The Last Week

i'm back again, wanted to blog in last night but was held up with something. tat's bro passed away, heard about the news yesterday morning. felt really sad for him. take care bro, life still goes on. i'm sure your bro went off peacefully and doesn't want his family members to feel sad for him, take care man.

anyways i just booked out for the last time, and i'm booking in for the last time tonight, time sure flies. i'll be passing out on the coming tuesday..POP loh! here's the summary of what happened in camp during the week.

Day 1 Monday

IPPT day. started off really well, got 5 points for all the individual stations. so i had high hopes in getting gold. but, i ran 10.01 secs, couldn't beat the gold timing. i was really disappointed in myself. i really wanted that gold, really wanted to have that high chance to be selected for OCS. LT Ang was there to calm me down. he told me it did not matter, cos during his time he ran 10 flat too.

Day 2 Tuesday

slack day. the day was filled up with the FFI. IPPT gold medallists and the drill squad members got 1/2 a day off. the others, IPPT failures retook IPPT. once again azmi just needed to do 1 more chin up, but too bad he couldn't make it. it's alright though, i'm sure you can do it. as for the rest of the company who didn't book out and retake IPPT, rest in the bunk.

Day 3 Wednesday

best BMT day ever! SOC in the morning, it was tiring but we completed it. we headed back to coyline next and got ready for lunch. after lunch, rest time. then it started to rain, super good weather to sleep. i had a good 2 hours of sleep before waking up to play daidee with the guys. LT CK then came into our section. i think he heard about the news from LT Ang that i was disappointed so he told me there was nothing to worry about and i don't have to be sad cos i tried my best. we had a good talk with him, it was enriching. he shared his experience with us, we asked about command school and he patiently answered all our questions. that little chat chat session sorta prep me up for command school.

Day 4 Thursday

Fun day. had CO parade in the morning, just a formality. it rained, so it was delayed. after lunch we had games day. it rained again so it wasn't that fun. we didn't do well in may of the games, except for COC. why? cos we got 2nd! and i ran too. i'm glad i had the support of the company, was really nervous before i ran but after hearing the cheers from the company, i simply ran. for Raven coy. and in the evening, recruit's night. eddy, john and dan it was a great performance. after that, the performance by the SAF Music and Drama coy, it was one hell of a party! simply like clubbing in tekong! then we went back to coyline to send arms and RO. after that, had a good rest in the bunk. LT Ang came up and he called me and graydon out. he told me i was platoon 2nd best and graydon is 3rd. eddy 4th and who's 1st? none other than benjamin. i congratulate him, he's good and has shown his potential.

Day 5 Friday

route march day. had graduation parade rehearsal in the morning. then in the afternoon we had the route march. started at 1500 hours and it ended at about 2300 hours. the 1st 4km was so-so. the 4-8km was mentally tiring. 8-12km was good cos dinner awaited us. morale down during 12-16km cos we walked for so long but we're halfway there only. my legs had no feeling for the 16-20km. and everyone was in a high mood for the last 4km. came back with blisters and abrasions. slept at around 0030 hours.

Day 6 Saturday

book out day. woke up at 07000 hours and had out rationed breakfast. had graduation parade rehearsal and out rationed lunch after that. standby area then RO. 2LT Jamin announced the award winners. surprisingly, recognition was given to the 2nd and 3rd platoon best too! 2 extra tickets..duh! i'm still happy, at least i got 2 extra tickets. after that, book out loh! 1400 hours fast craft. my dad fetched me home. gotta do laundry and stuff then went over to tat's.