Thanks to countless individuals literally threatening me to update, I shall. Hence.
School has restarted, naturally, and marks, projects and homework have all come flying back. Can't complain. School is school, after all. We have been shifted to another class, which looks like a converted barnhouse with whitewashed walls. I swear, the other class is having a whale of a time with their new home, aka our old class. Compared to our current shack, theirs is like the Hilton. Plush seats, clean walls, modern equipment, what more could one ask for? Repeated threats for them to vacate the premises or ''heavy gunfire will follow'' have gone unheeded. GIT YER ASSES OUT OF OUR CLASS!
German class is tough. We're learning new verb forms now, which is about as much fun as having a red-hot poker driven through your left eye. But I'll manage. We had fun the last lesson, listening to German pop group's Die Prinzen's Millionär, which is a song about this guy who wants to be a millionaire and the things he's going to do, eg. rob a bank, be a popstar etc. It's a fantastically catchy song. I fell in love with the tune when I first heard it. Elegantly simple yet brilliantly memorable. And the lyrics are really funny too.
Accompanied Audrey to reconfigure her laptop. For a good 6 hours we sat there, me attempting to study (in vain) my DE, and her also attempting to knit until a knot screwed up the process. I helped with unravelling the thread/yarn/whatever. I never knew knitting was so fun. No really, it seemed to me. Although I know how to knit about as much as the Incredible Hulk, it seems like fun to me. Must try my hand at it. Knitters beware. After the 6 hour fiasco, and after countless "excuse me Sir why is it like that", "wah lau restart again" and my favourite "shit we forgot to type that", the computer was done and we went to Junction 8 for makan. We met up with Eunice and I got introduced to Audrey's friend Amy. Together they call themselves the Powerpuff gals but you'll catch me dead trying to elaborate on that. Was the only guy in the group so was plenty nervous. And I knew my Chinese was about as fluent as an Eskimo's so I stuck to speaking good ol' English instead.
I hope I'm not conveying a wrong message. I don't want him to think otherwise. He thinking that I'm robbing him is the last thing I want to happen. And today, someone said something that terrified me. I can tell that sowed a seed of suspicion in him. In light of all that happened, it seems true, but it truly isn't. I don't want to disrupt anything. I wish I could explain further but in light of the situation it is best that elaboration be kept to a minimum.
-i've been thinking-
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Thursday, September 21, 2006
the Zoo
Ah Meng
Either something's wrong with blogger or my computer doesn't like me. Either way, the damn thing just can't load my photos. Thank goodness it got Ah Meng loaded or I could never forgive myself for not respecting Singapore's Most Valuable Person (MVP). Sorry to some elderly guy in Government: you don't come close.
Zoo visit was awfully wonderful. Went with Alan, Audrey, Isam, Rusmin and Yiming. Walked around too so many exhibits that I couldn't keep count. I think the Zoo's gone on overkill on the turtles and primates. Damn near every exhibit had at least one of the furry or shelled buggers. It was fun while it lasted, what with Isam going bonkers at the sight of the horse's highly endowed, er, nether regions, and Audrey videotaping the guys in the toilet because it was open air. Thank god I wasn't in the toilet. I have to agree with Isam though. It was like the mare had swallowed a whole pack of Viagra and was ready to have some hot horse sex with, well, any horse. I swear he gave us the beady eye as we walked past. Probably grindin' some poor female horse right now. That was probably the major highlight of the trip, other than watching horses eat their own shit and rhinos drink their own pee.
Came back to AMK only to have Audrey drag me to meet Eunice. How I agreed I have no idea, but must have been her psychotic (yes) powers of persuasion. Eunice was nice to be around with though, and for the record, looks better than in her MSN pic. A cheerful and smiley behaviour completes her exterior. Talks much but with equal sense. A very likeable person indeed. I'd like to meet her again.
