Was writing a entry last night, but was too tired, fell asleep so, I'm editing last night's entry to include today's super little stuff.
This week feels like a short week, probably because of the whole day off on Wednesday... But hell lots of work to do on Thursday... Skipped lunch... Was damn busy, with 2 slow-workers, and 1 fast-worker, who unfortunately is on leave till next week. Then, with the change in deadline like 2 hours before knock-off time, I decided to hold that poor 1 slow-worker who has been doing the work himself the whole day because James and I were busy in the office, to finish as much as we could. I mean, when there's work to be done, I'm sorry, but you gotta stay back. And then there was this guy who was very kind, who tried to help, but tried to finish things fast without standard. Too bad, I decided to call for a re-do for a particular part because it was totally atrocious. Skipped dinner and stayed till 8.30... Went back to office, packed up a little, and left workplace at around 9pm... Just about time for supper.
That explained why I was super duper tired after coming home.
I thank you for having that good intention, but, I've decided to give it up.
Woke up around 6.30 for a run and some static, but only a little static was done before I got really tired... So that part was wasted. These days, my knee is giving me a problem and my leg muscles seem to ache very quickly... WHAT'S WRONG?! Didn't run much, but I covered about 5km i think... 2 rounds around Yishun Park...
Is it true that my feelings for u are still lingering somewhere?
Surprise! I'm at home, feeling damn sleepy, because I woke up at 3.15AM!! to go for this 16km run at Jurong Camp... We were supposed to wake up at 3, but guess we overslept... And my buddy switched off all my alarm! haha... Anyways, it was a freaking shag run... I'm seriously praying that the run tmr is cancelled... it's gonna be a 16km run again... wa lao... my knee's giving me a problem alr... I need rest!!!!
Went back to Golf Wing to return my No. 2... Saw a few instructors, chatted a while and went to bathe in the toilet! haha... Cheapskate... Had my first 'ji dan mian' after commission... haha... Still tastes as good. Life as an instructor doesn't seem at all relaxed... I saw that my friend was so 'shag', and somehow he's not really enjoying it.
Anyway, was quite pissed with what Matt told me... I mean, there seems to be a motive behind the whole thing. One day you say this, and the next day, you say another... I mean, how much difference can it make? 8 mins out of 3 hrs... like removing an 8 min item can help you like reduce your duration from 3 hrs to 2 hrs... Goodness... If it's gonna be on an invitation basis, I think it's only appropriate that you start reducing your pieces within your own people. I'm not that concerned with the respect issue here, but you touch your heart and see if it's the right thing to do. I may make it sound exaggerating, but let me give you an analogy.
You are part of a committee who's organising an event for the neighbourhood. Your guest-of-honour is the MP for that area. You request that he give an opening speech. Just about a month before the event, you realise that the whole event is taking too long, and knowing that your GOH's speech will never be shorter than 10 mins, you decide to tell him to forget about his speech and get ur pressie of your committee to say just a few words, just to reduce a pathetic 10 mins... Is that a wise decision?
It may seem like a small thing, and there's absolutely no reason why I should feel so pissed about, but hey, if you were in my shoes, how would you feel? Forget about the fact that the piece is so ready, and it probably will be one of the best pieces for the night, you're so ready to come back to stage after a year of solitary confinement, and u get a wet blanket. Thanks!
Anyway, forget it.
Hooyah! Went for studio shoot today... Haha... Took like 100 plus photos... haha... In both No. 1 and 2...
We (my family & I) were like smiling so much to that camera until we were so tired... But but, the shots are rather nice... Gonna post a couple of them after I get the whole bunch of it...
Gotta prepare for book in now... So, tata...
Nothing much today, except for Commissioning Ball...
Not very enjoyable I would say, and it's rather formal... Fine dining and everything... But! We tried to have as much fun as we could out of the regimental attire and still environment... The dinner is a 5-course meal... Not that fantastic... I believe the standard could be higher... Actually wanted to ask her to go, but might have complications...
Many of my friends brought their girlfriends along, and they made some dedications to their female partners, and that was really sweet... Wished I could do the same too =D
Oh yea, there was this couple shot... And, haha... Oh wells...
Let the pictures do the talking!
My date and I
My buddy and I
Jerry and I
Benny, me, Haden and Jerry
A bunch of mono-intake officers...
mono-intake PS (Hatta) and me!
Golf Wing mono-intake Platoon 2! hooyah!
