I'm so lucky
Indeed i was pretty lucky on my 1st day of being the COS. As i was heading towards the Orderly Rm, passing by the workshop, i saw the lights on wth the shutters all up & the gates opened. Was wondering who was so kind 2 help me open up the workshop. Found out frm the guy who helped me open up the workshop tht actually he thought he was the COS 4 the day, tht was why he opened up the workshop. So, in a way i'm pretty lucky 2 hve somebody 2 help me do part of my work. Hence, all i did was 2 turn on the compressor, switch on all the fans as well as 2 open up all the windows. The other lucky part was tht i didn't hve 2 stay till a late time b4 i cld close up the workshop. Sometimes, if certain officers hve work 2 do & has 2 stay back in the office, i'll hve 2 wait till they finish up their work b4 i can lock up the workshop. And since tht day, the officers weren't ard, i got 2 lock it up pretty early. Honestly speaking, being COS wasn't as tough as wat i thought it wld be. Jus tht you hve 2 wake up earlier & go home late, and tht you hve 2 stay in the workshop most of the times 2 look after it whn the rest of them aren't around. So it's not too bad.

One of my campmates didn't turn up for work 2day & he didn't inform anyone abt it. Nobody knew wat happened 2 him & they were looking high & low for him. In the end, my section i/c, since he was frm my section, had 2 go all the way 2 his house 2 find out wat happened. When they reached there, they found him sleeping cauz he was sick, he's even got an MC 2 prove it. H/e, the reason he didn't call back was becauz his house line was being cut off. This was not really a gd reason since there are public phones around. SAF takes these kind of things seriously & it's not 2 be messed wth. If you don't report back 2 camp for any reason, it's a must 2 inform them abt your whereabts. If you didn't, they may take it tht you are running away frm NS, which can be a chargeable offence. Afterall, we are bounded by regimental rules, therefore the strictness. Tht's why i say tht sometimes NS puts too much pressure on us. If we commit a minor mistake, it may lead 2 a major punishment. Heard tht the guy will be dealt wth severely, but not as severe as being charged wth AWOL (Absensce Without Official Leave).

Forgot 2 mention abt my new section, the most "shiong" or tough section out of a total of 3 sections. Why i say it's "shiong", it's becauz one of the 3 types of wpns tht i'm suppose 2 deal wth, is the most troublesome wpn 2 repair. Sometimes it can take the entire day to work on a certain part, wat i heard frm the seniors of my section. Am trying my best 2 learn as much as i can for now, but don't think i'll be able 2 fully repair a wpn by myself after learning everything tht i'm suppose 2 learn. Don't hve confidence in myself at all. Sometimes, the worrying of committing a mistake makes me lose confidence in myself as well as feeling lousy abr myself. SiGnZzZzZz.....Am very tired right now, after waking up early for 2 dys in a row. Gotta go & slp now, Gd NitEzZzZz.......