Sleep eat sleep

They say that when you wear green you can sleep anytime, anywhere. I used to think that only referred to the 18 year old youngsters who haven't found any meaning in life. I was wrong. Reservists also sleep anytime, anywhere. In fact, they sleep everytime, everywhere! Any canteen break, lunch break or even toilet break, you will find them lying down on the benches, on the floor, on the kerb, everywhere!

So what's this obsession with sleeping? Are they really that tired from staying up all night? We spend most of the time doing nothing productive anyway, so they can't be tired from the activities..... Well, firstly, the uniform makes you freaking hot and lethargic in this weather, I'd rather be wearing a t-shirt anytime. Not to mention that most of the waiting is done in non-air-conditioned environments. And I'd suppose there isn't really anything else to do! The first day everyone is excited catching up with each other and trading stories. But by the second day everyone is sick of seeing each other and wearing the uncomfortable uniform so they are all just lying around everywhere waiting to go home! They say that soldiers "wait to rush, rush to wait". Well, reservists "wait to wait, then they wait some more"!

I suppose some are anticipating that life is going to be a living hell when we start jungle training next week, so better rest now. And better bulk up too, everyone's been eating more than usual, including myself. But I suppose you can't be just eating all day, so eat and sleep for now.....

I just saw Wan Xin Ling performing in a variety show on Channel U just now. Did you see those dance moves while she was doing the song Da Da Da? That footwork was so awesome man! Wow, what an amazing performance, and nice song too! I wonder if she has any other nice songs? Sometimes with a performance like that, you can't really tell the talent of the artiste by listening on the radio. I mean, there wasn't much theatrics and stuff (not like Snoop Dog MTV), just pure legwork and singing. Just pure skill!

reservist

Today was my first day back in reservist after 6 years! You probably guessed it right, the pants hardly fit, and I've lost most of the small items that we are supposed to bring.... Probably have to make a few more trips to the gift shop.

We spent half the day learning CPR and the other half poking each other. And I mean poking literally with a needle, the most traumatic thing ever!!! I can't believe we had to go through all this pain again, relive the wost nightmares in 6 years. And to think the newer kids use the smaller needles, argh!!

In between lessons and stuff, its really just idle. Just sit around in the hot, stuffy and hazy training shed, just wasting your life away. I guess the saying wait to rush, rush to wait comes true again.

For half the people there, after this they will go back to their lobo units and sit at the front desk. For my group of people though, its chiong swa chiong hai (rush up the mountain and into the sea) next week. It's only just begun but I can't wait for this to be over!!

FMC

I just read in The Economist that the next big thing in telephone technology is Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC). Basically you use your cell phone as it is when you are outdoors, but when u get home within range of your home base, it switches to a fixed line using broadband lines, while u get to use yr cell phone and the same number. How cool is that! And when your friends visit your house, they get to enjoy using the fixed line too, but they will be billed individually at fixed line rates!

I wonder when this service is going to come up in Singapore? I read that 3G was a total flop in Europe a few years back, yet they still went ahead and implemented it here, but only recently. And as far as I know, it isn't doing very well here.... Maybe the operators don't have enough capital to venture into FMC after all this, who knows? Or maybe there'll be new players in the market.....