Friction of Force, Chapter 2 – The Separation

After 5 years of studies, finally, they graduated from secondary education. The time they spent together, will be kept in their memories and forever be remembered. They will miss the school, teachers, and fellow classmates and the time they spent with each other through thick and thin.

A few months later, they continued with their territory education and started to meet their own new course mates. That group had once said to each other, “We will not forget each other. Even if people once said that once one met a new friend, one will forget about his secondary school friends. But we will always be together as a family.”

For the 3 years towards their own path they chose, they made new friends. But they have never forgotten the others yet. This family they created made the effort to keep them united for the next 3 years and they succeeded.

Friction of Force, Chapter 3 – From Teenage to Adult

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Friction of Force, Chapter 1 – The Beginning

In a little country there lived millions of people. Somehow, destiny brought a group of young active people together in a single school in a small town. They never knew each other during the first day. They did not know their futures would be like. There were great adventures and fun awaits them in their future. All of them came from different family background, different religion and different races.

As days past, they started to know each other and talked more to each other. They started to go for their break time together in small groups and then bigger groups. They played games with each other and quarreled with each other. Though it was just a childish kind of quarrel at their age over small matters.

One year past, new friends joined their class and they blended very well. The next year and the following years, more friends joined and leave the class and they blended in very well too. As years passed, the friendship between them did not seem like a normal friendship but rather like a family. A particular group had such a good bond with each other that they were the most outstanding relationship with each other and created their very own family tree.

Friction of Force, Chapter 2 – The Separation

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Back to Paradise

I had a meaningful, enjoyable, shagginess and learning experience over the past 4 days. I brought home not only my own body but also with hundreds of uncountable mosquitoes bites and heat rashes.

Day 1

First day was planning. I am so lost in what they are doing. Basically, I had not touch on planning for like almost 1 year. I just think if they ask me to go for such exercise, I think I will do very badly. Luckily I am just an Umpire learning from what they are doing.

Day 2

Executing the mission. Too bad I cannot take the chopper which the troops are taking. I got to wait for them at the landing site. But it is a good experience to be so near to a chopper and see the troops jumping out and running away from the chopper. I had nothing to eat the first day. Someone forget to provide me with combat ration! And in the end I only had 1.5l of water to accompany me. I got to ration my 3l of water. Scared not enough water for next day sia. It rained with lightning risk in the afternoon and luckily, there is a training shed just a few meters away and we head for shelter.

Day 3

Went back to the headquarters to receive the next mission. Met my friends there and one of them gave me a slice of banana cake and my combat ration. I told him on day 2 that it felt like going through JCC, Jungle Confidence Course, and was staving. Mission 2 was much easier than 1. We walked a shorter distance.

Day 4

Last mission, we walked even shorter. We were transported to our spot by vehicle. One of the vehicle commanders is my BMT platoon mate, Hock Ann. A lot of my friends were in the Guards now, as our batch is for “Guards disposal”, a lot of us ended either in Guards or supporting Guards. For me, I am the support. My FO went back to join a platoon on defense. That afternoon was freaking sunny, hot and humid. I was on top of the bare knoll sitting there for 2 hours and I felt like fainting. I cannot take it and abundant my FO and his GA and went down to seek shelter. Not I “bang she” them la but is I do not need to stay there as there are nothing much for me to do at the moment. All the other Umpires were also resting below under the trees! I got a cool spot and sat and fell asleep. Well, after about and hour later, the mission is about to start and I can hear firings.

I think that was the most shag day of my army life all thanks to the sun. Guards, they say, Go Up And Rappel Down. So “garang” and they always do things in a different way. So glad they end the whole mission at 1800 and I could go home!

Lim Chu Kang, I will never forget that place which brought me so many uncountable mosquitoes bites. My whole leg is infested with it and they did not spare my face too. I swear that I will kill all mosquitoes that comes near me.

tata…

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NDP 06 and SAF Day Updates

Following the NDP 06 schedule comes the SAF Day rehearsal Schedule. Updates to the previous unavailable dates. 18, 20, 25, 27, 29 Apr, 04, 06, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27, 31 May, 01, 03, 10, 14, 16, 17, 19, 21, 23, 24, 29, 30 June, 01, 02, 05, 07, 08, 12, 15, 19, 22, 26, 29 July, 02, 05 August. More TOTO numbers to buy!



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NDP 06

As you all should have known by now that I am involved in NDP 06. Let me see… my schedule seems so tight; 30 rows of dates. 18, 20, 25, 27, 29 Apr, 04, 06, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27 May, 01, 03, 10, 17, 24 June, 02, 05, 08, 12, 15, 19, 22, 26, 29 July, 02, 05 August. Come come, choose the numbers and buy TOTO lo! And of course 09 August NDP 06. Please make sure if you want to date me avoid those dates… whahaha…

I just got my schedule from my RSM today. Haiz… first 2 rehearsal will be missed. Too bad as I have an exercise to go.

tata…

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One down More to come

At last, today the trial had closed. He was sentenced to 4 months detention. But it will be 4-1 for his good conduct or some sort I also not very sure. So now, one is down.

