well, i'm finally went to my new posting today... i'm working in the manpower branch... learning to do clerical stuff, if i'm capable enough, then i'll be promoted to be the asst chief clerk... anyway, the 1st day was kindda boring... the real work will prolly start soon... nothing much today, except for a short induction package conducted by a senior there... he gave me an intro bout my job scope, but it's kindda infomation overload... and he brought me ard the camp...
!!! *gosh* !!!
although the camp wasn't very old, but it reminds me of my primary school, the setting of the cookhouse, the canteen, the mess, looks kindda like my pri sch... and the bunks were *ahem*... i believe they are worse than ron's bunk in sispec... it was classroom sized, shared by 4 ppl, with a 14 inch tv... sponge bed, with a tiny cupboard that measures, 0.5 x 0.5 x 1.5m... the stairs were in quite bad condition too, i nearly sprained my ankle again... conclusion... i wanna stay out!
like what i've said before, ocs is really HEAVEN!!!
well, there are some 302 (gays) around too... ewww... didn't think that the 2 decent looking manly guys were actually gays... fortunately, they're not in my dept... *phew*
anyway, the journey ahead will prolly be tough, not physically but mentally... could feel some politics going on in there... sigh... i dun wanna get caught in it...
Tuesday, June 29, 2004
Friday, June 25, 2004
final moments in tango...
i'm going to my new unit on monday... 3rd transport batallion, i'm going to be a clerk but it's stay in...
a new path is ahead of me, full of uncertainty... maybe i should get out of my comfort zone in tango...
life in tango is really great, as a cadet and as an ooc... it's really heaven here... inspirational, efficient training... loads of fun time... i'll really miss this big family, like how i miss 62... i will always remember the knitting club of platoon 1, the multimedia comm, spending endless hours producing website and video, the almost daily routine of playing operation flashpoint, the street soccer games, the swimming pool and the hot shower aft the swim, the diving platform, the euro fever...
life is really good here...
anyway, we had a "farewell celebration" for dickson (who's going for med) and me last night by watching the eng-por match... we did some jiaobinish stuff which no one will ever have imagined... we ordered pizza and "sneak" out to the main entrance using a rover to get our pizza... and sneaking it into the wing hq and enjoyed our hot pizza while watching the match...
ARGH!!! couldn't believe beckham CLEARED that shot... maybe he was still in his defensive mode... anyway, it's a pity that england got knocked out...
been taking lotsa pics today, with everyone...
sadz...
sadz...
sadz...
sadz...
sadz...
sadz...
sadz...
sadz...
sorry guys, i'm leaving... will miss you guys...
a new path is ahead of me, full of uncertainty... maybe i should get out of my comfort zone in tango...
life in tango is really great, as a cadet and as an ooc... it's really heaven here... inspirational, efficient training... loads of fun time... i'll really miss this big family, like how i miss 62... i will always remember the knitting club of platoon 1, the multimedia comm, spending endless hours producing website and video, the almost daily routine of playing operation flashpoint, the street soccer games, the swimming pool and the hot shower aft the swim, the diving platform, the euro fever...
life is really good here...
anyway, we had a "farewell celebration" for dickson (who's going for med) and me last night by watching the eng-por match... we did some jiaobinish stuff which no one will ever have imagined... we ordered pizza and "sneak" out to the main entrance using a rover to get our pizza... and sneaking it into the wing hq and enjoyed our hot pizza while watching the match...
ARGH!!! couldn't believe beckham CLEARED that shot... maybe he was still in his defensive mode... anyway, it's a pity that england got knocked out...
been taking lotsa pics today, with everyone...
sadz...
sadz...
sadz...
sadz...
sadz...
sadz...
sadz...
sadz...
sorry guys, i'm leaving... will miss you guys...
Wednesday, June 23, 2004
a tribute to tango...
it's been almost a month since i got ooc... things hasn't changed much over these 3 weeks in tango... prolly trg got tougher... they just had their 7-11 (run soc 7 times) on tues... upcoming events include demo livefiring on this coming mon and 3 fieldcamps back to back starting in july to aug... hopefully i get posted out soon, so that i can watch nationals... well, there're too many things to say, how should i express everything out here... oh well, maybe i should go bit by bit... lemme start with my instructors 1st...
within this month, there are many changes to our instrcutors...
