..:: 317. The One With Slack Week ::..
oh, this week has been super slack. book in on tue night and got a night off on wed. thur was school happy hour. fri dragonboat at kallang for wing cohesion day.
wed. reported sick on wed morning. throat infection with fever bout. then booked out for NIE admission tea session. Book in back to know that we will get to book out in the evening...
watched monster-in-laws. expected the movie to turn out crappy cos there's j lo. but in the end, it was worth 8 bucks! Damn funny and entertaining...
thur. senior wing organised a happy hour for the us. lots of tiger beer as usual. my platoon had someone drunk and puked at wing common area... there was pole dance but regret not dancing it cos the one representing my wing sucked! lol.
fri. dragonboat damn fun but shack sia. hopefully my platoon got our rightful night off for coming in first.
thur afternoon received a call from NTU that i got a place in Nanyang Business School!!! haha. damn happy. but now i dunno which option to take. haiz. i am interested in both. teaching is good. firstly, tuition fees fully paid by MOE, you draw a salary while studying and u'll get a stable civil service job once you graduate. Business is good in a way it's more diverse, a better degree to get, 3 yrs somemore. but i dunno what i wanna be if i take business. mmm...
booking in on sun morning for machine gun live firing... and scary 7-day fieldcamp starting on wed. but i got a clubbing 'appointment' after my camp.
Monday, May 23, 2005
..:: 316. The One With Good News ::..
hey... i got a place in NIE! so happy. got home to treat my mum her belated mother's day dinner and i received the letter on my coffee table. haha no need to re take my As liao...
then book in and next thing i knew was we had to change to our smart 4. deep inside i was anticipating a parade for change of appointment. in the end i was right! more admin time for me! yeah.
just came to know that the person i kinda dislike didnt get into medicine though he got like close to perfect score. mmm... perhaps he should start changing his attitude and be nice to people and stop telling people ard him that their english sucked. lol, i was just one of the 'people'.
oh, felt really glad that i've made a few very close frenz. someone i could relate to whenever i have problems... mmm... haha. *waves hi* to samuel, melvin and jeremy (if u guys are reading)
today was a day of impact. fired an armbrust weapon and a grenade from a grenade launcher. mmm... cant wait to book out on wed for my tea reception at NIE! but sems like my PC advises me not to go cos i would be missing out on an important lesson. sian. keep my fingers cross...
hey... i got a place in NIE! so happy. got home to treat my mum her belated mother's day dinner and i received the letter on my coffee table. haha no need to re take my As liao...
then book in and next thing i knew was we had to change to our smart 4. deep inside i was anticipating a parade for change of appointment. in the end i was right! more admin time for me! yeah.
just came to know that the person i kinda dislike didnt get into medicine though he got like close to perfect score. mmm... perhaps he should start changing his attitude and be nice to people and stop telling people ard him that their english sucked. lol, i was just one of the 'people'.
oh, felt really glad that i've made a few very close frenz. someone i could relate to whenever i have problems... mmm... haha. *waves hi* to samuel, melvin and jeremy (if u guys are reading)
today was a day of impact. fired an armbrust weapon and a grenade from a grenade launcher. mmm... cant wait to book out on wed for my tea reception at NIE! but sems like my PC advises me not to go cos i would be missing out on an important lesson. sian. keep my fingers cross...
Sunday, May 22, 2005
..:: 315. The One With Shagness ::..
mmm... it has been a long time since i blogged. last few week book out could be considered as a night off cos its only 4 hrs. In the end, i stayed behind and went out for dinner.
Guess the most happening thing was after sun live firing. That sunday was kinda screwed up. perhaps everyone did not behave like a cadet, morale low cos our sunday's burnt, in the end we provoked our wing comd who had to shout at us... still cant forget some stuff he shouted...
