Still here
my life in the little red dot.2009-11-18
Part B IMT Range Visit
I woke up at 10a.m., had my breakfast at the hawker centre at Bedok Interchange and met my friend Ahmad Aqashah at the bus no.197 berth. When we boarded the bus, we found out that we were almost late! One of my classmate called me to remind us, by the time we reached school, our teacher-in-charge yelled at us to hurry up the bus.
When we reached the Singapore Discovery Centre (SDC), we were given cakes and distilled water. We were then told that we had to board another bus to Pasir Laba Camp. Well, that SICKENED me and my friend Aqashah as we think that there would not be any fun at a military camp.
So we boarded the bus to Pasir Laba Camp. Reaching there, my camera phone was confiscated since camera phones were not allowed at military facilities. We were then briefed on some details for the day. It SICKENED me and Aqashah more when the Live Range was changed to IMT range due to some problems. We were next split into details of 9 each.
When we went into the IMT range. Unlike last time where we shot targets, this time we were told to shoot "enemies" coming from the screen. We watched others played while waiting for our turn. When it was our turn, I tried the SAW rifle first and found out that it was hard to kill an enemy, as a result, I killed none. Next I swapped weapon with my platoon mate and this time, with SAR21. To me, this was easier as there is a scope for you to aim. But still, I only managed to kill 2 enemies. Then we swapped weapon again, this time, with M16, the one used last time, it is lighter compared to SAR21, but there was no scope for you to aim. I managed to kill 2 enemies which to me was quite little. Overall, I would say that my performance was really sucked up.
After the shooting, we waited for around 2 hours doing nothing which made us pissed off, we just talked about some random stuffs.
Finally the bus came, I got my phone back and we got back to school and released. Aqashah and I decided to go to KFC since we were so hungry. After that I went home.
To me this trip was quite boring and a waste of time, spending 75 % or more of the time boarding the bus and waiting. But that is the stupid criteria set by the NCC HQ in order for us to get our Total Defence badge (Silver). Glad that I can get my Total Defence badge (Silver) now!
another day in the SINGAPORE ; 1:59 PM
my life in the little red dot.2009-11-06
SANA Course
Just 2 days after the civil Defence Course, on the 4/11/09, it's our Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association (SANA) Course. This course is basically about teaching us the harmfulness of drugs and appoint us to be transfer agents to tell people about the harmful effects of drugs.
We met up in school at 7.30a.m. from there we took a bus to Sengkang Community Hub which is next to Compass Point.
When we arrived there, we boarded the lift up to the fifth floor. We were told to sit down and wait until our turn to enter our details on the computer.
We then had to line up in another corner until they called us. It was damn freaking frustrating that we waited for so long, even those who came before us got to go in first!!! After a long wait, we finally got to enter the room.
After distributing the course materials, the talk started. The speaker was an ex-police officer in the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB). He was appointed here since he was too old to run. He was quite humorous in his speech even though he sounded fierce.
Firstly he talked about the introduction of the course, followed by introducing some of the drugs and what effect they caused. After the talks, they showed us a video about a young man who chose to take drugs and how he felt after he was caught, the video was trying to tell us that drugs not only harms you, but also your family members emotionally as they were upset. After the video, we went for our lunch break.
My friend, Ahmad Aqashah and I went to Compass Point, at Banquet, to have our lunch. We had Nasi Ayam Penyet (flattened fried chicken rice). This was my first time trying the dish, it tasted quite nice except the freaking thing that the chicken got so much bones. After lunch there was still some time left. We went to Popular Book store and Comics Connection to look around before going back to the place.
After we came back from lunch, we watched another video about some interview with ex-drug addicts. Soon it was our test. We were given the question and answer sheet and started the test.
The test was also quite okay with some tricky questions. I managed to complete all of them.
After the test, we had to perform a skit about anti-drugs. We were split into groups according to our seating position. My group members were all from different schools. As for the skit, I acted as a drug addict, convincing the kids to take drugs. In the first scene, I was arrested but in the second scene, I got too "high" and in the end, jumped down the building, dead. I am proud that our group won the best skit and each earned a set of binoculars worth $12 (don't know is it true or not). We also knew that all of them passed the test.
In order to get the certificate and the badge, you still need to tell 5 people to go to this website: www.sana.org.sg/badgeproject to complete the quiz and submit using your badge ID.
After the course, we waited for long time before the bus came and went back to school.
This was another "slack" course for you to earn a badge and cert. I enjoyed myself a lot during the course as we had lots of fun. I am looking forward to more such courses!
Labels: 2009, badges, courses, NCC
another day in the SINGAPORE ; 5:02 PM
Civil Defence Course
On the 2/11/2009, I, together with 6 other platoon mates and 1 of my seniors, attended the Civil Defence Course conducted by the SCDF.
