Sunday, August 27, 2006
wah last night abit shacked manz... went meet up with weiliang at compass point before heading to boon may and sharon's bdae cerebration at aloha changi... took quite abit of effort to look for the chalet which was split by a fence... blEahz... quite alot of unfamilar faces.. so felt a little awkward.. coupled with abit of fatigue of going out in the morning i was kinda dull and tired last night...
so just hung ard helped out with the bbq alittle before leaving at 8.30pm.. felt a little tinge of regret making my way out to changi and having to book in that same night... though wasnt much but well.. its a symptom of friendship ba? you dont always do things you like but for your friends.. >.< after that was a straight 2hrs of train and bus ride from pasir ris mrt to chua chu kang mrt.. then 975 back to camp...
slept abt 11pm... was a really cooling night so slept really well.. woke up at 3am before heading to coyline to catch the bus to padang.. was even more crowded than last year when i ran the 12km.. the flag off was at 5.45am still dawn time.. the first part of the marathorn i ran alongside one of my specialists till ECP as the sun was rising i wanted to try to push myself so i went ahead and ran pretty much by myself.. bumped into losta familar faces along the run.. cpt greg, cpt victor, geoff, shaun etc etc... really does bring the army together manz.. hahaz..
the run was smooth till the 14km mark when i started to feel my legs really cramping up.. after that was pure mind over body sia... mumbling to myself to bite the pain and keep running.. stopped only at water points to give my legs a short break along with a drink of water and carried on.. its only at the 20km mark when my left leg pulled a muscle.. i was limping along the side with less than a km left when this b*atch pushed me aside... >.< loLx.. but thanks to her, the rage came in and i sprinted past that b*atch and let her eat my dust!! muHAhahaz.. *ego* well it wouldnt have been like that if she just said excuse me like anyone else?? hmph!
at last i saw the parliament house and boom i went sprinting past and finally finished at 2hr 25min nothing amazing larz.. but its still a sense of achievement for me.. got a medal that they claimed was for just ppl who completed below 2hr 45min.. but even those who completed after 3hrs still got them.. loLx.. more like "while stocks last!!" felt really high as we waited for the prize presentation.. end up raining so we dispersed and went home le~~
ahM 2006!!!!! maybe next year i'll try for a shorter timing?? >.<
rather enjoyed myself sia amazingly.. though my legs still aching and fighting with my dear "counterpain".. it does feel good to complete the run.. maybe i would join next years ahm too.. hahaazz~~ anyone wanna join? =] kkz go rest le... tml afternoon book in siaz.. sianz.. other unit 1 day or 2 days off.. my unit half day off.. haiz.. cant wait for stage 2 to finish man!!
dEmiNG
whEn the run is haRd.. Run haRD!!
My mind's unweaving/ 7:28 PM
Saturday, August 26, 2006
oh manz... tml is ahm!! 21 km of hell.. *pls refer to attached => and gloat!* hahaz... the blue line manz... looks sooooooo much longer than the red 10km... hopefully might be able to hook up with some of my frenz along the route and chat ba... longest run ever in my half.. hopefully my last! hahaz..
mY helL.....
just now went to ps with weiliang pok and weilun... walked ard and watched break up.. not as nice as i hoped.. alot of arguments and awkward moments.. hardly any real funny moment.. lame parts here and there... not a very concluding ending too... guess it didnt work out like other love comedies ba~ the judgement: 3.5/10...
later on went walking ard as weiliang got his teeth into some bratwurst sausage.. =D we were discussing abt how to meet up to go sharon and boon may's bbq later on... is a really long dist from the chalet back to camp manz... will surely take at least 2hrs from changi there... thinking abt it tires me out manz... so well.. dont think abt it!!
hopefully tml i wont get bombed at the sheares bridge in an attempt to cripple the army.. seriously congregating so many army men for such an event.. wouldnt it seem a lucrative target for enemy?? hahaz.. terrorist or enemy artillery alike.. its good to be at peace huhz?? thats considered if i dont suddenly collapse and die just suddenly after the run ba?
