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The beginning of an end. Part we must, but hope our friendships will last
January 30, 2006
January 29, 2006
NS Chapter 2: CNY Break ( first non confinement week)
This is our first long breeak... next book in thurs night 1955 hours :) training this week has been slightly tougher as compared to the previous week... but no prob, since everyone's doing it together. Till this point of time i would say that what my OC says is very true: Mind over body. One's endurance hinges on mental strength. Different ppl have different degrees of endurance. Thats what makes a mentally strong person outstanding. I guess i shld be able to grasp this idea by now. Conquer the tiredness. Using ur brain. Its not easy. Its difficult to put aside the pain or weariness on one's body, cos its directly impacting on u. But its the inner strength which is more powerful, yet entrenched more deeply and elusive. Its really hard to tell urself to be metally strong, unless u are one who's really capable of drawing the inner strength by ur own unique way. Thats what i believe. I'm still in the process of finding the magic formula.. What i call the EAST: Endure and survive technique. Brain playing tricks on u... one's brain can perform miracles.. wonders... its up to us.
SOC: My first lesson was ok.. an eye opener i would say. 11 obstacles and runs both before and after clearing the obstacle. Second lesson. I had problem with the swing trainer, or the monkey bar for laymen language. the bars are thicker, wider spaced apart. I didnt clear that obstacle, i am really disappointed. I believe its my technique. i can do more pull ups than a couple of my section mates, and yet i couldnt clear the obstacle while they can. Many of us had severe blisters on our hands. We persevered. We kept trying despite our blisters, some even had blood. OC told us to be strong. As he said :
Pain is temporary, it reminds u that u are alive
It may sound a little extreme, but its really a phrase said remarkably well. then approaching the end of the lesson OC wanted us to form 3 rows... and clear the obstacles we learnt before. We were reluctant. Cos of the pain and everything. But we did it eventually. the last row to complete was punished by OC... but eventually the whole company volunteered to do with us. Copany spirit. It was a memorable moment. We did 50 pushups in total, in various styles. I liked the spirit. OC was slightly contented from his expression. True enough, when we approached the last activity og the day strength training, OC cut short our last excercise. Delighted as we were, OC explained the rationale. He likes to say: soldiers, u want to do things your own way or my way? do it once, do it well. When u do things my way, u wont like it, understand anot? understand anot? understand anot, understand anot.................... and he keeps making us reply...... yep, i sort of digressed a little, but what i meant was that we shld always have the company spirit. We shld always move like lightning, shout like thunder. train with alot of effort. Show determination. That was what he meant my OUR WAY. That small little gesture by OC sort of lifted our morale my a little. That way the training was already back to back... so it was a huge relief when we were given free time to recuperate after that.woo hoo...
Development: tough training always hailed as development. We did alot of pushups. But we all did it in the light of training, the attitude displayed wasnt totally reluctant, not indifferent. Some of us took it in a positive light. Record breaking man, i remembered we did like 300 to 400 pushups in one particular day. It sounds scary, but good training. U feel great after that. really. sense of achievement. I like a particular quote my OC said:
Pride is inversely proportional to morale
Very true indeed. I believe i will feel it the most during my upcoming field camp which will be tough as what the commanders say. They want to break us down. Its the time where we can see who our true friends are. It will be a good experience in retrospect. No one in his right mind would look forward to tough treatment. But i will try to remain optimistic. After everything, our pride will be high. We will lift up our heads. "Ninja,Ninja all the way... we like it here we like it here we found ourselves a home a home sweet home. "
Happy New Year to one and All. I wish everyone a prosperous and smooth year ahead. Look forward to the new year! :)
SOC: My first lesson was ok.. an eye opener i would say. 11 obstacles and runs both before and after clearing the obstacle. Second lesson. I had problem with the swing trainer, or the monkey bar for laymen language. the bars are thicker, wider spaced apart. I didnt clear that obstacle, i am really disappointed. I believe its my technique. i can do more pull ups than a couple of my section mates, and yet i couldnt clear the obstacle while they can. Many of us had severe blisters on our hands. We persevered. We kept trying despite our blisters, some even had blood. OC told us to be strong. As he said :
Pain is temporary, it reminds u that u are alive
It may sound a little extreme, but its really a phrase said remarkably well. then approaching the end of the lesson OC wanted us to form 3 rows... and clear the obstacles we learnt before. We were reluctant. Cos of the pain and everything. But we did it eventually. the last row to complete was punished by OC... but eventually the whole company volunteered to do with us. Copany spirit. It was a memorable moment. We did 50 pushups in total, in various styles. I liked the spirit. OC was slightly contented from his expression. True enough, when we approached the last activity og the day strength training, OC cut short our last excercise. Delighted as we were, OC explained the rationale. He likes to say: soldiers, u want to do things your own way or my way? do it once, do it well. When u do things my way, u wont like it, understand anot? understand anot? understand anot, understand anot.................... and he keeps making us reply...... yep, i sort of digressed a little, but what i meant was that we shld always have the company spirit. We shld always move like lightning, shout like thunder. train with alot of effort. Show determination. That was what he meant my OUR WAY. That small little gesture by OC sort of lifted our morale my a little. That way the training was already back to back... so it was a huge relief when we were given free time to recuperate after that.woo hoo...
