3G Army..

This was the first week in SISPEC. Been quite sian. The only upside was probably again, the friends.. My buddy is still James! haha.. The same one from BMT. So more or less, my prayers are answered.. Haha..

Yeah, it's been quite sian, partly due to me unable to join the running and jogging sessions yet.. So alot of physical activities are out for me.. Will try to get back to some training tml though I'm excused to Friday.. Eh, the motivation for the whole week was looking forward to seeing our new car! Heh.. It's marvellous. Simply awesome.. Yeah.. I woke up in the middle of Friday night thinking of booking out and having a new car to sit and drive, I smiled man. Haha. At least there was something to look forward to.

Saturday morning was spent ENTIRELY on stand by bed. Wtf.. From 7am till 1pm when we booked out we had 3 stand by beds.. Total waste of time. What's more annoying is the instructors' inflexibility. Ok, I mean, we see the picture, the section where we are supposed to put toileteries.. So we put our toileteries there neatly.. After the first round of stand by area. He came to us and said, "Guys, whatever you see in this picture you can put. Whatever you don't see, don't let me see them."

So the picture had a bottle of shower foam, and the sergeant insisted that only shower foam can put, shampoo CANNOT. And there wasn't a freaking toilet roll shown, so what? Hide your toilet roll!! Ha! Joke man. It's a basic toileteries item and we can't put it there?! It just doesn't make sense.. Alot of other things to write but gotta go..

To cut things short, it really is annoying to have such inflexible thinking instructors when we are supposed to be a 3G Army already! It's like freaking 1G Army!! I mean, if you want to be strict, I can understand. But things like toilet roll can't be there? And oh, to make matters worse, they keep telling us, "You guys can come up with something together and standardise.. You all are future commanders, use your initiative.." Hahahahhahahaa...

Anyway, Jo is leaving.. Will see you soon.. And when I am going to ORD liao! Haha.. Take good care! =)

OOT?

Will I OOT (Out of Training)???

My ankle is still nowhere near exercising condition. I wonder how long I can get excused from the freaking SISPEC training without getting kicked OOT. I already have a 2 weeks' excuse as of now. But there's no guarantee really I'll be up for the rigours of army training in that time. It's been nearly 3 weeks since I sprained the ankle. Sigh..

Feeling damn down now.. Hope everything will turn out fine..

Sai kang warrior..

Ok, got my posting. Going to sispec..

Hmm, disappointed? Well, maybe a little bit. But I'm alright and kinda expected SISPEC cos I never chiong and wayang enough in BMT. Enjoyed myself in BMT so no regrets. There's also the bright side to sispec. Training will only be 5 months and after that, it'll be countdown to ORD. Whoo! Haha. (I'm mad).. Yeah, and I doubt I will want to cross over, at least as of now, I don't want to cross over. We'll see how it goes.

Downside, have to travel to Pasir Laba Camp. Haha, not that I mind in a sense, it was my playground, literally, when my dad worked there.. But the old buildings are all gone now, so it's nothing to be excited about also..

Shall enjoy the last 3 days of block leave. And oh, another bright side, no confinement for SISPEC! Means I can come out next weekend and drive the new car. Wahahahaha!!!!!!!!

Vava vroom..

Ok, we are getting a new car. haha.. The deal is sealed and will be getting the car in about a week's time.. Quite excited about the new car. Haha.. It's still a Sonata, but the interior is really more classy.. =p

Anyway, quite a debate going on at home about downgrading on the new car, switch back to a 1.6litre, cos it can save us a bundle. But if you heard people talk about you won't want to downgrade your ride after you've driven a better one, one such person is my dad.. One of the reasons I hoped for a smaller car was that I can drive more without incurring hefty petrol bills on my dad. But well, it's not to be and I can't complain about having such a nice car.

The block leave is ending soon. Doubt my ankle will be in running condition next week.. How?! Argh...

Back to driving..

Heh.. I drove on Friday night. The ankle felt weak at first and I was a bit cautious not to go to fast, but it turned out alright and I was driving with ease after some time. Supper with Budd, Shuling and Daryl. It's been a long time since I saw Budd. Since that Tony Roma's treat. Still waiting for her to treat me. (I know you are reading this budd. =p) Anyway, nice chat with 3 of them until 2.30am at Al-Azhar before I sent all of them home. And as it always is with Army boys, we told them alot about our Army stories. Haha.. It's probably a good thing Daryl and I are in the same platoon. We practically went through the same thing.. So, it's easier when we tell stories. Haha.

Nothing exciting happened. Wanted to go out on Saturday but didn't. Watched football and HBO at home instead. Meeting the gang later for lunch, at 2pm. I wonder who set the time. So bloody late. Haha. But nvm, been awhile since I saw them. =)

Haven't been excercising for close to 2 weeks already.. Shall head back to gym next week.. To train pull-up and do a bit of rehab for my ankle. I tried to walk normally last night, as in the ankle would do a full movement instead of walking with a slight limp, but it hurt quite badly at the Achilles. Just hope it'll recover within this week, if not. Adios, command school..

Maggots no more..

Yay.. POP loe!! Haha.. I did manage to go in and throw the jockey cap. So it's not too bad.. Little wish fulfilled.. heh.. And my ankle is much better now. Can almost walk properly and exert strength already. Just feel that it's a little stiff, probably from a week of immobility. It still hurts a little if I bend it too much, but it's definitely better. Shall try driving this weekend. haha..

Anyway, I shall just enjoy this week. Playing my game, taking pictures, meeting up with friends and doing whatever I like, before I embark on the next phase of NS life. Reported at SAF Ferry Terminal today for guard duty. I was a sub, Raj came so I no need to do. Yay! Anyway, point is, pple enlisting today. Haha.. See all the faces like wanna cry like that. Feels good. And it was like yesterday that it was me sitting on the bench with my parents and Jo and GF. Time flies. Can the next 20 months pls fly by also? Hehe..

I must get mentally prepared for a more sucky NS life. BMT was truly enjoyable. and of cos, having a good buddy really helped my course. Can only pray that my next buddy will be good too. Let me post some pics here. =)

POP loe!!

Daryl and I at POP..

Introducing.. Machi di di!! My Buddy Hio.

Mom and Dad with PTE Lea
Section 3 Rocks!

MC..

Ok, I'm at home on a Monday morning. Got MC from the Tan Tock Seng doctor yesterday after I went for an X-ray. No fractures, so that's good. But the ankle is still a little swollen. Sian. And I still walk with a slight limp, cos the ankle is a bit weak and hurts a little when I move it..

Well, POP is gone. Just hope I can wear the uniform and go in and throw cap and take picture. Simple wish eh. Going back to camp tonight despite having MC till tml. I want to spend the last night with my frens. Snapping pictures and having a good time basically, I hope.

Crap. Had planned to go taking lots of pictures during block leave. What now? Hope can do it from next week.. Bah...

POP loe! ... Really?

Well, as of now, I can't be sure if I can take part in POP this Tuesday. Missed the 24km march yesterday already. Will remain as one of the regrets of my army life, if not life, already. NExt up is the POP, facing prospect of missing it too cos my ankle seems to have been injured far more than just a sprain.. WTF.

It's still swollen till now and a blue-black developed. So dad is fearing a fracture. I'm literally fearing. So, will get an X-ray done tml at a hospital..

I'm feeling sad, not just cos I won't get a parade for myself. I can't do the parade with the frens I spend the 9 weeks going through shit together... Argh... Life is unfair, period.