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July 15 EverythingWhew! Finally finished with the investigation. I can't believe i wanted to be a detective when i was younger! Well, this sure changed my mind!
For this week, i've spent most of my time investigating and writing the report of this investigation... which i must say taxed a lot of my mental capacities, especially when on thursday, i stayed back in the office until 10pm just trying to get the report done on time.... *sigh* the price of being an officer...
must... suppress... urge.... to scream.... I wanna... ORD! ....
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Well, nothing much to report except for the fact that i've decided to take part in an air rifle competition. So last wednesday, i held and fired an air rifle for the first time in my life. It was different then all the weapons that i've been trained in. Barely any recoil, not loud, but i guess it must be painful if shot at close range. Hahah, well, whether i win the competition or not, at least i'll have fun! :)
July 09 Collide*yawns*
You know... after working in the office everyday as an assistant ops officer, it has helped me to decide what i want to be when i grow up.
I have decided to be...
a slacker.
....
Hahaha, how nice would it be to not work? Even now, when i'm going to turn 20 in a few months, i yearn for the days of my childhood. When all i had to worry about was what games to play next. (where does this phrase sound familiar? i think this is the 4th time i'm writing this..)
Anyway, guess what? Guess! Guess! Come on, you can do it.
Fine, i'll tell you....
Yesterday, i was doing duty in camp (on a sunday, sian...) when one of the camp prowlers spotted something suspicious at night (lights were on in a building that was supposed to be empty...). As the duty officer, it was my job to go and check it out. However, my duty sergeant came down with a high fever and couldn't accompany me to see what's wrong. So i decided to take my duty clerk along with me instead. However, the suspicious building was quite a far ways from where i was and i felt quite sian (troublesome) in walking that far. (shows you how lazy i've become now) Then, as if by a gift from God, my duty sergeant asked "Sir, do you have a license? Can take my car."
......
NANI?!
He is letting me drive his car?! How cool is that?!!! And it's been ages since i last drove (dec 05, before i came to singapore), and i was a bit nervous about driving again.
"Sir, if you're not confident, you can let the duty clerk drive."
What the heck?! As if i'll give up this opportunity to drive!
Quickly, i snatched up the car keys and looked at my duty clerk. "Ready?"
XD
Oh, it felt good to drive. To feel the steering wheel in my hand, the pedals under my feet. Music playing in the background. (it was manual, so i could drive it. too bad for you auto-trained guys. pheh! :P) It's like falling in love again!
Ok, i'm getting a bit carried away. I'll stop now...
vrrrooommm!!!
*ahem*
Forecast of events,
i've been appointed as an Investigation Officer for one case.
In a nutshell: Someone damaged an artillery gun and the repair cost is about $22k. So it is my job to find out who's really at fault.
So tomorrow is when i'll begin my *plays inspector gadget theme song* investigation.
Ciao. June 24 Wonderful TonightComing Soon!
Transformers the Movie!!! Oh yeah! I can't wait to watch it this thursday. Although i haven't really grown up with the vehicle transformers, and i've only seen a few episodes of it... (i watched mostly Beast Wars when i was younger)
Speaking of this thursday, my physical fitness test is on that day itself. I'm confident about doing well, but it's the running that worries me a lot because i've sprained my ankle a while back and till now it still stubbornly refuses to fully recover. Well, all i can do is take medication and pray that God will heal it before my test.
Sorry i don't have anything interesting of late to post on my blog. It's not pretty on this side as well...
I wanna say "Let something interesting happen!" but i know that by saying that, usually something bad (in an interesting point of view) would happen to me.... June 17 AddictedDoes the personality of the boss affect the productivity of the employees?
I mean, if you have a boss whom you dread seeing (much less being in the same room as him), it's hard to work when he's around (because you spend all that time and energy ducking into the toilet when he's not looking or going to the next office when you think he's gonna arrow you for some more work).
