Hallo ihr alle da draussen...yesterday was the Artillery formation's 117th anniversary...accordingly, we had a 117-klick relay...which began at 1900 yesterday and ended about midnight. Actually, it's quite interesting to run the reverse SOC route at night...particularly when it's almost pitch black and you're on your own...I came down to run at around 2140...when it was already beginning to get cold and me a tad sleepy...yes...the Z-monster bites even when you're warming up for a competitive run...but oh hecks everyone runs, even 43 (!!), the men, the Specs, officers...you name it, you got it...even the CO ran...which should really say alot...although i can't say the same for his timing la but still...yeah it's a formation-level thing, everyone's involved...
I, myself managed a pretty amazing 8:45 to cover that torturous 2.2-klick stretch...which means my 2.4 can Gold timing already!! woo! I hope i can maintain it for IPPT, in light of everything i'm doing which will totally annihilate my already-reduced stamina...i think mental motivation is important too...because at first i was running alone and these 3 freaky regulars decided to come and pia me from behind...luckily in the end only one caught up...i lagged behind a tad to let him gain the lead and then followed him all the way back...he's the motivation...just want to catch him mah...it's a pity that most of the time i'm a one-gear runner...cannot pia at the very end already...but i managed an okay pace...i hope there's someone to chase at the end...it'll make things better for my 2.4 i hope...
As such, and because 24 SA was involved in the sai kang party to set up and slave away, CO allowed us to sleep until noon today and also gave us half a day off today with 1.5 more days' off for the runners...ahh...welfare of unit life...so last night we played bridge until 0300, woke up at 0930, played more bridge before getting out at 1200. All in all? I did nothing for 2 days. haha...this is THE life, ladies and gentlemen!
Speaking of which, i still owe some men 1 day's off...will talk to boss about it ASAP before it slips my mind...then Vagen and friends will call me a fucker every time they see me...eh dudes...ORD lo...-1 off can anot...tsk...When i go see boss he will probably roast me and Mel alive on a spit over the Standby procedures...nmind la...u guys earned it...burn nights off...but you guys are heng lei...CO wanted to turn out the entire battalion...
But that's besides the point. This afternoon...i had a walk to remember...one which is unforgettable indeed....thank you for walking with me. And thank you for talking. Thank you for lunch. I enjoyed your company...i'd have walked with you for so much more longer...haha...being with you actually made a one-hour-long walk seem like 15 minutes. Wow. Thank you again...=)
Kelvin...for your men...i think you should just do what is right. You don't have to do big, grand things which your men will be eternally thankful for. Just do what you've believed to be right all along - you may not be appreciated at all...so many times when my efforts came away unappreciated...you feel rotten but i guess somehow you still find the strength within you to carry on...live life by your rules, not what people dictate...i think your men are different from mine in that...yes your men see NS as a time to fuck 2 years away...i think mine too...they're just ORD crazy...maybe it's because my men are JC-educated...but i don't think you should ever give up. I know you've been good to them. Stay that way. These men will listen to you because even though they bo chup you they will know who's going to be good to them and who's not. Wait for them to get a few more jialat jialat and when they come personally to look for you maybe they'll listen to you now.
It's up to you if you want your men to acknowledge you as sergeant when you are 30 or if you want to bo chup along with the rest of them.
posted by quatscherei @ 20:14
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