Surprise Surprise... until i sat down and ACTUALLY updated a bit more of my life... i realised a year has passed. More than a year. Coincidentally , its a Sunday about a year ago when i last updated my page.
Obviously you see me here grinning in delight with a shining uniform.
Yes - Dreams do come true. In this case, something i dreamed of as a kid and passed off as an impossible certainty ... Something up there , has given me a chance.
I asked my Supervisor for the possibility to involve myself in NDP01 this year, almost like buying 4D , i struck Guard of Honor. Irregardless of how STUPID or how SILLY you think it is for me to be marching for more than 6 mths at a rate of 3 - 5 hours twice a week. I am delighted and thrilled to be part of this years NDP 01 Guard of Honor , Police Contingent.
The chance of wearing the all white uniformed which I gawked at in
Secondary school was blessed upon me , and infront of millions of
Singaporeans in the National Stadium - i stood to Munneru Valibaa, Orang
Singapura, Shi Jie Gen Mei Hao (We can change the world) and Where I
belong by Tanya Chua.
In between , we shuffled feets and switched hands in accordance to commands we've heard countless times in our sweat earned rehersals. Marching is such a thrill , such a high -- and I love pandang (tilting your head sideways for VIPS) whilst marching.
There's always the fear of cocking the gun in preparance for our Fool-the-Jar (my English version of it) , where we lift our gun and shoot the Joy rounds one after another. What if the rifle slips? What if you mis fire? What if it hooks onto your tunic and you look awkward? All these what ifs have to be dealt with at the instant as my heart beat rapidly whether rehersals or the actual event. I've even bled cocking the gun 2-3 times.
Its still hard to believe I HAD stood there in the field on 3 occassions , the NDP Preview , the actual day and a National Education show with tons of people cheering. The opportunity was nothing more elating than money could ever buy. And i don't give a damn to those who don't look upon these 'experiences' - as long as i am thankful of them.
I've included some photos (very few compared to my many albums) i took from NDP , click here.
I've been working in this new building around Novena for about 2 months.
All has been smooth except privacy decreases with an open concept
(cubicles and no rooms). You cannot wonder aimlessly on the net or take a
sleeping exercise during working hours. Travelling time increased too ,
but more comfortably as seats are available on my way to work.
I've been continuing my 'late-coming' practices and to the dismay of my officers too. One day it'll get me into deep shit... I've played a bit of basketbal!! yeah ! At our building's multi-purpose hall.
I've been gym-ming for about 1 mth and still keeping up to it pretty well. My IPPT failed -- gold for all items , silver for 2.4 but 4 pull-ups for chin ups! I requested to retake pull-up after running my 2.4km but they declined me. I got so pissed off , i pulled 7 times the 2nd time round and cursed at the stupid policy that you can retake before and NOT after 2.4.. i don't see any logic in that.
However. i have improved thru and i am very happy for it. I've prepared some photos of my colleagues in the dept. You can take a look here.