*sigh* If the case is this bad when i am working, i would quit. Coz having a friendly environment, fellow employees and boss are the few important things in a workplace. But alas! I can't quit.
The only thing that keeps me going is (because i have no choice) by thinking about flying back to Australia and how many more months left. That way, i don't have to see his face again. June 10 A Mood in BossaI did it...
I've sent in the application requesting for my disruption of National Service in January 2008.. All that's left is for them to approve it. *prays hard*
It seems like i'm getting closer and closer to going back to melbourne... i feel excited yet positively frightened. What new changes are there? Are my friends still the same? Will they still talk to me? Is my favourite shop still there? Has it closed down? So many questions that my head is asking yet i'm too afraid (actually lazy) to answer. Going to melbourne would mean that i would have to be more independent now, especially if i decide to stay in melbourne instead of geelong...
Anyway, it's still too early to talk about these things still.
One of my friends recently asked me what are the things that i look for in a girl that would earn points in "girlfriend potential" book (whatever that means...) I didn't answer at first, but after thinking about it for a while, these are a few things that i've come up with (of course, this doesn't include the necessities like must be a devoted Christian, must have a nice personality, yadda yadda yadda):
It'll be good if she:
June 03 Rolling StarSo sorry about not blogging last week. I've got no excuse. >.<
Everyone's been asking me what i do in the office nowadays. Well, to put it simply, i'm an Ops Officer. Meaning during war time, i'll be with all the high-ranking officers helping them plan troop movement and strategies. But what do i do during peacetime? Well, I still stick with what my profession calls me to do, i plan. Last last friday marks the day where i saw all my planning come to life. Reservist commanders were invited to my camp where we show them what our modern artillery capabilities are, and as such, i was in charge of planning the displays which would be present. This project took me about 3 weeks to pull everything together, i could have planned it faster but some people just refuse to give me information on time. *taps foot impatiently* Anyway, on the day itself, i was running around like a mad horse making sure everything is going exactly as planned. I wish i had a car... (soon, Amoz... ORD is just 6 months away...)
Oh yeah, i received a letter from Swinburne uni stating that i have to be back to take part in their "enrolment sessions" on the last full week of january 2008 or risk having my place being given to someone else. Suffice it to say, i have no intention of given my place up, so as such, i have decided to disrupt my national service somewhere around january next year. Will take more about this later...
Shrek 3 came out on thursday, and since it was a public holiday, boaz and i went to watch it. It was ok, considering that it had a nice storyline. But not as funny as the first or second one. Then on friday, i went to watch Shrek3 again (don't ask). I had nothing to do since i took friday off. (long weekend, yay!)
Yesterday was by far quite interesting. See, me and a couple of my friends went out for a Dim Sum buffet at this hotel place, which was quite good and i ate and ate and ate until i felt like a stuffed turkey. Then in the afternoon, a couple of us decided to head out to Marina Bay and do some prawning. That's right, prawning. What it is is that we'd rent a couple of fishing rods and buy some bait, then we'll go to a designated pond where the prawns are kept. I'm sure you guys get the picture already. It was fun because i managed to catch the most out of the whole group. But i think something is wrong with me because most of my catch were pregnant prawns. Oh well, better than my other friend, who only catches baby prawns. hahahahaha! At the end of the day, we let our catch go because we had no intention of bringing them home to eat. This was all just for fun. I can't wait to try my hand at fishing! (most likely all the pregnant fish will come to me again.. =_=") May 20 Tsubasa No KeikakuDue to the confidentiality of my work in NS, the following story may or may not be true in order to double-confuse and triple-confuse enemy spies who suck so badly at spying that they have to resort to reading blogs to find out about military secrets. Thus, the following story has a bit of fiction in it. .... Or does it?
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"Hello Juliet-two-zero, this is Golf-five-seven. Hasty Fire Plan over." The voice in my handset said.
In a flash, i whipped out my pen and jotted down the coordinates that G57 is giving to me. "Juliet-two-zero, repeat last coordinates." I said into the handset for confirmation.
