The road is still long, think clearly.

Short weekend this time.
NDP rehearsal again yesterday, only that now it's much more tiring.
Ended much later too, only managed to reach home at around 12.30am.
Gonna be two more weeks of NE shows for the P5 kids, then there should be one more time before the real one comes.

Booking in tonight 'cause of 2SIR 50th anniversary tomorrow.
Finally the one last time we gonna do the parade after many many rehearsals for the past week.
Sigh still kinda down that I'm too short to be in the No.1 contingent.
Damn, if only I had been a few cm taller.

Nothing much happened for the past week too, except that it's full of parade rehearsals.
The upcoming week will supposedly be easier since there's the anniversary celebrations and also the battalion outing to Sentosa which I have no idea on what it's gonna be about.
Friday will be an off day too I think.
But then again this marks the start of training again.
Especially the start of VOC training which I hope to clear in a month's time or so,
since we heard that we will be required to clear it in SBO3 once August has passed,
after the safety timeout of SBO0 is over.

Our bunk has a brand new addition too.
One that we had always talked about but never really thought would happen.
And now we enjoy staying in bunk even more.
Same goes to other people, who enjoy coming to our bunk even more now.

Still a couple of other things to settle before booking in tonight,
fortunately it's still quite early.
Just hope that I don't forget to do or bring anything this time.

And may next weekend be a freer one for me.








Byeall.

Time should not be a factor to determine the amount of effort put in.

Book-in time soon.
And it's like two full days of parade, followed by two days of random I don't know what's gonna happen shit, then NDP rehearsal on Saturday again.
This Sat's gonna be different though, now that we gotta close more roads for NDP rehearsal.

Finally went for 23/09's outing after a long long long time.
Had been missing all the gatherings thanks to guard duties, COS, live firings, and whatever not.
Also watched The Amazing Spider-Man yesterday afternoon, amazing indeed.
Went straight to Marina Square to meet the people then headed to MBS and Gardens by the Bay.
Pretty nothing much to see there though.
However it's still a very nice place, especially so at night with all the lights around,
but I'm sure it has it's own charm in the day as well.
Maybe I'll head there some other time in the day to take a look at it under the sun.

Went to Simpang for dinner/supper after that since I didn't eat dinner at all.
Then comes the advantages of having cars and driving license.
After a good nice meal we were off to ECP at 1am plus just to chillax a lil.
Stayed there for quite a while, just sitting down, chatting, enjoying the sea breeze.
Then finally start to head home at 3plus and finally reached home at 4am for me.

Slept quite a while after that and woke up around 2 today.
Did nothing much, once again.
Wasted most of the day away slacking using computer etc.
Finished Iron Man 2.
And now it's almost time to book in already.
Haven't really prepared anything much.
Just hope that I don't forget to bring my charger and my boots like I did last week.

This week's only four days too, but not gonna have our OIL on next Monday since it's 50th anniversary.
Next week's hopefully gonna be chill though with all the celebrations thingy going on.
Then most probably another 3 days weekend or what to make it up.

Well shall end this off here.
5 more months man.
5 months.
We'll make it through, and we will do it, to our best.








Byeall.

从黎明後的太阳，到深夜里的月光。

July's here.

Summer's ending soon.
Then again, the four seasons aren't really well defined in Singapore.


And I really wonder what will I be doing next year this time.
But I know that just a year ago, we're awaiting our Taiwan trip in August,
doing all the final preparations and training for it and to pass out successfully.

And as for now, it's just mainly on 50th anniversary stuff, NDP,
and nothing much but waiting for ROT 3 and ORD to come.

Had a good long break over this 3 days weekend.
Euro '12 ended with Spain claiming a history victory over Italy in the finals with a score of 4-0.
4 - 0.
Who would've predicted that from the way Spain was criticized all the way till the finals man.
I'm glad that they won it in this fashion.
And even if Italy still had 10 men remaining in the second half, the game was more or less set already.
Blame it on whoever you want to blame, Spain still won it already.

Finally finished watching 我可能不会爱你 last night too.
Awesome show.
Hope to revisit it again, possibly next year or what.

Sitting in front of my computer, typing this, having dinner and awaiting for book-in.
It's always been this case since months and months ago.
And I feel like I need changes.
Personally I'm not one who favour changes.
But at times, I do realize that fresh things need to be injected into your life.
Hopefully that I've been and also will continue to constantly change for the better.

Well shall continue on this the next time,
hope that I'll be less lazy and start blogging frequently again too.
And many many years later, I'll be able to look back and learn more about my life in the past,
and all the memorable things that I've been through.









