Read MR Wang's Blog recently.. found out there's a post to our BG George Yeo.. then found that there is a sea of comments.. reading thru it all..took me all of an hour.. so I, aku, saya decide to tell u wat Lim Peh tinks.. a former "Pes E9L9" CQMS from HQ2SIB..



It dawned upon me that you wont hate NS sufficiently till you complete the full 2.5 yrs or for the lucky ones currently, 2 yrs.

Only then will you realise how far the girls (yesh.. its those 18 yrs olds u knew back then in JC or Poly) and foreigners(those china and malaysians who no need ot serve their time) progressed in life with or without tertiary education. By the time you hit the work force, you will have to call these lucky women/foreigner aka classmate,as supervisor or boss.



And you will also realise it on that day that you collect your pink IC that NS is not really over. (Serious.. unless u decide to tuanh from then on..) Your chief clerk will hand you your NSman Welcome kit with a such huge smirk on her face. That Kit welcomes you to yet another 13 years, or maybe more if you're a scum.(Or less , if u decided to downgrade.. but thatz probaly another post.. =)) For as long as 80 days in a calendar year, you're liable(For the uninitiated, it simply means you will be charged if you dun go ) for Reservist. It normally hits you at the most inconvenient of times(read as peak periods of work, quarter end closings & public holidays). You(really) need a really understanding boss to not to consciously/unconsciously discriminate against you over a woman or PR/foreigner in terms of promotions, incentives or even merely keeping you during a retrenchment exercise. Such understanding bosses are getting as common as the T-rex as they are either increasingly, a woman or a foreigner. And I wonder why. (Hokayzz.. Women and Foreigners.. dun flame me here.. these are my POV)



You will need to keep fit for 13 years, maybe more, or risk losing another 8 weekends of your life to Remedial Training(RT). It is one thing to be fit when young, but no joke as you get older. It also reminds you that your freedom is just an illusion: the army still owns your ass and prefer them to be tight. Haha (NOTE: Unca Fong, this paragraph is dedicated to you. Pes A .. HAhahahaha )




Listen to this okay.. NS doesnt make you more mature. The Truth is that it stunts your mental growth. Trust me, women your age will find you childish, at least 2 yrs behind, maybe more. Trust me, for the next 5 years at least, you will keep talking about army life at every opportunity in every gathering, because it is all you know.

There are just incredibly few minority races in green. Even if have, they are only doing mundane duties like RPs, storemen, mechanics and the most covetted role, Drivers. Overwhelming majority of the minority races are serving Police or Civil Defence NS. Which contradict the racial harmony argument, doesnt it?

Oh yah, a parting shot here. To be reminded yet again your freedom is just an illusion. If you ever leave Singapore (other than West M'sia for less than 24 hours) and forget to inform MINDEF. The penalty is that offenders will require exit permits to just to leave Singapore.