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the long national day weekend has finally arrived and i guess its about time to take a breather. i have a million and one things to pen down, but i think i’ll just write whatever comes to mind. from my knee injury status, to field camp, to my birthday to the outing today and to whatever is about to come. to be honest, i was dreading field camp. the thought of going back to the forest, changing campsites and mosquitoes were just the things i didnt look forward to. but looking back, im honestly quite glad that i went to tekong. it was an UNFORGETTABLE experience as a support staff (and not an OCT) and the memories and some of the things i did would probably be etched in my mind for quite a long period of time.
the first few days were sorta miserable. knowing that i was one of 2 oocs who went (and then it became just me), most of my time was spent doing stores. didnt have much to do, and didnt know many people too. as the days went by, i got to know the drivers and mt line ppl and perhaps the perm staff better. had more fun playing games, working together, chilling out, and watching each others back. im sure that ive forged many new friendships and i know that some of these friendships will last. staff darren is also an amazing person to work with. helped him with ammo for the entire duration of field camp and i must say that we did quite an awesome job. it was incredible getting to know abu, hadi and clement too. i think we’ve got to know each other very well and i’ll honestly miss the days talking, bitching, sharing and just working together with you guys. im sure we’ll meet up, chill out and just hang out sometime soon too(: well, now i shall talk abt the best moments in tekong! 1. SATURDAY! perm staff book out(: it was just an awesome day just working with some officers and the mt line staff. did an awesome job running the wing and had so much fun! including the tekong exploration, scrabble, charades and the long talk cock sessions! 2. canteen breaks! school2 canteen rotijohn, laksa and prawn mee for the win(: the waffle and the fries are pretty good snacks too! 3.making new friends! 4.warm showers daily! 5. monopoly and who wants to be a millionaire! and taking charge of ammo! n being a pro at finding unexpanded rounds(: LOL. 6. BBQ- chickenwings to stingray to crab(: good stuff! 7. the windy ride back on the boat(: admiring the view! haha. so i guess, the experience was pretty awesome!- thats when u look back at it. and u take away ALL the bullshit and work and our best friend. haha!
okay. now i should talk about my knee. okay. just before field camp, i went to see my specialist. another review was given and well, he said my injury was a sprain (LIKE duh i KNEW) then he told me what ligament it was and that it was a down-pes able condition. also said it would prob take 6 months or so with physio to completely heal, but chances of it coming back are high after that la. so yeah, went back to MO at safti and i signed the down pes forms and well, the medic said im pesc9l3 la (and i dont needa debate with medical board cos its a confirm sorta situation). well, so yes. im waiting for my posting out of the wing line and please pray for me that its going to be a good vocation. i really feel unsure of what my new posting will bring and well, i think this uncertainty sometimes kills me.
well, i did book out for my birthday in tekong. only on the day itself. it was an experience just waking up, knowing that your not in yr bed, but in some container-like shed. hahaha. and you wake up to … fishcake and bee hoon for breakfast! was greeted by many friends and sirs, and well it was a different experience. booked out by lunch and reached home by 4pm. had dinner with mum and bro(: this year i guess it was simple la. no big party of sorts. there wasnt time to plan and well, with my hectic and uncertain schedule, i guess that was the best option. went to hang out with jml, jase and daniel today(: well, it was just supposed to be a hangout. but i guess they sorta treated it like a belated celebration! so thanks guys! haha. bowled (ps: we totally rock in bowling la! i guess my second set of 150something was quite awesome! hahahah), had dinner and just chilled out! they zaoed after and we had some drinks before heading home. i think its become a need to get some alcohol into me every weekend! HAHA. okay. thanks so much for the gift! love it! and i’ll use it for sure!(:
national day tomorrow. dont feel the hype thats for sure (maybe not yet). dont like this years national day song! its so wth! thats just my opinion la. love the past year songs la! the traditional songs are still the best! HOME! one ppl, one nation, one singapore! where i belong! singapore town! HAHAHAHA. awesome stuff! will blog again tomorrow. for now, im signing off….
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