This is the 2nd anniversary of my release from full time National Service! Just thought that I’ll write a bit about it, since I’ve only just noticed the date! The freedom is sweet! I don’t like military life very much, since army life is communal, while I’m a individualistic person.
Sharing a room with many other [...]
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Casual viewers might need to sit out this heavy topic.
Friendship.
A bond forged between two whom met as strangers some time in their lives, with the willingness to play, work, or simply do things together, and to look out for one another in times of need.
Close friends.
Always willing to sacrifice their own interests to protect yours, [...]
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The time is approaching fast.
Soon, most of the guys in the battalion are going to be civilians real soon, braving the storms of the working world. One where the only uncertainty is the only certainty.
No jobs laid out on a silver platter for the taking. Instead of being told what to do, for once, they [...]
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I have not had interest in blogging for some time now. Two weeks to be exact.
It is probably just fatigue, because you can’t really have time for yourself when you are out there doing other stuff.
I experienced first-hand being a clerk at one of the staff branches in camp. There is a lot more freedom [...]
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Inspired by the writing frenzy generated by the over-heated competition that is the [ :: NaNoWriMo :: ], I have decided to dust the thick layer of mold off my series of unfortunate events, and to kick-start my sad story.
I had remedial training this Saturday, and this was done under the shadow of the glee [...]
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I probably am going to regret ever bragging about my [ :: IQ test results :: ].
You see, now I am caught in the middle of a inter-branch fight for my services. Plus, I volunteered to edit the battalion ORD magazine (ORD is the term used to describe the end of full-time national service, and [...]
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National service at a tender age of 18 is surely a huge amount of responsibility for the young minds that are still beginning to come to grips with the whiplashes of human relationships, gradual realisation of the many undercurrents moving the world. Not only are they forced to grow up quickly, they also learn inter-personal [...]
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My cell phone (Side note to concerned alarmist: also known as a “handphone”, which has entirely nothing to do with terrorists) woke me up at the crack of dawn, to a similar crack in my mind. My brain was cold and protested at being jump-started. Moments later, Father came in and woke me up.
“Don’t you [...]
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