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Thursday, December 04, 2008 For all of you who have been dropping by my blog frequently only to be disappointed by the lack of new material, allow me to thank you by writing a new post (: Only a couple of months have passed since my last post, but much has happened during this time. Much of it happened during work and some out. Want to know what i did during work? Ask me personally. After which i will have to kill you. Kidding. Damn. writing isnt easy especially after this short hiatus. Hate it when i have all these ideas for prose only to be blank the moment my fingers touch the keyboard. Sentance structuring is failing and most of vocab have gone down the drain too. Whee... Uni here i come. Could'nt be more prepared... Right. anyhow, to go into detail about what happened in the past 2 months(?) would be pure suicide for both us, the writer and the reader. However, some events cannot be ignored or easily forgotten. As such, i will try my best to document some events to the best of my ability. Starting from my previous post, i did travel to the far, distant and exotic island of.... Bintan. Hey. it might seem like a 'so-close-might-as-well-don't-go" kinda trip but what i saw and experienced there was more than worth the money i paid. I FRIGGIN SAW BABY TURTLES HATCH AND SWIM TO THE OCEAN. Hah. beat that. Touring 2k per night villas was also quite the eye opener. Running along the long coastline with the ocean lapping beside your feet, the sand crunching beneath your shoes and the sun beating down on your body with no one in sight within a 400m radius. It's times like these i replay in my head again and again to remind myself whats worth living for. Seriously even tho its a 2 day 1 night event, i strongly encourage the average city dweller to give it a go. You will be pleasantly surprised. What else... hm.. OH yes. BERNICE JIE is BACK! Been quite a while since i saw her. And contary to her belief, no. i don't think you erm, 'grew' jie. Looking forward to more makan / talk sessions with you (: If you need someone to talk to at 3am in the morning, im always ready by the phone. So long you can speak whale. Eagerly awaiting the 13th and the 26th =] This month's gonna be real busy too. Lots of events planned and some still in the planning stages. 26th for example, is gonna be quite the BBQ. Now if it rains, then it *quotes from a multi lingual friend who has many multi racial friends, some more white than others :P* "It sucks to be us" I do have a 15 person slot, interested parties do RSVP tho Bern jie has already booked 8 ~ 9 Slots. haha. 29. Patience for God's wonderful and impeccable timing. (: Can't wait for the bbq this sat. i need good food and company. Perfect for a long and tiring week. Shit. i need to compile my wishlist! 9 December coming up! Damn! mum's birthday on the 8th. Wahhhh... the sudden influx of activites has put my brain on overload. *random* Staring at the large gash on my ass now. It's bloody and i cant wait for it to form a scab so i can pick at it (: Shit. I just found out that my leave on 22 and 23 have been axed. Wednesday, October 01, 2008 mm.. Slight feeling of lost overshadowing life in general now. Why? beats me. nothing seems to be going right. Well, not everything, but some aspects which i thought i had always done well. Feels weird haing to come to terms that your not what you used to be. And strangely enough, if it wasn't for the scheduled, albeit mundane Army life that i have to serve, i think ill be roaming the streets asking the most cliche'd of questions. "What on earth am i here for?" Finding direction has really never been so hard. So many questions, the ever elusive rare answers and.. Damn it, the feeling of not knowing what to do at this point of life. I think that statement pretty much sums up how im feeling. I've reached a plateau where life just doesnt seem to be going anywhere. Feels like a long stretch of road that i've gotta keep running. And very soon, i'll lose sight of what im running for. Everyday the same as yesterday, Every week the same as the one before. Every month a repetition. man. Time to break the damn monotomy. Time to go for the Gusto. But by doing what? The vicious cycle of questions prevail. Sigh, If life's a map, who has a God damn compass i can borrow? Ah well, enough of ranting. Other than that, life's been pretty much standard. My work in The Office never seems to end, and in the near future, its only gonna get worse. BUT! its the last final push before I ORD. 3 Magically letters that never seem so well, magical. And oh, did i mention that im leaving overseas for