"Another mission?" 3rd Sergeant Alvin asked.
"Yup." I replied as i handed him the paper. "Send the order down to the guns and ask them to standby."
"Yes, sir."
With this, i closed my eyes and rubbed the bridge of my nose as i sometimes do when i'm stressed. The past few hours had been nothing but missions for my artillery units, and i just can't seem to focus as well as i usually do.
"You ok?" Alvin asked.
I opened my eyes and laughed. "Yeah, just didn't get enough sleep last night." I explained. "Watching anime."
Suddenly, the monitor in front of us starts to beep. As i looked at it, my mouth dropped.
One of our artillery units are being attacked by enemy artillery!
"Damage report!" I ordered as i grabbed my handset and reported the situation to my superior. "Sir, Kilo-three-zero is being artied. Damage report is..."
"5 men reported dead. 23 injured. 1 gun damaged beyond repair." Alvin reported and i repeated the damage.
"Does 51 Blue Artillery have any missions?" I asked after i've finished with the damage report.
"No, sir. They've just finished one."
"Good." I said as i pointed to a blip on the computer screen. "Ask 42-Foxtrot to do a radar scan, see if they can figure out where those arty rounds came from. Once you get a lock on the enemy's position, order 51 to counterfire on them before they zhao."
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So how? Like my story?
Well, just to let you know, this is not all for nothing. Last monday to thursday, i was called to take part in this 4 day exercise that involved me taking control of simulated artillery units.
It was a pretty slack exercise, if you asked my opinion. Although when missions started coming in left-right-and-centre, it's hard to get a moment's rest.
Anyway, what else is new? Hmm... well... i think something is happening to me... i haven't felt this way in a long time before.
Can it be?! How long has it been? 2? maybe 3 years? I can't remember the last time i felt this way.
I think i'm...
in....
love...
With anime again.
...
Hahahahahahaha! Well, it's true. It's been a lot time since i've watched a good anime. I mean, i've been keeping track of One Piece and Naruto. But lately, my friends have introduced to me Bleach. *spotlight on self* "Awesome!"
Great, thanks for bringing out the anime addict in me again guys! *hugs pillow and watches in front of laptop the whole day* May 11 Only Great Minds Can Read This... I Think...fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid too
Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny 55 plepoe out of 100 can. i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt! .... wow.
Vrey Itnreresintg, wuoldn't you arege? May 06 Thank You!!What's up? *sigh* Sometimes i wish something interesting will happen so that my blog will not be such a bore... but i guess you can't have everything in life!
Well, an update on my life, i'm just passing time by watching anime on youtube and am currently playing Morrowind, this game my friend passed to me to play. Other than that, i've decided to pick up learning chinese again, now i just got to get some real motivation. (Like a cute girl that only speaks chinese or something...)
Other than that, i've noticed that i've only 10 months left before i fly back to australia! Woot! I can't wait!
Although there will be tons of things that i'll definately miss when i leave singapore. The friends... the family... the food... Oh well, to be honest, because i've travelled a lot since i was a kid, i'm sorta used to all the hello's and goodbye's. But hopefully i'll be able to come back and visit again when i've finished my studies (or you can come over and visit!). April 30 Just So You KnowHmm... even though nothing much happened during this week, it has gone by pretty quickly. (and i'm getting slack in posting in my blog weekly...) *slaps self*
Anyway, continuing my intriguing study of the opposite sex aka females,
The difference between men and women's conversation
Women's Version Woman 2: Oh! You got a haircut! That's so cute! Woman 1: Do you think so? I wasn't sure when she gave me the mirror. I mean, you don't think it's too fluffy looking? Woman 2: Oh, no! No, it's perfect. I'd love to get my hair cut like that, but I think my face is too wide. I'm pretty much stuck with this stuff I think. Woman 1: Are you serious? I think your face is adorable. And you could easily get one of those layer cuts - that would look so cute I think. I was actually going to do that except that I was afraid it would accent my long neck. Woman 2: Oh - that's funny! I would love to have your neck! Anything to take attention away from this two-by-four I have for a shoulder line. Woman 1: Are you kidding? I know girls that would love to have your shoulders. Everything drapes so well on you. I mean, look at my arms, see how short they are? If I had your shoulders I could get clothes to fit me so much easier.
