Sunday, August 31, 2008
Good there there was off on Monday for taking part in AHM. My legs aching all over. Hahax
Tuesday back in camp. Spent most of the time sleeping since there isnt anything to do. A' Company is going for outfield and Platoon 10 went to become enemy. Glad that they did not call for platoon 9! Hahax
Wednesday as usual we didnt do much and just sleep. Went to sharpen our ET blade. Hahax Thursday got some Shell Scrape digging practice. I went into my CSM's office along with a few others to have a nice chat with him. My CSM was previously an UN Peace Keeper. He has his uniform and Beret displayed in is Office! We had so much fun talking I didnt realize we actually spent an hour plus in the office. There isnt nights out at night since platoon 10 is cleaning arms and they havent yet send arms. So we stayed in camp.
Thursday morning was raining heavily. But IPPT Training carries on. We do pull ups, push ups and crunches. Later afternoon we route march out of camp into the jungle and dig shell scrape. We spent 5 hours there digging and reach back camp at around 11:30pm.
Friday Morning woke up with aching hands. Booked out for Air Rifle. Our scores all cannot make it. Hands all aching. Well good thing it was just practice. After that we dont have to book in. We call our PC and ask they since we are not required to go back, we all went back home. Hahax!
15 September's Outfield should be an interesting one. 3rd Guards call on 40SAR for the first time to be their enemies for this outfield. This outfield ought to be an interesting one!
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Now that my IPPT, SOC and ACCT are all Cleared, ATEC is next and we can wait for ORD already!
Monday we spent the whole day doing ACCT. Spend the morning sleeping before we revise on our ACCT before Lunch. After Lunch was the grading. Quite a number failed. But good thing I passed! All it take is good acting. Hahax
Tuesday morning there was IPPT Test and SOC Test. Since I have cleared both I get to go ROC, Relak One Corner. Hahax My fitness seems to have dropped... Tried Pacing In SOC but they ran faster then I can! Hahax After that was sleep. But I had to run 16km since I didnt last Friday. I walked the whole 16km around the fish farm. Hahax Didnt complete the 16km route also.
Wednesday morning there was IPPT and SOC Training. I had to take part in IPPT Training since I didnt get Gold. Haiz... After that we had to learn how to do triple con wire. Damn complicated but with good teamwork everything turned out piece of cake. After that was nights out and I went home after joining my buddies Devan, Lim Jia, and Roy for dinner and a drink. Hahax
Thursday morning I went Yishun Safra for the Air Rifle training. Learned how to do Zeroing on our rifle. And after trying out we had our 15 targets and 30 pallets with 2 shots per paper. Total score was 300 and the record was 222. Edward broke the record with 226. Damn good a marksman he is! I shoot two times and the score was 174 and 185. Not an easy feat Air Rifle is! After that we had to book in... Haiz the worst part? There was an MP raid. Good thing I already brought my PSP back! Hahax The MP see my cardboard he stress already. Its so messy he did not really bother to check. Hahax
Friday alot of people applied leave. So my platoon was left with around 1/3 of the total strength. Spent the whole day sleeping.
Saturday we had to book in by 1930. They want us to have 7 hours of rest. So early how to sleep? Haiz...
Sunday we woke up real early at 2:45am and fall in at 3. We reached the Padang around 4 plus in the morning but the run commence only at 6:30. So early reach dunno for what? We all ran the Army Half Marathon of 21km non-competitive. They blocked the highway all just for us to run. The timing to meet is 2hrs 30mins and you get the medal. I took 3 and a half to complete. Ran up till 6km cannot make it already. Hahax Well at least there are free 100plus to drink and of cause for taking part we get Monday off! Hahax
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Spend almost the whole week Learning and Practicing our Advance Close Combat Training, ACCT. Next Monday will be the actual Grading already!
Monday I came back in the afternoon. Cleared half day in the morning since I had half day from doing the sails on friday for NDP. Hahax Came back in the afternoon to continue on our ACCT. Missed out quite some stuff in the morning. Good thing afternoon is sparing so those on half day get to catch up. Hahax
Tuesday morning there was no run or anything. So we slept through the whole morning and in the afternoon we had ACCT Revision.
