Saturday, June 19, 2004

Post: SISPEC (School of Infantry Specialist)
Vocation: Infantry Leader

Charlie Platoon 2
so i got posted back to tekong for another 10weeks. prison. wat can i say...it's back to taking the pasiris buses and the tekong ferries. back to only booking out on saturdays and booking back in on sundays. to waking up at 0515. to 5bx every morn. to SISPEC 5km, 6km, 7km endurance runs. to 4km fast-marches. to 32km routemarch. to outfields. to camoeing. to cookhouse food. to stand-by areas. was so hoping to be a MAN like maybe MP. maybe get posted out after this 10weeks? yeah, praying so hard... dun let me be stuck in tekong... i wanna go unit... be back in good old mainland s'pore. near home. near town. to be able to book out every night. that's all i ask for.

past week was pretty slack. mostly lectures all the way. leaning all about signals and all the formal introductions to BSLC (Basic Section Leader Course). platoon mates and my bunkmates are really nice guys. many jokers. the sirs in Charlie are all about safety and they've been really funny so far. but our sergents are really screwed-up. in the sense that they're REALLY lousy. can't give proper commands. give wrong commands. stumble over their words. no confidence. there's even one that we can see his legs trembling when he stands in front of us. they're all 20+ and have signed on as regulars. most were from unit before coming over to teach us. really wonder it's we teach them or they teach us. guess we're all gonna enjoy life laughing everyday if the current situation keeps up!

can't stand the SAF. regulars there are really on different frequencies. as if life's all about the army. guess everyone has their own life and interests. been only a week so far and already there're 8ppl from my platoon who've downgraded and out-of-course. really happy for them. juz gonna slack thru, get my rank and fuck off from this gloomy mundane island. yup. time to rush off to hollandv catch the germany match

James | 10:07 PM