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Friday, October 07, 2005
A new chapter begins/ 12:40 AM Alrite, it's been like ages since I last blogged. Well, can't be helped..thanks to NS making me so shag over the weekend bookouts. Hmmz, basically, that's just an excuse. No doubt I'm tired after a week of training, yet it's the lack of determination to continue updating my blog which has resulted in my previous blog being covered with a thick layer of dust and cobwebs. I decided to make my switch from OD cos when I went back recently, I realised how cocked up it became since it 1st started. OD was like the idiot-proof online blogging destination for beginners. After sticking with it for like 5 yrs or so, I decided it was time to seek something new. This marks a new chapter of my life. A simple update on my life: Currently I'm serving NS @ Changi Air Base (CAB) Field Defence Squadron (FDS). Sounds nice but in short, it's more or less the same job as Regimental Policemen (RPs) aka the-ones-who-guard-the-gates. It's not a glorious vocation and it certainly didn't fit what I had expected myself to achieve. Unable to qualify for command school as I failed my IPPT during my BMT days was bad enough. Sending me to become RP to slack was worse. I was thirsting for action back then, hence, I was super demoralised when I reported @ CAB on the 1st day. After enduring 12 weeks of Field Defence Course (FDC) and about 2 weeks of On Job Training (OJT), life seems much better now. Looking back at it, I realised I have adapted well enough and my initial resentment towards the place and vocation have ceased. I certainly didn't regret spending my time here at CAB cos I have met many who had left a deep impression, in this chapter of my NS life, both good & bad. Some of my friends have since been posted out. Even though it's been like nearly 1 month since their departure, I still miss them. FDC platoon 3 was no more on the day they left. Yet, our spirit lives on. I am certain most of us yearn for the good ol' times back in FDC.  great guys of platoon 3 section 2: xinhe, eugene, viky, xuankai, ah hock, junyi, batman, me & fabienI have no idea how much I have changed over the years. My friends have commented that I have grown more mature and slimmed down quite a bit, especially compared to my RV days. All I can say is that with age, comes maturity. And after seeing things that happen around me, I'd stop and ponder life philosophies. In laymen terms, that's stoning. You've heard it from me alrite. Stoning makes u more mature (laughs hysterically). Life's too short and the pace of life in Singapore is way too fast. I like spending time alone, thinking about things and seeking new understanding for things. As for the slimming part, hello?! I'm in NS! It's like the National Slimming Ctr for guys and since enlistment, I've probably lost around 15kg? Compared to RV, I've lost 22kg. [Note to self: 1) improve my current physique & fitness even after ORD. 2) must not balloon back to my old self!!!] Maintaining my current weight is no easy job cos of all the good food over at Changi Village and SFI meals. Today I had prata at Bt Timah with BoonKian, Wenlong, 奶Nai 妹Mei, Yijun & Edwin. I downed 1 Milo Dinosaur, 1 Mocha Ice, 2 Egg pratas, 1 cheese prata & 1 kway teow goreng. I feel damn bloated till now even though I had it like 2 hours ago? Well, can't be helped. I was looking forward to this meal with Mingcheng & Yijun cos I was hoping to do some catching with them after they got posted out 1 month ago. It was a superb feeling seeing them once again cos they've not changed and seeing them reminds me of the good times we had during our FDC. Thanks to Yijun who drove me home despite him not knowing the route well. I hafta admit that I was rather scared of him driving and I immediately put on the seat belt and prayed for a safe journey home. Haha... Alrite, I think that shall be all for now cos I'm still exploring how to use this new blog of mine after being absent from the blogging arena for ages. |
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