「 Eric Lim yawns... Sunday, April 30, 2006 」

Tis is the most shagged wk so far. It is realli the hol-lan wk. Thru out the wk, got 3 navi exe: gypsy 1 & 2 plus the test Ex Wanderer. Den the rest of the day do sect battle drill which includes all the chargin, leap n bound, prone. I realli can go buy lottery liao may strike wan coz the navi exe so suay i kena signaller got 2 carry signal set n 4 sect battle drill i kena law gunner got 2 carry the 7 kg plus law tube plus my m16. Bloody hell when i prone dwn or run the whole thing keep hittin against my back damn hard. Outfield muz b tactical or else i will keep scoldin CB liao.

1st day sect battle drill which is abt ambush followed by gypsy 1. 1st navi ex so sgt do all the navigatin 2 show us thru. sgt yap quite zai can find the checkpt. Lower mandai area sucks the forest trees alot of thorns wan wah lao kena cut like hell. In addition alot of commando mosquitoes which can stick u thru the thick long 4 uniform. Halfway thru rain heavily.... By the time we reached back camp, 12am clean arms n sent arms n wash clothes n bathe den 1 plus finally slp.

Nxt mornin 5 plus wake up still can take it go sect battle drill in foto hill 2 do ambush operation. Fire 2pid blanks again 2 dirty our rifle onli. Den go lower mandai 4 gypsy 2. tis time rnd we 7 persons per grp got 2 go find CP ourselves. Suay suay suay 1st thing rain 2nd thing is due 2 we take wrong azimuth after detour n realli go HOL-LAN abt 2km away frm our CP. The most sian thing is i kena heat rash which suddenly make u feel like kena poked by needle. Hol-lan until nite den go back is abt 2am liao. S usual do my usual stuffs until 3 den can slp.

Wah the nxt mornin 5.30 wake up buay dong liao keep wantin 2 slp more liao. Tat day do circuit section battle trngin. Heng still can finish them but after tat, GG liao. Heng no night op. The nxt day Ex Catwalk which is like section battle trngin but u will b evaluated. Heng i b sect com 2 lead 4 immediate assault n ambush n fire movement onli no flankin but still hav 2 suffer frm the prickin of heat rashes plus thorns of mimosa.

On fri mornin after i brush my teeth n step out of our toilet our staff sgt came 2 "greet" us gd mornin wif leg raises. Leg raise realli make ure stomach ache n ache. S the prev day we were veri disorganised tat's y kena. S usual he will say: u guys dun wan 2 cooperate rite. Fine i shall nt tok n let u all continue in tis position. After a while he will den say legs straighten straightnen, 40 degree lower lower lower. Den In tis position say out the leader's creed soldiers. Wah realli no comment...

Heng prev wk i passed SOC so no need 2 take the test again. Slack until afternoon set out 2 mandai 4 final navi ex wonderer. Tis time rnd veri heng we managed 2 find our checkpts n get back b4 10. Rain oso rain a bit onli. Hweva @ nite 1.30 dunno y ask us 2 fall in but den 1.50 liddat ask us 2 go back slp again. Realli sucks... Den 2day early morn check area cleanliness we fail n kena our fav exercise: leg raise. Afternoon do drills practice b4 bk out.

Nxt wk ho seh liao. Ex grand slam in tekong. 3D2N. Worse is my heat rash haven recovered yet. go there confirm die liao. Slp hrs damn little coz buddy lvl got 2 rotate 2 do sentry while another rest or else can get charged 4 nt followin orders. Plus we confirm will hav turn out or sudden stand to wan. No matter nxt wk oso a test so hope tat i dun screw up plus the heat rash can subside can liao.

「 Eric Lim yawns... Saturday, April 22, 2006 」

Tis wk has been fun but tiring @ the same time due the SOCs, sect trngin n the decreasin no of hrs of slp.

On mon morn got some parade. Wah got 1 guy puke out all his breakfast on the parade square until super jialat while got 1 guy near me sway left n right den fell 2 the front. Heng tat day got enuff hr of slp. Den afternoon start wif sect trngin. Got 2 put up SAF make up: green n 3 black stripes. Super sian my black camo tend 2 smudge when i sweat n always end up my face like justice bao.

During sect trngin, we learn hw 2 engage enemy s a sect wif all the various weapons hlders in our sect. We oso apply the formations n drills we learn in the forest n firing blanks 2 simulate live fire. It is veri fun lar s if fightin a war or playin cs. Ha can c pple drama roll or crawl frm 1 tree or another 2 take cover. Hweva, by constantly doin leap n bound frm 1 bound 2 another n proning dwn is quite tiring oso. Tat day s i dropped my RCK so i kena sect com 2 lead my sect 2 execute the drills heng nvr realli cock up.

