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The 54th NCC Officer Course has begun! Here's to three weeks of leadership and military training.

I saw Eunice there and it was a pleasant surprise as we all know, I am not good with new friends. One of the coursemates commented that I had been putting up a stern face for a large part of the day till I saw Anglican cadets. I had to defend myself with the "smiling with no good reason makes me look crazy" argument.

Daniel is also going to re-join the course. So that makes 2 friends to tide over these 3 weeks, how nice. However, due to his disdain and fear for motorbikes, I'm going to join him on the public transport for the whole of the the course! I don't take public transports. Sharing with strangers is not one of my forte. Still, I'm too nice to decline.

So rejoice commoners! You have the honour of my company for the next three weeks.

Vagina Monologues

I watched the Vagina Monologues on 11 October. After that it was a round of drinks at Paulaner to celebrate Oktoberfest.

I have heard about the show since quite a while ago and when I heard that it's on in Singapore, I decided that it's time to get some cultural kudos.

It was a locally adapted version, with references to Indian, Malay, Chinese versions of the V. Girl issues were also very Singaporean. I now wonder how the original version was and what did it deal with.

Being the non-connoisseur that I am, I went for the cheapest available tickets at $27++. In the end it wasn't such a bad choice, for me at least. The view was ok, the show was funny, and I generally enjoyed myself.

I can't however say the same thing thing for my friends. Jason didn't think that it was funny at all. Shi An asked me why I asked him to spend 30 bucks to watch a CB show, literally. I guess everyone has different preferences. Well at the end of the day it was just another excuse to get all my friends out for a gathering. Everybody enjoying themselves was just a bonus.

Now I am interested in "Return of the V". Anyone interested? Good de-stressor.

Run, Wee Loon, Run

I went for running again today, after almost a month. What I mean is long-distance running, not the 2.4KM that I did last weekend, nor the running I have been doing in the soccer games.

I didn't think I could run very well after the break in training. Well I only managed a slow 11 minute plus timing for 2.4. Things, however, turned out pretty well. While it's true that I ran at a slow pace, I hardly felt out of breath.

I had planned to go the twenty though it did not turned out as planned. Long-distance running only happened from my place to East Coast Park. That would be around 6KM. After Shi An and I reached ECP, he came up with a new change in our running habits.

We started varying our runs between sprinting, slow jogs, fast runs and walks. In short, interval training.

I have to admit, though it was not a test of my endurance as I had wanted, it did make the run more interesting. Still, I hope I can complete the 20KM the next time. Just to know that I am closer to overcoming the 40KM milestone and am not wasting my money signing up for Standchart.

Lifesaving 1, 2, 3

Today is a day worth celebrating. I passed my Lifesaving 1, 2, 3 tests and am one step closer to being a certified lifeguard.

The next step would be the BM - Bronze Medallion - test. That will allow me to be a lifeguard in public swimming complexes. After that it's AM - I think it stands for Award of Merit - which will allow me to be a lifeguard at places with open water.

So here's to more swimming.

What an active week

This week has been a helluva week.

I ran once, for 2.4 KM and came in at 11 plus minutes. I played futsal twice. And I swam. Now my muscles are just aching.

MOS no more

So the rumors were true.

According to the news today, Ministry of Sound Singapore, a.k.a MOS, closed down as of yesterday.

The news had been circulating for a while and when it finally happened, it didn't seem such a surprise. I had fun at MOS. I still remember the days when it first opened, when the pioneer batch of staff started furnishing and setting up the place. Every chair, table, glassware, bar mat were put in by us.

So many nights I spent pouring, mixing, throwing, scrubbing, cleaning while the guests were dancing, drinking, socialising away. I made many friends there and learnt many new things, some things that I might never use again in my life, some I might.

Even though the pay was meagre and the hours long, at least MOS helped me pay for part of my living expenses during my uni days. But as whole however, I still feel that my Mdm Wong's days were more fun. We had a stronger camaraderie and understanding.

Even so, I did have my share of laughter and fun at MOS. Like all the places I worked in, I will miss it. All is not lost, since the parent company retained tenure of the space and will be setting up a new club. I hope my friends are not adversely affected.

NCC Officer-to-be

It's confirmed. I'm going to be an officer with the NCC. Looks like the uniform's here to stay. Is it really "once a NCC cadet, always a NCC cadet"?

As Junfeng said it, I should really let Mr Seah know about this. I'm following his footsteps.

Such irony in life, I was training to be an officer with the RSAF during my NS days till I was downgraded against my wish. Now I am still going to be an officer but with the NCC.

I don't know how long I will stay with this school, but I hope I can do something with it while I am here.