mY bro'S staRted on iT... maybE i'll give it a shoT? =]
dEminG
buT do thinGs with your loVed onEs
My mind's unweaving/ 3:41 PM
Sunday, August 20, 2006
haha.. a relatively more happening weekend than the previous ones i guess.. think sometimes i spent too much time at home i'm gonna be a potato couch soon... all shabby in home clothes and messy hair.. loLx.. not the more presentable me ba~~ but thats the joy of being at home~~ where you can be the most natural self~ no? hehz.. bet you guys at home also got things you dont show outside woR~~~ just that peace was disrupted by sec sch gers doing some ymca charity thing.. kids nowadays wonder whats in their minds.. giggling and all.. =
anyways the dinner with my platoon had a turnout of ten.. hahaz.. as they said the a level's guys made up the bulk of the absentees.. it seems to me they still have yet to appreciate the value of frendship and networking.. they seem to put army frenz behind their personal ones i guess.. frankly i used to be like that.. being calculative of who i befriend.. more on how long our friendship will last.. but as i go thru courses, ctc and aoac, make frenz in armour, 40SAR, ocs.. i learnt it is important to spread time to acquaint with all that fate brings us to bear.. thats life isnt it?
anyways i ended up treating the 10 of them.. loLx.. so i guess i can put more into my bank tihs month~~ hahaz.. was prepared to treat all 30 but alot didnt turn up so i guess its their loss.. >.< not that i'm complaining coz they'll be other gatherings too yupZ! even if its all guys i dont really mind.. friends are irregardless of race sex or religion mahz.. thats another thing i learn to appreciate~! =]
after having a sumptous meal we went to arcade hit the games.. played shooting games with the guys.. loLx.. lucky nv paisey my rank.. loLx.. marksman woR~~!! =] but it sure was fun hanging out with them outside the army.. but still they cant shake off calling me sir... either its more convenient for them or some other reason they find more familiarity.. but the sergeants aint that lucky.. loLx.. calling them by name and all.. think they gonna get it tml? hahaz...
ming waS here~~
later went to chinatown to meet up with huiying, angela, vince, kai jie and laibun.. they were finishing their kbox session by the time i came in so we went to mac to chat alittle before heading back.. loLx.. all the guys bought presents for hy except me.. whoopS.. think ever since last year i've already told myself to buy presents for my close frenz.. since they are the ones that really care abt how i am and gives me presents too.. loLx.. but its a sad fact that since last year my bdaes never received a single gift.. maybe thats why i've grown out of hoping for presents from my frenz so i myself also stopped giving presents to others... if its the thought that counts... isn't my presence enough? hahaz.. but as angela said.. its not "tangible" hmmz... must it be something i can squeeze? haha.. >.<
spent the rest of today sleeping and playing games till went out with my parents and cousin for dinner at toa payoh crystal jade.. for my cousins bdae.. its funny to hear my mom teaching her stuff i used to think abt in my time (16 years old) but looking back i feel so much mature that thinking abt all these things makes me chuckle.. hahaz.. guess i've reached that age huhz... kkz lar.. gonna book in tml morning.. gotta sleep early.. gd nite people!!
kinda regret not catching the fireworks festival manz.. sobZ..
dEminG
apPreciate eVEry day foR it wiLL nevEr repeaT agaIN~!
My mind's unweaving/ 10:58 PM
Saturday, August 19, 2006
thats basically how my body is like now.. loLX... been out in the field for a short 2 days but during a dismounted movement we were "alittle" lost and ended up walking 2-3X the distance orginally planned.. somemore was bashing into vegetation that probably was never transversed before.. even worked along lim chu kang road that reminded me much of my PSA hike i had in sec 2.. loLx... super shacked manz...
walked into a swamp that sucked me down to waist level and i had to literally crawl myself out by pulling along the weeds ard the swamp.. bashing into places with funny curry smell behind the cemetries.. losta thorns too.. hahaz.. not forgetting the ever unforgivable critters - mosquitos.. hahaz.. hard to imagine for civilians huhz.. but thats the kinda stuff we get into all the time.. haiz~~
even got scolded by our co by the time we reached the place we were supposed to go as we were all begin to hallucinate from walking non stop and for such a lengthy distance.. pity i wasn't mobilised to fight... ended up waiting and waiting then the exercise was over.. =\ indeed i aint meant for the army.. no matter how hard i push myself i didnt have enough strength to be a combat fit leader who could keep his cool amidst all that fatigue and low morale.. *shrugs*
but well life goes on~~ did a few interviews here and there then yesterday went to ecp for a 16km run... drank alot of water.. but only wanna come out just before i start.. tmd.. hahaz.. end up telling myself to go look for the gents at the 8km mark... end up it was just a dead end of ecp with no toilet in 2km radius.. after taking a drink went back still thinking of other stuff other than that.. loLx.. the next time i knew the urge kinda disappeared.. manz... hogged my thoughts the first half of the run lorz.. bRr... most of the run i ran alongside the oc signaller who had about the same running pattern as me.. as much as i tried to break away as i preferred to run alone, he like wanna pace me lorz.. so i just decided to run along lorz..