Byeall.

Wow so fast and it's been a month since the last post already.

Again, busy schedule has sort of prevented me from posting regularly.
Of course, I also have my own laziness to blame on.

Just finished Section Field Camp a month ago, and yesterday we had already done our Platoon Field Camp.
Halfway through Rotation 1, and just a week more to go.
Other than CHO and CME, Rot1 will finally be over for us.
Suddenly Rot1 doesn't seem that tough anymore.

This is just one of the times when something big is coming,
and we were so fearing it's arrival but when it finally comes to us everything just went past in the blink of an eye.

Soon this will also be how NS is like to us.
And even though from time to time I still think back of the times I had in BMT, BSLC etc, my mind is all set on what's gonna happen from now till the day I ORD.

Anyway, just a short summary from what happened after Section Field Camp a month ago:
Had UO Field Camp the week after at MUTF, then following week was already the last week of AIT.
Had Skills and Arms challenge again.
Following that, the supposed-to-be-tough Pre-Rot1 training got changed drastically to ensure that our fundamentals are there.
I would say that it definitely helped us a lot in improving our basics, but we obviously had to work hard for it, in the form of taking time to participate in the commanders' training and putting in the effort too.
Well all these are still easier compared to if we were to all go out for a Platoon or Coy level mission just to prepare for Rot1, in which we are going to do the same thing again.

So now that we are halfway through Rot1, things seem much easier, though it also allows me to see how much more I've got to learn and improve on myself too.

Well still got more stuff to add on, but thanks to the lagginess and that I've to head out soon for movie and dinner, shall carry on tonight.
Hopefully.





Byeall.

So harsh, is life.

Woah.
It's been around a month, and I'm stunned by blogger's new look.

The truth is, the world is ever-changing, things are constantly changing.



Left with one and a half week of AIT already, with pre-ROT 1 and ROT 1 coming up right next.
And we have yet no idea of what's going to happen after that, except that we have to contribute 7 Saturdays to NDP rehearsals.

But it's gonna be tough man.
Gonna be real tough, the next month all the way till June ends.

No one said it's gonna be easy anyway.

Anyway the first thing on my mind now, is to clear my second year IPPT and get my Gold again.
Went running for both yesterday and today, and hope that it helps in my 2.4km run.
It has always been the only station I've always had problem in getting the Gold standard anyway.
But with just 5 days remaining, now I'm not too sure if I can do it, especially with 2 days of platoon field camp at MUTF.

Just finished our Section Field Camp at Marsiling.
And hell of a field camp it was, haven't felt so shagged in a long long time.
A long long long time indeed, ever since I've returned from Taiwan.
And I'm still trying to remember how I managed to get through SCS and all the shit.
Perhaps, I did it with the help of my friends, section and platoon mates.
But now, as a Section Commander and 6 men under me, it's totally different and we all know it.
The shit is on us now and it is up to myself to do what's right,
and it's definitely up to myself to choose the right path to take.

On a side note, another unfortunate incident happened.
I believe most had already read it on the news or what, and it had to happened in my training area too.

When these things happen, it just makes it so hard to accept.
So hard to accept that people who are just like you, be it similar in terms of age, occupation, background, blah blah blah, or people who you might just know, people who are friends of your friends, people who could have gone on to live a wonderful life, had to depart from the world before they get the chance to do so many other things.

Sometimes, shit happens in life.
And there's no exactly one person or one group of people you can blame.
Either the everyone's at fault, or you can just push the blame to the unfairness of life.

It's averaging one death per month in this year until now.
And we can only hope that this would stop.
Be it be due to training reasons, psychological reasons or other reasons,
it just isn't right to see so many of our comrades fall.
So fast, and so hard.
I might not know these people personally, but by being in the force with everyone else, there's always some sort of connection between each of us and when things like this happen, we always have no choice but to feel concerned and try to find out what's wrong.

I just hope that from now on, no such incidents should ever happen again as people from the higher levels are supposedly taking actions by now.



And because of the safety timeout, my book-out is extended by one day.
Haven't been making much use of my time out of camp though.
Been wasting time as usual, doing nothing much.
Could've used the time to finish my drama or perhaps more art and sketches,
either that or to do something I've been wanting to do.
However the list just seems to pile up and I don't even know if I can start clearing them even after I ORD.
Still, seven months to go and this is all I have to endure.

Not really just that.
Backaches and knee pains to endure, hopefully not frequently though.


