ROD ROD ROD
Sunday, June 08, 2008
Finally, after 4 years of service, the 07/08 batch of AMKSS NPCC NCOs stepped down yesterday. It was finally our ROD parade, 7th June 2008, a date I'll never forget.
Lets just start with a short recount. Woke up really early because I couldn't sleep, got washed up, changed, polished boots a little while before heading off to central macs. Met up with the rest of the NCOs there and had breakfast, some of them finished up their gifts and the rest of us were just crapping, oh such times how I will miss them.
Headed off to school a while later, cadets greeted us by rank, lol some of us got demoted and promoted by cadets. Had our first rehearsal as a unit before we had our one on one drill session, wasn't as fun as I hoped it could have been but we were short on time. Had another rehearsal before it started to rain...HEAVILY. The cadets had lunch but we weren't that hungry but jasmine ordered pizza for us anyway, haha. Had one final talk cock session during the lunch period as NCOs before we went to change.
After we had changed, the rain didn't look like it was going to stop, then the horrible news came in. 'The parade is going to be in the foyer'. I started cursing like no ones business and went to the foyer to see all of the sec 1s and 2s formed up already. At that moment, I just broke down, sat on a bench and started weeping because I thought that all our effort in the parade would be going to waste and because of the space constraint I thought there would be a lot of cock ups.
Minutes later, I hear we can move to the hall, I'm still feeling down but my hopes are lifted up a little that we could have a proper parade. As we quickly did the markings to not make the guest wait too long, I kind of got the enthusiasm back and we quickly conducted one final rehearsal to sort out the cock ups and the real parade started.
The parade went quite well as a whole, probably not as great as in the parade square but we still made the best of what we had. The feeling I got when I shouted that final 'SA' and jumped up, throwing my beret into the air, is just indescribable. It was like a large weight being taken off your shoulders while at the same time you feel a part of you is being taken with it. Had unit photos and started the boot stepping. All my hours spent polishing...sobs. After the photos went down to the reception, glad to see so many of my friends coming down for the parade as well as a lot of seniors from our sec 1 days. Took a lot of photos before going up the AVA room. Thanks everyone, cadets and friends, for all the gifts, you guys are the best.
The movie was a...little short but was meaningful and very funny. I was touched by what the sec 1s had to say about me and the two other squad NCOs. I'll really miss all of them, despite all their mishaps and flaws, I really enjoyed my time with them, this playful bunch of kids, I WILL REMEMBER ALL OF YOU FOREVER.
Said my farewells to them before going to the gadget, even though it wasn't exactly a success, it was still very fun and I enjoyed it, SEC 3s YOU GUYS ROCK. Went to change to dry clothes before going off to outside school basketball court with some cadets and EX NCOs (thats us). Went to play frisbee (thanks ming xian, love the gift) and a bit of soccer as well as having some cake. Went to KFC for dinner before going home.
I WILL MISS NPCC LIFE, I WILL MISS MY CADETS, THE SEC 2s, THE SEC 3s, THE CIs, THE HO, THE TOs AND EVEN THE OC (okay maybe the last one not so much, haha just kidding). I will miss the drills, campcraft, wearing the uniform, cheers, songs, the crap and jokes we have told, the company, the place to go after school, the distinct smell of the NP room, the place to go every friday morning, the activities to do every friday afternoon, the memories of all we have done, the balls we have left in the room, our friendly neighbors, the games we have played, the lessons we have learnt and taught, the test, the endurance we had picked up along the way, and the burning passion for NPCC that many of us still hold dear.
Come on Sec 3s! You all can do it! Work together! Stop blaming each other! Be dear friends! Good luck to the next batch! Wei Le, Wei Geng and Jane please take good care of my squad! Jasmine and Zhi Hao please take good care of the unit!
I will never regret joining NPCC, it has been a wild ride this 4 years, but I would not change A SINGLE moment of it, because it has such meaning to me. As HO Kenneth said to us in the AVA room, if we have something we left undone or we just still carry the passion for NPCC, there is always life in NP after NCO life, one that I hopefully intend to pursue. CIBTC D08!
