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!
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