obstacle Course. When you have to run a total of 1.3 km and go past 11 obstacles in your SBO (see below), with the above-mentioned 3 kg waterbag heheh. Oh yes, all 11 obstacles are designed to have at least a small chance of maiming you in some way...
SBO: Skeletal Battle Order. Used to describe the webbing which our commanders use, but now to be "in SBO" means wearing your long 4, LBV and rifle.
FBO: SBO plus our wonderful wonderful field pack =)
Number 4: Our camouflage uniform which people are wearing all the time. Smart 4 is with the sleeves rolled up for parades and book in / out. Long 4 is with the sleeves down to go outfield.
SIT test: Actually I'm not sure what it stands for. Situational something heh
BTP: Basic Trainfire Package. Means our shooting course
BCCT: Basic Close Combat Training. Like in AHS orientation when the NCC go "yah! yah yah!" Slightly confusing for me cos the legs are in the opposite direction from fencing =/
5 BX (or actually, 5 B Ex): Aha St. John people should know. The 5 basic exercises for you to get warmed up when you're shivering in the wind at 5.45 am. Includes some funny looking exercise that can make your civillian friends laugh and laugh and laugh somemore =D
AGR: Ability Group Run. Cos we're split into different groups according to our 2.4 timing, and run in our different groups. I'm in Group A which is the top group, but am one of the worst runners there =X
HG: Hand grenade
M16: Our rifle. Actually, now that BTP is over, its more like a 1 meter long, 3 kg deadweight.
Back to the main topic,
Anyway there was one wonderful day when we had strength training, with two infernal 4 kg dumbells, followed by BCCT, and then footdrill. Then we had IPPT skills in the afternoon. By the end of the day we did I think close to 300 push ups heh..
But relative to my physical strength now, I think SJ was tougher. If you'd put me through such physical activity when I was in sec. 2, maybe even in sec. 4, I'm sure I would have died...
Still, at the end of the day, I think the training is really effective haha.... At the end of the week during IPPT diagnostic, I think I got a silver... At least, I got C n above for all.... Must train SBJ and running. How to cut running time from 10.45 to 9.45!?!? Then got a C for shuttle run cos strained my thigh while lunging for the bricks blahhh but since I got C the sergeant didn't let me retake. Anyway diagnostic's not that important haha...
But enough about army yes =)
Yesterday after book out, came back to eat, had to go to the bank and open an adult account (cos I've been using a shared one with my mother) and etc. Heh my salary has come already and apparently we were paid for February in advance. But not that I have stuff to spend money on, or have time to go shopping anyway haha...
Then it was off to AHS to watch my juniors.... Crystal said she couldn't recognize me with my cap and all haha... But since the competition teams already had so many seniors, I hung around Wang Miao and Shiya to watch the Sec. 1s. One of the latter is also called Jonathan and he's also veryvery small size! Although I think I was smaller. A few people say I was the smallest person they'd ever seen...
Watched them learn drills and CPR, watched Shiya and Wang Miao go through the "wanting to hug them n strangle them at the same time" phase, and was remembering that 3 years ago, it was them learning, and it was Xuan Ming and Vanessa who would be tearing thir hair out heh...
Oh yea, n of course a lot of people wanted to rub my head like I was some cat or something...
Then there was a small class outing in town in which 9 people turned up haha... Quite fun, went to eat at Just Noodles in Suntec, where, as a few of us recalled, we ate before mass dance last year, followed by ice cream and stuff at Swensen's. Haha no one seems to have changed much apart from our lack of hair, BUT
astonishingly
now the guys (including me) have the tendency to walk slowwwwly whether through fatigue, or just because we're actually allowed to walk slowly instead of running or marching =D much to the amusement of the girls since this time it was us going "wait wait" =Pp But of course, the food was nice and the company was greater! Class outings are one of the things I sorely miss while in NS. Though this time we talk about army, work and driving rather than school and CCAs, but the atmosphere n all of an outing still remain haha.... Were laughing at some of the other companies' exercises heheh....
In conclusion last night was really fun for me yay hope we can do it again some other time...
Slept at 12 am, and my body clock woke me at 7, so I missed the sunrise cos I slept through my alarm =( But shall go cycling now nevertheless heheh... So cheers for now! and
Happy Chinese New Year!
