w00t, survived 6, maybe 5 days of surprises in camp.
But before i get to that, I'm a proud new owner of the Non-camera edition HTC Snap, just that i did something foolish when i got it, is that i formatted it with all my contacts stored in the phone, so basically I'm trying to say is that all my contacts are GONE once again, so i really appreciate it if everyone who passes by this blog just send me a sms or leave a tag of your number and i will store it to my phone once again!! Thanks in advanced!! Though it's really quite unforunate this had to happen, but time to venture and use my new full QUERTY SMART PHONE!! =)
Just some pictures and informations about the phone,
Processor - Qualcomm® MSM 7225™, 528 MHz
Operating System - Windows Mobile® 6.1 Standard
Memory ROM: - 256 MB
RAM: - 192 MB
Dimensions - 116.5 X 61.5 X 12.0 mm
Weight - 120 grams
Display - 2.4-inch TFT-LCD with LED back light and QVGA resolution
Network - HSDPA/WCDMA
Device Control - Trackball with Enter button
Keyboard - 4-row QWERTY keyboard
GPS - Internal GPS antenna
Connectivity - Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate
Wi-Fi® - IEEE 802.11 b/g
HTC ExtUSB™ - (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one)
Battery - Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery
Capacity - 1500 mAh
Alright, enough of the new phone hype and getting back to the main topic. . . well, to be really honest is that i booked in to camp after 11 days of block leave is another 7 days of chill, slack, lepat(rest) course before actually reporting to Para Wing for the Basic Airborne Course(BAC).
So with that mindset, i actually went back to camp, but the first thing we got from our new warrent officers was KNOCK IT DOWN!! Though it was our fault to begin with, but mind you, they are special courses TRAINERS so if you piss them off, your life over there isn't going to be any easier!! Maybe i will break it down to the days so it will be easier to understand,
220909(Tuesday)
- 3 km run or slightly more than that due to all the twist and turns we did in between the runs
- Morning Regime (Not much change since BMT, just that whether you want to do or not, cause they don't really bother as it's for your own fitness!!)
- Signal Set Lecture & Practical
- Lecture of the Na-vex Course
- CO's Introduction and Welcome Speech
- Was told during one of the briefings that this Saturday have an IPPT
> Requirement to meet was Commando Silver
- Then, was also told that Thursday we will be heading over to Tekong to complete the Na-vex Course
- Weapon Lecture & Practical
All this covered at the very first day after we came back from block leave, and lasted throughout the day till 2130hrs, leaving us just 30 minutes of wash up and admin time, as the timeout time was set at 2200hrs. Maybe cause of the 100% rest during the full 11 days, even the usual 3km run seem quite tiring even though we were running at our usual comfortable pace!! All the information given to us for the week's task and lessons we have to go through really made me feel unsettled in camp!! Probably it just came as a surprise compared to what i thought it would be that's why it sped up the un-settlement in me.
Shall not continue to the rest of the week, since it's really depressing me to type the first day already!! No doubt i'm feeling real unsettled in camp, but what kept me going was coming back to the the outside world during weekends!! Nothing better than coming out already, cause it's that little time i have that makes the time spent worthwhile!!
Ahhh, busy busy me enjoying the holidays. . . pardon me for not logging in and write in an entry, but here i am now trying to write one entry before getting ready for church Sunday's service.
So fast and 8 days just passes me by, with 10/11 days of my block leave already over le! Somehow i should say that the break is very long that I'm getting lazier each day, to the point that i realized that i've been going for a 100% recovery stage, and by the time i get back to camp, i think the very first PT isn't going to be an easy one for me Hahaha!! But nevertheless, although i didn't do much exercise during the leave and mostly met up with anyone that i could meet and eat hell lots of good yet sinful food during the whole leave, i will return back the exercise when the leave ends in 48 hours!!
During the break, i did some backup on my current phone because maybe i might be changing my phone soon! Either this week or the next, but this is not the main point. There was just some pictures taken, recently or quite a while ago, but no matter what, just wanted to share it with everyone! So, at least some pictures in my blog after so long. . .
Presenting you, my very first shot taken using my 2.0MP camera smart phone!
it's a window shot from my car!!
(taken just outside FC5)
and there was just this one time in the evening peak hour after school when i didn't drive. Though it may not be of a shocking scene for some of you guys staying in the west or always get caught in the peak crowd, this scene was quite a rare sight for me!
`Look at the crowd, OMG. . .it extended throughout the whole station i tell you!
and going back to the Graduation Showcase 2009, when i had to go down to the sponsored magazine publisher place for some gifts, and this is how my car was fully utilized.