Joanne called while I was walking home and I probably asked her 3 times "are you on break?", having been told the same answer 3 exact times. Guess my brain wasn't where it was supposed to be, though in a good way =). Too busy thinking about it. Damn it, I can't meet her for bowling now because my peabrain thought I'd still have holiday next week when I actually don't. Never mind, still can meet up.
Amy's birthday's coming up and I still don't know what to get for her. I'm dead, man.
Zoo visit was awfully wonderful. Went with Alan, Audrey, Isam, Rusmin and Yiming. Walked around too so many exhibits that I couldn't keep count. I think the Zoo's gone on overkill on the turtles and primates. Damn near every exhibit had at least one of the furry or shelled buggers. It was fun while it lasted, what with Isam going bonkers at the sight of the horse's highly endowed, er, nether regions, and Audrey videotaping the guys in the toilet because it was open air. Thank god I wasn't in the toilet. I have to agree with Isam though. It was like the mare had swallowed a whole pack of Viagra and was ready to have some hot horse sex with, well, any horse. I swear he gave us the beady eye as we walked past. Probably grindin' some poor female horse right now. That was probably the major highlight of the trip, other than watching horses eat their own shit and rhinos drink their own pee.
Came back to AMK only to have Audrey drag me to meet Eunice. How I agreed I have no idea, but must have been her psychotic (yes) powers of persuasion. Eunice was nice to be around with though, and for the record, looks better than in her MSN pic. A cheerful and smiley behaviour completes her exterior. Talks much but with equal sense. A very likeable person indeed. I'd like to meet her again.
Joanne called while I was walking home and I probably asked her 3 times "are you on break?", having been told the same answer 3 exact times. Guess my brain wasn't where it was supposed to be, though in a good way =). Too busy thinking about it. Damn it, I can't meet her for bowling now because my peabrain thought I'd still have holiday next week when I actually don't. Never mind, still can meet up.
Amy's birthday's coming up and I still don't know what to get for her. I'm dead, man.
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
bleah
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. Utterly wonderful piece of poetry. So poetic yet so real. So simplistic yet so direct. Fascinating.
My hands are aching. I don't know how I'm going to the Zoo tomorrow. I'll probably walk around with my hands in casts; they feel dead tired. Throwing a 4kg gun around may sound like your idea of fun, but I tried it and didn't work for me. I'm trying to learn up gun drills now, so I can take over my sec sch's PDS training session. PDS, by the way, stands for Precision Drill Squad. Know the guys in shiny silver helmets who twirl guns like broomsticks at NDP? That's me, albeit at school level. Before that was running around Singapore like a mad dog, getting a stamp and a signature for my timesheet to return to my HR company. Bah.
I'm fucking moody today, don't know why. Maybe it's because I'm tired out with training and pumping and running around to like a million Popular outlets in search of a signature and stamp but I don't think so. I think it's just me. Girls have menopause, guys have andropause. Haven't heard of it? It's a condition whereby a guy undergoes hormornal surges. Not the sexual kind, but the emotional one. It's starting to worry me. It's been a long time since I've felt this way. But I hope it's not long. And I know that I shouldn't be thinking about her, but I can't help it. She'll never go away.
My hands are aching. I don't know how I'm going to the Zoo tomorrow. I'll probably walk around with my hands in casts; they feel dead tired. Throwing a 4kg gun around may sound like your idea of fun, but I tried it and didn't work for me. I'm trying to learn up gun drills now, so I can take over my sec sch's PDS training session. PDS, by the way, stands for Precision Drill Squad. Know the guys in shiny silver helmets who twirl guns like broomsticks at NDP? That's me, albeit at school level. Before that was running around Singapore like a mad dog, getting a stamp and a signature for my timesheet to return to my HR company. Bah.
I'm fucking moody today, don't know why. Maybe it's because I'm tired out with training and pumping and running around to like a million Popular outlets in search of a signature and stamp but I don't think so. I think it's just me. Girls have menopause, guys have andropause. Haven't heard of it? It's a condition whereby a guy undergoes hormornal surges. Not the sexual kind, but the emotional one. It's starting to worry me. It's been a long time since I've felt this way. But I hope it's not long. And I know that I shouldn't be thinking about her, but I can't help it. She'll never go away.
