yayness! i am finally back. didnt blog last last week coz didnt feel like it.

training have taken a different turn over the last 2 weeks. the pace is far more relax than durin our "high" key period. nowadays, one can even sleep for the whole day in the bunk. didnt really do much last week. we jus had to clean our arms and attended ICCT lessons which i deem as lessons with the intentions of hurting oneself. then before i know it, book out day was here. and we proceeded on with NDP on saturday.

ytd, something very stupid happen at NDP. and because of that, everyone has to book in on fri night for NDP. feel like killin that person. but too bad. wat done is done. it cant be undone. also, recently, i've notice that my platoon sgt seem like a change man. he no longer is that fierce fierce dude that we came to kinda dislike, but rather most of us kinda like him now. :)) everyone also seems to be coping well with our recent loss of a platoon mate. well, things are looking promising for all of us.

yeah, haha. and how can i forget. my social life is taking a super super downturn. haha. havent been out in the streets for a very long time eversince ndp started. most of my times are jus spend resting at home. doin nothing much. but even despite this, manage to make a few new frenz (opposite gender) coz that is like wat all NSFs do. haha.

then i would be leaving for Australia in 2 months time. and would be there for about 7 weeks for training. well, guess it would be alrite. not the 1st time i've been overseas alone. but this time it would be a little different i guess. coz my past few overseas trips, i've someone to look forward too when i return. but i dont really have any now. coz i dun think that it is the time for such stuffs. right now, i jus wanna serve my national service.

all i know is that i would jus wait for that special someone who really mean alot to me.....

In Loving Memory of Fu Ce Feng

A Friend, A Colleage

Recently Departed

You would be missed by All

i've just lost yet another friend in a space of 2 weeks. 1 that i have jus gotten to know. though we wldnt that close as i jus knw him, i still mourn for his loss as i recall the few fun and happy times that i had with him over the past 3 months that i known him.

i have jus gotten to know him a little better and now he is gone, never to be with us again. it seem only like yesterday that i gotten to knw him. the numerous RISK games that we played in camp and the few private moments we shared as we took the same cab home.

i would miss you! brother.

you would always have a fond place in my heart.

words cannot express the loss that is felt by all.

even though some may not agree with what you did

i believe that you did it in your own best interest

i believe that you are in a better place now.

Happy Birthday!!!

Kerk aka Potato Face :P

yet another week have passed in camp. and it is indeed a mournful week for Platoon 5. we had lost a brother to death.

Mon
Went back to camp for our IPPT and guess wat. i pass my IPPT. lol. and that was all we did for that day.

Tues
this was the last day that we had seen Ce Feng. we had ICCT (Intermediate Close Combat Training) in the afternoon. it was kinda stupid. slamming your body on the mat etc. that night itself we had nights off and we came back to camp thinkin that we wld happily celebrate Sgt Tong Meng's birthday. but tragedy struck. my plt mate, ce feng never did came back. he has left us.... his death was a blow to us and most of us jus stay up for the night stoning.

Wed
training was cancelled for us as we were in no mood to train. and we jus stayed in our bunk and stoned. didnt really talk to anyone that day coz i did not have any mood. that night itself, we went to visit Ce Feng at his final resting place.

Thurs
today training kinda resume for us as we had ICCT in the afternoon. after that we headed down to visit Ce Feng again. but i couldnt go. coz i had to go settle elly's present.

Fri
Off today. went for Ce Feng's funeral in the morning before heading off for a meal with the guys at AMK Hub. after that headed home to change before going back there again for a movie with Chui Yee. we caught Harry Porter and i must say that expectations were high and it was a lil disaapointing.

after that we headed down to collect the Lychee Martini Cake and then elly's present, which according to poh ru was quite nice. later we went down to orchard to meet the rest of the gang.

reached holland village, but harry's was packed. so we settled for eski bar. and we celebrated her belated birthday there. :)) haha. mark was drunk or "high" as he claims. well, that is for him to knw onli :P

well, there were other programs that went on that night, but i left a little earlier then them coz i have NDP the following morning and i dont wanna tire myself out unnecessary.

*a point to note here. i cant stop ppl spreading stories abt me with this gal or that. actually i dont really care. unless it really does spoil the friendship that i have with that person. i jus dont get it how come some ppl wld get so affected by it. i jus hate it when friendships get spoilt this way. maybe that is why sometimes i am reluctant to introduce my frenz to others. anyways, what was already broken is kinda hard to be mended. i jus see how things go already. dont really care.

right now, i am happily single and i am not really keen on looking for a gf. all i jus want are frenz, plain platonic frenz. there is only 1 gal in my heart and it would always remain so unless someone takes her place, which i doubt so. it's hard to explain how i really feel. but then i think that things would never be the same again.

Sat
NDP Rehearsal. they had the NE show today which means all the primary school kids would be there. lol. did the same old routine again. and yes, slpt the whole day whenever there is free time. headed back to camp and came straight home.....and sleep....

Sun
slpt the whole day. didnt do anything much.

