Friday, December 31, 2010
ah time really flies!
Its only 1 more week to POP and its going to be a new year!
2011. i wonder what would be installed for me.
Its only 1 more week to POP and its going to be a new year!
2011. i wonder what would be installed for me.
A new year, a new beginning
forget the past and leave the regrets hanging
its time to look forward now and focus on the future
and treasure what we have now at present
forget the past and leave the regrets hanging
its time to look forward now and focus on the future
and treasure what we have now at present
off to skate later to marina barage with the UI peeps.woot!
Skated away @, 1:10 PM.
Saturday, December 25, 2010
2 more weeks to pop~~
somehow it doesn't hurt as much now and you know what?
when you don't reply, i don't really care.woot
thai disco tonight? :O
somehow it doesn't hurt as much now and you know what?
when you don't reply, i don't really care.woot
thai disco tonight? :O
Skated away @, 6:20 PM.
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Key take away from BTP (shooting range)
live range, the last high key event for us recruits. It took a whole day but was fun as well. Night shooting was relatively easy for me as i do not have night blindness and my LAD was working and zeroed properly. The best part i feel was buying food from the uncle who drove the ''ninja van''.We stuffed ourselves with chocolate and chips. There wasn't really much time to relax there as we were either getting ready to shoot, waiting to proceed to the range or waiting to draw our magazines. we didn't really step much into the admin area until dinner time.
The key takeaway however, i find would be the experience we get from shooting the SAR21 in the various positions, eg.standing,squating,proning positions. This would be an experience we would not be able to get outside, even during the army open house, that i remember i was only given 3 rounds to shoot and in the foxhole position. just for that 3 rounds i had to queue half a day.
Greatest achievement in BMT
i feel the greatest achievement in BMT would be making all the new friends here, working together, sharing all the ups and downs and ultimately forging a close bond. Although we are only here for 9 weeks but i think up till now which is already 6 weeks, i can safely say my platoon is cooperating with one another, with no one coming late for stuff and everyone reminding reach other to check or do stuff, and even helping each other out for other tasks, some as simple as taking a cup of drink for each other.
Next up would be finishing field camp. 5 days of not showering,bushing teeth, not shitting and rolling in the mud,proning in the mud, standing in the rain all wet and cold.Wow, i can't believe i actually finished it!
Whats the biggest change you see in yourself after 6 weeks in BMT?
I feel that i have grown stronger mentally and my appetite has increased by quite abit. At the beginning the 4km route march was a killer for most of us as i believe not many of us would carry on a field pack of 10-20kg tgt with our rifle,lbv and march for 4km. Thus not many of us were conditioned for the route march. However, as the days went by, the numerious PT sessions, numerous punishment sessions had made us stronger not only physically but mentally as well.
The 8km route march didn't feel as bad and as long as the 4km route march. The 12km route march wasn't that bad as well, although the blisters and abrasions continued to form. I worry abit for the 16km route march but i believe we are all up for it and the bookout the next day would be the motivation for us.
Rate your performance from 1 - 10
there are many things that i can rate myself for during BMT, firstly i would give myself 8.5/10 for my overall performance in BMT as i believe i gave everything my all.
Next for mental performance, i would say 9/10 i believe everyone who has not fallen out or reported sick unless due to serious ill-nesses should rate themselves at least a 9/10.
For physical performance (eg.ippt, pt sessions), i would rate myself 8/10.
Finishing the route marches, sitest and the field camp especially is not an easy task. But most of us made it and we should be proud of that.In a blink of an eye its already 19 more days to POP.How time flies.
Lastly i believe nobody is perfect so rating oneself 10/10 is rubbish.
This blog post was just copied from my army blog, since i typed there i might as well use it to update my blog as well.hehe.
chao people!
bookout on christmas eve.
19 more days to POP. (Y)
live range, the last high key event for us recruits. It took a whole day but was fun as well. Night shooting was relatively easy for me as i do not have night blindness and my LAD was working and zeroed properly. The best part i feel was buying food from the uncle who drove the ''ninja van''.We stuffed ourselves with chocolate and chips. There wasn't really much time to relax there as we were either getting ready to shoot, waiting to proceed to the range or waiting to draw our magazines. we didn't really step much into the admin area until dinner time.