Friday, September 15, 2006
realizing the impossible
I managed to pass all my subjects. What a whew. It was just the day before that I kept telling people that I was freaking out and had decided to retain for one year. How my fears have been allayed. However PEEE, DE and Maths results aren't out yet, which means that there's still a bit of nail-biting anxiety in me. I really hope that I did well in those papers. Granted, there's not much use crying over spilt milk, but you gotta have hope. Pray my other classmates do well in them too. Their futures rely on it. Don't wanna see any of them get kicked out from this class. Isn't nice at all.
Past few days were nothing but tiring. Went for live range at Amoy Quee Camp and had my eardrums blown out repeatedly by rifles firing less than 5 feet from you and brass cartridges literally flying at you. Man those little buggers can fly. Even though I was wearing earplugs, imagine facing the barking rifles all day. Was IC of the chamber, meaning that after every firing detail had completed their haphazard destruction of the targets (some never even hit their targets; they shot the next lane's), I had to lead them, red flag raised, into the firing chamber and retrieve their Canadian bull targets (a type of target used to train accuracy), and replace them with figure 12 targets, which is a picture of a man charging at you. I had to do this twice for each detail, meaning I had to go in and out for 14 times for 7 details. Furthermore I had to assist in sticking litle stickers over the bullet holes in each board that came back so they could be reused for the next detail. Yes, NCC is quite poor. Came home and hankered after hearing aids.
Went for stocktake at Toa Payoh's Popular after that at 2200. Was a long and difficult process, to say the least, but Zitian and I got lucky and were sent to Multimedia, which was at CD-Rama next door. Thank goodness we got assigned there. It's much quieter and less hectic than at the main store opposite. Had absolutely no fun in the beginning. The staff there hadn't performed a precount, which is to count the items before the stocktakers descend, so we had to count them ourselves. But when it came to the games section, the fun began. 3, 3, 2, 3, 4, 5, such numbers weren't all that tough to count. Worked though the night, with a break at 0300. Popular's rich, I tell you. They provided free food and drinks all through the night, which explained the perpetual cup of coffee beside me when I worked. Got acquainted with this girl who seemed to be on good terms with nearly anyone in the store. Wasn't a looker, but she was pleasant enough. Her friend was a pretty one though. She didn't catch my roving eye. Pity. Got cycled from CD-Rama to stationery to text, after which the staff realised I was the wanker screwing up and took away my terminal. No I'm kidding. Worked all the way till 0700 and had a Popular-sponsored breakfast of Sausage McMuffin. Told you so.
Going to the zoo to meet my monkey relatives with YM, Isam and Audrey soon. Not sure if I want to meet Uncle 'Rilla though. He scared the living daylights out of me the last time I went, together with Cousin 'Utan. Hope he isn't back from Butan.
Oh and did I mention, Jo called during range? I had my eardrums jackhammered while she was on the other end nonchalantly saying "You call that loud?" I could almost imagine her doing her nails, reclining in bed, phone cradled between her neck and shoulder, and saying "You call that loud?" Sorry Jo, I'm just kidding. I know you weren't doing that. Her attachment ends on Saturday instead of today, poor thing. But once she finishes she's free. Now where's my bowling trip?
Past few days were nothing but tiring. Went for live range at Amoy Quee Camp and had my eardrums blown out repeatedly by rifles firing less than 5 feet from you and brass cartridges literally flying at you. Man those little buggers can fly. Even though I was wearing earplugs, imagine facing the barking rifles all day. Was IC of the chamber, meaning that after every firing detail had completed their haphazard destruction of the targets (some never even hit their targets; they shot the next lane's), I had to lead them, red flag raised, into the firing chamber and retrieve their Canadian bull targets (a type of target used to train accuracy), and replace them with figure 12 targets, which is a picture of a man charging at you. I had to do this twice for each detail, meaning I had to go in and out for 14 times for 7 details. Furthermore I had to assist in sticking litle stickers over the bullet holes in each board that came back so they could be reused for the next detail. Yes, NCC is quite poor. Came home and hankered after hearing aids.
