POC Loh!

Finally, after 5 long months, my stay in the ‘chalet’ of Pulau Tekong is over. 

Upon reflection, I must admit that it has been an enriching experience. 

Firstly, January to the beginning of March was spent in Ninja company, where I was shown the ’shiong’ side of army.

Mid-March to the end of April was spent in the Scabbard, where I saw officers in a different light, while learning how to do domestic duties, such as cleaning toilets and vacuuming floors. 

Finally, I spent 6 weeks in Dragon company, where I saw the slacker side of BMT, along with a motley crew of trainees (I was one of a handful of recruits in a sea of soon-to-ORD fellows).This was totally different from the ‘A’ Level leadership of Ninja in January, and it was a challenge adjusting to the different attitudes some of the guys in Dragon had.

All in all, I thank God for seeing me through this first phase of NS, and trust that He will see me through the next 17 months. 

POC loh!

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In other news, Prince Caspian had criminally cheesy lines, including bad pick-ups such as this:

“keep the horn, you’ll never know when you need to call me again”

I laughed so hard I got a cramp, and was also left Casp-ing for breath. -.-

 

A Long Weekend

Watched Chocolate yesterday. An interesting name for a Thai action film, with minimal references to chocolate, apart from the protagonist’s awesome ability to pop smarties into her mouth.

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Many things have happened to the world since I last booked in, most of which has been bad. My childish, immature belief is that now is the time to quickly send aid directly to the victims in Myanmar, even if it means forcing the junta into action. However, I am pretty sure that they are useless bums who would be running scared if the US and friends decided to enter the country to help the cyclone victims and liberate the oppressed. Although this might be illegal, it would not be the first time the US went into another country to ‘liberate’ without the UN’s approval. Anyway, this time there really are victims who need urgent help.

Gee, all these thoughts of going to war for peace… NS must really be getting to my head. What’s happening to me, argh!!!!!!

 

 

 

WordPressed

I’m currently having the longest break of my NS life so far, and I think that I have used my time pretty wisely thus far… I started this blog! 

One of the important things that army has taught me is self-delusion, which comes in handy when one finds himself in an extremely lousy situation (lasting as long as 2 years!). This skill was first acquired during the 17 day confinement period. My section had a calendar where dates would be crossed off at the end of each day, well initially anyway. By the second week, the day was being crossed off from the calendar at lunchtime, our reasoning being that since the day itself was here, thus it technically should be crossed off. Also, confinement led us to magically cut down the number of days to our goal (freedom), by setting newer, closer goals (such as no. of days to single digits). Currently, this skill of self-delusion is telling me that as NS is already 1/4 way over, it is nearly over. Now this is clearly wishful thinking, but hey, it keeps me happy… and sane. Interesting, insane ways to keep sane, mhmm.

Oh, and this has been keeping me occupied as well, thanks darren!