February 2012
2 posts
On my way to Thailand in a few hours time. For travelling or for army, I’m always excited when it comes to taking planes. Overseas yea!
Back on 1st March. SEEYOU PEOPLE!
January 2012
7 posts
Finally occurred to me that I should do up a 2012 resolutions list so that I can check back and see what I’ve accomplished by the end of this year. (That’s if the world is still intact)
Here we go!
1. Eat wisely, stay healthy Though I may be Mr. Skinny but there might be a lot of unhealthy cells inside my little body with all the junk food I stuff it with. I don’t want to...
Quite a waste to give up my slot two times, for Exercise High Noon held in Taiwan. Though it will be a challenge but it’s a chance for me to travel to somewhere I’ve never been to, for free. Gave up the slot as there are high chances that I”ll be heading to the Airforce in March, not confirmed yet but committing to Taiwan will be a bad choice.
Heading to the land of a thousand...
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree,...”
– Albert Einstein.
A theory that I’ve been believing all along.
Went to a nursing home for the aged the other day. We were brought to this old man who shared his interesting life story, it was full of inspiration to us young adults. He was an educated man in his 60s to 70s, really eloquent in speaking and obviously well to do. He boasted about his little ones who were lawyers and doctors and wished for us to be as successful as them. He then showed us a letter...
You know sometimes the recruiters set your mind thinking when they ask you the magic question:
“What do you want to do in the future?”
Do you have an answer to that? A clear, specific one. Well, I don’t.
I look into myself for an answer but all I can see are question marks. Honestly, I’m still searching and I guess same goes to many of you too. No, I wasn’t brain...
Veni, Vidi, Vici, 2011
Veni, vidi, vici is latin for “I came, I saw, I conquered”. This are the three words to summarize my 2011.
2011 had many challenges, mostly from OCS. It’s a year that I found a lot about myself. My flaws, my strengths. Many times I realized I’m not who I think I am. “When there’s a will, there’s a way” was what that gave me hope when things went...
December 2011
2 posts
Compass, Aeromedical and Interview passed. Waiting for them to process my application, sign my contract and I’ll bid bye to the greens and hi to the skies. Then head to Tamworth for Air Grading Course. I will not enter with the mentality that I will definitely pass, nor fail. I’ll just give my best. If my best isn’t enough, then I will be back to an NSF and ORD!
February I will...
November 2011
13 posts
Will be supporting some infantry regiment to fight their ATEC in January 2012 as an forward observer. Having a good life everyday now means that walking with the infantry for the 5D4N major exercise will post a huge challenge to the current me. Got to refresh some skills, I don’t want to end up killing our own infantry and bringing down their strength. The pressure is on. Just hoping that...
Nothing much these days. I have a combat role supporting armour and an admin role at camp. Well the armour company don’t really need me so most of the time I’ll just be in camp settling admin stuffs. Conducting, supervising, safety, organizing family days, cohesions. Good life indeed. I’m free after 5 or 6pm for nights out. So just call me out :D
Our batch is probably the lucky...
neon-electric:
Scientists discover most...
October 2011
15 posts
There’s a quote saying “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” But what if we can’t choose? Well apply the thumb rule, suck it up.
I’m trying to love what I do, but I just can’t. It’s not the type of job I want to be in. I ‘ve probably mastered the “I look like I’m paying a lot of attention to what...
Passed my compass a month ago and went for Aeromedical today, hopefully I’m suitable and I pass my interview too.
Then I will be flying to Tamworth for the coming air grading course. HOPEFULLY!
I love the skies. Every time I feel happy or manage to overcome something tough, I will capture an image of the sky. I remember the skies of my toughest road march, my OCS days and I will never forget the sky I saw on my commissioning day.
It was beautiful (:
Every time I look at my commissioning photos, I can’t help but to smile. My greatest and proudest achievement. Something I wanted even before I enlisted. I saw, I came, I conquered!
The values and lessons taught to me during these 9 months can’t be described with words. Putting up the parade was an honour and it felt really good, I hope it was impressive. Thankful for the great...
