arh.. pissed off sia.. 3 hrs of standby area/ bed/ fieldpk earlier today.. in the name of discipline.. i dont deny the fact dat standardising our stuff shows some degree of discipline.. but there's a fine line between instilling discipline and asking too much.. cross it & u're being unreasonable.. doesnt packing our stuff correctly & neatly satisfy the rationale of making fieldpk items practical & accessible?? is there really a need to standardise perfectly the way clothes have to b folded/ the positions accessories have to b placed etc?? it's not as if soldiers entering the battlefield with standardised fieldpks stand higher chances of winning the war..

hmm.. so many doubts.. so many qns.. i really wonder...

hmm.. let's see.. khatib camp's quite a short dist from home.. but so near yet so far.. being trapped in camp makes home seem light yrs away..

ehh.. still trying to get used to the new environment in khatib camp.. lots of changes compared to safti mi- high standards of discipline.. low standards of living etc.. but guess it's not totally a bad thing.. coz it's these changes which make me appreciate little things in life i've always taken granted for eg the pillow at home is a heavenly gift when u get to sleep on hardened lumps of cotton in camp..

hmm.. for the whole of this wk instructors seemed to b drilling 'never assume never presume always ensure' into our brains.. kept emphasizing on its importance.. but honestly speaking i agree with them.. though i dont really practise it.. coz assumptions make things easy for oneself.. and to put it into action- easier said than done...

wah.. finally.. back from lakiun camp in brunei.. was a tiring 3-day training followed by the supposedly 3-day 2-night ex mountain rat (my team took 5 days 4 nights) and eventually a day of r & r (rest & recreation which was a waste of time i guess) ..

ehh.. this overseas training really shagged us out.. rest was inadequate.. we even had 2 change parades during the training period.. wat to do.. juz have to accept it..

hmm.. let's talk about the highlight ex mountain rat.. it's basically a navigatn ex.. first to find checkpoints followed by navi thru mt biang and lastly a combat swim.. thgs were interesting in a way.. lots of first-time exp eg got to see a real-life scorpion which was damn cool/ able to taste the freshness of streamwater/ even had the chance to experience the thrill of being chased by bees.. and not forgetting the defining moment on top of mt biang- the freezing wind during midnite rainpour forced 6 of us to cuddle up to keep ourselves alive.. but honestly the ex was really a fatigue-imposer.. and it was the fear of guilt & regrets which pushed me on.. till the very end..

hmm.. wkend's here again.. gonna b another r & r (rest & recover) for me...

let's see.. will b heading brunei in a few hrs.. my first overseas training.. quite nervous sia.. but guess the 9 days will b over in no time.. meanwhile take care my friends...