Pictures of ROD
Lets just start with a short recount. Woke up really early because I couldn't sleep, got washed up, changed, polished boots a little while before heading off to central macs. Met up with the rest of the NCOs there and had breakfast, some of them finished up their gifts and the rest of us were just crapping, oh such times how I will miss them.
Headed off to school a while later, cadets greeted us by rank, lol some of us got demoted and promoted by cadets. Had our first rehearsal as a unit before we had our one on one drill session, wasn't as fun as I hoped it could have been but we were short on time. Had another rehearsal before it started to rain...HEAVILY. The cadets had lunch but we weren't that hungry but jasmine ordered pizza for us anyway, haha. Had one final talk cock session during the lunch period as NCOs before we went to change.
After we had changed, the rain didn't look like it was going to stop, then the horrible news came in. 'The parade is going to be in the foyer'. I started cursing like no ones business and went to the foyer to see all of the sec 1s and 2s formed up already. At that moment, I just broke down, sat on a bench and started weeping because I thought that all our effort in the parade would be going to waste and because of the space constraint I thought there would be a lot of cock ups.
Minutes later, I hear we can move to the hall, I'm still feeling down but my hopes are lifted up a little that we could have a proper parade. As we quickly did the markings to not make the guest wait too long, I kind of got the enthusiasm back and we quickly conducted one final rehearsal to sort out the cock ups and the real parade started.
The parade went quite well as a whole, probably not as great as in the parade square but we still made the best of what we had. The feeling I got when I shouted that final 'SA' and jumped up, throwing my beret into the air, is just indescribable. It was like a large weight being taken off your shoulders while at the same time you feel a part of you is being taken with it. Had unit photos and started the boot stepping. All my hours spent polishing...sobs. After the photos went down to the reception, glad to see so many of my friends coming down for the parade as well as a lot of seniors from our sec 1 days. Took a lot of photos before going up the AVA room. Thanks everyone, cadets and friends, for all the gifts, you guys are the best.
The movie was a...little short but was meaningful and very funny. I was touched by what the sec 1s had to say about me and the two other squad NCOs. I'll really miss all of them, despite all their mishaps and flaws, I really enjoyed my time with them, this playful bunch of kids, I WILL REMEMBER ALL OF YOU FOREVER.
Said my farewells to them before going to the gadget, even though it wasn't exactly a success, it was still very fun and I enjoyed it, SEC 3s YOU GUYS ROCK. Went to change to dry clothes before going off to outside school basketball court with some cadets and EX NCOs (thats us). Went to play frisbee (thanks ming xian, love the gift) and a bit of soccer as well as having some cake. Went to KFC for dinner before going home.
I WILL MISS NPCC LIFE, I WILL MISS MY CADETS, THE SEC 2s, THE SEC 3s, THE CIs, THE HO, THE TOs AND EVEN THE OC (okay maybe the last one not so much, haha just kidding). I will miss the drills, campcraft, wearing the uniform, cheers, songs, the crap and jokes we have told, the company, the place to go after school, the distinct smell of the NP room, the place to go every friday morning, the activities to do every friday afternoon, the memories of all we have done, the balls we have left in the room, our friendly neighbors, the games we have played, the lessons we have learnt and taught, the test, the endurance we had picked up along the way, and the burning passion for NPCC that many of us still hold dear.
Come on Sec 3s! You all can do it! Work together! Stop blaming each other! Be dear friends! Good luck to the next batch! Wei Le, Wei Geng and Jane please take good care of my squad! Jasmine and Zhi Hao please take good care of the unit!
I will never regret joining NPCC, it has been a wild ride this 4 years, but I would not change A SINGLE moment of it, because it has such meaning to me. As HO Kenneth said to us in the AVA room, if we have something we left undone or we just still carry the passion for NPCC, there is always life in NP after NCO life, one that I hopefully intend to pursue. CIBTC D08!
Pictures of ROD
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