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Alrt.. am gonna leave for taiwan when the clock strikes 0230... Yup, many have ask if i'm excited.. but i guess words cant really put down how i really feel.. is super mix kinda feeling.. mix salad, mix rojak.. is just super mix ha..

And before we book out yst, got a long long briefing from TO, medical officer and our warrant officers.. The introductory to the Snakes, mountain heights, pot holes and unfamiliar terrain in taiwan is really gonna be a huge huge challenge to me... i really praying and hoping tat i can make it through.. and i noe is not gonna be easy... My former OC scolded me for not having enuff confident in myself, coz he believes that i can do it, as many batches also done it, since like 1996... and he really did a lot to help me in many many ways from then till now... i really appreciate it..(and i really dun wan to let him down)... but come again.. is really gonna be tough... i can forsee how shag everyone is gonna be... i really preparing for the worst but hoping for the best ha.. I cannot lost this battle!!! Ai Zai!!!

Dear lord, I pray that everyone will be free from injuries and watever accident tat can happen in taiwan training.. I pray that all of us can survive through the training and make it for our R&R and back to Singapore in ONE FULL PIECE!!

Anyway, i wanna take this chance to thanks all my frens and in-charge who gave me their best regards!!! and injected some confident booster into me(You know who u are!) I'll take care of myself!!! You guys too alrt... we shall meet soon after my return... dun worry, will rmb to get all of u small tokens from taiwan ha!!

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Eh, went to meet up with Ah ma, joycelyn, adeline and dan... really nice to see them once once more.. they're now busy with their course.. lotsa tests and studying to be done.. sometimes i wish i was with them.. (one will always see the field at the other side is greener) sometimes i'm glad tat i didnt join them.. for they noe, i sure die of horrible death in their course haha... mayb being in the field is more of my profession... but i really cant cant deny, how much impact they made in my life.. they are really my best best companion in my army life... And thanks Dan for ya little spongy box and gingy(they're coming taiwan with me haha)

And Happy Birthday to my PTI-> Khairi and Running companion-> Tay Big Lung (Zhen Da Fei) Great to meet up with u guys too before i leave... As usual, underwear are being torn in this birthday.. but too bad, Jel the bra-messer not there, so Big Lung was somewat spared haha... but nonetheless it was a cool celebration.. The Fish & Co. birthday cheer, i must really learn.. it sounded so like Echo war-cry.. ha Coincidentally, also happen to saw many long-lost ppl.. like Ruiping, her gf and her mama... as well as Big Serene.. It was a fun day afterall=) Thank friends for making my life beautiful!!!

This bring me back to many horrible bombs and diasters happening around the world.. somewhat, it make me really ponder if Singapore can still remain as peaceful as today.. is really scary.. u see bombing here, activists there, then come the terrible terrorists.. damn.. i really duno how long Singapore can maintain its order and peace.. I hope is gonna be lifelong.. coz if not, i really duno how can i really play a part in protecting my homeland! Anyhow.. taiwan here i come!!! Till next time den...

Yup.. a lot of valuable weekends have been burnt.. no time to meet up with frens and limited time spend with my family..And ppl can actually call into 98.7FM saying that they're actually doing nothing over the weekends and enjoy doing nothing over the weekends.. damn.. i just feel like shooting them.. but lucky, i was still given the time to meet up with Shilin and Maggie after a very long time for jap cusine.. we ordered freaking lots.. and first time ever we cannot finish our food haha.. More of eating out alrt, pals...

This week has been a damn hectic and tiring week.. i'm really surprise that i can endure and persevere through..But my mama was after hearing my whinning was like going again-> "See lah, told u dun join the army already, call you go join the logistic, then u wouldnt be suffering so much, having just one day book out".. Sometimes after hearing her say, of coz will question myself again why i join the army haha.. but there's still the fun times and the not so.. And is a real test and challenge to me, to see if i'm capable to become a real leader and a real soldier.. So i should not let those tiring days or difficult times pull me down... The next few days will be challenging before i leave for taiwan on the 21st Oct... I just hope the 3 weeks can just fly pass real fast.. and ta-dah POP...(*keeping my finger cross)

Yup.. last week i guess my sleeping hrs nv exceeded 10 hrs.. But at least the major event like the 32KM route march (walk like u nv walk before) and platoon live firing (chiong upslope like you nv chiong before)have been completed.. So now left with the bigger challenges like Grandslam which starts tmr and followed by the ulitmate ironman challenge->ROC..(chiong again like u nv chiong b4 and the worst of all casuavac) Just hope tat i can go thru and pass my accessment in all weather.. As u know the weather and climate now is freaking unpredictable.. at times it can just burns u to death and at times it can drench u up and make u go into cold turkey...And my oc always like to say, "we'll not compromise training standards due to weather, cause as a soldier, you train and fight in all weather".. And yea, it sounded cliche.. and like those typical guardsman-> ready to strike and ready to fight day and night.. And the upcoming week, which is bloody tmr, heard from my buddy that my PC is so gonna squeeze me dry during my field camp.. and i just hope i can take up the test and not prove to be a fuck up freak... coz i'm kinda a screw up freako ha.. And now, all my bestest ladies companion have all gone back to their unit for good, leaving the only Infantry spects here.. i really miss them.. cause with them around i know, things will gonna be just fine.. coz they always look after my back.. And yes, i know, is time for me to learn to be independent and not dependent... i muz learn to take care of ppl rather den ppl taking care of me all the time.. coz is really hard, when u are physcially and mentally tired, u still have gotto get things run and not show ur tiredness... Though being camp instructor before, u learn to take care of a group.. but is somewhat different from army... Or mayb as u get older, u get self-fish ha.. I duno man.. i think there's a lot of things i need to improve to become a better leader/commander..

But yay, really happy that i've gotten my CSB badge.. at least the uniform dun look so plain... the 32km for me was much better den the 28k in BSLC haha..the ntu route realli kills or mayb deep heat really helps ha...Hmmm, mayb i have a darn supporting and encourageous platoon too... thanks man!!! I do thank god for tat too.. coz as always the last few km to completion is always the killer.. a lot of mental work there..In this current coy, there's still much adjustment to be done.. though is like almost 6 weeks or so already, but still i cant deny tat i miss my BSLC coy.. my oc, pc, platoon and sergeants.. but it was always very comforting to see them ard or just drop by and talk to them.. and i guess they're a large part of motivation for me to do my best... With Pride i lead... may i pass out of ASLC with pride and glory.. *ENDURE!

And yess.. today is my best pal birthday!!! Happy Birthday Shurong!!! (*this is if u ever come dropping here reading my entry haha) Wish u well and fine over at Aust. alrt.. I shall wait for u to come back and whine tog with me.. coz i've lotsa things to whine too okie haha.. And dun forget abt the Standard Charted run that we're supposed to do it tog yea!!!

Alrt.. time for me to sign off..
can u believe it.. book out this morning at 0630 and book in later at 2100... welcome to my life!!! Cheers to myself and aslc!
FIGHT ON!!!

"The true measure of your success is not in the number of achievements, but the number of obstacles you have overcome along the way."