Saturday, August 05, 2006
Training is getting tougher and tougher. Within the week we had subsequent ST and BCCT lessons consecutively on the same days! Then after that we had 60-120, it's similar to the 30-60 sprint-run activity, just double it. 4 physical activities on the same day! Really shagged, but one thing that I've noticed during this recent week, that there are less vulgarities from the commanders, maybe it's because of the hectic and physically exhausting schedule that we are subjected to. The morale of our platoon is quite high, self-motivated by peer pressure to perform physically at every exercise. Lieutenant Farid has a very unique way of motivation by doing reverse-psychology.
Anyway, almost a month has passed by, time sure flies fast and during this month in BMT, I've met many different people from all walks of life, I've met one of the most nonchalant guy in my life, even when in pain, he would casually mention that "ouch this is painful" in the most monotone and placid verbal tone you've ever heard. I've met whimps and seriously mommie-boys, guys who complain at practically everything. I met overly-enthusiastic guys who seem to have an unlimited amount of energy, I've met guys who are just plain weird, guys who have the childish mindset of a 10-year old and even speak like a 10-year old. I've met guys who don't give a damn about anything at all, selfish assholes, I've met people who are so nice you can't hate them at all, I've met guys who are so helpful, you feel ashamed when they offer their help to you. I've met really quiet guys who hardly say anything, and noisy rowdy guys who say everything.
It's really a "rojak", all guys from all walks of life in Singapore coming together under one roof to undergo the same training. Anyway, our neighboring company is Ulysses, currently a PES-C batch and their training is so lax that you'd think they are in a holiday chalet instead of the Army. Our training is highly compressed, from a 14-week training regime, into a 9-week schedule. As a result, everything is very rushed and our bodies do not have the time to heal from the strenuous training. They only have a 7-week training schedule, with almost no physical activity involved at all.
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