If Singapore's attempted space program is anything to go by, this is the level of progress we've made so far... above picture shows an ape in routine training on a sophisticated machine...
Saturday, October 25, 2003
Monday, October 20, 2003
This article "Are servicemen up to the job?" appeared in Straits Times forum last saturday dated 18th Oct 2003 by a certain Mr Koh Y M. To sum up, he said officers and specialists conducting the combat survival course were not to be blamed, as proper guidelines and procedures have been put in place regarding training safety regulations. He said the public should instead question the quality of servicemen... I can't take it lying down... i mean, what the f*** is wrong with this Mr Koh? He comes across to me as a very naive person with a highly elitist atitude... I feel i have to rebutt every single point he made regarding the incident which culminated in the death of the NSF from the simulated PoW training...
Firstly, with all due respect, Mr Koh(he himself declared ex-commando who went through similar training) should take into account the fact that SAF is made up of many individuals with varying levels of fitness and threshold for torture and like activities... what he could endure doesn't mean others could too... that is the reason why people like him go into commandos and others, like the most of his counterparts got into various less demanding combat vocations or support units... NS, for your info, was not meant to be a one size fits all system... and so who is he to question the abilities of fellow NS men?
Secondly, contrary to what he proclaimed in the article, officers and specialists conducting the exercise flouted the safety regulations... no one said it was necessary to dunk someone's head into the water excessively... if it was just meant to simulate, why push the act and punish the trainee even more? Now, i'm not saying this would translate the whole exercise into a mere whimper of its entirety... Yes, training SHOULD be tough, BUT it should also follow safety guidelines... Mr Koh, in his article quite obviously implied that it is not to be the case, given his training as a commando. However, i believe these 2 aspects can and will complement each other... SAF officers and specialists owe the people an explanation and therefore it is appropriate their heads should roll first... since it is their duty to return people's sons to parents at the end of the NS stint...
This above article was written by me from an objective perspective on the particular issue and should not be viewed as a personal attack on anybody, Mr Koh included. I hope to submit a proper write up to ST forum in the coming days... whether they publish my article... is for them to decide... i just want to give my two cents' worth...
Firstly, with all due respect, Mr Koh(he himself declared ex-commando who went through similar training) should take into account the fact that SAF is made up of many individuals with varying levels of fitness and threshold for torture and like activities... what he could endure doesn't mean others could too... that is the reason why people like him go into commandos and others, like the most of his counterparts got into various less demanding combat vocations or support units... NS, for your info, was not meant to be a one size fits all system... and so who is he to question the abilities of fellow NS men?
Secondly, contrary to what he proclaimed in the article, officers and specialists conducting the exercise flouted the safety regulations... no one said it was necessary to dunk someone's head into the water excessively... if it was just meant to simulate, why push the act and punish the trainee even more? Now, i'm not saying this would translate the whole exercise into a mere whimper of its entirety... Yes, training SHOULD be tough, BUT it should also follow safety guidelines... Mr Koh, in his article quite obviously implied that it is not to be the case, given his training as a commando. However, i believe these 2 aspects can and will complement each other... SAF officers and specialists owe the people an explanation and therefore it is appropriate their heads should roll first... since it is their duty to return people's sons to parents at the end of the NS stint...
This above article was written by me from an objective perspective on the particular issue and should not be viewed as a personal attack on anybody, Mr Koh included. I hope to submit a proper write up to ST forum in the coming days... whether they publish my article... is for them to decide... i just want to give my two cents' worth...
Saturday, October 18, 2003
Last night was totally happening... what was supposed to be a normal supper of prata at simpang bedok turned out to be one helluva night... let me give you guys the lowdown on things... first... ahh... yess...mmmmhhh... cheese prata boom... powwweerrr i tell you guys... ( there goes the 6km run an hour before Doong suddenly jio me for supper... yes, i admit that i caved in to the pleas of my stomach... hahaha )
After our supper, i suggested going back to our dear old secondary school AHS where we spent so many wonderful memories together... it was not the end of the story... yet... We had parked our cars outside the main gate and walked in through an opening at the rubbish dump... we walked round the school and saw so many changes that it totally destroyed the rustic laid back setting of the school... no more spaces to run about and the old block of classrooms we used to study is gone... in place of it spanking new buildings rise up like nobody's business... don't even mention to me the basketball court i play my footie on every sunday... damn... why did they do that for??! its not as if the student population suddenly exploded like India or China... hehehe... now the charm of old AHS days only exists in my memory... if only digital cameras exist back then... it's kinda sad, to think of it...
However, our early morning exploration of the school grounds was not all peaceful and quiet... As we were walking towards where the old block used to stand... we saw a car parked in the middle of the lot of land in front of our All Saint's church... thinking some couple must have sneaked in to make out here, we were expecting some car shaking and misty windows... like titanic(the window part)... hahaha... how f***ing wrong we were... turned out to be a police car... dammnit we're in for it... naturally we got stopped for suspicion on "intended" criminal activities... apparently they have been staking out here to catch the culprit for some recent incidents they have every right not to tell us... This makes us prime suspects... after all, who would've expect 5 guys (met Jianzhi and Cilfton by chance at the prata shop) to be in the school compound at this time of the day (read: 0215hr)? We got questioned, IC numbers taken down, and searched for illegal possessions (whatever that might mean) But lucky lah, we don't have pai kia face, and they know we have no ill intent after hearing our explanation, so they finally let us go after some intense grilling...
As they escorted us out to the main gate, they requested to have our cars checked, and it was lucky Doong's dad who works as a carpenter doesn't have any chainsaw, hacksaw, drills or crowbar (you guys know what i meant) in his car boot, or else we'll have another round of explanation to do... hahahaha...