a short trip tml? No? ah well, now you know. :P Just a short retreat, be back by friday. *random* I need to get back to cooking. ASAP. Friday, August 22, 2008 Friggin bored, So i shall blog! Whoa that actually rhymed. OH well, look slike its a night of random ramblings. The following will have no sequence whatsoever and is just typed as fast as my brain can churn them out. Life in general is getting better now i guess. army life is flashing before my eyes, and that means its nothing but great. Posted to an office job with a red beret. LoL its doesnt really get any better with that. But with paper work comes responsibility and ill be honest and say that i have screwed up more than once. However, with his grace, everything came out fine. His planning prevails in every aspect. Funny how tough times really show you his impecable planning for every moment in your life. Maybe its cause only the sick need a doctor. And if this is the way he cares for me, i want to be sick forever. LoL. Funny, but im noticing how everything is slowly changing around me. Life now is definitely not the same a year back. Its drastic, the amount of changes that have taken place within this short span of a year. Has army really have that kinda effect on a person? I find myself not being nervous anymore about making phone calls to strangers, i realise the importance of small talk and continue to practice it, and small minute details of me are being noticed by myself. People say i've changed. Couldnt agree more. And isnt that good? Who wants to remain stagnant? There's a saying that change is the only constant, so why are people so surprised when people change? Circumstance allows it, and without change, how does one improve oneself? Ah, whatever. In any case, i've definitely changed. I know some negative and some positive but luckily for me, i still have a handful of friends who bother to point it out. Feeling more confident about myself, thinking more positively, i've really never felt this good about myself in recent times. *random* i love mambo. ^^V If you want to go mambo on wed, im up for it :D Anyone, im glad seeing how some of my friends have been maturing. Wouldnt say names, but i think even they themselves know who they are. Rather glad seeing them enjoying life now. Y'all have truly grown, both socially and spiritually. Argh! 21km this sunday. Dunno how sia. 16km i already run until i have to squeeze my pants dry before can continue running -.- Boss still say want to run stan. Chart. at the end of the year @__@   Damn. What does it take to go back in time.. To the venue. Not the size Damn it. Saturday, July 12, 2008 well, time for an update i guess. Back from brunei, and done with the 72km, which ill safely say ill rather do brunei again rather than walk that accursed 72km. even tho its only 23 hrs, yes thats how long we took, each kilometer was agonising after the 28km mark. i even know of people who cried the moment we reached back the camp's gate. fighting with urself the whole night with little or no sleep, telling urself to carry on despite the blisters, the abrasion and sore legs, its little wonder they say the 72km is more of a mental challenge than anything else. I can't agree more. Discussing what i've done in brunei is strictly outta the question, so ill leave such conversations to face to face encounters. In short, i'm now officially a commando, (it feels weird just saying it) finally being able to don the red beret. And damn does it feel different. A little splash of red does wonders for the eyes no? And as much as ppl can say, "its just a red beret, i can buy it anywhere for 7 bucks." my reply to you would be to go fuck yourself. (: There's a reason why 213 started out that journey and only 170 made it to that parade square on 26 June 2008. After stringent training and 11 months of hard training, Only a rare breed are crazy enough to do all that is required of a commando. So until the day one of you lucky few are able to count yourself among our ranks, i can safely say that you have no idea what we've been thru. so don't be jealous, but instead be proud that you know someone of the red beret fraternity, cos every single one of us will fight for our pride....Literally. ^^V Damn. thats one egoistical post no? Rant all you want, but this is safely said the proudest acheivement I have attatined the entire year. There's nothing but pure adrenaline and pride that swells inside you to the point of rupture when you don the beret in front of your parents and friends seated at the podium. You know those moments that last forever? Those that you never forget and always look back to remind urself