But many times, we will make the coin stand in the middle, because there are so much that cannot be defined black or white. You should know, there are always 2 sides on a coin. Just like any place with people, politics exist, and very strongly. ( I believe one reason I feel so strongly in this, is because I was activated during standby ) It is the first time since I was young, to leave home and stay with others in a totally different environment, all the time (changing camps, shifting bunks, overseas).Īnd perhaps it is in my job, that gave me the opportunity to see the larger picture of how we all have to work together, people all of different skill sets, we all are required to come together to protect our home. I’ve learnt to deal with people- good or bad, and to work in stressful conditions without sleep for days. It felt like that handing over of responsibilities, of protecting the nation, from one generation to the other.Īnd as much as we choose to believe NS is a waste of time, the very nature of NS itself is definitely essential in the deterrence from our potential enemies (hint Social Studies). Putting the context into the army, it suddenly felt like what you’ve always read online, watched on the news, and preached by politicians: The imparting of knowledge from one to another, is probably one very rewarding thing I’ve always felt, with my past experience as a relief teacher. “I learn something new everyday” became a phrase I love to use. Yet, I cannot say that I’ve known it all – for I continue to learn and be taught by my superiors and troopers, upper-studies and under-studies.
Thinking back, it was really a long and tiring journey. And perhaps it’s in the nature of our schedule, where all of us come and go from time to time, that when it was finally time for us to be together, time is already bidding goodbye.Īnd probably it was because we’ve been through thick and thin, quarreled and patched up, joked and be joked about… which made separation the hardest. Perhaps it’s in the nature of our different requirements, where each of us bring different things to the table when needed. Perhaps it’s in the nature of my vocation, where every one of us use the same concept, but to be applied differently in our individual work places. But probably it was that sense of longing, that you should not have taken for granted the time spent together would be gone so soon.
It was met with some regret, some sorrow and a little bit of nostalgia. The day where many NSFs look forward to, the very moment when their pink IC was taken away from them. And I guess it has been rather long since I’ve written anything here.
So I finally took some time to about ORD-ing.
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