every week here can be very interesting...

Monday was Day 1 for the Sispec 45th BSLC trainees. I was frm the 44th. I would think of sispec like a value added factory - every few months, it produces batches and batches of specs... take a photo, and then it becomes some historic thing on the wall. then everyone moves on.

I rmb my first day there, i was constantly looking ard to familiarise with the new environment. the parade square looked magnificent...but now its not anymore cos it reminds me of the parade after the 28km march. that morning most of us can't even stand straight much less standing still. lol.

It rained just like 3mths ago. everyone says becos its a sad day. hm. i dunno abt them but my Day 1 was also full of anticipation despite the depressed feeling of coming back to army after 1+ week of block leave after BMT. i rmb i still missed my BMT bunk mates then. I looked at the ppl in ASLC just like how they looked at us now. the "what is going on" facial expression...

did quite a few outfields in midweek... and outfields really bring out the best and worst of people. most of us do know the drill... and have enthusiasm. we sometimes treat missions like games when its not too shag and doesn't involve live rounds.

the most garang thing i did was to dive and prone into wet soil behind cover of a tree after getting contacted. those kind of moves will definitely stop the instructors frm commenting abt us taking too long to prone down and not taking proper cover. turned out that i landed on a half rotten black and yellow jackfruit with lots of ants on it. i tink i rather get scolded nx time.

there'd always ppl who don't know a fark abt what to do, behaving weirdly and talking weird things. all it takes is one blur cock to fark it up and we'll have to re-do the drill...we simply term them as fuckers. its not like they are stupid or not fit. most of us are A lvl...

in fact im starting to believe that the number of normal people is shrinking... it doesn't take a lot out of someone to at least know whats going on and what to do next. im quite wary abt new ppl i meet now. many ppl are not as good as they seem during 'peacetime'.

I thought i wouldn't be so hot-tempered...but when such things start to affect our SLEEPING TIME and BOOK OUT TIMING (nothing matters more), everyone starts being very dismissive of the blur cocksters. especially so for my ppl like my buddy whos meeting his girlfriend for dinner after booking out. lol. you can't imagine how impatient he was...

fortunately, at least the regulars are promising leaders. my buddy is now one. he just signed on as a Guards spec recently for the money and for his future, becos his educational level is low compared to a typical 19 year old. Quite respectful huh. normal ppl wouldn't sign on as Guards. they would sign on as something less hectic like Signals. Guards is a vocation i'd describe simply... as a higher level infantry.

on most days we'd only come back camp in late afternoons or at night. then the new trainees, or in fact our juniors, would look at us from their bunks as we march in with our field packs and all, messy camo cream and sweat over our faces and muddy boots and uniforms. er...they stand too far to smell us though.

those were the days where i stood at my bunk and looked at my seniors too. and at that time everyone would say similiar things : "I hope i don't get posted to ASLC sia." but now that im in it already...its ok.