mon - fri, 16 - 20

that week, i was at tanjong gul camp for re-service. honestly, every in-camp training is a waste of time. never will i ever say in-camp is fun. the negativity stems from the fact that the personnel from my camp isn't co-operative, spontaneous and most importantly, love to exercise favoritism.

every in-camp, everyone is expected to be working on something. true, everyone plays his role or duty in accordance to his vocation or appointment. there are some, like me, who does not have any appointment. without an appointment, there is no role to play. it is as if i am a spirit floating around camp, aimlessly.

how to survive (not getting caught)? well, one has to be very very spontaneous and helpful. even if you are sick of wearing the uniform or hate national service for whatever reasons, you have to be seen doing something. it's purely for survival.

for all in-camps, except the first where i was with my boss for the exercise, i was the helpful soul. following the survival rule, i volunteered to help with the armskote. that would be my 'role'. then, i helped at the store, then for the exercise with the s1 guys and then helped s4 with his stuff. still, some big shot thinks that by doing all those is just to avoid going to field. why would i avoid going to field? it isn't tiring and not punishing at all. i would go. really. if you haven't know, i agreed to go but my 'boss' didn't allow. so you guys went field, i stayed to help with the armskote.

there are far more things needed to be sorted out than just finger-pointing anyone for not working cohesively (me, in this case). check with my boss, not direct to me. if you can tell us to go up the channel, why can't you go down the channel? respect, please.