this is gonna be quick because i'm really busy. and i need to start doing work.

first jump today! had to report by 0230. i almost overslept. the stars look the best in the early morning.

wasn't a good jump at all. in the aircraft, adrenaline kept rushing because the ramp was partially open and there were two giant windows in front. the wind kept whipping your face like fingers squishing it. honestly. the parachute was so frigging heavy. i was the last jumper cos i was the lightest. which means i landed the furthest, too.

from the moment i jumped out of the aircraft, my knees weren't locked tight. and as i fell, i totally got lost. i started to pull the toggle towards the grass patch, but that meant i had too much forward speed. so Lta Fok starting yelling at me.

"LAST JUMPER! WHERE YOU WANT TO GO! face into the wind, face INTO the wind!!! look at the smoke!!! last jumper!!!!"

so i freaked out and turned the other direction. looking down, i saw the runway.

i didn't pull my toggle. i just stared at the runway. it looks really soft and bouncy from the top. then as i approached, the ground looked harder and harder and then BAM. i landed on the runway. it HURTS. my elbows crashed and now i've an awesome bruise.

walking back was the worst. sitting down on the grass attempting to pick up the chute wasn't a good idea, cos the mimosas were THORNY. and the DZSO vehicle guys kept laughing at me struggling with the parachute. for 1km thereabout. thanks. alot.

disappointing jump.

second jump, was in Sortie 8. i kept my knees locked tight and i actually landed on the eastern grass patch (which was nearer to RV area, whoo!)(: yayy. although i didnt land properly, but it was a good jump.

thanks to those who helped me with my chute!

made it back. passed out from 197th BAC on time. i'll be waiting for the other ncc people to pass out and get their silver wing next thursday!

"Tough times don't last but tough men do."
-Sgt Wilson.

That made alot of sense.

now that airborne's over, i need to concentrate on others now.

RS, DWEN AN, HOMEWORK. i need to stop being a deadweight to others.


it helps to think we might be wishing on the same bright star.

I WILL FLIP AT THE NEXT PERSON

WHO CALLS AIRBORNE "AIR BONE".

The first line's

想用一杯Latte

把妳灌醉

"How to get someone drunk using Latte?!"

hahah spec mess rocks.

Total bruise count: 11

Knees: 4
Thighs: 5
Arms: 1
Face: 1

Total muscle ache areas count: 3

1. Neck
2. Back (upper+lower)
3. Thighs

oh i was at spec mess yesterday, then i got celeste's sms about part cs and their amazing performance. first thing i said was, "WHERE ARE THE NCC PEOPLE?? THE PART CS DID SUPER WELL! OMGOMGOG". the commandos stared. whatever. heheh.

i am so, so proud of them. WE are proud of you guys. the second batch of specialist and you guys ROCK(:

WELL DONE PART CS!!

Tower jump today. it was like super fast. all of a sudden, i was at the door, next thing i know, the jumpmaster said "GO" and then i was falling free.

sometimes it's that leap that changes things. seriously. don't think, just jump. jump first then think. commando style.



the usual drill: you look below you and you see cables. All avoiding action fail, prepare for cable landing.

However, this is what happens after a lunch break and the instructors are bored.

Instrctr: you look below you and you see a pig sty. All avoiding action fail, prepare for shit landing.


anyway, apparently my bunk is haunted. i took my stuff and i locked them inside. like my helmet, ankle brace and bottle. but when i reached home at 8, some person called me and said that he (he's the guard on duty) found my helmet in the spec mess.

someone saw me walk into the spec mess with the parachute harness and the helmet (my name was on it).

the thing is, that happened at 6 plus. i left the camp at 5.

this conversation ensued:

guard: come back to camp now, your helmet is in the spec mess.
me: what? it can't be. it's in my bunk.
guard: er. no. it's in the mess. it's been here for over 2 hours.

-then jiawei settled it and helped me take and all that-

me: sorry but what happened?
guard: someone saw you walk into spec mess today with your helmet and harness.
me: i didnt even go there today!
guard: never mind. forget it. it's harmless. that happens everytime to the trainees from that bunk.
me: er.. what?
guard: you mean you haven't heard the stories?
me: that's okay. thanks.

I MUSTN'T BE AFFECTED BY THE COMMANDOS' 24-7 CURSING AND SWEARING.

WARNING: OLD GRANDMA’S STORY.
actually, parachuting applies to real life. for example, you will realise some things are out of your control. when you jump out of the aircraft and the static line does not break the 80lb cord, there’s nothing you can do about the static line. However, what you can do is to execute the hung up drill and open the reserve parachute. If you continue to dwell on what you can’t change, by caring about how to break the static line, nothing will get done. Instead you should focus on executing the drill and move on.

the main idea is, don't dwell on things you can't change. look forward because what that matters is the future, not the present. there's no point blaming yourself for what happened in the past because no amount of that can turn back time.

I got this advice from a true Leader.

i don't bloody care about what you think anymore.

34 posts! a big lead from dayna! nyeh nyeh.

today the topic for discussion is: CATS.

