Saturday, January 29, 2005
FieLd cAmP..
Woooo Hoooo!!! my 7 days field camp is finally over lo.. so happy man.. actualli once field camp is over.. BMT is considered over le.. cos wat remains are juz veri easy stuffs.. hope wat my sergeant says is true.. actually still left some major events like SIT test (SITuational test) which external validators will come and access u in a 3 days field camp to see if u possess leadership qualities anot.. den still got grenade... SOC (Standard Obstacles Course).. all of this will happen next week.. so ya lo.. sad to say.. i haf to be confine for next weekend and onli allow to book out on Chinese New Year Eve.. sianzz.. den i tink still left with IPPT and BCCT lo.. now let me talk abt my 7days field camp..
Field Camp Eve - its my bookin day.. actualli we suppose to book in around 8 plus.. but due to wrong instruction given wrongly by our officer.. we book in late.. as a results.. we as a recruits are being rush like mad.. there is no inspection for e things we brought in.. den we are given veri little time to pack our field bag and pack our duffel b ag as re-supply all tis.. den everybody in my bunk is so gan jiong tt they veri hot temper.. -_-".. den when lights off.. we still packing.. so haf to pack with torch light.. den sianz.. and we slept veri late.. but tis is oso a good thing.. cos i can wait till 12 midnight to see if anyone will msg me on my bday to wish me anot.. haha.. juz joking la.. my best frd, Shiyun msged me at ard 10 plus.. but as i was damn busy tt time.. i nv reply her.. den Xuwen and Huiying msged me.. Thanx for remembering.. wa liew.. dunno y le.. i could not slp throughout e nite.. maybe juz now too rush liao.. den my adrenaline overflow.. haha.. actualli many oso cant slp.. my buddy did not slp.. we even chat for a short while.. haha.. den e next thing i noe is its morning lo.. haha..
Field Camp 1st day (my birthday) - practically no one noe its my birthday.. cos i nv tell them.. anyway.. we were being rushed again.. we haf to draw arms den field bag inspection all tis.. whoa.. our field bag is so damn heavy la.. -_-".. at around 8 plus.. we set off to our 1st camp site, Pema Teng.. actualli its a 4 km route march.. but e School 2 CO (Commanding Officer) ordered e company to marched around e camp site 2 times.. in e end we had a 9km route march.. den tired la.. many fell out.. i especially tired.. cos i was pushing those who cant take it and made them finish e march.. while marching i help them carry e field bag a while to lessen their load.. i oso picked up stuffs tt my frd and instructor accidentally dropped.. and i ran here and there.. haha.. shag.. when we finally reached.. it was a relieved.. after some cooled down and briefing.. we began to pitch our basha tent.. oh man.. while pitching i accidentally broke one of my basha sticks.. sianz.. but luckily it was still usable.. oh.. for ur info.. pitching of tent was practically a tekan session for e instructors.. they scolded us tt e tents we pitched were not up to standard and we were too slow.. and all e sticks were not in line.. den we haf our lunch which is combat ration la.. oh well.. juz one word for e food.. SUCKS!!! i tink it tasted worst den dog food la.. how to eat.. we haf to tore a small opening to e food den squeezed e food out like wat we done to out tooth paste.. e rice is hard lo.. den.. nvm.. it juz sucks.. we oso haf some IFC (Introduction to Field Camp) lessons.. den got some practice for fire movements.. den got practice for crawling all tis.. den oso got learn how to determine distance and drawing info on e range card..den at nite we haf our 1st powder bath.. oh well.. we all had a culture shock.. we had to strip to underwear den powdered.. if u tink juz simply put powder den it is wrong la.. we haf to powder like wat we usually do as our normal bathing.. tt include powdering e face and hair!!! it made us look like ghost.. den we had to let e instructors checked.. one of which is we had to pull our underwear den released.. if there was a cloud.. u had passed!! haha.. after tt we had a ghost story telling section.. den we went to slp after RO.. oh well.. had to slp in uniform and boots.. oh ya.. e toilets.. shit holes were digged for us.. all we had to do is shit den pulled some powders to remove smell den cover it with soils.. den a white tape is put across trees to tell us tt tt is a peeing point.. ya lo.. wat a day for my bday.. new experience..