'all of you shut up. Since the wing appointment holders not doing anything, i shall take charge now. you all just follow my instructions from now, like a private...'
we finally got back to wing line and slept around 2+ am. We had to wake up at 5am next day for comd parade. however, it rained... haiz, i woke up around 4+ to iron my uniform... the last few days seriously no time to even iron my uniform. got to pack fieldpack, settle admin.
straight after the wet weather prog for parade, we had to set off for patrol fieldcamp at tekong. zzz monsters attacked almost everyone. my first day of the camp was a nightmare for me. i was the patrol leader for the first mission which started at 8pm. had to plan the mission and come out with AOP (approval of plan) then once agreed by the instructor, i had to prepare ops (operation) order to my members. It was a stressful process. firstly, sispec crossovers were not taught how to do AOP or a proper ops order. secondly, we got only 30 mins for each. lastly, presenting the AOP was difficult cos i dun even know whether what i did was correct or not. Worse, our 2IC sat in for my AOP and ops order. *stress*
then came navigation and making my way in the dark. i had to navigate and look out for 'enemies' and danger areas. In short, it was a nightmare.
when we ended our mission around 1 am, we had to prepare for our second misson at 2am. Everyone was deprived of sleep... this carried on for 3 freaking days.
well, this book out was fun, managed to catch up with some friends. went to karaoke and shopping with my best friend. met up with my ocs friends (haha thx melvin and sam for visiting my site) for sushi buffet and sing again. haiz sentosa trip was a flop, every1 was so tired... all 'fly my aeroplane'...
last night went to club. great music, i am totally shagged.
till then... yawnz...
mmm... it has been a long time since i blogged. last few week book out could be considered as a night off cos its only 4 hrs. In the end, i stayed behind and went out for dinner.
Guess the most happening thing was after sun live firing. That sunday was kinda screwed up. perhaps everyone did not behave like a cadet, morale low cos our sunday's burnt, in the end we provoked our wing comd who had to shout at us... still cant forget some stuff he shouted...
'all of you shut up. Since the wing appointment holders not doing anything, i shall take charge now. you all just follow my instructions from now, like a private...'
we finally got back to wing line and slept around 2+ am. We had to wake up at 5am next day for comd parade. however, it rained... haiz, i woke up around 4+ to iron my uniform... the last few days seriously no time to even iron my uniform. got to pack fieldpack, settle admin.
straight after the wet weather prog for parade, we had to set off for patrol fieldcamp at tekong. zzz monsters attacked almost everyone. my first day of the camp was a nightmare for me. i was the patrol leader for the first mission which started at 8pm. had to plan the mission and come out with AOP (approval of plan) then once agreed by the instructor, i had to prepare ops (operation) order to my members. It was a stressful process. firstly, sispec crossovers were not taught how to do AOP or a proper ops order. secondly, we got only 30 mins for each. lastly, presenting the AOP was difficult cos i dun even know whether what i did was correct or not. Worse, our 2IC sat in for my AOP and ops order. *stress*
then came navigation and making my way in the dark. i had to navigate and look out for 'enemies' and danger areas. In short, it was a nightmare.
when we ended our mission around 1 am, we had to prepare for our second misson at 2am. Everyone was deprived of sleep... this carried on for 3 freaking days.
well, this book out was fun, managed to catch up with some friends. went to karaoke and shopping with my best friend. met up with my ocs friends (haha thx melvin and sam for visiting my site) for sushi buffet and sing again. haiz sentosa trip was a flop, every1 was so tired... all 'fly my aeroplane'...
last night went to club. great music, i am totally shagged.
till then... yawnz...
Sunday, May 08, 2005
..:: 314. The One With Nights Off ::..
haiz, yesterday had to book in like 730pm to do the ball-lighting of the weapon. In the end, instructors cocked up. nothing was done and i had to rush and make preparation... slept like 11+ and woke up at 4+.
pretty cool to take an air-con bus for outfield training. but alas, it rained for the whole morning. in the end, live firing cancelled so we got our nights off... gotta book back in like now... haiz
hee... had a great chat with my parents, glad that they are doing well. okayz, pay day tml! happy mothers' day !
haiz, yesterday had to book in like 730pm to do the ball-lighting of the weapon. In the end, instructors cocked up. nothing was done and i had to rush and make preparation... slept like 11+ and woke up at 4+.
pretty cool to take an air-con bus for outfield training. but alas, it rained for the whole morning. in the end, live firing cancelled so we got our nights off... gotta book back in like now... haiz
hee... had a great chat with my parents, glad that they are doing well. okayz, pay day tml! happy mothers' day !
