rants&musings
Friday, November 23, 2007
Lets101 Quizzes - Cool Meme
haha this is quite interesting..
darryl was chasing the sun at 22:54.
Friday, October 19, 2007
really tired la as usual. and im sick. i've had sore throat and cough for the past wk, refused to go see MO and now i have a cold. nose blocked like anything and i've been feeling woozy the whole day, though the throat doesnt hurt so much now. shall see how i survive this wkend. guess i'll havta go see the MO on mon.
darryl was chasing the sun at 22:50.
Monday, October 15, 2007
i'm really really tired. seeing how events have turned out recently. both physically and mentally. though what i'm going through cant be compared to the folks at nus archi, to me it has been totally crazy..
need i say more? :/
darryl was chasing the sun at 19:57.
Sunday, September 16, 2007
whoa its been like 2 weeks. so much for not being lazy to blog. haha. at least the past 2 weeks haven't been that hectic so im really thankful for that. having 4 day week rocks. thanks to clearing off and taking leave here and there. unfortunately i guess i wont be having the luxury of that from now onwards though. (unless more off days come my way)
6 mths have passed since i enlisted. amazingly fast really. can't wait to finish up the 1.5 years that i have left. come to think about it, i never expected the days to go by so quickly. i can still remember enlistment day and all the sian faces, the 3 months of BMT, the horrors of field camp, the eager anticipation of early ROs etc, and whatever i've been doing so far in my current place. all these memories are still so vivid and fresh in my mind.
what has this 6 months done for me so far? unfortunately i feel that i've become more cynical over the months seeing first hand how the organization works. as much as i try to make full use of my time there, one can't help but feel stifled and suppressed in an organization where rank is everything and other things are secondary to that, a place where there is no appreciation for extra effort, only disciplinary action. its things like this that make you just want to do the bare minimum possible, to cover your ass so to speak.
well enough of my ranting alr i guess. other than that my life has been as boring as usual (why am i not suprised, hahaha).
darryl was chasing the sun at 21:41.
Saturday, September 01, 2007
haha wow a whole new month alr. the past week has been quite slack, thank goodness for that. every day it rains we can't work so we just sit around and do nothing much. and we've been doing a lot of that for the past few days! haha what a change from the tiring work that i've been accustomed to over the weeks. hmm it's been 2 months since i was first posted there, heard that i'm going out soon. don't know when tho.
haha the parade last wk was kinda slack. rehearse sleep eat rehearse sleep rehearse fall out. basically that sums up the whole thing. but still our standard was there of cos, lest u accuse us of being sloppy and everything. CDF was a no-show after all, but still, seeing 2 generals at such a small scale parade really shows how impt tht institute is! and i got my one off day which has yet to be claimed. haha. probably next wk!
i'm tired as usual la, what's new. when am i ever not tired anyway. haha.
darryl was chasing the sun at 09:44.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
so i was wrong. it's not RSAF day parade after all. it's a parade for the inauguration of SMII. aka SAF military intelligence parade. quite a small scale parade tho with like only slightly above a 100 people in the marching contingent? but the matter of the fact is tt bigshots are gonna be aplenty on the actual day! generals and crabs swarming ard the place! COA and CDF are coming down so the pressure is more intense! today till friday are rehearsals, actual parade is on friday evening! so by the time i get home on friday it'll be insanely late! oh well. looking forward to the off days that we'll be getting hopefully!
it's amazing how i have lost 6 months of my life to the SAF and it still feels like only yesterday.
that aside, i've been going out quite a fair bit. so lots of stuff to distract me from the nonsense and pressures (not like there's much pressure but it does get VERY TIRING and mundane) at work. from shooting photographs of fireworks and getting muddy feet in the process, to random late night jaunts at geylang for food (what were u guys thinking HUH) to cell grp bbq over the weekend. yayness! though its been a long-drawn week all these activities have certainly served to refresh my spirit so to speak. haha.
my work now is no walk in the park, but i must admit, compared to other guys i've alr gotten the better deal. so i shall just be thankful for what i have i guess! (:
darryl was chasing the sun at 19:45.
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
wow i just got informed that i'm gonna be involved in RSAF day parade. probably some small thing at murai camp or tengah air base.. i don't know exactly what yet. well the last time i ever took part (or anyone who enlisted in mar/apr for that matter) in a parade was during BMT! haha. ages ago la. though i can remember the commands and stuff but standing in the hot sun aint a joke! at least its not in cardboard-like no.4 uniform so yeah. i'm FINALLY getting to wear my no.3 for once (HAHAHA getting excited over sth so minor as that, gee.)
rehearsals are next week so that will mean time away from the workplace (and hopefully a lot of OFF days too heh). haha well its a break from routine in a way so i'm quite grateful for that i guess (: something new to experience and to look forward to!
you know its only been two days and i'm already so worn out. AND I HAVEN'T EVEN DONE MUCH AT ALL. must have been the extended weekend last week that made me so soft. though i must say having that long break felt really really good. wonder how tired i would have been had there been no break. basically my life at work has been revolving around painting vehicles so its getting a little monotonous. but it seems there isnt much to do except all these necessary stuff, so i guess i don't really have much of a choice until sth new comes in i guess.
darryl was chasing the sun at 22:20.