but wah sey... ran for 1hr 44min lidat then finish.. my knees and body were all aching from the lactic acid overdose.. stretched for a super long time but went back home with a lift from our log officer.. took a power nap then still went to autosport to meet up with our old aoac comrades.. quite a good turnout still.. thought thomas, fred, kian wee, sathya and wei how couldnt make it for various reasons.. instead of getting drunk as last time i was instead trying hard to keep myself awake, holding my heavy eye bags.. zZzZzZzZZzz stayed ard, chatted happily till 1 plus then took NR6 home.. wah kaoz.. i K.Oed on the bus lorz... then i woke up just as the bus was 1 traffic light from home.. wah sey.. thank god.. somemore i was the last one left in the bus... talk abt lucky.. phew~~
still resting at home, my knees aching like crazy, body itching from all that million mosquito bites all over the place.. *i mean it* trying hard to scratch~~ 2piD mosquitos.. later going out to marina bay for dinner with my platoon as a treat for my promotion and post atec stage 1 performance.. later if possible also will be going to join ange, hy, vince etc at settlers cafe too~~ hope i dont just get too tired again.. phew.. busy weekends manz...
liVing the singapore nighT scenEry
dEming
almoSt there!!
My mind's unweaving/ 2:14 PM
Sunday, August 13, 2006
this is worrying manz... hahaz... the timer keeps going... soon i'll be outta job... hMmmmZ... still alot of uncertainties what to do after i ord... was having a chat with quite alot of ppl last night on msn... now i straining my thought to think how i could really make use of that time to make liFe gooD.. likE LG ya? hahaz... struck me coz usually you ask ppl how are they, they usually say fine etc... but rarely say 'life's great!' that kinda stuff... wonder if i'll get that to say that soon.. hahaz..
going outfield this tuesday.. seems like a short 2 day exercise but it never fails to keep me excited.. esp since its the last outfield before atec stage 2 le... though i dont think we'll get best armour unit or something but still wanna give them a good fight mahz... hmMMz
nothing much to blog abt today... been slogging at home for the whole day.. hahaz.. first time i'll step out my home today will be later when i book in... heHz... sEe yA peepZ!!
anoTher piC from the faRewelL~!
dEminG
lAlalal
My mind's unweaving/ 8:35 PM
Saturday, August 12, 2006
haiZ... i dunnoe why ar recently everytime my parents strike up a conversation asking me abt army.. my promotion etc.. i always feel kinda irritated.. as much as i try to control i really hate to talk abt army stuff nowadays... its funny how people suddenly get interested in my promotion... esp the pay... though many times its like a joke.. some keep bringing it up that it really p*sses me off.. maybe im stingy.. but i've always been like that since jan... saving up as much as i can.. not going clubbing, drinking minimally, going out minimally..
to me the promotion is a bonus for my saving plan to save more every month... its not like a $500 pay rise.. but a $140 lidat.. of coz its natural to share the joy of promotion to others by treating them as i thought fit.. so that i wouldnt end up saving less than when i was a 2LT.. but its scary how ppl can get so obsessed into their own world when they know someone treating.. they just whack your wallet like nothing lidat.. haiz... whats this manz..
today was supposed to go to marina bay to cerebrate hy's bdae.. but it got postphoned due to the poor response.. hahaz.. pity.. end up sleeping at home, playing my psp.. then went to hougang mall just now to walk walk and shop alone... i actually bumped into MWO eddie from soa there.. lOLx.. dont think he know me ba... but surprised to know he stay hougang one sia... later went to hougang mall.. wah sey.. change like crazy... the 2nd floor esp.. got cafe cartel, ichiban sushi, pepper lunch etc.. alot of extensions and all... think next time dinner dont need go town le.. hahaz...
went ntuc to wrap by the shopping getting packet milk and bumped into nich with his family shopping, one of keng yang's spec.. didnt know he also stay in sk siaz... interesting walk ard manz... so long nv come change so much... wonder how things change ard me, oblivious to myself? still contemplating how should i run tml... run to stadium? run to pool? run ard sk? run to yio chu kang rd? hmmMZ
dEmiNg
can'T swim till this tummy dissappears!!
