1 July
-Surprisingly, my sis's bf offered to give me a ride to bedok camp. I initially didn't want it, but when i realised how heavy my bag was..i accepted it. Took some passport sized photos and bought stuff at beach rd. Even the storeowners rmb be! I think i've been a frequent patron. Reached bedok camp too early, so went to bedok food centre to eat. Sis bf's treat. Indian rojak isn't bad.
2 July
-Some orientation games in the morn followed by some demolition lessons..on how to make explosives. Then camee the dreadful coastal swim..in the swimming pool. I've nv been a strong swimmer, but was surprised to find out that i cld swim non-stop for 10 laps! (Normally, when i swim wif weekiat,kiang how and sinwei, i was out of breath for 2 laps=p) This is truly a moment of self-discovery..finding out that i can do more than i think i could.
3 July
-SAR 21 live range! At Nee Soon camp. So near yet so far..fr my hse. SAR 21 is absolutely better than the lousy M16. It was cool. But we have to wait damn long la. 3 shots each in the day and nite. But the tracer at nite is really C-O-O-L.
4 July
-Coastal swim in the morn. 20 laps (1km) this time. I thought i'd drown halfway. But i adopted guan yi's technique of doing less strokes. Swam 2gether wif thevandran..this funny guy. On the trip back to bedok camp fr nee soon camp via tpe..he told me his relationship wif this certain gal in the past. I tink it is a little similar to my story. Aha. Cleaned our rifle with RCK. But still dirty at nite..so had to clean till the gas regulator is shiny silver.
5 July
-First rappeling lesson on top of guards tower..down the wall. Was very nervous for my 1st one..althou it's juz walking down the wall. But got more confident for the nxt few..bouncing down clean fatigue, bouncing down wif LBV and bouncing down wif FBO. I was the last one to finish bouncing down with FBO..and the commanders wanted me to shout "I love mortar! i love ATGM! i love scouts! i love pioneer!" He wanted me to shout his name too..but in the end i shouted "I love support company!" And the whole lot of other commanders hurrayed! It was really fun=D
6 July
-Heli rappeling mock up. I was stunned for my 1st rappel..coz it was difficult to control my body into L-shape b4 descending w/o a wall to support. So i became spiderman for some time. (How he hangs upside down, get it?) However, for my rappelling wif LBV and FBO are unexpectedly better! Possibly coz i saw how the guards officers-to-be do their rappelling during GCC (Guards Conversion Course). They were really confident and brake once b4 they reached the ground. But this was really high-risk activity, coz one of us didn't tie his C-sling tight enuf that he almost fell out of his own rope. I was abit scared of the live heli descent nxt monday. I shall rmb all the hand signals: 5 item chk, 2 min, Step, Ground Rope, L-shape, Go. I shall also rmb the safety quote:
Go
Up
And
Rappel
Down
Safely
Then..prepare for bookout! Took cab wif wei guang to bishan (muz compromise him la..he got plans..) and then took mrt home. Very sleepy. *Yawnz*
&its not what you think
12:17 pm
