An utter waste of time, booking in jus for my POC. I don't even consider it a ceremony at all. We did practically nothing, except area cleaning for an entire morning & afternoon, till abt 1600hrs, where we had our "ceremony" at a training shed. � "ceremony" was jus a simple speech by our officer-in-command, afterwhich we were treated 2 some refreshments, which totally sucked. Tht's it. Stupid right? I mean at least hve sth a little bit more grand so tht we pass out feeling accomplished, instd of feeling tht � pple in SAF do not treat us as NS men but as useless pple. It's like their parents get 2 witness them passing out, which can invoke a very heartwarming feeling. I hve 2 admit tht our trainings are less tough & we do less stuff as compared 2 those in PES A/B, h/e we are here for a common purpose, to serve our nation so tht when it needs our help, we can protect it. Oh well, nothing much i can do abt it.

Besides � numerous stand-by-areas tht we had yesterday, we took alot of photographs as well as slept alot in � afternoon. Oh forgot 2 tell u guys abt � celebration we had on Sunday night. Apparently, our sergeants allowed us 2 bring food tht needs 2 be consumed immediately, like satay, KFC, etc. My section bought KFC & satay while some other section bought Canadian pizzas. I didnt really joined � gang in staying awake � entire night, slept at abt 0100. Got 2 booked out earlier at 1900hrs instd of � originally planned 2145hrs. Wonder why we get 2 book out only @ 2145hrs, if our officers didn't bring � book out timing earlier.

Being in NS really made me realise alot of things abt myself as well as to appreciate watever tht i hve, instd of taking things for granted. I've realised how lazy & selfish i can be at times, as well as how weak i can be. I've also learnt how 2 appreciate � freedom tht i get 2 enjoy when i was a civilian & � things my mum had done for me. NS really makes me think alot abt my home, how much i miss it & how i yearn 2 be at home instd of being in camp. Overall, i think NS is quite a good experience, training guys 2 be more independent & mature. Though sometimes it can be really tough, once u get it over & done with, take everything light-heartedly & look forward 2 a brand new day instd of continuously think abt how tough � training was. I'm quite happy tht i've passed out frm BMT, h/e there's still a long way ahead & i need 2 look forward 2 my next phase of NS. Guess i'll probably miss BMT in some ways or another. Feeling quite sleepy now though i did slp in � afternoon. Gotta go now, CiAoz...