Now I was told by Kelvin before, that I just might not be meant for signing on, because God is making me fail my IPPT.

I counter his argument, by telling this story.

Back in my Secondary school days, I was a miserable failure. Depressed, bad at studies, rebellious.

My grades were F9 for almost everything except English and Science.

Now, my turning point was only at the beginning of Secondary 4. I prayed daily, focused as hard as I could during lessons, did my work, didn't play games at all, and just.. Worked hard for my goal, 18 points to enter the diploma course of Cyber & Digital Security.

Turns out, my O Level score was 18 points exactly, with an extra 2 points to take off due to my stint in NCC.

This, this is solid proof that God tests me. He places the bag of gold in front, and throws obstacles in every single step of the way. But with prayer and hard-work combined, each obstacle is obliterated.


I have to get into the momentum again of hard work and prayer (which is what I did during my BMT, I merely have to continue and put in more effort for my physical activities).


As it stands now, my most recent performance for my IPPT was...

12 mins for 2.4km run,
210cm for SBJ,
41 sit-ups,
2 pull-ups,
10.7 seconds for shuttle sprint.

I have to maintain and of course, improve to a Silver, hopefully by Chinese New Year next year.

Well it's the end of my 1 week break after my PoP!

It was a tough and grueling route march.... Not really. It wasn't mentally or physically tiring; more pain than anything.

See, when you walk for too long, your feet starts having these sharp stabbing pains that just won't go away until 2-3 days later. This is what afflicted me during my route march. Believe me, it was a mental strain to push myself forward not because I was exhausted, but because of the pain in my feet.

I participated in the parade, which was glorious. Imagine 3000 recruits; smelly, tired out recruits, all standing still, with the backdrop of the Singapore offices. Glorious for me at least.

And now, my posting is to be a Light Strike Trooper, which means I'll be driving a Light Strike Vehicle, under the Guards unit.



Taken from http://dancruz.blogspot.com/2007/06/light-strike-vehicle-lsv.html


I can only hope I don't crash into buildings or anything. I have also heard that I have to partake in the Guards Conversion Course, in which I will be tortured physically and mentally. It will not be pleasant at all, and I will blog as much as possible about it if I'm selected for the course.

Well my feelings for booking in again are this:

1) Scared
2) Miss home
3) Miss Pompipi

But I know this will toughen me up. A lot. It will probably be my stepping stone to getting Silver for my IPPT, and from there, my future will begin...

1 more week to PoP!

It's been a long, tough time.

I've seen assholes (no not the body part), I've seen great people, I've seen future "sign-on" personnel... I've seen lots of things.

It's been a great, really fun, exhausting and exhilarating experience; one that I will never forget, and one that I will keep in my heart for the rest of my life.

It's made me value my friends and family even more.

It's made me value how amazing the food from coffee shops taste like.

I cannot wait to pass out from Tekong, it's been too long xD