December 05 ...

It has been like 2 months since i was commissioned on oct 1, before i realised this coming dec 10 will be the commission of the new batch of young officers. For this two months, i have been through the Guards Conversion Course that makes me a guards officer. It's great to be something different and of course, there's a price to pay being a guards and this is especially true for 3 Guards. The tempo in 3 guards is sometthing that's beyond my initial thought. Next year, will be some called the examination for my Unit and of course, doing well also means the Guard of Honour for us in NDP 06, the best thing is that the Guards family will be coordinating/organising NDP 06. This really gives me something to  look forward to... and i believe by then the spirits will be flying high especially when that's the last important mission for all of us before we'll ORD as a battalion. So far, i'm still new and have not reeally met up with my men. But hearing from my upper study - my group of guys are good and meaning i wont have to worry much bout them ; ) - probably i will be attending mortar course and will join them for the phase two of my unit's examination (atec - army technical evaluation centre). One thing i really like about my camp is that it's near ECP and whenever i'm free at night, i will jog there and it's really damned peaceful and quiet especially on wkdays' nite. but of course there must be something i disliked - it's a freaking two hours journey for me to go from jurong to bedok.... *yawn*  so much about my new unit...

Guards Conversion Course - it has always been something i wanted to be - especially the khaki beret some how gave me a sense of belonging. :P The guards conversion course is conducted quite differently this time round - it's a gentleman course instead of the usual style of physical demanding course (pure wacking, tekan ....) Of course, there're also some physical training - 12 km fast march, 2 km coastal swim and guards assault course etc. The opportunity for us to board Super Puma and chinook will be something that i will remember for the long way to come - give you abit of idea how is it like - it's like taking a bus that fly in the air, good enough? The final phase of the course -5 days of summary exercise is really quite tiring - it's not so much of physical torturing but mental challenge cos we've got limited sleep ... probably 2 hours per day? It really give me the first time experience that how easily i can fall asleep the moment i sit down .... beyond imagination...  something like 5 , 4 , 3 .... zzzzzzzzzz, got it? No??? IMAGINE!!!

My life - Wahhhhh, help, help.... i realised my time got even lesser nowadays.... and also my circle of friends seem lesser - probably it's hard for us to coordinate timing to meet? yesterday i was chatting with my friend and i realised that "the maid" is the last movie i watched which was like in august??? shit! i need to get a life.... Oh ya, i've been jogging quite a lot but purely casual slow jog... i will make it a point for me to accompany my precious bicycle - just riding around :P... i've been trying to blade and i guess i guess.... i have a little bit of improvement - at least i can stand up better already, good try?? this year, seemed like many of my closed friends went overseas for their holiday already ... and this is something that i will really hope to fulfil, i wish i can go over to maybe Genting during this long X'mas season, just hope to get out of Singapore for a while to see something different? Yupe, the highlight of my life this year was the training trip to taiwan -that place is simply awesome and i really hoped i will be able to go there for a holiday maybe next year? sianzz... it's sunday and i got to book in later.... That spells the beginning of monday blues.... but nxt sat will be the day i looking forward -dec 10 = pay day! good bye for now.

wake me up when September ends ~{!-~}. Awaits October

It~{!/~}s coming to an end without me to notice it, I~{!/~}m going to let off the ~{!0~}cage~{!1~} and to walk my own way after commissioning on Oct 1. After Oct 1, it will be the end of my life as a cadet in OCS. Frankly, it~{!/~}s been a mix feeling I~{!/~}m having right now. I~{!/~}m happy at one end cause it~{!/~}s coming to an end, I~{!/~}m concerned how well will I be able to lead my men in future? All those that I~{!/~}m concerned will be made known soon. Looking back, it~{!/~}s been almost a year since enlisted (Sep 29, 04). Each phase I see a slight change in me. I~{!/~}m no longer that enthusiastic as I was in the past. I~{!/~}ve seen the change in me, change for better? But I realised that I~{!/~}ve been complaining more and more as compared to in the past. Is army doing harm to me (haha)? Grumbling at the things I will have to do at the end of the day? So now, I better wake up and face the reality (ies). After all, grumbling will get me no where ~{!-~} Gotten my new bike already (it~{!/~}s a mth~{!/~}s pay :S) & now I can start doing long distance rides. Lotsa places coming to my mind, ECP, Sentosa, Changi Beach~{!-~} ~{!-~}

I realised it~{!/~}s true once we grow older, it~{!/~}s hard to find a session to gather all the friends. Cause it seems like all lead their own way of life, be it working, ns, studying ~{!-~} sometimes it~{!/~}s the thought of gathering the people seemed so fulfilling especially meeting up with friends and chatting each other but it~{!/~}s just hard to do so cause it takes lotsa effort to confirm day, time & venue. Even now I find it hard to blog, cause no life? Dun care, wake me up when September ends ~{!-~}. Awaits October