Seet's ORD Dinner

3SG Seet ORDs on a not so auspicious day: 9/11

Therefore we decided to have dinner @ Holland-V, where chances of being attacked by terrorist is the highest! Remember the saying: "the most dangerous place is the safest place".



enough of bullsh*t, let's move on to the dinner




had ThaiExpress for dinner







Seet "enjoying" his dinner... spicy spicy~




we headed over to a nearby bar for a drink later...




CPL Bo enjoying his pint of beer...








LG Wilson having a good time as well...








LCP Leon laughing at what lousy drinkers the rest of us are...







ORD loh!!!

we hope he enjoyed himself, all the best to him...

(CLASSIFIED) PTI's Wardrobe

EXCLUSIVE SNEAK PEEK INTO A PTI's WARDROBE

Been playing around with photoshop recently, decided to showcase some of my work, you can find them on my Facebook too!



an all-white wardrobe

my sports shoes collection

3SG wrist ranks

PTI polos & singlets collection

Endure & Excel!

New Case of Influenza A H1N1 from MAJU CAMP

I heard the news broadcaster mentioned something about 马裕军营 on the Channel 8 news just a while ago. Wait a minute... isn't that MAJU CAMP??? Holy crap, I have many friends working there, let's hope no one else is infected...


"Singapore has confirmed another 26 new H1N1 cases, bringing the total number of infections to 194.

10 of the new cases are local transmissions. Of these, four are from the Butter factory cluster, a popular night spot.

One is from River Life Church and another is from the Singapore Armed Forces Maju Camp..."

Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/438048/1/.html

POP loh!!!

The last night at my messy bunk...







Rank & badge all sewn & ready!








From jockey cap to beret to Fitness Specialist baseball cap








The fresh graduates from the 91st BFSC!






(photo taken from an audience's facebook)

That's us performing the rappelling + log PT stunt after the parade






(photo taken from Qian's facebook)

I think we put up a hell of show!








Wong, Jacob & LLY

all the best to Wong...






XR & me, thanks for coming

I DID IT!!!

YATTA!!

I DID IT!!!

52 minutes is the time to beat. Guess what, my timing is 51m57s!! 3 seconds slower & I would have to do it all over again. What a close call~

The truth is, almost nothing went according to plan. After the swim, I had a bit of problem wearing my socks I dunno why. Went through the obstacles rather smoothly, off the ramp with a round of applause from the OCS cadets, which was really encouraging. I was minutes behind time after the up slope killer. Despite the fatigue, I pushed on.

450m from the end point, my stomach turned & I puked. I guess it wasn't a good idea to have roti prata with curry before a CPFT ;P The next thing I know, Sgt Song Po appeared from nowhere & was running with me. Alvin were yelling to me that there's only 20-seconds left. I gave it whatever I've got and sprint to the finishing line, had a last glimpse at the clock, and then I dropped to the ground with a huge sense of relief.







IPPT, SOC & CPFT are the 3 passing criteria for the PTI course. CPFT somehow resembles an army version of the modern biathlon, involving both swimming and running. Here is roughly its components, in sequence:

200m swim with long4 + rifle --> FBO 1.5km run --> clear SOC --> 3.5km rundown








PTI Goodie Bag we collected upon passing the course,








I love the golden cross swords =D









"...the Fitness Specialist knows that it is possible. He himself has stretched his body to those limits, and beyond."

www.mindef.gov.sg/cyberpioneer/backissuesoct1.htm

First IPPT in SISPEC

One week have passed, but training haven't really started. Can't say much about our training schedule & stuffs due to "security reasons", but seems like all book outs days are on Saturdays! Damn. And the food is horrible! I begin to miss the Tekong Cookhouse already.

We had IPPT yesterday morning, getting a Pass is as good as failing, since both have to stay back on Saturday for extra PT. Most of my section mates were aiming for a Silver, saying Gold is impossible bla bla bla. This kind of mindset is just not right for a future commander if you ask me. Heard of the saying "Aim for the moon, even if you miss you'll land among the stars."? (Pls don't be lame and come tell me the nearest star is how many lightyears away) As for me, my only aim is for gold, nothing else.

So, 5 points for sit-up, 5 points for chin-ups, 5 points for SBJ, 4 points for shuttle run (3rd attempt after fouling twice), I'm on my way for gold! The route for 2.4km run was a difficult one, as there is a up slope section plus a U-turn. Wearing my own Nike Air running shoes did help, more on the mental side I would say. Though i missed gold by about 3~5sec, I'm happy to have clocked my best personal timing, for that i check-out!

Specialist Cadet Trainee

Most of your should know about it already, but I will still talk about it anyway. The picture above is the new SCT rank (Specialist Cadet Trainee), it looks like a 3SG rank cut into half, or rather three slanted bars to make it sound nicer, whatever.

First day in SISPEC is purely parade, feels like a second POP if you ask me. With new rank comes new responsibilites, I'm not too sure what they are at the moment. All I know is, allowance is $90/$20 over Private/Corporal ranks respectively. See the pay structure below:

source: mindef