Warning! Long post ahead. =)
Its finally over.
Passed out from BSLC last friday. Got my new posting too. 46th SAR as Armour Section Leader. I'm not sure if I should be glad with my posting, but i guess i should. 3/4 of my platoon stayed on for ASLC. Who am I to complain?
Told some people about my posting. Their replies were negative. The camp is really ulu! Really! But guess its not too bad lahz. At least quite a few people got posted there as well (even though for different vocations). At least, booking in and out wont be so lonely. =)
Back to BSLC.. Went through fieldcamp, grandslam, 28km march and most importantly, went through 8 weeks with the 'worst' PWO.
28km march was quite alright, except that I was really very very sleepy halfway through the march. Believe me man... having to walk 28km from 9pm till 5am the next day isn't an easy thing. Its not really tiring, but rather sleepy. I still cant believe that i could route march and sleep at the same time. (neither can my mum! lolx.) Slept for about 20mins halfway through the march and felt more refreshed after that. Quite afew people fell asleep too. And its funny watching them walk and drift! lolx.
BSLC was not as siong as what i heard before. Training was alright. Outfield wasn't that bad either. The numerous "sa-mu-lahs" that we went through was just a form of encouragement for us to know our stuff and execute it better. Having to do fire movement over and over again was indeed tough. But once we got through everything, the amount of rest time given to us just makes all Chiong Sua-ing worth it.
PWO was... I don really know what word to use, but i guess he's ok bah. No matter how he treated us, i know that its for our own good. I just gotta thank him for getting our basics right and teaching us to be a better sect comd. Of cos, i must also thank him for always mistaking me for Sheldon (my bunkmate). I just can't imagine that he could actually call me Sheldon 3 times a day within a short period of just less than 30mins. Do we really look that alike?
Somehow, i felt kinda sad at the last day of BSLC, especially when i knew that most of my section people stayed behind for BSLC. For some reason, i kinda felt sad/disappointed as they do. Life's just not fair.
For some reason, i like my SISPEC sectionmates more than my BMT ones. Somehow, i just bond better with them. And i think they are not as abnormal and they don tend to do things with motives. Although towards the ending part of SISPEC, some of them kinda changed, and i kinda changed my opinion of certain people, i think when i look back at the last 8 weeks, everything is still memorable. =) I'll miss my section-mates. And I really wish them all the best in ASLC.
Halfway through my block leave. I haven achieved anything. Guess i've been wasting way too much time playing with my ipod. lolx.
I just its really time for me to settle down and seriously think through about my university applications. Gotten acceptance from the 3 local Us. Somehow, NUS is outta my preference. its now between NTU business or SMU Econs and Business. Even though I'm more towards accepting SMU, I'm still kinda undecided. Or rather, I still cant make an informed choice.
Some peopl i spoke to encouraged me to go for the double degree at SMU. Thats what I'm thinking of too. Ultimately, have a degree in econs and another in biz will definitely be better than just having a biz degree, because in my impression, i think that with a biz degree, i cant really do much. But then again, having a second degree would mean additional stress. What if I cant cope? And of cos, there's really no point taking a double degree if both are not of first class honours. To think about it, any employer would definitely wanna hire someone with first class honours than someone with 2 pass-able degrees.
Another (dump) reason why i'm rather reluctant to go SMU is because... there's nobody i know thats going there! Nobody's going for Econs as far as i know. Not many people going to SMU. Ng Li is the only one that i knew got accepted by SMU Acc. But then, whether she accept or not is another issue. I really don feel like going to a University with no friends there man. Make friends, make friends and make more friends.. but all these takes time.
But then again, the reason why i'm still considering NTU is because of their hostel. I still have the feeling that staying in a hostel would make a difference to uni life. SMU students say it doesn't really matters. I'm not sure how true it is. Ultimately they would not say something negative about their uni ya?
I've another reason why i feel so strongly about staying in hostel, but i'm just gonna keep it to myself at the moment. Lets see if my opinion is right at the end of my uni life. =)
Anyway.. Here's hows my block leave went...
Saturday
Went for SMU-SOE tea session. The people there is not as "scary/competitive" as what i have always assume them to be. lolx. Someone brought up the issue on class participation and one of the seniors said "... at the end of the day, when you raise up your hand and look at your fingers, you realise that none of them are of the same length. Thats just how unfair life is. Life's unfair. And thats the way it is..." What she said does makes sense. And the reason why i feel strongly about this is because sometimes things ain't really fair. Look at the army posting and it shows something. At last, for once, army has taught me something useful, something to help me overcome everything and anything that may be unfair. That is to suck thumb and suffer in silence.
Sunday
Woke up at 11 plus plus. Open the NBS letter to confirm the timing and venue for NTU Biz tea session. I thought it was at 2pm. It was at 10am instead. =P
The blur me..
Looking back at it. I think i kinda stupid. lolx. Which University would actually hold a tea session on a SUNDAY AFTERNOON?!?! lolx.
After that went for ping pong session. Went CCK CC and realised i kena Fang Fei Ji! lolx. The funny thing was, my mum drove me to CCK CC. Before she left she asked me if I wanted her to wait for me to get down and ensure that my friends are really there before she leave. I said no, which i regreted later. =p
Took cab over. Its all worth it lahz... no complain. =) Nothing bits getting to meet up with my friends again.. really. Its really good to meet up whenever we could.
Oh ya. And something funny happened while on the way back. I was on my way to take bus home when a guy approached me. The first thing i thought was that he's gonna sell me something or want me to do some survey... so i said "no." straight away. lolx.
Then the guy asked for my height, which i also don know why, i answered him. lolx. Then the weird thing occur. He asked me if i'm interested to go into drama.. lolx. I'm like... HUH?!?!
Really cant imagine myself acting man. lolx.
At night went for dinner with my family and relative. Reached home at 1am plus, close to 2. lolx.
Mon
Went for movie with ZH. Initially wanted to go for Sakae after movie but he had to go see doc, so just watch movie nia.
Tue.
Went Borders today. Went down all the way to Wheelock place to spend the Borders gift voucher i received from last year's college day. lolx. And i bought this book..
My mum's reaction: "Wah, buy such a thick book ar." (its about 350 pages)
My Sis reaction: "Why you buy this kinda book? So no life one..." LOL!
Anyway, this is a book was ECONOMICS stuff!! lolx. Somehow, i bought this book without really reading through part of the book. lolx.
No wonder Eugene would say... " I think Econs suits you."
=D
Some random thought appeared in my mind while i'm walking home on monday evening. And i guess you'll be the one who will understand what i mean when i write it this way...
Everytime it rains, I'd put my hand on your head and you would in turn try to put yours on mine. =)
Beautiful memories last. =)