My mind's unweaving/ 11:00 PM
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
what a national day man.. need to book in at 2200 tonight!! so inhumane lorz.. 2pid atec.. lOLx.. why must organise on the 10th auguSt? its probably the saddest national day i ever had.. lolx.. coz in view of tml i didnt plan anything today.. just slogging away at home... watching ndp on tv... then going to camp... f***ed up if ya ask me...
hahaz.. how i miss those last few ndp.. either watching with the sotongs along kallang river... meeting up with my classmates for a movie at suntec.. last few years ndp been less 'nation-loving'.. loLx... lucky i didnt get tix for the ndp.. otherwise i'll be one hella angry manz...
yesterday took half day off so can go home comfortably change out then go for the annual 0808 canoe farewell dinner.. was held at the royal plaza hotel opposite far east and next to dfs... pretty high class with a nice pool beside the hall... hahaz.. food wasnt too bad.. though the presentation wasnt too fantastic.. >.< maybe my standards too high lar.. hahaz...
after that as usual we went ard taking pictures.. though i enjoyed myself i gotta say i was really very dissapointed with the low attendance from our batch... it did got overwrite by talking crap with pok, cliburn, hao yi, liang kiat and weiliang.. all the K2 partners surprisingly.. i mean its an annual thing so i didnt for a moment hesitate just spending abit meet up with seniors, juniors and my batchmates for a good meal and great time..
but well.. its not in my nature to be pissed off or sad for more than a day... so well.. just hope the next time meet my batch would get better response? hahaz... kkz lar.. going to get some stuff at compass point before come home watch ndp on tv then go back camp le... lEt thEm comE~! they'll see that 40SAR isn'T a puShover!!
chiLling by thE roOFtop pOOL~!
a heaRtwaRminG siGht oF the canoE famIly~!
dEminG
88 dayS to oRD!!
My mind's unweaving/ 4:18 PM
Sunday, August 06, 2006
i dunnoe if you guys noticed... but take a look ard.. 3 days from national day... and i can count the number of flags at my block with my hands.. its barely 9 in the entire block.. and i was even surprised to look ard from the open patch near compass point and notice its the same almost with every block... it doesnt even feel like national day...
just the other day was having a conversation with my mom and cousin.. they were talking abt how last time almost a month before national day almost the entire block will have flags hung up without urging.. the national pride and all... but they were kinda curious why this year its so little... i even cracked a joke that 'everyone was just showing their displeasure for all these price hikes... cabbies... bus prices...' 'you see... only the cabbies have all their flags up on their taxis!! hahaz...'
but as i walked home after a haircut.. i cant help but shake off the feeling that it is indeed as i said... the feeling of singapore being my home.. protecting my peace.. seems intangible unlike those old days.. without hesitation my home also hung up the flag.. being 1 in that 9 flags.. but has it turned from a singapore that protected its people to a nation that only looks to progress forward economically? i wonder...
yesterday went orchard to shop alittle and also coz long time nv go... hahaz.. asked my class guys at the last min.. only kl, wx and ys replied but they were out too so said might join me later.. so i went off and met pok coincidentally on the train... went to a few shops looking for clothes and bought a shirt from topman.. dropped by kinokuniya too to get some comics too.. arrr.. it does feel good to be able to shop at my own pace and time.. but it does feel weird shopping alone in such a crowded place.. =/
dEminG
2 dayS to faRewelL dinNEr!!
My mind's unweaving/ 6:02 PM
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
lOLx.. i mean juSt goT pRomoTed laR.. finaLly.. after all that speculation got the promotion letter today... not as happy to announce to whole world.. or not to be a hypocrite for saying i'm not happy.. i'm just pretty glad in a sense of recognition for the hard work(maybe).. today also marks the graduation of my advanced course.. pretty sad and happy at the same time.. coz of the parting of good frenz, also the thought of diving straight into atec stage 1 in 40.. and also glad for the chance to put into action my learning points in tihs course...
after everything finished as having interview with ltc huan... again he struck me with the question.. how come my energy seemed to have died out halfway thru? my answer was the same to cpt mark etc... that i was starting to get serious... i was surprised that he said i was doing very well at the start... i kept straining myself to think was there another reason why i started to quiet down halfway thru...
and on my way back it struck me... it all begun after the first presentation i had during mapex.. on how badly and lousy my AOP was.. maybe that was the turning point for me that i started to be worrysome, concerned abt my performance etc that it hampered my performance in the end.. but to me.. in the end is i felt i learnt.. and performing isnt so important.. i got the same grade as CTC.. and the same remark by the co that it was a good effort even against the regulars..
one thing abt army it really thought me alot of tihngs.. i never regretted one bit being an officer... but as my nsmen comrades return back to the working world.. i wonder.. i sure made a name for myself amongst my comrades and frenz.. would it be the same outside? could i be myself and enjoy myself like i had in jc and now? as my ord date closens i really wonder... maybe i am cut off to be in the education sector after all... hmmz..
weArinG the rank wiTh pRide.. aRmouR!!
dEminG
yeAH~~ no moRe younG seCond liEutenanT.. onlY fuLl liEutEnant!!
My mind's unweaving/ 6:29 PM
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