Combat Engineer...

Ok, so BSLC has ended and life at SISPEC has come to an end. I'd just like to say it's been a great 10 weeks having fun, going through shit with you guys in Sect 4.. I'll treasure the memories and hopefully, we can meet up regularly and keep the friendship going..

Got the posting last Friday before book out. Posted to Combat Engineers. Initial feeling was quite happy. I guess I was just happy to get out of Infantry. It's not that I think engineer will be slack, but at least, I know I'll be learning something interesting and unconventional.. At least.

Course is supposed to start only on Thursday. Heaven knows why they even called us in on Monday and spent the entire day on admin stuffs.. Yawn.. And worst, kept us overnight for half a day more for an orientation run which could be done last evening or what. Sian.. So my block leave is only for 1.5 days. I have another 1.5 days of leave left leh.... I guess it's all going up in big big campfire flames. Plehhhh...

Ok, I'm dozing off as I'm typing this, shall update again or edit if I've time tml.

If you haven't noticed..

Quick update on a personal level, field camp has come and gone. Shag. Really nearly collapse on the 2nd day due to lack of rest and probably never eat enough also. I probably lost like 2 or 3 kg in the 4 days. I weighed like 72 kg when I came home yesterday???? Haha, I wondered when was the last time I was this close to 70. So passing out is on Thursday. Finally, end of another course!! Now for the next one, will only know the posting on Thursday itself. But I'm looking forward to a slack week and having some good time with friends... Only a 28km route march on wednesday to slightly worry about. Heh..

Anyway, if you haven't been reading the papers (as if I did, but I found out something that's disappointing), and that is we're set for another GST hike.. to 7% i heard.. Well, I think we can leave all the feelings to coffeeshop talks lest we get sued or what. But if you haven't noticed, here're some things I noticed.

It is the election year (too bad it passed so no goodies, now for the hard part). I think some of the opposition leaders were warning about Tax hikes. I think they can really retire from the game of politics and go Chinatown set up fortune telling stores, think they'll help alot of Singaporeans strike 4D over weekends. I'm sure.

Another thing, The Sunday Times today (19 Nov 2006), turn to Page 6. An article on a Finn who moved to Sg in search of lower taxes. Haha, need I say more? Really, do you need me to say more??? The power of media, you get it? And talk about timeliness..

I haven't got the time and energy to find out what else was discussed in Parliament. Well, but I guess I'm in for some cash "windfall" from government that'll be paid back to them eventually thru my bubble tea and bak chor mee or even the tissue paper i use. Herh..

Destinations

You Belong in Amsterdam

A little old fashioned, a little modern - you're the best of both worlds. And so is Amsterdam. Whether you want to be a squatter graffiti artist or a great novelist, Amsterdam has all that you want in Europe (in one small city).

What European City Do You Belong In?

Well, just did this for fun. Going Amsterdam will be nice. In fact, going anywhere will be nice. Saw Budd's pics in London. I'll go there one day, I hope. But the killer came when I saw my BMT sect comd's pic in Taiwan. I wanna go Taiwan again!!!! Yeah.. It's so appealing. I want to go.. Cant wait for ord.. =(

Breathless..

Wa.. Help.. It's been a hell of two weeks. Had a 3D2N camp at Tekong last week with loads of section training and this week lots of section training too! Section trg is whereby you go around doing all the stupid drill of being "contacted" (means opened fire at) by the enemy. And ah, I did my other ankle too. Now I've got 2 sprained ankles in just over 4 months of NS. Dammit. The only good thing is, this time round it is not as bad as the last one. I can still walk and run without feeling anything.. But still sian.

Booked out only this morning at 6am.. Went breakfast with family and see a sinseh for the ankle. Was struggling to stay awake at 11am when he was treating my ankle. This is how shag I am.. Came home and plonked on the sofa, and later my bed.. All the way till 4pm. This pretty sums up how I spent the book out. To make things worse, book in is at 8.15pm. Means I've to go soon. Another week of hell. Got another field camp coming up on Wed till Saturday.. I really hope to book out on Saturday, no matter how late it is.. I need sleep..

On a bright side, I passed my SOC!! Like finally. At least I wun be taking it for the next few weeks till course ends! Yeay!!!!!

Contradiction..

So the convicted murderer of China girl Huang Na has been hanged. Normally, you'll feel that justice has been done, that the convict deserves it.. But for me, not 100% so in this case. To clarify, I still stand by the judiciary system of ours that murder carries the death penalty..

However, this time round, I find that there should be some leeway in the appeals process, especially so as this case had one Judge of Appeal who decided that Took's murder charge should not stand. That seriously leaves a question mark in my head..

Maybe, it's the power of media.. We've read too much on the family of Took. Sympathy for them and much disgust at Huang Na's mom who took all of the $300k+ bereavement money back to China, going back on her words to donate part of it out.. It just might be the media..

Watching a documentary on Discovery Channel about a murder case in Alabama some 20 yrs ago where the murderer might be wrongly convicted and is still fighting the case, did not help matters.

So, maybe just ask yourself, do you feel like I do? Finding yourself sympathising a convicted murderer, even by a little bit? Why is this so? Give it a thought maybe..