Update

Get to post something on my blog again...
Its another sunday, soon going to be a brand new start of the week..
Last week, it was real hectic hardly got time to take a deep breath until night..

I did quite well for my soc, thought not yet pass.. but my timing was 11min.. only 31sec to getting a pass..
Every week, there will be ippt.. sigh.. but i did quite well this time round.. hehe.. only left my 2.4km run to train up.. 7sec more to achieve 1140min.. to attain a silver award..
Once again, all my theory and practical tests.. last week alone, i taken ard 6 tests altogether.. i attain an average of 90marks and above for all of it.. consider myself lucky..
My range was @#$#%$%.. The weapon was not zero, I miss most of my shot..

Going for my fieldcamp/ section training tml le.. When i return then i update u all.. Of course, i can't tell u what i do like all those previous post due to security reason.. But i will share those experience that does not beech it.. haha.. =) Lousy english, lazy to correct it..

See ya.. looking forward to the long break in 5days time.. and also looking forward toward the end of the course in 5 weeks time.. Take care..

7 more weeks..

3 weeks had past.. in another 7 more weeks time i will get my cpl rank... =)

Time will past very soon.. cause this coming week i will be having 2 weeks confinement, will only be able to book out during the long public holiday break.. after 4 days of rest, i will be having another 2 weeks confinement for my outfield... and there goes 4weeks of my 7 weeks course time.. haha.. looking forward to it..

I still haven't fully recover from my twisted ankle, dunnoe how am i going to do the coming soc training.. sigh... some more is 2 days in a row.. look like going to endure through it.. this weeks going to be another hectic one.. soc, range, ippt, navex and test.. sigh..

See ya... by the time i do my next blog, will be the time i almost completed my 10 weeks course..
I begin to see strip on my uniform.. haha..

WITH PRIDE WE LEAD... SISPEC!!

Hotel!!??

I have being posted to Hotel company in SISPEC.. If u ask those who have pass out from there, i bet with u no one have heard before my company.. Cause its a brand new company, my batch is the pioneer batch.. sigh... It is a place where most trainee of this 41st bslc batches not wanted to be posted to.. Cause it is only a one way passage, u will only check-in and will never be able to check-out from that hotel.. so far already have 10 trainee disappear within the hotel building... (kidding =p )

Anyway, its a 10weeks course.. Left only with 8 weeks to go, going to check-out of there on 24/11/06 if everything went well.. Going to be super busy and hectic training schedule, injuries are almost everyday, day in day out things.. i am now recovering from a slight twisted ankle during my training.. Going to have 3 weekend "burn" due to exercises and training also.. I gonna to have little time to spend with all my loved one and friends ard me.. sigh.. no choice..

the confirm date are: 1 Oct 06, 15 Oct 06 and 05 Nov 06..

but also going to have 2 long break in between.. a 4 days break during the deepavail and the hari raya and another one before i pass out as a cpl..

Going to book in le.. Take care k. Yes my friend, u didn't read wrongly the time n date.. I juz book out 2 hrs ago.. and now i am going in back to camp again.. Take care.. see ya next week..

The day before 18 Sept 06

My last blog b4 going for my sgt training...

Today, i went out with my cousin for lunch at Tampines.. We had quite a budget lunch at Uma Uma Men (Ramen) at Century Square basement. The soup base was nice, can give it a try. Anyway, they are having 50% discount for all their ramen from now till end of sept.. why not? =p I nv notice there is such a ramen shop in century square till today.. It has been so long since i really go take a close look ard my neighbourhood..

Anyway, after the lunch it was ard half past 4.. we shop ard the shopping malls. I went back home and play a game of C&C (command & conquer), i was too tired that i left the game on and went to the living room to take a nap till 6pm..

I switch on the tv on 7pm to watch Matrix Reloaded and also packing my bags for tml.. Then i watch the channel U, Love on Diet.. Nice show... That is about all... haha.. blog again at my next bkout bah.. Dunnoe when going to bkout, maybe this friday or next friday.. see ya then...

Motivational Quotes

These are some of the few quotes that accompany me through my BMT.. Share with u guys and gers out there who are browsing my blog now.. Hope that it will be as useful for u as to me..

