My Red Beret.....at long last!!!!!

haha...
finally gotten my 期待已久的 red beret liao!!!
the 72km route march was worth it,considering the pain,abrasions,the blisters,the long,sleepless night(one friend sprained his ankle cos he was 'sleepwalking'). All in all,it was a painful experience...

however,when we have something in mind,and that something is our goal,we will go all out to achieve it. for our case,its undeniably the red beret which is our ultimate goal...having said that,we had thought that we will not get it cos the 72km route march sounded an impossible task to complete.and our seniors make it sound so scary.hahas...anyway,on the day we set out,everyone of us had their own secret weapon. Some of them had their feet taped to prevent blisters,some of us wear tights to prevent abrasions,etc... for me,i had two 1.5l of 100 plus and tights.but in the end,i still kena abrasions,and its the nearly bleeding that kind.(i had to walk open legged for a day.) But then, when we don on our red beret,its all worth it. Looking back,this past 10 months of training,from the 1st day i stepped thru the gates of Pasir Ris Camp till now,alot of things may seem crazy,like jumping out of a completely functional plane from 1000 feet,fighting missions,walking the 72km route march,etc. but in the end,its all these things that bonded us together as one. all the encouragement and applause,the friendships forged during these 'activities' really last...
right now,we are still talking our unforgettable swampwalk,the 1st thing that we did when we were in Brunei!!!hahas...
Those days,THOSE DAYS................................................................

last day at pasir ris=1st day at hendon

today is my last day at pasir ris camp, my birthplace...
missed all my staff sergeants and sergeants and all my instructors...


had a parade at 7pm and ended at 9pm...
lols...


then reached hendon at 10.30pm...
so xiong...
1st time see them then kena push up and running....


then booked out at 12am...

reached home at 1am...

fellowship at Aunty BQ's house

Qn:What is a feature of a Baptist Bible?
ANS:IT IS WATERPROOF!

Qn:What is a feature of a Reformed Bible?
ANS:IT WAS PREVIOUSLY DEFORMED!

these are 2 of the jokes that were shared by aunty BQ to us,which were thought of by mu shi...
hahahs...
they are very funny...
jiaming thought they were serious questions,so he thought about them very carefully,den when the answer came out,he was.........
hahas...

today the people from northern thailand will be back! yay!
wonder how this trip had been?
but im sure that with the prayers from the brothers and sisters,im sure that this trip will be a spiritually enriching one and one that they will share with the next generation.
cant wait to hear from any one of the members...
haahs...

Filial Piety Sunday

haha...
today is filial piety sunday at my church.
where we,as saints give thanks to God for our parents.
so,as usual,i was quite scared because everyone was going up in groups,and i seemed to be the onli one who will be going up alone.
BUT,it doesn't seem to be so...........

Jerry went up with me.
we planned to do a 搞笑 sharing.
so what did we do?
one will share in chinese and the other will interpret in english.!!!
it was a great task for me.
cos firstly,Jerry had interpreted for mu shi before at prayer meet and had prayed in chinese before
and i was the onli one who onli prayed in english and i can say that im not very proficient in the usage of the chinese language.

BUT,I WAS WRONG!

THANKS BE TO GOD,who had helped me to overcome this barrier and had helped me to interpret for Jerry quite well.(with a few words which i dunno how to interpret and had to ask Jerry:P) Otherwise,the brothers and sisters said that i did quite well with the interpretation. Pei Jun Jie even said that i could be the next interpreter!
hahas...but i believe if God had given me the gift of interpreting,He will use me in time to come.:)

Sharing wise was also ok.i think that it was not bad(the ONLY drawback:my parents were not there...hais...)

i do pray that my parents can attend the filial piety sunday next year and can see their son share and thank them.Amen.

1st Jump!

its finally ok le!
i did my 1st ever jump and i landed safely!
(for your info,jump means parachute jump)
i realized the scary part was not jumping out of the aircraft but its the part where one stands at the door getting ready to exit..
when u look down,its like looking at the TV where the cameraman films the Red Lions jump on National Day!
Its thrilling!

And when u jump out,u just dun care about anything le~
just jump la!
hahas...
but its a nice experience!
now looking towards my 2nd jump!
and after my 3rd jump,i will be donning on the airborne badge on my No.4 uniform!!!

BMT Days.

So long nvr come here le...
feels so distant cos the last post is in jan...
now is april...
so fast...i POPed, Edgar is in NDU now and undergoing training,I going for my Basic Airborne Course(BAC)which is not easy cos I have to jump out of a completely functional airplane with the confidence that my parachute can open...
haha...

the BMT days were so fun...
push ups,sing songs while marching,Ray Rien's macho voice,the running here and there,the drawing of our 'wives' to clean and polish and oil,etc.....................
so many fond memories!!!!
certainly miss my BMT PL 1 mates...
now that we are in different and attending different things at the same time,and the memories are still there...
im sure that these are the fondest memories of my BMT life cos they are the ones who suffered,enjoyed,and have shed blood and sweat with me.

I will always remember them

FOR HONOUR AND GLORY,COMMANDO!!!!

BOOKED OUT LE!!!!

2 weeks of BMT in Pasir Ris Camp is no joke. It may seem tiring la,but at least I had grown stronger and fitter. It is quite surprising that im able to adapt well to the environment fast and also that i can be able to adapt to military life. maybe bcos i had been in scouts once,so i get to taste how discipline is like.but its a pity i cant take photos bcos of security reasons.But the training was fun and tough.i had both strict and nice instructors who can joke with us. hahas. sometimes it feels like NS is not such a bad thing after all.

after 2 weeks(to be exact,15 days),i finally get to relieve myself of the training bcos im booking out!! we all were excited cos it was our 1st book out. and when the bus came and took us to Pasir Ris MRT station,we all cheered like we all ORD like that...
haha. but come to think of it,its nice that we are going to see each other again and get to talk to each other about the things that happened at new year! and the most important thing is, i can get to know more brothers in Christ and be able to be a good testimony in the camp and be able to let others to see Christ in me! and i just wanna pray that i can continue to be able to reflect Him in my life and be able to lead others to Him! May all glory be to Him in the highest! Amen!

hope that i wont eat too much bcos im undergoing training again when i get back tmr!hahassss.....