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Tuesday, November 28, 2006
what am i doing here on a cold tuesday night?? actually i was supposed to be in camp but i am not in camp.. was told to come back next week as my mortar course will start next monday.. was posted to artillery but in the end was told that after the course, we'll be posted to armour as the vehicle we'll be using belongs to armour though the weapon we're using belongs to arti..

we were kinda distraught when we heard that.. still can't escape from armour.. =/ hope it's not that bad because my long lost pal, Jaryl whom just ORD said that it's not that bad.. so now i'm still kinda confused.. half arti, half armour.. like mixed blood..

received some good news from my FYP proj mates that 1A curry puffs are going to use our method of making curry puffs.. and if they were to buy that idea, they're gonna make a press release about it.. to think they took more than half a year to read our report and then make a decision.. well, i guess businesses are like that, making of decisions are very important.. but i hope it won't be like the last time when we were told that the press people are coming to school to interview us.. however, in the end they didn't come.. i hope it's true this time round but on the other hand, i wouldn't want to pin too much hopes on it as the higher the hopes, the greater the disappointment..

more good news to comment on!! SP rugby finally got first in the IVP games.. well done my juniors.. they've avenged us all since last year's defeat to TP.. this time round they beat TP 13-5.. a close fight and tight score indeed.. was very nice and comforting for one of my fellow rugger to come and tell me this great news and he thanked the year 3s whom've graduated for everything and the foundation laid from us.. we've finally seen the gold.. and here i am to thank the seniors prior to my batch for teaching us everything as well.. though we got last place during my seniors' time, got second during my time and first place during my juniors' time, it still boils down to what i've always said, it's not all about winning or losing but all about the learning process.. and through this learning process, we've seen the fruits of labour from everyone.

gotta holiday til next monday.. free this whole week.. sadly, everyone's busy and i'll be all alone at home.. guess i'll just catch up on some reading.. jiayouz to all the peeps that are taking any exams and tests and take care.


Saturday, November 25, 2006
R.I.P grams.. may you go to a better place.. i'll take care of everyone.. i never knew life could be that fragile til i experienced it myself.. didn't know that the last time when i was about to book in back to camp would be the ever last time i said bye to grams..

didn't get to book out for the first two days of the wake as i gotta prepare for the 28km road march.. if i would to skip the march, i wouldn't be able to attend the last day which is the cremation.. i felt terrible when i saw gramps crying but i don't how to console him and make him feel better.. well, as for me, i still can't cry as usual.. all my cousins, relatives regardless of guys or ladies were at least tearing.. but why it's just me again?? maybe squeezing out tears is really dam hard for me.. that gruelling, arduous, overnight 28km graduation march was dedicated to my grams.. it was worth it though there were tons of abrasions and not forgetting cramps and blisters.. i still carried on til the end.. this corporal rank is for her.. all i want to say is that we all should live life like there's no tomorrow.. and cherish everyone around you..

after that went to take my posting order.. sadly to say, i didn't get the vocation i wanted.. no more medic.. instead of putting me to save lives, i'm gonna bomb everything into pieces now.. other than that, gotta do maths as well.. cosine, sine, angle and stuff.. i hate maths.. artillery here i come.. =/ though it's not the vocation i wanted but many of my friends say it's a good vocation.. not very siong and you get to go overseas such as australia, new zealand and taiwan for exercise.. we shall see bout that.. most of my bunk mates were kinda saded because they are going to armour and some are staying back to become infantry sergeant.. i didn't know if it's a blessing in disguise for me..

i'm definitely gonna miss alpha company.. with all the nice instructors around, having the standard and not forgetting the welfare.. i'm also so gonna miss my bunk mates.. they've been with me since the tekong days.. take care guys~


thanks for eveything, dear grams.. rest in peace.


Sunday, November 19, 2006
it was a terrible week indeed. i failed it agains.. sighz.. why is driving just that hard to pass? i ain't nervous.. i completed all the parking.. this time i couldn't complete the directional change.. it was one of the easiest in the circuit.. hit the kerb twice while trying to move out.. kinda sianz.. if i didn't hit the kerby, i'm sure i would have passed.. because i had 10 demerit points outside the road.. why everytime it's like that?? it's like that jigsaw puzzle with that missing piece.. just that the missing piece was different everytime.. when will i get everything right?? sometimes i just feel like giving up because it's like zapping my poor allowance away.. trying to be self-sufficient and i didn't want to take any money from my parents..