Went for stocktake at Toa Payoh's Popular after that at 2200. Was a long and difficult process, to say the least, but Zitian and I got lucky and were sent to Multimedia, which was at CD-Rama next door. Thank goodness we got assigned there. It's much quieter and less hectic than at the main store opposite. Had absolutely no fun in the beginning. The staff there hadn't performed a precount, which is to count the items before the stocktakers descend, so we had to count them ourselves. But when it came to the games section, the fun began. 3, 3, 2, 3, 4, 5, such numbers weren't all that tough to count. Worked though the night, with a break at 0300. Popular's rich, I tell you. They provided free food and drinks all through the night, which explained the perpetual cup of coffee beside me when I worked. Got acquainted with this girl who seemed to be on good terms with nearly anyone in the store. Wasn't a looker, but she was pleasant enough. Her friend was a pretty one though. She didn't catch my roving eye. Pity. Got cycled from CD-Rama to stationery to text, after which the staff realised I was the wanker screwing up and took away my terminal. No I'm kidding. Worked all the way till 0700 and had a Popular-sponsored breakfast of Sausage McMuffin. Told you so.
Going to the zoo to meet my monkey relatives with YM, Isam and Audrey soon. Not sure if I want to meet Uncle 'Rilla though. He scared the living daylights out of me the last time I went, together with Cousin 'Utan. Hope he isn't back from Butan.
Oh and did I mention, Jo called during range? I had my eardrums jackhammered while she was on the other end nonchalantly saying "You call that loud?" I could almost imagine her doing her nails, reclining in bed, phone cradled between her neck and shoulder, and saying "You call that loud?" Sorry Jo, I'm just kidding. I know you weren't doing that. Her attachment ends on Saturday instead of today, poor thing. But once she finishes she's free. Now where's my bowling trip?
Sunday, September 10, 2006
the chalet
(Birthday boy Alan with his cake, duh. I ate the green thingy next to the red X on his cake)
(This is Elisha Lim Ee Ching. Smile or grimace, you decide)
(Sorry this is upside down. Sorta class photo)I swear I didn't drink that much, fellas. No really. I was totally sober. Clear as day. Ok, now about that castle of mine I was telling you about.....
Chalet was absolutely fun. There happened so many superDUPERfunny episodes that I really couldn't recount all even if I tried. What i do know is that i got abominably - yes, abominably, that's the word - drunk, and made a damn fool out of myself even more than what I already am (a particular nurse i know well is going to kill me). Had only one cup of Chivas and the world became a planetarium of stars. To top it off, Alan had to go around smearing every living soul in sight with cream. I yelled "Cake fight!" but no-one seemed to listen. So there I was, desperately shielding my camera through my liquor induced haze, yelling "F*** who smeared me again?!?" and trying to wallpaper Audrey (who by the way exacted revenge on me) with cream. I got a few clean, neat shots in but she had me cold when I saw a fistful of cream headed my way. Ducking was out of the question, so I ended up looking like a makeup artist's worst nightmare. I think I visited the bathroom nearly 5 times to clear that goo off my face and hair. Thank you Audrey for giving me my first lesson in makeup artistry. Piece of cake.
With a headful of dead gray matter and a healthy disregard for "Don't drink and drive", I set off with Audrey, Elisha, Louis, Yiming for a bike trip. It was pure fun all the way, and in case you fellas are wondering, I could still cycle in a straight line, thank you very much. We went as far as the park could go, which was at the, er, can't remember. Anyway we did a U turn back and stopped on the way at the hawker centre for sugarcane drinks. I drank my packet in less than 8 gulps and promptly had brain freeze, not that there was much brain left after my Chivas fiasco. By this time I was feeling much better, thanks to the wind and exertion from cycling. We headed back to pit stop, then it was off again to Bedok jetty to play Uno. The stupidest thing I kept doing was throwing down my card, thinking I had won, only to realise it wasn't my turn. It didn't take the others much brain power to figure out what card I was holding on to after that. Yi Xuan pulled a phone prank on Audrey, much to our delight. Two police cars cruised towards us after our last game, just as we were going back. Me, being me, wanted to shout "Run!", but better sense prevailed.