My Posting Order

Comd SAF BMTC congratulates you for your successful completion of the BMT.

Your Posting Order is listed below:

You are posted to SISPEC.
Your vocation is INF LDR.
Your are to report to: Pasir Laba Camp SISPEC HQ Or Boon Lay Bus Inter-change Holding Area.

Reporting Date/Time: 18/09/2006 at 0815 - 0900 hrs.

Person to report to: Chief Clerk

You are required to report in smart no.4 uniform (PES E recruits to be in No 3 uniform), except for those assigned to Police Force.

Special Instruction:
No Camera Handphone is allowed. You are required to bring along your duffle bag / field pack complete with the SAF issued items given during BMT. You are expected to stay in.

One of my Favourite Song..

我难过

那一年默默无言
只能选择离开
无邪的笑容已经不再精彩
你害怕结局所以拼命伤害
说是我挡住你的美好未来

你坚决不希望我等待
我便默默的让你走开
如今你受了伤回来
叫我如何接受这安排

我难过的是放弃你放弃爱
放弃的梦被打碎忍住悲哀
我以为是成全
你却说你更不愉快

我难过的是忘了你忘了爱
尽全力忘记我们真心相爱
也忘了告诉你
失去的不能重来

POP LOH!!!

On 5 September 2006, i graduated from tekong BMTC. Now assume the rank of PTE.
Waiting for my next posting/vocation on this coming Friday, 15 September 2006..

From a civilian to a soldier... The journey is tough but yet rewarding along the way..

Graduated from BMTC SCH 2, Pegasus Coy..

03/06 PTP Leadership Batch

My last 24Km route march...

My last 24Km route march fall on the 1st Sept..

That morning, we have our graduation parade reheasal till 1130.. After our lunch, we get ourself ready for our final route march as a Pegasus Company, as a Platoon and as a 13 weeks of thick & thin buddies side by side..

We started off with low morale, cause its our last route march together.. Remembering, the first 2 route marches was like a hell to us.. Especially, our first FBO route marches.. Time flies and we are doing our last route marches together... The journey may be long and tiring.. but every steps we take is a step closer to ours POP.. Every step that i take that day remain me of the first day i enter Pegasus Company, till the days i step out.. The suffering, the joy, the meaningful, the memorable and the defining moment i experience in Pegasus Company..

Pegasus Platoon 1

This is my platoon photo.. Those were the buddies who i spend my first 13 weeks of NS with..

NOBODY SAY IT'S GOING TO BE EASY...

OC PEGASUS COY, CPT KELVIN NG

I had the most shiong week, my program are all pt and drill.. Everyday, before we have our lunch we will reheasel for our graduation march and run.. It may seem tiring, but as we do we know that our BIG DAY are coming.. i also did my first SOC. This week going to be the same.. but i am going to enjoy it, cause of the people i am doing with and not the event itself..

Soon in less than 3 weeks time.. I am really going to POP. In a flash, i have serve the nation for 2 months plus.. In this 2 months plus time, i have make a lot of gd buddies and friends that brave through all the tough and shiong training together..

Guys, we left our last 24km graduation route march on 1 Sept.. Let march through the end and sing our heart out and leave no regret...
See ya!! Going to book in tonight at 2100..

At the beginning u want everything to end,
At the end u want to go back to the beginning..

27Days..

My pop days are getting nearer, its less than a months away. Soon the buddies that i make during my ptp/bmt, which we goes through thick and thin together in the company called PEGASUS, will soon be separated.. Before that happened, we going to enjoy ourself as a company, as a platoon, as a section and leave no regret.. Platoon 1, Pai See Buay Dou!!

FIsh n Co Dinner

On the 29 July, after my 7 days fieldcamp or 2 weeks confinement..
I meet up with my poly classmates for dinner at Fish n Co. and also to celebrate mozhi belated birthday..
I order a seafood platter for 1 and a swordfish.. The foods taste like heaven to me after eating 7 days of combat ration and suffering..

