we are one...marching on...we are the young defenders of this country...moving on we believe..that we can achieve...so let us serve our home Singapore
alot of people have been asking me why i am so into my NS life and why do i keep talking about it.well,the answer is simple,i am a military junkie by heart.
yes,i do find life serving national service a tad boring and sian sometimes and i admit that i always have the words "ORD LOH!" on my lips but i do feel a deep sense of satisfaction and pride having done national service and serving in the military because i am a military junkie by heart.
why am i one?its because my daddy was a soldier and since a very young age i have been listening to his stories about his military career.his adventures with the elephant and how one cant eat burnt rice when wounded,if not the bleeding would not stop(not scientifically proven!) are just some of the many stories he shared with me.It deeply inspired me to become a soldier.i love to play with guns and rifles but only the wooden flat type which my dad makes for me instead of the toys that make the "tatata" sounds but it was still fun nonetheless with me terrorising any visitors to the house with my "weapon".
i decided to join the ncc in sec sch as it is military based.i was actually lured into it as the teacher in charge came and talked to us about it and the words "you will get to shoot a real rifle" just proved to tempting to resist.i only found out after i joined that one can only touch the weapon once a year but nonetheless,i had fun during my 4 years as a ncc cadet.it was actually the best times of my life when i was a ncc cadet.the camaraderie forged was the best one can ever ask for.i remember the days when we would be doing push ups under the hot afternoon sun on the blistering road,the countless times when i would have sweat in my eyes but not dare to move to clear it.it was bloody painful and irritating but somehow the mentality and attitude of everyone then was just great as we think about the rest of the platoon first instead of ourselves.
however,at the end of secondary school life,i have to move on but the experience in ncc only convince me further that the army is meant for me.
jc saw me having relatively little contact with the military.however,life in the military also came closer than ever before in jc and before i could say sedia i was enlisted for national service.
well...ns days are just ns days...enjoyed myself tremendously and i shall not talk about it here because its just 2 long too long to talk about.so sebastian,u want stories,u have to come and ask me yourself but dont worry,i will always remember you as my "twin brother" in bmt...hahaha.
however,it was in the army too that i saw the ugly side of it.a lot of wayang-ing and no action.men that are supposed to be defending the nation acting like they need the nation to defend them.people in the service just for the perks and not for the pride and joy of being a soldier.i really dont know how many of these generals and colonels will grab a weapon and fight with their men when a war breaks out or will they grab their suitcase and run to another country.all these left me very disillusioned with our army and the passion to become a soldier faded with every new day that passes by.
but till this day,i am still a militart person by heart.i dig war movies and great battle scenes.my favourite movie would be blackhawk down(though its american propaganda).
now u know why i keep talking about the army and my ns life...so pls stop asking me why ok!
posted by haoz @ 1/07/2006 03:33:00 AM
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