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To the SYC peoples: Hope you guys had fun on your trip! As most of you guys know I've been posted to my new "unit" which is the signal institute aka Stagmont camp. Life's been good, very good. Haven't gotten into trouble, have made great friends quickly, and gotten used to the culture and food there. Well you guys are probably curious about the camp and stuff, but I'm not allowed to divulge anything, even details about people in my bunk, my living conditions etc. Seems like everyones a bit jittery because of MSK. One thing I can say is that what I'm learning has a lot to do with maths, physics and communications. *** My godpa is going off to Dubai to work... Although I don't see him much, I think my bond with him is still pretty much strong. So the next time I'll see him is CNY. No more family gatherings at his place for some time I guess... I think the most fun times with the relatives at my mom's side was spent with him and his family. Well g...

At the stroke of midnight on Good Friday I was listening to this song by Delirious, and I really thought it was appropriate for the occasion. Its a beautiful song IMO. Out of all the songs I heard on Good Friday, I think this one speaks to my soul the most. Thank You For Saving Me ~ Delirious? Thank You for saving me What can I say? You are my everything I will sing your praise You shed Your blood for me What can I say? You took my sin and shame A sinner called by name Great is the Lord Great is the Lord For we know Your truth has set us free You've set Your hope in me Mercy and grace are mine Forgiven is my sin Jesus my only hope The Saviour of the world "Great is the Lord" we cry! God let your kingdom come Your world has let me see Thank you for saving me *** Went down to RJ, and boy has it changed a lot. Theres a climbing facility behind the red track which looks really exciting. The staff room has been extended, and there are more security posts. The ground floor are...

Just going around looking at blogs makes me a little sad. Cos most of my friends aren't updating anymore. So theres no way to find out how they're doing, especially those who never come online. Oh well. There're always outings to catch up yeah? Have been doing uni apps, and its quite a hassle for some of the courses and scholarships. Won't say which, but there's inadequate information given on the website for one of them, and one of them requires us to compile all our documents (even though they should have them already if they're efficient enough). Oh well. Sacrifices have to be made (on our part at least). Gotta make a few trips to school, and to the university, as well as go buy stuff. Have decided to go tomorrow and wednesday. So don't ask me out thanks. (Maybe late evenings instead) *** Well the pizza party yesterday was great, the only sad thing is that of all the people I asked no one rsvped. But doesn't matter. Attendance on the 6th of April (Fir...

So thats how it ended. My 9 weeks in BMT. As per every single ending of every single thing in life the feelings were the same. Hate to say it, but I'll miss Tekong. By request, I'll tell you guys more about my section mates and commanding officers. Lets start with commanding officers shall we? OC (Officer Commanding) - The guy in charge of the company His name is Erzwin Yem. A cool name, yes I know. Well he's the guy who's in charge of everything that goes on in the company. If he says you book out early you can do so. If he says you are confined, you get your weekend in camp. He's a really funny guy. Very muscular, can do 28 pull ups but lost to one of my platoon mates who did 29. Likes swinging his arms back and forth while talking. Says random funny stuff. Acts dumb but actually very serious and stern when it comes to important stuff. My batch was his first batch as an OC. I like the way he does stuff. Respect. PC (Platoon Commander) - The guy who does all your a...

Aite so its gonna be over in about 4 days. I think its tough going off. Although we don't really like the monotony of the life in tekong, or the tekan sessions, or even the time taken to travel there I guess we'll all miss the place a bit, yeah? Was on the train with Wai Lun and Yan Han, two of my section buddies. I could feel the sadness in the air. Not just A level sadness (for them), but also some of the leaving our friends behind kind of sadness. Well the trip to the Singapore Discovery Centre was, in short, a waste. I enjoyed it, yes. But I felt it was pointless. Felt that I could've done something better within that time frame. Oh well, nothing I can do about that now. *** Army Highlights 1. 24km route march Had it in good weather, unlike the school 2 people. The first 12km was more challenging because of the uneven, rocky terrain, as well as the heat of the day. It was the night march (2nd 24km) that I enjoyed much more. More songs being sung, some encouragement goin...

You know the more I look at army life the more I see my schooling life. Every single week you dread monday, and look on in anticipation at the company of friends at the same time. Every single week you learn something new, you forge new bonds, you take tests. Nothing much has changed. And thats the surprising thing. I'm still me, I'm still doing the same things, I'm still learning. Highlights of the week: 1. 16km route march Didn't look forward to it at all cos 12km was a nightmare for me. (Thanks to those blisters) Took extra precaution against blisters just in case. (Which I didn't need actually) So no injuries sustained at all. The pace at the first and last 4km was crazy. We were practically fast marching. But the good thing was that we kept singing random well known boyband songs to keep our morale up. I was marching somewhere at the front, helping the weaker ones catch up. Kept having to lift bags for people to help them chiong to close up the gaps. I think I ...