Booking in soon le.. This coming week is a free and easy week only PT, PT and PT (Physical Training). Cause my company have finish all major events. Now we are preparing and counting down to POP on the 5 September..














I continue the live grenade throw on my next bookout.. k.. See ya on tuesday..
Happy 41st National Day & Happy Public Holiday!!!

Sit-Test

After the bookout from the fieldcamp, that sunday when book in i have to prepare for my 3 Days Sit Test, 10 days of outfield in a row.. Its was damn tired and body was aching all over..

Before the Sit-Test we do a 12km route march to our campsite.. After doing the 8km route march earlier on, 12km route march was nothing.. During the Sit-Test, i was assigned to detail Golf.. My Post was a LAW Gunner, basically the one who shot down a tank.. The LAW was heavy and its weight 6.3Kg.. Every morning 4km and 2km fast march, my buddy bion and me have to carry it whereever we go.. By the time the sit-test start, both of our hands are numb and we can't feel a thing.

During the sit-test, i was task as 2IC for both my mission.. My first mission was to clear a minefield, we use our bayonet to poke the ground to look for land mine buried underneath the ground.. Clearing halfway, one of my Mine clearer was snipe down by sniper.. I was stun, then i give a all angle cover position.. I immediately asked my medics to attend to the injure buddy and prepare for evacuate from the ground.. We carry him with a stretcher due to he was the bigger guy in our group, we were all tired out by the time we carry him to safe location.. My IC, Thomas, from platoon 2 attend for the manpower needed to carry the casulty while i do the safety cover for my group.. The mission was a success..

Day 2 mission, my mission was a lot tougher than first day. My IC was still Thomas, this time round i lead a 5 men group to rescue 2 hostages from the hostage hut.. During the rescue, my group keep retreating and going forward to rescue hostage.. At the end of the day, i send in 2 men, a navigator and a demod.. My medic was not able to go in cause he was too big size.. the moment he step onto the poles the whole structure give way.. Tank approaching! I asked my 2 buddies who are inside to try to move them.. Due to the serious injuries of the hostage and my medic not able to go in to give medical attention and the approaching tank. The whole exercise was a failure, but we still do what was task to do..

Sit Test was a test use by the saf to look for prospective commander. The success and failure of the mission was not not important. It is the process that the assesor look for that they decide to give them a chance to be the commanders..

My 2nd Confinement Weeks ("7Days FieldCamp")

After the "live" range.. That following Saturday was my 7 Days fieldcamp.. Before the camp we are busy packing our fieldpack (the green bag) and our section rations (food) and resupply bag..

On the set off day, the weather was so hot in the morning that even before we set off.. My entire uniform was already wet with sweat and the weight of my fieldpack was pulling me down to the ground.. Luckily before i had a chance to fall, my company move on to have our 8Km route march to our campsite 1, Pulau Tekong Reservoir.

Over there i tasted my first revise set of combat ration, it was heavenly.. Totally different from the impression of how bad and how inedible it is.. The foods was nice, majority I would say.. After lunch, we had our lecture and training throughout the next 2 days. Until Day 3, we move to our next campsite location, 6Km route march to Oil Palm.
Day 3 morning was a killing one, SBO attire run up and down a slope for our 5BX. My legs went numb after that. Somemore after breakfast, still have 6Km route march to our next campsite.. Lucky, it was in SBO and not FBO. Otherwise i think i will be falling out for the route march.. Many will do likewise also.. haha =)

When we are at the oil palm, we were spread out inside the oil palm plantation in a triangle formation. My sleeping and guarding area was at the almost extreme corner of the entire campsite. it was so fast away that everytime before we fall in i need to leave my area 5 mins early inorder to fall in on time.. I also experience my first outfield no light guard duty without knowing what might charge at u.. could be wild bore or some big rat or some don't know things looking at u in the inner part of the oil palm plantation.. That night, there was a lot of movement inside the inner oil palm plantation and adding to that was loud snoring sound of some of my platoon mate.. I try not to look too far inward cause i scared, somemore is the hungry ghost month.. On the second night, i heard that there are a big rat intrusion.. i need not have to do guard duty for that night as i have done it on the first.. But who care cause by 9pm, after the roaring sound of helicopters that flew past above our head.. I doze off.. Only till the next morning then i wake up.. After breakfast and shiong 5BX with run.. We have our test throughout the whole day on how to attack a target in group n section. After the test, we have a simulated real battle.. We did a well done job for the simulated battle.. Around evening we do a 3Km route march/ night confident walk to our next and last campsite, the reclaim land.

