I wanna thanks my parents, my relatives and my friends for motivating me throughout these few weeks in NS.

It was just an adjustment week i noe, but too big an adjustment week liao. Lucky i was in band before, and i understand most of the drills and able to perform well. But for those who know me, gavin sucks at practical things and that is the part i hate about NS. I dun understand the weapon handling drill, the first aid drill and so on and so forth. I dunno how to tie my bedsheet, adjust my straps, and tie my shoelace. I noe i fumbled alot during these few weeks, but at least i learnt that my section mates are really great. They helped me with all those stuffs that i am poor at, and in return, i rendered them my service of having a good memory: locking their cupboards, bringing evrything that is required and so on and so forth. And funny though, i am the one who is motivating them to continue, and telling them that the time pass quickly. Take for example, a typical tuesday starts with gavin saying, ''wtf? so fast tuesday liao? Remember we changed our bedsheet like few days ago, when in actual fact it is a week?''

Definitely, there are times when i think that the time freakily feel slow moving, thats the time when i am extremely tired and giddy, and almost fainited in my bunk. Lucky my section mates are rushed over and supported me.

I make it a priority to call my mum every night over a can of soft drink. In my call, my mum will always ask me to move on, and start counting down with me. I know i have expanded her worries for not having medicine course, which mean most probably she will worry for another 2 years, not 3 mths now. hiaz..

I seriously hope that the next 11 days will be fast.

To hell with it(field camp).

These few days of book out pass damn fast. I book out to have dinner(awesome) and spend the whole day at home playing games, surfing facebook and talking with those i didnt really call in tekong. then i feel sick on thursday till fri(high fever, 38 degree) and only today(sat) then i went out with my friends. But i felt guilty throughout the outing, as i am unable to focus.

I looked at the double helix bridge and suddenly felt disconnected with the world. 3 weeks ago, i was still joking with my family abt the crane crashing onto the road, but now the bridge has been constructed. i was scared that in 2 weeks time, another big changes and i dunno who i cant cope with it. Looks like military adjustment not only deal with inside tekong, but the changes outside it too.

I miss my home much more now. I learnt how to cherish things, but too bad these few days i didnt spend it fully, having laid in bed for so many hours recuperating, waking up evry half an hour due to bad nightmares and extreme headache and nauseu.

But i promise everyone that i will try my very best to tolerate, and try to finish my 5th week in 2 weeks now. I promise that my next post will be filled with more optimism, and glaDly annouceed that i have completed the xiong-est part of NS-field camp.

Thanks mum for helping me washed everything and repacking it into my field pack. Appreciated it to the max. Dad too for teaching me how to survive in field camp aNd adjustting my field pack and combat boots. Sis too for making sure i drink my water(water parade) when i am sick.

Thanks to my friends who accompanied me, and thanks to my section mates who helped me alot.

2 weeks-11days, are definitely shorter than my 17 days confinment.

My motivation for the week is: IF i can survive in 2 and a half weeks, whats 1 and a half week to me then?

aLm0nD~cUsTaRd blogged @ 8:55 AM