week 12

ippt on friday

thank you almighty lord for restoring me, for answering my prayers

i praise you almighty lord for your graces, for utilising me to show my peers that you care

improvements in all 5 stations

first diagnostic - final ippt

sbj - 198 - 216
chin up - 0 - 3
shutter run - 10.8 - 9.9
sit up - 17 - 38
2.4 - 15.34 - 11.05

failed in chin up by 3 pulls

14/25 points

woah Rtraining on friday afternoon

training for games day was slightly boring

lecture on NE and talks for sign-on is boring

practise marching coy level is indeed very boring

bookout! on ferry (instead of fast craft) at 1900 hrs

next week oc night, recruits night and games day!

looking forward to those events~

from tft dad drove me home, then over to orchard

drop by cineleisure meet her for dinner

walked over to sakae sushi @ wheelock place

christmas lightings this season was wonderful

maybe cause i have seen too much trees, grass and mud in those 2 outfields ops

bought tickets at shaw house for madagascar escape to africa

movie ended a quater of an hour to 0100 hrs

took cab to yishun

stop by seven 11 for a drink

cab back to tampines

bath

ring ring, oh it's my mobile!

...

fallen asleep accidentally

=)

week 11

finished sit test yesterday late afternoon

start - thurs, fri, sat - end, night bookout!

sunday bookin~

this weekend's a short one

two weeks to the 9th dec!

two weeks for lessons / preparations leading up to~

final ippt, SoC, games day, recruits night, GParade

got the coy M, platoon 3 group photo! it costs 9 bucks

the company shirt would cost another 13 bucks

signed up safra membership + fuse interest club

7.5yrs + 2yrs membership for 216 bucks

$5 carl's jr voucher

$1 anderson's ice cream voucher

one free bowling game at superbowl

weekend, public holidays movies at $8

10% off total bill for $20 and above at seoul garden

10% off carl's jr

10% off all a la carte items at burger king

10% off total bill for ktv party world

plus all of safra membership benefits!

alumni @ TP

they mailed a card to me

free use of TP swimming pool

alumni rates for TP sports facilities and alumni lounge

TPSU dinner and dance

ending this would be awesome meals i had for dinner, breakfast, lunch and dinner b4 bookin

food has seldom taste this good on my platter

thank lord for blessings and unwavering support

lastly warhammer online needs much more inprovement to be the mmorpg it is expected to be

for now, WH40k is like a pvp game without much content

the story is good, the setup is there, but the game is shallow and second rated

world of warcraft wotlk, imma going try in one or two months

should be continue my 70 tier 4/5 blood elf paladin

saturday night

saturday night in town with shorts, singlets and jacket

my new fav craze

long john silvers new snack/mini meal

-crazy cheesy potato cheese fries-

+ chocolate chips cream pie

quantum of solace 11pm showtime

115min later, 12.55 left the cosy cinema seat

i almost felt asleep during some moments

it was cold in the night

i used my warm jacket to cosy sleep

missed my carl's jr fav meal

been weeks since i had one

ordy ate LJS cheesy cheese

next time i'll eat carl's!

marina's seven 11 for some chocolates, bread and long island tea

incredible bread with butter, orange peel/strawberry spread at 80cents!

packed neatly and ready to consume, i'm luving this quick snack

walked to colley quay

walk and walk, felt much better than road march

back home it's 4.30 ordy

slept on the way back

woosh time flies~

young adults

previous night loyalle ask me to join the guys for dinner

i was chatting on my phone, sorry

i went back to visit my old workplace at singpost

see the old colleges, they were as awesome as usual

some hairstyle changes and some new staff

jac was on holiday

arica was on MC

jeffery had a visitor

noel went back to ntuc

well i spoke to most of them

last night went to Brighton young adults cell group

i was awe by loyalle car

it's awesome i forgot that i had something on later that night (old guildmates on WH)

i just boarded the sports coupe

zoom to a outpost of Brighton

at katong shopping centre, location: unknown, level: unknown

well i just followed on

surprised by the nice design and layout

they had an cute office, neat meeting room and amazing auditorium

we prayed to O heavenly father Lord

we sing praises to the Almighty Lord for his boundless love and limitless graces

in Jesus name, amen

we had games, cell group, eat dinner, sing prayers, sing praises

we had fun and laughter

time zoom pass and it was 11.30!

two weeks of november

two weeks of early november

been busy at tekong this two weeks

no time to watch 007 new movie

no chance to get WoW wrath of lich king release

no luck to first see red alert 3 release

not able to attend service last sunday

no phone calls during the last 6days

-i just bought my warhammer online AoR at 56.90, weeks after it's intital release-

goodness, what can i say, just take things easy and lead a simple life

been brushing my teeth over & over since bookout (it's yellow, is it the rations?)

