Saturday, December 05, 2009

36 weeks..

and joint term is finally here! the anticipation, the excitement, the peak cap and more. being back at safti MI minus the ridiculous marching distance to the parade square is much cause for happiness for me. i finally got my dream of being a contingent commander fulfilled though i know my drills needs quite a bit of brushing up but i am confident i can do it. To work towards something and get it actually feels dam good.

Met darren yesterday and he mentioned how i seemed to be happier now with things going my way and i realise its kind of true. 6 months ago, i was probably at the lowest point in my life. everything seemed to be going wrong. how much difference a few months makes. things are slowly picking up and lets hope this continues on for the next year too

13 days!

Twistin' at 8:22 PM
Sunday, November 22, 2009


so the past few weeks following ROC have come and gone pretty quickly. OETI was indeed paradise and it was an awesome experience. Never in my army life have i ever been home on weeknights with the exception of block leaves. and before i know it, its 4 weeks more to that day. going back to Delta for joint term is indeed a cause for excitement.

met up with dhil , XD and darren(for abt 1/2 hr) for a rather failed exco dinner but it was still awesome nevertheless as we caught up and talked about life and all. especially XD who i have not talked to in quite a while. had a short discussion about studying overseas and suddenly, i am struggling to find myself a reason to go overseas. ironically, it comes at a time when my UK apps are finally sent. yah thanks mr cook btw you finally got it right. i stumbled upon au yong's blog and read about how he was missing home all so much. XD also made a good point about us potentially missing out on a good local uni experience if we choose to go abroad. but then again, wont missing out on an overseas experience be as bad? 2 things i know for sure if i really make it abroad. 1)i will miss home like hell and 2)i will miss everyone from family to friends. its still early days as with the NS liability my projected year of study is 2011 but since the talk yesterday, i cant help but question myself whether i have really thought it through before applying in the first place. i guess i can always reject it if the situation calls for it.

back to army and i am graduating from SOL in a mere 3 days time. the place is wonderful and the experience will be always remembered but the leadership there can be questioned at times but oh well. the problem with humans is that we complain the most about what we see without going through it on our own. so i shouldnt complain too much, after all i cant deny that i have learned much from this course. i guess a tribute post to SOL will come soon.

Twistin' at 1:23 AM
Saturday, November 07, 2009

Singapore upon my chest

My mind have been basically filled with thoughts about signing on the past week. The prospects just seem so promising if i do manage to get the scholarship. To be fair, i have always been okay about serving the nation not so much because of my patriotism but rather the life in army. Perhaps i have always liked regimentation. Nevertheless i am glad for this reason that i am in OCS and that i am given this option as a career. I used to think it was a last resort. Now i believe its a viable option but its early days. Come March and thats when i shall see. 6 more weeks!

Anyway caught up ben ben and jerms to watch a really retarded Jennifer's Body. Glad to see them again after 6 weeks. had a good time catching up and window shopping. haha. Life in OETI is awesome and a part of me wishes we do not need to book back to kranji for consolidation

Twistin' at 7:55 AM
Saturday, October 31, 2009

back

i have just gone through the last of my ops phase in LOCC so i guess its significant enough for me to blog about it. Taiwan was awesome tbh and i really think it was a good end to all we've been through the past 31 weeks in OCS or more specifically the past 15 weeks in LOCC. To cut the long story short, my taiwan experience can be summarised in a few words mainly topo, forbidden fruits,command post x 100, pee, camou, 16km, tai meis. along the trip i found out that i might be one of the candidates to become an instructor. Kinda neutral about it but i guess we will see.

Got to meet up with quite a few of my friends the few days i have been back. The highlight has to be the events of a few hours ago where we were supposed to 'dress up' for halloween and own the streets. Yeah so i went as a cool dude which is basically myself with a pair of sunglasses. admire the originality. Looking at the pictures i took, the same lame pose was prevalent but its too late to do anything. More significantly however, when we took to the streets we were owned by terrorists, killer butchers with costumes that rocked. I guess there will always be next year.

OETI awaits me on monday and its only 7 more weeks! Even seeing the police OCTs commissioning photos will not dampen this high morale.

Twistin' at 12:24 PM
Wednesday, October 07, 2009


Okay i know the last post was the supposed last post but too bad i lied. I feel compelled to talk about an issue that really has no reason to be an issue. Yes i am talking about RIS LOW, disgraced, humuliated, stoned, battered, slaughtered, and many more by the media.

