Outfield Trainings are no fun man. Having lessons on outfield stuff since Monday. Outfield trainings are sweaty & tiring, you have 2 wear your helmut & SBO + carrying your rifle. Some even have 2 carry a field pack full of mess tins or like me today, had 2 carry a field pack full of tent pins & groundsheets today, which was seriously very heavy & tiring. With all these stuff on you, standing under � bright sunlight, it really drains your energy. Besides, i hve 2 wear � stinky uniform for a few days, depending on whether i hve time 2 wash it as well as 2 dry it before putting it on again � next time. Luckily, there's this Vesak Day 2 give me a break frm all those outfield trainings. Nevertheless, think next week's lessons will be mostly on outfield stuff, so it doesnt really make a difference. Actually, these lessons are taught in preparation for � upcoming field camp. Though I don't need 2 attend � field camp due 2 my status, i still hve 2 go for � lessons. In a way quite happy tht i don't hve 2 go for it, cauz it's very tiring & tedious. But think it shld be quite fun, as wat most of my frens tell me. Tht's why i always say, i'm not truly a soldier.

Basically, for � past few days, i've been learning abt camouflaging in � forest, disciplines in � forest, firing in � forest, etc. Camouflaging is not really very easy as it seems. You have 2 put � camou cream on your entire face as well as your chest area & hands tht are exposed while wearing your uniform. In addition, you hve 2 pluck leaves 2 cover your entier body so as not 2 let your enemy see you. Sometimes you even hve 2 roll on muddy grounds jus 2 move frm point 2 point & many many other stuff larhz. Shall not elaborate, jus in case you peeps get bored by it. Was suppose 2 learn 2 build a Basha Tent today, h/e halfway during � lesson, we had 2 rush back 2 company line as something serious happened. It was regarding � SARS thing @ IMH. They had 2 check 2 see whether anyone of us has been these before & other related stuff. Initially i thought tht someone there had contracted SARS resulting in our cancelling of our lesson & mayb � probability of booking out early. Well, guess i miss home 2 much, haha.

Got 2 booked out 2day @ 2115, much later than some other companies which booked out in � early & late afternoon. Sometimes seeing them book out early makes me jealous man. Besides tht, they book out early + book in late, which is totally different frm us. It's like they hve more than 24hrs of book out time, while my company gives us less than 24hrs of book out time. Was thinking tht mayb those tht book out early & book in late, are those companies tht hve completed most of their trainings. But it's not � case cauz there was this company tht came in � same time as us & may hve only completed � same amt of trainings as us, and they still book out earlier than us & book in later than us. Well, hope you peeps understand wat i mean, hehe. Oh talking abt booking out, might not be able 2 book out this Sat cauz i had 2 sign an extra for losing a small part of my rifle (for those who knw, i lost my washer). This means tht if there's anything tht � sergeants need me 2 do, they'll ask me 2 do it as a form of punishment. Heard frm my frens tht it's most likely Guard Duty, which is not really a good thing. Panicked in � morning & told � sergeants tht i lost it. In � end, one of my platoon mates told me during our outfield training tht he had an extra washer. So i quickly got it frm him & thought nothing was going 2 happen. God knws why � sergeants hve such good memories man, they actually remembered tht i lost my washer. So i jus told them i found it in my pocket instd of losing it, but still he said tht i had 2 sign an extra due 2 my negligence. Haiz, was really upset abt it but there's nothing i cld do abt it. Oh well, i'll hve 2 be more careful � nxt time i guess.

Mother's Day was jus a few days ago & i didn't buy anything for my mum. But i did wish her a Happy Mother's Day while i was in camp & kinda told her some things tht i've never said 2 her before. Sounds kinda mushy but i suddenly felt � urge of saying it 2 her. She told me 2 stop cauz it almost made her wanna cry. I cldn't continue as well cauz my eyes were filled with tears. Guess going 2 NS really did make me realise alot of stuff. So on � bright side, going 2 NS does teach me alot of stuff. Anyway think i shall end here, really really very very tired now. I'm feeling kinda seasick with my head feeling a little giddy. Guess it's way past my lights off time, tht's why. So cyAz peeps & take lotSa cAre.....NiGhtzZzZzzz....