Tues mornin do SOC again. tis time rnd nt bad timing below 10 liao improve liao. But the most sian thing is after soc got 2 rush applyin camo 4 sect trngin. Wed sect trngin again den aft went back 4 AGR n strgth trngin. Super tired. Furthermore 4 the past few days @ nite got 2 wash the dirty uniforms n slp late wake up early. Looks like the pace is getting faster liao.

Thurs n fri heng let us hav rest coz sat is our SOC 1st test. If we do well, no need 2 do 2nd test. Thurs learn CPR frm medic n applyin CPR on some dummy. Ha most of the time i was hammerin on the dummy. Fri learn 2 use the sharpshooter n rest of the day admin. Super shiok.

Sat mornin SOC test. Thx 2 all the constant run dwn tis time rnd i manage a 9 flat. I was veri happy. Initially i failed a few obstacles wan. I had alreadi met the req 2 cross over OCS: 2.4 under 9.15 n SOC under 9.15. But the ippt gold is most impt. So close yet so far...If realli cant cross over, most likely i will go express interest 2 enter s'pore guards regiment 2 b a guard specialist. Khaki beret, guard's tag, guards conversion course, heli rappellin -> ready 2 strike.

After SOC went 4 sect trngin again b4 bkout 2 meet wif those ocs guys 4 dinner 2 talk cock. Nxt wk is the navi plus sect trngin wk or the hol-lan wk. Almost everyday got sect trngin. On some of the days, morn sect trngin den @ nite go lower mandai 2 navi thru forest until nite time. Tis time rnd can try my 2IC trick of puttin chilli on banana n giv the monkeys there 2 eat. But heard tat most prob the checkpts veri hard 2 find n i tik i most prob will hol-lan wan. In addition, nxt wk all trngin end @ abt 11 liddat which means less admin time, wash clothes in dark, slp late wake up early. Realli hol-lan liao.... Tis time rnd we will c whether we can realli mind over body or whether we can realli work wif pleasure under pressure( my staff sgt fav quote).

「 Eric Lim yawns... Sunday, April 16, 2006 」

On gd fri, went sentosa wif my class. Nt bad lar quite a no of pple turned up. Tat day dunno y so many pple go sentosa oso the bus queue super long. Last mth went wif my plt mates durin march hol dun even hav so much pple lar. Wait for cab oso got 2 wait quite long. Act take cab oso cost abt the same s takin bus in2 sentosa.

Soon we reached the beach n started playin frisbee. Haha s ant back is facin some bikini gers, we kept throwin the frisbee 2 the gers to make him go there n pick. Sadly tis is 2nd time i play sports games since my enlistment in2 army. The 1st time is oso in sentosa wif my plt mate. Den we rested n ate. Ha most of the time is the guys eating. Cant blame lar go in army liao realli bcome hungry ghosts liao. The hm s usual last min pang seh nvr come thus we cant play card or soccer n can only play frisbee. Ha tat alex super cock let tat cunning raccoon dunno make him turn hw mani rnd n snatched away the frisbee 4 quite alot of time during dog n bone.

But sian the heavy rain spoil all the fun. Cant kayak anymore. Despite tat, when the rain got lighter, we continued playin frisbee. Ant, alex n aaron left 1st while the rest of us left later. On the way back, the 2pid reckless island bus driver made every1 swing arnd when it was turnin. I did a 360 deg turn all thx 2 the uncle despite holdin tightly 2 the handle. Den we went town 2 watch eight below in the new cathay cinema. The movie nt bad lar. After tat trekked 2 bugis 2 find gk 2 play pool s he told me he wld b late. Abt 15 min liddat can reach bugis liao.

Sian so fast my civilian days r up. 2nite bkin in 2 b soldiers n wif pride we lead...SISPEC again. Section trngin plus 2 soc plus ippt nxt wk. Admin time will b much less liao frm nxt wk onwards. 4 the nxt wk almost every mornin 7 take bus 2 trngin grnd, camo on, trning, lunch, trng, dinner, trngin, come back, clean rifle, den giv u abt 20min admin time 2 bathe, wash clothes. Dunno whether got time 2 call hme. Sian 4 the nxt 3 wks, sat bk out timing will b arnd 6pm liddat which means wont hav much time 4 me 2 go out on sat nite liao. Tiring it will be n tat is the time where all the sergeants will come in n say stuffs like shagged cannot tik is it. Hope tat my mentality can help me survive thru all tis sai gang.