Saturday, May 07, 2005
..:: 313. The One With A Fun Week ::..
well, today is saturday, one of the rare occasions i get to book out on friday. Well, seriously ever since i am in the army, there is nothing much happening in my civilian life. Everytime i get to book out, its definitely less than 24 hrs. I still need to sleep, wash my stuff, stock up what i need, lastly if got time then catch a movie or what.
I need to keep a journal for my days in ocs too, hence by doing it online, i do not need to do a double entry onto a book. Isnt it good sometimes to hear something that is new? rather than blogging about my trip to town, movie reviews... these things everyone having civilian life can do. Secondly, i also do not have much contact with my friends, so many things to do in such a short time. Moreover, i now need more time to travel to SAFTI MI. Thirdly, isnt my blog supposed to be about my daily activities, thoughts, reflections rather than blogging to please people? or to blog certain stuff to interest people? Think about it.
Nevertheless, when i look at the schedule, i was kinda disheartened. Physical training every evening after combat trainings. However, thanks to the rain, a few had been cut down. Interesting stuff would be the initiation ceremony. We had a turn-out on tue morning at 430am, meaning they will wake us up suddenly by shouting, asking us to fall in in a particular attire in 3 mins. rationale behind it was crap but still we had to do it. Then we went for a run (arghz), ran up a SAFTI tower which has 265 steps that signify 265 days in OCS. Magnificant view at the top. Next we had to take a cool dip, went to do a confidence jump at 5m platform at the swimming pool. Luckily the rest of the day was signal test, lots of waiting time so we found chance to sleep.
Must comment on the food at SAFTI, damn nice. Even the soup got lots of varieties. tou suan, bo bo cha cha, white fungus with papaya, etc.
Just had a IPPT trial test, yeah got a gold... damn happy, still cant believe i manage a 10 chin-ups and a < 9:45 min for my 2.4km after a shack day. if i get a gold in the real test, i can get 200 bucks!
fri morning was the real initiation ceremony where i got to step into this solemn place, ceremonial hall. The $40k and $60k sword and torch were a sight to behold.
After breakfast, we went for a paintball practice. It was damn fun!!! We get to shoot at each other, really train us to take cover properly. Once you get hit, you not only feel the pain but also you will have a coloured stain. I shot a guy at his neck region while he was loading his weapon. *ouch. Many of us got bruises after the practice but still it was fun. especially headshots!
gotta book in sat evening at 5! cos sun got live firing and we can only sleep like after 3am. die!
mmm... lets keep a minute of silence for our late former People's President, Dr Wee Kim Wee...
-end of blog-
P.S: I need to get the officer creed into my head badly. whole platoon been screwed for not being able to recite fully...
I am an officer cadet of OCS
To inspire us onwards as officers to be
I now state with reverance and respect
The officers creed:
I am an officer of the Singapore Armed Forces
My duty is to lead, to excel and to overcome
I lead my man by example
I answer for their training, morale and discipline
I must excel in everything i do
I serve with pride, honour and integrity
I will overcome adversity with courage fortitude and determination
I dedicate my life! to Singapore!
mmm... hopefully i memorised correctly...
well, today is saturday, one of the rare occasions i get to book out on friday. Well, seriously ever since i am in the army, there is nothing much happening in my civilian life. Everytime i get to book out, its definitely less than 24 hrs. I still need to sleep, wash my stuff, stock up what i need, lastly if got time then catch a movie or what.
I need to keep a journal for my days in ocs too, hence by doing it online, i do not need to do a double entry onto a book. Isnt it good sometimes to hear something that is new? rather than blogging about my trip to town, movie reviews... these things everyone having civilian life can do. Secondly, i also do not have much contact with my friends, so many things to do in such a short time. Moreover, i now need more time to travel to SAFTI MI. Thirdly, isnt my blog supposed to be about my daily activities, thoughts, reflections rather than blogging to please people? or to blog certain stuff to interest people? Think about it.
