Friday, December 02, 2005
Am terribly sorry for not updating for the longest time..
Last weekend was absolutely crazy with chalets, bowling outings and disgusting university essays, while this week involved my summary "Brigade" exercise in BIOC, where i played a Battalion S2. Aragh, the stress!
Have learnt many things since last weekend, namely:
1) I can bowl! (not very well, admittedly, but passable, especially after an absence of 5 years)
2) I cant write as well as i thought i could, especially after looking at my vetted essays, which, in the evaluator's words, lacked "originality and insight". And you know what? She's absolutely right. I wouldnt have admitted me into the universities if i'd read them. Spent sunday frantically re-writing essays for Stanford and Berkeley just to meet the Nov 30 dateline. I will not, will NOT let army rob me of my creative prowess and ability to articulate!
3) I should cherish what i have..
4) The city is filled with cosy breathtaking rooftop nooks like the NUS GUILD HOUSE on the rooftop of Suntec City, complete with pool and tennis facilities! Makes a guy wanna study in a local uni. Food quantity was lacking though, but with a view like that, who's complaining?
Some news that i thought i should share:
1) I have graduated from the 4/05 Basic Intelligence Officer Course with an unexpected overall 2nd in course! Losing out only to a (very zai) Armour Captain. Still, it's an honour to take after the footsteps of my boss, who incidentally got 2nd in his course as well. The bad news is that i'd probably get recalled back during my Reservist as an S2. Boo. Intelligence Officers: the toughest role in the SAF.
2) I wont be spending my last Christmas in Singapore before i fly to the US, in Singapore. So technically, the last Christmas was actually last Christmas. Geddit? Of course you dont. What i meant was that i'm spending this Christmas in KL with my family because my extended family's going to be out of town till the 29th. I've mixed feelings about it. It'll be great to have an excuse to run away from disgusting army for 3 whole blissful days, but Christmas aint the same without the mandatory midnight mass, carols, noisy cousins and rustle of wrapping paper. So what if we do it on the 29th? It doesnt feel right if its held AFTER Christmas. Baaah.
Never mind then, i'll celebrate Christmas in April, when i ORD. 16 more weeks to ORD!!! That's like, 112 more days man. Including weekends. Oooh. Exciting.
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