We headed back to the chalet, where Yiming and I had a siesta after all that cycling. Audrey and Elisha (who shall now henceforth be known as A&E) however promptly got back on the bikes and went off again. Yiming and I tried to grab some Zs on any free space we could find. I even tried the staircase, and hey, it was comfortable. A&E came back after some time, which was close to 0400 or 0500, couldn't remember. Mucked around for some time before A&E went off to see the sunrise, an exercise which would soon prove to be in futility. Due to poor planning and an obvious lack of foresight, no one had brought a compass and the two only realised, after half an hour of sitting at the beachfront, that the sunrise was in fact not where they were sitting. We ended our wonderful chalet episode with a Macs breakfast after returning the bikes.
Obviously this had been a fun two days for me. More so, it showed me the fun side of my classmates which I had not seen in full swing until this day. It was refreshing to see them being carefree and talking and generally having a lot of fun. Also, it was very special for me to be able to face one of my personal dilemmas. I shan't say what it is because it is rather sensitive, but it has something to do with, ah, people relationship. I nearly came close to crossing my self-imposed ban but common sense took over and saved me. I'm now the wiser for it. Glad to have it happen to me.
Don't know whether Jo's still sick. Haven't heard from her today. Maybe I'll drop her a call tomorrow, see how she's doing and whether she's going back to work on Monday. Man, do hospitals kill or save people?
Friday, September 08, 2006
the world has lost something
i believe you folks out there have heard of the passing of Steve Irwin, nature's best friend yet. he was killed on a diving trip off Queensland while filming for Discovery Channel. it is a great loss to the world. not only has it lost a conservationist, environmentalist, wildlife enthusiast and one of the greatest animal handlers, it has also lost a colorful personality, a devoted father of two and a fine Australian. i'm deeply saddened by his passing. i enjoyed his shows immensely, what with his trademark catchphrase ("Crikey!") and screen antics. he was a good presenter too. that, together with his vast knowledge of the different animals he handled, made him exciting to watch. anyone who wants to find out about his establishment can point your browser at www.crocodilehunter.com.
on a lighter note anyhow, i'm going to chalet tomorrow! having a stayover. no hankypanky i hope. otherwise i'll die. wished i could bring my huge 2.0mp camera there but i still can't find the battery and charger. dammit. i only can bring my dyslexic 5.1mp camera there, whose motors sound as if they've been running for a decade. i'm still struggling to find a route there. stupid 401 doesn't run on weekdays. and that, by the way, is the ONLY bus that goes direct to costa sands. bugger SBS doesn't want to waste fuel, so they sacrifice that service.
jo's still sick. got kicked out of attachment to go see the doc's today because her flu got worse. she was supposed to tag along to the chalet with me but she can't now. damnit. really hope she gets better soon or she's going to have to do a lot of makeup to cover the days that she didn't go. that really sucks. she suggested a bowling outing by the time my hols end. really hope we can make that. whoops.
i'm still slacking and losing my grey matter to senility. i'm losing my mental stability. i'm not doing anything PRODUCTIVE. one of these days the god of senility is gonna come down, give me a big grin and say "you're next".