The key takeaway however, i find would be the experience we get from shooting the SAR21 in the various positions, eg.standing,squating,proning positions. This would be an experience we would not be able to get outside, even during the army open house, that i remember i was only given 3 rounds to shoot and in the foxhole position. just for that 3 rounds i had to queue half a day.
Greatest achievement in BMT
i feel the greatest achievement in BMT would be making all the new friends here, working together, sharing all the ups and downs and ultimately forging a close bond. Although we are only here for 9 weeks but i think up till now which is already 6 weeks, i can safely say my platoon is cooperating with one another, with no one coming late for stuff and everyone reminding reach other to check or do stuff, and even helping each other out for other tasks, some as simple as taking a cup of drink for each other.
Next up would be finishing field camp. 5 days of not showering,bushing teeth, not shitting and rolling in the mud,proning in the mud, standing in the rain all wet and cold.Wow, i can't believe i actually finished it!
Whats the biggest change you see in yourself after 6 weeks in BMT?
I feel that i have grown stronger mentally and my appetite has increased by quite abit. At the beginning the 4km route march was a killer for most of us as i believe not many of us would carry on a field pack of 10-20kg tgt with our rifle,lbv and march for 4km. Thus not many of us were conditioned for the route march. However, as the days went by, the numerious PT sessions, numerous punishment sessions had made us stronger not only physically but mentally as well.
The 8km route march didn't feel as bad and as long as the 4km route march. The 12km route march wasn't that bad as well, although the blisters and abrasions continued to form. I worry abit for the 16km route march but i believe we are all up for it and the bookout the next day would be the motivation for us.
Rate your performance from 1 - 10
there are many things that i can rate myself for during BMT, firstly i would give myself 8.5/10 for my overall performance in BMT as i believe i gave everything my all.
Next for mental performance, i would say 9/10 i believe everyone who has not fallen out or reported sick unless due to serious ill-nesses should rate themselves at least a 9/10.
For physical performance (eg.ippt, pt sessions), i would rate myself 8/10.
Finishing the route marches, sitest and the field camp especially is not an easy task. But most of us made it and we should be proud of that.In a blink of an eye its already 19 more days to POP.How time flies.
Lastly i believe nobody is perfect so rating oneself 10/10 is rubbish.
This blog post was just copied from my army blog, since i typed there i might as well use it to update my blog as well.hehe.
chao people!
bookout on christmas eve.
19 more days to POP. (Y)
Skated away @, 5:46 PM.
Saturday, December 18, 2010
got no time to watch tv ah!
but got time to do pt ah!
got no time to peel orange ah!
but got time to go for range ah!
got no time to strip my girl ah!
but got time to strip rifle ah!
got no time for kfc ah!
but got time for SOC ah!
got no time for chocolate bar ah!
but got time for chin up bar ah!
ehah ohah infantry ah~
we are the best from falcon company ah! :D
20 days to pop and we are so happy ah! :D
but got time to do pt ah!
got no time to peel orange ah!
but got time to go for range ah!
got no time to strip my girl ah!
but got time to strip rifle ah!
got no time for kfc ah!
but got time for SOC ah!
got no time for chocolate bar ah!
but got time for chin up bar ah!
ehah ohah infantry ah~
we are the best from falcon company ah! :D
20 days to pop and we are so happy ah! :D
Skated away @, 7:15 PM.
http://pspmygames.blogspot.com/2010/09/monster-hunter-freedom-3.html
For my own reference.LOL
monster hunter freedom 3
looks fucking nice.woot! gonna download it and play as soon as i book out :D
For my own reference.LOL
monster hunter freedom 3
looks fucking nice.woot! gonna download it and play as soon as i book out :D
Skated away @, 2:34 PM.
army life has gone past in a flash
now its just 3 weeks left to POP!
many things have happened along the way, some good some bad
but no matter what life still has to go on.
