half way through the FDC course le... 6 more weeks to go... this week is the fibua week, quite a good experience in learning something that can be learned only from ASLC and above. very exciting to know how to comb a building and all that stuff... other than that, this week slack lor, more slack than the RP phase... nuthin much to say about lor... just eat and slack that's all...

hmm... this week book out also dunno wat to do, the only activity i have for now is the movie tmr morning with my gang, penghui, weelun and molly lor... dunno where molly found the lobang one to watch "the island" at such a cheap price. but have to wake up super early for it lor... but used to waking up early le la (everyday sleep in fear of a turnout lor)

saw irene on the bus the last week, tot could meet her again this sat but something cropped up in the last min... been a long time since i saw her le, dunno why but she seems to be the only net friend that i'm still in contact with... the rest leh? dunno also, disappeared into mars i supposed...

not much happenings these few days so i will cut it short and end here, in preparation for the tough training coming soon ahead (Ex. Earthworm) buaiz for now...

btw, the only weekdays i'm free would be the national eve and national day that's all, so wan to go out can msg me earlier?

here comes the begining of a new phase of training le, much more physically demanding then before, but i will remain Invictus*. had lots of section movement training this week, where we learn how to work more cohesively as a team. tried out a lot of different types of weapons, though i never got a chance to use it (only carried it for the weight only).

the most shiong thing i had this week would be most probably all the circuit training under "My Chu Chu". A bit too shiong for most, sometimes even i feel shacked out too... arghhh, cannot take it le... on tue i almost tot i couldn't even get pass this week lor, but in the end, i still managed to survive...

next week is Fibua week le, outfield training that cuts everyone from the outside world. guess it'll be as tough as this week ,if not even worst, but i think i have to take like a man lor... My train up even more, if not "My Chu Chu" will complain "why gentlemen, training very slack is it?" so "ur biceps bigger then mine har" lol... keep the jokes within these four walls ba...

that's all i have for now, even though more things happened than that, but i think it's better to share it when we have a chance to meet... buaiz, be back again next week (unless i kenna confine la)

*Invictus- Unconquerable

been raining heavily these few days, and thus less outdoor training this week. been quite slack (the one and only week) with occassional outbursts of turnouts and punishments from the sergeants... spent the whole week mostly in the lecture room learning about the skills to become a RP. Had a test last thursday, and to my surprise i actually passed it (of course la).

We actually had a Happy Hour last thursday too (the one and only one), had a chance to rest from such a hectic week since our course started. but good things wouldn't last, this could be the last one we will have cos someone actually went to complain about the Happy Hour. Hmm... speechless too, Happy Hour is a not a neccessity, so we shouldn't be complaining about it lor...

Next week is section live firing le, a bit scared and yet excited too... mixed feelings ba... there is a high danger risk but i expect all to turn out well if everyone listen to instructions... hope eveything will be ok ba... that's all for now, be back again next week...

lol... back again le... lol my birthdae just went by 2 days ago... had such a "fun" time in camp lor. my platoon ppl help planned a very very special "event" for me... so special until i almost died in the toilet... arghhh... they are indeed heartless sia. never pity me one lor... even try to pour the whole bottle of prickly heat on me... make me shiver for the whole night (cannot sleep)... so cold like shit lor.

this week been quite ok. maybe except for the push ups and pull ups we had to do everydae for lunch and dinner. the worst was the turnout, which happened just a few hours ago... suffer like hell... the sirs and sergeants scold us like hell, do pumping until my hands tremble lor... make me on high alert for the whole night... arghh...

hmm... that's about all that happened for this week ba, since it's all lectures these 2 weeks... see ya next week then...

back again to my very own haven... somehow miss it a lot... these few weeks had been fine for me (at least for now)... i've been posted to become RP for now... tot it was a slacker job, but man i was super wrong. the course i'm attending now is super shiong (FDC- field defence course) everydae like can die one. to think that other RP course is 2 weeks, mine is like 3 months lor. very different from training in BMTC.

forgot to update my blog the last week cos got too much things to do, need to buy a lot of stuff for stand-by-universe (can die one)... my PS reminded me of the Orion PS David... got an air of aura one lor...lol

haiz... lots of stuff happened these few weeks, with the most impt being the range lor... i'm super sad lor cos i miss my marksmanship lor (along with the $200 prize money)... NS pay is very little le, now got a lesser source of income damn sad lor.. but i'll train my physical fitness cos still got IPPT, muz get gold this time round (another source of $200) for me... hehe...