Development: tough training always hailed as development. We did alot of pushups. But we all did it in the light of training, the attitude displayed wasnt totally reluctant, not indifferent. Some of us took it in a positive light. Record breaking man, i remembered we did like 300 to 400 pushups in one particular day. It sounds scary, but good training. U feel great after that. really. sense of achievement. I like a particular quote my OC said:
Pride is inversely proportional to morale
Very true indeed. I believe i will feel it the most during my upcoming field camp which will be tough as what the commanders say. They want to break us down. Its the time where we can see who our true friends are. It will be a good experience in retrospect. No one in his right mind would look forward to tough treatment. But i will try to remain optimistic. After everything, our pride will be high. We will lift up our heads. "Ninja,Ninja all the way... we like it here we like it here we found ourselves a home a home sweet home. "
Happy New Year to one and All. I wish everyone a prosperous and smooth year ahead. Look forward to the new year! :)
January 22, 2006
NS Chapter 1: Confinement period
woah... 2 weeks has passed by.. Its my 2nd time booking out already, all thanks to hari raya haji. well this 2 weeks of ns has given me a taste of what the next 2 yrs of my life would be, or if not tougher than this. This 2 weeks of adjustment period has introduced me to a totally different environment. A more regimental, disciplined and effective way of life. the ppl there love vulgarities apparently, and use them quite frivolously... as conviniently as a comma or a full stop. Some commanders employ vulgarities in a hilarious way, making it sound comical. But i can assure u that the spouting of vulgarities during serious scoldings are harsh and intimidating. I am in ninja company, dubbed as one of the more "xiong" companies. The sergeants admitted it themselves. My sergeant told me that if we do not hate them, that means that they have failed in their duties. They also said that the best form of welfare is tough training itself. Every new recruit would shudder upon hearing that, especially when they havent get accustomed to life in the army. As compared to the what other companies told their recruits that a happy company is a good company, being in ninja is indefinitely a stark contrast to recruits from other companies. the oc is commando officer. He often quotes: The world is cruel, men are selfish. He doesnt want us to show that this slogan is true. And if we do... the world is cruel will turn true. And it means that hell would be unleashed. He hates ppl dragging their boots. And i mean it. Just because one person dragged his boots, we got the latest book out timing and earliest book in timing. He's a very on the ball commander.... comes for every training... be it strength training or even our route march. We hate his presence, cos its like a country on high alert. Every movement not done well or too slow.. he will be shouting at us, or even punishing us. Its like some big shot clamping down on ur neck. and u are like treading on dangererous grounds every now and then with him around.
We are supposed to have 7 hrs of sleep. Reality is always different. 6 hours at most. Very little time to do personal admin. haiz... need to do laundry, bath and prepare for next day. Really tired, but must get use to it.Thats what the 2 weeks for.... i really dunno what's the full fledged training like.. It'll be after tonight when i book in.........
Cya for now :)
We are supposed to have 7 hrs of sleep. Reality is always different. 6 hours at most. Very little time to do personal admin. haiz... need to do laundry, bath and prepare for next day. Really tired, but must get use to it.Thats what the 2 weeks for.... i really dunno what's the full fledged training like.. It'll be after tonight when i book in.........
