My Story.

Chapter 20

Tuesday, July 14, 2009,
7/14/2009 11:22:00 PM

Nothing much today. Controller for activation. Settled some wits project stuff. Went for nights out to amk. Managed to have a cheap dinner. I hope my books can last me till friday. Next week ought to be a better week.

Monday, July 13, 2009,
7/13/2009 09:02:00 PM

Helped out a little in the activation today. Got shot at. Wouldn't call it an arrow. More of an intercontinental ballistic nuclear missile. Ha-ha. In addition to being the unofficial IC of our WITS project (My neck is on the line here!) i am also now IC of the Heritage Room. So i guess i'm now picking up where Nicholas left off. If there was anything to pick up at all.

There's a lot of cool stuff in there i guess. I mean, gas masks for kids! How cool (and slightly discomfiting) is that? How about gas masks for horses? Lol. But gee, more stuff under my name. Frankly i am not too interested in the WITS project too. Zzz. But we still have to try and settle it.

Hopefully tomorrow after the route march. Cohesive to bring together a few hundred people even after segregating them for H1N1 and make then march and sweat together? Hopefully can get some results by Wed. After Wed's run. :( And then Combat Shoot hits us along with ATP. What a week. And i still have driving on Sun morning.

Right now i'm just trying to cut down on my reading a little if i still want to entertain myself from Thurs to Sat. Maybe get some new books tomorrow on my nights out. Haha. Oh i will be on off on the 24th. Because of this sat. So i will have a sorta extended weekend. Heheh. Let's hope we pull the chalet off. I can't wait. I want it to go great.

Sunday, July 12, 2009,
7/12/2009 05:13:00 PM

The number of times they stab you is directly proportional to how well you cover it up and how good your mask is.

We are but actors.

Just reformatted my com. I forgot about my Feedreader. Well, I'll take it as a cleaning up of my feedreader I guess. =X That's all I've been going today. It's going to be a busy week. =S Think I oughta stock up on books for my range.

Saturday, July 11, 2009,
7/11/2009 11:52:00 AM

After sleeping at something like 3 or so today, I somehow awoke at 940 or so. =.= Unwilling to wake up so early, I tried and failed to go back to sleep. So I got up, did some stuff online first, then did up a survey for my WITS project. I have yet to find a supplier. Zzz. I may be going back to Sunset in the late afternoon for a lunch, of sorts. By car, if I may add. Because I was describing the place to YM, who heard about it from his diving instructor, so they were very excited to go.

I'll probably be going w/ YM and Siwei and maybe we'lll reach about 4, eat till 5, then I'll head down to Hougang I think to meet up with Eliza to lend her my HP book. Then back home, maybe think about my WITS.

[UPDATE]
Got to the arranged location at 330. I had to wait till 4 because YM had to refuel the car. Rar. Got there realtively quickly. Had the mushroom soup. I shall try the clam chowder next time. NICE too. Had more buffalo wings. Level 4 too. No kick. HAHA. I think I got desensitised. I scarfed them down almost as per normal.

After that, left to go Hougang Mall for dinner with Eliza. Caught up on each other a bit, and lent her my HP book. Went home, changed and went down to YM's place and he drove us to Supper at Dessert Bowl near Chomp chomp. Not too bad I guess. But jeez, I've been spending quite a bit on food this week. Rar.

Friday, July 10, 2009,
7/10/2009 09:00:00 PM

Sometimes it seemed like our lives were defined and circumscribed by blood.

Nothing much today. Commander Safety Day and then lunch. The presentation was over faster than expected. Actually I think I kinda bored them because I threw a little bit of history in. =X Oops. Sorry. Well, I did my work and I found it interesting! I wonder has my wound scabbed over yet. I ran 6km with it today. Only hurt a little. =.= Hoping it will heal over soon. The irony is that I spent the first 18 years of my youth carefree, getting into all sorts of scrape, and it takes me going to the army to get my first scar.

And how I got it is stupid. This table had only 3 legs, so it was balanced against another table. Then somehow or other it fell and it cut me. on the side of the knee. There's a faint brown line where it cut me. =.= And now I have a feeling that there may be a scar on my shin because the skin got scraped off badly. I wonder what happened to the scraped off part. Eww.

