in ahsNPCC.
It isn't gonna end here though. You'll know why soon enough
During POP, many said they'd regretted and were unwilling
to go for NP trainings in the beginning. I however am different.
Honestly...
My first choice was Guides (seeing that my parents had wanted my to be in Brownies since i was 10) and second choice NP
Maybe it was SY & EL who persuaded me to go
They kinda made it sound awesome
Miss Teo also mentioned all the adventure-filled parts of the CCA
n yea, kor was in NP so why not?
Without much thought (unlike some who asked 3001 questions
like: will i get an A if i join? OR
is training tough? OR
is it true that u guys drill under the sun?)
come on. i was 13, had no brains of my own (was actually persuaded to go by those two whom i THOUGHT were my freinds. bleh)
So, yea, when i got it, and saw RaySeen n EL who also got it...
i wasn't feeling too bad. At least i had company
The first training proved to b fine
History Room. Lecture. Intro. "Lies"
haha, yes, we were all scammed into believing that being in the pioneer batch had SOOOO many advantages... Oh, were we wrong. @ that time, we had 21
As time went by, (with Prissy spitting @ EngKiat Sir)
(with EngKiat Sir being pissed by our
Argue, Bargain, Complain, Demand, JIALAT
behaviuor) JUNE training camp arrived.
Hafiz Sir, EngKiat Sir as well as 4 NCOs from Sengkang Sec,
some other instructors like Jerald Sir was present for the camp
Highlights basically were
1)us having our first encounter with
(now best friends) Mr. Prickly Heat.
2)waking up during the wee hours of the morning
for morning "pt". Sir was mad, pumping us 75 to begin with
then going on to -150 cos he "bu shuang" Ms Teo had to literally stop him
3)Outdoor cooking: spilling food n lighting up solid fuel
4)Bunk inspection (killer!!)
5)EKSir having fun match-making Rachel-Vincent and Leona-Jian Rong
haha those funny times.
EKSir came and left. Which brought the arrival of another batch of instructors
Namely: Xiu Min Ma'am, Jia Ying Ma'am, Liyana Ma'am, Pei Yi Ma'am & Mervyn Sir
The 21 of us changed drastically in terms of hard skills, discipline, getting accustomed to the new system in place, etc. etc.
We used to have self-trainings which were so USELESS (held by then "chairperson" EL) that i actually ponned a training, only to sit in class and slack
We used to organise things which normal Sec1s never even dreamt of taking part in. Eg. CCA Orientation
All this changed once they stepped in. Finally we had a proper system
Finally we didn't do all those things we hardly understood. Like come on, I was appointed Drill I/C when i'd only been in the CCA for 8 months? WTH u might say. I thought it was pretty cool at that time too. But now, i think i'd rather bao1 everything than give my sec1s a post which they themselves dont understand.
Time went by... the batch of 4 sec1s came. EL left (thank goodness. if not i would have) & Prissy quit. The 19 of us were really saddened by the fact that we only had 4 juniors, plus everyone kept commenting abt how crappy the situation was, n the threat of being "closed down" by Dr Boon was just so imminent. Ms Teo then gave us an ultimatum "to let live/to let go" basically either keep the Sec1s (which was at the time pretty selfish to them) or let them leave the CCA and we would not have a BATCH#2. We kept, obviously.
I was more and more enthusiastic in Sec2 being promoted to LCP. The Sec1s were also pretty good, showing some potential. But WeiTing & Vivien were always separate from Rachel & Yohana, which was quite a concern.
Camp in JUNE was fun, yet tough as we went through so much sh*t together. I was in Au Naturelle! There was this once, i rmb it was early in the morning, we got woken up for fire drill. But acc to JY Ma'am, we took so bloody long to wake up, the school alr burn down. (lol?) i was freaking tired (and i was holding my gp's flag). While JY Ma'am tok tok tok, XM Ma'am chionged from the back n stole my flag just like that. felt uber guilty that i got stolen n we had to pump like mad after. (even tho liyana ma'am was IC of our gp n quite lenient) The hike to and from EXPO was cool too, seeing that i carried ALL the waterbottles >< We were rewarded with ice-cold 7-up tho =) oh, sth bad happened here, another flag-stealing incident which led to Ray Seen crying. 0.
The campfire night performance was good (our group rocked!) n we had fun preparing for it too
blah blah blah, prepared for orientation. We did MD for the first time (kinda cool)
12 sec1s,relli happy. I took them mostly for drills and soon it was time for March Bonding Camp.
I was part of the planning committee: LOG I/C tgt with Wenxin n Lijing. I wasnt expecting all that drama, but it did happen, n i think im thankful cos it relli taught me alot. Firstly, i learnt that SOMEONE's gotta do the dirty jobs. N being in the saikang position, i learnt to b more sensitive and aware of ppl ard me. Not carry on having fun while someone's tying up all the loose ends.
next was NCO-ship. Promoted to CPL then SGT, went thru an NCO crash-course after JY & XM left.
Interview was pretty fluent. Besides that one question which i couldnt answer. I think that was why the instructors & teachers doubted my ability to be a chairperson. Yeap, the "secret"'s out, i did wanna bcome AHNP's first head. It was my first choice for many reasons. The most important one: to increase AHNP's recognition. I had so MANY dreams and aspirations fo the unit. I wanted to have joint projects with other CCAs, i wanted to push the unit for UOPA silver, i wanted at least 18 juniors for our 4th and final batch. Too bad, i didnt get it. I was sour for quite awhile, not understanding why someone who didn't want it as badly as me, got it. However, recently i talked to Sir, and he gave me a reason i could not doubt. They believed my "interpersonal relationships would be strained if i got the post" that was true to a certain extent. But now, i honestly do not regret being chosen for Sec1 squad IC.
The 3rd batch was Sheena n my first squad. We had fun times tgt, nurturing the cadets, feeding them with hard skills, bonding with them. I learnt quite alot as well. I had feedback (fr the majority) that i was too strict. I shd smile more, b like sgt (then) sheena. It was definitely sad to leave them, and i felt relli touched when they planned a bdae surprise for me =) i still keep the cards n twine thing n a pic of the cookies ;) i <3 u gals to bits!
Orientation came again. N i was so dead keen on doing pds. It was my one n only chance to do it. I'm sorry if i did badly cos of my hurt wrist, i dunno y i couldnt get e spinning right. It was tiring but a gd experience as we bonded in times of bitter endurance and repitiveness. to NCC: i know we may not have been as GREAT as u guys (i do not deny this) neither do we use real rifles, but hey, at least b a bit more sensitive than plop ur butts down to watch us, point and laugh.
We got 12 sec1s again. I was not happy. Sad in fact, to the extent of crying. I wanted to reach our quota, i wanted to have more Sec1s than the other UGs. I still (up till now) do not know why the Sec1s join __ & __ instead. But trust me, I'll find out.
Im happy with our current sec1s as they're relli a funny lot. laggers or not, they never fail to amuse me. This year, i prob wasnt as hiong as sheena, but i noe they will still take my advice seriously. I cant wait for Os to be done so that i can train u gals again n see how u perform during the EOY camp. =) Keep the passion for NP n remember "YOU 12 ARE A SQUAD" Thanks for the card and the doggy tag. =D
I'll be back.
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