Cya for now :)
January 03, 2006
3rd Jan 2006: 2 Days to NS
Orientation 1 started today in vj, not for me of course.. IT was really fun to see year ones entering vj and starting their new life in vj! It is always the same transformation: Puzzled when first come in, to enthralled when learnt of the new vj culture, then to fun when they finally got acclimatised to the environment in vj. At least i have gone through the whole experience, and i have enjoyed it thoroughly, especially in choir. I went to school in the morning, then to calvin's house in the afternoon, with eugene... It was our usual 228 again... ( fifa) 228 was enjoyable...we created our own tournament named "Lautenia Cup" (derived from laut-nya) haha... We all decided to choose teams with equal strengths each. I chose Charlton, eugene chose Boca Juniors, while calvin chose Auxerre.. Oh and sad to say, i was knocked out by Benfica... haha.. oh well, i wasnt that good as eugene and calvin... Eugene managed to beat a 5 Star team Lyon en route to finals... And of course calvin was the only worthy opponent in the finals... so ya.. in the end.. Auxerre vs Boca Juniors.. haha... And it was really an exciting match!! 1-1 was the score after end of second half..the match went to extra time...during the 117th minute, eugene scored the decisive goal.. And yes! Victory is sweet! Boca Juniors won the Lautenia Cup...! :P
lol, sorry to bore u all with the minute details.. It was really a whole afternoon affair, so i thought writing it down is worth it...haha
Evening: Tealight session with Vj choir. Concourse @ VJ. Moment to rmb.2 yrs of singing.. a lifetime of legacy. I was very impressed by Joshua's speech. He critically analysed our problems in a very succinct way.. The clique thing..Let me give u my thoughts on it :) Cliques do exist in the first place because the "frequency" among different ppl are different. From the first day of sch when we start to mix around already, the background of ppl do influence the choice of friends they like to hang out with.. Sec schs for example. However, the lack of willingness to hang around with other schs may largely be due to different interests.. different mentalities, and different habits.. Differences in character and behaviour, makes conditions unfavourable for stronger bonds to be formed among 2 different groups of ppl. hence, the cliques will remain. I personally dont feel that it is wrong to have cliques, for it is ridiculous to demand that we always go out in one very large group.. it is not plausible in all instances. Small groups would be inevitably present. and as i said, these groups would be instinctively be formed by grouping ppl with similar interests, mentality or rather "frequency". The idea of one big united Vj family cannot be discarded or belittled however. It is nevertheless crucial to stand together as one. I remembered in Bremen olympics 2004, august once said that we are the vj choir. And each and everyone of us has the name vj choir. We are all equal, and share a common identity. We are 1 choir.And no man is an island. That was the idea of unity. The idea of sticking together, the idea of putting in our best for the sake of ourselves, and for the brand of vj choir. We cannot afford to see ourselves as individuals, for we are invariably entangled in a tight meshwork-- the vj choir. We sing not for ourselves, but for the choir. By improving our standards, we are consistently adding credits to vj choir. By winning competitions, we earn the honour for the choir. We must be proud of it, for we are the vj choir. All these words may seem long... but unfortunately not all ppl (even yr 3s) have lived by it. I am not blaming anyone here.. but just felt that we could have been better. Well, life is not always the way we desire. I accept it, and with honour. VJ choir to me will always be special.
So ya, yesterday was also a thanksgiving session. It was heartwarming. Seniors hugging juniors. Shaking hands. Well wishes. Yea emotions were written all over our faces. I sincerely thank Mr kwei for his dedication throughout my past 6 yrs in choir. He has been one man with absolute committment and unwavering determination in promoting choral music in Singapore. Thank you Nelson! I also ought to thank the music co and exco 2004-2005 (yr 3s) i mean. They managed the choir very well. I thank gabriel for the patience and encouragement all the time. Thanks for telling me i've improved, but i need to tell u that u have been one great man who have grown and became more professional throughout these 2 years in choir. U too made a great leap in choral singing and i have no doubts abt it :) Thanks for leading the choir. As what shawn said yesterday, the choir would not have been led by anyone better. =)
ok thats all for now.. will be enlisting soon. Cya ppl.. Good luck and have fun.. will post again as soon as possible :)
lol, sorry to bore u all with the minute details.. It was really a whole afternoon affair, so i thought writing it down is worth it...haha
