Tough times don't last, tough men do.

An overused phrase which still hold its meaning.

The past week had been tough too.
I wonder if it's me that's just too weak or what.
Had my com broke down first two weeks ago, which felt so damn long already,
everything gone with my thumbdrive missing somewhere too.
Then booked out Sat morning last week and slept the whole Sat away.
The whole of Saturday.
Morning 9plus to 6pm.
Didn't get to watch Harry Potter due to unforeseen circumstances.
Sorta wasted my Sunday too except for going out with my family.
Didn't do shit at all.
The past few bookouts was practically just resting and doing nothing because my com don't even feel like my com anymore.
Almost got confined just 'cause I was the LPS during standby-area.
Two days of outfield, 12km Route March under hot sun followed by river crossing, and then navex wasn't exactly easy at all.
All in all it was tough physically but tougher mentally.

And then what's worse is that Grandslam is tomorrow.
It's like the real shit's just beginning from here onwards.
Grandslam, Starlight, 32km march.
The last three greatest obstacles between me and the three chevrons.
Really really big obstacles.

And that's why tough times don't last, tough men do.
It's just this week, three more weeks, and two days.
What are these when we've already gone through so much and so far to where we are now.

In the end, we will all still do it.



And enough of army shit.
Finally went out yesterday to our 23/09 class outing.
Been kinda long since the last one, where most of the rest still had hair.
That was just after our POP in April, we weren't even SCTs yet.
And after so long we went to iluma to have ramen for dinner.
Not too bad I guess.
Then went drinking at some nearby place Kenneo brought us to.
Stayed there for quite a while before leaving at almost 12.
Took 12 home with some of the others living in the east.
Long ride home but chatted quite a bit.

Slept quite late but used to it anyway.
Woke up early morning today to play ball.
And ended up there's only five of us, the rest all still sleeping or too tired to come.
It was still fun anyway and good exercise for us.
May not be that good for someone going for field camp tomorrow but anyways it was fun.
Wonder if we still can continue playing like this all the way.
Or perhaps we will just somehow stop and hopefully continue after all of us ORD.
And then there's uni too.
Can't wait for uni when the girls are like getting busier and busier preparing for school again.

Well gonna have lunch and then a good rest.
Probably booking in real early today to prepare for Grandslam and at the same time,
enjoy a little bit of quality time alone with my myself and I in camp.










Byeall.

It all ends here.

Been another two weeks.
Past by just so fast.
And two more it will be August already.

Harry Potter is finally out.
Can't wait to watch it and at the same time can't bear to watch it.


The last two weeks had been tough.
Almost outfield everyday, except for the first three days of the past week,
where we acted as seniors for the newcomers to SCS.

This week would possibly be better except for the fact that we're going to have our navigation test.
At Lower Mandai.
Just gonna hope that everything will be fine.
And Sports Day on Friday.
Other than that there isn't anything much and soon the week will past by again.
Still feel like I'm just seeing time zoom past and away from me.
Guess that's what happens when life's a blur.

Hopefully will be able to catch the movie later on today.
Well but if not, then I'll just see how.
Some way or another, I'll make sure I see it in the theater.

Booking in tonight.
One more week to Ex. Grandslam.

Two more to Ex.Starlight.







Byeall.

Half year gone, half more to go.

And so fast it's July once again.
Half the year gone.

The past week felt god damn long that I can't even recall what I did for my last bookout.
Probably nothing much though except for playing ball on Sat morning.

Didn't even do anything or planning to go out at all for this weekend.
Just too tired.
And it's only the first week of outfield.
Just imagine all the outfield platoon attack UO stuff and etc shit starts coming in.
No go man.

Soon I'll be a troubled soldier again.
Then again, life's not too bad too.
Tomorrow's ATP and I really want to get marksman.
Not too sure if I really want to get it though because it's so hard and there's nothing really much that I can do about it except to focus more and more and more.
39/48 is really nothing simple when I only hit 26 in IMT.
And that's when we didn't even do the real run and shoot.
And this week there will be some UO I think, some outfield, and the following will just be 3 days of BIT which equals to 3 days of no training and slacking and teaching and resting a little bit.
Well the two days after that are tough though, live firing and Ex. Gypsy if I'm not wrong.