Nevertheless, when i look at the schedule, i was kinda disheartened. Physical training every evening after combat trainings. However, thanks to the rain, a few had been cut down. Interesting stuff would be the initiation ceremony. We had a turn-out on tue morning at 430am, meaning they will wake us up suddenly by shouting, asking us to fall in in a particular attire in 3 mins. rationale behind it was crap but still we had to do it. Then we went for a run (arghz), ran up a SAFTI tower which has 265 steps that signify 265 days in OCS. Magnificant view at the top. Next we had to take a cool dip, went to do a confidence jump at 5m platform at the swimming pool. Luckily the rest of the day was signal test, lots of waiting time so we found chance to sleep.
Must comment on the food at SAFTI, damn nice. Even the soup got lots of varieties. tou suan, bo bo cha cha, white fungus with papaya, etc.
Just had a IPPT trial test, yeah got a gold... damn happy, still cant believe i manage a 10 chin-ups and a < 9:45 min for my 2.4km after a shack day. if i get a gold in the real test, i can get 200 bucks!
fri morning was the real initiation ceremony where i got to step into this solemn place, ceremonial hall. The $40k and $60k sword and torch were a sight to behold.
After breakfast, we went for a paintball practice. It was damn fun!!! We get to shoot at each other, really train us to take cover properly. Once you get hit, you not only feel the pain but also you will have a coloured stain. I shot a guy at his neck region while he was loading his weapon. *ouch. Many of us got bruises after the practice but still it was fun. especially headshots!
gotta book in sat evening at 5! cos sun got live firing and we can only sleep like after 3am. die!
mmm... lets keep a minute of silence for our late former People's President, Dr Wee Kim Wee...
-end of blog-
P.S: I need to get the officer creed into my head badly. whole platoon been screwed for not being able to recite fully...
I am an officer cadet of OCS
To inspire us onwards as officers to be
I now state with reverance and respect
The officers creed:
I am an officer of the Singapore Armed Forces
My duty is to lead, to excel and to overcome
I lead my man by example
I answer for their training, morale and discipline
I must excel in everything i do
I serve with pride, honour and integrity
I will overcome adversity with courage fortitude and determination
I dedicate my life! to Singapore!
mmm... hopefully i memorised correctly...
Sunday, May 01, 2005
..:: 312. The One With Survey ::..
Your Birthdate: February 20 |
Your birth on the 20th day of the month adds a degree of emotion, sensitivity, and intuition to your reading. The 2 energy provided here is very social, allowing you to make friends easily and quickly. Yet you are apt to have a rather nervous air in the company of a large group. You have a warmhearted nature and emotional understanding that constantly seeks affection. You are very prone to become depressed and moody, as emotions can turn inward and cause anxiety and mental turmoil. It can be hard for you to bounce back to reality when depression sets in. When things are going well, you can go just as far the other way and become extremely affectionate. |
..:: 311. The One With My Dream Came True ::..
290405, Friday
I decided to meet up with my best friend for a karaoke session... been a long time since i last hear her sing. While waiting for the bus, i realised i got a missed call. When it was an unknown number, my heart skipped a beat. Was it the COS calling me that i'm going to cross over?
When i called back, i was super excited... Then i heard a familiar voice asking for my name.
Sgt Ahmad: You are to report to the SFT by 1845...
the rest of the conversation was a blur. Nothing else could contain my excitement. I finally can have training on mainland.
So happy that i crazily msg lots of people... Glad that all of them sent me their wishes. Thank you guys...
Shannen: Hey congrats! Haha.. You wanted to get in very much rite.. :-) haha must come out celebrate!
Weiming: Good. Congrats! I'm nowhere in NS =D
Melvin: Wa...congrats sir... haha so early receive call liao ah. all the best.
Wei Hao: Sob... u'll be gewtting like 800 a mth, double my pay. u better treat me to dinner next time!