Not that i've got anything against cats, but i think they are a confused bunch. like you really don't know what they want. they're a little like parents, in a way. or like your elder sister. but anyway.

First incident was with a black cat.

It followed me from the first floor as i walked up the stairs. it followed me til like, 6th floor, and though the siao dogs from 6th floor kept barking, it didn't do anything. so yeah. i decided to be nice and pet it cos whenever i stop, i'll twine itself against my legs.

so i sat down. and started petting it. THEN IT OPENED ITS MOUTH. AND SCRATCHED ME WITH ITS FANGS.

"ow! you ____!"

so i ran to the next floor and then i opened the lift. it followed me in and twined itself around me. i pressed "1" and ran out. the door closed.

hope kitty isn't claustrophobic.

Second incident was with a grey tiger (as in, striped.)

the last time i saw it was at the start of this year. there were three. they lived in this first floor flat thing and they'll climb out of the windows and walk around the window edges (but not daring to jump down). yeah they were really cute, and i'll pet them and all.

then they disappeared. that is, until yesterday.

there was one cat, it was so frigging huge now. it ran down the wall (yes, down the wall) and started following me. i didn't do anything. then it opened its mouth and i saw that fangs and i freaked out. it started following me. and twined itself around my legs. again. yikes.

it sat. and looked at me. aww, so cute, right? that was until it tried to CLIMB UP MY LEGS. WITH ITS CLAWS.

AS IF I WAS A TREE.

but i was wearing jeans so that was okay but IT STILL HURTS because it pierced through. argh. then it rolled over and exposed all its privates to the world and spasmed on the floor (itch on right shoulder blade, i think). so i left it there.

booking in tonight. hope i can sleep without waking up in the middle of the night. i shall try to meditate 5 minutes before i sleep in order to be at an extreme state of relaxation(:

omg..

Moodle is hanging on me.

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IT BETTER GET FIXED TOMORROW OR ELSE I WILL DIE FOR ENGLISH. AHHHHHHH.

Booked out from BAC~! It's good to be home.

1ST DAY

it's rather interesting. one thing it's cos i'm the only girl, so i feel like a circus animal. Warrant KoBe is the champion at being interesting.

Kobe: I will now brrrreak you up into your sticks! (geddit, break sticks? sticks aka platoons.)

Kobe: here at airborne country, airborne means everything! airborne means good morning! airborne means f*** you!

Kobe: You all got what medical test, better go reschedule! The dental test, medical test, pregnancy test.. (the last one was a dig at me.)

and being the only girl (which totally sucks, it's really lonely. ma'am stella should really have been there sigh)

first time i hear people use the f word as freely as they breathe. hm.

and my room is the top floor of the most ulu block. and it's right at the END of the corridor. creepy. petrified lizards and insects are everywhere. it was super dusty. swept abit. fiddled around with my mosquito net cos i didn't know how to put it ><

2ND DAY being trained assemble early (from spec & snr spec) i went down at 0522 when reporting time was 0545. so i waited.

and waited.

and waited.

Dzul and Isamm came down, the rest of the guys were standing by the parapet in their block (2nd floor) and peered at us.

The rest came down at 0544. wow.

landing drill was cool. learning how to fall. hahah it was hard to get it right. the new motto for airborne falling drill should be "airborne: a new way to get hurt all over again"

our instructor was kinda scary.. "you people are so fun to be with! so much energy! muahahahaha" (i swear that was how he laughed)

and parafitting! goshh the parachute main was 14.1kg. that weight was excluding the reserve. the shoulder straps hurt the most, kept rubbing against my collarbone): heavy heavy heavy. couldn't breathe for awhile. THEN i strapped on the leg straps and chest straps and diagonal straps etc before putting the reserve parachute. phooey.

our new stick (stick 8) only has 7 people. guess why?
8 sticks, 147 people.
stick 1-7: 20 people each.
stick 8: 7 people.

genius.

back to parafitting. anyway i was glad not to be a guy(: because the leg straps caused extreme discomfort to their family jewels, which Isamm went on during break to extensively describe why. (it was hilarious, but i deeply sympatise).

Instructor: you guys shouldn't f***ing.. oh! sorry. got lady here.

-after the lesson-

guys (to one another): eh! just now got instructor say sorry for saying f***. you heard such a thing before? no right! ..

BOOK OUT! omgosh we went to watch land of the lost. it was FUN. and embarrassing. watching a C/CPT yell super loudly at the toys and kids in Toys R Us and at the screen when watching Land Of The Lost. was sitting btwn ashry and dzul.

ashry fell asleep at first. gosh. btw, the movie is super bad. and it was SO not PG. at least an NC16 lor. SUPER, SUPER alot of sexual content. it's super budget. but it was hilarious (cos of the company, i guess). then we realised we might be LATE. so we ran out right before the stars were gonna kiss and rannnnnnnn all the way.

3RD DAY

all the instructors were parachuting in prep for NDP so we were FREE(: but they got this lecturer and he was, "girl! so short! come sit in front!" thanks alot. msg (the lecturer): okay gentlemen.. no wait, it's lady and gentlemen..