Since the night was still young (read time: 0245hr), Doong the family man suggested we go Changi V (??!) hahahaha... we said cool... and we were not to be disappointed... it was one of the best nights... the 'girls' there were just... in a word... HOT... hehehe... i'm telling you... they could put a lot of girls to shame... not that i prefer ah guas but they are quite... stunning... no offense to any girls out there...
And which brings me to my lecture mates... WHY DID YOU PEOPLE CHOOSE SUCH UGLY AH GUAS FOR RESEARCH!??!?! hahaha... still... however confusing their gender orientation are, we need to respect them as human beings and not some freaks... this was after what Adrian had told me which they revealed to him the things people do to them... whatever dignity they have was stampede on right to the very last bit... i think they deserve our sympathy too... after all, who's to say what's right or what's wrong?
After our supper, i suggested going back to our dear old secondary school AHS where we spent so many wonderful memories together... it was not the end of the story... yet... We had parked our cars outside the main gate and walked in through an opening at the rubbish dump... we walked round the school and saw so many changes that it totally destroyed the rustic laid back setting of the school... no more spaces to run about and the old block of classrooms we used to study is gone... in place of it spanking new buildings rise up like nobody's business... don't even mention to me the basketball court i play my footie on every sunday... damn... why did they do that for??! its not as if the student population suddenly exploded like India or China... hehehe... now the charm of old AHS days only exists in my memory... if only digital cameras exist back then... it's kinda sad, to think of it...
However, our early morning exploration of the school grounds was not all peaceful and quiet... As we were walking towards where the old block used to stand... we saw a car parked in the middle of the lot of land in front of our All Saint's church... thinking some couple must have sneaked in to make out here, we were expecting some car shaking and misty windows... like titanic(the window part)... hahaha... how f***ing wrong we were... turned out to be a police car... dammnit we're in for it... naturally we got stopped for suspicion on "intended" criminal activities... apparently they have been staking out here to catch the culprit for some recent incidents they have every right not to tell us... This makes us prime suspects... after all, who would've expect 5 guys (met Jianzhi and Cilfton by chance at the prata shop) to be in the school compound at this time of the day (read: 0215hr)? We got questioned, IC numbers taken down, and searched for illegal possessions (whatever that might mean) But lucky lah, we don't have pai kia face, and they know we have no ill intent after hearing our explanation, so they finally let us go after some intense grilling...
As they escorted us out to the main gate, they requested to have our cars checked, and it was lucky Doong's dad who works as a carpenter doesn't have any chainsaw, hacksaw, drills or crowbar (you guys know what i meant) in his car boot, or else we'll have another round of explanation to do... hahahaha...
Since the night was still young (read time: 0245hr), Doong the family man suggested we go Changi V (??!) hahahaha... we said cool... and we were not to be disappointed... it was one of the best nights... the 'girls' there were just... in a word... HOT... hehehe... i'm telling you... they could put a lot of girls to shame... not that i prefer ah guas but they are quite... stunning... no offense to any girls out there...
And which brings me to my lecture mates... WHY DID YOU PEOPLE CHOOSE SUCH UGLY AH GUAS FOR RESEARCH!??!?! hahaha... still... however confusing their gender orientation are, we need to respect them as human beings and not some freaks... this was after what Adrian had told me which they revealed to him the things people do to them... whatever dignity they have was stampede on right to the very last bit... i think they deserve our sympathy too... after all, who's to say what's right or what's wrong?
Thursday, October 16, 2003
The worm problem's been solved... glad to say... so you people can set your minds at ease when you receive my mails... wait... i don't usually send emails very often... do i? Anyway... dropped by HMV yesterday to get the latest CDs by Dido and Cafe Del Mar... paid for by the hard earned money from tutoring this kid named Jordon??! Dang... he's every tutor's WORST nightmare i tell you... But let's talk abt da music instead... Dido's album was not too bad... i still think her "No angel" album was better... 3 out of 5 stars!!! As for Cafe Del Mar's latest offering... well... could be better... not that "chill out" as i would expect from the series... but at $24.95 for 2 CDs... who could refuse??!
Before i sign off, allow me to share with you this quote taken off David Letterman in Straits Times' Life! section a few days back... he said this of Arnie: " The LA Times accuses Arnold Schwarzenegger of groping six women. Six women. I'm telling you, this guy is presidential material. "
Hahaha... damnit this guy takes the cake man... i fell off my chair as i was reading it...
Monday, October 13, 2003
Dammnit.. my outlook express is screwed... some bloody virus has got into my system... it keeps sending downloaded emails from my inbox and other god-knows-where-it-came-from mails ( infected attachments aka worms included ) to the people in my contact list... so PEEPS!!!! ATTENTION!!!!... PLEASE DO NOT OPEN any emails that might come from my account at kjordon@pacific.net.sg... ignore EVERY SINGLE email from me and delete immediately without delay... I will continue to keep you guys informed as to when everything's A OK again... meanwhile keep your eyes open...
Thursday, October 09, 2003
Supper prata at our usual haunt in simpang bedok… was the night before cadet Foo is due to report to his new camp for the very first time... awww... that lucky sob... still want to be NSPI somemore... whats wrong with wearing green??! Cheong sua is good... as i've always said... what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger... true what... right or not? huh? anyway take a look at this pics we've took... especially the way bob looks in the photo taken with me... damn funny... dunno whats gotten into him... f***... looked like some bloody idiot who've just escaped from a mental asylum... (actually he looks the same in both photos) Or is he trying too hard to be like MACHI didi? hehehe...
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