The following week is not quite relaxing too except for the last day which is the sports day followed by parents engagement.
Then it's another week of training most probably then Ex. Grandslam, a week of pre-flight preparation after that followed by Ex. Starlight at Taiwan.
While this month gonna past by so fast for people waiting to enter uni, or rather not, it's gonna be a hell of a month for me and when I finally board the plane to Taiwan, it's like the last final shit ever already for Pro Term.
Well that is second last before 32km actually.

Just hope that I'll be able to survive all this.
And the most important thing is to have a good section.

People, please don't screw up anymore.
Thanks and I'll appreciate it.

More tough times to come, more fun times to come.

Ohh and hope we'll really be getting more Friday bookouts instead of Sat morning or whatever.
Really wish to spend another night at home.
The good thing is that after this weekend there probably won't be another Sunday burnt.
Well we'll see about this and in any cases life goes on so I'll just have to keep that in mind.










Byeall.

These days.

Book in nooooooooooooooooooooo..........
Booking out again this Fri... and then back in on Sat.
The worst is booking out next Sat and in again at night on the same day.
What kind of screwed up training schedule is that?

At least I sort of tried to make use of all the time I had during this bookout,
so that I can just totally rest and stay at home to prepare for booking in on the next two bookouts.

Bookout on Fri and got fetched home by Hakeem's mother.
Then woke up early on Sat to play ball at Kembangan.
Freakin' nice weather but none of my friends came haiz.
So just ended up playing with Cedric and his VJ friends for quite a while.
Then Denie and XZ finally came and we played somemore before everyone left.
So I went back to 201 Mac for lunch with PLC.
RW was like so late that he might as well not be there.
Anyway so after that two of them went for Green Lantern and I went home to prepare to get out again for dinner.
Had dinner at Aston's in airport with 2r6 people.
Not bad, quite a number of people turned up,
especially when I haven't seen most of them for quite a while already.
And that's mainly due to this National Service thing.
Well wonder if we'll have another 2r6 chalet this year...
Had already intended to organize some sort of outing so I can raise it up to RS the chalet organizing expert but well there comes this dinner planned by Theresa.
RS didn't turn up anyway so we'll just see how it goes on then.
Stayed back to chat and talk and sit and look until 11plus I think, before heading home with CK.
Got home, washed up, TV, computer etc then sleep time.

Woke up at 9plus to day to meet the Terry and the rest for movie.
Mr Popper's Penguin.
What a nice show it was and so glad that I manage to catch it because if not I might not get to watch it.
Jim Carrey's shows had always been good and it's still just as awesome.
Went home straight after that to have lunch then had been doing pretty nothing much since then.
Gotta eat my dinner soon, then some preparations and off I go for my freakin' long ride to camp.
And it's one of the biggest reasons that made booking in so awful,
apart from booking into the camp itself.

Really feel so much like just throwing money away and cab straight to camp.
Shall see my mood later on.










Byeall.

To the midsummer.

It's halfway through June yet life's only about to get harder for me.
Being the only one in the section to go Pro Term sucks like shit,
and it's the most unexpected posting since we were told that most will be staying back.
I guess that's just how bullshit this organization can be.

Still meeting them for steamboat later on for dinner.
But haven't packed my stuff yet.
Guess I shall quickly finish packing later on before I relax till tomorrow.
Hope that the next three days gonna be fine and my section is good again, my buddy as well.
I shall just take one step at a time,
a day by a day, week by week and soon these 13 weeks would be over.
Three months.
Just three more months before getting the Third Sergeant rank and hopefully life would be much much better from then on.

As usual, the weekend past by quickly, even with this two days block leave.
Well the good thing is the next weekend's just in three days' time.
Other than Grandslam, Taiwan and 32km, there shouldn't be much problems throughout the course.
The only thing is how to have fun with my new section mates.
Then again, I know that I will never have as much fun again as compared to P3S2 or P1S1.

I guess so far in my life, army's been the only time where I actually really hope that times flies by in a flash.
And I know I still do.

Just looking forward to how I gonna spend my 7 months after my ORD which is still far far away...

Anyway, the NBA season 10/11 finally ended with the Mavs and Dirk clinching their first championship.
So glad that Heat didn't make it in the end.
Well and Dirk and Kidd finally quit the list of greatest players without a ring.
Now that the post-season is done as well, it's the start of off-season and I'm gonna be so bored for the next few months.
Soccer as well.
Both only gonna start their new seasons is August or so.
The only thing we can hope for now is some big transfers...