hopefully i get into OCS.
can't wait for posting
no wait, can't wait for the block leave.sooo wanna go diving again.woohoo!
with army pay everything is possible.hoho
should i sign on for navy officer?hmm
any advice? :O
now its just 3 weeks left to POP!
many things have happened along the way, some good some bad
but no matter what life still has to go on.
hopefully i get into OCS.
can't wait for posting
no wait, can't wait for the block leave.sooo wanna go diving again.woohoo!
with army pay everything is possible.hoho
should i sign on for navy officer?hmm
any advice? :O
Skated away @, 12:46 PM.
this is an update copied from my blog for army.hehe
FIELD CAMP
Field camp, the one high key event that most of the recruits in BMTC are dreading or looking forward to it. From the word of mouth, field camp would seem, to one who has not experienced it ,to be one of the worst moments one would face in the army.
The 8km road march to the area wasn't really a good start as by time all of us reached the field camp site we were all really tired. However, the singing along the way lead by the sergeants and the song ic really helped to improve our morale and mental strength.
Upon reaching the harbour area, we proceeded to pitch our bashas.Although we had a small amount of experience of pitching our basha tents, doing the real thing in a short amount of time and with only 2 people is not an easy task. I feel that teamwork is very important in the army, and that the basha tents would have been promptly set up if everyone helped one another as compared to each pair building their own bashas.
The next part was one highlight of the field camp
Eating rations! Some were quite nice to eat while others eg.sweet corn+sausage was horrible.The desserts had their fair share of edible and inedibility as well.bubu teribu was one of the best desserts!
After eating, we had a kickstart on our field camp training.Learning fire movement etc. The weather wasn't particularly good throughout the field camp. Our clothes were soaked most of the time and proning in the wet grass or even in big puddles aren't very exciting as well. But all these are part of what would make us a better soldier.
Ok i would love to rant on and on but it would make no end to this so i would just go to the main points.
The best moment in field camp
Personally i feel that the best moment in field camp was eating the cook house food after we read the letters from our parents. Now i feel that we begin to appreciate the cook house food more after eating field rations for 5 days.
The worst moment in field camp
This point would be quite a tough nut to crack.I think that the digging and covering up the shellscrape was the worst moment in field camp. Just standing there digging and digging wasn't a very exciting task to do although we all understood the importance of digging a shellscrape and that we all had to go through digging it.
How field camp has affected me and whether it has changed me as an individual.
Field camp has affected me in a few ways. Firstly, field camp has taught me the importance of teamwork in not only your session but teamwork as a platoon or even as a whole company as well. One person could easily bring down the whole platoon but one person could also easily bring up the morale of the whole platoon.Next would be the importance of effective communications. One should learn to communicate efficiently so the other person would give a approproate response. This point in reinforced more when we did our tactical march. All the hand signs/signals must be passed on promptly and correctly in order for the whole platoon to smoothly get from one place to the other.
As an individual i feel that i have changed to become a more responsible person and more resilient in terms of mental and physical strength.
Will there be any change to interest in taking command?
No there won't be any change to interest in taking command.I came to bmt with a goal to reach OCS and if that chance comes i am definitely not letting it go!
FIELD CAMP
Field camp, the one high key event that most of the recruits in BMTC are dreading or looking forward to it. From the word of mouth, field camp would seem, to one who has not experienced it ,to be one of the worst moments one would face in the army.
The 8km road march to the area wasn't really a good start as by time all of us reached the field camp site we were all really tired. However, the singing along the way lead by the sergeants and the song ic really helped to improve our morale and mental strength.
Upon reaching the harbour area, we proceeded to pitch our bashas.Although we had a small amount of experience of pitching our basha tents, doing the real thing in a short amount of time and with only 2 people is not an easy task. I feel that teamwork is very important in the army, and that the basha tents would have been promptly set up if everyone helped one another as compared to each pair building their own bashas.
The next part was one highlight of the field camp
Eating rations! Some were quite nice to eat while others eg.sweet corn+sausage was horrible.The desserts had their fair share of edible and inedibility as well.bubu teribu was one of the best desserts!
