This is possibly my last post before i go into the service, depending on my mood tomorrow, so yeah, read slowly and enjoy.
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Went out with Wei Jun yesterday night for dinner. We originally had it planned at 7.30pm and Astley was supposed to come along, but Wei Jun had some aircraft problem last minute and Astley has something going on about his father and sister...AGAIN. Oh well, at the end i'm only able to have my dinner at 9pm...and i didn't have any breakfast or lunch yesterday.
We talked a lot about Basic Military Training...the Do's and the Don'ts. I feel that i learned a lot, from things like daily area cleaning to grenade throwing. Wei Jun has a interesting way to show that time passes really fast in there. He said:
"Once you're in there, you're like a hamster. From the morning when you wake up, you'll go run in a treadmill, then have food, rest, go run in treadmill again, then sleep. The next day: Exact same schedule as yesterday. After weeks, you'll lose the concept of time."
I can go on, but i'm afraid some of the things we discussed are confidential (That means he already broke it...it's only 'maybe' anyway) so i shall stop here about those stuff.
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So it's only 2 days left.
I'm scared. Yes, i can tell you so much. Whenever there's a major shift in environment for me, i'm always scared. Believe me, from things like politics to minor stuff like "Do i get a proper toilet?"...they all put reasonable amount of fear in me. It's exactly like when i shifted from secondary school to a tertiary. I resisted and fought against it, although i eventually gave up and suck thumb, i cannot help but think whether or not "I will resist and fight again?"...
Some of the stuff i'm afraid about:
1) Politics. The dynamics and interaction of mates within a section. There shouldn't be any surprises that the section can fill with people from all walks of life: Genius with IQ that far outranks mine, average quiet guy who blend into the environment well, arrogant and snobbish trash that easily becomes the target of bully...i can go on, but well, that's just how many people you can see getting involved in this National Project.
2) Belongings. I heard that we'll have a closet to ourself, and another sack to keep our things in. Apparently, the closet is only meant to keep specific stuff, and the way of putting them is so specific that you're supposed to only show "...half a 'P' from the 'Singapura' imprinted on your gear". Yup, that's how strict they are from what i heard. So we have this other sack to keep stuff from, and from what i heard AGAIN, you're supposed to just dump everything you often use in it. That way, it helps when people conducting checks (On order and placement...i don't think they're there to search for games and stuff like that), it helps on their convenience.
3) Confinement. Wei Jun said that the normal confinement is 3 weeks - You only get to book out at the end of the 3rd week when you first book in. He then said that it'll be written on our enlistment letter. Mine didn't include any information about that, so Wei Jun gasps and said that it was one of the new changes - There's no more confinement. As much as i wanted to believe him (After all, he's already serving for more than a year and what he said should have some degree of truth), i just can't. You know, the worse thing about a pessimist is 'when you fail'. I don't wanna go in there thinking i'll be out in a week, then only to hear a truth of a 3 week confinement. So yeah, i'll be seeing you at Labour Day, 1st May.
There are tons of issues to talk about, but i think i'll stop here to prevent this from becoming a unnecessary long post.
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Well it's been long since i do this, but i guess it'll be proper to have it in this 'so-called' last post.
Yasashiku kimi wa hohoende Ita (You had smiled kindly) - Tomoyo Mitani
.hack//GU Vol 3. Redemption Ending Theme
The faraway memories are fragrant slightly.
You smiled kindly.
Without noticing invisible gyves,
I depended on your kindness and was inflicting pain on you, wasn't I?
I loved you than anyone,
And stared at you than anyone.
No matter how far you are away from me,
I'll think of you as ever.
Your warmth and gentle both hands.
I'll never forget them.
Getting used to your not being here,
I was at a loss for words when we can meet occasionally.
Even if I keep silent, we can understand each other.
Saying so, I always depended on you, didn't I?
I do not come back anymore,
And I do not look back.
So push my back,
And give me courage to embark on.
I'm going to become stronger and stronger,
So look at me not to cry.
Your look and gentle voice.
I'll change them into my memories.
The precious things which you gave me.
I'll keep them in my heart all the time.
It repeats the season even if you are not here.
It is getting dyed sepia.
I believed you than anyone,
And I was beside you than anyone.
Surely, surely, I can overcome it.
It may be the long way around though.
Surely, the future will be bright.
So believing it, I'll advance.
I'm going to become stronger and stronger,
So look at me not to cry.
Your look and gentle voice.
I'll change them into my memories.
The faraway memories are fragrant slightly.
You smiled kindly.
I have a hard time finding the lyrics translation for this one, thanks to 'balmung7777' for uploading it.
Yup, i quite dislike uploading foreign language songs...because of the need to post translations.