Evening: Tealight session with Vj choir. Concourse @ VJ. Moment to rmb.2 yrs of singing.. a lifetime of legacy. I was very impressed by Joshua's speech. He critically analysed our problems in a very succinct way.. The clique thing..Let me give u my thoughts on it :) Cliques do exist in the first place because the "frequency" among different ppl are different. From the first day of sch when we start to mix around already, the background of ppl do influence the choice of friends they like to hang out with.. Sec schs for example. However, the lack of willingness to hang around with other schs may largely be due to different interests.. different mentalities, and different habits.. Differences in character and behaviour, makes conditions unfavourable for stronger bonds to be formed among 2 different groups of ppl. hence, the cliques will remain. I personally dont feel that it is wrong to have cliques, for it is ridiculous to demand that we always go out in one very large group.. it is not plausible in all instances. Small groups would be inevitably present. and as i said, these groups would be instinctively be formed by grouping ppl with similar interests, mentality or rather "frequency". The idea of one big united Vj family cannot be discarded or belittled however. It is nevertheless crucial to stand together as one. I remembered in Bremen olympics 2004, august once said that we are the vj choir. And each and everyone of us has the name vj choir. We are all equal, and share a common identity. We are 1 choir.And no man is an island. That was the idea of unity. The idea of sticking together, the idea of putting in our best for the sake of ourselves, and for the brand of vj choir. We cannot afford to see ourselves as individuals, for we are invariably entangled in a tight meshwork-- the vj choir. We sing not for ourselves, but for the choir. By improving our standards, we are consistently adding credits to vj choir. By winning competitions, we earn the honour for the choir. We must be proud of it, for we are the vj choir. All these words may seem long... but unfortunately not all ppl (even yr 3s) have lived by it. I am not blaming anyone here.. but just felt that we could have been better. Well, life is not always the way we desire. I accept it, and with honour. VJ choir to me will always be special.
So ya, yesterday was also a thanksgiving session. It was heartwarming. Seniors hugging juniors. Shaking hands. Well wishes. Yea emotions were written all over our faces. I sincerely thank Mr kwei for his dedication throughout my past 6 yrs in choir. He has been one man with absolute committment and unwavering determination in promoting choral music in Singapore. Thank you Nelson! I also ought to thank the music co and exco 2004-2005 (yr 3s) i mean. They managed the choir very well. I thank gabriel for the patience and encouragement all the time. Thanks for telling me i've improved, but i need to tell u that u have been one great man who have grown and became more professional throughout these 2 years in choir. U too made a great leap in choral singing and i have no doubts abt it :) Thanks for leading the choir. As what shawn said yesterday, the choir would not have been led by anyone better. =)
ok thats all for now.. will be enlisting soon. Cya ppl.. Good luck and have fun.. will post again as soon as possible :)
December 31, 2005
"the day" before the new year =)
Everyone is always more different on the last day of the year, invariably not melancholic over their past year doings and memories, instead excited over the new year ahead of them approaching in a few hours time. There u see bustling activities in all parts of singapore, gathering people from all walks of life, anticipating a brighter future ahead.. Yea, i mean the countdown.. orchard, sentosa... blah blah blah... every year is the same... hahaz..
Oh well, i aint the sort who like to chiong for countdowns... erm i mean not that i do not look forward to the new year, but rather i think besides the excitement, it is a day for reflection. Haha.. my day today was rather "well spent". Actually maybe not.. i dunno.. i was mugging with shi hui, calvin and eugene in bedok macdonalds. from 10 to 6. literally professional muggers. Our intention was also to help shi hui in her work.. but me and calvin decide not to waste our time there stoning, and hence decided to study some particle mechanics.. we took the notes from the choir room, oops its gab's one.. haha.. and eugene became our lecturer in macs.. it was quite funny.. his lecture was just a few minutes... a very fast lecture albeit able to highlight the salient concepts.. it sufficed i guess, given our scant knowledge of phy... haha.. maybe not so "scant" afterall for calvin (12th in level). ya, so we spent most of our time doing tutorial on mechanics.... less than 10 questions in total, efficient huh? :) its ok, no stress ma :) yea so mugging on new year's eve... how eventful. No regrets nevertheless :)
oh did i mention reflections? haha.. i'd better say sth abt it then. This yr, 2005, erm.. especially hectic, stressful, but enjoyable as a whole. Academics was tough, but its like everyone is going through the same process.. or rather the same system..I guess i was really fortunate to survive through the mugging. What kept me on was adequate stress and probably little motivation. Consistent work does pay off, i really need to emphasize this. Its not that i am sounding politically correct, but if u really live through the whole experience like me now, u would probably not regret if u had done regular tutorials, put in bit by bit of effort in constant revision, gave extra attention to assignments... etc Ok, trying not to bore u ppl off... Oh choir!! vj choir!! Yes that was an integral part of my life. Without it life would be monotonous. Kudos to music. It adds another dimension to my life.. and temporary diverts my attention from studies. No matter sectionals,combined, or practices with nelson, every part of it was fruiful and enriching. Tired sometimes, but nv bored :) Erm.. other than studies and choir, sorry to say that this whole year is really nth more than that lol...probably thats the life of an 18 yr old normal guy in a junior college.
