Update

back from the field camp which lasted 6 days but seemed like 12 days.

thank God! My company's commanding officer arranged for us to book out yesterday night! The same day my field camp ended. Its really grace. Undeserved incentive. I don't really think we deserve it. But anyway i'm thankful for that. Because after sleeping 2 nights in a hole in the ground big enough to fit in a coffin in the middle of an oil plantation, the best thing that could happen was sleeping in the comfort of my own home and bed :)

Digging the grave like hole was horrible. My platoon spent almost 7 hours plodding in the sweltering heat. Most of our temperatures soared along, some came down with fever, others with heat exhuastion. For me, i felt the blow but didn't dare to report because i'm afraid they'll ask me to sit out and i can't complete the camp. My platoon was tasked to dig the hole in a piece of land that has never been ever dug before (the other platoons had their soil loosened by previous batches already). Which means, its more difficult and requires much much time, energy and strength to fulfil the same task. So our platoon took like 3 hours more than the rest of the company. phew, thank God i've survived that! Sleeping in it was an experience itself though. Haha :)
yesterday was a mad rush to get everything done in time. After reaching back company line, we had to clean our rifles, clean stores, do area cleaning, dinner, send arms. All in under 5 hours. wahaha.. As i was 1 of the first to finish cleaning my rifle, i had the luxury to take an uninterrupted, unrushed shower to clean up. my eyes depicted the brown precipitate that had been washed down my body. i had more time to do other things too. yup.

Now my right thigh is numb. I woke up 1 morning feeling the numb, thinking it will fade away in no time, but the condition still persists, right up till now. so right thigh can't exactly feel the same way it does. But thankfully it doesn't affect my movement at all, weird right. Can pray for full recovery.

last night when my parents came to fetch me, they waited for me at the MRT station. When i was walking towards them my mum suddenly disappeared in sight. Just when i was about to ask my dad where did she go, i saw her at the Ben & Jerry's counter. They're amazing. My mum placed an order at Ben & Jerry's even before i came. She reserved an ice-cream for me, so when i saw her she was collecting the ice-cream. Oh man! i felt so moved when my mum handed me a cup of Ben & Jerry's Strawberry Cheesecake. It is an affectionate gesture. As much as i adore ice-cream, so much more its Ben & Jerry's, even more its after 6 days of food rations, the scoop of ice-cream is valued at a higher price when its peppered and garnished with love. Doesn't matter its not chocolate, I'm so thankful for them :)

Just now i had lunch with my mum. We went to get seedless grapes & crunchy apples after that! :)

Thank God! I've landed a place in NUS science faculty. But i've gotta settle other uni stuffs too.
And i think i'll go Street-E later in the afternoon :)

Vin