POP!
Posted on: Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Posted at: 10:07 PM
Posted at: 10:07 PM
Today's the day!
The day that we all have been waiting for.
The day that should had come much earlier.
The day that fate decides that we have to leave NPCC for life.
And lastly, the day that we have to part with something that had been with us for 4 years.
To many, it may seemed like an end, or even a relief. But to me, it's more of a start of something new. A new life without NPCC, without going for trainings every Friday, without going home late every training and of cos, without clicking through emails after emails everyday.
Haiz. Wonder how am I gonna adapt to this life. Anyway, pictures next time bah. I haven't receive everything yet. Once again, to the juniors, all the best!
The day that we all have been waiting for.
The day that should had come much earlier.
The day that fate decides that we have to leave NPCC for life.
And lastly, the day that we have to part with something that had been with us for 4 years.
To many, it may seemed like an end, or even a relief. But to me, it's more of a start of something new. A new life without NPCC, without going for trainings every Friday, without going home late every training and of cos, without clicking through emails after emails everyday.
Haiz. Wonder how am I gonna adapt to this life. Anyway, pictures next time bah. I haven't receive everything yet. Once again, to the juniors, all the best!
1 day
Posted on: Monday, August 25, 2008
Posted at: 11:07 PM
Posted at: 11:07 PM
As I look at the countdown timer, it suddenly struck me that it's nearing the last 24 hours of my NPCC life. Very soon, on Wednesday, I will be passing out of NPCC. Of cos, it will be a good thing as I really need to concentrate on my academics. Besides, the rest of the sec 4 cohort had all passed out already. Thus, we really deserve a break after so many months of slogging through ExCo work (13 months, to be exact).
However, it also makes me kinda look back and say, "Hey. After so much hard work put in, what had I gained in the end"? Well, to be honest, I learned what it means to be called efficiency and teamwork. Hard skills aside, I also gained experience in handling leadership positions, be it as an instructor or a department head.
That was my honest part. Now for the practical part. To be practical, my testimonial certainly got a tremendous boost in content, even to the extent of having the need to sieve out those more useless ones. Not forgetting, LEAPS points are also at stake. I don't believe in anyone who says that they don't care about this kind of stuff. Let's face it. We are all humans. In Singapore's meritocratic society, pieces of paper are all that count. No one will believe in you if show up for a interview empty-handed.
However, the same question came back again. What had I gained? Did I work through so many months just to have a good testimonial and LEAPS record? Did I suffer for so long just to get a taste of admin work? I doubt so. I think at the end of the day, it's more about the intangible stuff. It's about how you feel when you leave the Unit after so long and how the soft skills gained can help you through life.
Ok. I am like half-mugging half-blogging now. Brain's kinda not working cos physics is imba hard. Don't blame me if I am not making sense. Lol. And to the rest of my juniors, good luck people! I hope you can treasure your time in NPCC!
However, it also makes me kinda look back and say, "Hey. After so much hard work put in, what had I gained in the end"? Well, to be honest, I learned what it means to be called efficiency and teamwork. Hard skills aside, I also gained experience in handling leadership positions, be it as an instructor or a department head.
That was my honest part. Now for the practical part. To be practical, my testimonial certainly got a tremendous boost in content, even to the extent of having the need to sieve out those more useless ones. Not forgetting, LEAPS points are also at stake. I don't believe in anyone who says that they don't care about this kind of stuff. Let's face it. We are all humans. In Singapore's meritocratic society, pieces of paper are all that count. No one will believe in you if show up for a interview empty-handed.
However, the same question came back again. What had I gained? Did I work through so many months just to have a good testimonial and LEAPS record? Did I suffer for so long just to get a taste of admin work? I doubt so. I think at the end of the day, it's more about the intangible stuff. It's about how you feel when you leave the Unit after so long and how the soft skills gained can help you through life.
Ok. I am like half-mugging half-blogging now. Brain's kinda not working cos physics is imba hard. Don't blame me if I am not making sense. Lol. And to the rest of my juniors, good luck people! I hope you can treasure your time in NPCC!
Posted on: Thursday, August 21, 2008
Posted at: 9:51 PM
Posted at: 9:51 PM
OMG check this out!
Please click to view it in full screen. The annotations only show up in full screen. Without annotations, it is actually quite hard to understand. Oh yah, please be patient at the start and wait for the song to end. The explanation for the origins of the school song is after that. If you want better quality, you can click on the video itself and go the website and then select the view in high quality link.