Next yr would be one of a physically exhaustive one. I must be ready, and will be ready. NS awaits. 2 yrs. Fast it must be. Strenuous it will seem. Accomplished i shld feel. I want a positive NS experience, and only i can make it positive. I believe thats the only way i shld embrace army life. Oh besides army life, i would probably take up some vocal lessons... but probably after chinese new year...And i would probably try to help other ppl in their studies... may not be in the form of tuition...probably help out as much as i can. beneficial to me too, at least i wont alienate my self from academics :)
Ok, will stop here for today. maybe watching countdown on TV, may not. it doesnt matter. The year ahead will commence in 1.5 hours time. Life will go on. I sincerely wish all a Happy New Year when the clock strikes 12 today. All the best for ur endeavours! Best Of Health!
Oh well, i aint the sort who like to chiong for countdowns... erm i mean not that i do not look forward to the new year, but rather i think besides the excitement, it is a day for reflection. Haha.. my day today was rather "well spent". Actually maybe not.. i dunno.. i was mugging with shi hui, calvin and eugene in bedok macdonalds. from 10 to 6. literally professional muggers. Our intention was also to help shi hui in her work.. but me and calvin decide not to waste our time there stoning, and hence decided to study some particle mechanics.. we took the notes from the choir room, oops its gab's one.. haha.. and eugene became our lecturer in macs.. it was quite funny.. his lecture was just a few minutes... a very fast lecture albeit able to highlight the salient concepts.. it sufficed i guess, given our scant knowledge of phy... haha.. maybe not so "scant" afterall for calvin (12th in level). ya, so we spent most of our time doing tutorial on mechanics.... less than 10 questions in total, efficient huh? :) its ok, no stress ma :) yea so mugging on new year's eve... how eventful. No regrets nevertheless :)
oh did i mention reflections? haha.. i'd better say sth abt it then. This yr, 2005, erm.. especially hectic, stressful, but enjoyable as a whole. Academics was tough, but its like everyone is going through the same process.. or rather the same system..I guess i was really fortunate to survive through the mugging. What kept me on was adequate stress and probably little motivation. Consistent work does pay off, i really need to emphasize this. Its not that i am sounding politically correct, but if u really live through the whole experience like me now, u would probably not regret if u had done regular tutorials, put in bit by bit of effort in constant revision, gave extra attention to assignments... etc Ok, trying not to bore u ppl off... Oh choir!! vj choir!! Yes that was an integral part of my life. Without it life would be monotonous. Kudos to music. It adds another dimension to my life.. and temporary diverts my attention from studies. No matter sectionals,combined, or practices with nelson, every part of it was fruiful and enriching. Tired sometimes, but nv bored :) Erm.. other than studies and choir, sorry to say that this whole year is really nth more than that lol...probably thats the life of an 18 yr old normal guy in a junior college.
Next yr would be one of a physically exhaustive one. I must be ready, and will be ready. NS awaits. 2 yrs. Fast it must be. Strenuous it will seem. Accomplished i shld feel. I want a positive NS experience, and only i can make it positive. I believe thats the only way i shld embrace army life. Oh besides army life, i would probably take up some vocal lessons... but probably after chinese new year...And i would probably try to help other ppl in their studies... may not be in the form of tuition...probably help out as much as i can. beneficial to me too, at least i wont alienate my self from academics :)
Ok, will stop here for today. maybe watching countdown on TV, may not. it doesnt matter. The year ahead will commence in 1.5 hours time. Life will go on. I sincerely wish all a Happy New Year when the clock strikes 12 today. All the best for ur endeavours! Best Of Health!
December 29, 2005
Dec 29 : 7 Days to NS
Another 2 days passed, leaving me nearer to enlistment. Not feeling bad, but just miss old times where fun was all we had.. academics seemed interesting to me at this point of time, not too sure if its because i dont feel the exact same stress, but i think its kind of just not boring now cos i've nv touched it for more than 1 month. haha...
