Recruit No More

Today was the officiaL Passing Out day. I am now a Private.

It marks the end of the training, and for many of us, it wouLd be the Last time we see one another.

Where therez a start, there'd be an end. But most peopLe dun reaLise that the end is juz the door to a new beginning.

Where do I go from here? I dunnoe .. yet. Gonna take these two weeks for some reLaxation therapy from everything.

Itz surprising to come back home and therez no one ; my parents are in China aLong with my LittLe sis, and my two active brothers are both out to nowhere. WeLL, at Least I have everything for myseLf *grins* ..

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Too much time wasted on nothing .. Im oredi 22 .. and achieved NIL. Fucking heLL ..

I yearn to be among the best .. and I want to be ..

Coming to a CLose

And so my B.M.T is ending in Like some days time?! Shit .. Life sure goes past that fast ..

Yea it sure did.

This is, to me, not training to be a soLdier, but an experience to remember. My mates, they were once boys .. and after seven weeks of Living together, they are ... stiLL boys.

WeLL, thatz the main objective of the Singapore Arm Forces for the Pes C - not to train, but to experience.


This week was outstanding!

There was Live range where night firing Looked Like those in Star Wars, route march (8km "waLk" onLy as compared to 24 for the rest), the Games Day and Recruits Evening where we partied aLL night Long.

Being the second fastest man in my company, I was automaticaLLy seLected to run in the Chain of Command. It was an honour to run aLongside my company's commanders .. and good thing did not juz end here ; mayB to some it is but excess weight to their aLready heavy FuLL BattLe Order, but nothing beats being the fLag bearer during the route march waLking aLongside the OveraLL Commander.

I wiLL never forget the moments where my 200-men strong company cheered as I ran for 2oom .. I wiLL never forget being among the eLites of the company even though we're aLL Pes C status .. and I wiLL never forget the peopLe who gave me everything I need to be a better man.

ULysses Co. .. U are the best and off the rest.


******************* END OF ARMY WAYANG-ING **********************

Fuck it .. nothing excites anymore.

Tired .. I need a fresh chaLLenge.


.. and I miz you.

180806 Fri 0745 - Book Out

190806 Sat 0700 - Book In

.. and so the great Long is confined for this week for starting a fire without permission from superior at FieLd Camp.

ALright I need some rest oredi .. cya guys next week.

Happy Burfday, EtheL

HighLight of the week goes to EtheL's 21st burfday bash @ East Coast chaLet ..

There were great food, babiLicious babes, booze, same oLd adidas peeps, Lots of Laughter and a goodbye hug from EtheL's feLLow Long-standing fren cum hardcore cLubber, Veronica.

Step out and enjoy ur aduLthood, Miss Dowager!

Cheers.

Basic MiLitary Training

The reLease from Tekong IsLand "prison" after fourteen days made me reaLise how beautifuL Singapore reLi is .. the first step onto the mainLand was Like, heavenLy. The air, seemed to be that of an enchanted garden ..

Looking back ..

On the very first day, with my haversack, I arrived in Pasir Ris interchange. Everyone brought aLong their Love ones - parents, girLfriends and even grandparents! It din reLi bother me much even as peopLe Looked surprised that this boy came aLone. Onto the coach, and to the SAF Ferry terminaL. From there, the fastcraft (which ain reLi that fast), carried the to-be recruits to the IsLand they wouLd caLL "home" for the next few months.

The camp, sure Looked Like a fucking chaLet .. itz juz unbeLievabLe to overhear a retarded remark from a mother who said "I thought got aircon one?" .. wtf .. ProbabLy she havent reaLised that she is in an army camp.

And so, the Love Ones Left after the Lunch, Leaving their sons, boyfriends and grandchiLdren. The recruits then coLLected their miLitary stuff and by dinner, settLed down aLready, aLL donning in Zidane's hairdo.

Lucky me that my company's buiLding faces the sea and right across in a distance is the mainLand .. you can see the Changi Airport tower and even the Suntec City area!

Near, yet far.

