I just came back from Thailand yesterday morning. Boy, 21 days in Thailand just flew past like this. I now find myself back on Singapore soil again. I have only one conclusion, there is no place like home!
The food in Thailand is really just not for me. I got a mild stomach upset there and I end up back here with flu. Dang, Thailand is just not for me man haha. By right, we should be doing loads of shopping but the Rest and Recreation time given to us was so short and all planned! I ended up visiting museums and watching a cobra show -_-... It was really a pity that I couldn't do some decent shopping there. I also found out that I am someone who is very bad at bargaining. I bought 2 pillow cases for 380 baht, down from the original 500 baht. To my horror, I went to another shop and the shop offered me 200 baht! That was before bargaining! My friend laughed at me saying I am too innoncent. Always kena cheated. Just take it that I am doing some charity work for the locals there yeah? I will not be cheated again...... haha
Training was tough but fulfilling. I finished all my exercises and that calls it a close to all the exercises I have in OCS. Six more weeks and I will be comissioning on the SAFTI parade square. The past 32 weeks have been an experience. Really can't imagine going through all that one more time. My comissioning parade is on 15 March 2008. This has been the the day I have been waiting for the past 32 weeks. The time is finally coming.
Comms ball is on 22nd March 2008 Shangri-La hotel. I have yet to find a date....... I am so lazy.
I am flying off yet again...
Barely a few weeks back from Brunei, I am not flying off to another country for training. Thailand. It is going to be tough, but it will be fun I guess! I've never been to Thailand before. I'll miss my parents so much. My sis is coming back too! Will miss her too...
3 weeks is not going to be short. I've got to hold on just a little more and before I know it, comissioning parade will be here. I just pray that God will take care of me and not let anything affect my comissioning.
Me and my brothers conquered Brunei, now it is for Thailand and very soon, we will be parting. Time flies and I really treasure the times we had. These are the people that been through hell with me. Let's make Thailand a memorable trip!!
Here I go again......
What have you been doing in the first morning of year 2008? I didn't do anything spectacular. I just slept through the morning, waking up only at 1045am. 2008 or 2007, what's the difference?
To me, 2008 or 2007 doesn't make much of a difference. It is just merely a change of numbers on our calenders, our watches, our computers, our computer OS, clocks... As the rest of the world immerse themselves in an atmosphere of partying and drinking, I choose to be alone. The solitude of oneself expecting the new year can be very therapeutic. It is a good start to a new year ahead. I foresee a tough year ahead.
Humans are contradictory. Why give so much emphasis to a change in year when days, hours, minutes, seconds of time are wasted away, sitting in front of the TV doing nothing? I myself am guilty of such unproductivity. It just took me a few minutes of my life to realise how much have been wasted in 2007. I am making sure that doesn't happen in 2008. Such discrimination against time shouldn't be happening. We should be treating every second of our life precious because time well spent is a life well planned. What do you plan to do with your life? Where do you see yourself few years down the road? Procrastinate no more, get up and live a life with a purpose. Don't be a CO2 producing being, at least don't let that CO2 just contribute to global warming. Make sure that when the earth becomes warmer because of you, you are at least giving something back in return, something useful.
If you ask me, I am so looking forward to 2009. It is a year where I'll start realising my dream. So much to do yet so much left undone. Make do with me 2008. If you ask me what's the difference is 2008 from 2007, I would say the difference is YOU...