Men's Version: Man2: Haircut? Man1: Yeah.
THE END April 21 Eternal PoseFunny title for a song, but i reckon it pwns! Wait for 17secs into the song for it to start.
Greetings, my fellow and dedicated blog readers of [=[NovaSword=]=]. I know that i've been gone for quite a while, but rest assured, i am still alive and well to be able to continue blogging for all you people. I won't make any excuses, i should have blogged when i had the chance, but lately, i've been kept busy by a long-lost love.
(Watches 30+ episodes of One Piece on youtube the whole afternoon)
.....
*ahem*
anyway, the ns40 exhibition thingy was a success (by success, i mean i "supervised" a lot, if you get my meaning. :P)
One thing i've noticed when i was there, not even trying to but still looking good in my smart no. 4 uniform and beret and radiating an aura of "AWESOME!"-ness to all the girls that happen to come near me..... and... and.... where was i again?
Oh yeah! One thing i've noticed was that i saw a lot of hot chinese girls holding hands with malay guys. What's up with that?! I mean, it's not that i'm worried or anything like that (*phht* like that would bother me), but one can't help but feel worried for his fellow brothers!
haha, anyway, i won't go into anymore of this. [yet!]
Well, some news to share, i just bought a new ipod nano for myself on monday. $273 for 4gigs worth of space, i've forgotten how nice it was to have an mp3 player since my previous one broke about 6 months ago. I was actually doing fine until one day when i was on a bus that this girl sitting behind me decided to play the song "Fergelicious" on her handphone, which is a song i hate! ARGH! how i wanted drown out the song! So yeah, that was pretty much the story of what convinced me to get a new mp3 player :P
April 10 hands - Koda KumiSo Boaz goes off to the Police Academy today, and the first thing that crosses my mind is: "Yes! I have the computer all to myself!"
*laughs evily*
Haha, all the best bro. May you get chosen to be an inspector or whatever it is that you wanna be, and hopefully you'll have a better ns experience than me. (I wanna ORD... >.<)
Well, today, i was in charge of conducting a morning run for all the people in my HQ. Since it was my first time, you can imagine all the things that i did wrongly or some unforseen circumstances that messed my planning up very badly. Like how the person holding the key to the storeroom where all my equipment are kept decided to take mc and not come to camp that morning! Grr.... Anyway, thank God that i didn't get punished for not ensuring that the person was gonna be there and all the stupid crap like that. Sorry everybody, didn't mean to let out my frustration on you all like that...
Anyway, for all of you in singapore, just wanted you to know that you are invited to come down to orchard rd at Ngee Ann Civic plaza from this thursday to sunday. There's this event called the "NS 40 Exhibition", basically it's just celebrating 40 years of national service. And if you come down at the right time (*whispers* after 4pm), you'll see me there in my army uniform, walking around, checking girls out- er, i mean, supervising! *laughs*
Hmm... Sam hu, my funny taiwanese friend in melbourne, told me that i have a unique laugh. 0_o Is it true? I mean, i laugh just like everyone else, how come mine is so special/unique?
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To all you guys out there,
Do you think asian girls are hot? (I think she's very hot!)
To all you girls out there,
How do you feel about the story? (I was like "Awwww..." at the last part.)
Watch this video and tell me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aeec_DYkXC4
<I wish i understood korean.... Or at least a few korean pickup lines... i'm not asking for much!> April 06 If You Didn't Love MeYou might have noticed that nowadays, i can't blog about what i do in my new posting. (Or you didn't) Well, that's coz my job is very confidential as i deal with a lot of secret documents and such. (more like it's so boring it's not even worth writing about it)
haha, well, i guess that means that my blog posts would now be less descriptive of my day-to-day activities. Instead, it should be taking a more discussion-type approach since i have plenty of time to think about issues that have been plauging my mind ever since who-knows-when.
