Just completed 2 weeks of high key ICT. After 2 weeks .. Release from army and back to civilian life. I can wake up late everyday and don't need to book in camp so early! FINALLY =)
Well ICT was not as dreadful as I imagined it to be. It was kind of fun actually, meeting up with friends and laughing over the silly things we did when we were in full time national service (NSF). The best part is that during ICT, we (the NS men) can just take our own sweet time (the army term used to describe this is "ba long long") to do things and joke around with everyone else, including the commanders. Everyone is one big happy family, so unlike NSF days where we get punished for being slow. Basically NS man = KING and HECK CARE .. haha.
The only down side was that our activities were quite packed and tiring, unlike some other units who are actually quite slack during ICT. On our very first day, IPPT was held in the afternoon and amazingly I managed to get silver, which is a huge improvement from last year. This means another extra $200 in addition to my NS pay =)
Yeap, other than that, we also had 3 days of range where we tried the combat shoot (basically it consists of random targets and we can cross-fire into other lanes) for the first time. It was one of my best performance in range ever, in which I only missed 4 shots out of a total of 30. However, as we need the whole detail (group of 6) to perform well to achieve marksman award, our detail did not get marksman award as we had 2 'bobo' shooters .. haha (but anyway no one in the company got marksman award).
Other activities included a mask run, MOPP 4 route march, and equipment training. For those who are wondering, my unit is CBRE (Chemical Biological Radiological Explosive) Defence Group. So MOPP 4 actually refers to wearing the whole protective suit with the mask on.
Now that ICT is finally over, I am beginning to miss some parts of it .. can you believe it? Well, I guess I have to wait another 1 year for my next ICT. In the meantime, I should just get back on with my civilian life.
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Lousy Friday and Saturday .. plus dreaded ICT for the next 2 weeks
Will be going for my second In-Camp Training at Seletar Camp for the next 2 weeks from 18 June to 29 June. The past few days weren't exactly smooth going for myself, especially Friday and Saturday.
Friday night was the start of a series of unfortunate events:
Well to cut a long story short, I paid $40 to cut my hair short and colour it black (in preparation for ICT) but I got a haircut that is worse than a $8 Indian barber haircut. Now my hair looks like a bowl and I am super pissed. And the thing that pissed me off the most was that when I told the hairdresser that my hair is too short, he told me: "It is better that I cut your hair short than you go back to camp and let the army barbers cut". What the heck! So now I have to wear a cap when I go out and I shall not be posting any photos of myself until my hair grows longer and I get another nicer haircut .. HAHA.
Saturday:
Took part in National Individuals and fenced very badly, my worst performance ever. Didn't know what I was doing and couldn't execute my moves properly. I was eliminated after the round robins. Plus a scolding from coach after that .. ZZZ. (I suspect the bad haircut from Friday night affected my mood haha).
Went to watch Fantastic 4 in the evening. Halfway through the show, some very rude 'Ah Beng' sitting in front of me stood up and shouted at me for moving my legs too much and shaking his chair. What the hell man, I don't even remember moving my legs. He was the one who kept on rocking his chair and knocking them onto my legs. In the end, I had to open my legs wide so that he can happily rock his chair for the rest of the show. Seriously, he could have just asked nicely, was there a need to shout? What an idiot!
Well, these were enough to spoil my mood for the rest of the weekend, right before I go for my ICT. Hopefully next weekend will be a better one.
Friday night was the start of a series of unfortunate events:
Well to cut a long story short, I paid $40 to cut my hair short and colour it black (in preparation for ICT) but I got a haircut that is worse than a $8 Indian barber haircut. Now my hair looks like a bowl and I am super pissed. And the thing that pissed me off the most was that when I told the hairdresser that my hair is too short, he told me: "It is better that I cut your hair short than you go back to camp and let the army barbers cut". What the heck! So now I have to wear a cap when I go out and I shall not be posting any photos of myself until my hair grows longer and I get another nicer haircut .. HAHA.
Saturday:
Took part in National Individuals and fenced very badly, my worst performance ever. Didn't know what I was doing and couldn't execute my moves properly. I was eliminated after the round robins. Plus a scolding from coach after that .. ZZZ. (I suspect the bad haircut from Friday night affected my mood haha).
