ORD!
saturday morning and so the day has passed. after 2 years of service to the nation, i've done my duty and i'm now a civilian once again. well scratch that, i'm a student once again. hah!
it's been a see-saw 2 years. really. it was literally filled with sweat, blood and tears. for all the many ups and downs, i think what they say is true. army (or national service for that matter) makes you a better person whether you want to or not. at the same time, the experience gained with working with people of all walks of life, well, let's just say it can't get any more colorful than it is.
2 years. i've been very fortunate to have been able to spend half of it in taiwan. maybe it wasn't something i wanted nor was it an opportunity that i would have passed up on but really, it was one hell of a chance and experience. of course i have my complaints and all yet in the end, i think i came out a better person. the life skills i picked up would serve me well in canberra (and life in general) and i have only one regret: that i was not able to make friends with those that i did a little earlier; by which of course i refer to my taiwanese friends.
that said, there are other regrets and bitterness with my entire 2 years. bitter that i wasn't able to be an officer. regretted not being able to fulfill a childhood dream. apologetic even for breaking a promise that i made to marilyn. but all in all, i think i did good this 2 years.
it doesn't matter anymore if i'm a REC, PTE, LCP, CPL, 3SG, 2SG, 2LT or even LTA. rank goes out the window when you're in the civilian world.
so then. i was in camp at 0800, hoping to leave camp by 1030. alas, i was only able to collect my COS (certificate of service), my newly issued ranks and other mementos at 1130. spent most of the time surfing the net in the s1 branch. who cares eh? hah!
so, to all the mohawk and delta coy people as well as those in taiwan. thank you. you have all made my NS experience that little bit more special. and now, off to the next challenge: tackling my programming and what-not in uni. haha!
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i was wondering just now, why do all the michelles i know have to be so attractive? by which i mean the michelle in taiwan, the michelle in melbourne (yes you!) and the one i just got to know a couple of hours a go whilst at wala wala. i think michelles are inherently attractive or am i just that lucky (biased even? ha!)? who cares!
and before i forget, happy birthday mr tree! :D
ORD LOH!
it's been a see-saw 2 years. really. it was literally filled with sweat, blood and tears. for all the many ups and downs, i think what they say is true. army (or national service for that matter) makes you a better person whether you want to or not. at the same time, the experience gained with working with people of all walks of life, well, let's just say it can't get any more colorful than it is.
2 years. i've been very fortunate to have been able to spend half of it in taiwan. maybe it wasn't something i wanted nor was it an opportunity that i would have passed up on but really, it was one hell of a chance and experience. of course i have my complaints and all yet in the end, i think i came out a better person. the life skills i picked up would serve me well in canberra (and life in general) and i have only one regret: that i was not able to make friends with those that i did a little earlier; by which of course i refer to my taiwanese friends.
that said, there are other regrets and bitterness with my entire 2 years. bitter that i wasn't able to be an officer. regretted not being able to fulfill a childhood dream. apologetic even for breaking a promise that i made to marilyn. but all in all, i think i did good this 2 years.
it doesn't matter anymore if i'm a REC, PTE, LCP, CPL, 3SG, 2SG, 2LT or even LTA. rank goes out the window when you're in the civilian world.
so then. i was in camp at 0800, hoping to leave camp by 1030. alas, i was only able to collect my COS (certificate of service), my newly issued ranks and other mementos at 1130. spent most of the time surfing the net in the s1 branch. who cares eh? hah!
so, to all the mohawk and delta coy people as well as those in taiwan. thank you. you have all made my NS experience that little bit more special. and now, off to the next challenge: tackling my programming and what-not in uni. haha!
--
i was wondering just now, why do all the michelles i know have to be so attractive? by which i mean the michelle in taiwan, the michelle in melbourne (yes you!) and the one i just got to know a couple of hours a go whilst at wala wala. i think michelles are inherently attractive or am i just that lucky (biased even? ha!)? who cares!
and before i forget, happy birthday mr tree! :D
ORD LOH!
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