My 2011 summary ( its mostly about NS, no time for other stuff also right?)
January
Started the year on a low, finally crossed over to battalion, shits started coming, numerous tekan and mind fucking sessions, wondering why the fuck I wanna stay for.
Oh wait, there's BAC, first time jumping out of a working aircraft in 20 years of my life, tough and boring training but the jump made it worth it.
February
Shitty life in 1 CDO continues, CNY was a relief and a short break for us afterwards some of us were attached to senior companies and i was attached to 4th coy with kieran kenny and rf. Living the turn ops life while you are still a trainee, not bad, get to book in civilian, keep abit of hair, order deliveries bring in your own entertainment and food, wa we really appreciated every single thing. Downside was the numerous outfields and route marches, super shag. Met some of the nicest seniors in 4th coy also.
March
Prepping for my first overseas trip with SAF to taiwan. Excited and kindof sian also, going overseas first time not for leisure but for training, Oh my gosh.
Taiwan was friggin cold especially at night, sleeping outfield was terrible, shivered non stop, had to use heat pack, their winter gortex and groundsheet but still not enough. But taiwan's canteen food is da bomb, chicken cutlet, fried rice, milk tea etc, think of it now also wet.
April
RnR in taiwan is the best also, 3d2n of fun, haha sight see-ing, shopping, makaning and even clubbing, I won't forget the super small hotel which me and kieran shared.
All good times have to end sometime, touched down in Singapore, had a short break before going back to 5th company, wa i remember the feeling was super bad. Totally no mood, hair was back to 2 by 1, regiment was worst than a bmt recruit i feel, then the tekaning all came back. Mentally prepping for all the major training programmes which our seniors all told us about. Thankfully i was a cdo gold, managed to book out for most fridays. People started counting down to red beret presentation.
May
All the exercises started, lack of sleep, i remember waking up every morning and feeling super sian but still must suck it up and continue. One of the most shag missions, all out, we literally went all out, came back with the worst heat rash ever, then there was the 35km route march, the final phase before embarking on Brunei.
Brunei is the worst SAF trip ever, training there was horrible, weather sucked, terrain sucked, camp sucked,food sucked, rnr also cmi. Ex swampwalk, omg how did i managed to go through it. 3 miserable weeks spent there but once we came back, morales were all high, 72km more and we get the beret.
June
72km route march, listening to seniors say "just walk only" it was really painful, especially walking in the wee hours, constant sleepwalking. So glad when we finally reached back Hendon, walked more than 24 hours man.
Red beret presentation, proudest moment of my NS life, all the shit cultivating into one day, finally we all made it. Hmm in the end i realise the beret is just a headress u wear to cookhouse and do your numerous guard duty.
July
Started Ops life, hmm alot better than trainee life of course, rather a low key month. Started to put on weight.
Conducted VA, nostalgic moment, i remember me myself stepping into the gates for VA not too long ago.
August, September
Embarked on my 3rd SAF trip in a year, to thailand for ranger support aka lepak for 1 month.
Weather there was friggin hot, food was nice, especially the street food but RnR cmi.
October
Returned to 5th coy, straight away got to take IPPT which I some how managed to maintained gold and then battalion jump, omg so long never jump, balls still shrink.
Outfields started coming back, sians.
November, December
OUTFIELDS OUTFIELDS, i even spent my 21st in OUTFIELD!
Moving aside ..
Decided not to club with the rest, anyway i decided to stop clubbing already, how long i don't know, i just somehow don't see the point in it anymore. This week been drinking quite alot also, wednesday ladies night got quite alot to drink, then ytd went down to chevrons for k session with bs kiki and js, knn they ordered alot more drinks, zzz need to stop this unhealthy lifestyle man.
Anyway my mom bought me a 32 gb ipad2 sort of for my 21st birthday, haha finally get to lay my hands on it, cost a bomb though, feeling kind of bad.
Staying home and watching the running man, haha literally laughing my ass off. Damn i really wanna go overseas like real bad, japan/korea ~.~, watching the seniors who just ORD-ed posting their ORD trip pictures, wa tempting man.
Rumours of a mock activation seems to get stronger by the minute, wa need to mentally prepare, haiz last day of 2011 man, can't you just give us some peace?
Till then
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