Man.. just came back from my 3 days stay in camp, inclusive of 2 days tedious nerve-breaking outfield training. The 2nd day outfield was one of the most shagged training sessions every since I came to 20SA. At the midst of our training it was pouring cats and dogs. So we had to seek shelter by hiding inside the tonner. After the rain stopped, guess what? It was my detachment's turn to ACTION-FRONT the gun. And if you think I'm talking about a small pistol gun, I'm not. I'm talking about the Field Howitzer 88. It's probably the size of a large lorry, except it's much bulkier.

And so, all thanks to the rain, the gun's camouflage net was all wet that it seemed to put on weight. While I was lifting it up together with the other guy and walking up the slippery trail leg, I thought I was doing a nice balancing act. And I could really feel the pain on my arms. We were racing against time, especially since the other detachments before us had performed tremendously well. We were feeling the stress, especially in front of the rest of my battery mates as well as our CO who had gracefully came over to "check us out". Wow thanks. And the next thing I know, I screwed things up. When we were almost done with the netting, my sleeve's button got entangled with the net. I tried all way to get it unentangled but to no avail. Even my sergeant was there to help but it was just too tight. And so, just picture a man dressed in the No.4 uniform with a helmet, kneeling down on top of the trail legs, with one arm "attached" to the net above. It was so comical!!! And embarrassing as well. It took us like 2 minutes before my very fit mate decided to just tear it off. Hence I lost a button. And we lost to the rest of the detachments in terms of timing, though we still passed overall. Damn! Could really feel the pinch man. Next week is our detachment proficiency test where we will be evaluated by other senior officers. Hopefully all these trainings these few weeks can pay off. And hopefully nothing "cork" up.

So anyway, although I was only in camp for 3 days this week, it felt rather long, probably because 2 days were spent outfield. Oh well, so after booking out today, I drove over to Jurong Point to look for Qianhui cos she wanted to accompany me for dinner. I was looking for the multi-storey carpark she was referring to when I came upon one which gave me a shock. It had a circular slope leading to the other storey, and I have NEVER been to one like that. I mean, seriously, being a school candidate in my driving school last time, we were never trained in outdoor public situations like such! And after a little freak accident 2 months or so ago, I was a bit nervous. In the end I managed to conquer the new challenge. But I decided to leave that carpark and go for another simpler one. HAHAHAHAHA. But the challenge never ceased. I decided to send Qianhui home after dinner, and her place was somewhere near trio's house. There were so many cars parked alongside those terrace houses. I had to really steer carefully past each one. Wow.. considering the fact that I have never took a night lesson while learning before, and it was one of the first few times I was driving at night, it was pretty something. Lol, but luckily I managed to send her back safe and sound. Guess driving is all about experience. I have to use my book out time to perfect on my skills even though the time is so minimal.

Pardon me for this verbosity. Weekends always seem to pass by fast, which is rather sad. I hope to make full use out of this one!

There is something you might notice. I rarely blog about my army life. The fucking truth is, I hate talking about the army life. Yes, call me an anti-realism freak if you want. I prefer to be a dreamer. Army life can be spontaneous, exciting, engaging.. you name it. It's the thrill that only the males will fully understand. On the other hand, it can be tough, mundane, lonely.. And once again, only the males will know how this feel.

As a matter of fact, I enjoy perspiring under the hot sun, racing against time and running around the field like a mad man trying to fulfil each mission efficiently. It may sound perverse, but it's just a form of adrenaline that needs to be put into good use. And the good thing is you get free physical training. And not to forget, mentally as well. But if you ask me honestly, it is exhausting, physically taxing.

And staying in camp 5 days out of 7 simply sucks.

But I have to admit that time is passing at such a crazy rate that it is really scary. Was talking to Daniel on the phone just now. Seems like my old batch of friends are going to ORD soon. And myself? Another 1 year 4 months to go? Looking back, if I haven't repeated my first year, I might be joining them as well. Regrets? Yes of course. But I just gotta face reality for the sake that every male has to go through this phase.

My future remains a mystery. I'm the author of this mystery book. I hope to turn it into a fairytale.