Wednesday morning there was SOC and IPPT Training. And in the afternoon ACCT Mock Grading. We finished early so we get to go for early nights out. I went with my buddy Kumaran and my medic Yi Xiang for dinner then a movie, Journey to the Center of the Earth. Not a bad show though. Chop chop movie. My driver Perm went to drink and he finished 8 cans of barons coming back kinda drunk. During the night he just got up and Pee on the floor and go back to sleep without having any idea what happened... Happened at 2:20 in the morning. Hahax
Thursday Morning we all had conditioning run of 1.5km with LBV on. Shack! Well at least after that we slept through the whole afternoon. Hahax Requested to clear my off on friday and after quite some discussion we are allowed to go. My section three of us left. 2 will be on duty and 1 on half day. All in the end my section has nobody on friday. Hahaha
Friday a lot of people applied leave. Well one of them is me hahax. Went lunch with a friend of mine along with one other guy being an extra since he bump into us. Bloody hell. In the evening I went over to Delwyn's Bday Party. Damn it was like wracking havoc there. Everyone was like drunk over there. Hahax Except those who drive...
Saturday no NDP... Kinda feel something missing man. Kinda Boring since NDP was over... After so Long, Ami Rajesh Gabriel and I all got to meet up. We went marina square to chill, catch up with old times and of course! Laugh at our school days! Hahax.
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Finally! After one month plus of rehearsals its finally Over! National Day Parade 2008!
This is the day we have been burning our Saturdays for. National Day Parade. Went there at 1pm. Had a good meal first before I go. Security as usual it was tight. But the bad part was half way through it drizzled. Due to the rain the photos I took were quite bad. My Flash isnt working coz the battery is flat and I have to make do. The Sky Runners did not use their Equipment to perform as well... Wasted. Damn. Well at least with some good tips I get to shoot some good shots of the fireworks! Hahax
Saturday, August 09, 2008
Booked in on Sunday night for Guard Duty the next day. I went for my Platoon's BBQ organized by my Platoon Commander Captain Martin. Hahax He got promoted and is gonna be posted out. So he made a BBQ as a farewell.
Monday is an off day but I did guard duty. For that I will have one day off! Hahax
Tuesday morning there was some IPPT and SOC training in the morning but it doesnt Concern me. Guard Rest. Hahax After that we had Advance Close Combat Training, ACCT, for the rest of the day
Wednesday morning we had a run of 1.5km with LBV loaded with Gortex Jacket and 2 water bottles. Wah shack man! After that we continued our ACCT. At night we had dinner at the Parade Square to celebrate NDP. We had durians all. Hahax
Thursday we went to Marina Floating Platform in the morning for a little Parade for NDP before the System Rundown in the afternoon. Morning's Parade we did it with the Guards Unit. Simple parade. Just to hear some stupid National Day Message. After that we had 3 hours break.
Friday again we woke up early to go for a run at East Coast Park. All the companies went there for the run. My company ran 14km and after that we went home. Half day off. Hahax In the evening I went to Marina Floating Platform for the Sails rehearsal. I took over one of my sergeant since he is doing COS. Did one Rehearsal spending only 2 and a half hours there and with that we get half day off. Totally worth it! Hahax
Sunday, August 03, 2008
Since there was no NDP last week, had to book in on Sunday Night. Monday was a Half day. Spent it doing the vehicle for the Sergeants going for their outfield training. Book out after that at around three. We have off till Wednesday for that.
Tuesday I went to donate blood. In a way to save life. And also to escape my Company's Blood Drive some where in August. Hahax
Wednesday had to book in... Haiz... Spent the whole day at home.
Thursday Morning there was training. IPPT and SOC training. Basket only those get Gold dont have to take part. I got silver so I got no choice... Afternoon was NDP. I Went with my group of people helping out in the Sails first in cab since the called for us to go early. Went there everyone was released for break. So we went out to have a break also. Hahax The rest of the company went there by themselves by bus and train. The bus the indent cocked up. Did not arrived. Hahax After everything they went back themselves again by bus and train. I went home since I had Air Rifle the next day. Hahax
Friday Morning some of us went to Yishun Safra at 9am for the Air Rifle Trial. Our PS in charge can only choose a certain number of people to take part in the competition so he wanted us to take the best two paper of two shots and he will choose. Since it was a trial, We get to shoot freely. 50 pallets with 10 paper. I took the Rifle. There was the Pistol also. It isn't easy at all. Target so small Rifle Heavy. Good thing they have Left Hand Rifles. I got one paper with 18 and one with 13. So it makes up total 31 over 40. Those aint skill. I wasted like 11 Papers just to get two nice ones. Hahax. After that actually can go back already. But we were asked to book in. Take ACCT, Advance Close Combat Training. And book out with the rest.
Saturday NDP Preview. I brought my Camera to take some photos will upload it next week. Everything turned out quite well. But the security damn tight. Screen here screen there. Irritating. Next week NDP already... So fast... After that Outfield... Haiz... Life in NS sucks...
Clemence Chang
