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tHeKOPrAntS@10:50 PM

oh well..great..1 wk before saf day i'm informed that i will have to be changed to tengah colours instead of rsaf colours because i'm bow-legged..well..i still get to participate in the parade but it's just different i guess..anyway bow-legged means when u put ur feet tgt can see quite an obvious gap between the knees there..hmmm..now that i've lost the chance to be the state colours i suddenly realise that it did mean quite a bit to me..although i may keep complaining abt how tough and tiring training is but yes..it's pride..well..life goes on i guess..sometimes ppl only treasure things after they've lost it..guess i'm the same..haha..

anyway right now in camp there are ns men helping out..and they are actually complaining abt our guys, commenting that they are slack and having different standards as them..hmmm..don't really know what to make of it la..i'm not even in camp most of e time now..not updated on what's happening at all..hopefully my platoon don't get into anymore trouble..anyway my CO said to me today..it's easy to say that u have already informed ur men what to do..but it's another thing to ensure that the things are carried out and to manage them..i believe it's totally true..sometimes after disseminating info to the guys i tend to take it for granted that everything will be done..while my CO may make alot of unpopular decisions but definitely there's a lot of things that i can learn from him i must admit..

Monday, June 26, 2006

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tHeKOPrAntS@11:12 PM

cdf vetting today..think everything went pretty fine except the fact that i was really struggling at 1 part to keep my elbow straight..well..everything's over so let's just look ahead..think today around 5-7 guys under my platoon were given extra..sometimes really wonder why they can't learn from their mistakes..if this continues think giving extras also won't be a solution already..sighz..

Tuesday, June 20, 2006

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tHeKOPrAntS@5:56 PM

last wk was a really hard wk for me in camp..one of my men almost kena charged for watching soccer while on duty..haiz..and so many other things happened on that day that he was caught too..in e end we had a 3hr long morning meeting with the co..while the other issues were settled with relative ease the issue of my man watching soccer took real long..the 4 PCs including myself were coming up with all sorts of reasons so as to convince the CO not to charge the guy..at 1 pt when it seemed like we were fighting a losing battle one of the PC even shed tears..the whole issue really was a traumatic experience for me..juz glad that everything turned out fine and he was just given extras..learnt alot from the whole saga though..being too kind to ur men at times is not helping them but actually harming them..if i had emphasised more that they are not supposed to watch tv while on duty I'm sure the whole thing could have been avoided..guess it's time for me to start taking a stronger stand on some things..

anyway saf day's less than 2 wks away..in fact tmr is the 1st cdf vetting already..hope everything goes well..looking forward to the end of rehearsals man!

Monday, June 19, 2006

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tHeKOPrAntS@11:46 PM

korea won!!! realistically now they must be the only asian team that still stand a chance of making it into the next round..of course they are my favourite asian team in the world cup too..haha..what a relief it must have been for the players when they scored the equaliser..in such tournaments losing the 1st match definitely will result in tremendous pressure on the players in the subsequent matches..anyway brazil will finally be taking to the field soon..overwhelming favourites i must say..this world cup sure is exciting..hmmm..saf day rehearsals getting more and more frequent now..cdf vetting's just 1 wk away..hope everything goes well..anyway just wonder why some people like to bet so much..i don't deny i once indulged in it too..but i'm real glad that's history..seeing how ppl react when things don't go their way or when they lose just serves as a reminder for me never ever to bet anymore..definitely enjoy watching soccer purely because i love the game more than because there's money on the line..then again i don't deny the thrill betting offers..well..everyone has their own thinking..for me, i just wanna watch beautiful soccer being played..:)

Tuesday, June 13, 2006

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tHeKOPrAntS@4:51 PM

hmmm..my shoulder is still feeling a bit of strain although i am able to continue with my rehearsals..hopefully it'll heal fully soon..england won! not as exciting a match as i expected but what's more important is the three points..good start to the world cup i must say..imagine losing your 1st game..it'll be so hard from then on..feeling really tired nowadays..not getting enough sleep..gotta go back camp later on..tomorrow having saf day rehearsals..sianz to the max..can't wait for everything to be over man..haiz..i'm tired..

Sunday, June 11, 2006

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tHeKOPrAntS@6:49 PM

what a great start to the world cup! although i only watched the 1st half of the opening match before succumbing to the Z monster, it was not too bad a half to watch i guess...fantastic goal by lahm..hope germany will improve their defence though..2 more hours from the 1st england match! i believe everyone's looking 4ward to that man! how i wish crouch can score a hat trick..haha..