Yunfei: haha congrats! i always knew you had it in you man. wanna club on sunday?
raphael: hjey john... that's great! congrats! look forward to u becoming an officer. can be my sir. haha. all the best!
Also must thank andy sir and weishan for their msges. hee...
i was pretty shocked when i received my commando PC's (2WO Chew Kim Leng) msg:
Congratulation guys for being selected 4 OCS! Work HARD as it's jus e STARTING of another learning stage... DO LEAD BY EXAMPLE and display a very POSITIVE attitude and approach 2 all tasks assigned and put in practice e 12 attributes of a leader- ISPASSFORCDF.It's all UP in yr MIND 2 MAKE IT HAPPEN. May all my eagles SOARED 2 GREATEST heights. Meantime, take care and u r WELCOME 2 visit our eagle 1 nest anytime. Yr CDO PC - e RED PATCH. Hooah!
went back to tekong on fri night to pack my stuff... my company of 153, only 17 got to cross over. Actually the cross-over was not based on performance in SISPEC, rather the list was already decided based on BMT. The 100 SISPEC cross overs were actually part of the trial batch... meaning they are testing the system whereby everyone going to OCS has to go through SISPEC.
However, looking back my experience in SISPEC had been an enjoyable one. Apart from negative thoughts, i had a very gd PC that inspired and impressed me the most... a section commander who never fails to make us laugh and make trainings (aka chiong sua) enjoyable.
Sat morning we had our last meal in SISPEC then we were brought all the way to SAFTI Military Institute (homeland of the OCS). My first impression of the place was that it looked like a chalet resort. The design of the buildings... one grateful thing was that i see less rovers, less tonners, more cars! From the parade square i could see HDB flats! i missed them a lot. At tekong i could only see a row of lights and the airport runway.
The dining hall (much better name than cookhouse) was kinda jap-style. Very spacious. No need to squeeze like in BMT or SISPEC. The food so much better even though its from SFI? Really pleasing to the eyes, the whole place. Got nice garden, mini water fall, koi pond, paintings, dim lights, the settings exactly like spa resort.
We got lots of cool gadgets like a business bag look-alike with lots of writing materials. Collar pin which we had to wear when we book out. The book out attire was pretty cool. white long sleeve shirt, black pants, black socks and leather shoes and belt. you can imagine how we look. impressive eh.
but the thing i like most was the rank. pretty cool two white stripes for now. Dunno whether am i lucky or what, i got chosen to be the CPC (cadet platoon commander) on the first day and i have to hold the rank (2 white bars plus a ribbon) for like 2 weeks! ... i knew the sir gonna call my name (fuck the instinct) and i was right.
Another thing nice about OCS is every instructor tries to live up to the symbol of a gentleman. I havent heard vulgarities yet unlike in SISPEC. In OCS, they also rarely pump people, they just give extras (guard duties or COS duties). Had a hard time adjusting to see so many commissioned officers. Now my PC is a LTA (2 bars) and my OC is a major *gulps*. Have to salute every now and then.
Booking out can be a chore since each wing will decide when they book out. If the programme drags, then you know what happen. Last time have to catch fast craft so they will release us no matter what. Now just have to march super far to the main entrance, by then all our shirts soaking wet and transparent.
My bunk kinda nice. got computer too. heh. each platoon got a mini kitchen and the toilet and shower room damn big. no need to queue but area cleaning sure die. the shirts and shorts they issued were nice too... actually i'm happy with everything about OCS now. The pay! The environment! The food! the cadet mess!
Foxtrot Wing.
290405, Friday
I decided to meet up with my best friend for a karaoke session... been a long time since i last hear her sing. While waiting for the bus, i realised i got a missed call. When it was an unknown number, my heart skipped a beat. Was it the COS calling me that i'm going to cross over?
When i called back, i was super excited... Then i heard a familiar voice asking for my name.
Sgt Ahmad: You are to report to the SFT by 1845...
the rest of the conversation was a blur. Nothing else could contain my excitement. I finally can have training on mainland.
