And so the trainings began. What's that like? Just ask my fellow platoon-mate, Wilfred, who calls this "Club Med"- everybody dresses up in the same pyjamas (with camoflage patterns on it), we're brought together to do stuff together in an exotic tropical paradise (ie, the jungle), and we're always looking forward to lunch and dinner, wondering what they'll serve us next. They've served all sorts of stuff so far, but track record shows that they haven't gotten around to sashimi yet. Maybe next year, who knows?

All in all, it was quite an experience: 2 weeks worth of boring lectures, aimless tea breaks, looking forward to a lunch we'll skip anyway, countless afternoon naps, sentry duties, and my pet peeve, taking a shit outdoors in the jungle. Hey, I should be lucky, right? Not everyone in the world gets to carry a rifle and play soldiers in a real jungle- and not to mention taking a crap in the same jungle. Everybody takes a shit anywhere in the jungle; in the bushes, under trees, on the mud... I'm suprised nobody has leopard-crawled over someone else's poo yet.

I'm glad its all finally over. Yet strangely I had alot of fun, as you can see from the photos. When people from all walks of life get together to do stuff together, expect some wierd and funny things to happen :)

To my new buddies from reservist, it was great meeting you, and I had alot of fun!
I'm hoping the army will forget me for the next 6 years, but all the best to your endeavours!


More Pictures: Kwan, Pang the Signaller, Shane & 1SGT Lim, Husain, our trusty driver Kelvin, Solid Sh-nake, Posing by our vehicle, Posing by our vehicle 2, The first day of Face Camouflage, Clyde's Watermelon Camou, Shane, ready to catch a tiger for his daughter, Just like the picture above, with Vincent in the middle, Life Savers - Cadbury chocolate biscuits