POP LO!

After 9 weeks...

090909
9th of September 2009 has finally arrived
The day when I passed out from Tekong

If you thought I was the only one waiting for it
Then you are wrong...

















She was waiting for it too!
=)

So it was a sweltering 30+ degrees at the Parade Square
And all the families, friends, girlfriends and boyfriends were there

Awaiting soldiers from Jaguar Company

(and of course from C / H / Q / Y / Z Coy too)

And after a crazy shaggy 24km route march later...

































The soldiers from the 6 Coy came marching in
In their Smart 4 and FBO
And starting to feel the intense heat too
=/

But who's to complain when today was the big day?
=p

And as the Parade was formed up

We await our Reviewing Officer...

As she does her Parade Inspection


















And these are the best Recruits from the various Coy

And as the siren sounds...

The Recruits buckled up and got ready for the last thing on their mind...
The Parade March Pass!

Led by our Captain
The soldiers from the best Company in School 1 marches pass
=)

And after our March Pass
The band was playing some tunes as we got ready for the 2nd stage

Which is the...Re-Entry!


















So we ran in steps
Stomp our feet
Sang the song
And await the emcee to announce that our parents could come
down to the Parade Square to put on our Jocccccccckey Cap
(the emcee is one funny guy with a slang)

So my Mom came down with my Dad and Bro
























And guess what?
She got lost even though my Bro shot a pic of her here
And I was standing in the 1st row of my Company somemore
What was even worse is that the 3 of them were walking together
How she got lost in 200 ppl is still a mystery
=.=























So I drank some Spore water as I wait for her to come
(sad to say, I think I'm not familiar with Spore water anymore)

And finally my Mom came along























Putting on the Joooccccccccckey cap unsuccessfully for me























Ok so F it

I let her wore it instead
Full of sweat and dirt and germs and bacteria and virus etc
HAHA!
=D








































Well, see!
My Dad had no problems at all!























































It's good to have my family around for my POP
=)



The ROD, The POP, The ORD

As the emcee speaks in his funny slang

We knew what was to happen on cue

And the best part of the Parade was about to arrive....

Upon hearing the emcee asking for the BMTC Roar

1000+ freshly trained soldiers rushed towards the Grand Stand!

And so we roared at the top of our lungs with garang-ness

That was pure ecstasy at the very best!!!

The burning feeling in my chest as I ran and screamed there

Feels....orgasmic!

(Standing in front does helps....A LOT)

=p

HA!

BMTC will beat you up!

To Excel Through Basics








POP LO!

HUAT AH!

Hahahahahaahaha!

Any Tom Dick and Harry will say it with the same slang

No joke

That's unity as example

=D

So now I shall start off with the gazillion photos of my friends

See if you can find any friends too

Starting from my Platoon 1 Section 4 mates

Top Left to Right: Wei Qing, Ding Feng, 3SG Nicholas, Me, Boon Kheng

2nd Row: Darren, Chang Long, En De, Mervin

Bottom: Eugene, Vincent, Henry

One of the nicest group photo in my possession

=)

These are the guys who I spend every single night in camp with

Whether in bunk or outfield

Through all the talk cock, chiong sua, PT, SOC, 2.4km

Route marches, field craft, snacking, meals, bathing and shitting etc

We came to bond as the closest Section in Platoon 1

Throw in the arguments and characters differences and stuff

We got even closer to each other

And if there is anything that I would trade for

Is that I would want us together regardless of where we are posted to

=)

Our legendary "dig-your-nose-in-your-freetime" pose

And now for the various group photos...

Presenting to you...

The 1st batch of C-O-N-F-I-N-E-E-S

Not exactly my proudest achievement

But ya we bonded well didnt we?

=p

Section 4 with 3SG Cong Sheng

We are the best sai-gang warriors you can ever find

The latrines are always dug by our Section

And always always always led by 3SG Cong Sheng

Haha!

So much so it has become a joke among everyone

And my Section with our PC 2LT Cheng Yuan

Who coincidentally is Jia Yong's friend in OCS

And check out the super cocky Mervin who is ready to add 1 bar there

Basket!

And now for the individual friends photos

Mr Kok Hwee who seems to be the most laid-back person

YEP India reunites!

Jun Zheng, Wei Qing and Me

Wei Qin gotta be the most darn funny person during Recruit Evening

When he danced to the tune of Wonder Girls' "Nobody"

He even surfed through the crowd!

Made me laughed till I cried during that night

Crazy guy for you!

Me and Jin Hao

Our best grenade thrower

Who also happens to be the fastest in the Company for SOC

Heard he smoked 3 SECTIONS in front of him

If you don't know

There's like 10 details per Section

So 3 Sections add up to around 30 ppl?