Saturday, June 10, 2006

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tHeKOPrAntS@2:35 PM

hmmm..saf day parade seems to be easier..and yet harder too..easier because as the rsaf state flag i'll only have to hormat once and do not need to hold it there for the whole national anthem unlike ndp..harder because there's gonna be a part when only the rsaf, navy and commandos state flag are moving..the 3 at the front la..have to march forward..then slow march back..wth..everyone's attention gonna be on the 3 of us..it's make or break for the parade like what all the trainers are saying..hmmm..hope everything goes well..2 more days to the world cup..oh yeah..will be watching the opening match in camp tmr..haha..cisse broke his leg..tough luck..now it'll be harder to sell him if benitez had that intention..haha..was playing field soccer with the aslc trainees in my camp yesterday..played goalie throughout the match..haha..glad that i haven't entirely lost my touch as a keeper..world cup's coming..can't wait to see england in action man!

Thursday, June 08, 2006

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tHeKOPrAntS@8:14 PM

seriously..i don't understand what's the big fuss over me not attending the rehearsals..i mean i don't mind people asking me why i'm unable to attend..but personally i feel that since i'm unable to do the drills due to my arm injury..why should i turn up just to show people that i'm there? c'mon..i would rather be doing duty in camp so that other pcs do not need to cover for me..ok..maybe i have to be in their shoes to understand..but well..if i'm supposed to stop playing sports in case i get injured until ndp finishes..sorry but i can't comply..

ok..enough about ndp..england beats jamaica 6-0 with crouch netting a hat trick! woohoo..tt's super cool..who says crouch doesn't have the class to play for england..hope he has finally silenced all his critics with that performance..5 goals in 7 appearances for england is no mean feat..anyway been such a long time since i've played in any competitive soccer..hopefully in the near future there'll be a chance for me to do so..agree with james definitely that competitive soccer will give u a rush of adrenline..haha..although competitive street soccer certainly is not what one would call joga bonito..world cup's drawing nearer and nearer..it sure is going to be an exciting world cup..

went to the pc show at suntec with my brother today..it was packed with so many people getting from one end of the hall to the other seemed like eternity..well..been wanting to get a new pc for some time now but didn't find any that i was interested in..lolz..gonna go back to safti this wednesday for saf day rehearsals..can't wait to pay bravo wing a visit! the place that we spent so much time in for those 9 long months of officer cadet course..well..for me it was 7.5 months..haha..ok..that's about it..5 more days to kickoff...woohooooo

Sunday, June 04, 2006

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tHeKOPrAntS@12:57 PM

injured my right shoulder while playing tennis on monday..went to medical centre in camp..1st time i reported sick for the whole of my ns! haha..1 wk excuse upper limb activities..that includes rehearsals too! good or bad i wonder..well..life goes on..hope i'll be able to continue with the rehearsals next wk..had a x-ray earlier in the morning..gonna show it to the MO tmr in camp..hope nothing's wrong..anyway my ez-link had no more money in it and neither did i have any loose change when i left the aeromedical centre at Paya Lebar..in e end i had to walk a really long distance looking for some shops so tt i could change my notes for some coins..unfortunately for me all there was in the areas were factories and industrial buildings..darn..in e end i had to ask some pedestrian whether he had change for 5bucks..haha..well..he didnt have any..but he offered me his 1 dollar coin..haha..rox man..so i was able to get back to eunos mrt eventually..what a kind soul..a gracious society yeah..haha..so grateful to that guy man..hmmm..finally completed one investigation report..got another one to do though..argh!!! hate it man..the new batch of ASLC ppl juz came to our base on monday..A lvl batch..1 year my junior but didnt recognize any of them although i heard some of them were from nj..haha..nt gonna be involved much in their training though except for some lectures i guess..being such a long time since i saw ppl marching from point to point singing songs..haha..oh yes..and getting pumped! haha..so glad those days are over for me but well..do miss doing those things sometimes too..especially with all the close friends i've encountered throughout my ns life..can't wait for my shoulder to recover..i'm so paranoid tt i dun even dare to catch a soccer ball with my right hand now..haha..i wanna play sports again man..just can't seem to beat my platoon sergeant in winning eleven..haha..gotta find some way out..maybe buy a play station or x-box? hmmmmm

Thursday, June 01, 2006

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