Went to watch Fantastic 4 in the evening. Halfway through the show, some very rude 'Ah Beng' sitting in front of me stood up and shouted at me for moving my legs too much and shaking his chair. What the hell man, I don't even remember moving my legs. He was the one who kept on rocking his chair and knocking them onto my legs. In the end, I had to open my legs wide so that he can happily rock his chair for the rest of the show. Seriously, he could have just asked nicely, was there a need to shout? What an idiot!
Well, these were enough to spoil my mood for the rest of the weekend, right before I go for my ICT. Hopefully next weekend will be a better one.
Saturday, June 16, 2007
Genting Trip 10/6 - 12/6
Just went to Genting Highlands over last weekend with my family from Sunday to Tuesday. Haven't updated my blog for quite a while as I was busy and feeling quite lazy. Well anyway here is a summary of my Genting trip and photos.
Panoramic View from our room at First World Hotel
Went to play jackpot with my brother on the first night and we managed to win 2000 credits which worked out to be around 200 Singapore dollars. However, we lost the money away by playing Sic Bo (Small/Big also known as 'Da Xiao'). Sad.
Our winning combination:
One important lesson I learnt from the casino episode is that we should always observe first before betting. Then follow the bets of the person who is very lucky and keeps winning. After winning for a few rounds, then change table and do the same thing. Sure win formula .. maybe somebody can try it out .. haha.A photo of myself at First World Plaza after my casino stint
Went to Genting Theme Park on the second day. Nothing new there compared to a few years back. Well pictures speak a thousand words:
Space shot
Up we go:
One of the water rides
Group photo at the Theme Park:
Went to Chin Swee Caves Temple at mid mountain on our way home the last day. The scenery was fantastic there and there are many beautiful structures and statues around. Took quite a lot of photos and here are some.
Nine Dragon Wall
ALL OF US
Thursday, June 7, 2007
Busy week
Spent the past week working at World Book Fair selling some primary school software to earn a bit of cash to cover up for my expenses. Just bought a Lumix FX-30 and Ipod video 30GB at the recent PC fair which set me back by about $1000. Coming up in July is another two trips to Taiwan and Hong Kong which means more money will be spent. I guess working ad hoc is the best alternative to ensure that I replenish my bank account.
After a gruelling 7 days at the World Book Fair, I spent the first few days of this week catching up on all the movies I missed out. Watched a movie every day from Monday to Wednesday, haha. Well here is a brief summary:
Monday: Pirates of the Caribbean 3 with Taby, Roy & William, followed by dinner at Fish & Co and soya bean for dessert
Tuesday morning: Worked at Castle Beach at East Coast Park (building sandcastles) with Taby, Roy & William then lunch at Marine Parade
Tuesday evening: Zodiac with Tian Loon, Jess, Roy, William & his brother Hans
Wednesday - Dinner at Dian Xiao Er at Marina Square then Shrek 3 with Tian Loon, Jess & Roy
Coming up: Ocean's 13, Fantastic 4, Harry Potter, Surf's Up, Transformers .. So many movies to watch this holidays!!!
Well, gotta go for training soon. Haven't been to training for a week plus .. Sirui is complaining that I am 'ponning' training too much now as I am blogging .. haha.
After a gruelling 7 days at the World Book Fair, I spent the first few days of this week catching up on all the movies I missed out. Watched a movie every day from Monday to Wednesday, haha. Well here is a brief summary:
Monday: Pirates of the Caribbean 3 with Taby, Roy & William, followed by dinner at Fish & Co and soya bean for dessert
Tuesday morning: Worked at Castle Beach at East Coast Park (building sandcastles) with Taby, Roy & William then lunch at Marine Parade
Tuesday evening: Zodiac with Tian Loon, Jess, Roy, William & his brother Hans
Wednesday - Dinner at Dian Xiao Er at Marina Square then Shrek 3 with Tian Loon, Jess & Roy
Coming up: Ocean's 13, Fantastic 4, Harry Potter, Surf's Up, Transformers .. So many movies to watch this holidays!!!
Well, gotta go for training soon. Haven't been to training for a week plus .. Sirui is complaining that I am 'ponning' training too much now as I am blogging .. haha.
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