「 Eric Lim yawns... Thursday, April 13, 2006 」

Tis wk song. It is a veri short wk. 4days of trngin all thx 2 gd fri. Monday learn some principle of gd shooting n safety abt live range. Den go imt play "arcade" 2 simulate real live range shooting. Slack in the mornin means something xiong in the afternoon. SOC. Tis time full run dwn. Sian Lo wall muz do 2 times den parrallel bar n lo rope clear quite long. But heng in the end still pass but compare 2 my bmt time, takes a longer time. Hopefully nxt few run dwn can do better b4 the final test

Tues go live range. B4 goin 2 my bay i was like keep prayin dun let me hav a weapon which keeps havin IAs. 1st is something like machine gun. Prone dwn n fire until my neck pain. The recoil sucks oso. Nxt is the ultimate owin rifle: SAR21. Bloody hell tis weapon juz aim thru scope shoot n it will land exactly there. The aimin nt so taxin s M16 s ure eyes wont get so tired when constantly aiming thru SAR21. @ nite cant c nvm got laser 2 guide u. Total ownage.Tat day gan pua heng so no IAs.

Wed mornin did our basic navi theory test. Sian come army oso need 2 study or else will fail. Afternoon went lim chu kang cemetery to do basic navi prac test. Of all place dunno y choose a cemetery 2 do the test. When we reached there we realised tat the test will onli b conducted on the knoll n onli req 2 walk frm station 2 stn which r all on the knoll 2 do map n compass related stuffs. Dwn the knoll r all the tombstones n the knoll is actually quite near 2 my aunt's grave. Heng is day come here 2 conduct the test. If @ nite, i may c more pple doin the test wif me.

Tis mornin went 2 live range arnd tuas 2 fire grenade launchers n anti tank weapon. The grenade launchers juz cocked den 1 rnd away n boom! But the explosion nt veri loud oso. The illumination rnd fired frm the GL damn nice even durin the day. It is actually a little lamp which lights up upon fire with a small parachute above it. The worst is the anti-tank. Bloody hell even though got ear plug, after firin, i was like deaf 4 abt 3 mins liddat. Firing the thing wif the real calibre is dunno hw many times louder than tat. No wonder durin war alot of pple deaf. After tat went 2 c dml stuffs like claymoremine. Den go back n bk out.

Nxt wk realli can play counterstrike liao. Goin outfield 2 do section trngin in FBO. Super sian got 2 do fire movement in FBO plus carryin all those funny weapons n items. Worst thing is got 2 SOC nxt wk n due 2 my poor performance 4 ippt, every wk i got 2 redo the whole test again until i get a silver. ippt plus 2 SOC in 1 wk. Time 2 go hol-lan liao. Tis few wks stay in sispec like begin 2 like the place n the trngin liao. The regular sgts n warrants r damn comical n fun n sort of get influenced by them liao. Ha who noes if i cant get the uni course i wan, i may sign on as specialists n hav such lives like my sgts n warrants.

「 Eric Lim yawns... Saturday, April 08, 2006 」

Tis wk pass quite fast. 3rd time i bk out liao. Tis wk nothing much mainly focus on demolition stuff like claymore mine, tripflare plus signal package and play wif night vision goggle. In addition still got those usual PT stuff. Our fierce staff finally starts 2 joke wif us liao. Keep makin funny remarks like askin my fren y his nipples r erected when we sing birthday song 2 him, askin 2 blur kings 2 buy a HDB flat n stay 2gether, ask 2 buddy whether there is an incident whereby 1 mornin 1 of them was smokin while another 1 was weepin etc. Wah we realli laff like hell.

Mon n tues play wif signal set n walkie talkie n keep doin voice procedure. VP consists alot of odd codeword but heng no need 2 memorise. Den wed learnt abt tripflare n had a technical handlin test whereby got 2 set up a fake trip flare. Make a 2pid mistake n end up didnt score realli well. Heng thurs the claymore tech test i did quite well. Hopefully dun choose me 4 the live firin of a real claymore or else i sure garang gabo. Ha tat day oso keep hearin my sir keep scoldin pple pua sai kia n pua sai bye new vulgarity. He oso super funny. When he caught pple slpin durin lect, he wld ask them 2 ans qns. If they ans wrongly, he wld say tis: u muz b dreamin of ure god but did ure god tell u tat u r goin 2 get confine tis wk? If they heng heng ans correctly, he wld say: Wah ure god so powerful ar tell u the ans ar?

Fri ippt test. After the daily broad jump trngin, guess silver wont b a prob. But tat day still end up wif a pass grade. Again my trngin go hol-lan. Total turn off. Again saboh my section. S usual everything improved xcept 4 tat damn sbj. If nt 4 my sbj, i can qualify 4 a gold grade 4 guards n PTI wif my runnin time. Sian pple jump sgt say gd but when i jump the sgt say chibye! Tis is the 6 times ippt screw up due 2 sbj since my enlistment. Haiz den @ nite went 2 fire live trip flare. The effect of trip flare can b quite blindin but it is quite nice 2 c the view coz it is something like firework. The view can b quite romantic lor if there is a girl bside u. Ha but 2 bad on tat day is 1 whole grp of army boys. Wif the trip flare came another glow of hope. OC told us tat in 2 wks time there will b a veri final ippt test 4 those who didnt do well. So yuqiang decides 2 help me wif sbj while i help him wif chinup so tat we can clear the test 2gether. If whole coy got 100% silver, we will hav 2 nites out. Anw pls pple suggest some trngin 4 me 2 improve sbj coz i try alot liao still futile liddat.

