9 months already? not quite. more like 9 months and a day. that's how long i've been in NS. things are still tolerable, though i believe certain people don't have to shout for/at me all the time.
i've been doing some calculations recently. no, nothing like integration or vectors, but simple addition and subtraction to find out how much disposable income i'm actually getting. assuming my salary never increases, and i get $500 a month, it becomes about $470 after those SAF deductions. i (try to) save $300, spend $30 on transport and $60 on food, necessities, and other non-special things. that means that $80 can be spent on whatever i feel like buying. reasonable deal, actually. and when i ORD, i should have minimum $4500 in my account, excluding whatever's in there now. my financial situation isn't too bad, actually. makes me wonder how people can be out of money a week after pay day, especially when their pay's higher than mine. then again, i don't blow hundreds per night on drinking, so to each his own i guess.
victor's is closing down. the farewell party's on 14 september, which is this coming friday. i feel kind of sad that they're going for good and not relocating elsewhere. but then again, it's kind of odd to imagine victor's being anywhere else other than marina south. from sec 1 to J2, i went there at least 5 times a year, be it for training or assistant coaching, or even just to bowl socially with some buddies. so, i guess it's rather obvious that i'll miss the place. i'm thinking of getting a camera and taking photos, but something (mainly the fact that i don't have a camera) tells me otherwise. oh well. we'll find out on the day itself.
due to a-levels and NS, it's been around a full year since i went for the saturday turf city gatherings. so i finally went down yesterday. things haven't changed that much. i'm STILL the youngest, we still feel pretty comfortable around each other, and the food's the same too. it's nice to do something together with other old boys. i guess school ties transcend generations...sort of.
despite not being in a real blogging mood, i'm surprised i managed to drag this post to this length. as a reminder, next week i may blog about september 11, demolition live firing (which will take place this coming wednesday), the victor's party, possibly mahjong night, my buddies who became specs and more. right now, i have to get ready for book in, because my entire company is supposed to book in at 8:00 pm, thanks to the "certain people" mentioned above.
i've been doing some calculations recently. no, nothing like integration or vectors, but simple addition and subtraction to find out how much disposable income i'm actually getting. assuming my salary never increases, and i get $500 a month, it becomes about $470 after those SAF deductions. i (try to) save $300, spend $30 on transport and $60 on food, necessities, and other non-special things. that means that $80 can be spent on whatever i feel like buying. reasonable deal, actually. and when i ORD, i should have minimum $4500 in my account, excluding whatever's in there now. my financial situation isn't too bad, actually. makes me wonder how people can be out of money a week after pay day, especially when their pay's higher than mine. then again, i don't blow hundreds per night on drinking, so to each his own i guess.
victor's is closing down. the farewell party's on 14 september, which is this coming friday. i feel kind of sad that they're going for good and not relocating elsewhere. but then again, it's kind of odd to imagine victor's being anywhere else other than marina south. from sec 1 to J2, i went there at least 5 times a year, be it for training or assistant coaching, or even just to bowl socially with some buddies. so, i guess it's rather obvious that i'll miss the place. i'm thinking of getting a camera and taking photos, but something (mainly the fact that i don't have a camera) tells me otherwise. oh well. we'll find out on the day itself.
due to a-levels and NS, it's been around a full year since i went for the saturday turf city gatherings. so i finally went down yesterday. things haven't changed that much. i'm STILL the youngest, we still feel pretty comfortable around each other, and the food's the same too. it's nice to do something together with other old boys. i guess school ties transcend generations...sort of.
despite not being in a real blogging mood, i'm surprised i managed to drag this post to this length. as a reminder, next week i may blog about september 11, demolition live firing (which will take place this coming wednesday), the victor's party, possibly mahjong night, my buddies who became specs and more. right now, i have to get ready for book in, because my entire company is supposed to book in at 8:00 pm, thanks to the "certain people" mentioned above.
-random thought of the day: Panic buttons are fun.-
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