Booking in soon.. 2 days consecutive outfield this time. I shall strive on no matter what!

I would like to blog a bit about yesterday first. I edited the last post and thought it was rather stupid. Anyway, I did meet up with her yesterday, if you know who I'm talking about. It wasn't a really good day cos I caught a flu and was sneezing the whole day so much so that she had to offer me her 2 packets of tissue. It was such an embarrassament! Especially in front of someone you have just known not long ago. But I appreciated her little gesture. And thought she's a nice girl. BUT...

I'm telling myself this. Keep my options open. Don't go into a relationship for the sake of going into one. Though I have been single all this while, I ain't no despo! If it means to hurt the girl, I will not do that. I will only commit to the one whom I truly love. And I mean that.

She's telling me how her cousin and her good friend who recently got together are on the verge of breaking up just because her cousin thinks there's nothing much to talk about and that he is feeling stress. Hello? How can you hurt a girl just like that? It's irresponsible act and it's a shame to the male species. If you don't love her enough, how can you even rush things as in go on with her when you just got to know her not long ago! As a fellow male, I despise that.

On another note, the ladies should not stereotype saying "Why are all guys like that?" Yes, good guys are but a few, probably. But then, there still are. Ok I'm not saying I'm one since I have yet to undergo the test. I believe I'm speaking from a neutral point of view.

Blah and blah and blah...

Put that relationship stuff aside, I watched an uber cool movie today! The Departed! What a stylish flick. Damn nice, though it's a clear imitation of Hongkong's Infernal Affairs. Even the plot is reminiscent of the latter. But then, I think the actors are really good. Leonardo Dicaprio is surprisingly well-crafted in his acting on this one. Alright, maybe aside from being too commercialized, he has real value after all. Not bad at all. Watch it if you haven't. Haha. And after watching it I think I gotta catch up on Mario Puzo's Godfather series. I'll start with the books first before opting for the screen versions.

Alright, tomorrow's gonna be another eventful day I hope. Will be hanging out with peng, as usual. Ha.. So let's see.

Haven't been feeling too good recently.. until today! Got to book out on Thursday afternoon. Had battery outing at East Coast Park today. We played captain's ball and "amazing race" where we had to hunt for items and solve puzzles. It was tiring but really fun. Imagine a pool of half-naked guys by the beach chasing after a ball with all the sweat and fury lol. Yea ok don't read too much into it though.

Anyway, today marked a special day too. I got to meet someone new. This nice girl. I think she's really nice to talk to. She's just so natural and true to herself. Now I kinda know what kind of girls I like. She does not have to be drop-dead-gorgeous. She just need to have a cheery personality to keep me attracted. Of course she has to look fairly pleasant. So I got to know her not long ago and we met for the first time today. I was a bit shy in the first place but opened up eventually. Had a great time with her though we did nothing much other than talk and eat and not to forget my crazy idea of buying stuff for each other that cost $6 or below. Yeah, look forward to knowing her more. :)

Here's another phenomenal comment made by 2 people. 2 girls in fact. 1 said I looked like I'm english speaking. Another commented I look like an "ang moh" or mixed blood!!! Lol.. I nearly laughed out really loud. All along I only heard from people that I look like I'm from China/Taiwan/Korea... Now an "ang moh"? Hahaha. Alright, that's NEWS.

Ok, maybe I'm really changing. Maybe it's just optical illusion. Lol.

It was a Sunday.... but.... I did not need to book in! Haha.. only booking in tomorrow night. My Saturday morning was burnt cos of the rifle range, so they compensated us with a Monday off!

Met up with ron and ah neh today at je area. I actually drove my Corolla ALTIS for the first time! I was so excited when my mum told me over the phone while I was in camp that my new car was here. Woooohoooo.. But of course, I'm sharing it with my elder sis since I won't be using it on weekdays. Here's a cool pic I took of it.. heh.

So anyway, we had a brief teh-o session at this new kaya roti shop at je entertainment centre. Took lots of crazy pics. It was an "emo" good time. HAHAHA.

I like this expression. I don't know what it's called. That's why I like it.

Don't mess with us yo.

Pose for the camera guys. Ok aaron, best pose goes to u here.