Also, Marvel's The Avengers finally came out.
Wasn't expecting it in anyway, but the hype built around it seemed to cause excitement in almost everyone.
However it turned out unexpectedly great, in my opinion.
Possibly because of my low expectations of it, or that it simply is just a good movie on its own.
Being able to put in so many title characters, at the same time build on the character development of each of them is something I had never expected them to do.
It's not just another movie which captures people based on actions and dazzling computer effects.
Instead, what we were presented with is a movie with quite an entertaining plot, humour throughout almost the entire show, and also realistic story and character development.
That being said, this is just another show which exceeded my expectations, not one that is incredibly amazing.
Just hope that from now on, I'll still be able to keep my weekends free enough to catch nice movies, or at least allow me to escape from reality and relax my mind.
That being said, the new Spider-Man and Batman movies are a must-watch for me as of now.
Not too sure if both would be great, but I'll at least give them a try in the cinemas.

And also, hope that I'll be able to update more often again from now on.
Really haven't been having any mood to blog despite the amount of time I have.
Then again, the amount of time I have isn't much anyway....
It all depends on how I spend it though.


Shall spend my remaining bookout time meaningfully.
As in, try to do that.
Especially on training for my 2.4km run.

Till next time then, which I hope won't be too much long later.







Byeall.

Decisions and Rationales.

And block leave comes to an end.
As usual, I didn't accomplish much again,
choosing to rot away at home, doing nothing great,
sleeping late at night enjoying the silence of the darkness that surrounds me.

I wonder how am I gonna deal with life when AIT starts.
Then again, all of us've been through something similar just months ago.
It's just like SCS all over again, with a little twist,
this time it's perma LSC...
And taking on 6 men of my own,
with which were chosen without any of my say in it.
How worse can it get.
At least I want to know the reasons for certain things that have been happening.
If not I don't see how we're expected to do our best
and not get any explanation in return.

Looking ahead, it's Rotation 1 soon after our 6 weeks of AIT.
Seems short isn't it.
Well the weekends burnt, constant outfield
would definitely make 6 weeks a lot longer or shorter,
depending on how you view it.
Following that it's ~7 Saturdays give to NDP rehearsals.
And when August comes I certainly hope to feel relief for how far we've all came.
Well August still sounds like a long time later,
but we all know, having been through so much in such a short span of time,
how fast time can fly and at the same time how much we can do in these months.
After crossing so many milestones, we're just left with 8 months to go.

Had been considering much about next year.
University to be exact.
Now I feel rather confused.
Me, once so convinced that my path of life leads to Psychology,
is now actually having second thoughts about certain stuff.
Architecture used to be a second choice.
And seeing how tough it can be, I don't even think I'd consider taking it if given a chance.
Communications studies doesn't seem too bad,
design is like okay, but perhaps not much of a future here,
while business and specifically marketing are fine too.
Every thing's just so broad and general.
And while that's good since I still don't know what's best for me,
I still can't make up my mind, yet.
Even sociology might be the better choice compared to psychology,
since the studies of an individual seems kinda narrow and both are similar anyways.
Guess I'll have more reading up to do
and should also ask for opinions of friends and seniors in NUS or NTU.

Shall be off to continue relax and enjoy, till book-in time.
With such little amount of posts in these few months,
I don't see myself breaking up this trend either in the next few.

Till next time then.








Byeall.

Days Past.

Been so damn lazy to blog for the past few weeks.

But now time flies like a jet, and weeks seem to pass like days.

So to continue on from last week, I indeed went to NUS Open House.

While FASS might really be a good choice for me to learn an array of skills and knowledge,

it does not really allow me to exactly specialize in a certain area.

It does however allow me to take a deeper look into the different aspects and equip me with a variety of knowledge.

Still, a year to go before the final decision, got the feeling somehow I'll still stick to it though.

The past three weeks had been slack.

Be it me choosing not to do anything, or there is just simply nothing much for me to do.

But I hope this, together with the 'block leave' next week would give me enough rest

so that I can come back and be ever ready for AIT which would be arriving real soon.

Finally POP for my recruits this Thursday.

And before that, a final 24km route march for all of us to overcome.

Be it a year ago or now, this marks a new beginning for me.

For my NS life, and my life.

Heading into the big 2 somehow doesn't really affect me, that much, yet.

But thinking that I'll officially be an adult a year later,

or just four short months after I ORD, it's kinda scary.

And this again just reminded me how fast can time fly.

Booking in around an hour's time.

Hopefully I'll be able to tank through this last week, and the route march.

Most importantly, get well from the flu/cough shit since I had fever two weeks ago.

Sorry people, guess I accidentally spread the illness to more than half of you in camp.

