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[090807] NATIONAL DAY

Happy national day to everyone, no doubt enjoying the holidays as i have thus far - slacking, chillin' at home. IT doesnt get better than this. Been a long time since i've blogged, well the usual reason, nothing much to blog about... well, erm... not really... there are quite a few things to blog about but been bitten by the lazybug and well, you guys shld know how much of a procrastinator i am...

Anyways, catch the simpsons! It's a must watch! Seriously, the movie brought across everything that was likable about the tv series, from the lovable maggie to the ever clueless Homer, the movie really epitomizes why we love the simpsons to begin with. I cant remember when was the last time i laughed so hard while watching a movie. Excellent. To make it even more worthwhile, caught the show with the clan. Win, Kim and Yvonne... too bad aini and sham cant make it, we'll catch up some other time guys, be sure of it...

Attended Northland's speech day yesterday and received the service award along with Ke hin for our service in NPCC. Kinnda miss the days when i was still active in the corps, the camaraderie, the trainings and of course not forgetting the people. Heard that a teacher's wife passed away recently and when he congratulated me on the award, i conveyed my condolences.

What surprised me was he smiled at me, and said, "there's nothing to be sorry about. She's in a better place now. Heaven. So what's there to be sorry about?" I see that his faith is strong. Good for him. Feel glad for him in a way to see that he's not drowning in sorrow or deep in mourning but just took it on his chin and moved on.

After the award, went to lunch with some of the instructors and Mr. Neo at Soup restaurant at causeway point. First time eating there and i gotta say the food's pretty good over there... A bit pricey but what would you expect? The sam-sui chicken, the pork ribs lotus soup and the yang chow fried rice in particular stood out. Dang! Gotta revisit the place again some day...

Life in camp is pretty much the same, Lt Lek has left and in came 2Lt Teoh to replace him. So far, still ok bah... good thing is he's willing and doesnt mind to slack. Well done, Sir. Welcome to Platoon 3, The chilled, The cold , The cool.

Got selected to be in the Guard of Honour contingent for the Civil Defence Day parade. Close your mouths ppl... yes, there IS such a thing as CD Day. It's like SAF Day or Police Day. Surprising huh? Getting a tailored made no. 1 uniform but downside is we cant keep it... just happened that they felt the old no. 1 uniforms were too yellow and too old so with this year's parade decided to make new ones. What's the point of having tailored made uniforms but not being able to keep it, you ask? Beats me, their way of doing things i guess... save cost.

So it's back to marching, marching and more marching during rehearsals which are conducted twice weekly. The RSM never fails to remind us that we only have less than a month to train. Yes Encik, you said it many times before already. We understood-ed. But looking at the likes of some of the participants in the GOH, it makes me wonder if we'll be the most fucked up batch in history? Luckily, they're looking to dispose of some people as the BRTC supporting contingent is short on marchers.

Sadly, the life in camp does not equate the beauty of this picture

That my friends is a glimpse into the 'glamorous' life of an instructor in BTRC. Sorry for making you guys read through all of the above junk. haha... now you know why i dont update so regularly.

Oh, i've finally redeemed the free Compaq laptop given by starhub. It's cool having a laptop but seeing that im in NS, not much use for it as yet. Considering to bring it into camp when im on duty, duty blues and bores no more! woo hoo! and of course if i continue my studies, it'll be definitely useful... especially when im in Switzerland.

Looking forward to the National Day Parade! Happy holidays y'all!

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