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That's it for today. I'll see you guys either tomorrow or 3 weeks later.
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Went out with Wei Jun yesterday night for dinner. We originally had it planned at 7.30pm and Astley was supposed to come along, but Wei Jun had some aircraft problem last minute and Astley has something going on about his father and sister...AGAIN. Oh well, at the end i'm only able to have my dinner at 9pm...and i didn't have any breakfast or lunch yesterday.
We talked a lot about Basic Military Training...the Do's and the Don'ts. I feel that i learned a lot, from things like daily area cleaning to grenade throwing. Wei Jun has a interesting way to show that time passes really fast in there. He said:
"Once you're in there, you're like a hamster. From the morning when you wake up, you'll go run in a treadmill, then have food, rest, go run in treadmill again, then sleep. The next day: Exact same schedule as yesterday. After weeks, you'll lose the concept of time."
I can go on, but i'm afraid some of the things we discussed are confidential (That means he already broke it...it's only 'maybe' anyway) so i shall stop here about those stuff.
---
So it's only 2 days left.
I'm scared. Yes, i can tell you so much. Whenever there's a major shift in environment for me, i'm always scared. Believe me, from things like politics to minor stuff like "Do i get a proper toilet?"...they all put reasonable amount of fear in me. It's exactly like when i shifted from secondary school to a tertiary. I resisted and fought against it, although i eventually gave up and suck thumb, i cannot help but think whether or not "I will resist and fight again?"...
Some of the stuff i'm afraid about:
1) Politics. The dynamics and interaction of mates within a section. There shouldn't be any surprises that the section can fill with people from all walks of life: Genius with IQ that far outranks mine, average quiet guy who blend into the environment well, arrogant and snobbish trash that easily becomes the target of bully...i can go on, but well, that's just how many people you can see getting involved in this National Project.
2) Belongings. I heard that we'll have a closet to ourself, and another sack to keep our things in. Apparently, the closet is only meant to keep specific stuff, and the way of putting them is so specific that you're supposed to only show "...half a 'P' from the 'Singapura' imprinted on your gear". Yup, that's how strict they are from what i heard. So we have this other sack to keep stuff from, and from what i heard AGAIN, you're supposed to just dump everything you often use in it. That way, it helps when people conducting checks (On order and placement...i don't think they're there to search for games and stuff like that), it helps on their convenience.
3) Confinement. Wei Jun said that the normal confinement is 3 weeks - You only get to book out at the end of the 3rd week when you first book in. He then said that it'll be written on our enlistment letter. Mine didn't include any information about that, so Wei Jun gasps and said that it was one of the new changes - There's no more confinement. As much as i wanted to believe him (After all, he's already serving for more than a year and what he said should have some degree of truth), i just can't. You know, the worse thing about a pessimist is 'when you fail'. I don't wanna go in there thinking i'll be out in a week, then only to hear a truth of a 3 week confinement. So yeah, i'll be seeing you at Labour Day, 1st May.
There are tons of issues to talk about, but i think i'll stop here to prevent this from becoming a unnecessary long post.
---
Well it's been long since i do this, but i guess it'll be proper to have it in this 'so-called' last post.
Yasashiku kimi wa hohoende Ita (You had smiled kindly) - Tomoyo Mitani
.hack//GU Vol 3. Redemption Ending Theme
The faraway memories are fragrant slightly.
You smiled kindly.
Without noticing invisible gyves,
I depended on your kindness and was inflicting pain on you, wasn't I?
I loved you than anyone,
And stared at you than anyone.
No matter how far you are away from me,
I'll think of you as ever.
Your warmth and gentle both hands.
I'll never forget them.
Getting used to your not being here,
I was at a loss for words when we can meet occasionally.
Even if I keep silent, we can understand each other.
Saying so, I always depended on you, didn't I?
I do not come back anymore,
And I do not look back.
So push my back,
And give me courage to embark on.
I'm going to become stronger and stronger,
So look at me not to cry.
Your look and gentle voice.
I'll change them into my memories.
The precious things which you gave me.
I'll keep them in my heart all the time.
It repeats the season even if you are not here.
It is getting dyed sepia.
I believed you than anyone,
And I was beside you than anyone.
Surely, surely, I can overcome it.
It may be the long way around though.
Surely, the future will be bright.
So believing it, I'll advance.
I'm going to become stronger and stronger,
So look at me not to cry.
Your look and gentle voice.
I'll change them into my memories.
The faraway memories are fragrant slightly.
You smiled kindly.
I have a hard time finding the lyrics translation for this one, thanks to 'balmung7777' for uploading it.
Yup, i quite dislike uploading foreign language songs...because of the need to post translations.
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That's it for today. I'll see you guys either tomorrow or 3 weeks later.
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