We do unglorifying things sometimes. And do we look like we care? Heh.

After meeting up with them, I went to my cousin's wedding dinner at Amara Hotel with my family. Oh my, I just have to say they are such a pretty couple. The bride is absolutely gorgeous. My cousin's in luck man. And both are only 25 years old. Only 5 years older than me. I just got mesmerised by their whole honey-sweet-lovey-dovey thing going on between them. And the video of how they met and stuff really was some mushy stuff. Can you believe it? They only got to know each other like last year? And they got married today! Man.. this is what I call fate. Seriously I got so inspired by my cousin. Hopefully one day... Hahaha.. Ok I shall not go on any further.

Some pics taken at the dinner..

The lovely couple.

My family and I.. elder sis not around though.

And I just had to show what a perfect couple my mum and dad is.. aww.. =D

Alright, so many pics to tell so many words, I guess it's been a meaningful day. Especially attending a wedding dinner of a close relative. Wow man.. my cousin has become my role model. It's a dream of every man's come true.

Now I'm hyped up. Heh. =D

Male, 20, got drunk. For the first time.

Err, not entirely drunk. Probably semi-drunk. *Laughs my head off* Yeah, after like 6 days in camp inclusive of 2 days of intensive rifle range shooting, I decided to go clubbing with one of my BMT mates Yaofeng. We went to this club called Double O which I never went to before. It was not my idea actually but I thought I needed to spice up my life a bit especially after a strenuous week. We reached there around 9 plus and we ordered 2 jugs. Lime vodka and burman coke(if this is how it's spelled). This was the first ever time I drank one whole jug. And it was crazy. After that Feng wanted to order 6 shots of tequila. He urged me to try and I had 2 shots of it. The next thing I knew, I was beginning to walk sideways. LOL. Alright, maybe not that exaggerating. But I could really feel the effect man. Anyway, all "thanks" to him. This was the first time I drank so much. Also, due to the fact that I only slept like 4 hours the night before and I had shooting the whole morning, I was already tired. The booze just made it worse. While I was still conscious and able to differentiate what's what, I decided to head home first. So I left around 12 plus. And I didn't even get to dance! Man, I was just so tired. I fell asleep in the cab for the whole journey home.

Took some pics. Will upload it later.

And don't worry, I ain't no party animal. I know myself too well to say that. Hah. It's just a once-in-a-while thing.

On another note, after hearing some stories from trio, I think materialistic girls are turn-offs. Know your roots. Get a life.

Peace.

Alright.. a week has whizzed past just like that. It is my precious block leave week! Oh yeah, if you ask me if I had fun throughout these days, I'm pretty sure I had, though it is never enough! I met up with old mates and hung out with my usual 'gang'. And I went partyworld with peng, applie and her sis today! It's been such a looooong time since I last stepped into ktv. Alright, not that long anyway, but still... Haha. Had a rolicking good time man.

Ok we had a great laugh after we took this pic. It's just, seriously deutschbag!!!!!!! XD

Ok man, at least I can get a bit 'crazy' during my bookouts. Let me be! Wahahaha.

Well, so what's up for next week? There'll be a rifle range! Oh man, hopefully can get marksman so can get an extra $200. Now that's free money, but not necessarily easy. So we shall see about it. Heh. Seriously, weekends are just too limited for me to catch up with friends man. And it's really hard to accomodate to each and everyone. Well, rest assured, I'll definitely find means to catch up with you guys ya!

Right now, it's high time I need to plan something for my subsequent weekends and bookouts. I can't be always doing the usual routine of hanging around in town and splurging away my hard-earned puny allowance. Right now I'm almost broke man. Can't wait for the next pay day, which is soon! Anyway, I have to make full use of my army period. Army is already a waste of time, so I can't let my weekends go to waste too. I'll probably get in touch with some new courses. I'm totally eager to step up with my musical skills, just that I'm still sourcing for good courses around. Oh yea, and I need to plan what to do after army. Oh man.. seriously I need to do something about my life!!! It's like I really feel lost in a crossroad. I need some directions man..

On another note, Happy Children's Day! Especially to the child that's always within me. :)