You see here, the problem is that what intially started off as a dream has fast turned into a HUGE nightmare for her in a matter of weeks. And the best part is that it didnt have to be this way. Because who gives a shit if she suffers from mental illness. who gives a shit if she stole. who gives a shit if she was involved in credit fraud. Is she becoming the next first lady, or perhaps the secretary of state? NO! Shes just representing singpore in a competition for bimbos. Just look at the representatives from US and you will know. Honestly i cant really care less. 1) shes not pretty(LOL jk) 2) its not an issue of national security(reading dan brown has over dramatized me) 3)i am in army so i cant watch the competitions anyway.

But ulitmately, what i am trying to drive at is, there is a sincere case of over reporting this seemingly small issue. pull her out, put in the replacement then close shop and start everything anew. whats the point in digging up her past(which if true is pretty messed up but i am not one to judge) Its like using a bayonet to stab the enemy 692 times after you already shot him dead. Kick the woman out and move on. there are so many more important issues in life. like AIDS, world peace, Arsenal and all.

So yeah Ris Low will love me now for protecting her but thats not important. What is important is that we must stop this probing. You know if i were her, i will totally slaughter my friend who made me take part in this. I can already imagine the conversation between her friends.

Friend: Hi miss singapore universe 2009!
Riz:No longer i am. i got kicked out =(
Friend: OMG!!! WHY????!!!
Riz:They dug up my past and cut me real deep with their attacks in the papers =((
Friend:oh no. its ok! you still have us your dear wonderful friends =D
Riz: FRIENDS? FRIENDS? FRIENDS? YOU PIECES OF SHIT MADE ME TAKE PART IN THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE. YOU KNEW I HAD A PAST AND YOU DIDNT TELL ME SINGAPORE PLACES SUCH AN EMPHASIS ON THEIR MISS UNIVERSE? YOU GUYS SCREWED ME UP! YOU KNOW WHAT. YOU GUYS ARE TO BLAME FOR ALL OF THESE!I CANT FIND A JOB ANYMORE. MY LIFE IS RUINED. YOU BETTER BE WARY IN YOUR SLEEP. YOU WILL GET YOUR RETRIBUTION

Next Day:
Disgraced Ris Low charged for murder of best friend

In a shocking case of a feud between friends, the already disgraced Ris Low now faces lifetime imprisonment for the homocide of best friend Lily Chiang.........

And that my friends, is the ugly truth if things go out of hand. With that i say goodbye to all once again. Taiwan awaits me and the road to commissioning continues to shorten

Twistin' at 4:02 AM
Tuesday, October 06, 2009


integration exercise last week concluded ops phase in my LOCC course and the end of ops phase has made me inch a step closer towards signing on although i still am not entirely sure. but one thing for sure is that logisitcs is not the place to stay in such a scenario. in just 24 hrs, marvelous meilin awaits me in terrific taiwan as i board the awesome airplane of excellent EVA.

In unrelated news, i caught surrogates on monday after a short visit to NTU which incidentally is MOTHER FREAKING FAR from my home with a couple of the army dudes and it led me to kind of reflect on how far can technology go before it fully engulfs us as depicted in the show. As it is, we are using robots to do our menial task, and just today i read this http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article6012364.ece defects, perceived imperfections are just a few reasons why this idea might become popular in the future. How many of us can truely say they are happy with the way they look, or daring enough to do the most dangerous stunts in their current states. Thankfully,although most of us have conceivable flaws, it is not sufficient for us to think too much into it. At least thats what i feel. Nevertheless is the pursuit for science really essential? Arent we happy with what we have already? With the exceptions of health care and more specifically cancer and AIDS(even then recent research shows positive signs in finding a cure), I personally feel that the amount of technology we have is sufficient. i have my laptop, i have my internet, i have my aircon. But of course i am a simple army boy who is easily satisified and this might not be reflective of society.

Back to the present and i guess this is my last post before ROC. Will be back in 22 days!

Twistin' at 5:11 AM
Sunday, September 27, 2009


most kids stop celebrating birthdays by the time they are 18. perhaps with the exception of the 21st birthday cause thats pretty significant. but nevertheless i am thankful my mum organized yesterday's party for me but no so thankful for being really stressed over it. nevertheless it was great seeing all my friends again and it felt like school all over again. thank you to one and all who came. i am sorry i could not talk to everyone of you. it was an unforgettable day for many other reasons and i really am thankful for the friends i have. would want to blog more but alas book in awaits me so i guess it will have to wait till next time

Twistin' at 4:03 AM