"Yet another week has passed" is what i always say when its time to book out. Indeed, if I were to count the number of weeks left for me to pass in my NS life, it will total up to a miserably large integer that I dare not think about. Alas, the short weekend is not always there for me to enjoy for i almost got deprived of it this time. Well, i passed my tests and got awarded my weekend free (those who unfortunately fail have to return back to camp for retest, i believe). Casualty aid practical test on monday was okay, tuesday's PAM stable test was one that i almost failed and really affected my morale and confidence level. The ultimate PAM unstable test on wednesday was horrifying for i was one of the "lucky" few to be called upon and assessed by my senior instructor (he failed people easily). Still, i manage to pass under him for hell-knows-what reasons. And then, that marked the end of the paramedic phase of the course and now we embark onto the combat phase, i.e. chiong sua. I will not be surprise if i get to hear "full battle order" or "1 minute, camo on" for my remaining 4 weeks in the course. How else can i be not environmental friendly since i am GREEN almost everyday.

Yesterday's class gathering had a disapointing turn-out of 6 person including me. We watched the Simpson's movie after dinner at suntec and that basically marked the day i had on saturday. The weather these few days can be described by the word "wet". It has been rainy all day long everyday which reminds me of the december period every year. Unfortunately the big holiday we are looking forward to is national day and not christmas. Blame it on the La Nina effect i guess. It is going to be a wet wet summer. Travelling from point to point within the camp requires us to put on an extra piece of fabric call the gortex, a.k.a. raincoat. Still, the camp's policy of marching point to point remains firm and hence the use of shelthered walkways (i can hardly find any) is minimal. Speaking of gortex, allow me to digress to its substitute - umbrella. Perhaps the recent popularity of this song "umbrella", that top world wide charts for weeks after weeks, was due to the erratic rainy season plagueing us. Coincedentally, "La Nina" and "Rihanna" rhymes pretty well which probably constitutes the greatest 2007 mid-year phenomenon of umbrella craze.

Anyway, less than 2 weeks to my birthday. I wouldnt want to think of celebrating it normally like all other years for i face the possibility of having guard duty on my birthday. Such things cannot be help and "no one can be blamed". Still, it is a rainy sunday noon and the grumpy mood in me keeps on pounding with regards to booking in hours later at night...