NOOOOOOOOOOO!
on a lighter note anyhow, i'm going to chalet tomorrow! having a stayover. no hankypanky i hope. otherwise i'll die. wished i could bring my huge 2.0mp camera there but i still can't find the battery and charger. dammit. i only can bring my dyslexic 5.1mp camera there, whose motors sound as if they've been running for a decade. i'm still struggling to find a route there. stupid 401 doesn't run on weekdays. and that, by the way, is the ONLY bus that goes direct to costa sands. bugger SBS doesn't want to waste fuel, so they sacrifice that service.
jo's still sick. got kicked out of attachment to go see the doc's today because her flu got worse. she was supposed to tag along to the chalet with me but she can't now. damnit. really hope she gets better soon or she's going to have to do a lot of makeup to cover the days that she didn't go. that really sucks. she suggested a bowling outing by the time my hols end. really hope we can make that. whoops.
i'm still slacking and losing my grey matter to senility. i'm losing my mental stability. i'm not doing anything PRODUCTIVE. one of these days the god of senility is gonna come down, give me a big grin and say "you're next".
NOOOOOOOOOOO!
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
in the morning
success! Google's PageRank system finally gave me a 2/10 rating. i'm on Google's list! thank goodness.
holidays are doing nothing to improve my mental state. if anything, i'm going to become a vegetable if i don't sharpen my mind up. i don't know what i shall become. carrot? potato? i should start on some grey-matter intensive work. sudoku, maybe?
having the sniffles now. i have them sometimes, and when i have them they're really bad. i can sneeze for minutes at a time, nonstop. this is getting ridiculous. singapore's weather's nearly 34C and i can SNEEZE?
jo's sick too. poor girl. and she's got attachment this whole month. i know how that feels. i worked in that bookshop for 2 months every darn day. but i got paid, so i guess i can relate only so much. just hope she gets well soon.
short entry to purge my RAM chips before i sleep. need to clear memory, know?
oh by the way, gilbert and i have pledged to speak proper english. sticklers unite!
holidays are doing nothing to improve my mental state. if anything, i'm going to become a vegetable if i don't sharpen my mind up. i don't know what i shall become. carrot? potato? i should start on some grey-matter intensive work. sudoku, maybe?
having the sniffles now. i have them sometimes, and when i have them they're really bad. i can sneeze for minutes at a time, nonstop. this is getting ridiculous. singapore's weather's nearly 34C and i can SNEEZE?
jo's sick too. poor girl. and she's got attachment this whole month. i know how that feels. i worked in that bookshop for 2 months every darn day. but i got paid, so i guess i can relate only so much. just hope she gets well soon.
short entry to purge my RAM chips before i sleep. need to clear memory, know?
oh by the way, gilbert and i have pledged to speak proper english. sticklers unite!
Sunday, September 03, 2006
problems
got the new Zen V Plus player! i'm so excited. i'm paying it out of my pocket even before i've gotten my first paycheck. i purchased the 2GB one, black with green trimmings. it's really small, a technological marvel. what's even more exciting is that Creative's magic wand has swished again. within that player, there are functions that allow me to view pictures and videos. there is an FM radio integrated, and colour schemes are switchable. the screen is a marvel in itself. sporting a 128x128 resolution, it is actually an OLED display, which stand for Organic Light Emitting Diode display. not many know this term, but it actually is a screen that differs from other screens in that it doesn't require a backlight to make itself visible. rather, a small electric current is run across the screen, and that is sufficient for it to glow. this is a breakthrough for electronic devices that are always on the losing end of the power spectrum. such a screen uses extremely minimal power, so you can use the saved power for songs and viewing videos and the like. and did i mention, the screen is viewable from any angle? truly amazing.
however, transfer speeds are dismally mediocre. a picture album of 318mb took nearly 25 mins to transfer. i had expected something far faster from a device that supports USB 2.0 connection. however strangely enough, while transferring songs, it was much faster. supposedly the connection on this gizmo is 1.8mb/s. go figure. all in all, it's a really neat player. build quality is of the highest quality and its surface is scratchproof. totally. get it at $239 for the 2GB version, and $199 for the 1GB version. a 4GB version is also available at $309. i for one think that is a real good deal.
