where shud i begin? haha.. i remember it was April 12th 2005 i got enlisted into civil defence to start my NS .. haha.. wasnt too excited abt it but it was part and parcel of every male singaporean's life.. hahaha... sad part was.. i didnt know a single person.. and as u all already know.. civil defence is made up of mostly malays.. which caused a language barrier for me... thankfully.. most of them could speak english too.. haha..
I remember the first day i enlisted.. we were brought to shave our heads.. haha.. by fellow NSmen.. and we stil had to pay $2 .. it was kinda rip off la.. but.. oh well.. anyway after that.. the Officer in charge said that our batch of NSmen didnt haf to stay in.. which was good in the sense that i could enjoy the luxury of sleeping home everyday and still get to go out and do stuff. the bad part was that i had to travel all the way to yio chu kang every morning.. anyway .. i was posted to be a clerk and for the first 3 weeks.. we were taught how to use Microsoft word.. excel .. blah blah blah..
After 3 weeks... we were posted to different braches of civil defence all over singapore.. thankfully... i got posted to telok kurau camp.. which was like a 2 min walk from my home.. haha.. things didnt go as well as i planed because ...everyday when i got to camp.. the other older NSmen would bully me.. take my cigarettes.. tie me up and shave my head and stuff.. i thought as time passed.. things would get better.. but unfortunately it didnt.. anyways.. i complained to my officer and i got posted to Paya Lebar Fire Station..
First impression was that the place was very "family oriented". everyone seemed to love each other and everyone was super friendly... especially to me.. because i was in charge of the "leave". If any NSman wanted to take leave.. he would hafta go thru me.. haha..
Everything seemed to be fine from there... my daily activites would roughly be... arrive in camp at 8 am.. sleep in bunk till 830.. go for a smoke... do some office work... check files.. go for a smoke.. hang out with the storemen( my best buddies) go for break.. do more work... smoke more.. lunch... play pool.. sing ktv..smoke... sleep... go home..
After about 6 months.. there came a new officer.. his name was LTA shah.. he was about the meanest asshole u can find... well.. he promoted me to chief clerk though .. hahaha.. TO GIF ME MORE WORK!!! haha.. anyway as time passed by.. he turned out to be one of my good friends... whom i can always rely on to get me outta trouble.. and to gif me off days... and leave.. hahaha.. i also became a bowler for civil defence.. and i did win some competitions.. haha..
Shortly after that came my 2 new clerks.. they were freaking lazy la... but i guess they did teach me alot of things.. and did make life seem alot easier because they shared my work load.. although sometimes i had to work OT .. and they didnt.. but i guess... it was about time i learnt some responsibilities instead of being such a lazy spoilt brat.. haha..
Time seemed to pass by quicker as i began to enjoy doing my job.. i did get scolded alot for being tardy in my work though.. i was always leaving things on my desk and having it taken away and stuff.. haha but.. i always managed to do my job.. i tink.. haha.. anyway soon MIKE came along.. we hit it off straight away and became super close buddies.. hahaha..
soon enuff.. my 2 years of NS was over.. and although im glad its over.. i sure miss those good ol days where i could jus relax in the office with my buddies.. talking cock the whole day... praying that our officers are on leave.. or MC.. hahaha.. MOst pple say NS sucks but i guess... thats cos they havent been thru it.. once they haf.. they would find that its something that not many pple can go thru... its a lifetime experience.. u get to meet pple of all walks of life... diff backgrounds..
Up to now.. i still get excited when i see an ambulance or Fire engine zoom pass me... and i also miss the sound of the siren going off when there is a fire call.. and LTA shah sliding down the pole... hahaa.. cool cool cool =PpP
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