hi guys. Next time those of you posting please indicate who you are by checking the boxes on the right side of the “write” page ok? Just so we all know who’s writing what.
Anyway, for those who don’t know and might wanna know, I’m at Ordnance Engineering Training Institute(OETI), once a.k.a Only Eat, Talk and Idle. Haha. Having once been in infantry, this place is like heaven. Very much unlike an army camp, ‘cept for the usual guard duties and extras. There’s a lot of senior ranking regulars around camp, many many captain and above, and mostly 2WO and above. The lowest ranking of my instructors is a staff sergeant, which is something like 7 ranks above private, if you include private first-class. Anyway my point is that it was really amusing see all those guys fresh from BMT shaking in their pants, overwhelmed by all the ampulets(the ranks that are worn on the shoulders) around camp.
The food here is absolutely great, once we got 2 chicken wings in one meal, and the very next day a WHOLE chicken was served. Compared to the food in other camps I’ve been to, this is good. Only bad thing for me is that this place is Ayer Rajah Camp, which is quite near ITE Dover or the anglo-chinese schools, for those who know the area.
And if you’re wondering how come I’ve ended up at this place, well it’s because I got downgraded, but only temporarily, due to my ankle problem. Basically, I once twisted it real bad in sec 3 while playing basketball during recess(what an unfamiliar word nowadays). Guess it never really recovered, and after bmt the pain returned, and my knee is somehow affected as well.
I’ve said so much about what happened in the past, it just goes to show how boring NS life is generally. For me, being in OETI is very much like going to school, only that after dismissal I go straight home and rest cuz well, there’s no cca, no homework (yet), and no one to go out to town with after “school”. But still it is already so much better than having to stay in.
I am less miserable now than I used to be, and take care all of you.
is ur camp somewhere near nus? i remember passing by a few camps and acsi on my way to/from sch..
Comment by ~fatma — September 24, 2005 @ 3:45 am
yea, it is actually. i’d say it’s nearer nuh than nus…but to be very correct, it’s very near alexandra hospital. haha. And queensway shopping centre. Well, that’s alotta places now isn’t it. =P
Comment by joel — September 24, 2005 @ 1:39 pm
haha yes n near ikea also..mb tts y i’ve seen tt place..i’ve been gg ikea quite often
Comment by ~fatma — September 25, 2005 @ 6:02 am