RedAsh's Blog

Morning Mum,

It is the 2nd week of the course. Next week is where the hell starts, but lets talk about the happenings in the 2nd week.

It was kind of a roller coaster... I was like hot and then cold and then condemned...

It started fine on Monday, and Tuesday, where 32nd ERS was rewarded with a nights off for good performance at Jurong Lake.

Then on Wednesday, because of "Monkeys", we were caught by CDA Director. For marching like "monkeys", we are to march 1 round around the 2.4km route, wasting 20 mins of our time, and giving Inche Roslan 1 MORE complain.

Its a simple thing but the more simpler it gets, all the more people take it for granted.

Anyway, Inche Roslan is kind enough to give us a chance to prove ourselves, by giving no... NO punishment... other than a speech of warning and advice... not even a reprimand... and a promise from us that we will march properly, the same standard that we gave in the BOC parade, which we had...

There are huge improvements in subsequent drill, but there are still monkeys ard who just cannot discipline themselves.

Ivan, he is ok for Mon and Tues, but from Thurs onwards, I seem to realise that he started to sabotage me, shouting loudly all my mistakes, and trying to invalidate my effort; while I give him his credit he is due, he did not do the same to me = I look him up as a friend (that is dishonorable). For instance, saying that I am doing relundant stuff trying to clean the sink. He is ok on the average, but daily activities had tested his personal values.

It seemed that he wanted that "Best Trainee" and I am in his way. It is funny that 1> he knew the window rack is VERY dirty but did not clean it = a question of his desire to clean the dorm, But when the muslim returns, he started working and helping others, yet NEVER bother to help Himran, his section mate, who is the BIGGEST liability of the ENTIRE dorm...
2> he mentioned he never touch chocolate, but he picked up chocolate much later, because he feel like eating it, a question of his integrity,

= It seems that Ivan is really the "wayang" type of person who does thing selectively...

Next is Himran, he is also "wayang" and totally shameless... He did not put in effort to do stuff, but he also claim credit for things he never do. For instant, he hardly made any contribution to the dorm, but when MAJ Raihan asked for show of hands of who really "EARNESTLY feel that he had put in effort in the dorm cleaning".

The other one in mind is the current OIC, Khairy... I cant really conclude his invalidity. As he said he is totally "wayang" and HAD to wayang so that he can get to his current status. But he gave his seat to a kid, only a person with a heart can do that, but when he approach me and ask me if my helm is comfortable, that seems totally relundant and fake.