other than that, i caused my Platoon commander to be reprimanded by the Company 2IC.. though both are warrant officers but the rank of the 2IC is greater.. my PC let me go for the driving practice last monday before the test on tuesday.. actually practices are not allowed to be approved and the 2IC found out.. me and my PC got barked pretty bad.. felt kinda bad and paiseh.. my sergeant called me a jinx.. say i bring trouble to the PC.. feeling guilty as i go for my test.. =/

in addition, if anyone skipped any activities this week. they would have to come back on the saturday to do self directed training.. i missed 2 days of fighting in urbanised areas due to driving.. was supposed to not go home on friday night and i was like so bothered about it since the start of the week.. in the end, not enough people to conduct so i was allowed to go on friday..

lastly, i didn't know it could be that painful to lose that sense of direction.. it's just like driving.. can't seem to get it right all my life.. i know i suck in this.. nevertheless, i still wanna say thanks for the addition of colours in my life and making it more interesting. bless you and take care.

gotta Book in again.. don't want to demoralise my mates and make them worry.. maybe i should go back to normal soon.. one of my section mates kinda broke down this week while having this kind of peer appraisal.. somebody just harped on what the PC said.. said that he's slow, stupid and pentium 1.. he just gave way and teared.. and afterwhich he just told us he didn't like people calling him that and we all sat down and talked about it.. sometimes when shit happens, it just piles up, snowballs and becomes a mudslide. how i wish i could cry out loud and express myself like what he did but i just can't do it.. it just won't come out.. i'm just too stiff and stony..

seems like the graduation next week don't seem that significant after all.. and the peer appraisal they gave me.. good point = optimistic.. bad point = overly optimistic.. how i wish i could be what the appraisal put me out to be.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lvgmxgfvn00

i'll carry on.


Sunday, November 12, 2006
after coming back for a long weekend, i was more than glad to be invited by my two pals for their dragon boat race and dance performance respectively..

went for bel's dragon boat first.. hm.. now i think i've got a better picture of what it's all about.. it's bout rowing in unison, the technique and the never dying fighting spirit to the end point. kinda fun to see each dragon boats trying to edge each other out at the finish line.. like those horses' heads trying to overtake each other near the finishing line.. Exciting!!

after that went to chill a bit at starbucks.. it was an excellent therapy.. to be able to relax and rest.. came to know there's one garang solider waiting to be enlisted in 1 and a half years' time and is very enthusiastic to enlist.. lolx.. that's jackson for you.. fed him a lot of info bout army stuffs and hope he would 'love' it when the time for his national duty comes.. HAHA..

i ain't mocking at him or what.. his attitude kinda reminds me of myself sometimes.. i always give my best in what i do in camp.. though my friends say there's no need to put in that much effort because the 2 years would just be a waste of time.. they kinda laughed about it and said i should go sign on.. then i would reply by saying over my dead body and i have bigger aspirations.

i know nobody wants to serve the 2 years but we gotta do it and that's what we owe the nation i guess.. you still gotta go through it whether you 're giving a positive or negative persperctive to it so why not make the best of what you're doing and it'll make you feel better.. and at the end of the day, you can proudly say that you've given your best.

got my corporal rank!! and i've sewn it on for 2 uniforms for the parade.. though i can't wear it til 2 weeks' time when it's the passing out parade.. =D


after that went for jen's dance performance.. it's a nice performance.. the cheoreography is very special.. it's not just a solemn affair with just dance.. there's songs, humour and many types of dances.. salsa, hip hop, pop and lock, break dance, street jazz and much more.. very different from what i've seen in my school the last time where's there only dance.. this performance is truly one of its kind.

watching them enjoying themselves so much reminded me of myself (again!!) in the SP rugby days.. the passion and effort given.. the first choice lock and second choice hooker.. come to think of it, they did come to watch my match the other time but i didn't play because i just recovered from flu and the coach wanted to rest me for other matches.. lolx.. those really WERE the days.. Good old days.

all i want to say are that i'm really proud of you guys.. job well done.. =B and for bel, don't be sad about your last race.. just do what you think is right and go ahead if that makes you feel better and happier.. =)

today's the day to sing 'today's my book in day, book in!! book in!!' sighz.. take care everybody~ hope my future weekends can be as enriching as this weekend. hope i'll be back on friday again.. =D

it's not always about the results, it's about the process, what's been learnt and how much it's made you grow to a better person.


Saturday, November 11, 2006
long weekend!! back again.. training's tempo dropped drastically.. more nights' off, canteen breaks and lotsa more goodies coming up.. alpha's really a welfare company indeed.. it's time for the end of yet another phase of the army life again.. gotta get the corporal rank and go somewhere else again.. sad but it's gonna happen anyway..

the dreaded driving test is here again.. i should be able to pass this time next tuesday.. but i'll miss the urban operations fighting i.e fighting terrorists in urbanised places such as buildings.

i've changed the song again.. those whom want the previous song can get it from me.. i've changed it to welcome to the black parade by My Chemical Romance.. great band.. time to catch up on some beauty sleep. in the meantime, adios.


