To sum up my first 2weeks there..
5 most hated words/phrase
- to the left/right on your palms down
- heads out
- fall-in
- confinement
- “unlimited counts of jumping jacks, exercise begin”
5 most loved words/phrase
- ” Squad, Keluar Baris”
- Last count and still
- walk-out
- lights off
- POP
I tend to let my mind run real wild when i’m in camp. Thinking back about the different stages of life that we have walked through.
In Primary School, we always found P.E sessions too short and insufficient.
In Secondary School, we dreaded physical training, but loved the games that we can play then.
In JC, PE was one of the most hated lessons.
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But all these were still not as bad as Physical Training (PT) in NS. Like one of the instructors said, back then in school it was Physical EDUCATION, now its TRAINING, different, period.
As true as his words meant, the discipline level is definitely much much higher. More endurance and determination would be required. No more spoon feeding and pampering.
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Also, teachers once tell us to put our fingers on our lips, to make sure we keep quiet. In NS, it’s about the same, just that the action of putting the finger on the lip is replaced by push-up positions and jumping jacks.
In the past, we were not allowed to run along the corridors, if not the prefects will write our names down in the pathetic blue notebook to report to the teachers.
In NS, we’re expected to run everywhere, from this destination to the next. How we wish we could reverse the conditions and the situations around.
Contrary of Life..