Yesterday had farewell for vj choir. Every story has an ending, but the farewell for me wasnt an end to my life in vj choir... I guess i will still carol with them during xmas as best as i can. Love ya and miss ya ppl really. Wrapping my 6 years of choir life In VS and VJC ..i've experience sheer fun. The togetherness, bonding, friendships built etc... really memorable.. at this point in time, i would really like to say i big THANK YOU to all my fellow choir mates, be it my juniors or seniors... u've made my stay fruitful and fun filled.
Yesterday had farewell for vj choir. Every story has an ending, but the farewell for me wasnt an end to my life in vj choir... I guess i will still carol with them during xmas as best as i can. Love ya and miss ya ppl really. Wrapping my 6 years of choir life In VS and VJC ..i've experience sheer fun. The togetherness, bonding, friendships built etc... really memorable.. at this point in time, i would really like to say i big THANK YOU to all my fellow choir mates, be it my juniors or seniors... u've made my stay fruitful and fun filled.
December 27, 2005
Merry Christmas & The End of my hols
First of all i would like to wish everyone a Merry Xmas! And a Happy New Year! Had fun carolling with vj choir and vic chorale. Especially enjoyed the conducting :P I am really thankful to vj choir, those who allowed me the opportunity to sway my hands to bring out wonderful music. Music is the origin of life. haha... i also enjoyed the reunion session.. though it was as usual i cant really see the conductor,..lol.. some songs started b4 i noticed it.. lol thats for being short :P
After the reunion session on 25th, went to raynor's house. Oh what a fun time we had there. Me, eugene, shi hui, pei li, asik, roy, erm... and a couple of guys more... though we stayed outside the house (balcony) we had fun telling jokes, playing 99.... haha.. they keep saboing me lor... 10=chinleng, what the!!! lol... but it was fun, i looked like the brightest star that night, lolz.. I was quite fortunate to last a few rounds without losing, thanks to my marvellous on-hand cards..! only to see the other players grumbling, heheh!! ya it was really fun that night.. its really been a long time since i got to such joyful moments!
26th: Hell unleashed, lol... nah just exaggerated.. Ben tham met us in vjc, told us abt his army life (PTP) He said it was hell.. oh then he unleashed his "array" of vulgarities (though quite repetitive), commanding us as if we were dogs...things like "knock it down", "wake up your idea" blah blah blah.... very common.. he insulted us as if we were the lowest forms of life on earth, mocked us like there was no tmr... made us do all the phy excercises he did on a typical morning.. it was really a chore to us, or rather me, my relatively untrained body just after a hectic week of carolling. I was pushing my self to the limit. My body is aching every second now. my life is bleak...oh well... but in retrospect, i ought to thank ben for his effort, his concern and his courage to stand there to instruct us, cos there were a few seniors watching us.. lol.. one year my senior. Ben carried on, we looked like fools, but i have no regrets now. It was worthwhile. While i can still live decently to publish this post, ben must inevitably be going through hardship, lol.. It is ironical that ben is being treated the same way now just as he did to us less than 24 hrs ago. Anyway, as what ben says, NS is the best sliiming centre with a free slimming programme.. wonder why girls dont enlist too :p haha...hmm.. probably with the exception of angele and hui luan? :)
Time really flies yea..9 days to NS enlistment. Another 9 days of civilian life. But no matter how terrible ppl might say of NS, i think we shld just remain optimistic. Afterall, its gonna take up 2 yrs of our life :) And i guess no one would like to live in gloom for their next two yrs... The chinese saying goes :
孟子（《孟子·告子下》）
Hope we will all take it as a chance to toughen up, to be "men" =) haha ok then, shall cya on my next post. Nothing more to write le :p
After the reunion session on 25th, went to raynor's house. Oh what a fun time we had there. Me, eugene, shi hui, pei li, asik, roy, erm... and a couple of guys more... though we stayed outside the house (balcony) we had fun telling jokes, playing 99.... haha.. they keep saboing me lor... 10=chinleng, what the!!! lol... but it was fun, i looked like the brightest star that night, lolz.. I was quite fortunate to last a few rounds without losing, thanks to my marvellous on-hand cards..! only to see the other players grumbling, heheh!! ya it was really fun that night.. its really been a long time since i got to such joyful moments!
