Life is just so unpredictable with its unexpected twists & turns...
Sunday, June 18, 2006,6/18/2006 08:54:00 AM
National Service
Hi guys long time never update liao..all i can say was i just didnt have the mood and didnt feel the need to blog about the events that happen in my BMT be it good or bad..(Well there are ups and downs in BMT, but in ulysses company, most of the time ppl feel down)..Curious liao right..haha..wanna read on.?haha ok..this is gonna be a long one i think..

Ulysses Company which i hail from is a company where welfare is seldom given..although there is the "the best welfare is first class training" which they always give..Before i enlisted, through my friend i got to noe that Viper(one of the siong company) was also having an intake on the same day i enlist..So more or less i panicked la..But i thought to myself if really kena Viper I'll just take its training lo..On the enlistment day, ppl who enlisted will get a piece of paper which will tell them which company they are going into..so when i got my piece of paper, hoping it was not viper, I peered and i saw COMPANY U..wah so happy..damn heng..but hey i didnt noe what was coming...

First few days in ulysses was alright just the adaptation part..we had a vulgar PS..though he was vulgar i felt he had his own style to motivate and push ppl to do things..of course first few days sure got things go wrong here and there..ppl(meaning ppl including myself but not always la..give me a chance la..) forgot to bring 11B(something they gave us after confiscating our IC) for breakfast..cupboard never lock..all this were to me alright la..we were noobs(new birds) ma..

After the first few days which were more for the admin stuff, training began..that was when u can see all the gruelsome, tiring, shagout(super tired until like cannot think^^shag cannot think ah) faces on the guys faces..of course ma..in school got PE make u run like dog meh?..no ma..i think for myself my face was ugly as well..(nevermind la no girls..so no worries yea..^^)..After a few sessions into training u could see ppl starting to report sick for serious cases such as fever or for the slightest problems such as toe pain, leg pain, arm pain, headache, cough, flu, cold and u dun even noe if it is real or not..we call this chaokenging..it is very common in ns..especially for ppl who are from jc..some of them really cannot take the training..if u are a student who keep studying and never exercise, most likely u'll find training even tougher cos ur muscles havent even really develop..(I study ok..just that not too much la..too much study bad for the body)..and by the way TEKONG COUGH(a cough that makes u cough and cough none stop for some time) exists..

As time passed, you could more or less see the TRUE COLOURS of ppl in ur platoon..the way they handled pressure..the way they behaved when the commanders were not looking..some proved to be outstanding with leadership qualities..some were totally off with their wayang(acting) and chaokeng abilities...personally i wouldnt say i endure pressures very well..of course there will be whines here and there..come on GIVE ME A CHANCE..^^

In the end, we passed out as in graduate not fainted..then most of us went to relax with friends and family as we await our posting for our next phase of army training..and when our posting came out..some of us got wat we wanted..some of us didnt..and I was posted to OCS(officer cadet school training to be officer but very siong) when i thought i would be going to SISPEC(school of infantry specialist training to be sergeant also siong)..and hey i'm blogging here when i'm going in to OCS tomorrow..seriously asking for it..haha..and there will be a 3 week confinement for me..gotta cope with that man..

To end..congrats to ppl from my platoon..and may ur buddy be good..^^..ok tt's all..i never write the full journey of BMT..too long..haha..apologies..^^..enjoy anyways..
 
posted by Eugene
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