I had planned to do a long post about tuition and other stuff, but something (or rather, someone) killed the mood. so, i guess that'll have to wait until tomorrow or later.

-random thought of the day: "Pissed off" doesn't even come close to describing my mood now.-

Before anyone asks why i'm at home and blogging on a monday, it's because i called in sick due to a stomach bug. the worst has passed, and i'm on the road to recovery. still got 1 more day of MC to go before i report back to camp tomorrow night.

i think i have figured out the most likely cause of my recently-increased sian-ness. if i know myself as well as i think i do, it's because applying for university has made me realize that i miss my civilian life a lot; way more than i thought i did in this past year. i am at least 90% convinced that that's the main reason for time slowing down to near-unbearable levels while i'm in camp.

speaking of university applications, i've mailed my documents and paid the application fee already. hopefully there won't be any bugs/glitches and everything will process smoothly. even more hopefully, i hope i get my desired course there. still want to iron out a few issues though, regarding double degrees and honours studies. but i suppose that can wait for a bit.

over the weekend, i received a piece of rather interesting news. thanks to promotion by my relatives, i am tentatively scheduled to give chem tuition to a J2 girl on saturdays. rate's pretty good too. and i'll definitely be needing the extra income, seeing as i may suffer a pay cut in army. i just hope that i still can remember my stuff and do a good job in teaching. i *do* have a reputation to uphold, after all.

-random thought of the day: National Schools tomorrow, but I can't go!-

Why is it such that every time i think i can have a slack week, it always turns out to be one of my more horrible weeks in camp? even though i only worked for 3 and a half days, there were substantial amounts of RSM aggro thrown in. so yes...definitely not a pretty sight. what's worse is when your OC learns about it. i think camp life may get tougher in the coming few months.

as for my eye checkup at MMI, it was ok, as far as eye checkups go. friendly staff plus a nice reservist MO made my trip quite an enjoyable experience. the results of my consultation, however, can be viewed as both good or bad news, depending on perspective. right now, i won't say much, because nothing's confirmed, but i *may* be downgraded. so...here's hoping? i don't know. different responsibilities and all. oh well. might as well wait until the official notice comes (if it ever does).

other than that, it's been a pretty normal week, late book out notwithstanding. i think i'll go get some sleep now, then blog again sometime in the weekend.

-random thought of the day: Still need to do up some stuff for uni applications.-

"Rain, rain, go away, come again another day..."

that, and other rain-related songs (rhythm of the rain, singing in the rain, raindrops keep falling on my head, etc.) have been floating around camp recently. it's obviously due to the wet weather we're having practically every day. somehow, the timing of the rainfall seems to coincide with mealtimes. uncanny. well, i don't know if it's a side effect of rain combined with stay-in, but i seem to be more easily irritated in camp. and the fact that office politics has decided to rear its ugly head really doesn't help at all. other than that, it's been a pretty slack week. can't reveal too much about the upcoming plans, as it's classified.

well, i didn't book in tonight because i have an eye checkup at MMI tomorrow. it's at 8:45, so i guess i can sleep in until about 6+ before getting ready.

guess what? i'm out of stuff to say already. oh well. i think i'll update again on good friday. maybe my thoughts will come back to me then.

-random thought of the day: University application is tiring.-

My last thursday post was on 27 december, during block leave. it's been 2 months and a bit since then, but it feels way longer.

anyway, like i mentioned before, i'm home today because i have to go to east coast park early tomorrow morning for some soccer thing. i guess that it's no secret that i'm not particularly fond of soccer. so...i suppose i'll be rotting around somewhere while the rest are playing. maybe i can use that time to meditate and reflect.

on the way home from camp just now, my dad was telling me a story about property prices, profitability and such. long story short, he wants to sell the house i'm living in now while the market's good. then, when the market cools down a few years later, he's going to use the same amount of money to buy a condo, or another HDB flat (which will leave us with some excess money). it sounds like a good plan theoretically, and i do trust my dad's judgement. but somehow, a part of me is uncomfortable with the idea. it's probably because i've grown up here, and believe it or not, i've never moved house before. resistance to change i guess. but seriously, i like where i'm living. it's close to my friends (those that matter, anyway), and travelling to almost anywhere is really convenient. oh well. we'll have to see how this unfolds.

i've been waking up at ungodly hours these past few days in camp. things like 2:30am, 3:15am, and 4:35am. luckily, i can fall asleep again easily after that, though it's pretty pointless since my alarm wakes me up at 5:20. while on a sleep-related issue, i've also been having some funny dreams, like one involving someone and the number 08-188 (or something like that; memory's fuzzy). odd stuff. maybe it'll make sense someday.

tomorrow looks kind of busy! east coast in the morning, some personal stuff in the afternoon, meeting an old friend for dinner, and maybe helping another friend to move house in the night. i'll probably update again when it's all over.

-random thought of the day: Time to get university applications done!-

Like my previous post said, i booked in to camp early on saturday morning, and only booked out this past friday evening. so, a simple calculation will reveal that i've been in camp for 7 days, which is way too long by ordinary human standards. so, i believe it's understandable if i say this book-out feels almost as good as the first book-out from tekong...almost.

well, aside from the long week, it's been pretty relaxed. for some reason, i'm less busy than usual. this can mean a few things - that i've forgotten some stuff, pushed my work around, or i'm simply thinking too much. hopefully it's the third, because the first two tend to have bad repercussions. of course, the 2-day exercise probably helped time to pass more quickly too.

by now, anyone who isn't living under a rock will have probably heard of singapore's most wanted man escaping from a detention centre located at whitley road. in particular, something scares me. that is the fact that nobody bothered to tell me (or the general public, for that matter) that that particular person was housed so close to my JC. well, i wouldn't have minded if he didn't escape, but well...oops. at present, there are theories flying around about the escape, but i'm going to keep quiet about what little i know, and not speculate about this incident. believe me, i probably know less about this than the average passer-by.

sadly, i'll have to go back into camp early tomorrow morning, so this will most probably be my last post until the next book-out. small measure of comfort is that unlike a typical work week, i get to book out on thursday because we're going to east coast park on friday. while there are cons (like travelling time, distance and cost), i'm going to look on the bright side and emphasize the fact that i get to sleep in my own bed on thursday night, and that friday should be fun, what with games and all that. so...yes. i guess that's about it for now.

-random thought of the day: Sweeny Todd was good!-