moderate washing my face (it's itchy, is it the camo cream?)

november, november... incredible

first week, in camp training with no bookout that weekend

urban ops lesson 1 & 2, follow by test simulation of my group on misson

fired lots of blank ammo, spent lots time cleaning my rifle

most energy consuming is the jump over window ledge for clearing room

fun and it's awesome activity compared to field camp

SoC lesson 4 and 5 with rifle, vest and helmet

did all stations, next lesson would be rundown and timer

SoC is always fun, the woosh factor is the remaining energy level to do a second run

Ippt

yes, there are some running 60s sprint, 120s jog & 30 min AGRun

as usual morning 5bxs but no other PT that week

improved in ippt +5 situps, +2 pullups, -0.8sec (shutter run), -1.18min (2.4)

my weakest SBJ, still remain the same at 198cm, how i wish it's meters

B.asic C.lose C.ombat T.raining lesson with dummy M16 rifle

the last lesson, we draw dummy rifles for this lesson with two instructors

was quite fun as we try to act fierce and willing to fight more than usual

the instructors will be slightly joking and tekan us one big one

because it's last lesson of BCCT

second week, field camp

day one, march 8000 meters FBO(40kg equipment) to rubber plantation aka forested area

set up bashaar tent, basically two leaking groundsheets and some pegs

dig and dig drainage system

eat combat rations and no washrooms!

training for tactical movement in forested area

day two, more training and more training with the trees, grass and mud

boring, yes

tiring, no

day three, cover and concealment training

then area cleaning + break tents (too obvious to enemy)

transit to camp site 2

day four, dig shell scrape = dig own grave

something like a long, deep pit which can lay inside for concealment & cover

dig, dig, dig, for hours and hours

backache, hand ache, blisters, cuts, headache, thirst, weak limbs, giddy

it's a humble-ing experience

everyone has to dig for their own no matter who they are

the fast help the slow, the strong help the weak

it's living hell BUT we sow the fruits of our labour

at night the sleep was better than usual, we slept in our grave like baby cots

the rifle, helmet was main obstacle b'cus we had to SBO(everything on except fieldpack) on while digging

the equipment slowed our progress, wained our strength, pained our muscles and cause abrasions

basically we had to SBO outfield whenever and whatever we do

even to the makeshift latrine area where we had to dig our own "toilet hole"

even when having meals

but we get to helmets off and L.oad B.earing V.est off when sleeping

incredible we managed to survive the unnecessary burden

and

get used to the burden, it's like a second clothing

we dig and cover up, dig and cover up again and again

b'cus we were slow, or didn't help our friends in need

we learn to be a team, no use being selfish or selfish section

where those that finished had to redo and redo because some has not done 'em

this day is incredible, we survived, we moved the earth, we remoulded the ground

day five, group battle + PT

the morning we did some PT and cover up the shell scrape for the last time

felt sorry for the ground, felt sad to cover my achievement, i miss my cosy pit

group battle course, or "grand battle" was awesome

one of the few days outfield that our rifles get to work

in groups of 3 we go on mission during that rainy afternoon

we had blanks, we had courage, we had fun, we had jokes

leopard crawl in the mud and running in the rain

fire blanks at the "enemy" we had artillery, we did much more!

heavy downpour that night, we had cold, cold night

most didn't change uniform nor powder bath

we slept on the ground with raincoat on; hugging our rifles

day six is bookout day and BIC! we were glad, very relieved

we marched from camp site 2 to BMTC school 1

we marched and marched with FBO till the end of days shall we stop

finally reached Taurus Coy BIC ground

leopard crawl + back crawl all the way under barbed wire and MPMGun fire

it was awesome, we crawl not for our lives but for bookout!

marched back to rocky hill with FBO + extra fieldpack

load up 5 toner and head to Coy line!

clean rifle, wash equipment and pack up, area cleaning, wash up & change for bookout

all in 3 hours! we had to do personal grooming like shaving and camo off

ended up delay, waited and waited; 1 and a half hours at Coy line

off to TFT, bookout orh!

darn there was no shuttle bus to interchange

SBS 19 was packed on peak 6.30 period

no choice we boarded the bus caring our duffel bags

home! first proper wash up in 6 days, seen first decent meal in 6 days

eat like P.I.G. "proper induction growl" stomach growl!

-conclusion-

weird, this field camp it rains daily! just some days heavily, some days light rain

good or not good is hard to say, best to answer : "all the same la"

muddy muddy slippery, just get used to it (at least not so much insects)

outfield we get to sleep early and eat snacks at our own discretion, which is awesome!

games day around the corner in approx 3 weeks

we will win!

my first good night sleep ! i love the city lights