2nd day - not used to no clock.. we fell in late as we tried to took our breakfast.. so we kana tekan.. we had a 2.5 km run in vest slack in e morning.. quite xiong cos got up slope and ground veri pumpy.. den i was leading e songs.. haha.. den we had our IFC lessons again.. tis time we learned how to camouflage ourself.. hmmm.. 1st time when applying camou cream quite disgusting la.. its practically painting on e face.. but after a while den used to it le.. den we went to nearby vegetation to do real camouflage.. we had to pluck grasses and put on us.. den hide in e bushes.. quite amazing sia.. it really works.. in one glance u don see anything le.. but when e instructors asked some to demo.. den asked them to take out.. e view is realli amazing man.. COOL!!! den got test one.. u suppose to hide urself.. yet able to noe wat is happening in front of u.. haha.. i managed to get e most correct answers.. haha.. den at nite oso nothing la.. juz powder bath all tis lo.. oh ya.. we kana tekan tt nite bcos of one stupid guy.. attitude prob.. ask him to fall in for sentry duty den he take his own sweet time.. in e end we kana pumped bcos of him and he nv got pumped.. damn it.. but e happy thing is tt.. tt nite is e first time i saw fire flies.. so beautiful lo.. so happy man.. i doubt many pple wont get to see in their life time.. oh well.. e food sucks too.. i practically leave on fruit bars and biscuits liao.. haix.. tt nite.. den i told my buddy its my bday e nite before.. but i am veri sad.. i kept thinking whether my ex will wish me anot.. tt is my bday wish.. veri simple onli.. but i cant noe onli until field camp finish cos i don haf hp.. haix.. i tear a little tt nite.. silently and alone.. but its alright.. i used to it le..
3rd day - we woke up veri early to packed our field bag and tore down our basha tent.. cos we had to set off to our 2nd camp site which is e oil palm.. we 1st route march around 3 km to Unom.. whoa.. although veri short but e ground got alot of stone and got veri high slope.. so damn shagged man.. there is a training shack.. so we haf IFC lesson there too.. we learn abt fire movements.. and artillary drill there.. den after tt we set off for anot 3 km route march to another place to rest again.. den set off to oil palm.. whoa.. at oil palm e grass quite tall.. so e insects are more.. oso more different.. haha.. den we rest a while start building basha tent again.. needless to say.. its tekan session!! haha.. nvm la.. will get used to it de.. we had our resupply there.. den afternoon we practice our fire movements and fire blanks.. whoa.. damn slack.. cos we keep screwed up.. den our section commander veri sianz oso.. so we juz fire for fun lo.. hahah.. after tt nothing le.. oh ya.. we actualli haf a navy talk for some of us in e evening.. so we got to go back to our company line.. so happy man.. we haf be trying so hard not to shit out field. haha.. finally tis is e time.. but when we took e tunnel back.. they said e talk cancelled.. at first when me and my best army frd heard tt our heart nearly sunk.. but thankfully e 2 hrs were given to us free so we can do anything we like.. we shit.. den eat some fresh rations from e OOT (Out Of Training) pple.. although there is onli rice and vegetables.. we still eat until feel like crying man.. haha.. u all can imagine how bad is e combat ration.. den we oso eat oreos.. took some water to wash our body.. haha.. although we break e rules.. but who cares.. first time we shit until so emotional man.. haha.. damn funny la.. den when get back we nv powder bath.. but still we got powder abit on our own la.. den some of them e instructors gave them potato chips.. damn sianz.. cos i veri far la.. damn.. haha..
4th day - its our Technical Break!! but hoh.. as e CO come to inspect our camp site and said tt our drainage system was not done properly.. we had to digged until afternoon den cleaned our rifle.. den finally we had our break.. we had our 1st taste of fresh ration.. so happy.. as many afraid will haf e urge to shit after eating vegetables.. they all nv eat.. den one of my frds gave me his share of vegetable.. whoa.. eat until damn full.. after tt we slacked throughout e day.. we even talked abt ghost stories.. den one of my bunk mates can sensed ghost de.. so amazing.. we oso get to bath for 5 mins lo.. haha.. oh ya.. forgot to mention.. dunno y oso.. my camou is e most permanent and prominent one.. veri rarely need to touch up.. but is e easier to come off.. as a result.. i got a veri clean face after bath and all my e other friends haf eyes shadow and mascara lo.. damn funny man!! haha.. den at nite no powder bath and we had a veri gd nite rest..