Back View, at the boot
Side View, from the door
Front View, from the drivers' seat
Next, not sure if i've write about this before but, i should just say it again for the benefit of doubt! When i just entered BMT, we had to do a trial 2.4km run and will be allocated accordingly to our time with our respective color bands and train with the people with similar running time! As it is,
Yellow - 10.30 & below
Green - 10.31 - 11.30
Blue - 11.31 - 12.20
Red - 12.21 & above
So at the start of the trial, i got a RED band. After my 2nd week, i went for the trial again and got an upgrade to the BLUE band. Think it was until my 6th week, i double jump 2 bands and took the YELLOW band. Suddenly also don't know what i'm writing so just end it with the pictures bah.
Finally, met up with Tritons. Well, never exceeded 10 people after the first years of gathering, but guess we're still meeting up is very good for me le!! So it was great to see all of them, though as usual there's always one or two last minute cannot make it, how i wished there will be one or two last minute make it instead!! Alright, shall just let the picture do the talking, credits from dearest daughter, Sherilyn.
(Taken at Swensens)
EARTHQUAKE Ice-cream, 8 flavors to choose from=)
Me & Adrian Buddy!
My Only Son, Hermi with Me & Adrian
(Taken at Outside Swensens)
Mini-Family Picture #1, with Adrian!
Mini-Family Picture #2, think i look better at Picture 1=/
Mini-Family Picture #3, with Mighty Papa Model! =p
Wanted to do a use brawn to think instead of brain at sherilyn, but somehow influenced everyone to point at her, so the end result. . .
SAM MAMA + 2(Daughters Sheri & Pat)
Take a look at Adrian's Hand! LOLx
ME!! I wonder what's so interesting about the Big Gulp that we all tried to take pictures with, but think it's probably the only best thing worth entertaining us we can find there!!
Now, my turn to take pictures with Daughter Sherilyn!!
And, cool picture with Daughter Patrina=D
JUST FOR LAUGH FROM ADRIAN AKA MUTU!!
That's all for the pictures folks!! Hope ya all enjoy them. I will just like to thank Adrian for making his way from camp all the way down to Cityhall to meet up with us, though i know he was also looking for some form of entertainment at night that day, but I'm sure everyone too had fun together with Adrian's ever cold jokes, or weird actions that will just make everyone laugh!! Off for some quick bite before preparing to head back to camp after 11 days of break!! <3s!!!
2/11 days of block leave over already, but I'm enjoying every precious moment out of camp! Just completed my 24km route march on Thursday, as well as Passing Out Parade(POP) right after it with my family members over at the grandstand watching! So for once after so long, let's display some colors and pictures in my blog again. . .
Commando Training Institute
For the past 3 months, i've been training in this Training Institute. The trainings was by far from what i've initially expected it to be so I quite enjoyed my time spent over there. As i haven't been to Tekong for training, and will never be having the chance so comparing from what i heard with my fellow mates out there over there, having training over here is definitely better! With a safety first team of upper management, an experienced team of instructors and a lots of fun people around me training together as one BRAVO company! More pictures to be uploaded hopefully soon if i don't get too lazy, so enjoy the first 3 of the lot!!
Platoon 4 w/ PS MSG Steven Choo
A small group of us
I'll be having my block leave from now to the 21st September, so anyone sees this and wanna have a meetup or gathering, please do ask me along!! Been a long time since i've seen everybody!
Graduated from Commando BMT, heading towards advanced training after my leave. Initially only got leave until 16th but situation changed at the very end so my leave got extended in a way. While most of the people graduated from Tekong wouldn't know their posting that fast, but i already know mine. So I will most likely be heading over to Signal School for my vocation training, with confirmation of the details to be given to me after my block leave. But before i officially start my vocation training, I heard that maybe i might be doing my Airborne Course first, so in a way it will be exciting and interesting to become a paratrooper first, den complete my Signal vocation training before heading back to the Institute for another round of Passing Out, or rather it will be a quiet Handing Over Parade to the Battalion, where we will finally embark on our Battalion training and work towards the Red Beret after 9 months of training. But whether things change during the course of 9 months, well no one knows what will happen next so I shall just remain positive and looking towards a brighter future!
Whatever is it, i will enjoy my Private(PTE) life, doing it to my best knowledge and excel in everything i do. I know i will do it, with the time spent together with you.
Magnum.72
Was supposed to blog out an entry last week but had to book in to camp, so was a little rush and didn't managed to update!! Since I have another long weekend given to us this week to enjoy as I'm not involved in any Remedial Training(RT) on the weekends. So i shall backtrack to the field camp period about two weeks back?!
And so, I was at 'Sentosa Island' for 5 days which is considered a short number of days spent over there as it used to be 8 days straight! But now we will split to 3 days, den full 5 days so that both the instructors and the trainees are able to take a short break in between both events! Basically during this 5 days over there, i learn many things such as Jungle Survival, and also the new Urban Operations as well!!
But i guess ultimately the MOST TIRING event of it is that we had to complete our 16km route march at the end of the final phrase. Which lasted for about almost 18 hours straight, before heading back to Singapore. My detachment was supposed to head out and move from one place to another, but somehow the movement was screwed up due to the timing, and thus before we started walking the 16km march, we were fall behind many others while they all started their march already! Though all the instructor say everyone walked the same distance, but deep in my heart i know they were lying at that point cause we definitely walked the extra mile to complete everything mission!
