National Service Lifestyle

   And so it's been 3 weeks in ever since I've enlisted into SCDF. Life haven't been easy and that the training can get quite tough sometimes. There's so many things that had happen in there so where do I start? I don't know. But I'd really want to share my experience down there.


   The people there were okay (well, at least my bunkmates). Of course there were some people who just can't take the heat and would always "sabo" others (in other words - sabotage). The instructors, however, were painful at times, mean at others and weirdly nice on occasions. Although there were a few instructors that were okay like LCP Zul and LTA Ashraf, the rest was... nevermind. So, as for the training, it's hell and all at first (not to mention how tiring it is), but you'll get used to it and have fun in the end. However, "tekan" session is a no-no. Just try not to get punished for something stupid (a word of advise..). The routine's somehow always the same - Morning exercise, area cleaning, PT, route march, foot drills, PT again, water parades etc.. This makes you really feel like "this is so NS".


   For something new, there are the stories we shared so far. The fightings, joining the Foot Drill Com. for the thrill of it (and also the incentives! ;) ), encouragements and the times spent in the bunk mimicking instructor's voices and blasting music and talking. Yes, I'll miss all these times when I POP in September but as for now, I'd just feel dreaded having to leave home every weekdays. Somehow NS became an eye opener for me as I began to see myself in a different perspective. I learned a lot about how much I've changed from the times in the N' levels until now. Now I saw with my own eyes how I've changed to the worse in there. It made me realise how arrogant I am even though it's so obvious that I'm so frail and stupid in adapting to the environment here. Somewhat NS has provided me a route to changed myself again - to the better ; I'm finding my identity again back in that place.


   So 10 weeks left to POP and there's so many things left to be done in there like IPPT and Foot Drill Com.. So all I can just hope now is that I'll survive the "hell" there and pass out remembering the good times (and bad times) I've had there. As for now, I'm just trying to survive there (Oh, did I tell you how similar it felt like being in The Hunger Games as in NS?!). <3