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A French cap is actually a condom la for the clueless. Oops did I juz mention something taboo haha.

Xmas Reflections

Hmm perhaps this is a gd way to begin, since it has been raining the entire day now and this has really built a pensive mood. This year passed quickly. Probably becos I wasn't studying for the large part of the year. Where should I begin? Rite, this time last yr..

Couldn't remember the exact date (hey I don't keep a diary); only snippets. I was at 4-10 chalet in Changi. It was in the late afternoon already. We were playing cards, was trying to get Kaimun to play juz for the sake of playing but dat fella said he doesn't gamble. We weren't gambling wat. No choice. So we continued. Then we played basketball. Someone brought playstation (think it was Peter) and there was karaoke too. Haha quite fun! andy lau, jay chou songs. I guess it was there that I learned how to play mahjong.. hehe can't imagine this year without it. But simon was a lousy teacher. Jl and yb at least taught me something. We didn't want to gamble, so dunno who came up with the idea of 1 tai=2 pushups, 2 tai=2^2 pushups lolz and the game lasted late into the nite so not too bad, the pushups kept us awake. But we were quite shagged I'm sure. Huddled with elvin and terence on the floor and shared a blanklet; obviously it wasn't enough for 3 big guys so I'm sure I muz have shivered the nite thru.

January was faster than I imagined. I enlisted on the 22nd. NS was such a looming thing then.. Our 1st encounter with the CSM in the auditorium was bad. He showed us who the real boss of the company was haha. Couldn't sleep the 1st nite. Then came my 1st run-in with my PS. Yes I was one of those cocks who locked my key inside my locker. Then I had to go and ask my PS for a cutter. Got a earful as well.. Then something very hilarious happened at nite. Dat stupid Waiyong nudged me becos he wanted to go to the toilet.. wtf I was sleeping so soundly so when he woke up me so suddenly I was startled and juz shouted! I think I juz shouted "Aaaarrrrrrh! Aaaarrrrrrh!" and woke up a few ppl in my bunk. Haha then when Stanley heard the shout he thought it was something else. Haha the 3 of us.. cocks.

Anyway I'm very fond of these 2 buddies of mine. Waiyong is so steady all the time.. intellectual and sporty. His favourite topic is religion. And everytime he starts it's likely the entire bunk will have something to say. Like Cheewei and Alvin Foo. Hmm guess I'm destined to meet and know countless alvins throughout my life. Stanley is so slack.. he muz be proud dat he's still at OETI now lolz. Met him dat day.

I wasn't particularly close to the rest of my platoon mates. Probably I only interacted more with those I knew from primary school like Ko Zhihong. Bmt came and went. But when I was still inside time really inched by. Fieldcamp was the main hurdle to cross.. I remember dat on the 1st day after the long route march to the campsite I was so exhausted I could juz plonk down on the ground and sleep but we still had to pitch tent and dig drains, and after dat we had ifc. So regardless of the smell, sweat and camo cream on our faces that nite we slept like logs. I was hungry all the time, even when they had fresh rations on the 1st day. Hey I have a big appetite wat. But it is fieldcamp after all, so dat was to be expected. When fieldcamp was finally over, I felt dat the worst of bmt was over as well. Btp was ok. I was short of marksman by.. 1. Pity.. I remember when I was shooting the last 4 shots I only had to get 2 but wtf I missed 3! Too bad. The 24 km route march was memorable. Sang all kinds of songs along the way but totally shagged out too.

The day I got my posting I freaked out. I remember calling Kaimun to lament and swear. Knn. Becos I had heard horror stories of how medics had to poke each other and sadly the stories were true. Luckily there were Damian and Yunxu to accompany me! The block leave was hardly anything. Nee Soon camp awaited. Hmm but we weren't supposed to start course yet. TSS! Haha slack. Spent all the time playing chinese chess and dam with tsze han. Got to know all few other nice ppl. I'm quite fond of these ppl as well. Guanhong appeared decent enough only much later did he reveal his true colours. Shanlong impressed me with his vocal percut 1st time but later on it became quite irritating lolz. Then over the other side there was Ivan. There was this slight awkwardness at 1st but that was only a small problem la. Later on when I got to know him better he's quite a nice person. Of course not forgetting alfonso and timothy.

But good times don't last.. becos of the stupid SARS they decided to train another platoon of medics in case the airport or causeway needed us. No more TSS! Thus began our very warped medic course. Our instructors are nice, but not the SI or CSI. Ugly politics and fights among them. The teaching didn't conform to ISO standards unlike dat of the other 4 platoons. And we still had to march for saf day parade. Marching is tiring work. But in between rehearsals we all talked cock at the grandstand which made it a lot more bearable. At the end of the day I got ugly tan marks across my forehead, arms and V-shaped on my chest. Actually I was lucky enough dat I didn't have to march on the 1st day. But dat Ivan complained about his painful toenail and insisted dat I replace him. So I obliged. It was quite a grand event, but our 1st time there we wore.. jockey caps while the other contingents had berets! Quite embarrassing. Blame our RSM. Yes.. won't forget safti.

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