Anyway a bunch of acronyms to make life easier for non-NS readers... I shouldn't get charged for it cos there's something like that in Wikipedia under Singapore acronyms..
LBV: Load Bearing Vest. This was in the newspapers a couple of weeks ago.... Its our vaunted combat vest with all the pouches for our bottles, grenades, magazines, and to cap it all off, a 3 kg waterbag. The public reads n goes "oooo waterbag". The NS boys read n go "argh! 3kg!"
IPPT: Is basically NAPFA minus sit-and-reach. That will be, Individual Physical Proficiency Test
SOC: Standard Obstacle Course. When you have to run a total of 1.3 km and go past 11 obstacles in your SBO (see below), with the above-mentioned 3 kg waterbag heheh. Oh yes, all 11 obstacles are designed to have at least a small chance of maiming you in some way...
SBO: Skeletal Battle Order. Used to describe the webbing which our commanders use, but now to be "in SBO" means wearing your long 4, LBV and rifle.
FBO: SBO plus our wonderful wonderful field pack =)
Number 4: Our camouflage uniform which people are wearing all the time. Smart 4 is with the sleeves rolled up for parades and book in / out. Long 4 is with the sleeves down to go outfield.
SIT test: Actually I'm not sure what it stands for. Situational something heh
BTP: Basic Trainfire Package. Means our shooting course
BCCT: Basic Close Combat Training. Like in AHS orientation when the NCC go "yah! yah yah!" Slightly confusing for me cos the legs are in the opposite direction from fencing =/
5 BX (or actually, 5 B Ex): Aha St. John people should know. The 5 basic exercises for you to get warmed up when you're shivering in the wind at 5.45 am. Includes some funny looking exercise that can make your civillian friends laugh and laugh and laugh somemore =D
AGR: Ability Group Run. Cos we're split into different groups according to our 2.4 timing, and run in our different groups. I'm in Group A which is the top group, but am one of the worst runners there =X
HG: Hand grenade
M16: Our rifle. Actually, now that BTP is over, its more like a 1 meter long, 3 kg deadweight.
Back to the main topic,
Anyway there was one wonderful day when we had strength training, with two infernal 4 kg dumbells, followed by BCCT, and then footdrill. Then we had IPPT skills in the afternoon. By the end of the day we did I think close to 300 push ups heh..
But relative to my physical strength now, I think SJ was tougher. If you'd put me through such physical activity when I was in sec. 2, maybe even in sec. 4, I'm sure I would have died...
Still, at the end of the day, I think the training is really effective haha.... At the end of the week during IPPT diagnostic, I think I got a silver... At least, I got C n above for all.... Must train SBJ and running. How to cut running time from 10.45 to 9.45!?!? Then got a C for shuttle run cos strained my thigh while lunging for the bricks blahhh but since I got C the sergeant didn't let me retake. Anyway diagnostic's not that important haha...
But enough about army yes =)
Yesterday after book out, came back to eat, had to go to the bank and open an adult account (cos I've been using a shared one with my mother) and etc. Heh my salary has come already and apparently we were paid for February in advance. But not that I have stuff to spend money on, or have time to go shopping anyway haha...
Then it was off to AHS to watch my juniors.... Crystal said she couldn't recognize me with my cap and all haha... But since the competition teams already had so many seniors, I hung around Wang Miao and Shiya to watch the Sec. 1s. One of the latter is also called Jonathan and he's also veryvery small size! Although I think I was smaller. A few people say I was the smallest person they'd ever seen...
Watched them learn drills and CPR, watched Shiya and Wang Miao go through the "wanting to hug them n strangle them at the same time" phase, and was remembering that 3 years ago, it was them learning, and it was Xuan Ming and Vanessa who would be tearing thir hair out heh...
Oh yea, n of course a lot of people wanted to rub my head like I was some cat or something...
Then there was a small class outing in town in which 9 people turned up haha... Quite fun, went to eat at Just Noodles in Suntec, where, as a few of us recalled, we ate before mass dance last year, followed by ice cream and stuff at Swensen's. Haha no one seems to have changed much apart from our lack of hair, BUT
astonishingly
now the guys (including me) have the tendency to walk slowwwwly whether through fatigue, or just because we're actually allowed to walk slowly instead of running or marching =D much to the amusement of the girls since this time it was us going "wait wait" =Pp But of course, the food was nice and the company was greater! Class outings are one of the things I sorely miss while in NS. Though this time we talk about army, work and driving rather than school and CCAs, but the atmosphere n all of an outing still remain haha.... Were laughing at some of the other companies' exercises heheh....
