Saturday, March 24, 2007.
hullo all.. to whoever who is still reading this bloggy of mine..lol..
life has been somewhat of a minor turmoil these past few months.. hmm..maybe turmoil is too strong a word to use.. but well.. i should be thankful for the lessons learnt.. the hard and the easy way.. guess it'll make me a better person i suppose..
Life at OETI (Ordanance Engineering Training Institute) @ Ayer Rajah Camp have come to an end.. and a new life in army beckons.. I've been posted to Nee Soon camp.. to the army people who are familiar with the acronyms used in the army (they are used in abundance in army..lol..in singapore maybe..) i'm in 6AMB..34 FSMD.. i'll be there for a whole 2 months..getting hands on trainin to be a full pledged mechanic for the army.. still getting the hand of it.. considering that i still prefer to use my hands to draw.. lol..
I'm really thankful fr the time at OETI.. although it was pretty far from my home.. i had always looked forward to going to cmap.. the company there was nothing short of amazing.. there was my Platoon Commander 1st Waarant Tan.. he is rather bad at explaning things..but as i got to know him when he helped me with my problems.. i realised that although this guy has some kinda problem with his words... he would do anything within his means to help you.. kinda sweet eh?
then.. there is 2nd warrant Abu Bakar or Ash Burn as he is preferably called.. my Platoon Sergeant.. th fatherly figure in my platoon.. always being so kind, soft spoken and at times..really funny.. throughout our 3 tmhs there..he has never ever raised his voice at us.. AT ALL.. haha.. thats why everyone respects him alot.. he talks to us.. and we treat him like our
other father.. lol.. i'll miss talking to him.. very religious person who doesnt force us to do anything.. considerin that he has the rank to do so.. he doesnt.. he never fails to thank us for helping him..
then there is 2nd Warrant Tay.. he is the disciplinarian in our platoon.. disciplinarians are usually pictured as stiff buggers who only know how to find fault at everything we do right? but not this guy.. our whole platoon enjoys his company.. maybe not Chin (this platoon mate of mine)..lol.. strict as he is.. but if you show him that you can perform..he'll make you laugh the whole damn day.. lol.. the expert in marching.. always takes us for marching session.. i didnt get the chance to be under him as i was excused marching the whole 3 mths there..lol..lucky bastard eh?
also..theres Master Sergeant Leuis.. reminds me of my friends in secondary school.. crude jokes.. great company..and always knowledgable.. we respect him cos he never used his rank against us.. always talkingand treating us like his friends.. he is the cool instructor of our platoon... outgoing..and loud (in a good way).. the whole platoon just loves him..
then there is Staff Sergeant Jebat.. lol..old school name.. he was with us for a short sint.. lol.. can be lame at times..but one thing about him that really stands out.. was when we asked him all the dumb questions in class.. (cos most of us had no history of repairinga car prior to the course).. he said.. "no question is a stupid question.. you sk i'll answer..as long all of your doubts are cleared".. well.. i know this may not be very spectacular..but considerin that army mn are grumpy creatures who dont like to answer dumb questions.. he was one of a kind.. oh..and during our tests..he would come over and drop us 'hints'.. hahaha damn joker la he..
and last but not least..there is 3rd Sergeant Nasrullah.. man of little words..but when he does open his mouth..all will laugh.. always the slacker instructor.. during our computer lessons.. while every other platoon studies... we go to the internet..and play online games..watch movies or cartoons.. lol.. and best part of all.. he'll roll down the projectorscreen..and all of us would watch cartoons together.. damn slack ah!
will be seeing them again today.. my platoon is having a barbeque..invited the mall to come.. cant wait..
well..i'll just be talking bout my time sent at OETI..a rather long summary..haha.. well.. i have to type in alittle..considering that i haven't been typing in a single thing for months now..
anyway..i'll end my post right here.. wanna go for lunch..then out i go to meet my dearest.. so till next time.. btw the way..to the people who are stil lreading this dusty cobweb-filled blog of mine..than you very much..lol.. have a great weekend!
~~Ridz~