And so, there were initially fears that our detachment couldn't complete the 16km in time due to time constraint, as if you didn't managed to complete it, you will be asked to carry on when you come back Singapore. But we pressed on and managed to reach earlier than the expected time, with still about one hour before departing from there!!
Fast forward to this week, and with the end of the field camp, basically there is nothing much left except IPPT and SOC. The IPPT is conducted every 2 days for failures to attempt and at least get a PASS, so those who have already gotten a PASS, SILVER or GOLD will become pacers for the 2.4km run. Truth to be told, most of them didn't really need pacers for 2.4km as they probably run faster than some of us, as they didn't make it due to the static stations like Standing Broad Jump & Chin up, the two biggest ALL-TIME killer station in IPPT, so people who haven't enlist yet, please go train up on this two static stations. As I already sealed a SILVER grade, so most of the morning's IPPT is just wait for the 2.4km run and become pacer for those taking the test within my platoon.
After IPPT, for those who achieve PASS and above will be required to take the SOC test. Just in case anyone is still wondering what is SOC, it's Standard Obstacle Course. While everyone in BMTC is doing the 950m SOC, we had to complete the 1.5km SOC test. And at our level of training, we were given 10m 29s to complete the entire course. The timing does seems like a very short time, but I managed to jog through every stage of the course without any injuries and completed with a timing of 9m 36s. Though i would like to say that the time taken by me is very good already, but the fastest timing clocked in by one fellow trainee is 6m 36s. 3 freaking minutes faster than me, but luckily it's probably just this handful of them clocking such insane timing though i know there is faster timing but it's just the beginning phrase of our army life, so I'm sure they will go on and break all the other records set by the senior batch! As for me, to complete to the required timing is more than enough for me already =D
And the week just passed us by, of course not forgetting Friday's IRON SOLDIER challenge!! The requirement to enter whether you want or not, is that you MUST clear your IPPT & SOC test, so in the end there was 93/228 people taking the challenge! We, in Commandos are proud to say that we are the ONLY ONE who does this challenge and so these are the segment of the challenge.
1. Run/Jog 100m to the KIM station, whereby there is a box of 10 items. You're to remember each item in order and location, given time to stay there is up till 1 min.
2. Run/Jog 600m to the SOC ground, and complete the entire course in clean fatigue.
3. Run/Jog 400m to the field, and head to any stations available and putting on Skeleton Battle Order(SBO), completing all 4 obstacles using the 4 types of crawl taught to you during Individual Field Craft(IFC) training, at the end of the final obstacle, do the grenade drill by successfully throwing it into the marked out space given. PS: You are to keep throwing until you hit the marked out space if you missed, you have unlimited throws for this station but do remember that the clock is ticking!!
4. Run/Jog 900m up to the MSVP building, and complete the Stripping/Assembling of weapon & the Immediate Action(IA) drills correctly!
5. Finally, Run/Jog 400m back to the starting point where you will be given a piece of paper for you to complete the KIM station, where you are required to marked out the exact location and items in order. PS: The time will only stop when you hand in the final KIM paper, so the faster you are able to complete, the better the timing. But not forgetting the penalty of each mistake you make, it will be 1 added minute to your overall score!!
I've listed out the program for the IRON SOLDIER challenge, so i shall leave it up to you to decide the difficulty of this challenge yourself! All in all, i completed the entire challenge with a timing of 23m 32s. And just when i thought i did okay only, after the result of the Champion and 1st Runner-Up, my Platoon Sergeant came over and talk to our whole Platoon saying that although we didn't managed to win anything but is proud that each and everyone of us managed to complete the entire course without any injuries, and to topped it off the 2nd Runner-Up timing was set by me. So when he said that, i believe in dis-believe that it is true, but when i went to check the scoreboard, my timing is indeed good enough to be the Company's 3rd OVERALL!! But, i guess everyone was just hit badly by the penalty given in the KIM station, as i managed to score a Perfect score without getting hit by the penalty! If only the penalty wasn't so great, i think the record timing set to complete the course wouldn't just be 21m 58s!
After that, we left camp and visited the Army Open House held in SAFTI, and booked out from there as well once we were done!
Alright, getting a little tired typing all this out, hopefully i didn't bore you readers too much with so much details, and so little pictures!! Soon there will pictures uploaded and posted up k!! Finally, with this long weekend, there is just 4 more days left in BMT, with the 24km route march and of course the Main Event of the week, which is the Passing Out Parade(POP). Marks the end of my lowly recruit(REC) life in army, and will be promoted to the rank of Private(PTE). While most people will start enjoy life in Private life onwards, I'm not too sure whether to say I'll be enjoy or another 3 more months of increased hell training as I'm no longer a Recruit, so the expectation will increase like crazy!! But whatever is it, there are many that been there, done that.. so why not me=)
Magnum.61
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