:: our dear PC LTA subhas went on course
:: PC3 CPT george left to become 2 i/c in an arty batallion and he's getting married...
:: LTA lawrence is clearing leave now cuz of the new ord date thingee...
tango instructors are really nice, but maybe abit too nice, not to tekan us as jialat as delta... maybe if we (or should i say the cadets in future) go to active units in future, they will suffer (as commented by many ex-cadets)... but anyway, my stay in tango has been a very memoriable and enriching one... each of the instructor has inspired me and taught me some impt life lesson...
well, LTA jonathan and rick are zany and ect instructors who won't fail to make you laugh with their funny faces and ect actions... LTA subhas has somehow inspired me to be tougher and he helped our platoon to gel really well together during the 1st month of TST... i will never forget his stories about his UN missions, his "nasi lemak from heaven", "chicken rice from commado thai kids" and of cuz his famous quotations...
"when you're lost, cold and hungry... who do you turn to? NOBODY except your BUDDY!!!"
-- confidence jump
"you will bond like brothers, burn like joss sticks..."
-- before leadership fieldcamp
"this (one cap full of water) is for my country, i will spill blood and die for her... this is for my family and friends, whom i love and miss very much... this is for myself, for without me, there's nothing..."
-- junior bar presentation
well, of cuz apart from our pc, LTA lawrence is really a professional instructor, who doesn't show signs of ording for the past month, he's alws strict and has high demands, really admire him for his professionalism... then there's the "ah beng" apc LTA kelvin who tells us lotsa practical life issues and stories... my section instructor LTA gerald, the mr nice guy, who's gentile and forgiving... well, as for my wing sm, a grouchy old man who laughs like a tyrant... and his favourite phrase...
"don't show me your sad face when i give u plus plus.."
* plus plus = extra duties
okie, that's all about my instructors... oh oh, i nearly forgot about my wing comd... he's an arty LTC, who's very niao3 intellegently... he reminds me of justin...
now, lemme move on to my platoon mates... tango ONE ROX!!!
this is the most disciplined and garang platoon in a slack wing... we get turnouts when other platoons are slacking in the bunk... we have a pc who's a RANGER!!! so we're called the ranger platoon... anyway, even though we're quite tough compared to other platoon, but i'm proud to be in tango one, we have pride in the things we go through... during the time in tango, i have indeed learnt lotsa important lessons in life and i've discovered myself and unstand ppl more... through the tough times, i know who are my true friends and whether i'm still able to be myself...
what i've discovered so far is that the more selfish i get by not contributing so much to the platoon, the more i don't enjoy the training and the more u don't feel like going through the course... however, if i more altruistic, more helpful, i will somehow enjoy the training more cuz there is the joy in suffering with everyone, sacrificing oneself... and the time in ocs is much happier... this was what i learnt through the turnouts and fieldcamp...
section TWO is a unique section... the 4 HC guys (me, aaron, wei liang, zhichao) who were in platoon ONE, were in section TWO, it's really very fortunate... and there were 2 other CHS guys (mervyn, licheng)... my section is really warm, cozy and zai... doing the best in tests and we have the most number of gold for ippt... the platoon best comes from my section (ningyan) but what's more impt is that we can clique very well together... my buddy fredrick is very gentle and nice... his bag is always filled with chocolate and chocolate chips... whatever brand u name, he'll have it... well, it's really blessed to have such a good buddy, a good section, a good platoon and a good wing...
i remembered that i dreaded my 1st 2 weeks in ocs, the regimentation, the crazy standards of fieldpack inspection were a total cultural shock to me... but now, i begin to miss tango as a cadet... i wanna be part of the platoon but i can't... sigh... prolly, the only thing that can keep me together with the wing is through making videos which will bring back the memories... sadz... i miss tango...
within this month, there are many changes to our instrcutors...