In conclusion last night was really fun for me yay hope we can do it again some other time...
Slept at 12 am, and my body clock woke me at 7, so I missed the sunrise cos I slept through my alarm =( But shall go cycling now nevertheless heheh... So cheers for now! and
Happy Chinese New Year!
~JcZw~ at 7:21 am
Sunday, February 11, 2007
One more high-key thing out of the way...
SIT test was.... to me, physically tougher than field camp, cos I happened to get a couple of officers who had a penchant for making us run from station to station through waist-high vegetation doing arty drill.... Had the hurhur experience of having to prone on a patch of mimosas. For once, was glad that I was wearing long 4 and my LBV.
Anyway my vocation for SIT test happened to be signaller. Wanted to be medic, but didn't get the chance, but in the end was very glad that I wasn't. Since the medics have to carry the stretcher n run around too haha... But still, managed to do my fair share of CASEVAC-ing. And being signaller was actually very fun =D
So I'm left with... IPPT (and I'm still not able to do a lot of sit ups, and though I was considered "fast" in OSSIS, I'm like just average in my platoon!), SOC (done three obstacles so far, and nearly killed my shoulder trying to do low wall until I got the technique right) and hand grenade which is this week. Shall not say much more.
Anyway, now that outfield is over, I really appreciate electrical lighting, toilets, and all kinds of food haha =) So I guess army DOES help to develop your character a little.
Today I've kinda reached the halfway mark, with 4 weeks and 3 days to go to POP.... that would be, 31 days, but minus the weekends and CNY, its only about 20 or so days!!! Man time pasts fast.
But sometimes I really miss JC, both the environment as well as the people. When I'm in the nostalgic mood admiring the sunset, sometimes I think about how Enjie and I used to watch the same sunset from the Esplanade before prelims, though more often than not we were being irked that it was shining in my eyes.
Then our sergeant told us that we could bring photos n paste at our mirror in our cupboards to look at in our free time (Oh yes, now that all the high key things are over n we're just doing PT there is really a lot of free time hahaa) n when I look at the two pictures of my class which I brought, it seems really a long long looonnngggg time ago that I was wearing that beige uniform and slacking around the concourse, walking around Parkway or what not. My life seems to have turned various shades of green, brown and black =/
Shall print a few more n bring back today haha... Still its an interesting thought that even in camp I'm physically quite close to a lot of my class. Huiping is in the same building as me, Enjie is a hundred meters more or less from where I am, and during book in or book out, I always have the march past the block where ChuaH and Desmond is.
Then on the happier note, my hair is growing back quite fast. On the sadder note, they're gonna cut it again... Deliberate one lor, so that we'll look funny over CNY and while collecting our results (which I don't want to think about).
Speaking about results, last night I dreamt that of my 4 subs, I failed two and got B and D for the other two. Argh!!!!!!
Anyway I'm rambling now.... So shall stop for now... This week is going to be very physically demanding, but I have CNY to look forward to, and maybe I'll be able to meet up with old friends from various places heh.
Final Note - a request from the below-mentioned classmate: To all female readers or people who know females (er okay, everyone) Stella has set up this blog thing where you can buy accessories and stuff. So do visit and support her yes =) The things there are quite nice (or at least nicer than if I had made them heh).
SIT test was.... to me, physically tougher than field camp, cos I happened to get a couple of officers who had a penchant for making us run from station to station through waist-high vegetation doing arty drill.... Had the hurhur experience of having to prone on a patch of mimosas. For once, was glad that I was wearing long 4 and my LBV.
Anyway my vocation for SIT test happened to be signaller. Wanted to be medic, but didn't get the chance, but in the end was very glad that I wasn't. Since the medics have to carry the stretcher n run around too haha... But still, managed to do my fair share of CASEVAC-ing. And being signaller was actually very fun =D
So I'm left with... IPPT (and I'm still not able to do a lot of sit ups, and though I was considered "fast" in OSSIS, I'm like just average in my platoon!), SOC (done three obstacles so far, and nearly killed my shoulder trying to do low wall until I got the technique right) and hand grenade which is this week. Shall not say much more.
