ICT I

Whoever said that reservist training is slack and easy going should really slap himself in the mouth. How is a 10km walk on day 2, IPPT on day 3, platoon battle course and combat night march on day 4 considered low key? The CO should pull his head out of the books and freaking take a walk on the ground with the men. That's the problem with staff officers, who do not know the meaning of adequate rest and recovery and how the excesses of civilian life can wreak havoc on one's fitness. That's also not to mention the various other soldiers from other units - how could one manage a 12km combat march after 6 years outside of the Army (he fell like a tree during the night march) ? Too much doctrine can get into one's head.

The men could have chosen not to attend this ICT, but by threatening to IV drip people who fall out and by denying medical treatment to those who claim they are ill is simply inhumane. We're not professional soldiers. Now what's the SAF hotline and my MP's number?

Getting Together

It's not easy to arrange a simple get together these days. People have commitments and it's not easy to find a day when all are free. Some just do not give a damn and will not be available anyway - other friends take precedence probably. To them (well there's strictly only one so far), I'm officially dropping them from my contact list. Though that'll mean they get left out for whatever outings from now on, I should think they won't mind. Ciao!

The old airport road market is one of the rapidly diminishing places in Singapore where one can enjoy good affordable food! That place is unlike Chomp Chomp or Newton, where BBQ seafood and oyster omelet stalls inundate the place, hoping to snare the unsuspecting customer with 30 dollar tiger prawns, but is like an ordinary hawker center with ordinary local food like fish ball noodles, dumpling noodles, fish soup and the like. And to top it off, it's decently tasting. I wouldn't say it's fantastic but it's reasonable. And it's very accessible from Bedok =).