Exercise Earthworm cuming soon le... dunno whether can survive or not lor... but no matter wat, still have to try my best to complete the course (no more recourse for me)... see ya for now... time to pack my field pack stuff for stand-by- universe le...

ps. my com still spoilt, beyond repair le.. so have to use the library com for now, my tagboard also cannot use cos here got filter lor... so if got any msg for me, can send to my email, friendster or sms me lor... buaiz for now...

lol... finally got a chance to use the com again (right here in wdl library)... this week has been a busy one, packed with activities from morning all the way till night (time is running short for me that's y)... everyday went out and eat, eat and still eat lor (looks as though it is my only hobby)... went to lots of places to eat too, tried a lot of stuff that i never tried before, and also spend money like a river lor... no consideration for saving up (my this month pay all used up le) hmm... yesterdae met up with my sec sch pals, long time never meet them le, xia, lin and qin, though mild couldn't come too...haiz... had a great day there... first time i went to the esplanade too, wow... perfect place for ppl who enjoy wat they call "a haven for the arts and inspirations"... lol... but good times don't really last... very soon, my break will be over and i'll be back to the army at changi air base (damn far from my house lor)... see how everything goes ba... be back here next weekend to update my blog (if there is no such thing called confinement period lor) k i'll end here... see ya soon...

lol... here's a poem for all to enjoy... sort of explain my feelings yesterdae at the esplanade... done by my fav. teacher, mr koh. found in kutlama 2004.

Letters Night

laid pressed between pages of diary,

letters you wrote for me.

i touched your hand within these notes today,

not knowing just why. words

penned, speaking familiar conversations,

echoed in laughter and ease.

a call to believe

promises we once held,

with open hands.

i didn't forget the times we spent;

tea-breaks in canteen, simple instrumentals on cds

making breakfast with campbells and cheese,

talking till 3 in the morning.

reaching out,

grasping on bits of future uncertain;edges

of inspiration we sketched on skies

drifting, pencilled in wind-

starred sihouette trees. we once wished

like children

one october night.

i remember

how little beginnings come framed

in sunshine and moonlight-

they flicker on like quasars

in the late evening sky.

now,

your letter writes and empty silence

for i only hear my voice;

seeking places, sheltered

from what i held inside.

you cared enough to let me know-

in the end, that was all i sought,

after having held only fragments

of your memory

in my hands...

having remembered our beginnings

and these waking moments of our end,

ruth came hidden in my honesty

there's so much i still try

to carry through.

i guess you never knew,

even while i loved you.

been thinking about my days as a recruit in Orion Coy these few daes... dunno y but i sort of miss it a lot... i miss all the fun times we had in tekong

i miss...
all the ppl of Orion platoon 3,
all the "Orion 3, fall in now",
all the "lights out 2230, revelie 0530, fall in for 5BX 0545 ...",
all the "are u all shacked ?",
all the " where's ur platoon integrity",
all the road march ,be it 4km,6km,8km,12km,16km or 24km,
all the cheonging during field camp,
all the mine sweeping during SIT test,
all the CPT 1 and 2 ,
all the songs we sang,
all the cheers we did,
all the " my body says enough, my soul cries never..."
all the "reference row, reference row, reference row READY..."
all my sirs, be it sir Zheng or sir Kelvin,
all my sergeants, be it SG Sugu, SG Kiran, SG John, Sg Amiran,
all my sections mates, platoon mates
and all the ppl related to Orion Company,
59th Enhanced BMT is now history,
though i continue to miss them all...

No words can truly captures all the great experiences i had in Orion Company, though it will remain in my heart,
forever...

Lol... my com still screw up as ever, but i realise i can still post in my blog through public com at wdl library... so in a way, i'm back and active (though i can't be as active as before)... Just to give u guys a brief history about wat happened the last few weeks... lol... i finally POP liao, now private rank liao, no need to go back tekong for basic military training (unless i screw up and end up in sispec lor)... now enjoying my block leave which is until 20 june before i report to my new unit... so for those wan to meet up, here's ur chance now... erm... i guess i can only update my blog once a week cos i can only book out on weekends in the future... so this is my first post for now, i'll try to tell u all about my experiences in BMTC soon....