As I was not supposedly chosen to attend the course, I was a replacement for my friend, Ahmad Aqashah since he could not attend the course as he had to send his grandparents off to the airport. He called me just the day before the course, at 10 p.m! My father scolded me for wanting to attend the course which was informed at the last minute as I needed to go to school early in the morning to get my boots as I need my full no.4 uniform then proceed to Tampanies MRT Station. My father also scolded my friend for informing me at the very last minute.
The next day, I woke up very early, had my breakfast and went to school to get my boots. When I arrived at school, thank goodness the gate was opened! I went to the locker to get my boots and changed into full no.4 uniform. I then took bus no.31 to Tampanies MRT Station.
When I arrived there, I met up with them and went to took bus no.34 to that place.
When I arrived at the Tampanies 2nd SCDF HQ, the place is huge! We exchanged our student pass for the visitor pass and entered the lecture room.
Over there, the people there were very humourous. There were 4 or 5 of them. Their rank is either Private or Corporal, so they were not really firm and fierce. One of the staff looked like Obama! Everyone in there called him Obama. Another one has some problem with pronunciation, so we laughed when he mispronounced some words.
Firstly, they taught us how to lift an unconscious person up a stretcher. I laughed all the way but when it came to my turn, it was indeed harder than expected. There were many steps to lift a person up a stretcher. Our group made a total of 8 mistakes and had to do a forfeit of dancing.
After the tea break, we were taught about what to do during a fire and learnt some types of fire extinguishers. After that we went for our lunch.
For lunch, they had their own canteen on the third floor. I had rice with fried beef lungs which I missed from school. After about 30 minutes, we returned to the lecture room.
When we returned to the lecture room, we were taught about peace time emergencies such as natural disasters. After that we went to another room to take our test.
The test consisted of 15 questions, the passing mark is 11 in order to get the certificate and the badge. The test was okay for me with few tricky questions.
After the test we went back to the lecture room to fill up the evaluation form. Then we were told that we passed the test. We then got our certs and badges. But sadly, our senior was told that he was supposed to keep the certs and badges for us and gave it back during NCC training.
After the course, we got back our student pass and took the same bus back to Tampanies Bus Interchange and I took bus no.67 home.
To me, this was a slack course where you can easily earn a badge. 2 days from then would be my SANA Course.
To find out more about the course, go to www.scdf.gov.sg
Labels: 2009, badges, courses, NCC
another day in the SINGAPORE ; 3:41 PM
my life in the little red dot.2009-11-03
Last Day of School in 2009
Well, it is also to say that it was my last day being together with my classmates as we will split class in sec 3 and 6 of my classmates are going for Integrated Programme (IP), I might never see some of them again. Other than my classmates, that might be my last day seeing my assistant form teacher as he was going to UK for further studies.
When we went into the class, we played some card games. When our assistant and form teacher entered the classroom, they treated us the Fish-o-Filet, hash brown and a packet of milk from Mc Donald. After consuming them (which they allowed us to eat in class), they went to collect our report books.
When they came back with our report books, they told us to continue working hard and wished us good luck. Soon they started distributing our report books. When I got my report book. My form teacher told me that my class position is a nice number, 14/41 (exactly the reverse, though they made a mistake and changed to 15/41). I knew I screwed up my level position badly since my End-of-Year exam was badly done. Worse still, my level position is 156/371 (not even in top 40%) compared to Mid-Year 74/372 (top 20%). I didn't know that so many of them overtook me!
Anyway, after distributing the report books, they said good bye to us and vice versa.
It was indeed very sad to left one another after all being in the same class for 2 years. I remembered the first day we met each other during the orientation day and how we got to bond as a class in the Sec 1 Orientation Camp. There were many ups and downs, happy and sad events that were so unforgettable. However we must face the reality. In sec 3 next year, it is a new start. We make new friends but must not forget the old ones.
I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THE CLASS OF 2H 2009!
Labels: 2009, 2H, class, school
another day in the SINGAPORE ; 3:28 PM
my life in the little red dot.2009-09-07
Army Open House 2009 Visit
On the last day of term 3, 4/9/2009, after collecting our report cards for CA2. We met up at the amphitheatre and boarded the bus to Pasir Laba Camp near Joo Koon MRT station.
As said that it is near Joo Koon station on the far west side, it must be very far from Victoria School, which is on the east side, the bus trip alone took about 1 hour +! Finally we arrived there, I saw throngs of people, mainly students, cadets or teachers-in-charge.
The first station we went was some exhibition in some air-conditioned room. There exhibited all about stuffs about the Singapore Army Force (SAF), history or weapons. We collected some freebies from people there. I then went to write and draw some message about what will you defend for Singapore, I drew a squarehead, actually represents one of my classmate (if you had read about the post on teachers' day in Victoria School), I drew him just for the sake for mocking and making fun of him but the messages I wrote were serious. We then took a group photo with that drawing of mine.