So days passed .. and each day is speciaL. You Learn :

1. to accept the reaLity a.k.a "jaiL sentence"
2. to bear with ocassionaL Loud snoring in the middLe of the night
3. to wake up at 0530 and turn in at 2230 every singLe day
4. to cuLtivate an immunity against aLL forms of vuLgarities thrown at you
5. to bLoody teach young boys how to be independent
6. to fuck the bLur cocks before they fuck the whoLe pLatoon up and then everyone end up getting fucked
7. to cLassify peopLe who you can trust and cant
8. to stand as a neutraL and average party who is neither exceLLent nor fucked up

However you get to hear great words every now and then too. An exampLe, in my company, we're Pes C status, which means everyone has sort of medicaL history and peopLe tend to discrimate the group. Thus, the company commander toLd us that physicaLLy we're Pes C, but our mentaLity muz be better than Pes A and that wud shut the fuckers up.

ALso, as a status Pes C recruit, we have basicaLLy nothing to fight for. Thus, aLmost everyone are juz taking things easy and there are zero poLitics going on. What do I mean by poLitics? In miLitary terms, itz known as "wayang", or simpLy buiLding pubLic reLations with the commanders. You wiLL see that in Pes A and B batch, reruits are out to impress to get into the Leadership courses. UgLy reaLity ..

WeLL, fooLs they are. Do they think that the commanders were not once recruits?

Another unforgettabLe image was when my pLatoon marched aLong the coast and across the sea is the mainLand. The pLatoon commander asked "Do you guys know where that is?"

"Singapore!" .. everyone shouted.

The pLatoon commander smiLed back and said "No .. itz Freedom."

Sure is .. especiaLLy every other minute through the window in your bunk you see jetpLanes fLy past the sea and Landing in Singapore and the ferries come and go from the jetty.

It wouLd be juz another eight hours before I am to be back to the IsLand again. TiL then, ciaoz and take care everyone.

SpeciaL thanks ..

To those who have sent their regards for my enListment, thank you so much. Itz the Least expected and Im gratefuL .. Lawrence, Gwen, SheiLey, Joanne, Jaz, DaryL (indirectLy), ShirLey @ adidas and others who Ive faiLed to name .. reLi appreciate.

To you who has aLways been standing by me .. thankew. Take care coz itz onLy two weeks I suppose ..

Cya guys in a fortnight's time. I'LL be back ..

Here It Comes ..

And so my time has come, tomorrow at 0800 hours.

Expecting major changes ..

1. Being baLd.
2. Having to mix with young boys (at 22, I am to be one oLd soLdier in there)
3. A totaLLy different LifestyLe.
4. No punk pLay anymore.
5. Growing up ..

It may be juz three weeks before I come back to the sunny isLand once again, but it'd be two years doing the same shit .. datz it .. goodbye oLd Life .. oLd me.

.. and no more boxers for two years .. wat the heLL .. i am to wear those v-shaped undies again. !@#$%^ !!!

As Zidane hangs his boots for eternity, I hung up my adidas Lanyard as weLL (though the scaLe of attention for each varies).

I .. of whom they caLL "Long","ah Long","siao Long" and "ah Long san"!

Team adidas Suntec (minus Dannie, aLan, zaabah, pam)

The past, present and future

"The past is over and done with.
Some may be sorry to see it gone.
WhiLe others rejoice at the changes that have been made.
And there wiLL be more changes stiLL in the future,
For the cycle of Life aLways moves forward.
The past is gone except for men's memories."

- Dannie, adidas.


.. retaiL is more than juz saLes. At Least, being in adidas suntec with a wonderfuL bunch of peeps.

ItaLy have won the WorLd Cup for Year 2006 in Germany, but they sure have not won the hearts of too many.

WorLd Cup Aftermath

We see the retirement of two finest pLayers from the 90s - Figo of PortugaL & of course Zinedine Zidane of France.

The 2nd-nighters - taken after the WorLd Cup Third PLace match between DeutschLand and PortugaL, another cLassic war between adidas and Nike. WeLL, adidas came in tops.

Ah Long's AngeLs - Yvette & Denise. One beLongs to Mummy Khing and another HeLen. Nine-year-oLds, but heLL of an energetic pair!

Food - and the hungry ghosts.

The Norm - card games @ chaLet. There you can see one of the Loudest babes in adidas PP ; Serene.

The Get-together - Mummy Khing with bouquet and Mr. Tim hiding on the Left right at the back.

This Moment

This moment, I am at Pasir Ris Costa Sands resort, standing by the free internet kiosk whiLe the rest of the Adidas peeps are having fun catching up with one another. This moment, I can see Dereck doing dirty dancing. This moment, Mummy Khing is Laughing watching the dance cLip caught on video. This moment, Christine is sitting aLongside Miko having booze and eating cup noodLe ..

This moment .. wiLL be past ..