Anyways, after my presentation I went for my driving lesson. It was ok. Stalled 4 times I guess. But still alright so far. I went home after for dinner. Meeting my sec sch friends later for supper and pool. Maybe meeting Eliza tomorrow to lend her HP again. Hopefully no mobilisation. =X Anyway I also got my WITS project stuff to handle. Shitcrapshit. =(

[UPDATE]
Went to Bugis for a late supper at TCC, then to play pool. Was quite fun. Haha. Sighs. When I wake up tomorrow I'll have to to and do up a survey for my WITS. Maybe one of the other specs can help me contact D&G. I'll be going to Sunset again for a late lunch, most probably. Then dinner with Eliza. All that BARRING mobilization. =X Let's pray for the best shall we?

Thursday, July 09, 2009,
7/09/2009 09:47:00 PM

Nothing much today. IPPT training. TTX with platoon. Discipline has been slipping. We shall try to improve it. My injury has not fully scabbed over and it's still open. Don't think I shall run tomorrow. No dinner today, so we went for nights out. Decided to go Sunset Grill, since the place is relatively famous and even foreigners also rent cars simply to get there.

After all, it is pretty darn near by certain standards so I guess it's worth a try since we've been here so long. JH knows how to get there too. So we walked. First of all, it is pretty deep in and seriously ulu so your best bet is a car or a taxi. Taxi drivers also may not know the place. Bus gets you to our starting location. And even then, the walking may daunt some. But hey, we're from the army! Ha-ha. Dunno about 103m, but you can take 103 from the main road all the (1.2km) in to Seletar Camp gate. (The current one) By the way our route is not for cars. I think I know how to get there another way.

From then, we walked to Old Birdcage Walk (I love the names at Seletar Camp, so quaint and English) and further inside, past the big green building on the left. All the way down this road, you will be passing by the side fence of Seletar Camp. You will come to some traffic barriers a series of concrete blocks to deter cars. Stright down, you will come to a rise and over it, another row of traffic barriers.

Past it, follow the paved road and turn left. This road is scarcely populated by streetlights, so I guess it would not be good to walk here at night. Also, hardly no one walks in I think. Walk down this road ALLLL the way till you reach this shed that says Hawker Pacific. Or something like that. You will just reach a cluster of sheds and hangers. Walk down the main throughfare, look right at the junction and you will see this smaller shed with tables and chairs. There you are.

I had the Mushroom Soup, Fried Button Mushrooms, and Level 4 Spicy Buffalo Wings. Prices are a bit stepp, but choose wisely and you can have a delicious but still satisfying meal. As I've read, the soup and fried mushrooms were indeed pretty good. The soup was thick, flavourful and full of ingredients. Deifinitely with stardards. The fried mushrooms were full of juicy mushroomy goodness. Dipped in the tartar sauce, it was wonderful. Peeling apart the batter, you get to savour the soft juicy button mushroom and chew on it.

[TBC - Need to book in.]

[Cont.]
We also ordered the level 4 spicy buffalo wings, which are indeed something to contend with. The taste may not suit all as there is a sour tinge, but i found it unique. The wings were mostly flavoured on the outside, the inside was ok. The spiciness did indeed pack quite the punch and this was only level 4 of 10. Nevertheless it is not too bad if you can get through it. Its good they provide a huge jug of water too. So don't bother with buying mineral water. =D

After that, walked all the way out, then just nice caught a bus out and home. Even slightly less than 2 hours is good. I came back slightly late cos i missed the 103. =.= Looking forward to driving tomorrow. I'm not wearing my driving shoes! =X They are my shoes with the flattest pair of soles so i can more accurately judge my pedalwork.

Wednesday, July 08, 2009,
7/08/2009 06:42:00 PM

Nothing much today. Val got her license today! I'm so happy for her. Haha. I can't wait to get my own license too. I want a car. ><

I started on Book 7 and it may last me through the week just yet. Tomorrow may be interesting cos i'm contributing my music to everyone during the morning pt. =D And the weekend is approaching.