I. A.M. B.A.C.K.

Had a sudden impulse to blog, so here i am.
And i realise, it HAS really been ages this time.

Haha.

Hmm well, so i'll start slow. Firstly, an update. After BMT in tekong, i went over to SISPEC. Next i joined the Basic Fitness Specialist Course(BFSC). And now, i'm posted back to Tekong. As a PTI!!! =)

The bright, sunny tropical island with lush green vegetation, exotic coral reefs and vivacious pink dolphins(remember?) have never felt lusher, greener, and fresher. =)

First day i was posted back to tekong(just this monday), i was exhilerated. Stepping on the island like i did on my first day of BMT, remembering the initial feeling of fear, apprehension, and 舍不得-ness, drawing back the memories... I wouldn't say the feeling was all nice and warm and fuzzy, haha..but being in Ninja is still something i am damn proud of today.

So... first day was sorting out of admin stuff. Swapped a 5-day week,8-to-5 admin desk job for a 5.5 day, irregularly timed active conducting post where i would be moving around, attached to companies, taking recruits for pt. They taught i was crazy. Furthermore i live in Jurong. Haha.. but the only thing on my mind was - I WANT TO TEACH.

I want meaning in my army life.
I want to interact with more people.
I want to, when ppl ask me Hey what did you do during NS, say Oh. i was a PTI at Tekong. I trained recruits!

NOT oh. i was a clerk in tekong.

NO.

And at first i was worried about the time and energy i would have left for my friends and family. I do not deny that 8-5 clerk job did sound a bit tempting at times. It is seriously VERY SLACK. Like, omgwtfbbq slack. Like, an empty sack. SLACK.

Then i realised, i was burning to go over to the active side, even if it meant losing regular, good work hours. No way i could stay to a desk for the next year. Think of all the experience, fun and sun i would miss.

And when i conducted my first lesson on Friday... It was all worth it. =)

I love every single bit of it.

Sometimes 4 days a week i go straight to my tuitees' place after travelling 2 hours from tekong. And by the time i reach home it's 9-ish 10, and i am so so so zapped. And i get up at 5 the next day and it goes on and on and on.

Holy. It's quite a handful. But ba-ba-ba-ba-ba I'm Lovin' It.

THIS, ladies and gentlemen is the meaning i am talking about.
And I believe there's more to find out too!

Was talking to my other friends in other vocations.. In comparison my army life rocks. Ninja to Golf to BFSC to Tekong. My friends think(and i concur) that what i have gained to date is already much more than what they ever would in army.

The people, the friends, the environment.
The skills, the exposure, the experience.
After Ninja(ninja is the GARANG stage. hahaha) - this is where the warm fuzzy feeling comes in.

What can i do without you all.

And 3 of you are in tekong with me. IT'S TIME TO PARTY.

I wouldn't say my effort hasn't played a big part in what i have today, but i have been lucky too that things turned out this way.

And i will make the most of it.



And somehow, i feel that the past 5 months have been the best of my life.