Like why are guys and girls so different? I don't get it... what is it about us guys that makes girls want to slap us silly and call us an insensitive jerk? It's bad enough that we don't understand all the things that go through your mind, but we are willing to learn! (like how on earth do you unhook a bra?!) Just because we like to communicate in grunts and body slams doesn't mean that we're unemotional creatures.
Well, fear not, my fellow brothers. I will be one of the few brave, brave souls to take the first step to understanding women and their antics. I know, it is a dangerous and likely i will not return a sane, normal person that you see standing here in front of you. But it is an adventure nonetheless!
Here are some of my findings that i believe would be useful to you all:
(Disclaimer: The following is not to offend women in any way... please don't kill me...)
The secret language of women. FINE This is the word women use to end an argument when they feel they are right and you need to shut up. Never use "fine" to describe how a woman looks - this will cause you to have one of those arguments. WHATEVER This is an invitation to argue. This means that the woman has much much more to say on the matter and you must initiate more conversation or it will bite you in the butt so hard later you won't be able to sit for a week and half.
This is half an hour. It is equivalent to the five minutes that your football game is going to last before you take out the trash, so it's an even trade. Pacing around or hovering over the woman while waiting is unacceptable, just put on the TV but don't get too into a show because when she is ready you must be ready immediately.
This means "something," and you should be on your toes. "Nothing" is usually used to describe the feeling a woman has of wanting to turn you inside out, upside down, and backwards.! "Nothing" usually signifies an argument that will last "Five Minutes" and end with "Fine"
This is a dare. One that will result in a woman getting upset over "Nothing" and will end with the word "Fine"
This means "I give up" or "do what you want because I don't care" You will get a "Whatever" in just a few minutes, followed by "Nothing" and "Fine" and she will talk to you in about "Five Minutes" when she cools off.
This is not actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A "Loud Sigh" means she thinks you are an idiot at that moment, and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you over "Nothing"
Again, not a word, but a non-verbal statement. "Soft Sighs" mean that she is content. Your best bet is to not move or breathe, and she will stay content.
This is one of the most dangerous statements that a woman can make to a man. "That's Okay" means that she wants to think long and hard before paying you back for whatever it is that you have done. "That's Okay"is often used with the word "Fine" and in conjunction with a "Whatever."
At some point in the near future, you are going to be in some mighty big trouble.
This is not a statement, it is an offer. A woman is giving you the chance to come up with whatever excuse or reason you have for doing whatever it is that you have done. You have a fair chance with the truth, so be careful and you shouldn't get a "That's Okay"
A woman is thanking you. Do not faint...! Just say you're welcome. THANKS A LOT This is much different from "Thanks." A woman will say, "Thanks A Lot" when she is really ticked off at you. It signifies that you have offended her in some callous way, and will be followed by the "Loud Sigh." Be careful not to ask what is wrong after the "Loud Sigh," as she will only tell you "Nothing" March 31 The Letter(No! I'm not in love! >.< I just got this in an email and i thought it was quite cool)
Story behind it (NovaSword's edition)
"Yes, who is it?" Emily's father answered the door, but no one could be seen along the pathway. Just as he was about to close the door, he spied an envelope lying on the welcome mat with the words "To Emily" on it. Curious, Emily's father picked the envelope up and realised that it wasn't even sealed. Must be from Jason... Emily's father thought with dread. That boy has been nothing but trouble for him. It was bad enough that Emily and Jason were going out without him even knowing about it, but the main reason he disapproved of Jason was the fact that he was asian! "From this day forward, I want you to stop seeing him!" Emily's father demanded when he had caught Emily trying to sneak back into the house at 2am in the morning. Without a second thought, he opened the unsealed envelope and read the letter.
