Have you ever feel that you have loads of thoughts in your mind, and you have the unnerving urge to pen them down or share it with someone else? Unfortunately, in the ever hectic lifestyle of Singaporeans, which includes the army also, time is definitely not in your favour.

I have been procrastinating long enough to take the effort to refurbish my blog and allows my thoughts and feelings to flow into words. Procrastination actually amounts to my thoughts being like water choked in a pipe, making gurgling sound which proves irritating sometimes. Thus, unable to withstand it, i have decided to throw in one simple template for my blog, and may the writing(or typing,if you are so anal) begins.

As army life slowly crept into a routine for me, but nonetheless busy, i found the observer living inside me trying to gain his dominance as my eyes swept over the surrounding and thoughts churned out repeatedly. Lets take a zoom into one simple incident.

Being a third sergeant in my company, i have my own recruits to handle. From their admin to training, everything is under my charge. But what proves worrisome are the changing mindset of the youngsters. No longer were the days they were tamed and obedient, but rather, they prove to be more rebellious. Technology have provided a platform for them to actually grants a sneak preview into army life, and as they are better prepared, their confidence actually gives them a fake sense of arrogance that they are able to tide through whatever shit comes into their way. They think they can challenge the system, or be selfish in their own individual ways, as they no longer cherish the need for each other. ''I know what is coming, unlike the days when we need to help each other to expect what is coming''. This selfish, arrogant thinking are already degrading the morality of the recruits. They can stare at their fellow mates being punished for his mistakes, and feel no sense of guilt(maybe some, not all). And ta-da, you hit the bulleyes! The same old jack repeat the same old shit, and the vicious cycle have to repeat.

Again, what is really motivating the continuation of this trend. The ugly truth surfacing from society have not been a pleasant one for Singapore. Each and everyone of us know that we can't afford to lose a single being physically, but how about their mentality. You can have 1000 youngster who are selfish supporting Singapore, or rather, 100 of them who knew the importance of working hand in hand?

Therefore, i am witnessing a wrong in society that need to be corrected. But, do not get me wrong, measures are already in place to guide everyone onto the proper road, but i feel that every single personnel must see the light himself/herself. He must realise the importance of everyone working hand-in-hand, not by thinking that ''my teachers taught me to be helpful, so i must be helpful''. Total bullshit in my opinion, period. But ironically, i am complaining about this decaying in the mindset, yet i am unable to suggest any effective ways to counter it. Call me useless or anything, for i am trying very hard to motivate my batch of recruits to think for everyone, not for themselves. At least i am still trying, and i hope that every parents/friends can do so too.

aLm0nD~cUsTaRd blogged @ 11:21 PM