Thursday, April 30, 2009
may day. or literally mayday!! this is the peak period of life in nie. lessons plans and assignments deadlines every week. struggling to complete them and finally, i can see the light from the other end of the tunnel- half the tunnel to be exact. today also happens to be the last lesson of physics II by mr ravi. had lots and lots of fun during the past 2 wks of microteaching by him. really enjoyed his lessons a lot. his lessons are always very lively, with jokes and all. the mood is light and not stressful at all. he will still be taking us physics III but i will definitely miss his lessons. he is a good lecturer. he is also prob gg to be the only lecturer whose lesson i will miss in nie. spore really need more physics teachers like him to revive the interest of physics in spore students.. alright. got to go. happy may day...
Sunday, April 26, 2009
was activated yest. in-pro at 1445 and out-pro at about 1620. was a nice time catching up with the rest of the specs. had an update of what everybody is doing now. many were "shocked" and "surprised" that i am getting married in june. had a lot of jokes while waiting to out-pro, talking about ippt, ict etc. went to ajisen at lot 1 for dinner and had 2nd round at crowne plaza at the airport at 8 plus at night till past midnight. had a really nice time catching up with army friends. too bad i had to defer for june ict this year because of practicum. would like so much to go for ict. miss my army friends. miss army times. haha. a break from all the work. oh well. guess have to wait till next yr before i next see the rest.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
feeling really jaded the couple of days. life is so very monotone and no meaning. going through the same things, same procedure day in day out, like a robot. waking up in the morning, going to school, doing assignments during free period, lunch, more lessons, end of lesson, doing more work, going home, continuing with work, then sleep and the whole cycle repeats. so what if i have finished my assignments? i cant seem to find a purpose in doing so, just going through motion. need to find something more fulfilling in life. i hope i can.
Friday, April 17, 2009
wow.. it's been a really long time since i last had an entry in this blog. created several blogs under this account but that is because of academic purpose. nie had been a hectic time the past 2 months. jan and feb was indeed a honeymoon but come march, it was a totally different story altogther. lots of assignments, plenty of lesson plans. lesson plans are the tedious ones. was asked in physics class today to think of an icon to represent us. i used a fast racing car as my icon. fast and furious, thats how my life has been. always on the fast track, seldom slowing down a bit. assignments in nie however seem to be faster and more furious than me though. everytime i finish 1, another came along. got to buck up i guess.
had plenty of remininscence these past few days, esp that of ns. i dont know why too. its a kinda weird feeling. being near to the area d, we could often hear live firing sound in nie. on tue, i heard something else. the sound of armour vehicles. though i was quite certain that it was the sound of armour vehicles, i am not 100% sure. after class, on the way down to the carpark, being at level 4, i caught the sight of bv206 and m113s across the road in the training area. i was right. everytime i heard the song "the longly shepherd" when i was driving, the thought of the 1st time i heard that song stirred emotions in me. wallaby. it was in wallaby, during our 1st r&r that we watched "kill bill" in rockhamptom. although i do miss the r&r, i miss the outfield times slightly more i guess. the feeling of standing high on the cupola, driving at a speed higher than that achievable in spore, the feeling of driving across the australian terrain with sand and dust flying all around, turning everybody into a human "muah chee", makes me miss wallaby and want to go back there again. there will be plenty and plenty to talk about but unfortunately, i do not have the luxury of time to do so. got to rush my lesson plan as i wait for jen in sim now.
stayed in nie till 730pm just now to do my assignments. steping out of the lib, out into the fading light, i got a feeling that i had not gotten for years. the at-peace feeling with nature, of studying in this kind of environment. the last time i had this feeling was in nus, during one of the sem when i was studying for exams in campus till night time. compared to nie, nus is 100 times much less stressful. i can afford to go out to town, relax, shop etc every night after dinner in hall, hanging out in orchard till late at night. miss the fri nites when i will hang out till late, going to plaza sing, going to carrefour and buying drinks, juices, fruits, choc etc back to hall. the feeling came back to me on wed nite as i went there with jen after our movie, one of the rare treats i have these days. back in nus days, i will take the last bus back to hall, bathe and sleep or go for supper at fong seng. if i had chosen not to go out, there will be hall activities, or i will be watching tv on my laptop in my room, listening to songs etc. life is relaxed and carefree. i can do what i want, go where i want. this is no longer so now. studying is really way much better than working. and as i drove out of nie just now, the smell of the trees and plants when i wind down my windows again brought back memories of ns days. going to miss my ict this june again, because of practicum. wish i could go back for ict but i cant. this really sucks. ict will be such a good break from nie.
last thing to update, i will be getting married in june. looking forward to the rom. something to keep me perserving, to keep me going, fast and furious....