"Daddy? What are you doing?" A voice from behind him said quietly. Emily's father flinched but settled down quickly when he realised that it was Emily. "Jason wrote you a letter." He explained. "And when i get my hands on him, he'll be sorry for writing this letter to you." But in truth, Emily's father was glad that Jason wrote this letter. It'll be over soon. He thought to himself as he handed the letter to his daughter.
Emily wanted to protest about her father reading her private letters, but she was too angry with him and what happened the other time. Instead, she swallowed the insult that she was about to say, snatched the letter from her father's hand and ran into her room.
As she locked her door, her handphone beeped, informing her that she'd received a message from Jason. After she'd read the message, she read the letter and smiled. Emily then took out a pen and started writing something.
The Letter... (From Jason to Emily)
1----"The great love that I have for you March 26 How To Save A LifeSorry sorry sorry! Sorry i didn't post a blog entry yesterday! I know, i've disappointed you! I've let you down! I've failed to contribute to the weekly issue of the blog post that is my blog!
i thought that i could post whilst in my camp today, but due to some unforseen circumstances, which i would not go into because i'm frustrated at the admin cock-up but let's just say i couldn't use my computer anymore, i didn't have enough time to use the internet there.
Anyway, i realised that i never even told you guys what i do now after i commissioned!
Well, to put it simply: I'm a staff officer. Meaning i'm working in the office. (lol, an officer in the office)
Now if you wanna be technical, then read on...
I'm what is known as an AS3 (2).
...
Ok, now you're probably wondering what has this guy been smoking?
*ahem* i don't smoke...
Well, lemme try to explain. I'm in the Operations department, and my main role is to prepare and submit RedCon (readiness condition) reports to my superiors. But other than that, i do other small stuff here and there which i still do not know how to do but will explain when i know what it is.
As for the (2) in my tag, easy! I'm the assistant of the assistant....
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Ok! Top guy is S3, his assistant is the AS3 and since i'm his assistant, that makes me AS3 (2). Get it?!
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I'm still a big not used to being called 'sir' around my office. like, i'd be walking down the corridor and this clerk would see me and say "Hello, sir." i would look at him for about 1 second, to which i would mentally whack myself and remind that he's talking to me. March 23 We Live In SingapuraA funny link to a flash music video about the history of singapore.
It is sang by Hossan Leong and the music was remade by Edmund Tan to the tune "we didn't start the fire". March 18 Uptown GirlHad a holiday this week, so i had a nice week of relaxing and getting slowly used to the fact that i'm now a 2nd Lieutenant (2LT) instead of a cadet. Not that i'm complaining! I mean, besides the pay raise, there are many other benefits that i can enjoy now like not having to march from point to point, being greeted instead of greeting all the time and.... and... um... er... .... did i mention not marching?
Well, i'm considering moving my blog to some other website instead of spaces.. (I have seen the light!) Since there are so many thing that i want to do but can't because of the limitation of spaces... (Anybody got any suggestions?)
That thought aside for the moment, last thursday, mom, boaz and i went to batam. It was ok, if not moderately a waste of time. But i did enjoy sitting by the beach watching the sun set whilst listening to the gentle lapping of the waves. I felt like i could have sat there for a long time, just enjoying the serenity, away from the rat-race that is so evident in singapore, until the mosquitoes came...
Yosh! Last friday i had my commissioning ball... Had to wear a bowtie.... how embarassing... =_=" But anyway, the ball was an extreme bore, honestly speaking. I won't spend much time writing about it. Suffice it to say, i had a fun time chatting with melissa and some of my friends and got a few cool gifts, including a letter from my friend saying that i owed him $1... (i know...)
Anyway, one thing that i remembered was a conversation between melissa and me.
Apparently, one of her friend (who happened to be my course mate in ocs) asked her to find a gf for him (or something along those lines), and she asked me that, since she's on a "potential girlfriend hunt", she might as well find one for me! I couldn't help but laugh to myself when i heard this.
