Where am I going?

On Friday, 20th of June 2008, our postings to different vocations and schools were released to us. It was exciting when the page was loading. I was hoping to see OCS on the screen when I typed down my details. Lo and behold! Thank God for answering prayer and placing me in... OCS!!


I am really happy that I'm posted there because I aspired to be an officer since my dad and brother were officers too. The training will definitely be more intense compared to BMT and I will go in with a positive mindset once again! Make good friends, try not to do foolish things that will get me injured, do the right thing and follow instructions and many more. I do not wish to get into trouble too. The grueling 9 months begins on Monday and there's nothing better than to start it with a 3 week confinement! :|

3 months ago, it was to the far east and now to the extreme west. Alamak. Haha!

POP loh!

Yippee! My 13 weeks in Tekong has finally reached an end and a new phase will start soon. Here are some photos of the graduation parade. It felt so good! Thank God for great weather! No rain, mainly cloudy. Marvelous!

Taurus contingent


Doing the march pass


Mama and Papa! Thank you and you. :)


Brother!


Hope to be an officer too.


Bed and best buddy!


"We're proud to present to you the trained...... soldiers!!"

At first when my brother told me he wanted to come in his uniform, I felt it was unnecessary. However, he wanted to wear it and I also started to like the idea. Looking back at it now, it was really fun! Haha. Good thing no one farted during the parade. I also must thank God for having a great bed buddy like Mahathir. He is hardworking, mature and great to work along with. He does not complain when work has to be done. Continue to give your best in whatever you do!

Leaving the island was draggy with so many parents and privates. Heh. Now it's time to enjoy the block leave before going back to the jungle! Oh ya! Must exercise too! Rarrr!

10/13 weeks

Wow wow wee wah!

2 months has just passed. Many things have changed. Cannot say much about the army or I might land myself in DB, so just come find me and I'll tell you. I have a super long weekend this time. Friday morning booked out and will book in on Monday evening. How nice. :)

I must remind myself not to eat so much and remember to exercise. I have IPPT coming in 2 weeks time and that is not a lot of time! Train train train! Okay, it's time to go and grab a pao from the kitchen. POP LOH! (soon)

Salut and take care!

2/13 weeks

2nd week of army has passed. How you look at a situation determines the outcome. I want to thank God for sustaining me so far. He is good and always will be. Just yesterday, I passed my 2.4km run! I hit 13:07! Before the run, the sun was shining brightly on us, but after the start, the clouds shaded us and gave a cool running environment. So happy! :)

Got so much to say but I don't want to type it down. Ask me and I'll tell you. Hehe.

Loyalty to Country!
Leadership!
Discipline!
Professionalism!
Fighting Spirit!
Ethics!
CARE FOR SOLDIERS!!!

Save 10 cents, save the world.

Going to Ikea is fun because it's big and there is so much to see! I will picture my future house and what I will put in. Haha. I got my 2 cute bears quite some time ago from there. However, someone doesn't like them at all.


So I was at Alexandra's Ikea one day and had my dinner there with Mark and Clarence. The meatballs were so satisfying. I think I can eat it everyday man! After dinner, we made our way to the next best thing, hot dogs! Talked about challenging each other to hot dogs. First one to give in pays for all the hot dogs eaten. We all stopped at two in the end.

Mama asked us to get a packet of frozen meatballs and so we did. For the sake of going green, Ikea charges 5 cents for a small plastic bag and 10 for a bigger one? I think so. So Ikea charges for plastic bags but provides free brown wrapping paper. What's next?


Make your very own paper bag! I thought Mark was going to make some envelope to place the frozen meatballs in there until I saw him tearing a slit for the handle and it was so funny when the handle slit started tearing even wider as he walked away with it! We took it back to the paper wrapping station to improve the bag's toughness with scotch tape. Clarence and I were laughing the whole time. I saw the security guard looking at us with a puzzled face. Hahaha.

The meatballs made it home safely. The bag's base did not tear even though it soaked up the condensed water. I guess the many layers of paper helped. Haha.

Oh yes, when I was returning home on the bus, I saw a black Nissan GT-R! It was so cool! It was only released in Japan on December 6th 2007. So fast and someone has it! No way!

Nine! :(

The End

The three long years of tertiary education has ended. Exam papers went well and I thank God for that. He has given me plenty to learn and experience. I'm a big boy now. Oh yes! I can put down 'Polytechnic Diploma' as my highest education level achieved. :) Eh, but I do not have the certificate yet, so does that count?

Power packed lecturers! Friends! 40 cents Tea with milk! Campus Deli Sandwiches! Haaf spling jiken lice! Ya'll be surely missed!!

Have A Fish Every Year!

It's the Rat year and they come out to celebrate with their cheese looking pineapple tarts! Yes I know it does not make sense. Anyway, want to wish you all who are reading this a Merry Lunar New Year!

"The cats have no year of their own! That explains their behavior!"

I think my family is a little different from most families that celebrate this festive occasion. Usually, reunion dinner happens on the first day and it's with the whole lot that includes grandparents, sons and daughters of the grandparents and children of the sons and daughters of the grandparents. So the size of the gathering is very big and I will say it's normal. However, the reunion dinner for my side only consists of my family! I do go and visit my relatives but it's always a week after the start. Strange but I don't mind. Haha. Yupp, a little something about me family.

Oh boy am I glad that school is over. Left with exams and I'm done! My last two semesters in the polytechnic was fun- meeting new friends and all. Yea. Got to prepare for the finals!

"What's up internet?"

I really had a good laugh at this video. It was super funny! Listen closely to the melody of the song as well. Ladies, please be careful of him.

Guitar Hero 2 Rush YYZ on Expert

Goosebumps

Whenever I listen to music, there are times when I get this "hair raising" experience. My brother told me that very nice music to him will make his hair stand but I never understood how that could happen. But nowadays, I can feel it sometimes too. It sounds so good you can feel the chills riding down your spine!

Some songs that achieved that feeling for me are,
Phil Collins - You'll be in my Heart
Hillsong - Forever
Jars of Clay - Worlds Apart
Jars of Clay - I Need You
Jennie Lee Riddle - Revelation Song
Planet Shakers - Evermore

The flow must be good. I had a copy of I Need You by Jars of Clay which had a slight time skip from the chorus to the verse and it ticked me a bit. But someone saved me and sent me the real stuff! Thank you again!! :D

Anyway, this is the live version of I Need You. I prefer studio ones though. Haha, but it will do.

Tragedy! Boohoo!

My mighty mouse is dead! I tried sending electrical shocks to it the opposite way and it came back to life once but it did not sustain it any much longer. I'm very happy it helped me with many of my assignments and missions in GTA. You'll always be remembered.


*Pip Squeak!*

This reminded me about my pet hamster that passed away a very long time ago. It was really sad to see one who was like part of the family leave. My mum and I gave him a burial just near the street soccer court. The next day when we came to check the area, we found he was gone! I think it was the pesky little boy who saw us burying something into the ground and thought it was gold.