Lion-Heart

finally got the bronco license.. haha.. it was like an auto car la.. just glad to pass cause i didn't get to participate in the course earlier this year due to the operation on the ear.. can get to drive around australia and crush kangeroos.. HaHa~

anyway, my men or rather troopers are finally here.. i don't like to call them 'men' because it's like classifying them as being a lower class group of people or what.. so trooper sounds better a word.. and all of them come from bmtc.. well, all poly graduates, just like me.. hope they'll be nice and good to work with..

for the next two weeks, will be attached back to artillery to teach them all the stuff we learnt when we were corporals.. cool.. get to skip duty and time to have fun.. Khatib camp here we come!!

i Crashed Landed @ 9:29 PM.

the past week had been just packing stuff for australia.. all have been packed and sealed.. the checks were kinda strict though.. the quarantine peeps would be picky bout any grain of sand, grass or any foreign material on the thingy.. glad it was all over..

last sat, went for toong yeng's b'dae party.. it was kinda a grand affair at her house.. many peeps came.. and i'm glad she loved the pressie we gave her.. glad to see all my poly classmates again.. thanx to eric and kiap who ferried us around with their cars..

the following week was kinda quiet because csm was not around.. was supposed to clear lots of leave this week but last minute cock-ups don't allow us to.. so i performed duty on mon.. cleared leave on tues.. went to gedong for some safety regulations test.. cleared leave on thurs.. then came back on fri for a combat shoot..

was supposed to clear on mon, wed and fri but in the end only cleared tues and thurs.. and i gotta come to and fro to camp.. a bit sianz but i enjoyed my leaves as they helped to recharge me..

combat shoot was relatively easy.. a section of 6 will carry out the shoot from 60m taking turns to shoot random targets at your own lane.. if those that didn't do well will have their points covered by those who did well or score full marks.. everybody went was 200$ richer and are certified marksman.. yay!! haha~ =p

went for han soon b'dae party at costa sands chalet yesterday.. glad he enjoyed his b'dae with his family, friends and us.. the mortar platoon!! and also not forgetting wenyang's 22nd birthday also.. all peeps should have an enjoyable b'dae..

well, i've thought bout it~~ i'm gonna conduct a b'dae celebration next year because this year never celebrate and it shall cover the 21st one and shun bian celebrate.. it'll be great fun as i would already O-R-Ded.. and all should be able to come..

men coming tomorrow.. hope they're nice if not they're gonna get it from us.. haha.. going back to artillery to train them.. it will be fun going back to where we trained once too.. =D

i Crashed Landed @ 6:04 PM.

the previous week in tekong was fun.. too bad there weren't any pics to share.. ya know, cameras not allowed.. first day was just bronco driving around the forests in tekong.. knocked trees and overcoming small drains.. kinda exciting because the vehicle looked as if it was overturning but it ain't..

there were bunks for us in the outfield.. safari beds, cupboards, toilets, bathroom, etc.. just like a normal camp.. just that it gets a bit cold in the night, had plenty of mosquitoes and is a bit sandy and muddy around the premises..

2nd day was just doing camouflage drill on the vehicle.. timing worsened a lot.. used to do it in a much shorter time.. 3rd day was just only vehicle maintainance.. went back to bmtc to see my old company but no1 was around.. also went to the mess at tekong called 'scabard'.. those place weren't allowed to recruits the last time.. now entered as a sergeant.. feeling's a bit different.. also went to bmtc hq where all the Company Logos plagues were planted.. those of Hawk, Jaguar, Falcon, etc.. it's situated near the ferry terminal so didn't get a chance to go in see because everytime near the terminal is chiong for book-out.. Haha.. those were the days as recruits.. i'll come more to that later.. was expected to go back on the 4th day as many of vehicles were damaged due to the bashing into forests, etc..

did contact drill on the 4th day.. like what we're supposed to do if we were to be contacted by the enemy.. dismount from vehicle and did stuffs what we used to learn in infantry.. good' ol days.. went back to mainland by takin rpl.. those big squarish ships that ferry large vehicles.. dam slow ship.. washed vehicles til 11pm++.. after that ate dinner outside..

thought that we could stay and have fun and slack in camp til saturday when the rest returns but we had to go back tekong (again!!) for a battalion cohesion and movie night.. because my sergeant major took us for the whole week.. learnt a lot from him by the way, he's damn professional.. so he said all must go back.. we were like...

so i decided to go back to my old company good, ol Hawk again in bmtc.. on the way there i saw my sispec buddy!! zijian.. he's posted to ocs since were parted on the sispec days.. damn nice to see him as a officer in Whiskey.. he was from Hawk too, by the way.. but he did not go back with us due to commitments in his current coy..

met up with Boss, Hawk platoon mate/Alpha section mate.. he got posted back to bmtc as a clerk sergeant because he got pneumonia when he was in taiwan the other time.. went back to find out that, seck wang, our Hawk platoon mate was back there again as the 2IC of the company.. damn cool la.. he said he would give the incoming recruits have a memorable experience even better than ours and he want to make the company a better place for the recruits.. nice vision there..

the scrapbook that we all did was still around!! the one we did in bmt days.. the pull up bar was still there and it was the same old soc ground.. we kinda catched up with all the stuff in the bmt days and also what have we been up to lately.. from a Hawk platoon of 50, now in my mortar platoon only left Han Soon who's in the same place as me longest from the Hawk days til today except for the sispec phase..

finally, we parted and bade farewell to them.. and i look at the Hawk Comapny building again.. with all the memories.. Happy, Sad, Tough and not mentioning Fun.. God knows when would i ever have the chance to come back here again.. very thankful to be there.. and guess what.. that day i went was the 1 year and 2 month anniversary since i enlisted.. what a coincidence!! and it made it a more memorable trip..

back to battalion bbq and movie night.. ate bbq and watched 300 for movie night.. cool right.. in the heart of tekong.. projected it on the big white screen and stuff.. went back mainland the next day for more packing of australia trip..

that sums up a fruitful and fun week at tekong.. it's rare for armour peeps to go there to destroy trees and the terrain.. don't think will set foot upon there again.. 8 months and counting more to go.. though O-R-D is a date all have been anticipating but there's this phrase from my friend's officer.. 'In the beginning, you want it to end. But in the end, you want it to start all over again'.. though we all wanna get outta army but it has become a part of us and we sure enjoyed part of it, made good buddies and it sure will become good memories etched in our minds..

the notice board logo was still there. =)

i Crashed Landed @ 8:19 PM.

Nothing much this week.. came back on tues after ahm and went for bronco driving.. was supposed to stay overnight out in the field but i clocked 18km fast so no need to stay overnight for night driving and friday's clocking of mileage..

going tekong this sunday.. will be back on next saturday.. happy 21st birthday to jianming.. hope you enjoyed yourself.. take care everyone~

i Crashed Landed @ 7:08 AM.