*sighs*...
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*smiles* Thanks! Really... But i'll be fine.
*winks and exits slowly* March 11 Keep Holding On"Ladies and Gentlemen, may i present to you: the trained officers!"
I shouted with joy along with the rest of my friends as we threw our peakcaps into the air in celebration. Finally! After 9 months of training, it's finally over. I'm now commissioned as an officer in Singapore.
Actually, the commissioning parade didn't go as well as i'd hoped. I mean, there were a few mistakes here and there. Even though i wasn't in the audience to see it, i could hear a lot of murmurs and laughs halfway during the parade (i was told that one guy almost lost his balance when he turned). Anyway, another thing was that the day before the parade, i got a bit of a sunstroke, so i had a mild fever. I felt very weak and it took a bit more effort for me to stand. So you can already guess that during the parade, i was praying like crazy that i won't faint. How embarrassing would it be?! But yeah, i was busy trying to focus on something to keep me alert and not zone out. Like mentally going through the sequence of the parade and checking out the cute girls in the audience. (hehehe)
But all in all, i'm happy to finally but a 2nd lieutenant now instead of a cadet. But... what does a 2LT do? Hahaha, well, i guess i'll just have to find out later... (some officer i am...)
Anyways, i was a bit nervous before the parade started. Probably because i'd been waiting for this day for a long time (even when i was 8-9 years old). I had wanted to be an officer ever since i was young, so to actually stand there and listen as the Reviewing Officer announced that i am now commissioned as a officer was a dream come true.
(will write more later, in the mean time, check out my comms parade pics! ^-^) March 04 Harder to BreatheOne more week...
So near yet so far... During this week, i've been practicing for the upcoming commissiong parade this saturday. So basically i've been marching around in the hot sun until my face is 5 shades tanner than the rest of my body. Oh well, i just pray (really really really hard) that it doesn't rain during the parade. I mean, in the whole history of comms parades, there was only one batch which rained on their parade (pun unintended), and they had to cancel the parade. All that hard training gone to waste...
(Wish all you guys can come see me this saturday!! >.<)
Anyway, i finally got my sword!!! yay! We had a formal ceremony last friday where a general presented the sword to each of us individually. A lot went through my mind before i went up on stage. Like how when i was a kid (about ten years old), i'd touched my father's sword and asked him: "where did you get this?". And as i received the sword, i looked at it and remembered him saying to me: "only officers in the army can get this. no one else." When i went back to my room later, i smiled contently and thanked God for allowing me the honour of being an officer. ..
I felt like giggling like a schoolgirl after that. i blame the 3 glasses of red wine, 2 shots of port wine and a drink known as the ocs spirit. i was a wittle bit tipsy.......
*hic* February 25 Unwell - Matchbox TwentyI think i need a break... I can almost feel the edges of life rubbing my brain until it's raw. Could be because of the fast-paced life of singapore.
I think after i commission, i'll see if i can take a break and travel to some place nice and quiet. Like malaysia or batam, where i can relax at the beach and watch as teenage girls play beach volleyball and innocently ask me to come and play with them.
*sigh* But seriously, i do need a break... i've noticed that my mind is not functioning normally nowadays. Like how i tend to zone out when people are telling me things, and i start to speak nonsense sometimes (isn't that normal, Amoz?). I guess you can say that my mind is tired...
Oh no, am i on the edge of a depression?!
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Well, pray that i'll be able to maintain my sanity until my next holiday. But yeah, the trip to malaysia/batam is possible... i haven't visited malaysia in quite a while, and it would be an interesting experience too.
Anyways, news updates:
Mom is flying over to singapore monday night (yay! she'll be coming for my commissioning parade).
And i'll be getting my sword on friday! Finally! It's different from Dad's one. Instead of silver in colour, it's gold and black. Kinda nicer, but i don't think i'll be using it anytime soon. I mean, it's just for show. |
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