21st

 

My actual birthday falls on a normal wednesday and most of my friends are in NS. Lucky enough, my good friends are all in 8-5 jobs as a NSF.

Tuesday late night, Mitch asked me out to meet him n Ian at holland v. I was so surprised when Inez accompanied Mitch, tgt with Bryan n Ian there when i reached. And they initiated to buy a cake from NYDC and it's so expensive. So touched! And we went haagen dazs for ice cream, and cut the cake at twelve. Officially 21! Thanks Inez for bringing her dslr and poloroid cams for those nice photos.

resign!

HAHAHA. Last week i quitted my vocation in my NS. Some may think why im able to quit from my job serving for NS, thats becos im selected after my BMT n SCS into this vocation that requires me to fly in the helicopter with the pilots, doing high risk job, securing myself down from the helicopter to rescue casulty and bring them up to the aircraft. Just like what you see in the news. A very very rare job for NSF. It's too individual, on ground it's too heavy responsibilty. So my life inside wasn't happy at all with their demands expected from me, so i requested to change vocation, though the boss didnt encourage and wish me to leave. Afterall, it's been months to train a guy like me clearing the high standards of aero medical standards, swimming test etc, and wasted so much of their resources. So its not the same like in the army whereby you cannot choose whether to chiong the forest with one whole group of mates.
But who cares, im a NSF. 11months served, 11months more.
Being in this vocation has its good and bad factors. Good becos everyday we are able to go home in the evening and report back to base in the morning.
Currently im waiting for the new posting of the vocation, everyday enjoying doing nothing in sembawang airbase. Im seriously happy now after i quitted this stressful job. However, im quite afraid if im posted back to those tough vocations. My current rank is still Sergeant Cadet Trainee. Let's wait and see!

picture taken from RSAF website

great friends

on the 9th sept, weiliang, shaun n anna came to the airport and fetch me. So delighted, and saw them with this welcome board at the departure gate waiting for me. The people around them with wide smiles on their faces, saw a caucasian laughing happily. went to whampoa keng fish head restaraunt for a great dinner treat after we left airport. cereal prawns, fried tofu, fish head steamboat etc.. didnt take any photos for that though. after dinner, we immediately sped home since they know i miss home so much...

10th sept 2011 saturday, went over to bedok north area. at this hdb blk there's this thailand cuisine shophouse that S introduced us. Not bad for the food. did take picture as well. :( always not convenient with non-camera phone. Ard 11pm went back to chevron for singing session which we booked earlier that day.  went home late, had a great time. me,wj,jh,wl,s.

170911 Saturday, wj,jh,wl and myself. bugis steamboat (not very nice restaraunt!) and decided to go for shesha after dinner. then back to bugis Mac for late supper. No photos taken though.

july 11 - sept 9 brunei flying phase

two months of shits. a very good chance to learn to be stronger.
there's no physical demanding, it's all mental challenge for the flights.
get efff in the aircraft, using being 'chopped'(kick out of vocation) as a threat if fails to perform well.
and it's a challenge in emotional intelligence
it's different from army.

much shitty stuffs, cant disclosed in details here.
oh my and it's 619am now. cant get into sleep when i woke up ard 3am.
have to start the shits again later on 745am.
4 more days!
so much of the mental shits by those useless people.


ok and so im back on the 9th!
Finally. The feeling is so awesome once i landed in changi airport.
It's where i truly belong.

17-28 june 2011 brunei jungle survival course

In a few more hours time, i will be at paya lebar airbase flying to Brunei.

It will be C130 military flight. Yeh positive thinking is not many people get to experience this aircraft, and six of us do. 3hours flight to Brunei, 1hour slower than commercial flights.

17th -28th will be in Brunei for this Jungle Orientation Training. Reason why even though im alr posted to airforce yet there's jungle survival course is to ensure we are able to survive alone just in case the helicopter we fly in explodes and get cast away. In the jungle, finding food, building A-frames (shelters using logs), fireplace, monitor lizard traps. First few days will be trainings in Brunei camp, and later 4days 3nights in the jungle for this course.

Alright, it will be shit.