SOC is his playground!

Ming Cheng and Me

Super siao-on fitness guy

Looks set to step into OCS anytime now

All the other CBE guys I know seems to be doing ownage well in Jaguar

And if you didnt know too

Chong Yee held the Company's fastest shuttle run record for your info

Told you they are damn good!

*thumbs up*

Mr Leroy Tan Shien Wei

He is my primary school friend

And together we can add up to 20+ years of friendship

With 10+ years of knowing each other between us adding up

He gotta win the Best Actor Golden Horse Award for his performance

during OC Evening

I think the whole Company laughed until we teared

=D

Me and the Company Best - Jun Bin

If he is the Company Best

And our Company is the Best

That equal to him being the best right?

He is nicknamed "Tank" among us

Just check out his build and you will know why

He was in my detail for SITEST

Thumbs up for being a groupmate

Me and Ah Boon

The Platoon's Best

Yet another person in my SITEST group

Totally imba I tell you

Platoon 1 Best

Kai Xiang, Ah Boon, Vipin

The Best Shot in my Company - Kian Giap

In my Platoon too!

Damn funny guy!

Super accurate on his shots

No kidding

Legendary in the toilet

=p

And now for my Section mates



Mr Henry!

He gotta be the reason why Sentosa is missing some cannons

Mr Dua Pao

I think ppl will understand what this means in simple terms

And the "super mysterious" cut on the hand

Legend!

Wei Qing

This guy made it count when it mattered

8 out of 9 times he failed SOC

And the 9th time he just simply got through it successfully

Best!

He's like our Section alarm clock

Always reminding us when we got distracted or out of hand

Abit naggy, but still very good in our Section

Eugene and Me

He gotta be my bestest friend in the Section

Must be when he scolded me for nothing when we met

LOL!

Someone who I learnt better Hokkien phrases with

Like what "Steady gia buay gu" "Sibei song mai ga nang gong"

Epic funny

No need explain why me and him so gum

Cuz it would take ages to do so

=)

Me and Boon Kheng

One of my another better friends

So many things we shared in common

They say birds of the same feathers flock together

Mervin and Me

This guy is the only guy who called me "Virgin Boy"

Becuz when I don't shave I don't look like a virgin

Like WTF

Only after I shaved then I looked like a virgin

=.=

And he helped me set up the.....

"League of the Extraordinary Gentle Virgin Boy Club"

So I am the President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary, Member etc

Best right?

The 2 cocksters in my Section

En De calls this girl every night without fail

And he speaks rubbish to the girl he want to woo

And all the rubbish could be heard in the room

And he will ask why we eavesdrop on him

=/

And we just dont understand why he never take actions to woo the girl

Like WTF

I think sooner or later the Section will just go after the girl to teach him a lesson

=p

Platoon 1 MJ pose

And of course some other photos with my other

better friends in other Sections

Most notably in Section 3

Me and Gordon

He is so laidback

But yet that is the feeling he gave only

Plenty of fun to hang out with him

Me and Xiong

Our mutual friend is Han Kee!

Haha!

Glad he beside me during the 24km

Kept me distracted by talking non-stop

Phew!

Jimmy and Me

And I'm grouped into his "Lovers" category

Haha!

What the shit have I gave my charm to?

Kai Xiang and Me

Mr Plaaaaarrrrrrtooooon Mate and Mr Proper Landing Technique

=D

He is the one who started the "Proper Landing Technique" in our Platoon

As we walked he flipped

And landed with the exclusive "Proper Landing Technique" taught by FS

The only time he flipped and never land properly I caught him!

Hahaha!

And we just laughed until pengz

=p

Platoon 1 Commanders with PS Justin and 3SG Fharmy



Not forgetting my buddy Chang Long

Too many things buddies did together

I don't even know where to start

But yes

It's pleasure knowing him

PS Tan Wei En

Mr Relag Jack everytime I see him on the island

Thanks to all the help he rendered when I need

Always better to have friends who can help you in need

And my poly classmates were in Cougar!

Everyday....

Stronger Better Faster!!!

Mr Chicken Pox

LOL!

He shaved 3 minutes of his 2.4km

Crazy!

Soon Teck with yet another classic expression

Huat Ah!

Company Photo

Platoon 1 with OC

And now I bid my farewell to Tekong

With the last sunset

And all the precious memories

On the last boat ride

With the last cookhouse meal

I say goodbye

To the place which started me off as a soldier

And till then

To wherever I will posted to

Either OCS or SISPEC

I will still rmb what I gone through on the island of Pulau Tekong

=)

Civilian life till 20th

Call me up and date me out!

=D