Please click to view it in full screen. The annotations only show up in full screen. Without annotations, it is actually quite hard to understand. Oh yah, please be patient at the start and wait for the song to end. The explanation for the origins of the school song is after that. If you want better quality, you can click on the video itself and go the website and then select the view in high quality link.
tired
Posted on: Monday, August 18, 2008
Posted at: 10:00 PM
Posted at: 10:00 PM
Tired as we may, we have to endure.
Let's run this last lap together, shall we?
Let's run this last lap together, shall we?
lalala
Posted on: Sunday, August 17, 2008
Posted at: 12:12 PM
Posted at: 12:12 PM
Ok. Just randoming around here.
Michael Phelps just won his 8th Olympic Gold Medal earlier on. And just as what the TV commentary said, "he's the best swimmer the world had ever seen".
Bolt from Jamaica just smashed the world record for the 100m track event last night. Hmm. The world's two fastest men, one on land and the other in the water.
Not forgetting Team Singapore, our paddlers are battling it out for the Gold Medal tonight at 7.30pm. Do remember to catch it! Even PM Lee is anxious, as seen from him postpoing his English version of the National Day Rally to tomorrow night. Of cos, Silver is already good enough. However, winning the Gold will really be the biggest upset for this Olympic Games, since the opponents are China.
Whichever the result, it will certainly be the FIRST ever time that the Singapore flag is being raised at a medal ceremony at the Olympic Games. Tan Howe Liang might had won a Silver in weightlifting in 1960 but the Singapore Flag was only adopted in 1965. Go Go Team Singapore!
Michael Phelps just won his 8th Olympic Gold Medal earlier on. And just as what the TV commentary said, "he's the best swimmer the world had ever seen".
Bolt from Jamaica just smashed the world record for the 100m track event last night. Hmm. The world's two fastest men, one on land and the other in the water.
Not forgetting Team Singapore, our paddlers are battling it out for the Gold Medal tonight at 7.30pm. Do remember to catch it! Even PM Lee is anxious, as seen from him postpoing his English version of the National Day Rally to tomorrow night. Of cos, Silver is already good enough. However, winning the Gold will really be the biggest upset for this Olympic Games, since the opponents are China.
Whichever the result, it will certainly be the FIRST ever time that the Singapore flag is being raised at a medal ceremony at the Olympic Games. Tan Howe Liang might had won a Silver in weightlifting in 1960 but the Singapore Flag was only adopted in 1965. Go Go Team Singapore!
POP
Posted on: Monday, August 11, 2008
Posted at: 11:21 AM
Posted at: 11:21 AM
Ok. As of now, there's still about 15.5 days left to Passing Out Parade (POP). Hmm. That's around 2 weeks?
Just a short recap for my NPCC life...
Sec 1 --
Came in after about 2 months into school term. NCOs were Jonathan, Chan Keet, Jian Wei. Nothing much I can remember from that year, except for the Bishan Park cleaning thing where we got CIP hours for stoning around. Haha. First badge I ever got was the Total Defence (Bronze) and first promotion to LCP in Nov. 3rd class drill was also obtained in that year.
Sec 2 --
NCOs were Wilson, Ying Hao, Wei Lun and Shuo Yan. First experience with kayaking and fell in love with it right away. Hah. Obtained 1-star certificate. One of the toughest years I must say, especially the Sec 2 Training Camp where torture was the norm. Promoted twice in that year, CPL in June and SGT in October (according to CPMS). Took part in 2 parades, Police Day Parade 2006 and Singapore Youth Festival Opening Ceremony 2006. Was in the school NDP GOH and carried the super heavy Mark-4. Missed out on the Adventure Training Camp (ATC) due to Hand-foot-and-mouth Disease, which I will come to regret later.
Sec 3 --
One of the busiest years. NCOs were Chuan Khim, Jonathan, Jeremy, Jasper. Right from the start of the year, we were very much involved in ExCo Work, usually saikang (of cos). June was much worse. I can still vividly remember how many times I have to force myself to wake up to go to school for NPCC stuff. It was quite terrible and of cos, I sort of neglected my studies. Didn't do very well for the whole year and it did not help that I was in 3D.
Attended ATC that year and also obtained 2-star kayaking, much to the expense of my academics again. The green drill badge was also "upgraded" to the yellow one as I passed my 2nd class drill. Obtained SSG rank in July. Took part in 2 parades, Police Day Parade 2007 and NPCC Annual Parade 2007. Was again in the school NDP GOH and carried fake M-16. Did not take part in the real NDP cos like I said just now, my results were screwed. PIR results came out after June Holidays and I had to start planning for the then Sec 4 Squad's POP. After that things slackened off and I began to study more, improving my results by a little in the EOYs. Left for OEV Hong Kong in Nov, came back to help in SOO planning, then flew off to BSC again in Dec. One of the best years, I must say.