5th day - we had a 3 km run in e morning.. our final destination is e most eastern part of Tekong.. and e island we saw across is malaysia.. eh.. actualli i dunno y eastern la.. dunno which direction oso.. cant remember.. anyway.. e scenery there is so damn beautiful la.. i heard tt Tekong is being planned to transformed into residential island.. if tt is e case.. i wont mind buying a piece of land at tt point.. e sun rise is so damn beautiful.. 1st time i saw a rainbow colour cloud lo.. can u all imagine?? its so beautiful man.. den e sea breeze is fantastic.. can see e mountain and hills across being hidden behind haze.. ahhh.. heaven.. after we got back got demonstrations from instructors.. den we practice our fire drills and IA (i forgot wat it stands for le.. sorry huh.. hee..) damn tired.. especially e artillary drill in e end.. our sect commander said if we cant run to e campsite fastest than him.. each person account to 10 push ups.. whoa.. he nv take helmet and rifle lo.. of cos faster.. somemore he nv do e drills juz now.. in end we onli do 20 push ups though all of us nv ran past him.. i nearly ran past him.. but he caught up in e end.. damn.. den at nite we route march to reclaimed land.. oh well.. cooling.. but as we are wearing long 4 to march.. its was damn hot as it cannot dissipate heat well.. oh ya.. alone e road we saw a white dog.. when i was abt to wave to him.. my frd stopped me.. he told me its not a real dog.. something has possessed it.. he said he sense something veri wrong.. oh well.. tt nite we no need to build basha juz need to put a ground sheet.. den we had our resupply again.. den we had powder bath lo.. actualli onli 2 were to slp on one ground sheet but in e end 4 of us slp on one cos at nite damn cold and oso below got thorn so muz put 2 ground sheets.. oh well.. tt nite was quite cosy.. oh ya.. e sky is full of stars.. so many stars man.. but compared to Chiangmai Overseas CIP tt time.. of cos lose la.. but it still alot..
6th day - in e morning.. e dirty long 4 we left to dry became veri wet cos of morning dew.. damn.. but i wan to leave e clean one for book out.. so bo bian.. haf to wear e wet long 4.. so cold la.. haha.. den we rest until 9 den we start diggin our shell scrip (dunno how to spell la.. juz a defensive underground thingy.. whoa.. e ground is hard.. at first was easy.. but as i dig.. i dig into ant nest.. so i haf to shift.. damn.. i digged quite alot liao le.. den e place i shifted was damn hard la.. cos talk grass.. i had to clear it first.. den digged.. one of my bunk mate digged veri fast cos his is juz soft sand.. den we practically digged throughout e day.. e temperature in e afternoon is so hot.. 33.7 degree celsius le.. sianz.. but after completing.. there is a sense of achievement.. it reminds me e CIP i did in Chiangmai.. oso digging.. haha.. we had fresh rations tt day.. so happy.. but CO came to inspect us again.. actualli we supposed to dig at nite and in e morning cos not up to standard.. but our company chao geng lo.. haha.. den at nite we slept in e place we dug.. like grave like tt sia.. but is so nice to slp in.. dunno y la.. haha.. eh.. we lit some candles all around.. quite cool sia.. but we oso playing la.. set fire to burn e insects.. abit cruel hoh.. :p..
7th day - we woke up early to cover up e place we dug.. eh.. we were abit rushed.. cos 2 other Companies (Orion & Mohawk) were competing with us (Raven) to be earliest to reach there la.. cos each company took around 3 hrs and we want to meet e timing for our book out lo.. hee.. den we set off to BIC (Battle Innocation Course.. eh.. dunno spell correct anot.. haha..).. we route march there.. but without field bag.. so song.. e field bag was being sent back to company line.. in e end we marched veri fast.. luckily.. we were e 1st to reach there.. so when e other 2 Companies arrived.. can see abit of disappointment on their faces.. haha.. whoa.. BIC veri xiong sia.. at first heard onli 70 m long.. but damn shag.. more shag den any run i did before.. we had to leopard crawl and back crawl through out lo.. got wire entanglement.. den after crawling need throw a dummy grenade for simulation.. haha.. but wat a experience.. when we finished.. all our webbing and uniform was sandy.. and elbow got scratches.. haix.. my sand flies bites got worst lo.. realli severe le.. actualli i wont mind having more days of field camp.. unless i am free of e bites.. super irritating.. after tt we route marched back to company line.. everyone morale was high.. in e afternoon.. we spent 2 hrs cleaning rifle den send in our rifle.. den spent 3 hrs cleaning up and get ready to book out.. we oso rushed to do area cleaning.. we had a hard time cos e camou stained e basin and damn hard to get it off.. at ard 7 plus we finally got to book out.. oh ya.. i checked my hp.. she nv msged me.. she nv wished me happy birthday.. i am so damn sad.. haix.. she realli forget me le?? haix.. i cant forget her.. i kept thinking whether she will msged me happy birthday throughout e field camp.. now i noe e answer le.. i am so sad..
When i reached home.. i am so damn shagged.. i oso so damn hungry tt i eat alot.. haha.. actualli we supposed to go out as section.. but tink e rest all too tired den e outing is cancelled lo.. haha.. i slept on e sofa as usual.. in e middle of e nite.. my dad woke me up for supper..by e way.. i lost around 3 kg throughout e field camp.. haha.. :p.. but i still ended up slping on sofa.. but went back to my own bed at around 8 in e morning..
Eh.. like tt lo.. haha.. abit too long la tis post.. but those who manage to read till here.. thanx for ur patience.. hope u all enjoy tis post..
NiKe_bOi
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