Shall start packing my stuff soon, watch some TV, get out for dinner and get a really good rest before tomorrow comes.









Byeall.

A Dream Deferred.

And exactly a week after the last post, here it is again.
Will be a short one because I'm so tired and gotta wake up early later on.

So I had my guard duty from Fri evening to Sat morning and didn't rest enough.
And for last week it was more or less much better than the previous ones due to the completion of many high key events.
Had our section live firing on Monday which was kinda fun but tiring too
especially since we had to march there and back and were the last platoon to reach back the coyline.
Luckily we had a later reveille timing as compared to usual.
More or less lectures and learning throughout the whole week,
first it's signals on Tues and then Chem Def on Thurs if I'm not wrong.
Then we had nights out too on Wed.
Went to Jurong Point again and ate JiaXiangMian because there really was not much place to eat.

Hopefully finally be able to watch PotC tomorrow
because it's been quite a while since I wanted to catch a show and somehow things just keep getting screwed up and it still is anyways.
Booking in again tomorrow and it's just two weeks left.
Navex, 28km and nothing much more.
And our fate will be made known to us soon.
Less than two weeks.
Just hope that I'll be able to go to somewhere good and hopefully with my section mates too.
Well can only hope anyways, let's just hope, continue hoping.



What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up
Like a raisin in the sun?

Or fester like a sore--
And then run?

Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over--
like a syrupy sweet?

Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.

Or does it explode?


Dream Deferred by Langston Hughes.










Byeall.

So Sick.

The past week was a short one, but it was one hell of a week.
And it will last till tomorrow, then everything would be so much easier, I hope.

UO camp for Thurs and Fri, then Route March on Sat morning and M203 and Matador Live Firing.
Another firing tomorrow, Section Live Firing damn.
Actually it seems kinda easy.
The only thing is that it's gonna take freakin' long for everyone to finish
and then we much reach there super early and can only get back super late.
Then clean arms, send arms.
Ahhhh another shag day I guess.
Need to march there somemore, probably just 2km+ or hopefully even less, 1km+ only.

Headache about how to book in again,
especially since I have to book in by 9 which means I'll probably gotta be there by 8plus.
And adding to that is all the shit I'll have to do,
journal, reflections, and then the coy video, do RAC for tomorrow in case I forget.
And that just reminded me to bringing scotchtape and cutting my nails before booking in.

Well shall do all these stuff first, slack a bit, have a good dinner then book in again.








Byeall.

Four days out.

So Field Camp was over last week for us.
Shagged.
Physically much more tiring than the BMT one I would say,
even though the duration was shorter.
Just running and walking up and down eveywhere doing fire movements etc for the whole of three days two nights.
Plus tons of digging to do, in the dark if it's not bad enough.

Booked out on the Fri right after we got back from Lorong Asrama
and booked back in again on Sunday early morning for my COS duty.
At least I got to rest up quite a bit during my duty.
Then the whole of this week is just... normal boring life again.
Strength trainings, some UO, boring stuff etc.
And navigation lessons, finally.
Compass and pacing course wasn't really that helpful because tons of practice would be required before being able to pace properly in that kind of terrains.
I guess we'll just have to rely much more on the luck portion of navigation when we're out for navex then.
Just all these normal stuff throughout the week.
Plus a whole lot of random happenings like people DotAing in bunk which is plain crazy.

So now finally enjoying my long weekend which is going to stretch till Tues night.
Shiok ttm.
Even if I do not have any plans, being home is better than being there.
Okay but really sucks to not have much plans yet when I have so much time now compared to other weekends to go out to the civilian world.
Shall wait for my BMT friends to finally get out and maybe meet some of them.
Though I'd probably get meet only Chandan for this weekend.
Well next week will be a shorter one, but the next two weeks combined would seem like an extremely long one.
Navi practical test, UO camp, M203 and Matador fam shoot, then book out Sat evening haiz.
Book in Sunday, Section Live Firing (!!), and... other stuff which I'm not too sure of yet.
Hope that navex is not on that week though, it should be on the following week.
Which means that from then on there really isn't anything much left already.

Well shall stop here for now to get my dinner and watch some TV.










Byeall.