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8:30 AM
Getting the break i deserved.. there's just gotta be so many things that i had long wanted to do..
Like changing my blogskin.. it's been a long long time that i had intended to make a change but time has been a limiting factor..
My room's in a mess.
I need to make use of my SAFRA card and pamper myself a lil bit. Expect more clothes to be on the way and a new pair of footwear.
Hit the streets.
I wonder if i will get the 'recall' by sispec tomorrow. the recall is supposedly meant to ensure that all servicemen are readily available, but apparently tomorrow's recall had another purpose: to get those selected servicemen to start packing for OCS. I'm not putting too much hope in it, i dont really care about where i land up in the NS anymore. OCS more pay, Bslc post out to slack more, or ASLC to go taiwan. or maybe even becoming a pilot. I'll just let mindef to decide. or rather just to announce a decision they made long long ago.
Glad that i've finally met a initial target i've set in my ns life. Hit 8m25s for SOC during re-test. although that wasnt quite what i expected was gunning for better result.. but considering tt i was not in the best of condition.. i'd gladly take that result. next up: to train up for IPPT. I guess i should try and get back my old fitness and maybe even better it. Shall slowly inprove my 2.4km timing and try to go below 9 minutes. It's gonna be real tough this time..
Anyway.. it's time i enjoy.. Screw the army life. Now i'm a civilian till monday.. Party on!
6:59 AM
I guess i'm very fortunate that i've escaped punishment. either that the sergeants forgot or they chose to forget. In fact, they had forgotten alot of other training incidents like misfirings by other people. lolx. good for us then.
Did the interview on wednesday. Guess it was still ok. I just hope that i can make it even with my atrocious grades. I guess SMU didnt shortlist me. Sigh, I wonder where i'll be at in 2 yrs time. Maybe i wont even make it to any university.. ?
Section Movement Exercise has come to an end. While other companies did a 3d2n field camp, my company combined Exercise Catwalk and Nightowl together, making it a 4d3n one. Running all around the area and proning on ant nest, mimosa and such are a norm. waiting in the dark for 2+ hours just for the 'enemy' and trying not to sleep [tried hard there]. on the last night, there was supposedly some ghostly encounter by my section as well. Sleeping with SBO on has made my back ache. But its all over. For the time being till Exercise Nutcracker.
Next week gotta be fun. Rapelling, AOC, COC, and lectures to go. Gotta be a more relaxed week. Except that i guess my platoon will hit the chin up bar frequently. I just hope it's none of the 6 sets [max,8,7,6,5,4] of chin up shit again. Maybe i will get to visit the Medical Centre finally for my fracture(?) foot and my toe which has remained numb for a week past.
Gonna start planning for my 5 day break. Thursday shall be the day where I get to see the civilian world for a while longer. Die die must go watch movie, walk around Orchard, hang out with friends and maybe even clubbing.
Auspicium Melioris Aevi.
2:42 AM
SISPEC life hasnt been good on me. Lady Luck hasnt been shining on me ever since i stepped in. Depression has slowly set in, and i dont know how much longer i can hold. 4 weeks has passed.. i'm just getting into more n more troubles.. and i doubt i created them for myself, they just came to me. i wonder if i'm going to be charged or made to serve extras soon. i wonder if i can recover from my foot injury when i do not see the medical officer. i wish to rest my foot, but the situation doesnt allow it. Exercise Catwalk is coming, and with my section down to less than 5 fully fit people out of 10, being on status would not help things. still need to retake SOC test after falling out, was hoping to do an 8 min timing.. but not my foot has deterioate further.. i doubt so. i just hope that they can take my trial test timing of 8m33s and not make me return during off-in-lieu days.
The only positive news is tt Nanyang Business School called me up earlier n informed me about an interview with them on the 20th. means i can book out, but it also meant that i will miss a day of Exercise Catwalk. But screw it, my future's more important than SISPEC. Seems that all the smu applicants has been called up for interview except me.. at least for my section mates that applied. My pilot medical review is still still still pending.. i just hope i can get news of all these soon..
I dont wanna lead an army life,
I just wanna lead a simple life.
3:13 AM
Donno why but this week is an extremely bad week for me.
Firstly i kept losing things the whole week. From protractor to sling buckle to protractor again .. and then i broke a part of SAW (semi-automatic-weapon) during rifle assembling test. some metal piece that was supposed to hook the spring to the bolt carrier group. damnit. was damn freaked out becoz i expected confinement(s) and maybe to fork out alot of money to replace that part.. but somehow it didnt happen. So i was relieved to a certain extent..
Did my LSC (Leader Section Commander) role for the first 2 days of the week.. guess my performance wasnt good.. especially it was during a very busy period where we had tripflare live firing and of coz our navigation exercise GYPSY. so i guess my chance of getting into OCS by the end of first term is really slim.. and i hadnt been able to concentrate well during trainings too.. with half my mind still on the air force application. I seriously hope for a reply soon..
Next week gotta be damn xiong.. night training everyday.. with SOC trial test n Navigation test WANDERER on the same day.. and then SOC real test on the following day. definitely gonna shag out. then we have section training for the rest of the week.. probably alot of outfield stuffs coming up.
Anyway was quite frustrated that we werent allowed/abled to book out early today. All our module for this week was completed yesterday.. which was supposed to end at today afternoon. However, we were made to clean our rifle for 2+ hours, area cleaning for another 2+ hours.. and then to sweep the back of company line and then my platoon had to even clean up an ultra clogged canal.. seriously it was damn lame to get the whole company to go and clean up all areas of the company line.. we had like 5 brooms to 40 people.. and then we were not able to plan our navigation routes and such. it was a time poorly utilized. booking out on saturday evenings and returning on sunday nights were getting frustrating too.. the syllabus is really packed.. i really missed the days where i'm free.. sick of army life.. everything is so restricted in order to suit their purpose of training disciplined soldiers.. i wanna ORD soon. hope time can fly fly and fly. and how time will stop during book out.
The lack of life in me has resorted me to posting only army stuffs. Until i get back on track with my normal life.. this may have to continue. Sadly.
8:59 AM
been lazy to blog. anyway i'm still doing ok in sispec. except that my platoon is definitely the platoon that did the most chinups everyday. my blister has bled for 2 days last wk.. i hope the weather's bad so i can escape some chin ups b4 meal time n rest my hand. meanwhile.. will update properly when i have the time.
3:11 AM
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