Let me see, what else I have in my schedule. Trial down, up coming is as follows. ORD Function, Out field exercise next week, National Day Parade 2006 rehearsals, NDP rehearsals and more NDP rehearsals before I can clear my offs and leaves. Looks like I am not going to have a relax time when my battalion is on “lao” period. “Lao” means nothing to do as the men all “ORD loh!”

Yesterday, I did not mention that I had a subaltern’s parade for 2LTs and LTAs. We practiced color drills. Ensigns aka the colors flag bearer. Then, my unit’s RSM, Regimental Sergeant Major, told me that I will be selected as one of the Ensigns for NDP and SAF Day. I was like, OMG, then my weekends will be burnt, and I still have my office work to do! And so much things I have not done!

For Pride, Honor and Glory! Carry colors in parade is a prestigious honor and glory. It is the military’s most important item and highlight of the event.


Picture from iMindef website

Well, they wanted people range from height 1.72-1.78m tall. But I am 1.83 so I am too tall! Erm… dunno leh… how? Maybe last minute they say I too tall cannot be in the contingent. Haha… Anyway, I am going to miss the first rehearsal already as I am out for exercise.

tata…

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Waste of my precious 2 hours

What a waste of my precious time today. I spent 2 hours at Temple Hill donating blood to the craving female mosquitoes which needed so much of my blood to feed her yet to born babies in her. I was there to test out a IR device used during night.

Sucks la I tell you. I cannot differentiate between grassland and trees. I only see black and white. I think my eyes are not suitable to be a FO. Looks like I am suffering from night blindness. Even viewing from my naked eyes, I cannot see much activities at the impact zone.

But ok la… Consolation price for going there is that before that we young officers were treated with 1 whole roasted duck, 1 whole roasted chicken, 1 plate of roasted pork and 1 plate of crispy roasted layered pork. It is at a total of slightly more than $90. Looks like it was served as offerings to God.

Tomorrow morning is the court hearing. I wonder how will the out come be.

tata…

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Defending Officer

Today, it was a shock of my life. I had never known how military court looks like. I thought it would be a small room with chairs and table and at the end of the room will be a long table with a panel of member and a judge. And the accused I am defending will be sitting beside me or my clerk will be beside me throughout the hearing. But it is not as I imagined.

The military court, Court Marshal Centre, was just like a civil court. Furniture made of wood and there is a high table right at the end of the room for the President and Members. Then followed by a table for the secretary, tables for the lawyers or defending officers, and behind sits the public. At the sides, the witness stand and the other the trial stand.

All rise. All bow. All may be seated.

I am supposed to take my place at one of the tables just like where a lawyer in court sits. Also, I have to read out the mitigation plea to the President. Oh yah… the President is not the nation’s President but the Judge, the appointed name is President. It is a very dreadful feeling sitting in the court. Hearing the other accused being given their sentence makes me silent and soulless.



My accused had made me almost wanted to cry but I will not elaborate further. It was a sad story when I requested his case to be adjourned. My accused was waiting for this day for his trial for a month already but was shocked to hear from me that it will be adjourned. I felt sorry for him too. As his defending officer, my duty is to help him to get a lighter sentence from the jury. No matter how bad the person is, I still have to make his case sound sorry and him being remorseful. The lawyer for the bad person is always the bad person la as u all knows. We still have to do out job to get out client a lighter sentence or even not guilty from the Judge. But I am not saying my accused is the bad person. Everyone will have their own side of the story.

tata…

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Upz

I got a new camera. A DSLR; a camera which I wanted for very long time and I had decided to put my money on it. Even though the body is not a new one, I bought it at a first and second hand shop, The Camera Workshop, it looks as if it is taken out from its unopened box. Konica Minolta Dynax 7D. I bought the body and vertical handgrip for 2nd hand. They are all in new condition as if the previous owner never used it before.

I bought a new lens from Cathay Photo Store, a 75-300mm lens. Also from there, I bought a camera bag, and some accessories. 17-35mm lens, I think I will also get it soon. Or I will get a 18-125mm? Lens will be a never ending buy for SLR cameras. There are too many ranges too choose from. What I lack now is a lens with wide angle.









tata…

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Life goes back to normal

Life goes back to normal for me from today onwards. No more shift duties, no more off days. I had finished my 1 month operation and is back in camp for office hours work. Here comes the arrow shooting at me again in a military political life.

I will miss a lot of my days the past 1 month. Working on shift gives me so much time to rest during off days and I can truly enjoy myself since I enter National Service. In the ops room, we watched Korean dramas, movies and many more. Of course duties are performed as we are watching. We are all vigilant people deployed in a operation!

I was introduced to a forum, ClubSNAP, for photographers. I registered as their member and did postings, readings and searching for threats. I understand a lot of issues, comments and recommendations on cameras which is truly a learning environment. Also, I know that there are actually many Konica Minolta lovers out there.

tata…

P.S. KM is Konica Minolta

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