When we reached, it was already pitch dark.. After we get our bag and powder bath ourself.. We went to bed.. That night was the best night of all, cool wind and the sky was packed with stars. Too bad cannot bring camera otherwise i would have taken some shot.. And not to mention also commando, not the human commando but the mosquito commando.. the moment u stand there and dun move, they will sting u.. even ur uniform also can't protect u fully from the sting.. The next day, we dig our trench/grave.. The entire morning, i was digging and digging and digging only till late afternoon then i finish my trench which is also my bed cause i am going to slp inside for a night.. That night was a very uncomfortable night, worrying of centipide that might crawl inside and my trench length was not long enough so i cannot fully stretch out... I wake up alot of time that night, forcing myself to sleep.. But that night all our mood was, who cares whether we have enough sleep anot.. Cause tml we will all be inside our bunk, drinking cold drink and sleeping on comfortable bed..

Day 7, we wake up with no 5BX.. I cover up the trench that i dig using the entire yesterday in less than 30mins.. After that, we route march another 4km to the BIC ground at the old sispec school.. Which is the last event of the fieldcamp.. When its my turn i take up my position at the 10th position, the moment i crawl out of the cover.. I was stun, the journey was abt 100m.. I can't stand up and run cause there are real bullets firing from GPMG flying above my head.. All i could do was leopard crawl and back crawl all the way till i reached the other side of the 100m.. Half way through the journey i was totally wore out, my elbow and knee were in pain. I keep crawling and crawling cause at my pathway.. there is a GPMG firing above my head. The sound was so loud that i don't want to stay there for any single second.. When i finish the BIC, i could feel a sense of achievement.. the feeling was real great that cannot be describe by words..

At the end, we hop onto the 5-tonner (vehicles) all the way back to the company line.. =)

My 2nd Confinement Weeks ("Live Range")

Last 2 weeks ago, i had my second confinement weeks. I got confine not due to i did something wrongs but got confine because of the 7Days fieldcamp that start on the 22 to 28 July..

Way before the fieldcamp started, on the first week of the confinement.. I had a chance to fire "Live" round or live bullet that can kill.. I was shaking and excited when i reached the 100m range.. Cause i dunnoe what going to happen whether i have the courage to press the trigger of my "wife"/M16 to fire my first real bullet.. When my details was call to get our 4 magazines (a cartidge that hold the bullet) of 4 rounds each. My hands started to shake, my breathing fasten. I adjust my earplug and pull it in to the fullest to make sure that my ear is protected from the very loud noise.. My turn has come, I go into the foxhole supported position and lay out all my magazines waiting for the zeroing of my weapon and most impt the command to load my weapon. I loaded my first live round of live bullet magazine and put the safe, at this time my heart was pumping at its fastest speed ever in my life. When the command given, i unlock my safe and i aim at the target, i fire off my first shot without much thinking and never realise it at all until the recoil of the weapon pushes my shoulder abit backward then, and only at that moment i notice i fire my first shot..

After a firing 8 shot my weapon alignment was faulty, i was asked to change.. Call it concidence or what.. the weapon that i exchange with, the butt number of the "new wife" was actually my birthday.. Butt no: 233.. I carry her and my new 4 magazines, went in again to the range to zero my weapon.. I fire all 16 shot without having to zero it at all.. it was already zero according to me
For the real test, we were given 32 rounds to fire for both day n night.. 16 shot to pass.. By day time, i have already attain 10 shot.. i need another 6 for the night shot to pass my test.. when night fall.. i dunnoe how many round hit the target, all that i know was for my last 4 shot.. i hit the last target with deadly accurate shot.. At the end of the whole range i think i attain 20 shot out of the 32 rounds given.