enough of the player. there is a problem in my ncc unit, a very unique one. i do not dare say much because this concerns a very prolific church in singapore. two of my cadets have been attending this church recently, and one of them has developed an obsession bordering on the fanatical towards this church. this church is known for its very questionable methods of worship and spreading the word. their ways of making people join their service is highly objectionable too; some might say 'force' is a better word. in a word, this church is highly UNorthodox. one of the two cadets, who holds a rank of substantial stature, has been persuading other cadets, even some NCOs, to join this church. naturally, objections abound. to make matters worse, both of them have been given official approval to skip the first day of a very important course they are to attend this sunday. worst is, this cadet of high rank is consistently late for class after recess because of a claimed "church meeting" during recess. i am worried because of several factors:
1. parents might start to think that this church and my school's unit are affiliated, which would be a disaster
2. the cadet with the higher rank might derelict his duties, of which he is on the verge of doing, if not done
3. cadets might join the church and display the same indifferent attitude the aforementioned cadet is displaying now
i'm very worried about this situation. it might get out of hand, which is why another CLT and myself have decided to see the Officer in charge to sort things out. i have no wish to see my unit being destroyed inside out because of the church's doings, especially a church of this nature. however, i'm essentially powerless to stop him from going there. all i can do is make sure he does his duties as befits his rank. if he does not carry them out well, however, then there will be a case for me to argue. i don't wish to stop him from attending service because it wouldn't be right, but i will stop him if he attitude deteriorates further. drastic measures will happen to these two cadets if they proceed further. i will make sure of that.
however, there is a problem only i among the CLTs know. another CLT is a member of that church too. i am hoping against hope that he doesn't become some alien after attending that church for long periods. so far, he hasn't.
shan't type further. i'm not about to go sit behind bars because of my statements.
however, transfer speeds are dismally mediocre. a picture album of 318mb took nearly 25 mins to transfer. i had expected something far faster from a device that supports USB 2.0 connection. however strangely enough, while transferring songs, it was much faster. supposedly the connection on this gizmo is 1.8mb/s. go figure. all in all, it's a really neat player. build quality is of the highest quality and its surface is scratchproof. totally. get it at $239 for the 2GB version, and $199 for the 1GB version. a 4GB version is also available at $309. i for one think that is a real good deal.
enough of the player. there is a problem in my ncc unit, a very unique one. i do not dare say much because this concerns a very prolific church in singapore. two of my cadets have been attending this church recently, and one of them has developed an obsession bordering on the fanatical towards this church. this church is known for its very questionable methods of worship and spreading the word. their ways of making people join their service is highly objectionable too; some might say 'force' is a better word. in a word, this church is highly UNorthodox. one of the two cadets, who holds a rank of substantial stature, has been persuading other cadets, even some NCOs, to join this church. naturally, objections abound. to make matters worse, both of them have been given official approval to skip the first day of a very important course they are to attend this sunday. worst is, this cadet of high rank is consistently late for class after recess because of a claimed "church meeting" during recess. i am worried because of several factors:
1. parents might start to think that this church and my school's unit are affiliated, which would be a disaster
2. the cadet with the higher rank might derelict his duties, of which he is on the verge of doing, if not done
3. cadets might join the church and display the same indifferent attitude the aforementioned cadet is displaying now
i'm very worried about this situation. it might get out of hand, which is why another CLT and myself have decided to see the Officer in charge to sort things out. i have no wish to see my unit being destroyed inside out because of the church's doings, especially a church of this nature. however, i'm essentially powerless to stop him from going there. all i can do is make sure he does his duties as befits his rank. if he does not carry them out well, however, then there will be a case for me to argue. i don't wish to stop him from attending service because it wouldn't be right, but i will stop him if he attitude deteriorates further. drastic measures will happen to these two cadets if they proceed further. i will make sure of that.
however, there is a problem only i among the CLTs know. another CLT is a member of that church too. i am hoping against hope that he doesn't become some alien after attending that church for long periods. so far, he hasn't.
shan't type further. i'm not about to go sit behind bars because of my statements.
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