that you've REALLY accomplished something in your life? That day was One of em'. For Honour & Glory! Tuesday, June 03, 2008 Well, time for me to fly off yet again. Brunei, Here i come. The culmulation of months has boiled down to this. One month of crazy training, terrain and tired-ness. Will we make or break? Time will tell. Kit bag all inspected and sent, equipment check all done, the only thing left to do is to count the hours down slowly till we meet in the airport tml night at 2359. After that, well, Good luck to all of us. I cant discuss much about what i'm training online as the Military security department would probably be knocking on my door pretty soon if i were to do that. But all i know is that its not going to be an easy month training. and to top it off, after returning on the 25 in the wee hours of the morning, we'e going through our rite-of-passage on the 26th of June. The 72km march. No company, to my knowledge has done the 72km immediately after returning from brunei, so i do suppose its going to be a crazy test of endurance for us. Oh well, This IS something we all have been preparing for for the past 10 months ever since we enlisted. Besides, what doesnt kill you, merely makes you stronger. Right? Oh, Red beret presntation on the 27th June 2008. All are invited to Hendon Camp. :) On a totally other note altogether, Have i changed for the worse? Am i committing the same atrocities that i had before sub-conciously? Have i deserted those who cared for me so dearly in exchange for a fantasy that may burst with the slightest touch? Have i become such a horrible friend in the twinkling of an eye? Why did i neglect those closest to me? Would i have even realised the possibility that they might have left me forever without me knowing it? Scary. But thank God for those who stood up and corrected me. I'll make it up to you. All of you. I promise. What The Hell Am i Doing Here? Sorry Peeps. You Know Who You Are. Wednesday, April 02, 2008 Is there anything in the world that is as good as a plate of properly made soba? I'm not selling the dish just to let you know. im merely lamenting on how i forgot to have it before i left on my one month trip to the land of a thousand smiles..... and a million trannies. Well, thats just my little way of telling you that I'M BACK. Seems quite fast doesnt it? one month gone in the twinkling of an eye. Hoping the next 13 months will pass just as soon. heh. There again, the paradox of time strikes another blow. 9 months since i enlisted. Quite fast yeah? 9 months. a few more months and it;ll be a year since i enlisted. Never expected time to fly this fast. I can only hope it'll fly faster. heh. Well, thailand was fun. In a sense. A Real Cynical sense. Ever experienced 42 degree weather? no? well, theres your chance. 5 minutes in that heat and its almost guarenteed to leave you with a sweat soaked shirt and a splitting headache. Ever lied on your bed sweating a mere 15 mins after BATHING? Well, Thailands your chance. That is if you travel with the SAF of course. In any case, that one month abroad was quite an experience if u ask me. I was able to live on my own for a month, away from most forms of creature comforts. Okay so maybe its only the air-conditioning and food i missed the most. The food in singapore, the variety also if i might add, is the strange addiciton that pulls you back and reminds you of home every time you leave it. the readily accessable food means so much only when you have 5 stores selling the same food in the canteen. But to give it credit, it wasnt half bad. It's always cha mee.. or cha peng.. 20 baht.. So you can understand when i say i dont exactly miss that place so much. Try eating that for a month and tell me if you wont go nuts. Work there was well, hectic at most times? when we were busy, we were really busy. But to give credit, when we slack, well, we'll make the sloth embarassed. Okay so enough of complaining. What else was fun there? If any?! Well, how does going for a joyride on an UH-1H sound? Damn Cool of course! considering that they're phased out in singapore, Any of you people reading this probably wouldnt even get a chance to ride in it in the near future. Hearing the whup whup of the rotors as the chopper flares into the LZ, it brings me back to my childhood memories of wanting to ride in a chopper. or rather, THE chopper. UH-1H. Workhorse of the vietnam war. Just stepping into it is history in the making. Flight of the valkyries by Wagner kept playing in my head. It was like being an American GI in Apocalypse Now. Riding the treetops with the mountain ranges so close you can almost touch them. Climbing