Can one person win the War?

There's been many things going on these past few weeks, so much that I' ve been losing alot of rest time during weekdays ( and trying to catch up during weekends - such as now)

What I have learnt and experienced then is this important lesson that seems so high and mighty till you bring it down-to-earth: When time is lesser for you to regard it as yours to use, it very much becomes more precious. However it takes motivation as well as forward sight to use it well.

Last time I really regarded sleep to be quintessential to my weekend life. Now, I really have to convert that time to something I can use to equip myself with the ability to value civilian life. Spending time with my family, friends, playing sports, reading in the library can now be considered rare luxuries at this time of my life. Maybe a year back, I wouldn't even have considered this. Even then, studying was hard, and things get even more tough this year. During the short breaks with my buddys, all of us unanimously agreed that schooling was a very productive time of our lifes. So for the people taking the A' levels or other examinations soon, make your time worthwhile and enjoy what you study, because there are some things you cannot choose as true adulthood creeps in.


Some thinking I have been sorting out. From this week's Thursday I shot up my appointment from section commander to platoon commander. Now thats from 14 buddys to 53 buddys all of a sudden. So, as with all people related appointments, I have to come up with a plan to bond up all of us and yet fufil the superiors' requirements. Not forgetting to stay or improve likeablity among my peers.

But its only been two weeks since the start of the new course. The standard of appointed commanders had been dropping, so when I took up the post, my standard met up with resistance from the slackers. In my view, we should defer to the superiors and give them our respect, but it isn't a universal view. This climaxed during the area cleaning 'punishment' from one of the men of the top (NOTE: BOMBSHELL), and I was not fully confident that everyone would do their part even though we should book out earlier together. So I've been held wondering - What is the motivation of these people to insist on these actions? Can they be relied on to serve when called upon? And what should I do to motivate them to see duty as a boon instead of bane? To be fair, I know that my performance hasn't been perfect and most of the platoon can be cooperative, but what I really want to know is what really would fire up everyone to excel and NOT WASTE OUR TIME.

I heard that most of the altheics from the Olympics do not live to a long age - most of them die at around 40 plus years old due to the fact that they over-stress their bodies and mental state. But I feel that the quality of time spent, rather than the quantity of time matters to all humans. Imagine the time they spend training and training to break barrier after barrier of their physical limit. Why about it?

I'm starting to really hate the mentality of some Singaporean men. It is permissionable that not everyone will work till they are of Olympian standard, but then what does the word COUNTRY really represent to us Singaporeans? If not for country, do they have a inner person to answer their actions to? Why about it?













Now for one timeless question...

WhAt does the "C" in Vitamin C stand for? (Warning: This is a prank version)


It's a way to off tune my pumped up (self-rightous-yeh-rite) self. Enjoy!

Time Of My Life – David Cook

Got this song into my head ever sice my section mates wanted to sing this for happy hour on Monday. As if we are all superstars on the stage of the School of Infantry Specialist ;)

Its been really a Time of OUR Life.



Time Of My Life – David Cook

I’ve been waiting for my dreams
To turn into something
I could believe in
and looking for that magic rainbow
On the horizon
I couldn’t see it
Until I let go
Gave in to love
Watched all the bitterness burn
Now I'm coming alive
Body and soul
Feelin’ my world start to turn

And I'll taste every moment
And live it out loud
I know this is the time
This is the time to be
More than a name or a face in the crowd
I know this is the time
This is the time of my life
Time of my life…

Holdin’ onto things that
Vanished into the air
Left me in pieces but
Now I'm rising from the ashes
Findin’ my wings and all that I needed
Was there all along
Within my reach
as close as the beat of my heart

And I’ll taste every moment
And live it out loud
I know this is the time
This is the time to be
More than a name or a face in the crowd
I know this is the time
This is the time of my life
Time of my life…

Now I’m out on the edge of forever
Ready to run
Keepin’ my feet on the ground
My arms open wide
Facing the sun

And I’ll taste every moment
And live it out loud
I know this is the time
This is the time to be
More than a name or a face in the crowd
I know this is the time
This is the time of my life…

More than a name or a face in the crowd
I know this is the time
This is the time of my life…

This is the time of my life…
Time of my life…

Timely update

Yo,YO!!! Its' been quite some time since I last blogged. Time to get my typing fingers warmed up... Ouch, because my hands have burst blisters.

Managed to rewatch "Saving Private Ryan" cause I got inspired by 'encik'. This guy is my company's Officer Commanding who is a Staff Warrant, and also a ranger. So wow! This week he gave a lecture on leadership, and one of the break times recommended this movie as something to watch and understand whenever a BIG RED BUTTON is pressed. Dead bodies... High velocity projectiles... displacement of limbs... shag and still have the guts to command as well as lead in the face of all adversity.

If I didn't have Jesus in my heart I doubt if I could have slept peacefully. So thank you, LORD for protecting me and providing peace all along this few months. I do realise that having power to kill requires great exercise of authority and self-control, or this world will end up as a much sadder place. Like we need more depressants as it is.

Did another random bout of surfing again after booking out late.

This link is a special email convo between a officer and a non-officer quite a few years back. But still, I think that this epimises that stupid men really bring forth their bad habits and assumptions along their way of doing work ( or duty).

http://www.mrbrown.com/blog/2001/10/i_is_a_saf_ocif.html

Then there's this other link that measures logic (because I'm starting to doubt my sense of logic, or I always read things too far). Blame it on a certain selection test I had in the morning. I managed to score 80percent! It's quite bad though, cause I had to think some of them through again before deciding on the answer.

click for logic test

Have fun studying/surfing/playing, while I and the rest of the guys take crap and serve this Nation, supposedly strong and free. Oh, and National Day is around the corner :-) --> Hints* early book out, Olympics on 080808 and celebrations on 090808to catch :-)))