The Complaints of an NSman
I am serving my first In-Camp Training (ICT) this week as an National Serviceman (NSman) and it’s been a wealth of emotions and feelings leading up to Monday and the completion of the first day in the camp.
1 year and 3 months have passed since I left the Air Force as a regular and the stressed job of being an Air Traffic Controller. The memories of the 4 and a half years spent in the service still lingers in the recesses of my brain (whatever is left of it).
I need approximately 2 hours to travel via public transport from my home to my squadron in the east and I wanted to rest early. I tried to sleep from 12 midnight and could only doze off into a semi-conscious state at around 3am because I stressed myself out from thinking of all the situations in difficult controlling situations.
Besides the insane amount of travelling time, another big complaint I have is that I cannot bring any gadgets like my laptop, psp or my Nokia N95 into camp and that means ZERO entertainment for 4 hrs of travelling everyday and not being able to take any nap in the train ride as well. Wearing the Air Force uniform with officer epulettes and sleeping on the train is akin to shouting out loud,
“HEY!!!! I AM AN OFFICER! I AM TAKING A NAP! WHY DON’T YOU ALL TAKE A PICTURE OF ME SLEEPING AND POST A PIC TO STOMP???”
So, for the 1st time in a decade or more, I went to the library to borrow books to help me pass time in the train. BOOKS! I know people STILL read books but to me, that’s such a retro form of entertainment.
BOOKS! *rolls eyes*
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October 21st, 2008 at 12:29 pm
Haha, I agree! Travelling by public is made even more unbearable because when in uniform, one cannot be a normal human being. It is like as if the moment you put on that uniform, take bus or mrt confirm will not feel sleepy no matter the time of day. Hmmmm I guess that is why I see so many regulars buying cars.
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October 21st, 2008 at 12:45 pm
Bummer … I guess a book is an ok substitute
My ICT was last month, I usually doze off in train with my unif, I heck care one
October 21st, 2008 at 5:52 pm
Seriously, there are good books out there.
PSP is just mind numbing.
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October 21st, 2008 at 11:03 pm
wow, 4hrs on the road or train…
at least a good book will keep you entertain for the time being
hang in there, you still can plurk whenever you get to use / hog the comp. heh.
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October 21st, 2008 at 11:18 pm
Guardhouse got locker? Maybe you can play along the way then deposit into the locker when you reach camp.
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October 22nd, 2008 at 12:11 am
As far as I know, some books makes you sleep too.
On a side note, to spankalot: I’m very very sure those regulars who buy cars that you mentioned didn’t buy cars for that reason.
October 22nd, 2008 at 9:54 am
Complaints with an S? Grammar mistake or just wanting to be ponged on ping.sg?
October 22nd, 2008 at 9:56 am
Erm, I still sleep in my uniform leh. But then again I only CPL(NS) – hehe…
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October 22nd, 2008 at 9:58 pm
Endure awhile more and you will be out of that damn place soon without wearing the officer dress code but you will be back again to wear it the next year around, so that makes it an annual event which you need to attend for one fre*king week in that dress code and not able to bring in your entertainments and a long journey to the east..LOL
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October 27th, 2008 at 11:45 pm
spankalot> It’s inevitable. People tend to be more aware of behaviour from personnel in uniform.
uncle sha> Hahaha! Never got any of your suave pictures in STOMP yet? =D
JayWalk> I love books! But they make me really sleepy! Which I don’t want while travelling.
xinyun> Yes! Tts what I try to do! Heh!
DK> Yeah I tot of that. But it’s really troublesome! Have to fill in a form…. Not something I want to do when I am trying to rush in during the mornings!
DX> EVERY book makes me sleep. Good or not.
GoneFark> You must be my biggest fan. You just cannot stop visiting me can you?
His Food Blog> You iz winnar like Uncle Sha. NOT SCARED AH?
Etienne Teo> Yo! Glad to see you back in camp last week!
November 6th, 2008 at 10:11 pm
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