Monday, November 06, 2006
was a bit sianz yesterday when the cheese in my refrigerator were expired.. everyone told me to use it.. it's only expired less than a month and i was like what the hell.. how could i ever do that.. i would never ever jeopardise the safety of the people i cook or bake for.. even if i were to make a loss next time i have my own bakery or i had to run 10 miles to get the new cheese, i'll do it.. it's about integrity and having pride in what we do, i guess.. i know they all said people outside does that too and there is nothing we can do about it.. but now we can do something about it and we have a choice not to use the expired ingredients so why should we use 'em?? so i went to buy new cheese and it was great.. to think my mom still say i 'kiasee' =/

anyway here are some pics of the cheesey cake.


song to intro by nickelback.. far away.. song in my bloggie.. no.2 on the american top 40.. nice.

Far Away by Nickelback

This time, This place
Misused, Mistakes
Too long, Too late
Who was I to make you wait
Just one chance
Just one breath
Just in case there's just one left
'Cause you know,
you know, you know

That I love you
I have loved you all along
And I miss you
Been far away for far too long
I keep dreaming you'll be with me
and you'll never go
Stop breathing if I don't see you anymore

On my knees, I'll ask
Last chance for one last dance
'Cause with you, I'd withstand
All of hell to hold your hand
I'd give it all
I'd give for us
Give anything but I won't give up
'Cause you know,
you know, you know

That I love you
I have loved you all along
And I miss you
Been far away for far too long
I keep dreaming you'll be with me
and you'll never go
Stop breathing if I don't see you anymore

So far away
Been far away for far too long
So far away
Been far away for far too long
But you know, you know, you know

I wanted
I wanted you to stay
'Cause I needed
I need to hear you say
That I love you
I have loved you all along
And I forgive you
For being away for far too long
So keep breathing
'Cause I'm not leaving
Hold on to me and never let me go.

gotta book in again tomorrow.. sighz.. be back during the weekends.. take care everybody.

in baking i find solace.


so glad to be back again.. like what i've said.. last week was super rushed.. came home last sunday morning, went to watch the prestige, rushed back for dinner and i gotta go in again.. sighz..

the prestige was a good movie with a good storyline with twists and turns.. an unexpected turn of events i must say.. it also shows the ugly side of human beings.. being vengeful and not able to forgive and forget.. a lesson learnt there..

section live firing last saturday was a crazy piece of shit!! live bullets flying past you ain't a so good feeling after all.. because if you're hit, you're a goner.. but glad there were no screw ups and mishaps and everyone was back in a piece..

that is not the end.. very busy week after the live firing weekend.. went to tekong for navigation and assessment of being a section commander.. it was fun to be back in tekong but tiring at the same time.. got to see the true colours of some peeps.. now i understand what my mates meant when they say i shouldn't be too nice to some people as they might take advantage and 'eat' me up.. it's really hard to fathom what others are thinking until you get to see the intent of their actions.. =/

ate combat rations and biscuits and did some fire movement and ambushes.. lost a further 2 kg and the weight freaking dropped to 68kg.. gotta gain a bit back by eating when i get back.. haha.. wild boars came again.. a gigantic one follwed by the whole family.. lolx.. bit my sock and my powder while i was powder bathing.. but it didn't attack anyone because it's just looking for food.. however, some of my mates' field packs were ripped apart.. poor them gotta put their clothes in others' field packs as the bags were torn..

now all the major events in my bslc course is over and what's left are just the physical training.. proud to say i'm a corporal to be.. haha.. though still small but it's still an achievement.. wonder where i'm gonna get posted next.. hope it's somewhere nice and fun..

it's a long weekend and here i am writing what i couldn't last week.. got company event on monday so we will get to book in on tuesday morning.. =D

just did some baking for practice.. strawberry cheesecake!! will try to put the pics up after chilling it.. tried experimenting to make my own topping but it looks weird though it tastes alrite so i didn't put on the cake.. sometimes my products go to waste because there's too much and the peeps in my house can't seem to finish it so they just got thrown away in the end after i come back from camp the following week.. =/ so in order for it not to go to waste, anyone who wants to try can just tell me and i'll try to mail to ya..

sometimes, i'll feel like sad shit when there's nobody to appreciate my masterpiece and they just got thrown away right before my very eyes.


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