:: our dear PC LTA subhas went on course
:: PC3 CPT george left to become 2 i/c in an arty batallion and he's getting married...
:: LTA lawrence is clearing leave now cuz of the new ord date thingee...
tango instructors are really nice, but maybe abit too nice, not to tekan us as jialat as delta... maybe if we (or should i say the cadets in future) go to active units in future, they will suffer (as commented by many ex-cadets)... but anyway, my stay in tango has been a very memoriable and enriching one... each of the instructor has inspired me and taught me some impt life lesson...
well, LTA jonathan and rick are zany and ect instructors who won't fail to make you laugh with their funny faces and ect actions... LTA subhas has somehow inspired me to be tougher and he helped our platoon to gel really well together during the 1st month of TST... i will never forget his stories about his UN missions, his "nasi lemak from heaven", "chicken rice from commado thai kids" and of cuz his famous quotations...
"when you're lost, cold and hungry... who do you turn to? NOBODY except your BUDDY!!!"
-- confidence jump
"you will bond like brothers, burn like joss sticks..."
-- before leadership fieldcamp
"this (one cap full of water) is for my country, i will spill blood and die for her... this is for my family and friends, whom i love and miss very much... this is for myself, for without me, there's nothing..."
-- junior bar presentation
well, of cuz apart from our pc, LTA lawrence is really a professional instructor, who doesn't show signs of ording for the past month, he's alws strict and has high demands, really admire him for his professionalism... then there's the "ah beng" apc LTA kelvin who tells us lotsa practical life issues and stories... my section instructor LTA gerald, the mr nice guy, who's gentile and forgiving... well, as for my wing sm, a grouchy old man who laughs like a tyrant... and his favourite phrase...
"don't show me your sad face when i give u plus plus.."
* plus plus = extra duties
okie, that's all about my instructors... oh oh, i nearly forgot about my wing comd... he's an arty LTC, who's very niao3 intellegently... he reminds me of justin...
now, lemme move on to my platoon mates... tango ONE ROX!!!
this is the most disciplined and garang platoon in a slack wing... we get turnouts when other platoons are slacking in the bunk... we have a pc who's a RANGER!!! so we're called the ranger platoon... anyway, even though we're quite tough compared to other platoon, but i'm proud to be in tango one, we have pride in the things we go through... during the time in tango, i have indeed learnt lotsa important lessons in life and i've discovered myself and unstand ppl more... through the tough times, i know who are my true friends and whether i'm still able to be myself...
what i've discovered so far is that the more selfish i get by not contributing so much to the platoon, the more i don't enjoy the training and the more u don't feel like going through the course... however, if i more altruistic, more helpful, i will somehow enjoy the training more cuz there is the joy in suffering with everyone, sacrificing oneself... and the time in ocs is much happier... this was what i learnt through the turnouts and fieldcamp...
section TWO is a unique section... the 4 HC guys (me, aaron, wei liang, zhichao) who were in platoon ONE, were in section TWO, it's really very fortunate... and there were 2 other CHS guys (mervyn, licheng)... my section is really warm, cozy and zai... doing the best in tests and we have the most number of gold for ippt... the platoon best comes from my section (ningyan) but what's more impt is that we can clique very well together... my buddy fredrick is very gentle and nice... his bag is always filled with chocolate and chocolate chips... whatever brand u name, he'll have it... well, it's really blessed to have such a good buddy, a good section, a good platoon and a good wing...
i remembered that i dreaded my 1st 2 weeks in ocs, the regimentation, the crazy standards of fieldpack inspection were a total cultural shock to me... but now, i begin to miss tango as a cadet... i wanna be part of the platoon but i can't... sigh... prolly, the only thing that can keep me together with the wing is through making videos which will bring back the memories... sadz... i miss tango...
i'm back
hey guys, i'm back!!!
but i dun really like this blog design, so i'll prolly change it soon but shall stick to this for the moment...
but i dun really like this blog design, so i'll prolly change it soon but shall stick to this for the moment...
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