Tag Archive | Starlight 0811
Days were the those.
25 August 2011. “People; the country most precious resource.” A chapter in Secondary 4 social studies textbook read. One of the driver was planning on sitting for GCE O’ Levels examination and he brought along mathematics, geography and social studies textbooks here. It was my syllabi he is studying for. I flipped through the textbooks [...]
Touch and go.
24 August 2011. I see a change in me. I may dislike people. I do not always accede to their requests but I never push them away from me. Its costly to break the bridge of connection between people. I’ve always said, people whom I have loved left, people whom I have hated helped. We [...]
Wait to rush, rush to wait.
23 August 2011. The routine today was usual with nothing very interesting. The day started when the engine of the rover roared into life and we set off for the range. It was a usual ride with the Wing Commander, and I figured the remaining of the day will be equally boring and mundane. When [...]
Companionship on a foreign land.
22 August 2011. I realized I had 13 weekdays in a row. Today is the 14th weekday. We supported the exercise everyday since National Day. I woke up with a laziness that lingered on my body throughout breakfast because the routine is pretty much expected and there isn’t a hint of surprise or ‘challenge’ day [...]
Looking down on creations.
21 August 2011. Although the condition here is way below average, I have been sleeping pretty well these nights. I guessed its because the breeze here at night is chilling and I loved a cool weather. No blanket needed. Its only when you’re out that time passed so fast. A day happens in a split [...]
Yellow sand storm.
20 August 2011. Let the fuckin’ countdown begin! We are officially six days away from a Rest & Relax (R&R) period in Taipei and nine days away from arriving back in Singapore. Now we are talkin’. My alarm went off ten minutes after five o’clock this morning. Everyone was still asleep but the sun shone [...]
Have a little faith.
19 August 2011. We spoke yesterday night about waking super early today so we can tie up the loose ends and settle all the radio equipment sets. We woke up at 6:20 a.m. instead because its a lazy day. Signals don’t have to be out today because they are going around to oriented themselves. After [...]
With tired minds, tired souls, we slept.
18 August 2011. Bags were packed, barrack was in a mess, and I suddenly missed the order and regimentation BMT imposed on us during training. Days before today, we already know we will embark on a 7-hour northward journey to Hukou Township in Hsinchu County. We were changing our base to Hukou Camp for the [...]
For you this song I sing.
17 August 2011. The sleep was only good because I am tired. I woke at 9:30 a.m. this morning feeling warm and I headed for a cold shower and brush myself up. There isn’t any training today except for a trip to Kenting (WELL, NOT GENTING) to visit its summer night market. The Signals team [...]
Pilfering third hand.
16 August 2011. I think the UV sun rays have damaged some of my neurological connection. My alarm went off at 3:50 a.m. and I had imagined in my head trying to douse the alarm with a WATER PIPE hoping it would stop ringing. I felt retarded myself to even think about it. We have [...]
