Okay, I'M ALIVE PEOPLE. I'M ALIIIIVE!

Army life's been treating me good. Slowly getting my chinups back on track. Can do 10 now. Yayee. My first 2.4 time trial was like.. oh my god, I had no idea I could run so slowly. HAHA. I'm Physical Training I/C, which is a very slack job, cos all I gotta do is lead the platoon for exercises and record their chinups. My inclined chinups now stands at 30, and it's not arms perpendicular okay, it's go ALL THE WAY till your chin touches the bloody bar which is - I swear - much higher than the normal bars..

Anyway apart from that, it's been regimentation and more regimentation. Standardize field packs! Standardize SBOs! Standardize bunks! So all 22 of us are like clones of each other, not exactly disparate from a factory assembly line. Nevertheless, I suppose I haven't harboured even a tinge of regret for choosing the road less travelled. I mean, who gets to have a M16 rifle for a husband? (Yeah, that's what they tell you. You're rifle is your husband) Who gets to throw grenades and take cover in insect-infested forests? Not many girls I know, definitely. Not many girls get to experience 24km route marches in full battle order.. yadayada.

5BX every morning at 545am.. "Platoon face half-left, push up position down!" - that's what I say every morning till it's practically my mantra. It's kinda hard to get to sleep at night what with the mosquito/spiders coming out for their dinner parties but nevertheless, it's been manageable. I do get kinda tired in the day, and have to fight really hard to stay awake during lessons though. Oh, my field camp is from 7-11 Feb, and I'm very apprehensive about it.. digging trenches and guarding my rifle to death lest the instructors steal it.. but on the other hand, I'm still looking forward to it!

Oh and I'm really missing everyone.. so hopefully can make time during the festivities to meet up with you guys okay.. esp my beloved canoe girls. MISS YOU ALL LIKE HELL. It's so weird running round e track and seeing "OCS" on the singlets and not the "long" word. SIGH.