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sy: yo! how r u?

ph: hey! Thank you! Nice catching up with you too! And I really do feel honored. Thanks and take care! Skype on...!

sy: yo! nice talking to u 2day :) it'll b an experience of ur lifetime over there! maybe will see u in nanjing. keep in touch! skype yea?

ph: haha, stressful right? pre-trip syndrome... Life's been good, thanks. I see that you're back safely from your trip. It's so cool to go alone!

fengyi: hey peihan...just read your 2 june post and it made me laugh..cos i had exactly the same dream, of rushing to pack stuff before going overseas, and it was a really stressful dream =P haha. anyway, hope life's good! =)

ph: i know i'm gonna miss you guys.... a lot! =(

sy: congrats! so u'll really b leaving s'pore :( oh well. take care man.

ph: thanks =)

pannie: congrats for the STE!:)

ph: ah, i am having a lot of difficulties in the application! The website is quite sucky.... I really dunno what are the chances...

sy: so wad r e chances of u gg to beida? oh no... wun b seeing much of u alr. but it'll b better for u ba.

sy: i ran into nf at west mall 2day, haha

ph: i am back!

ph: i am still in south africa =(

jie: ello diiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii did u go ntu 2dayyyyyyy

pannie: "if I die in South Africa, this will be my last entry =)" bro u are so optimistic..come back safely la!

sy: hmm, shld b confirmed la, dun doubt us! haa. enjoy ur time in south africa :)

ph: until you guys book your tix, i'm nv sure!

sy: u're no longer celebrating ur 21st bday alone in australia :) haha.

ph: booked already =P

ning: means u're gonna miss myyyyy bday party?? ):): haha!

ph: why you scold me???

jie: idiot xiao qiang.

shiyan: sigh.. i've been "enjoying" since ord.. need 2 find a job soon, otherwise no income, plus i'm bored..

shiyan: yo peihan! just 2 tell u tt ii've just set up a blog. here's e link :) http://bygracechristscripturefaithalone.blogspot.com/

ph: eh.... cos it was still early in the race and i did not stop to drink at your station. i'll ord on 31 May~~ Jie, the whole world has bad taste except you....

jie: e photographer has bad taste man... why did he/she take so many photos of you!?!?

kiahui: whoa! ur army job sounds damn cool lah! when r u ORDing then? btw u were at standard chartered marathon that day? nvr see u leh! haha i was at the 7km drink stn =D

lucia: i agree with the VICIOUS CYCLE part. hahahha

ning: BOO TOO!!!

yingers: BOO AH QIANG! x)

csjun: inspiring haha... im impressed... meet up soon man

si ting: LOLXX!! i realised moi name's here!! WWHAHAH hope you're doing fine in camp yeah? lol

briana: papa!

peihan: shiyan!!! i am going for the 9th night show! Arrr!!!

shiyan: peihan!!! long time no see! how r u doing? we'll finally get 2 meet up on e 8th of mar! yay! i cant believe it has been 3 yrs since hc, doesnt seem tt long 2 me. oh well. tc n all e best :)

peihan: Happy CNY to everyone!

peihan: pannie, Happy CNY!

pannie: hahaha,pannie drop by n laugh too, u r very funny in replying xiao ting:) cny coming le, gt miss me or nt~~

peihan: kiahui, i'll be taking aerospace, but may change. siting, eh, you come visit my blog and laugh at me here? you know how to spell 'dead'?

si ting: ello daoyan! (: HAHHA you watched cloverfield and you said it's niceee??? OMG* xppp

kiahui: hello! how've u been, officer? X) which course in ntu are u going?

peihan: hey, currently have a place in ntu

xiaoyuan: u going which university?

toni: hello! thanks for signing up in my guest book ! :)

toni: hi! blog hopping :)

peihan: pannie: hahaha.... i am still under 20!!! yy: merry xmas 2008 to you too!

yingers: =) merry xmas di! and have fun!

pannie: hey congrats peihan:) wah the nxt time i'm back will see a mature officer guy instd of army boy le! haha just 1 yr out of sch n we're all grown up leading our separate lives nw. drats feel so old!

peihan: hey, yep, really haven been keeping in touch with you for a very long time. jiayou for finals too!

fengyi: hey peihan...haven't talked to you in a really long time! hope you're doing fine still. jiayou for ns k! =)

February 15, 2009

2:00 PM

Extension of Service

Mood: Happy
Music: 情人的眼泪

I have been blogging little. Even though I have time to... Probably cos my camp's net doesn't allow me to post entries. And when I come home, I don't want to blog when my family is around...

I needa update through this post.

First and foremost, I've extended my ORD date by 5.5 months! And no, I do not receive regular pay. I am now, in short, an NSmen receiving NSF benefits. And yes, my rank is now LTA (NS)! Feels so great to be an NSmen! Many people ask me why I want to extend when others are trying to get out... Well, there are a few reasons.

Firstly, I get to go for live firing next year in South Africa! Who gets to see the launching of a surface-to-air missile at such an exotic country!?

Secondly, the NS benefits are not bad. As an officer, I get around $1.2k. If I go out and work, I'd probably get around that sum. However, after subtracting daily transport and food price, I believe the NS monetary allowance is better. As a serviceman, I get free food, lodging, utilities, and also medical service! I intend to remove the 3 screws in my right foot next May... for free!~

Thirdly, I believe that the kind of job I get outside now wouldn't really beef up my resume. From what I know, some of my friends are doing all the sai-gang office job. Can't learn much leh.... Over at my unit, I get to work an office job as well, except that I'm in uniform. Ah, of course I still have to go outfield, etc. But I still can learn how to deal with office politics, etc in unit. And I get to plan and delegate, which is what I don't think the public sector will offer young part-time workers... Of course, there is sacrifice... I have to work like crazy, very often, OT....

Fourth, my CO and BC are exceptionally great! They are officers I truly respect, and am more than willing to work under them. With such great superiors handling the unit and battery, I know that my work will be meaningful. Just a sidenote... at the time of extending, my platoon's PC was still a good person... he is a regular and just graduated this year. But he then got posted to Platoon 1, and the old PC came back this month.... and I tell you he is shit.

Anyway.... leaving for South Africa on the 27th Feb. Will only be back on 17th Mar. Oh well, kind of excited =)