The Muslims and non-Muslims were then split up. The Muslims went home to prepare for break fast while non-Muslims went for shooting. When we arrived at the shooting range, we heard the sound of firing, it was very loud so we were given ear plugs. I had difficulties putting on the ear plugs and they irritated my ears a lot! Finally it was my turn to shoot, I picked up my courage and fired. The impact was big! I smelt the smell of gunpowder (since it was REAL SAR that can kill!). I managed to hit the target without miss with 5 turns, I then received a badge (see picture) from the people there.
After that we went to see some exhibitions of weapons such as tanks and rifles. Some of them were just amazing! Too bad we could not explore much as soon it was time to go back.
This trip is quite meaningful for me as I got to see the weapons used in SAF, which increases my interest in military stuffs. I received lots of freebies and most importantly, I got to shoot REAL SAR for the first time in my life! However, it was a pity as we only explored part of the events because of time-constraint, or it would be much more fun. But still we were much more lucky compared to the Muslims as they did not get to shoot.
When we arrived at school, it was already 7.30p.m. we were dismissed soon. I had to put my boots back into the locker. There, it was pitch dark! I had difficulty opening the locker since I could not see the numbers, at last I finally opened it. I then rushed out of school as I was not really afraid of dark, but actually being isolated alone! 7th lunar month some more! When I got out of school, I found out that I dropped my badge I got from the shooting range! Damn it! I went all the way back to the locker and faced the same fear, luckily I managed to find it.
I then went home, b the time I reached home, it was already 8.30p.m.
Labels: 2009, army open house, NCC
another day in the SINGAPORE ; 2:59 PM
Teachers' Day 2009 Part 2 @ Fengshan Primary School
Finally I arrived at my primary school and saw my friend. We talked a lot about memories of primary school life, meanwhile, we were waiting for one of our best friend, known as TTM, in primary school, who went to Tanjong Katong Sec. We also noticed 2 VS sec 1 students from same CCA, NCC (Land). I recognised them quite well. No wonder their faces looked so familiar!
Finally the gate opened, we dashed into the school. I was feeling rather nervous, I wondered how my ex-form teacher and ex-classmates looked like now and how they react when they saw me. So we proceeded to the library. There, we saw our primary 6 form teacher and our old classmates, he asked us how is our secondary school life like and things like that. We gave him our presents and we proceeded to the canteen.
Meanwhile we were still waiting for TTM, my friend said that if he did not turn up, he would get bashed up by us next year. We then went to the amphitheatre, we did not know what they were going to do, so we decided to go home.
This visit to my primary school indeed brought back memories and glad to see that our ex-classmates and teachers still recognise us, we will also be going back next year for another purpose:
TO KILL TTM FOR NOT TURNING UP AFTER ALL THIS YEAR!
Labels: 2009, part 2, primary, school, teachers' day
another day in the SINGAPORE ; 1:55 PM
my life in the little red dot.2009-09-05
Teachers' Day 2009 Part 1 @ Victoria School
In class we played games organised by one of my classmate. The first game played was musical chair, where everyone has to grab a seat when the music stops. In my group I was the first one to compete. Luckily I managed to grab a seat. Everyone in my group managed to grab a seat except one. That guy is known as the squarehead in our class as his head is rather square. When it was his turn, he was the one who did not get a seat where people in other groups managed to. I started laughing and mocking at him, the next moment his face turned red and said:"YOU BETTER SHUT UP!"that made me wanting to mock at him more.
Next we played "splat". The rules: When a person is pointed with 2 arms, he is supposed to squat down and the 2 people next to him are supposed to wave to each other. When a person is pointed with 1 arm, he and the 2 people next to him are supposed to squat down. Sadly to say, our team screwed up like siao.
The last game we played was blind mice, where the person who is blind-folded is supposed to catch people. I did not participate in the game. Our group once again screwed up because of the squarehead-our marks deducted as he anyhow throw things at people. Our group members called him the saboking.
Overall, our group got the lowest points. We had to do a forfeit. We had to dance in front of whole class! Our group members reluctantly agreed to dance, with me leading the dance, except squarehead, who refused to dance at all cost. Everyone in class called him the SORE LOSER of the game since he did not have the guts to dance.
After that we went to the hall. We played a game. We had to guess who was the teacher from his/her young/child photo! Well we had lots of fun, especially when we knew how our teachers looked like when they were young.
Teachers' Day @ Victoria School was a rather fun event for me, hope that next year will be better...
Labels: 2009, part 1, school, secondary, teachers' day
another day in the SINGAPORE ; 3:04 PM
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