On 16th January, this is a summary of what I blogged:
“You are posted to OCS(ARMY WING). Before enlistment, I look forward to the day that I can type this post. and I feel so lucky that I am here doing so. Well, the 38 weeks count down starts from tomorrow. My plan is to just survive day, by day. Slowly but surely, it will come to the day where we stand on the parade grounds in our Number...
Are you ready for the final showdown? It’s tomorrow!
I was so so close to missing the parade. So close. I’m feeling very grateful to be able to march in the parade (:
Wednesday, fever in the morning. Wanted to see the MO to take medicine. Fever too high, 39. Put me on IV Drip till 4pm. Fever didn’t subside, sent me to A&E. They told me that I can’t participate in the...
I’m at home resting now. But it’s 2 more days to commissioning parade.
So many things happened yesterday. I was sent to A&E cos of high fever. Anyway to cut it short, I’m okay now but I stand the risk of not being able to march for the parade.
Parade will start at 1741. If I’m able to march, I will be in contingent 5, row 3, column 7. Please sit at West1 (W1). Best if...
First in the blood.
Booking in soon for the last week of our cadet life. I’m so so so happy yet sad at the same time, I suddenly want this cadet phase to prolong.
Time flies. Too fast? But in the process it felt like a snail’s pace.
It’s been a great 9 months with lots of unforgettable experience. Nothing much to say. It’s down to this, the day we have been waiting for. Sometimes I still...
Earning just enough to pay my debts and live my weekends. Hate it.
Wardrobe haven’t been refreshing to new clothes although I have many shirts and shoes in mind to buy. Please bear with my repetitive dressing till I have excess cash for some new clothes.
Officer cadet pay isn’t much though, it’s always 780 or somewhere near that. I can’t wait for the officer’s pay...
Joint Term
Shag. No joke.
I thought joint term will be slack and relax but I was totally wrong. The schedule is so packed that everything is back to back and we have so many things to do.
Rehearsals are killing us all, tagged with the weather. Simply holding the SAR21 for hours in one hand was a challenge, it never felt so heavy before. After hours of holding the rifle, I need to take like 5 seconds just...
September 2011
8 posts
I’m coming home, home to SAFTMI, back to home for joint term!
8 months ago when I saw the senior cadets that were in joint term, wearing their rehearsal clothings, singing the commissioning song. I told myself that I would give anything to be in their position. Maybe not anything, but I really wanted to be them.
Now here we are, one step closer. The term we have been waiting for. One last...
Braces, the differences it made
After 2 years and 2 weeks finally, BRACES OUT! (:
Look at the jaw change, the protruding teeth difference. The cash and pain is worth it!
Thailand
Oh ya let me blog about Thailand now.
Thailand was hawt, freaking hot! I felt super drained and dried after proning for 45 minutes in the sun. Cows are every where, a herd of them walked towards me while I was proning. I was like WTF?!, Singapore didn’t have this! They looked at me, I looked at them, they strolled away.
We had a 9 day outfield, with the 5th day being tactical break at a...
Open water diving course
Diving in tioman was pure awesome!
$580, Padi open water diver, 3D2N, 5 dives at tioman.
Started with a day of theory, followed by a day of pool dive in Singapore.
Set off from Singapore on day 1 at 6pm, after a bus ride and a long boat ride to an island of Tioman called Pulau Aur, finally reached at 4am. The 7 hours boat ride was rather torturing though.
Spent the next two days having our 5...
In a moment’s time, I will be going over to tioman for diving! Had diving lessons in the pool for the past days and at the start it felt really uncomfortable to breathe in the water, like weird. But after we got the hang of it, it was dam fun.
seeya in a few days time, will blog on my Thailand trip when I’m back on sunday!
mannn i just love being a civilian. 1 more year to be...
August 2011
14 posts
Don't wanna leave this bed
Going Thailand in about 14 hours time.
Feeling alittle moody now. I need a break! All the back to back training from the day I entered OCS in January till August is tiring me out. My supposed service term 1 week was eaten up. I just can’t wait for Thailand’s final exercise, Battleking to be over. Then I can have my deserved 1 week break, after 8 months of trainings. I just want to...
