12.00pm, 25/4/06
Got some time, so i'll just write a 'lil bit. Although i don't really feel like it..I'm quite..mentally exhausted. Between worrying about my medicine and the upcoming Law stuff, i hardly have time to think about Army. Maybe that's a good thing.
No time for much relaxation though. Didn't read my novel and played just a little Oblivion. Spent time celebrating my mum's birthday and, in a sense, preparing for my future. Got 6hours of sleep in all that at least, but i hoped for a bit more. Hohoho..my eyebags'll never heal at this rate. Ohwell..it's falling-in time. Gotta scram.
2.50pm, 02/05/06
Hmm. I realise that i haven't written for awhile..i'm gonna attribute it to lack of time and a whole bunch of unfortunate incidents. Unfortunate incidents meaning, you know, dinner with parents at seafood restaurant, class outing, lunch with friends at Uberburger, lan-ning with friends...LOL! Kidding lah. JUST my internet breaking down for 2 days. I think. :D
Anyway, what has been going on..hmm my medicine interview & written test is over, and so's my test & interview for Law and Law double degree honours programme.
For the medicine essay it was like "What is professionalism, should med students be accountable for a higher level of professionalism, should it be an important criteria for acceptance into the course" or something like that. I found the interviews pretty stressful..first you get interviewed by doctors who looked pretty senior to me, then by alumni and a current student or whatever. Mainly they kept hammering at me about what makes me special compared to the rest and why i want to be a doctor..they didn't want it to be due to outside influences, money, job stability, etc...which i suppose is pretty sensible.
They also went super in-depth when "discussing" the details of my personal statement..so for future aspiring med students, i'd advise that you really know what you're writing in your statement. I didn't really spend much time working out what my statement really meant to me, so oooops.........
For the law interview, though, it kinda wasn't serious at all. A few questions here and there, but mostly lots of joking. My older cousin's interview was very serious however, and he got in..so was kinda worried that they weren't taking me seriously 'cos Law was only my second choice.
The Law essay was quite fun though...something about Mr Lee Tai Koon, who's the richest man in Singapore and owns the largest private property which is surrounded only with nature reserves and enclosed within a 2metre tall hedge. One day, Tom Peepin, a ten year old tourist, was looking through some super binoculars on top of the Carlsberg tower when he saw Lee Tai Koon in his house balcony sun-bathing in the nude. He then told his mother, and the whole group of tourists took turns looking at the nude Mr Lee. Tom's mom later reported this to the police, and Mr Lee was arrested under section 27A of the Public Offences Act or something.
So they then gave us basic info about section 27A and laws concerning privacy in Singapore (err...that there was none lah), then asked us "do you think he is guilty, why, and do you think the law should be changed, and why?" For those interested, my cousin's was about whether women should be allowed to report their husbands to the police for rape. That was 2years ago...
Ok so that was that..Hmm..what else am i missing for this entry...Oh! There's also ARMY LIFE! Lol HOW could i FORGET..-.- Erm..erm..it's really all a blur to me. All i can remember is there being a lot of outfield training. The last two days before the 29th of April break being a stayover, where i slugged through being section commander for all the firing drills during practice for Catwalk (for the guys who understand), less than 3hours of sleep, more than 20 mosquito bites (and i'm considered well off for that already), sticky sweat, smelly clothes, heavy attire, heat exhaustion and a heat rash painful enough to kill an elephant. Ok maybe not an
elephant, but at least, erm..at least an ant. Yup..that sounds about right.
On top of all that, i get to
enjoy an
early bookout on Friday night, at 11pm! While the whole company had to leave at 7am the next day. Which's supposed to be good for me, except that i had Law interview at 10am the next day. Giving me about an hour to do last minute preparations for the interview.
Goddammit! What was
supposed to happen was that everyone'd get to book out on Friday night, and i'd get to leave right after dinner. Ahwell. Sucks be to me.
The long weekend was worth it at least..had a decent rest all in all. Except that it's really too short.
I notice that it's really hard to get things done over weekends when you're in the army. The
SAF tells you that you get ample break, a.k.a. 2 days a week (though
trainees only get one), but it's what i call interrupted break. Especially since our weekdays are usually taken up completely. And no opportunities to use the comp, print documents, meet people, search the net, etc. There're so many things to do but we can't even get started.
Take computer games for example. I realise that i can only really appreciate dota and few other stuff. Oblivion's fun but it isn't enjoyable as it should be because i'd never have enough time to get into the spirit of things, at least not long enough to be immersed into the story and play for more than just a few hours. Only time i've managed to have a measure of fun was during block leave.
Then there're the
other, more IMPORTANT things. Splitting rest periods into tiny little pieces doesn't give me enough time to get into the mood of wanting to get anything else done. There's not enough time to apply to more universities, take up a new hobby, think about various uni courses, get a driving license, get attached, blah blah...erps.
Ahwell, no time, but i suppose you might be wondering why i can find so much time to write so much. Well, that's 'cos i went to the MO - medical officer a.k.a doctor -(yet again) for hurting my wrist during close combat training. Was quite worried 'cos i had a hairline fracture in my wrist last year so it could've been a recurrence. The doc told me that hairline fractures heal completely though, and although it's slightly swollen, there's no bone injury this time. Well, i can still write and use a spoon..=|
And my medical status is...One day of "Excused Right Hand". Goodness gracious. For those who don't know, we get a medical status everytime after we report sick and go to the MO, for our instructors to know what kind of stuff we're allowed to do. There's "excused RMJ" (running, marching and jumping), "excused lower/upper limb", "excused heavy load", "excused uniform", "excused boots", "excused footwear", "light duties only a.k.a. Atten B", the crappy "normal duties", and the all powerful "Atten C", which means you get to go home. (No, wait, "Out of Course" is more powerful. "Downgrade" even more so 0_o)
But i sure as heck never seen "Excused Right Hand) before. The medics certainly thought so. They were all laughing at me, saying that i'll have to do one-handed push-ups, and telling me that in no uncertain terms was i allowed to MASTURBATE today. DAMN!! -.- ...Like i SOOO wanted to do it tonight!! -.-
Anyway to cut my ravings short, i'm currently in bunk, writing my blog entry, while practically everyone else is outfield doing those cursed firing drills again. I can only say good luck to them -_^
Kk it's time to stop...my right wrist is beginning to hurt again. Darn. Still wanna write about my misfiring incident, but i'll skip it today. Time to catch up on some sleep..let's hope for at least an hour of it!!
