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The day i reached Pasir ris Interchange with a much different feeling. This time definitely not heading to Pasir Ris Park as i used to but rather to take the shuttle bus to a ferry terminal. My dad and mum accompanyed me along the journey. Somehow i feel a little down. It was a long queue and the security was tight. They checked my stuff and ushered me to the ferry.

Along the ride, mum kept asking me to do this do that, take care, dont create trouble blahs blahs blahs. I know she meant well and she really care.

I was a pampered kid from young, every new place i go, my parents would tagged along give me warm and encouragement. It makes me feel really glad and calm. I was a nervous guy from young, it takes me tonnes of encouragement to calm my ever panting heart. The worse thing is, when i get nervous i would feel like vomiting after meal. It's very scary and i always tried to hide. No one really know of this but it doesnt matter anymore, i'm all grown up, i'm not afraid to share and i got nothing to hide.

Anyway back to the point, my first day there wasnt pleasant. My commander greet me with a foul word which is quite common in present society while in actual fact that it's not supposed to be blurted out like drinking water.

First day, i met with a downpour while we were checking out stuff, we ran up our 5th storey flat. And i meant i really RAN, with like 2 huge luggage bags which is maybe 40Kg at least. At that time my stamina hoh, si beh jialat. Ask me run = kill me . That night i cant sleep, i spoke to my mum, reassuring her that i'm doing well and the people were fine.

I was confined for 2 weeks or rather 1 week+ because it was a routine. Finally parent visiting day was here. So weird name, sounds like some schools stuff haha~ Anyway it was a short time, i bring her and dad around. There had a short tour earlier on. We chatted, she saw me grew thin in 2 weeks. Like so shocked =/

the instance when she was leaving, she dropped her tears and i dropped mine. we hugged and cried together. haiis.. shou bu liao..

Subsequent days onwards, i got to know more and more strangers. And afterall the people around me werent really that bad except a couple of black sheepss.. Every early morning we got to gather and drink 500 ml of water, it was a tough chore and we got to do it. but then one thing very funny, guess what ? There's a merlion among us who would always throw up every morning during that parade. So obvious that hes' faking it loh. Sometimes i just cant stand it as it had become his routine rather than a unusual fashion.

Then came the days we got to rush up our stamina and fitness. Those where the toughest days. Never ending pumpings, situps, crunches, step ups, jumping jacks, all the blah blah blah physical routine all set to build us up.

Anyway one more thing about me: I dunno how to swim !!! haha.. i know littles of those what breast stroke, free style but i really got no idea how to trap water! Something i yet to figure out yet. So paiseh, so big guy still dunno. =? One really "suay" event was my swimming test, i trained so hard yet i was taken out of the test becos i kena a cruel diarroea. sadist. I was att B x 3 days. then the field camp came, i was mentally tortured and physically worned out. But i survived and become a fitter man.

I remembered it was a Sat when we moved out. That was when a chain of miserable events that
came along.

1.) I was trapped in a toilet just because i was doing some biz in someone else toilet and i dont dare to answer back and he locked me up within seconds because he's in a hurry to return the keys. (hummpff didnt even gif me sufficent time to react, i was stunned) I ended up screaming !!!! Luckily got people come save me but my face was all lost. =.=

2.) I was delayed and i missed the truck to the ground and got to reach there by foot. Oh man ~ My boss tried to fight for me but to no avail. I ended up walking but my weapon and bag was carried by my kind ps sim. haha. Dunno isit sim had a affliation to help one another anot haha. =P

3.) My tent pins were dented or rather bent. That really hindered my tent making. I couldnt get it up no matter what. Worse come to worse, i got a ever slacking buddy. (sianz diao=.=) This was really killing me. Furthermore, we didnt keep our stuff properly, our bag were all empties onto the ground, all our stuff being poured out. (wah piang ='[) Luckily my friends around me still show me a helping hand. whew ~

4.) The food suks, what satay pasta, That's what i got for having sore throat. Oh man, people wearing green really got to think. That's the worse food i ever wanna eat again.

Then on i resumed my fitness and got ready for my next phase of life.

Bravo

There was no time to think once i set foot on the tiles. I filled in my particulars and everything started almost immediately. Always in green, rushing up and down, drawing weapons, doing chins up. That was my peak fitness period, i was able to do up to 15 chin ups. Cool huh, but it was simply crazy !

Those days were unforgettable, the whole bunch of people would jus stayed up to like 1 or 2 am to plan our next day events and we got to be awake by 0530hrs. It's simply testing our body system haha. We went for a couple of exs to learn how to "hor lan" in jungle before we were being tested by the real event. It was long hours of walking and searching for checkpoints. Huge treasure hunting. We even ran and bashed into mangrove swamps, crossed the mud river which my fren almost sank in. Halting at the huge black cave like figure which looked like the underside of a huge fallen trunk. I almost dropped down my tears cause it seemed to be a dead end with a large amount of mangrove plantation companied by thorns laying along its stem. Everyone stood in silent until the leader took out his blade & shouted "Let's carry on!" He started chopping the thorns and slicing all the thorns off the stems. We went on and on till we see the clear skies. It was tough but we came through. Thank god we got him with us.

We navigated through the vegetation and found the crucial checkpoints for the day and it was already night before we realised. Everything was over by midnight.

We went for several exs, learning everything possible and impossible. There were no time to think of how tough it was because the only time free we rest, else we would be rushing through exs, training and several activites. Makes us really felt like with pride we lead. lol~

By the time everything ended, it was time to move on... time to leave the greenland for the mainland.. feeling so great as i took the last ferry ride back and prepare for the next phase..

by then it was already March 05...