The gentlemen of the night
Me and Benny
Me, Mc, and Kenny Shoo
Me and Yong Jia...
Me, Benny and Yong Jia
Me, Hatta, and Benny
Smile!
Life so far in my new place has been alright... Did a 12km run yesterday... Then went for a 16km run at ECP today with a group of people... It's not that I LOVE running, but... I won't say I'm forced to do it, because I don't feel reluctant to run... I think of it as a way to keep fit... I mean they always say "running is the best way to keep fit"... I assume it's true...
And there's not much things to do right now, so it's been like eating, and sleeping everyday... So gotta work out those excessive fats... Don't wanna ORD with a belly... haha...
I was really contemplating about wearing that PTI shorts... It's really short... And haha... It's damn sexy... But I still wore it... Thick-skinned a little... haha... Thank God nobody laughed at me... But it's a good pair of shorts for running... So I decided to wear it at ECP... At first, a bit reluctant... But wtf... Just wear it la... Ended up having dinner at BK in it. lol...
This is like my 3rd run at ECP... And everytime I run at ECP, I can't help to remember the day I spent with her... It's the first time we were really in our world...
A friend sms-ed me after disappearing me for so long... If you felt offended by my reply, forgive me. But you prolly should understand how I feel... I mean, for whatever reason you MIA-ed, you could have left a note... But you prolly didn't bother to.
Comms ball tmr... And then studio shoot the day after tmr... Looking forward to the latter... haha... Of course, if I had a girlfriend, I'd do what Brian is gonna do, i.e., a series of shots with her in both No. 1 and No. 2...
Went back for 2 super short motivational speech... My last day at SAFTI MI... Kinda miss everything there now... Never appreciated it so much before... Miss the instructors, the perm staff, the life there... Oh goodness...
Reporting for duty tmr morning... Full of anticipation of what is to come... Not thinking too much will be better I suppose... Went to Beach Road to get some really hard-to-get stuff...
Decided that she isn't that reliable as before...
There's this urge to do up a scrapbook of my 38 weeks in OCS... And I really need to gather lots of photos... Wondering if I'd have that much enthusiasm to finish it up...
The ensemble concert is like in a month's time? And i'm still figuring out my part... What's wrong with me?!
I'm still gleaming with joy over the commissioning parade... ha ha...
What do you do when you realise that your friend is as good as having disappeared from the face of the Earth?
P.S. It's good to know that you're feeling okay now...
Commission loh!!!
14th June... The day 38 gruelling weeks of training end, the day I receive my rank from my parents, the day I'm officially a 2nd year soldier, and most importantly, the day I become a commissioned officer of the Singapore Armed Forces.
9 months of training, I've made many friends, many of whom I'll never forget, the real shit and pain in the ass we went through. Without them around, life would have been so much boring. My ever-irritating buddy (at times, lol), I'm gonna miss him man!
These feelings overwhelmed us all... As soon as we threw your caps, we were running around hugging each other before anything else. And we've never hugged each other before, and so tight before. The brotherhood within,... 14th June 2008 is indeed a remarkable, and memorable day.
I wanna load up some videos, but it's taking a long time... Will get some good photos to upload to share the joy...
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Booked in at around 10am, le-pa till lunch time... then le-pa again... haha... 'kilat' my boots a little... Hung around everywhere a while, lied down on my bed a while, then finally went to bathe to change up for photo-taking...
We were at Warrior's Hall by 1600, and we did a little warm-up before resting for a while before moving out to FUP... The parade, I would say, a success to a certain extent. There are fucked-ups though, but I think we all did our best and we're FUCKING HAPPY!
Just wanna say "thank you" to everyone who have made this day possible.
Really a great way to end the week with ACPC (Appointment Certificate Presentation Ceremony)... It's the ceremony we got our SWORDS!!! Following that was dining-in and post-dining-in at the cadet mess... It's a great night, with all the alcohols. But I wasn't wasted... I could still make a phone call and pack up my stuff for book out after I got back to my bunk.
Received my posting on Thursday night... Having mixed feelings, but I won't say why. Commissioning Parade is in 6 days time... Very excited... Of course, the Comms Ball... Not really enthusiastic about it... A few reasons why: The programme, the food, my date for the ball... Seems like it's quite a screw up.
Supposed to meet up with 69/07 Tango Platoon 3 guys, but plans were changed because of some "pilots"...
Not feeling overjoyed because of some screw ups, but I hope things will change for the better. I'm gonna end off here, because I need to prepare my No. 1 for inspection tmr...