Mon
went out for lunch with Nat whom i have not seen in a long long while and we went to Sakae at Novena Sq to eat. after that we did a little grocery shopping before she headed home and i headed down for my hair cut.

this is going to be a very long week for me coz i would be having guard duty this sunday. hmmm. wonder who wld be doin it with me? lol. shall wait and see man. means that this week i onli book out on friday night then have to come back already. zzzzz. BX Armour Training is also going to continue this week. thank god we are going to somewhere near our company line :))

wells, bookin in soon. SIANZZZZ

Slack Week last week!!!!

due to Chief Armour Officer COC Parade, we had a very slack week. no training. jus rehearsals. but then i wasnt involved so i jus spend my time in the bunk sleepin. but sad to say my sleep was cut short due to PS wanting to conduct PT sessions which resulted in aching muscles and numb hands.

Mon
half day off. had to go back to camp in the afternoon for SAF Redeclaration Parade. kinda stupid coz aft that we were lazing around in the bunk doin nothing.

Tues-Fri
jus stayed in bunk and slack. but due to PS wanting PT. we had PT on wed and thurs. nearly died from it. made to run and run and run. before we did static exercise the next day. haha. and i got my first taste of breaking track on my Bionix tank. kinda fun i muz say even though the tracks are not easy to break and fix.

guard duty that nite on friday was fun. kok chong, andrew and i did it together. sgt jeremy was there doin guard 3. so we jus basically sat down and had lots of fun. from eating rambutans (courtesy of the cookhouse uncle) to playin bingo to havin a late night supper. lol. haha. and not to forget a visit by cheryl to my camp to collect my ndp tickets.

Sat
NDP Rehearsal. raining. so feel kinda dots. well. gave the tickets to cheryl and it was a surprise that peck yeng was also going to catch it when she msg me later that afternoon. ya. so went to fetch her from the entrance coz she ask me to go see her. seeee. i am niccceeeeeeee. bleahs. ha. she still look the same. like no change le. :X wldnt say short. coz she would kill me.

see. told u it was a slack week. haha wonder wld next week be jus as slack. i wonder with IPPT coming up tomorrow. i think i wld die man. lol. off-in-lieu this friday. wonder what should i do? since i got quite a few plans. i wonder which one is the best choice. hmmm. shall go ponder over the week.

Happy Birthday Elly!!!

You're 21 & LEGAL

In Loving Memory of Vijay

04.04.1987-26.06.2007

A Brother & A Friend

You would be sorely missed by all

vijay was 1 of my closest friends back in secondary school. jus thinking about him brings back a lot of fond memories of our times in secondary school. or rather, most of my happiest and fun times in secondary school derives from him. all the troubles that we went through together jus for the fun of it. all the blood and sweat that we sweated for NCC (AIR). these are memories that would stay with me forever now that he is no longer with us.

his death was a blow to me. when i was told the news on tuesday. i thought that alvin was pulling my leg as Vijay was in hospital the previous week and the doctor said that he had a good chance of recovery. i was shocked when i learned that it was true. all the memories jus flowed back. without him, i think i wouldnt be the guy that i am today.

it only seemed like yesterday that i got to know vijay where we were classmates & platoon mates in St. Gab's. and in the blink of an eye, 8 years have past and he is now no longer with us. moving on to a much better place, into God's Kingdom in Heaven.

it was heart wretching for me as i recalled the times that we spent together, the moments that we shared. the laughters, the tears, the joy. the sadness, the pain that we experience together. and as i saw him lay in the coffin when i attended his funeral, sadness engulfed me. i was holding back my tears as i saw lying before me, a good friend of mine. i wasn't there when he breathe his last. i wasn't there when he was in hospital. i could only feel regret and sorrow that i wasnt there for him when he needed us and tat i have failed as a friend towards him. i fought to get my leave so that i could see him for a final time. and as i watched the coffin rolled on into the flames. i jus couldnt hold back my tears. 8years of friendship ended by fire. that was 1 of the saddest points in my life. and this is 1 of those moments that i would always remember.

to those that know him, his death has left a gap in our lives. a gap which could be never be filled. things would never be the same again without him. all the times that we spend together are now jus memories that we would hold dear.

I miss you, bro & i pray that you would be in a much better place. there are many things that i want to say about vijay. but i think enough is being said. the value he is to me could never be measured, never be understood. it jus hurts me to carry on......

Thanks Bro! for all that you have done & the fond memories of my teenagehood that you have given me. You would be remembered always!

it was a very slack week last week as we had onli 3 full working days in camp.

Mon
OFF!!!

Tues
was quite a slack day as we had training in the afternoon onli.

Wed
BX Section Training. left in the afternoon for Vijay's funeral.

Thurs
SOC Test. then we had nearly the whole day off. had a NDP rehearsal in camp for the whole afternoon before proceeding off for Nights Off.

Fri
NDP Rehearsal for the whole morning before proceeding back to camp to book out. after book out i headed down to AMK to look for Alvin. we went for a jog before going for a movie at AMK Hub. caught Transformers. i think it was pretty cool and pretty nice.

Sat
NDP Rehearsal @ Marina Bay. haha. nothing more can be said :))

Sun
caught Die Hard 4.0. haha. i think that it was a super nice show. a must watch. other than that i jus slack at home for the whole day.