26th: Hell unleashed, lol... nah just exaggerated.. Ben tham met us in vjc, told us abt his army life (PTP) He said it was hell.. oh then he unleashed his "array" of vulgarities (though quite repetitive), commanding us as if we were dogs...things like "knock it down", "wake up your idea" blah blah blah.... very common.. he insulted us as if we were the lowest forms of life on earth, mocked us like there was no tmr... made us do all the phy excercises he did on a typical morning.. it was really a chore to us, or rather me, my relatively untrained body just after a hectic week of carolling. I was pushing my self to the limit. My body is aching every second now. my life is bleak...oh well... but in retrospect, i ought to thank ben for his effort, his concern and his courage to stand there to instruct us, cos there were a few seniors watching us.. lol.. one year my senior. Ben carried on, we looked like fools, but i have no regrets now. It was worthwhile. While i can still live decently to publish this post, ben must inevitably be going through hardship, lol.. It is ironical that ben is being treated the same way now just as he did to us less than 24 hrs ago. Anyway, as what ben says, NS is the best sliiming centre with a free slimming programme.. wonder why girls dont enlist too :p haha...hmm.. probably with the exception of angele and hui luan? :)
Time really flies yea..9 days to NS enlistment. Another 9 days of civilian life. But no matter how terrible ppl might say of NS, i think we shld just remain optimistic. Afterall, its gonna take up 2 yrs of our life :) And i guess no one would like to live in gloom for their next two yrs... The chinese saying goes :
天将降大任于斯人也，必先苦其心志，劳其筋骨，饿其体肤，空乏其身，行拂乱其所为，所以动心忍性，增益其所不能
Hope we will all take it as a chance to toughen up, to be "men" =) haha ok then, shall cya on my next post. Nothing more to write le :p
December 22, 2005
To revive or not?
hmm... last post.. Chinese New Year...lol... how long ago was it.. Anyway, glad that my A's are over.. It was hectic of course.. but future beckons.. and time wont stay put.. I am happy to embrace my shortlived hols.. NS enlistment is on 5th Jan, in less than 2 wks. Now carolling with vj choir and victoria chorale. Carolling, carolling... what do i really like abt it?
I love the feeling of singing together. To be able to produce music that all of us can enjoy. I love vj choir. I love my friends... :)
Erm ok, those things i've said so far seem to have no link with my title: to revive or not?
As u all can see... my posts are ultra pathetic... once in a black moon i would say, not even a blue moon... So i was just thinking shld i make it more regular... yea i've decided to... everyone needs memories.. fond or bad alike..one's brain cant contain every aspect of life... i thought this can be my mini diary :p
Ok i shall stop here today, will carry on as soon as i have the time..I promise :)
I love the feeling of singing together. To be able to produce music that all of us can enjoy. I love vj choir. I love my friends... :)
Erm ok, those things i've said so far seem to have no link with my title: to revive or not?
As u all can see... my posts are ultra pathetic... once in a black moon i would say, not even a blue moon... So i was just thinking shld i make it more regular... yea i've decided to... everyone needs memories.. fond or bad alike..one's brain cant contain every aspect of life... i thought this can be my mini diary :p
Ok i shall stop here today, will carry on as soon as i have the time..I promise :)
February 08, 2005
October 29, 2004
Post exam: The beginning of the end?
well.. as can be seen from my title, yep exams have ended.... now i am free?! no... have oral p and chinese AO... have choir practices too! haha... i am very looking forward to the nov class chalet.. and i am pretty sure that it is going to be immense fun...
hm... i am the Assistant CT rep now... the class nominated one... :) :( .. i have nothing to say... but looking on the bright side:P I am promoted! bye Maths rep... 5 years of effort. And i am saying farewell to my job now! Well, as for everything else, i cant recall liao... go visit the class forum please, its beautifully pathetic.... Lastly, i have all my hopes pinned on chinese AO.. i would want an A1 and nothing less.. so give me all the luck i need yeh? wish me good luck!
hm... i am the Assistant CT rep now... the class nominated one... :) :( .. i have nothing to say... but looking on the bright side:P I am promoted! bye Maths rep... 5 years of effort. And i am saying farewell to my job now! Well, as for everything else, i cant recall liao... go visit the class forum please, its beautifully pathetic.... Lastly, i have all my hopes pinned on chinese AO.. i would want an A1 and nothing less.. so give me all the luck i need yeh? wish me good luck!
September 26, 2004
The Final phase
Exams are looming near, and SPA is just tmr.. i thought i would need to persevere through, and i think i will for the next 2 wks of battle... Well, life is more than promos. Get this over and done with, and i will move on to the next chapter of my life.
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