Saturday, 29 September 2007
Is It Over?
Once again, the end of a course is nearing. Theoretically, i have already completed my boatman course, as i have already completed my finale exercise, Exercise Shark. Now, i am only left with the final week of my course and 2 more weeks of NTM (Notice To Move) training, before i turn fully operational, and maybe have an easier life, hopefully.
Exercise Shark was crazy. I seriously don't know how i survived it. Actually i didn't really survive it well, cuz i am now sick from the exertions of the exercise. Like mentioned before in my previous post, we had minimal sleep during the exercise. Like only 3 hours a day picked up here and there when we had some free time, Although the exercise was both physically and mentally very draining, it was quite fun. It was the first time we actually sailed out to more choppy waters and we even learn how to operate the boat motor standing, or rather, sitting on top of the motor. The trip from Seletar Camp to East coast park near Bedok Jetty took about 5 hours, and starting from the sea off the coast of Changi beach, the water started to get quite choppy. There was times when the whole boat actually lifted off the water and was practically flying in mid air. A bit scary, but very fun. Some of my friends got sea sick and stuff. So it was very funny also.
I spent my Mid Autumn Festival driving a boat from Seletar Camp past Punggol Jetty, past Coney Island, past Changi beach, all the way to Bedok jetty and we spent our night at East Coast Park preparing our stores and resting while looking at kids playing lanterns. Beat that. LOL. The only sucky thing is that i am in my super stinky green No.4 Army uniform, only one set for the whole of the exercise. At 12am we set off back to camp in our assault boats and reached back at camp around 5am plus in the morning.
My course will be ending soon and hope that life will be better after that. Everything that has a beginning has an end. Hurray. But don't congratulate me yet, for it has not officially ended. It will only officially end after my Passing Out Parade.
Cal
found sought peace at 23:17.