2day SOC 1st run. Bloody hell sispec got height discrimination. The parrallel bar unlike bmtc so high coz me cant even jump n coz me 2 receive xtra trngin nxt time. 2day realli tekan session 4 soc. The PTI keep knockin us dwn. Anw his trngin quite gd lar goin thru the obstacle again n again plus his 2353535 trnin. Nt orderin pizza but is run 2 Obstacle 2 back den run 2 obstacle 3 back n so on wif SBO n rifle. Super shagged after tat trnin almost get hyperventilation.

Tis wk thx 2 yuqiang spreadin 2pid rumours among my sect n his sect nw realli diao jin huang he xi bu qing liao. No matter wad still muz train 4 silver. Nxt wk got soc again on mon by rite shld b combat fit liao after the mao gui trngin. Plus nxt wk song. Almost everyday is "Firers Fig 15 stationary target own time own tgt carry on" Everyday press trigger onli but realli got 2 tolong dun get misfire. Anw pple take care!

「 Eric Lim yawns... Saturday, April 01, 2006 」

Tis wk learn 2 new weapons plus basic navigation. Most of tis wk afternoon spend time in lecture rm listenin 2 lecture frm various PCs n sergeants while mornin had progressive AGR, PT or 60:120 trning.

Most of our PCs can realli make lecture veri interestin. In between lect, they will giv us break n show us some lame advertisement video 2 make us laff n wake up. Durin the demolition lect, the PC showed us the pwr of bomb n mine durin war n damage it can cause. 1 particular photo super gross show some remains machaim like kway chap. On the other hand, some PCs share their exp durin lect. 1 super funny is hw 2 deal wif irritatin monkey durin our navi course in 3 wks time. Put alot of chilli n pepper in the food n let them eat n the monkey will walk s if it is drunk, sway left n right. Super cock.

Tis wk thx 2 the sgts n PCs manage 2 learn a few more army words. If i get somemore, i can realli go compile a army vocab bk liao. the 1st word is idiot-proof which means something 2 easy 2 learn. Another word will b garang gabo which means panic n screw up the whole thing. The most commonly word will b hol-lan which means totally cocked up. Wah i like keep usin tis word liao esp durin navi coz if u dun navi properly realli can end up hol-lan or mayb germany or if things go wrong. Tis time realli hol-lan liao!

Tis wk oso discuss abt the happy hr thing which will b in 7 wks time. It is sort of dinner plus celebration @ Chevron b4 we graduate. Dunno y got such 2pid policy tat if 75% of the company pple can get gers 2 go den we will hav 1 nite off or else got 2 bk in straight after the function. Nw every1 try 2 psycho pple 2 bring 2 hav 1 nite off n starts 2pid matchmakin ideas. Wad intro gers let me bring or go orchard juz find a ger n ask her. Super cock!

The excitin exercise in tis wk is 1 person navi in a forest durin daytime n buddy lvl nite forest navi. Day navi still ok still can c although my pacin is nt veri exact n i tend 2 drift right. But heng still can find checkpt. @ nite it rains but the slope super slippery n worst visibility sucks. Heng got rope 2 grip on or else i realli hol-lan. Tis wk oso discover it will b damn funny if u c a stern person crackin joke or being sarcastic wif a super stern face. Tis wk veri gd lar alot of admin time n somemore got canteen break. Actually tot tis wk will end off a happy 1 but nvr did i xpect i screw up my ippt on fri morn

Again everything 5 pts n was veri happy wif my runnin frm bmt 9.41 bcomes 9.23 liao. 9 more sec n i qualifed 4 guard n commando's gold timing. Haiz do so well 4 others got wad use. SBJ 221 2pts->final result passed. Last wk got silver but tis wk got passed. Nxt wk final test liao n yet my result slump tis wk. My daily tuck jump trngin realli go dwn the drain. Super sian n disappointin. @ the same time, i drag my section mates dwn. We set 100% silver record but nw in the sect i m the one pullin them dwn. One of the sgts unhappy wif my result n made them responsible 4 me 2 get gold by nxt wk. If can, we can get 1 nite off if nt, dunno wad he can come up wif 2 deal wif us. Frm 221 to 234... Haiz. Super pai sei cause them 2 train wif me 2 ensure tat. Ultimately the worst is my chance of crossin over OCS will b damn hard if i dun do well 4 my ippt. 2 make matter more jialat, i landed on my butt while jumpin in bunk 2 train n nw i jump my butt oso hurt. Haiz totally sian ji bua liao. Nw realli 左右为难!