*Grumbles, Grumbles* Actually I still have not decided whether I wanted to come for this so-called National Heritage tour yet, but my sergeant called me last night to made me go to settle some issues. Because of my injuries, I asked my platoon sergeant and he asked me to make injury claims. So that’s the cause of it. Because if I want to make injury claims, I need to write a report and meet up with the OC to approve it, basically a whole lots of paperwork for me and my sergeant. So after confirming with my sergeant, I chose not to make injury claims as long as I have my 11B with me, government will pay specialist and treatment fees.
I woke up at around 11am today, opposed to the usual 12pm (sleeping at 5-6am everyday xD). After settling some matters, I went for my shower, and after grooming myself, I went off to the bus stop at around 11.55am. Because I don’t have any polo-tees, I wore the company one instead, and upon arriving there, there was not much ppl wearing it =x. I reached at around 12.25pm, as I haven’t eaten, I went to the Old Chang Kee at White Sand to grab a bite first. Not until 12.47pm, was much people arrived. We were supposed to gather at 12.45pm. Oh well, I guess everyone’s back to themselves after no more restriction as recruits. Total strength was 40 for the day, short of 8… After counting strength and settling some paperwork, we set off around 1.15pm.
Our first station was Johore Battery, which we arrived at 1.30pm. We went down to look at the majestic gun, and the super huge shell it fired with. It was the first time, which I know we did have some big guns for defense during the World War II, except that it was used to guard the sea against ships and not against infantry at the North.
Our 2nd station was the Changi Chapel and Museum. It was really a fruitful trip, knowing about the life of the POWs during the war. How they sought mental relief and will to live on, through religion. There’s a lot of rebuilt of the structures during the wars, items, and facts, that really fascinated me throughout the 1hr+ in there. Oh ya, by the way, there’s this small outdoor café over there, the stuffs of which are expensive, but there was a quite chio lady maybe in her early twenties working there also, =P
Our 3rd station was the NEWater plant. Maybe because I had just been there during March of this year due to the National Education of my polytechnic, the place simply does not appeal to me at all. Imagine the ‘agony’ of going through the same thing twice, exact same things, XD. I do know about how precious water is to Singapore, the water treatment between Singapore and Malaysia and what plans Singapore is undertaking to meet the water demands in future.
It was Sergeant Shaziran’s Birthday today! I’m not sure how many of us went to celebrate with him, but because it was a very last minute decision to celebrate together and there was no plan at all, I didn’t go along. Roy, Chopchop, MJs, TKW, and me went over to Simei instead, to dine at the Sakae Sushi buffet. I wanted to use my student pass (which I still kept with me) to enjoy paying less, but since all four of them were paying adult price, I went along too, $19.50, arghh. Well, for 3 months, I haven’t been eating much of rice to keep my weight down, this meal made up all of it instead, XD. And also I saw just how much MJs can eat, its really an amazement, just how can someone eat so much. On the other hand, TKW ate so little; it was like barely eating at all! After which, TKW, Chopchop and Roy went back home, while I followed MJs back to Tampines.
Oh yes, I went back because I wanted to go to NTUC, so it was a nearer choice. Then since it was still early, we went to a LAN shop to play games. We saw some of the rest over there, so shocking, Zeren, Mario, Keith, Rex, Ruiming, Melvin, etc. I played with MJs on a dota map with others because the rest were already engaged in a game. I used Dwarven Sniper while MJs used Lunar Moonfang against Lich and Lycanthrope. And it had been so long since I last did an ownage, much less to this extent. Luckily at times I have MJs playing the supporting role (though he didn’t play very good), if not I wouldn’t have been able to survive at some times (though at last stage, 2v1 doesn’t matter anymore). I was level 23, while they are still at 15.
After playing, we left at around 9+; I went to food court to buy some food for my mum before accompanying MJs to Serangoon (shop name) to browse through music albums. They really had a bad placing of items, maybe because of cheap price, if not, I wonder who will come to this shop? (MJs of course… =.=) After wasting much time in there, I asked MJs to ask the shop assistant for help instead. A 1min talk settled the 30mins search. There was no Elva’s album there.
So finally, I went home in Bus service 72 and reached home at 10pm+, nearly 11pm, so dead tired… that I just want to have a sleep… but still… I think I will probably sleep at 5am today again.
13/09/05
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