This just reminds me of the time in secondary and JC,

where this flu season would come by and hit most people with flu,

usually with the process speed up through people like me falling sick yet not taking MC.

Well left with just few days' time.

Shall do what I can, and see how the rest goes.

Byeall.

How can I move on...

And with just a single post in the whole of February,

we're already reaching halfway through March with this next post.

Field Camp's finally over.

And this should mean that things will get easier from now on,

with just the 16km route march, UO and 24km march towards POP remaining.

Less than a month to POP.

Less than a month to OCS Comms Parade, where many of my friends will finally commission to be an officer.

Less than a month to the big 2.

Finally no longer a teenager.

And this is exactly just what I fear.

Many people couldn't wait to grow up,

do things they couldn't have done,

work in the outside world, interact with people from everywhere and the list goes on.

Me, I'm just simple, I rather stay as a child.

People often only realize how precious something is after they've lost it.

But I've never once thought that I would rather stay an adult rather than a child.

Perhaps I'm just scared of the responsibilities and roles one have to take as an adult,

and rather escape from the life everyone is leading.

But never really once since young have I thought about how great growing up is gonna be.

Well and now we're all grown up.

Just too bad that no matter what you think, life goes on and the cycle continues.

Earth doesn't stop spinning because of a single thought and

the great cycle of nature carries on and on every second.

The only thing is, how do we stay on track and advance forward with the world

instead of constantly turning back and getting stuck in the process.

The trick is actually not to look far ahead but just in front.

Of course, having foresight is good, but too much of it might instead cause you to lose sight of what's just in front of you.

And to live life to the fullest, it actually means to live it to the best you can every moment possible.

And it means to start living now.

We all like to prepare.

To feel prepared for something, prepare for next stage of life, prepare for school, prepare for work.

But while we're busy preparing for what's coming up next,

we often neglect what's happening right now.

"Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans."

-- John Lennon

And the quote by John Lennon is just the best description for what's happening to many people.

So what am I supposed to do at this stage of my life?

While still in NS, there seem to be not much I can do currently,

except to do my best for everything I'm supposed to do in NS.

And the next stage after I ORD?

That many many months of nothingness before Uni life actually starts for me.

It might still seem far ahead for me,

but I can already imagine my life a year later if I go on like this.

Really need some time to think about and plan out my post-ORD pre-Uni life.

Perhaps not now, maybe months later.

These few days had been a good break for me,

even though I can't say that I've done anything much for myself.

Went to ball, visited Job Week Camp, pretty nothing much else.

Nothing much else other than constant staring at my computer.

Tried to catch up with some of my friends over Facebook.

Glad to see them still doing well, be it in the army or in university.

I've always thought that most people I've met I still treat them as friends and

as long as they need my help I'll try as much as possible to assist them.

Even for those who I've not contacted for years,

those who I might only talk to once every few months.

But what I really want to do is to speak to every single one of them.

Be it just to confirm if they still treat me as a friend,

just to check up how they're doing,

or perhaps to fulfill my curiosity of how people's lives are like compared to me and any others.

In this world, they're always times where someone just have to step out to put in that little effort to get things going.

I guess this has been a long enough post to make up for all the lack of blogging over the weeks.

And it's so wonderful that there's actually little mention about my army life here.

Well, still, I'll have to be back in camp on Tues night.

Following that, it's just three more weeks to POP.

Then life's gonna change much again.

Nine months remaining, and we all hope we do all we can.

And I actually didn't even attempt to sketch that much during these few days.

What a fail again.

Just hope that after I ORD, I'll have the discipline to sketch much much more frequently.

Still waiting for Sony Walkman Z to come out in Singapore,

and I really do hope it's gonna be released in April.

If not, it'll just prove to be too much of a wait.

However, being able to survive so far without any entertainment devices,

how much more can be too much for me anyway?

NUS Open House next week.
Think I should go and take a look.

Still can't decide whether NTU or NUS.

Is it NUS FASS to Psychology or CNM, or NTU Psychology or WKW School of Comm and Info?

Or even NTU School of ADM to go for Visual Communication?

Too bad I've already missed the NTU Open House, perhaps I'll just have to ask my friends in NTU about their courses.

But basically these are pretty much the few choices I would take.

Just depends on what do I actually want to do for a living in the future.

Well at least I still can try taking a double major or minor in one of those to broaden my knowledge too.

And no matter how much life's gonna change in the upcoming months,

I do wish that I'll be able to get through everything smoothly,

for after all, what I want is just to live an easy life.

Byeall.