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Hello again everyone, I'm back for another short weekend, which in other words means I survived another week in camp. Only 1 month more to my Passing Out Parade (POP)! That would mark the end of my BMT phase, after which I'll get posted to somewhere, hopefully not worse than the latter.

The last week was really uneventful compared to the events of the previous few weeks, to be honest. Nothing special happened, well, much. I did get my glasses crushed again (this time by a Sergeant...), and I need to do something about it, but doesn't look like anything's happening, my aunt has random people over at the moment...

Did a trip to Bishan to do some shopping, but the main thing was that I went there to pick up a book... The Great Hunt, Book 2 of The Wheel of Time series =D. David introduced me to the series by lending me to the first book, and I must say it was really good, even if I took forever to read it... Hope I find the time to get into it properly (It's more like book vs PSP now)

Forgot to mention earlier, I managed to correspond with my parents and we (my dad did most of it really, need to give him a big thank you and a hug for that) managed to put together an application for medicine in NUS (National University of Singapore). Hopefully, it goes through and I get a shot at an interview and test. If I get through that, I get to pretty much stop serving my NS, and begin my University studies. After I finish my Med degree, I just have to serve the remaining of my NS time as a Medical Officer... A doctor in camp of sorts. In short, good life. Entrusted the whole application to God, and if it's His will, out of NS and back to studies =D. Will miss home, of course, but it's not so bad, I'll be able to fly back quite often, hopefully, and life should be, in short, better.

Oh yes, my old school had their award ceremony this week on Thursday, and they asked me to attend... I, of course, could not, but my parents went in my stead, and just to have a look. Apparently I was meant to be sitting on stage there, and quite possibly give some speech had I been present... In that sense, I'm sort of glad I couldn't make it. In all others, it just really made me miss home in general. My parents, upon my request, took down the names of key award recipieints and stuff, even gave me such a detailed recount that I was really moved as my imagination played out the entire assembly for me. The people I studied and interacted with throughout the past year, now back with all their results, words of "wisdom", just for some reason really moved me, made me wish I had been there. Ji-Yoon, who took the Dux for VCE (Congrats Ji-Yoon!!! If you're still reading my blog, that is =D), wasn't there either, but I really have to congratulate her, as I haven't had the chance to yet really. Apparently they read out a whole list of embarrassing stuff about me. Gah, so cheap. Take advantage of my absence why don't you.

Both my parent's birthdays were also this week, my mum's on Valentine's Day too. Too bad I really have nothing for them this year... I'll sort my mum's present when she comes to visit next month though =D. She's coming for my POP, and for my whole week break before I get posted to some other place in the army. Should be a good time of catching up, looking forward very much to the opportunity.

Valentine's Day was quite a sad one for everyone, we all stayed in camp and watched as our commanders took leave and booked out, leaving us in camp for another day of training. Those with girlfriends felt it most, of course, I really felt sorry. Oh well, this is the lot of the recruit. Nothing for it =(.

The only reason I'm still here to post right now is because I passed my IPPT (Individial Physical Proficiency Test)! The reason I'm in this batch, in the Progressive Training Phase, was because we all failed the IPPT, and therefore had to enlist earlier, blah blah. The fact that I now passed my IPPT, with a Silver award to boot, says something about the training at least: it works for me? Much as I hate to admit it, it seems to have in this aspect at least. Those who still failed the test booked back in today at 3pm Singapore time, while I get to book in at 8pm. Credit really goes to God of course, wouldn't have made it without His help really.

My sister finally found my blog, after almost a year. Why didn't I tell her of it? Well, there wasn't any reason to I suppose. Most of the content here doesn't really concern her anyway, and I doubted she would have been interested. But evidentely she was, so there we go. After reading her own post (I consequently found her blog through the link she left...) about myself, I was rather moved, and found that I missed her too, to some extent anyway. Hope she feels better, being able to read my posts =P.

Even so, not long left before I have to leave for camp again, much as I would banish the irritating thought. Better start preparing to leave. My aunt's random people haven't left yet, my aunt also seems to have forgotten her appointment with me to the optician. No, I don't know how to get there myself. Zzz. Meh. Living with a spare pair at the moment... Just hope it holds. Should be out next week, so see you all then hopefully ;).

Side note, 100th post and counting! Yay, blog's about 10 months old, so that makes it an average of about one post every 3 days. Not that bad!

Bye bye.

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