So happy that i crazily msg lots of people... Glad that all of them sent me their wishes. Thank you guys...
Shannen: Hey congrats! Haha.. You wanted to get in very much rite.. :-) haha must come out celebrate!
Weiming: Good. Congrats! I'm nowhere in NS =D
Melvin: Wa...congrats sir... haha so early receive call liao ah. all the best.
Wei Hao: Sob... u'll be gewtting like 800 a mth, double my pay. u better treat me to dinner next time!
Yunfei: haha congrats! i always knew you had it in you man. wanna club on sunday?
raphael: hjey john... that's great! congrats! look forward to u becoming an officer. can be my sir. haha. all the best!
Also must thank andy sir and weishan for their msges. hee...
i was pretty shocked when i received my commando PC's (2WO Chew Kim Leng) msg:
Congratulation guys for being selected 4 OCS! Work HARD as it's jus e STARTING of another learning stage... DO LEAD BY EXAMPLE and display a very POSITIVE attitude and approach 2 all tasks assigned and put in practice e 12 attributes of a leader- ISPASSFORCDF.It's all UP in yr MIND 2 MAKE IT HAPPEN. May all my eagles SOARED 2 GREATEST heights. Meantime, take care and u r WELCOME 2 visit our eagle 1 nest anytime. Yr CDO PC - e RED PATCH. Hooah!
went back to tekong on fri night to pack my stuff... my company of 153, only 17 got to cross over. Actually the cross-over was not based on performance in SISPEC, rather the list was already decided based on BMT. The 100 SISPEC cross overs were actually part of the trial batch... meaning they are testing the system whereby everyone going to OCS has to go through SISPEC.
However, looking back my experience in SISPEC had been an enjoyable one. Apart from negative thoughts, i had a very gd PC that inspired and impressed me the most... a section commander who never fails to make us laugh and make trainings (aka chiong sua) enjoyable.
Sat morning we had our last meal in SISPEC then we were brought all the way to SAFTI Military Institute (homeland of the OCS). My first impression of the place was that it looked like a chalet resort. The design of the buildings... one grateful thing was that i see less rovers, less tonners, more cars! From the parade square i could see HDB flats! i missed them a lot. At tekong i could only see a row of lights and the airport runway.
The dining hall (much better name than cookhouse) was kinda jap-style. Very spacious. No need to squeeze like in BMT or SISPEC. The food so much better even though its from SFI? Really pleasing to the eyes, the whole place. Got nice garden, mini water fall, koi pond, paintings, dim lights, the settings exactly like spa resort.
We got lots of cool gadgets like a business bag look-alike with lots of writing materials. Collar pin which we had to wear when we book out. The book out attire was pretty cool. white long sleeve shirt, black pants, black socks and leather shoes and belt. you can imagine how we look. impressive eh.
but the thing i like most was the rank. pretty cool two white stripes for now. Dunno whether am i lucky or what, i got chosen to be the CPC (cadet platoon commander) on the first day and i have to hold the rank (2 white bars plus a ribbon) for like 2 weeks! ... i knew the sir gonna call my name (fuck the instinct) and i was right.
Another thing nice about OCS is every instructor tries to live up to the symbol of a gentleman. I havent heard vulgarities yet unlike in SISPEC. In OCS, they also rarely pump people, they just give extras (guard duties or COS duties). Had a hard time adjusting to see so many commissioned officers. Now my PC is a LTA (2 bars) and my OC is a major *gulps*. Have to salute every now and then.
Booking out can be a chore since each wing will decide when they book out. If the programme drags, then you know what happen. Last time have to catch fast craft so they will release us no matter what. Now just have to march super far to the main entrance, by then all our shirts soaking wet and transparent.
My bunk kinda nice. got computer too. heh. each platoon got a mini kitchen and the toilet and shower room damn big. no need to queue but area cleaning sure die. the shirts and shorts they issued were nice too... actually i'm happy with everything about OCS now. The pay! The environment! The food! the cadet mess!
Foxtrot Wing.
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