After eating, we had a kickstart on our field camp training.Learning fire movement etc. The weather wasn't particularly good throughout the field camp. Our clothes were soaked most of the time and proning in the wet grass or even in big puddles aren't very exciting as well. But all these are part of what would make us a better soldier.
Ok i would love to rant on and on but it would make no end to this so i would just go to the main points.
The best moment in field camp
Personally i feel that the best moment in field camp was eating the cook house food after we read the letters from our parents. Now i feel that we begin to appreciate the cook house food more after eating field rations for 5 days.
The worst moment in field camp
This point would be quite a tough nut to crack.I think that the digging and covering up the shellscrape was the worst moment in field camp. Just standing there digging and digging wasn't a very exciting task to do although we all understood the importance of digging a shellscrape and that we all had to go through digging it.
How field camp has affected me and whether it has changed me as an individual.
Field camp has affected me in a few ways. Firstly, field camp has taught me the importance of teamwork in not only your session but teamwork as a platoon or even as a whole company as well. One person could easily bring down the whole platoon but one person could also easily bring up the morale of the whole platoon.Next would be the importance of effective communications. One should learn to communicate efficiently so the other person would give a approproate response. This point in reinforced more when we did our tactical march. All the hand signs/signals must be passed on promptly and correctly in order for the whole platoon to smoothly get from one place to the other.
As an individual i feel that i have changed to become a more responsible person and more resilient in terms of mental and physical strength.
Will there be any change to interest in taking command?
No there won't be any change to interest in taking command.I came to bmt with a goal to reach OCS and if that chance comes i am definitely not letting it go!
Skated away @, 12:45 PM.
Monday, December 13, 2010
YES CLEARED ALL BUT 1 HIGH KEY EVENT!
ippt left my 2.4 to clear to get gold.now stuck at silver.fuck
sit test! cleared 10/12 missions
mission that i was IC/2IC in all cleared.woohoo
abrasions from wearing the stupid safety harnesses
feet blisters
mosquito bites everywhere
sun burn
heat rash
=
army life.LOL
oh well
nights out today.Tomorrow going to singapore discovery centre i think is to play paint ball
then book back in
No booking out till Christmas ):
&all you think about is you yourself and you.everything you do it right.tsk.people don't change do they?
ok off to bed! need to wake up early to do sdc.z
good night people!
ippt left my 2.4 to clear to get gold.now stuck at silver.fuck
sit test! cleared 10/12 missions
mission that i was IC/2IC in all cleared.woohoo
abrasions from wearing the stupid safety harnesses
feet blisters
mosquito bites everywhere
sun burn
heat rash
=
army life.LOL
oh well
nights out today.Tomorrow going to singapore discovery centre i think is to play paint ball
then book back in
No booking out till Christmas ):
&all you think about is you yourself and you.everything you do it right.tsk.people don't change do they?
ok off to bed! need to wake up early to do sdc.z
good night people!
Skated away @, 10:58 PM.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
damm i think no time to update already.lol
shall reserve a slot here first.hmm need to book in at 1910 hours
then it will be no book out till christmas.
19 days in camp.gonna diiieeee ):
tmr gonna throw hand grenade! woo
thursday ippt
friday-sunday sit test =|
hopefully i do well.really want to go ocs :D
thats all for now.
chao!
see you all in 19 days time!
shall reserve a slot here first.hmm need to book in at 1910 hours
then it will be no book out till christmas.
19 days in camp.gonna diiieeee ):
tmr gonna throw hand grenade! woo
thursday ippt
friday-sunday sit test =|
hopefully i do well.really want to go ocs :D
thats all for now.
chao!
see you all in 19 days time!
Skated away @, 5:29 PM.
Saturday, December 4, 2010
will update about field camp tomorrow!
its off to clark quay for dinner and a drink with section mates!
chao.
Thanks for the memories.
its off to clark quay for dinner and a drink with section mates!
chao.
Thanks for the memories.
Skated away @, 7:47 PM.
