//Confinement//
So I had my first taste of how confinement feels like.
Well, at least it was the entire company being confined.
Today is book out day. Today is also book in day.
When we first heard the rumour on Monday, everyone is devasted, but somehow when the official announcement was made on Thursday, I was kind 0f okay with it. In fact, for some weird arcane reason, everyone's spirits were rather high on Friday. Maybe not everyone, but the people around me were zi-highing.
Booking in in 2 hours time, and I won't be back for 2 full weeks. Will be having my fieldcamp from 25th Jan to 30th Jan. The commanders are making the fieldcamp sound so so scary, don't know what to expect actually, the only thing I asked for is that we won't make some stupid mistakes and get confined again.
On a sidenote, I want to watch Cloverfield! Hope it's still on when I book out on 2nd Feb.
51 days to POP
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Home
//Home//
Went back to Hwa Chong right after I booked out on Friday night for the J1 O1 campfire. It feels weird walking up to the class bench again, the last time I did that was on 22nd Nov.
Standing at the Central Plaza again feels great. Even the dark night sky looks better than the one in Tekong. Singing the familiar songs, dancing the familiar mass dance, it feels good, but I know very well in my heart that it's just a fleeting moment kind of thing, I mean afterall, I have already graudated, I am already a NSF. Looking at the J1s running around in their Orientation T-shirt, I feel nothing but envy.
Sitting at my favourite spot at the class bench feels surreal. I mean just a few hours before that I was still sitting in my bunk waiting to get out. 心态上的落差感真的很大。
Witnessed the "watermelon-smashing" ceremony for 08S71. They seem like a cool bunch of people. I think the best part of going back is still seeing 06s71, though only a miserable 6 other poeple turned up. Learnt some shocking news, like Hannah is now teaching at Nanyang Primary! Saw Miss Wong and Gene Tan too, they haven't changed much, I mean it's been only a few months.
Will be going back in a few more weeks time I guess to get results. Nerve-wrecking.
Went back to Hwa Chong right after I booked out on Friday night for the J1 O1 campfire. It feels weird walking up to the class bench again, the last time I did that was on 22nd Nov.
Standing at the Central Plaza again feels great. Even the dark night sky looks better than the one in Tekong. Singing the familiar songs, dancing the familiar mass dance, it feels good, but I know very well in my heart that it's just a fleeting moment kind of thing, I mean afterall, I have already graudated, I am already a NSF. Looking at the J1s running around in their Orientation T-shirt, I feel nothing but envy.
Sitting at my favourite spot at the class bench feels surreal. I mean just a few hours before that I was still sitting in my bunk waiting to get out. 心态上的落差感真的很大。
Witnessed the "watermelon-smashing" ceremony for 08S71. They seem like a cool bunch of people. I think the best part of going back is still seeing 06s71, though only a miserable 6 other poeple turned up. Learnt some shocking news, like Hannah is now teaching at Nanyang Primary! Saw Miss Wong and Gene Tan too, they haven't changed much, I mean it's been only a few months.
Will be going back in a few more weeks time I guess to get results. Nerve-wrecking.
Saturday, January 12, 2008
When It All Falls Apart
//When It All Falls Apart//
And it's been yet another week in Tekong.
First day in Tekong after the book in on Sunday night is pretty bad. My theory is that they purposely chose to tekan us badly on this day because they think we are fresh from the bookout, no muscle aches and so on, so at least we can do standard pushups and so on. Imagine them tekaning us on Friday, with more than half the people doing half-fucked pushups because of the muscle ache from a week of training.
The funny thing is while we were being tekan in the Parade Square outside the cookhouse, staring at the red ground on the parade square at one moment doing pushups, then staring at the starry dark morning sky at the next moment doing that shutter kick or something, the song that was playing on the radio in the cookhouse was this...
I'm having a day from hell
It wasn't all going so well
- When It All Falls Apart (The Veronicas)
And it became sort of the theme for the day, and the entire day did sort of became the day from hell.
Subsequent days were defintely much better though. I looove the long long admin time at night after RO. I espeically love the moment when I lie down on my bed to sleep, cause it feels that the day is officially over and I'm one day closer to bookout day.
Went out with my section mates today for lunch, sort of as a farewell for mark who's posted out since he's already down pes, and as a opportunity for us to see wai kit too. Section 2, down to 11 people from the original 13.
It's quite an eye-opener, or rather it's quite interesting to hear from some of them about who they dislike in the platoon and so on.
I feel really lucky to be in section 2, cause I think among all the not-so-pleasant people in the whole platoon, or to put it more crudely, among all the people I dislike in the platoon, none of them are from section 2.
59 days to POP. 1 more bookout before my fieldcamp. Feeling kind of nervous about the fieldcamp.
And it's been yet another week in Tekong.
First day in Tekong after the book in on Sunday night is pretty bad. My theory is that they purposely chose to tekan us badly on this day because they think we are fresh from the bookout, no muscle aches and so on, so at least we can do standard pushups and so on. Imagine them tekaning us on Friday, with more than half the people doing half-fucked pushups because of the muscle ache from a week of training.
The funny thing is while we were being tekan in the Parade Square outside the cookhouse, staring at the red ground on the parade square at one moment doing pushups, then staring at the starry dark morning sky at the next moment doing that shutter kick or something, the song that was playing on the radio in the cookhouse was this...
