It rained on my parade
5 days of incamp training and it turned out to be this huge fuss about some parade to mark the 30th anniversary of the Guards formation. 3 1/2 days of baking under the sun and countless rehearsals of arm drills and marching precipitated into a 45 minute parade this evening at 1930 at bedok camp parade square. And surprisingly, it was pretty memorable...
- The Guards of Honor contingent was pretty hot - NSFs these days are like so fit and tanned man!! Watching them do the fancy drill in their hot no. 1 uniform upclose makes all the hardship that much bearable haha. and the commander in charge of the GOH contingent has such a manly voice - i like:).
- made some new frds from my own marchin contingent (we were representing 13 SIB), this really funny guy call adrian. pretty cute but alas, married. With kids. my own march in contingent has a few hotties too - even 1 who looked like wang li hong! and this very intense looking, albeit short, quiet guy (cheong) who has some of the best lookin forearm i saw. and those biceps - i like:).
- 3.5 days of not havin to think of work and where your days are simply filled with standing still, trying not to faint under the incredible heat, "hor mat"-ing. and "russo"-ing with the silly rifle isnt that bad after all in retrospect. it beats having to deal with never ending problems at work and having your mind wander off to places that u dont wanna revisit - i like:).
- e-mart shopping is fun! i actually got 200+ credits and i had a mini spree buying PTI singlet (haha), new boots, new towels etc etc without havin to pay a single cent!! i like:).
Overall, it's been quite an experience. In fact tats the thhing about reservist, rather army in general. when u r about to enter it, you dread it but once you are in the swing of things, u cant help but enjoy it - the silly conversations you had with your buddies, the freedom to lie ard anywhere and everywhere w/o feeling self conscious, free food and lodging....and at the end of it all, i left with a feelin of nostalgia and yearning, for the days past when i was just 18 yrs old and had the world literally in front of me. those were the days....
- The Guards of Honor contingent was pretty hot - NSFs these days are like so fit and tanned man!! Watching them do the fancy drill in their hot no. 1 uniform upclose makes all the hardship that much bearable haha. and the commander in charge of the GOH contingent has such a manly voice - i like:).
- made some new frds from my own marchin contingent (we were representing 13 SIB), this really funny guy call adrian. pretty cute but alas, married. With kids. my own march in contingent has a few hotties too - even 1 who looked like wang li hong! and this very intense looking, albeit short, quiet guy (cheong) who has some of the best lookin forearm i saw. and those biceps - i like:).
- 3.5 days of not havin to think of work and where your days are simply filled with standing still, trying not to faint under the incredible heat, "hor mat"-ing. and "russo"-ing with the silly rifle isnt that bad after all in retrospect. it beats having to deal with never ending problems at work and having your mind wander off to places that u dont wanna revisit - i like:).
- e-mart shopping is fun! i actually got 200+ credits and i had a mini spree buying PTI singlet (haha), new boots, new towels etc etc without havin to pay a single cent!! i like:).
Overall, it's been quite an experience. In fact tats the thhing about reservist, rather army in general. when u r about to enter it, you dread it but once you are in the swing of things, u cant help but enjoy it - the silly conversations you had with your buddies, the freedom to lie ard anywhere and everywhere w/o feeling self conscious, free food and lodging....and at the end of it all, i left with a feelin of nostalgia and yearning, for the days past when i was just 18 yrs old and had the world literally in front of me. those were the days....