so high the sight reminds me of being airborne. Only suspended Much much longer in the air. Hearing the distinctive chopping of the wind by the rotor blades switched the radio in my head to jimi hendrix's voodoo child, Bringing me to the scenes of Army rangers flying in UH-60s in Black hawk down. 2 very popular and famous scenes in the movie industry played in front of my eyes. It was a good day. And how to complete the thailand experience better than throwing yourself outta an aircraft? a RTA C-130 to be more specific. Strangly enough when the door open, a sense of nostalgia carried by the wind hit me. Its been long. Too long since i hurled myself outta an aircraft. In short, Long airtime, Pretty good deployment with the exception of a few twists, fantastic view of the mountain ranges, the beautiful plantations and fields, very soft landing, the softest if i remembered, and very close to the meeting point. could it get any better than that? Nope. It couldnt. Friday, February 29, 2008 Have i forgotten anything?! Did i forget to do something thats closely related to this sunny island?! Have i taken my last mouth of chicken rice before im shipped away to the exotic country of ladyboys?! Yeap. You guessed it. Thailand. For one friggin month nonetheless. Shh. Let the questions branching from that word cease. I am not obliged to say anything; If i told you anymore, i'll have to silence you. (Cliche, but as long as it puts the point across). Well, i'm dissppearing for an entire month and spending my 21st birthday overseas for the first time in my life; and on such an important occasion. -.- Oddly enough, i dont really want anyone to find out. Army + Birthdays, lets just say its the worse combination ever since stalin decided toying with the idea of Communism. In any case, im 24hrs from an unknown, unfamiliar and totally distant part of the world. i could be in bloody pluto for all i care. Cut off from friends family and my computer for one whole month, dont blame me if i come back bursting through the airport gates like some deranged mountain hermit wondering what age of modernisation i live in. Okay so i do throw in the occasional exaggeration but heck, it makes an interesting read. Past week has been hectic for me. So many people have been asking me out and for good reason. The only regret i have is not being able to enjoy a good soba lunch with my mum. Or the fishball noodle breakfast with my dad. Other than that, i think i met up with just about everybody else. Kudos to Jia ying for helping me organise my advanced birthday party. I knew you were up to something, but i didnt expect so many people turned up. They really touched my hearts and if u guys are readiqng this, i really appreciate your kind gestures and time. everyone from Sjay who had to rush off for rehersals half way, to poon shi who came in his uniform and yun who came over straight from work *Deep bow* And thank you Sally, Lulu and Bec for that wonderful 21st birthday card. Im staring at it as we speak and it always makes me fuzzy and warm everytime i look at the contents; knowing i have friends who actually take so much effort making somethign so exquisite for a boar like me. And how could i forget the 2 extra cards i got from 2 very thoughtful girls too? As im writing this, im also scratching my chest. Sounds bad, and very obsence but i cant help it if the heat rash from thursday's roasting in the sentosa sun is acting it. Where's that damn calamine lotion when i need it. (Cue for sally to burst into song. Something about calamine lotion. Cant remember the exact tune but it cracks me up everytime i hear it) The singapore sun is also something to be missed. Cant seem to find the proper example for it, so i'll just leave it as that. Also, seems like i missed 'life in the making' For more information. check out Sjay's blog. Ended that day with dinner at sakae sushi with my 3 daughters and lu. Being the gentleman, i paid of course. =P Okay okay. so i sing the occasional praise. Time flies. Thats something im gonna tell myself for the next one month. I honestly cant wait walking thru changi terminal when its finally all over. seeing my family members, my beloved friends for the first time, in a long time. All well, as long as God walks before, with and behind me. =] Slightly more than 12 hours to go and my mind is racing. How is it gonna be there? Have i left out something? Did i forget to do something? Has my absense been known thru out my circle of friends? More improtantly, 'Did i remember to take that last damn mouth of chicken rice?!' Peace Y'all Feb 08 FuJi |
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