I'm having a day from hell
It wasn't all going so well
- When It All Falls Apart (The Veronicas)
And it became sort of the theme for the day, and the entire day did sort of became the day from hell.
Subsequent days were defintely much better though. I looove the long long admin time at night after RO. I espeically love the moment when I lie down on my bed to sleep, cause it feels that the day is officially over and I'm one day closer to bookout day.
Went out with my section mates today for lunch, sort of as a farewell for mark who's posted out since he's already down pes, and as a opportunity for us to see wai kit too. Section 2, down to 11 people from the original 13.
It's quite an eye-opener, or rather it's quite interesting to hear from some of them about who they dislike in the platoon and so on.
I feel really lucky to be in section 2, cause I think among all the not-so-pleasant people in the whole platoon, or to put it more crudely, among all the people I dislike in the platoon, none of them are from section 2.
59 days to POP. 1 more bookout before my fieldcamp. Feeling kind of nervous about the fieldcamp.
Sunday, January 06, 2008
Anticipation
//Anticipation//
My bunkmate was telling me the best part about booking out is not the actual bookout, but the anticipation of it, especially a few hours just before the bookout. I agree wholeheartedly because we always hype things up to make ourselves feel better.
Likewise, the worst part of booking in is not the part where we fall in at Pasir Ris Interchange at the stipulated timing. The worst part is the few hours right before booking in as you are about to change out of your civilian clothing into your smart 4. The transition from civilian to soldier is indeed painful.
On a side note, we were asked to bring a photo in during our last book in, and I wanted to bring a photo of my cute cousin mao mao. Unfortunately, to my horror, I can't find a photo of him! (aside from those in the comp that is)...so in the end, I brought in this photo!
I can't find a family photo, SJAB photo or anything, so this is the closest and most significant photo I can find that actually means something to me.
1 more week to 1 month anniversary of enlisting.
65 days to POP.
My bunkmate was telling me the best part about booking out is not the actual bookout, but the anticipation of it, especially a few hours just before the bookout. I agree wholeheartedly because we always hype things up to make ourselves feel better.
Likewise, the worst part of booking in is not the part where we fall in at Pasir Ris Interchange at the stipulated timing. The worst part is the few hours right before booking in as you are about to change out of your civilian clothing into your smart 4. The transition from civilian to soldier is indeed painful.
On a side note, we were asked to bring a photo in during our last book in, and I wanted to bring a photo of my cute cousin mao mao. Unfortunately, to my horror, I can't find a photo of him! (aside from those in the comp that is)...so in the end, I brought in this photo!
I can't find a family photo, SJAB photo or anything, so this is the closest and most significant photo I can find that actually means something to me.
1 more week to 1 month anniversary of enlisting.
65 days to POP.
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
2008
//2008//
So this is Christmas
And what have you done
Another year over
And a new one just began
- Happy Christmas War Is Over (John Lennon)
I know Christmas was over already, but the lyrics is still quite apt. Another year over, and a new one just began.
What have you done in the past year?
2007 flew by just like that, from the very beginning of the year, the thought of A levels has been weighing on all our minds. Then it was block test after block test and before we knew it, it was prelims already. The year was filled with lots of mugging, but still it was bearable and enjoyable cause of the company I get.
Both JC and NS take up 2 years of our life, but I think the biggest difference between the 2 is one will fly by very quickly while the other will slowly crawl past bit by bit.
Met up with the class on New Year's eve. We went cycling at ECP, followed by dinner at Crystal Jade at Suntec and dessert at MOF (ministry of food) at Marina Square. Seeing them again really make me miss the class bench and school in general.
Booking in in 7 hours time. Bookout times always pass so so fast. I don't know if I will be able to book out the next weekend or not since the supposedly remedial training is beginning for those that fail the IPPT cat test.
70 days 12 hours and 7 min 30 seconds to POP! Feels awfully similar to that time when I'm counting down to the start of A levels, cause I only started counting down to A levels with about 70 + days left. A levels have came and gone, let's just hope BMT will too!
So this is Christmas
And what have you done
Another year over
And a new one just began
- Happy Christmas War Is Over (John Lennon)
I know Christmas was over already, but the lyrics is still quite apt. Another year over, and a new one just began.
What have you done in the past year?
2007 flew by just like that, from the very beginning of the year, the thought of A levels has been weighing on all our minds. Then it was block test after block test and before we knew it, it was prelims already. The year was filled with lots of mugging, but still it was bearable and enjoyable cause of the company I get.
Both JC and NS take up 2 years of our life, but I think the biggest difference between the 2 is one will fly by very quickly while the other will slowly crawl past bit by bit.
Met up with the class on New Year's eve. We went cycling at ECP, followed by dinner at Crystal Jade at Suntec and dessert at MOF (ministry of food) at Marina Square. Seeing them again really make me miss the class bench and school in general.
Booking in in 7 hours time. Bookout times always pass so so fast. I don't know if I will be able to book out the next weekend or not since the supposedly remedial training is beginning for those that fail the IPPT cat test.
70 days 12 hours and 7 min 30 seconds to POP! Feels awfully similar to that time when I'm counting down to the start of A levels, cause I only started counting down to A levels with about 70 + days left. A levels have came and gone, let's just hope BMT will too!
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