Anyway, now that outfield is over, I really appreciate electrical lighting, toilets, and all kinds of food haha =) So I guess army DOES help to develop your character a little.
Today I've kinda reached the halfway mark, with 4 weeks and 3 days to go to POP.... that would be, 31 days, but minus the weekends and CNY, its only about 20 or so days!!! Man time pasts fast.
But sometimes I really miss JC, both the environment as well as the people. When I'm in the nostalgic mood admiring the sunset, sometimes I think about how Enjie and I used to watch the same sunset from the Esplanade before prelims, though more often than not we were being irked that it was shining in my eyes.
Then our sergeant told us that we could bring photos n paste at our mirror in our cupboards to look at in our free time (Oh yes, now that all the high key things are over n we're just doing PT there is really a lot of free time hahaa) n when I look at the two pictures of my class which I brought, it seems really a long long looonnngggg time ago that I was wearing that beige uniform and slacking around the concourse, walking around Parkway or what not. My life seems to have turned various shades of green, brown and black =/
Shall print a few more n bring back today haha... Still its an interesting thought that even in camp I'm physically quite close to a lot of my class. Huiping is in the same building as me, Enjie is a hundred meters more or less from where I am, and during book in or book out, I always have the march past the block where ChuaH and Desmond is.
Then on the happier note, my hair is growing back quite fast. On the sadder note, they're gonna cut it again... Deliberate one lor, so that we'll look funny over CNY and while collecting our results (which I don't want to think about).
Speaking about results, last night I dreamt that of my 4 subs, I failed two and got B and D for the other two. Argh!!!!!!
Anyway I'm rambling now.... So shall stop for now... This week is going to be very physically demanding, but I have CNY to look forward to, and maybe I'll be able to meet up with old friends from various places heh.
Final Note - a request from the below-mentioned classmate: To all female readers or people who know females (er okay, everyone) Stella has set up this blog thing where you can buy accessories and stuff. So do visit and support her yes =) The things there are quite nice (or at least nicer than if I had made them heh).
~JcZw~ at 2:47 pm
Sunday, February 04, 2007
Once again book-in draws near =/ Like many people have said, its not a time when one feels very happy, no matter how good one's attitude is.
Maybe its cos one is just all too painfully aware that though army has its good points, you're going to a place where you virtually have no freedom. Not that I have too much of a problem with that cos St. John used to be very regimented too, but then, the regimentation wasn't for a week long period.
But I guess one should kinda surf through your depression. I know as 6 pm draws closer I'd probably get progressively dull, but once I get to Pasir Ris and meet Alfred, Shawn, Shannon, JL and the rest, I'll cheer up again (cos my section is quite good haha although sometimes when we're under tension then tempers get a little frayed).
My memories of book in will be taking the ferry as the sun goes down, walking up the brightly lit Tekong ferry terminal in the twilight, with one hand dragging my bag and the other holding down the peak of my cap to make sure the sea breeze doesn't blow it off and get me charged...
But still, we're one third through. 5 weeks and 3 days to go before POP!
Maybe its cos one is just all too painfully aware that though army has its good points, you're going to a place where you virtually have no freedom. Not that I have too much of a problem with that cos St. John used to be very regimented too, but then, the regimentation wasn't for a week long period.
But I guess one should kinda surf through your depression. I know as 6 pm draws closer I'd probably get progressively dull, but once I get to Pasir Ris and meet Alfred, Shawn, Shannon, JL and the rest, I'll cheer up again (cos my section is quite good haha although sometimes when we're under tension then tempers get a little frayed).
My memories of book in will be taking the ferry as the sun goes down, walking up the brightly lit Tekong ferry terminal in the twilight, with one hand dragging my bag and the other holding down the peak of my cap to make sure the sea breeze doesn't blow it off and get me charged...
But still, we're one third through. 5 weeks and 3 days to go before POP!
