Thursday marked my first month in sungei gedong, while friday was my 6th month in the SAF. seems like it was only yesterday when i enlisted...no, wait. that's a big lie. truth be told, it feels like it's been way longer than a day. i must admit though, that it feels very much shorter than 6 months when looking back and reminiscing. now, only about 18 more months to go.
while i didn't enlist yesterday, i did go back for judo training for the first time in...11 to 13 months? coincidentally, i caught them at the end of training camp, which meant that they were nice and tired (i.e. easy pickings). yet, i found that playing with them was still a challenge. either shows how good they've become, or how old and rusty i am. probably both. well, thanks to the training session, my muscles are aching, and my fingers feel abused. i must really start to work on gripping again.
you know, a few things really made my day during (or rather before) the training session. the first was catching up with some old schoolmates, and the next was the juniors' reaction when they saw me. it's nice to get such a warm (and loud) reception despite being absent for so long.
i thought i earned a little treat for hitting the 6-month mark, and so i went to watch pirates today. for the first time in a long while, i felt that my movie money was extremely well-spent. i'd have gladly paid $5 more to watch it. no spoilers from me, so all i'll say is this: i like the way they resolved the plots, though i thought that some scenes were a little too boring/draggy. oh, if you do go and catch it, make sure to stay until after the credits finish rolling.
i'm in a pretty reflective mood today, particularly after watching pirates and taking a slower-than-necessary walk home. as i was about to cross one of the roads, i noticed a sign which said that the area behind macdonalds would be closed from march 2004 to end 2007. two things came to mind: more than 3 years have passed already, and the sign is now inaccurate, because macdonalds has been replaced by a 24-hour hawker centre. so...oh well. if 3 years can go by just like that, i'm sure half that time will pass even more quickly.
one of the more prominent themes in pirates has to do with agreements/promises/obligations. quite fitting, seeing as i'm fulfilling an obligation of my own. only difference is, i didn't willingly submit to it. in fact, you might say i'm still opposed to the idea of compulsory NS. on the bright side, life in the army isn't as bad as life on a pirate ship, so i guess i didn't draw the worst lot in the bunch.
i suddenly have this great reluctance to return to camp. i mean, the feeling's normal, it's just the magnitude which is surprising. maybe it's because there's outfield scheduled next week. well, at least there's stuff to look forward to next week, like the T20 chalet and double XP weekend in CoH.
ok, that's about it for me. i think i should go and enjoy my last few hours of freedom for this book-out.
while i didn't enlist yesterday, i did go back for judo training for the first time in...11 to 13 months? coincidentally, i caught them at the end of training camp, which meant that they were nice and tired (i.e. easy pickings). yet, i found that playing with them was still a challenge. either shows how good they've become, or how old and rusty i am. probably both. well, thanks to the training session, my muscles are aching, and my fingers feel abused. i must really start to work on gripping again.
you know, a few things really made my day during (or rather before) the training session. the first was catching up with some old schoolmates, and the next was the juniors' reaction when they saw me. it's nice to get such a warm (and loud) reception despite being absent for so long.
i thought i earned a little treat for hitting the 6-month mark, and so i went to watch pirates today. for the first time in a long while, i felt that my movie money was extremely well-spent. i'd have gladly paid $5 more to watch it. no spoilers from me, so all i'll say is this: i like the way they resolved the plots, though i thought that some scenes were a little too boring/draggy. oh, if you do go and catch it, make sure to stay until after the credits finish rolling.
i'm in a pretty reflective mood today, particularly after watching pirates and taking a slower-than-necessary walk home. as i was about to cross one of the roads, i noticed a sign which said that the area behind macdonalds would be closed from march 2004 to end 2007. two things came to mind: more than 3 years have passed already, and the sign is now inaccurate, because macdonalds has been replaced by a 24-hour hawker centre. so...oh well. if 3 years can go by just like that, i'm sure half that time will pass even more quickly.
one of the more prominent themes in pirates has to do with agreements/promises/obligations. quite fitting, seeing as i'm fulfilling an obligation of my own. only difference is, i didn't willingly submit to it. in fact, you might say i'm still opposed to the idea of compulsory NS. on the bright side, life in the army isn't as bad as life on a pirate ship, so i guess i didn't draw the worst lot in the bunch.
i suddenly have this great reluctance to return to camp. i mean, the feeling's normal, it's just the magnitude which is surprising. maybe it's because there's outfield scheduled next week. well, at least there's stuff to look forward to next week, like the T20 chalet and double XP weekend in CoH.
ok, that's about it for me. i think i should go and enjoy my last few hours of freedom for this book-out.
-random thought of the day: How do pros make things look so easy?-
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