Bad bad day...

Had a really bad 24 hrs... I was so vexed and angry that I could hardly talk..

Booked in last night after blogging for a Commander's Training session this morning in camp. The bad cycle didn't even waited till the clock struck 12 am, 5 May, to begin. Right after booking in at 2330hrs, my CSM was already up to something. Hauling down a bunch of us from our bunks and asking us to do some sai kangs.. At such an unearthly hour?! The story didn't end there.. His instructions are always half-f***.. He would say something and leave out something, that he really wants too, and expect that you get his whole bloody picture. And when it's not done, he'd come to you and have a go at you and always repeating the same words. "Do you need me to spell out A-Z to you?" "You guys are commanders, do you want me to treat you like man?" Actually to both his corny questions, I have even more corny answers. But of course these answers will only and should only be given in really unforeseen circumstances.

So, he already succeeded in making my blood boil last night. Couldn't get to sleep after the incident for a solid one hour. Listening to my mp3 didn't help. Resorted to sms-ing a few pple, even if knowing they may not reply till this morning, to vent some frustration before I blocked off all thoughts and slept..

Woke up feeling okay, ready to just get the training over and enjoy my weekend.. Training was supposed to end at 12pm. But it overran all the way till 2pm.. Sigh, I didn't have breakfast and lunch. I was famished!! (ok, breakfast missed cos I slept till too late to go cook house and eat, but lunch was not indented) CO dismissed us after the lengthy AAR.. And all of us eagerly chiong back to our company line to return rifles and even had our last parade already, before going up to pack and go off.. BUT!! The CSM always has something up his sleeves (though he normally wear a gay-ish looking sleeveless piece of singlet-rag), just like Cinderella's stepmom always got evil plans to harm her. Yah, this time he held us back, checked our bunks, made a big fuss, proudly told us he booked two of my mates for different "offences" and will be "awarding" (such a nice and ironic word to use) them one extra duty each.. He just spoilt my weekend beyond any form of redemption. We only managed to book out at 4pm in the end. My tummy was empty but it felt full. Filled with Vitamin A*nger*. Think I'll have lots of Vit A to eat in the year to come.

Piah home, cos meeting the Gang at 5.30pm. Only to find out response is cold and it was going to get cancelled. Pui!

My sis also added to my anguish by losing her 2nd phone in like 3 or 4 months. She's using up all our plans cos of her negligence. Well done. And I'm not angry cos I can't buy phone using my dad's plan. I had wanted to see if any phone model suits my dad and he should get a new one, since his is already 3 or 4 yrs old already..

All done in much less than 24 hrs. How wonderful. And I was looking forward to this day! 5th May 2007. The day when it's exactly a year to ORD. The day when I knew (or now it's more like "I thought") I could meet my Gang who had just finished their Uni exams.

The saving grace was to watch football with Fei Meng and Zhongwei at my place. And watching my Red Devils march closer to the EPL title. Scant consolation.