Tuesday, November 13, 2007
wususup guys!
ORD LOH..everyone's shouting tat recently.this catchy phrase has replaced greetings like 'gdmorning sir/sgt', killed off dull moments during ops n has even become the favourite thing to toast bout.shall we talk a little bout it? i guess many, in fact all of u guysngirls noe wad it means literally, but few, few! noe wad it truly means. Operationally Ready Date. its not merely leaving active NS or being released from the restrictions of sun-nite-book-in-to-wait-for-book-out-only-to-book-in-again-n-wait-for-book-out-again (tat's if ure a stay-in in the first place). to me its about people. people we meet, interact with, work with, depend on n eventually buddyrize.
alrite i invented a new work.im sure all u smart asses out there understand wad tat means.
NS has been a real eye opener for me. mind blowing one(tats y im all brain juice,no matter). it has thrown me into the worst kinds of hardships i've ever endured with strangers. we did ridiculous things, meaningful things, dangerous things. n everytime its the person beside me pushing me on, not myself.i was in charge of pushing him. this odd cycle works somewhat like the 'invisible hand' in macroecon, n its working beautifully. yea sure i've complained bout NS, said tat its a complete waste of time, pulling me back for 2 years, shit pay etc.. but we all complain. we've complained bout tests n exams only to reminise school days when we're in army..stuff like tat. n im quite sure that i'd have more to lose if not for NS. take for example meeting all sorts of people n interacting with them, thereby knowing how to handle pr stuff. i tink tat's pretty impt, esp for me since i seem to be stepping on everyone's toes. or better still: running almost everyday in camp. if not for tat torturess sweat-wasting meaningless runs every now n den, i wouldnt have improved as a runner n even had e courage to sign up for stanchard marathon. even thou im in awful shape now, i'd consider it a major accomplishment in my life shd i manage to complete it( OMG its 42k..tats like the length of freaking s'pore im so gonna die wtf was i thinking!)
ok i tink im getting off my point now.i tink wad im trying to say is people often neglect the small things in life. national defence is a big thing in NS, i guess the small one is people.damn i duno how to say tis. relationships between people are the most crucial thing(imo) n NS is a platform to hone ur skills at that. is tat wad im saying?sth like tat. ur journey has not been a fruitless one my frens. its up to u to discover wad else u've learnt. its like unlocking a hidden ability in u.haha
right back to ORD. ORD LOH!!!(hey i may like ns but i like to ord more) no more outfield no more extras no more burnt weekends no more stay-ins no more this no more that!im not targetting the non-combatans n saying that they didnt reli go thru a REAL soldier's path(then again i may be saying tat) but hey, everyone has their own journey rite?im sure u enjoyed urs some way or another. n im sure stories will fly every time we meet up one reason or another, that is if i dun fall sick again. i got this ord video i might wana share. its made by 12mono for 12mono gds n its basically all the key events that we did.i'll try to upload it, after i figure out how n find out if i'll get charged if i post tat. also proud me wans to SHARE my proud pic, right after i figure out the scanner.
woa man this is looong.. i've also been thinking bout lasik for a while now. as always its been the money issue.but as my v clever fren pointed out, the earlier i get it done the lesser it'll cost over time. anyone has 2.4k to give/lend? i give good massages...
i suppose exams for the girls are coming soon eh?as always work hard study hard.(sounds weird coming from me haha) the prospect of going uni is scary to be honest.i dun see how i can read study materials again n do presentations. i tink i may need a tutor.any takers?girl preferred.i charge 50/h.
just went bangkok past week with ben chew n couple of our frens.had reasonable fun there. would haf been better if we weren't so broke.haha. my fren n i became damn smart there. we learnt how to haggle n slash prices n calculate exchange rate for every price tag we saw etc.. out of so many things, this im most proud of. we came to a conclusion that ENGLISH CORRUPTS!! YEA MAN IT DOES! lemme exp. ok picture tis. tuk-tuk (3wheel drive that's extremely dangerous.do not try!uve been warned!) comes along n befriends 5 innocent s'porean boys =). he offers a cheap ride but brings us to all the expensive places operated by his 'sponsors'--> CONMAN!! next. taxi drives comes agrees to use taxi meter. 2mins into the ride he exclaims tat the reasonable fare is 200bucks plus highway toll. upon rejection from the innocent ones his face darkens n looks as if he's gonna sell us away. for fear of our safety the innocent ones agreed to 200 n split toll.--> ANOTHER CONMAN!! No.3! another taxi.charge by meter. realising his soul is as pure as ours me n my fren decided to ask him bout taxi charge by meter to this other place we're planning to go. exhausted all our means of communication, which includes english, malay, sign language, broken english, singlish, hokkien n some swear words, he still didnt understand. he just carried out his trade as a taxi driver honestly. THEREFORE, WE CONCLUDE THAT ENGLISH CORRUPTS!
one more thing.we were at this pub area which also happens to be the red-light district in bangkok. while in the camp, my very clever fren, while observing the vibrant district, asked me 'eh do u tink this place will be like this if bangkok is not named bangkok?' i didnt have an answer.still hafnt. oh great one please enlighten us!
haha thanks for reading till the end.if u merely scrolled down go back up n read start again.DO NOT collect $200pay. rem..its on ur conscience.
alright im hungry.look forwards to the pic/video.i hope i dun chicken out.take care!
yimin
yimin sang at 7:23 PM