~JcZw~ at 4:30 pm
Saturday, February 03, 2007
Every time I come out of Tekong back to the mainland I feel as though I've been reborn or something haha... Though I may make it sound quite bad, I think in reality its still ok lar actually haha
Field Camp this week (together with Enjie's company, though they were on the other side of the hill).
Realised the things they never show you on all their Army21 advertisements include:
1. The amount of energy required to dig a shellscrape
2. The amount of energy actually required to run around with a fully water-bagged LBV and rifle
3. The size of the spiders and centipedes in Tekong
and etc.
But then again, I think the factor that made field camp survivable was only God. Cos he's the only factor which remains constant throughout life.
As my section mate told me, when you wake up in the morning sometimes you feel super low morale (especially when its one of the days when all the instructors are in bad mood and tend to make you knock it down while wearing full batlle order). But everytime the sun rises, the sight is so beautiful its like God's way of reminding me that he's still with me.
And the more I think about it, the more I feel that the song "Great is Thy Faithfulness" is meaningful. Found myself singing that a lot to myself during the duration of the camp... when walking around looking for RAIs (expended blanks), when digging entrenchments, when sitting around with nothing to do etc....
The words "Spirit of Excellence" and "If God be for us, who shall be against us" constantly echoed in my mind throughout the camp, and I think this is thing which enabled me to push through. Though now I feel "how in the world did I do that", it seemed to be no great effort over
there really...
Thank God for the good weather, his protection, his reassurance and his peace throughout the camp =)
Actually, the stuff we did was quite cool... like fire control, fire and movement etc.... Got to lead a three-man fire team during one pract, in which I was able to do ok thanks to flexibility skills acquired during St. John (one more I owe my old CCA heheh). But can't elaborate cos I may get charged =)
Oh yar, combat rations are much nicer than I expected (though a lot of people think I'm crazy from saying this) especially the peanut based desserts heheheh
On a closing note, today we had a talk by our CO on entering command school. It would be quite interesting to go to a place like OCS I guess, but the training looks so tough! I don't know if I would even be able to survive! And there are still A-level results to be out and all...
Best not to think too much for now though, or I'll just be overwhelmed... For now I'll continue trusting that God will never bring me to a place where his grace won't pull me through.
Will write more another time maybe, am really sleepy now goodnight!
Field Camp this week (together with Enjie's company, though they were on the other side of the hill).
Realised the things they never show you on all their Army21 advertisements include:
1. The amount of energy required to dig a shellscrape
2. The amount of energy actually required to run around with a fully water-bagged LBV and rifle
3. The size of the spiders and centipedes in Tekong
and etc.
But then again, I think the factor that made field camp survivable was only God. Cos he's the only factor which remains constant throughout life.
As my section mate told me, when you wake up in the morning sometimes you feel super low morale (especially when its one of the days when all the instructors are in bad mood and tend to make you knock it down while wearing full batlle order). But everytime the sun rises, the sight is so beautiful its like God's way of reminding me that he's still with me.
And the more I think about it, the more I feel that the song "Great is Thy Faithfulness" is meaningful. Found myself singing that a lot to myself during the duration of the camp... when walking around looking for RAIs (expended blanks), when digging entrenchments, when sitting around with nothing to do etc....
The words "Spirit of Excellence" and "If God be for us, who shall be against us" constantly echoed in my mind throughout the camp, and I think this is thing which enabled me to push through. Though now I feel "how in the world did I do that", it seemed to be no great effort over
there really...
Thank God for the good weather, his protection, his reassurance and his peace throughout the camp =)
Actually, the stuff we did was quite cool... like fire control, fire and movement etc.... Got to lead a three-man fire team during one pract, in which I was able to do ok thanks to flexibility skills acquired during St. John (one more I owe my old CCA heheh). But can't elaborate cos I may get charged =)
Oh yar, combat rations are much nicer than I expected (though a lot of people think I'm crazy from saying this) especially the peanut based desserts heheheh
On a closing note, today we had a talk by our CO on entering command school. It would be quite interesting to go to a place like OCS I guess, but the training looks so tough! I don't know if I would even be able to survive! And there are still A-level results to be out and all...
Best not to think too much for now though, or I'll just be overwhelmed... For now I'll continue trusting that God will never bring me to a place where his grace won't pull me through.
Will write more another time maybe, am really sleepy now goodnight!
~JcZw~ at 12:25 am