Sec 4 --
Obtained 1st class drill (red colour one) about a week after I came back from BSC. Nothing much happened actually. There was Sec 4 ATF, which was quite fun. Took part in Campcraft Comp and I can still remember the weekly Sat training from 9am to 4pm (did I get it wrong?). Obtained a 19th and 95th position which did not meet our expectations but nevertheless, we were glad that we did our best. ARD again, involved much planning and I missed on the main courses as I had to go out and buy more drinks. >.< June was much more okay this time round. UGBC, PIR, etc. After that nothing much until now, where the ExCo results had just been fully released. Time to dump everything onto the Sec 3s. XD
Of cos, there's still my current Sec 1 Squad, which I will always remember. =D
Just a short recap for my NPCC life...
Sec 1 --
Came in after about 2 months into school term. NCOs were Jonathan, Chan Keet, Jian Wei. Nothing much I can remember from that year, except for the Bishan Park cleaning thing where we got CIP hours for stoning around. Haha. First badge I ever got was the Total Defence (Bronze) and first promotion to LCP in Nov. 3rd class drill was also obtained in that year.
Sec 2 --
NCOs were Wilson, Ying Hao, Wei Lun and Shuo Yan. First experience with kayaking and fell in love with it right away. Hah. Obtained 1-star certificate. One of the toughest years I must say, especially the Sec 2 Training Camp where torture was the norm. Promoted twice in that year, CPL in June and SGT in October (according to CPMS). Took part in 2 parades, Police Day Parade 2006 and Singapore Youth Festival Opening Ceremony 2006. Was in the school NDP GOH and carried the super heavy Mark-4. Missed out on the Adventure Training Camp (ATC) due to Hand-foot-and-mouth Disease, which I will come to regret later.
Sec 3 --
One of the busiest years. NCOs were Chuan Khim, Jonathan, Jeremy, Jasper. Right from the start of the year, we were very much involved in ExCo Work, usually saikang (of cos). June was much worse. I can still vividly remember how many times I have to force myself to wake up to go to school for NPCC stuff. It was quite terrible and of cos, I sort of neglected my studies. Didn't do very well for the whole year and it did not help that I was in 3D.
Attended ATC that year and also obtained 2-star kayaking, much to the expense of my academics again. The green drill badge was also "upgraded" to the yellow one as I passed my 2nd class drill. Obtained SSG rank in July. Took part in 2 parades, Police Day Parade 2007 and NPCC Annual Parade 2007. Was again in the school NDP GOH and carried fake M-16. Did not take part in the real NDP cos like I said just now, my results were screwed. PIR results came out after June Holidays and I had to start planning for the then Sec 4 Squad's POP. After that things slackened off and I began to study more, improving my results by a little in the EOYs. Left for OEV Hong Kong in Nov, came back to help in SOO planning, then flew off to BSC again in Dec. One of the best years, I must say.
Sec 4 --
Obtained 1st class drill (red colour one) about a week after I came back from BSC. Nothing much happened actually. There was Sec 4 ATF, which was quite fun. Took part in Campcraft Comp and I can still remember the weekly Sat training from 9am to 4pm (did I get it wrong?). Obtained a 19th and 95th position which did not meet our expectations but nevertheless, we were glad that we did our best. ARD again, involved much planning and I missed on the main courses as I had to go out and buy more drinks. >.< June was much more okay this time round. UGBC, PIR, etc. After that nothing much until now, where the ExCo results had just been fully released. Time to dump everything onto the Sec 3s. XD
Of cos, there's still my current Sec 1 Squad, which I will always remember. =D
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Posted on: Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Posted at: 8:19 PM
Posted at: 8:19 PM
Define happiness.
According to the definition I found, it says "a state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy".
To me, happiness derived from making people frustrated is an action that deserves to be despised. It's a win-lose situation, adding on unnecessary unhappiness to the party who happened to be the "victim". Imagine you in his shoes. How would you feel? Happy?
My foot.
According to the definition I found, it says "a state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy".
To me, happiness derived from making people frustrated is an action that deserves to be despised. It's a win-lose situation, adding on unnecessary unhappiness to the party who happened to be the "victim". Imagine you in his shoes. How would you feel? Happy?
My foot.
solar eclipse
Posted on: Saturday, August 02, 2008
Posted at: 12:54 PM
Posted at: 12:54 PM
For those who missed it... I missed it too, thanks to np.