finally the starting has come to and ending... 3 MORE DAYS !!!!!!!!
I could still recall 2 months ago when i was enlisted. I couldn't help but feel lost when i first step foot on Tekong as i had no clue what was ahead of me. My beloved family members accompanied me on that very day where i would give up my civilian life and become a soldier. Parting with loves one was indeed an experience that i never felt before as i have always been close to my family. The first fews days seem to pass very slowly as i was still adapting to this new life that is totally different from my civilian life style where game late into the night. My mind and heart felt lost and confused, it was truly an emotional experience.
Everyday we go though routines such as water parades,physical training and foot drills.as the saying goes, " We rush to wait and wait to rush " more often then not we are frantically changing attire and packing up for the activities lying ahead. Forming up and waiting in platoon level is an everyday affair.
As days and weeks past, i got used to the lifestyle here and started to embrace army life, the discipline it invokes and the combat knowledge that cannot be attained anywhere else. Unique activities such as road marches,pushes the body and mind to its limits as we push on even though our feet startes aching and our choulder become sore due to the weight of the field pack while marching the long distance which i never thought was possible before i enter the army.
Another unique experience was the field camp that puts our ability to adapt well and react fast to the test. I set a personally record for not bathing for 6 days thanks to field camp that also made me relize how effective powder bathe was. Before field camp, my m16 rifle felt like a lifeless tool to me. A tool that could protentially land me in deep trouble if i left it unattended or plagued with rust. However after shooting blank rounds and live rounds and diving into action with it,i realize it was not just a tool but a weapon that is real before eye.
Aiming and shooting while in the prone,kneeling and standing position feels totally unlike games where firing, kneeling was simply done by hitting a key button. I'm proud of my rifle and myself as we have gone through shit together. During the live range the targets were shot down again and again. At times the recoil of the m16 was quite big hit my nose 3 times i think and after that i missed all my shots ... till the moment of fedup i hold my m-16 with 1 hand and fire off my last shot to my suprise i hit the target but i was given a guard duty for that... -_- but it's worth a play. Being a lover of shooter games it was indeed a moment of satisfaction as i realize i could aim as shoot just like cs. Althought the waiting time was very long i believe this was still worth a try.
The throwing of grenade was also a very good experience for me since in the whole ns u can only do it once, but because of this i got a guard duty again. I suppose i was the worse and lamest soldier they meet. But whatever it is i believe i have learn my lesson . -___-
However its all about believing in yourself and having a positive mind set.
Right after wednesday things to do
- get a new desktop (desktop spolit) $1,000
- upgrade my psp to slim (the slimmer the better) $140
- claim my mp3 player/watch (my freegift haven claim) $0
- ipod nano (depend on the situation) $268
- new phone (confirm must change if not wasted) $150
around there
all this need money i believe i got to rob the bank, ill just try my best to get all at the end of this month sounds impossible ya.