By the time the whole range end and back to the company line, it was already 12am.. Can't imagine that we had to wake up next morning and fall in by 6am..

Booking in Soon.. Going for my dinner now.. Will update my blog next week abt the another event of the 2nd confinement Weeks, which is the 7Days fieldcamp.. And also this week booking in event, Sit-Test, 12km route march and the scariest of all, Real Live Grenade Throw on this coming friday (4Aug)..
See ya next week..

My first week of BMT

Last week was a busy schedule week.. When for IMT (Individual Marksmanship Test) and GAC (Grenade assault Course).

The IMT i did quite ok, think hit abt 20 out of 32 shots. My weak point was the fig 15, 1/5 of the whole body, basically is only the head reveal lah. Can't see anything at all when it is at 50m or 100m away only a small black dot. I use my gut feeling and shoot, lucky me i manage to hit 1 out of 4 snap target..

The GAC was a tired one. I leopard crawl with frog and its baby beside me.. It was damn dirty, wet and tired after i reached from point to point. The whole course was 100m. To me it was like 200m, super tired and i can't feel my hand anymore after the course.

Today, going to book in at 2045.. Tml morning going to shot 'live' range.. It's going to be boring cause only get to shoot 20mins and wait for 6hrs inorder to shoot again. Next week is my confinement cause of fieldcamp on the 22nd July, cannot come out. haiz..
After my fieldcamp, rest for a day will be my Sit Test on 31July. Hope that i can endure through both camp.

Hope that my cough will recover before the fieldcamp, being coughing for ard 3 weeks le..
Seen a doctor and given a much stronger medicine to help me to cure it.. Share with u my section photo..

Going to stop le... Cont to updated u in 2 weeks time..... Take care.. =)

Graduation

Some pictures from my recent polytechnic graduation ceremony..



To view the "live" video of the ceremony..
http://www.sp.edu.sg/graduation2006/

Session 2






The 4 botak...
Raven, Pegasus, Cogaur, Mohawk..




























Last class photo... with our programming lecturer..











Picture with my FYP supervisor...














Picture with the director of EEE..

Extra me.. wearing the no.4 uniform..

The 3 years of poly education ended.. it all seem so fast.. Now i am serving the nation.. Soon, i am also graduating from the BMTC in Tekong in another 8 Weeks time..
Times Build Bond!!!

Cont.. next week.. going to book in loh... =)

sigh... sick

i have been falling sick since my first bookout.. 1 week le still haven't recover. the cough getting worse and worse of all got a flu..
Last week in the camp, i basically just went there for chalet. Skip all those tough exercises and training.. Found myself so sad, not able to do the same things with the others.

Anyway, going to see the doc the second time, hope that this time round the medicine is useful and i can recover by the time i bookout again on this coming saturday...

Do continue to pray for me... Pray that i can recover fast from the cough and flu..
GOD Bless..

1st Book Out...

After 14 days of confinement... Today is my 1st bookout day.. Bookout Bookout day..

The enlistment day was a hectic one.. they never issue me my 11B, cause me to be an illegal immigrant in Singapore which have neither IC nor 11B.. After that, we gather at the foyer for the reheasel of the oath taking ceremony. After the actual oath taking ceremony and some video watching and a simple lunch, which i didn't eat much. That mark the start of my NS life.. We gather and form into our platoon, then section level.. then we went to take our big black heavy bag and our field pack to our bunk. Lucky for me i am at 2nd floor. Follow by a simple haircut to remove all "worries".. I was assign to Pegasus company, Platoon 1, Section 3, Bed 09.. 4D no. 1309.. water Parade IC and toilet 4th IC.

During the 2 weeks, i recieve my "wife".. Carry her for the first time during my first 3km route march.. and the 2nd Full Battle Order 3km route march. The second one was a nightmare, the fieldpack + SBO + my "wife" was so heavy that my right hands went numb and almost fainted..
Lucky for me is that, after that route march i receive my long waited 11B.. yeah.. =)

This sunday going to book in at 2045.. But next week coming out again on sat morning and went back in again at monday night.. After the monday book in it mark the end of the PTP period and start of the actual BMT.. More siong and shiok at the same time..