KoBe sent us to do alot of work. Stick 1&2 had the 'easiest' job to clean the drains. hahah. clear blockages and stuff. he's trying really hard to let us all have stuff to do. stick 7&8 (we joined stick 7) had alot of people so he sent 5 guys to "clear cobwebs". HAHA. the rest of us did paperwork. (cos of ME.)

then..

YAY

TODAY IS THE BOOK OUT DAY
BOOK OUT
BOOK OUT
NO MORE LANDING DRILLS
NO MORE AIRCRAFT DRILLS
TODAY IS THE BOOK OUT DAY
OH BOOK OUT DAY!

197th Basic Airborne Course
ALL THE WAY

The courage to step into thin air.

omg. my sister is really deaf.

Me: i don't like Adam Lambert's version of No Boundaries.

Sis: huh? Who's Anna Lambert? wow i never knew Adam Lambert has a sister!

I realised i have quite an eventful (ie hilarious) week.

SATURDAY: PEP (or as Arthi would call, Philo R(A), which it really isn't)

Joey, Mabel and I are in the same group. Not a good combi. (Joey keeps calling us J.A.M.)

We were talking about common sense view vs philosophical view on knowledge. surprisingly, we didn't fall asleep(: but that's cos our points were super wrong and the other teams kept questioning our viewpoints. seriously! for at least 2 hours! it was super hilarious cos everytime mr ow goes, "next group! any questions?" the group will go, "yeah we have a question for joey's group.." and the three of us will groan and go "not againnnnn ): " heheh.

Joey's hair is super funny. sorry but it really is. like her hair sprouts out from the side (sideburn area. i mean it when i say sprout.) and it looks like she has hair sprouting out of her ears. very, very funny! hahah.

SUNDAY: PHYSICS. it was super small, only anthea, dayna, arthi, joey, emily and me.

miss poh: you guys never saw a circuit breaker before?? okay let's go out to the corridor and see it..
anthea: yay! a fieldtrip!

*walks out about 10 steps*
[point to note: there was another class opposite the circuit breaker. mr chua teaches that class.]

miss poh: okay.. this is the circuit breaker.. if the switch is off, the power on whole level will shut down.
me & arthi (as usual): try it! try it!

miss poh gallantly flicked the switch. the whole level plunges into darkness.

anthea and dayna: YARRRRGHHHHHHHH!

miss poh on-ed the lights again and ran back to classroom. hahah.

mr chua *walks out of class*: eh you all ah, i think you got your script wrong! WE are supposed to scream, not you!

TODAY

a quote from ma'am kai lin.

"next saturday is what day?"

luckily she doesn't know my blog or she'll kill me^^



AIRBORNE TOMORROW : D

Although you know
some things will never be the same again
Trying not to care
doesn't work all the time

The past will always be back to haunt
and the present will always be
a constant reminder of what i did

What should i do? What should i have done?
Questions without answers.

p.s. congrats lava on finally getting facebook(:

omg.. i can't believe i'm going to add my chemistry teacher on facebook. ahhh )):


anyway. i don't think i'm going to receive any email from Airborne already. but anyway i went to check my name at training branch and my name's there (:

everyone should go and cut their hair more often. i mean, there's so much you can learn.

THINGS I LEARNT WHEN I WENT FOR A HAIRCUT.

1. My hairstylist loves shiny shoes.
2. And black jackets. leather ones included.
3. He loves to wander away after snipping your hair once or twice.
4. His "one minute" equals to 3 minutes of wandering time.
5. The hairstylists there in general likes wearing black.
6. The guys there seem to own only skinny jeans.
7. They skim everywhere.
8. My hairstylist loves to check himself out.. (maybe that's why they got all those reflective tiles for walls/floor

see? what an educational trip!

and i'm going back to hq tmr (THIRD time) to change my uniform.

AIRBORNE AIRBORNE AIRBORNE AIRBORNE AIRBORNE AIRBORNE AIRBORNE AIRBORNE AIRBORNE AIRBORNE AIRBORNE AIRBORNE AIRBORNE AIRBORNE(:

and yongliang, hahah, so not okay! anyway i think in revenge he sliced off much of my hair. btw hy, Airborne was postponed from 4th to 10th. so now the course is 10th june-3rd jul. yeah (:

i'm gonna go for another haircut. i really don't like the way it looks now.


ugh, i feel sick.



where is that airborne email ):

hairdresser: your hair is frizzy and it curls out.. we have this new au natural straightness that can make your hair straight for a year!
me: er, it's okay.
hairdresser: but it's natural straight.. not rebond-looking straight.
me: it's okay.

-15 min later, next customer walks in-

same hairdresser: your hair is frizzy and it curls out.. we have this new straight programme thing..

So here I am, still holding on

With every step, you climb another mountain
Every breath, it's harder to believe
You'll make it through the pain, weather the hurricanes
To get to that one thing.





Just when you think the road is going nowhere
Just when you almost gave up on your dreams
They take you by the hand and show you that you can





There are no boundaries.

Quote of the week:

"Math is nothing more than the lesbian sister of biology." -TFG

To those who're taking chinese Os.. good luck(: