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† Wednesday, September 24, 2008


was on my way to sec school when i saw this Crysler 3oo. Paused for a while to look at it until i notice this .


what the...
what next? Bentley? Ferraris? i thought mercedes cabs were already the limit but they never fail to amaze me...

even the taxi driver looks like a towkay...



sat was the 5th anniversary of the 50th coy .
it wasnt the first time i was parade commander, but it was finally a proper parade with colors, advanced drill and GOH, inspection and so on .





hahah, all the CSMs of 50th from left to right and we got a plaque just for being CSM. aint complaining though hahah ...



and this is the second and the last time i can wear my SCLT epaulettes . which really irks me cause they lost my SCLT epaulettes in MAY so i cant get them till the second application .


got proper dress shoes finally. was wearing my old boots which really isnt right but since no one caught me for it ...


and finally, i'm a full officer with my OCT promotion. kinda miss the lanyard and epaulettes of the SCLT though, now all i have on my uniform is my nametag and these 2 collar pins .
and i have to go for BOTC and some other orientation crap which means another 2 months of my life just to confirm my OCT rank .
and another AOTC plus a probation period to promote to 2LT .
my final aim was to become a chaplain for a company which is automatically a LT rank .
dont think it will happen till i'm like 35 or something. balls .



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full circle .
my uniform was blank when i joined in primary2, when my journey as a boy started and now blank in J2, as my journey as an officer begins .
its kinda heartwarming to think back on my journey in BB, despite falls here and there, i've made it, i've lasted till the end .
and God did play a big role in my journey .

He gave me my CIC position in primary school, even though the only reason why i got it was because i was well-behaved and regular .

He gave me my CSM position in secondary school, even though the only reason why i got it was because i was the only sec 3 .

And i think He will gift me my position again even though i dont have the qualities or deserve it .

in the BB, badges are prized more than rank .

as a boy, a senior with like 6 rows of badges and a full left sleeve was a demi-god .

he might be just a sergeant but compared to a staff with fewer badges, the sergeant gets more admiration anyday .

anyway, when you have that many badges, chances are you are a staff at least already .

i would always self-conciously turn my right sleeve away when someone with so many badges walk past .

its the epitome of the BB, jack of all trades, master of none, we only have our ridiculous number of badges to boast .

but as we grow older, we realized the badges didnt mean anything .
sure, it was dazzling and glorious but it was usually those who wasnt really spectacular or outstanding that return to serve .

BB is something special to me, because out of all the uniformed groups, how many have large amounts of their ex-cadets coming back to serve?
from my junior company, 2 out of 6 my intake made it to CSM and 3 of us are now OCTs, serving in different companies .

and all of us return for the same reason, to serve God .
some of them return as a form of service to God, because its an area they were already familiar with while still doing God's work .
i returned out of a sense of duty, to bring other boys to Christ, just as how BB brought me to Christ .










happy birthday, 50th and thanks for everything !
snippets . @ 6:17 AM