finally a civilian after 1 year 10 mths of service in the army. a quiet exit out of maju. no pomp and pageantry. no yelps and celebrations. leave it for friday celeb i guess. having drinks at mohammed sultan yesterday night and supper at zion was nice though. haha. singing to hundred of super old chinese songs with the car window wind down was memorable. not to mention the morning singing sessions by frank and ck. peng you and the du de wei song is so so bloody classic. haha. love them.


looking back, i'm so glad i chose the route of being a man rather than be a spec or officer. otherwise i wouldn't have met all these people and experienced all these nonsense. bmt was simple and regimental. si was slack but a nice transition into our vocation. and maju, provided so so much memories.


walking into the stern atmosphere, on a gloomy rainy day was not such a good start to maju. realising that getting silver and passing soc was a requirement in this camp was shocking. a wake up call for us signallers. within weeks, the two bunks merged as one united group. with one clique and a few outcasts. the one big clique sure had fun. haha. the first few months were so slack other than the here and there jabs by the biggest loser in the world 3rd sgt sp. swear he's gonna get his karma back.


peace was over when it was announced we had to go for ait. it was straining for slack signallers but we emerged the best and strongest platoon when we were not even suppose to be part of it. best in the navex expeditions. best in the combat shoots. being the most prominent through the route marches with boisterous singing and super wayang skills. we emerged so bloody united and so much closer as really good friends after that.


poi was a distruption to approaching peaceful times. it flew by and we cruised past time in maju with countless fun and great nights out and gatherings. we met up so much it's embarrasing to look back at it all. haha. of course deployment, drivers' course and static were distruptions to our lives but all in all it was great fun playing sports when free and slacking around in bunk. must thank my bed buddies frank and bran who accomodated how messy i was. haha. will never forget my deployment buddies frank ck and ws in those times at sw too. my goodness. and training for soc with sx and erik. wow. amazing timings after that. we're just so bloody motivated.


of course taiwan came along. what a new experience. it helped reinforce ties and bonds. r and r time touring taipei was just one of the best times ever. guided tour was boring. chionging to ximending and xilin was so tiring frank and i fell asleep although the retarded porn channel was playing. haha. hilarious.


and coming back to singapore, it was preparation for ord. strutting around as if we were kings of the world and princes of the universe. now, unscathed and having experienced so much, it's finally ord. decided no to dwell too long this time. so much things to look forward to the months to come. with another group of really good buddies for company for the journey ahead=)



for the crazy moments. for the shag moments when we felt like giving up but did not. for the great company through the month and months. for the few best buddies i gained in army. i can leave this phase of life with a quiet but grateful smile.

to:

glen my tennis partner. we are officially the best doubles pair in c4 or even maju.

erik my fellow hongky for sharing similar tastes in so much things.

brandon my bitching buddy in maju. gossiping about stuff and all. sharing food-sushi.

sx my master and partner in crime in pissing sp off during ait. love doing work with you. totally can click.

ck my spam target. i only mean you well seriously when i spam you about jenn and results. haha. we are totally on the same channel when it comes to havoc and insults. hurrays to pi ying.

wee song the sensitive nice guy whom i can always share quiet moments with. talking about stuff the others won't appreciate such as cooking. you make me want to be a nice guy all the time. haha.

dan my music khaki. super looking forward to mraz concert and concerts in the future. smu beholds us. we will pawn. best buddy in taiwan with all the late night talks and all. although you don't care about much outside your family and sop friends, i know you are a nice guy inside. haha.

of course frank, my best buddy in maju. totally shared so much stuff and moments it's mad. with time all will fade but oh wells, for me you're the best friend i can ask for through these army days.


i thank you all. when i forget these army days, i will look back to this entry and know who were my true friends in the hellhole we know so well.